List of Famous people who died in 1968

Carlos María Javier de la Torre y Nieto was an Ecuadorian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Archbishop of Quito, he was elevated to the cardinalate in 1953 by Pope Pius XII, the first Ecuadorian to be admitted to the College of Cardinals.

Augusto Álvaro da Silva was a Brazilian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia from 1924 until his death in 1968, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1953 by Pope Pius XII.

Cuno Hoffmeister was a German astronomer, observer and discoverer of variable stars, comets and minor planets, and founder of Sonneberg Observatory.

Hugo Karl Erich Rahner was a German Jesuit theologian and ecclesiastical historian. He was Dean and president of the University of Innsbruck and the elder brother of the famous theologian Karl Rahner.

Käthe Kruse, born Katharina Simon was a notable pioneer of German doll-making and went on to establish manufacturing principles which persist to this day. Her original dolls remain very collectible due to their realism and durability, and fetch high prices from collectors.

Theodore Thomson Flynn was an Australian marine biologist and a professor in both Tasmania and the United Kingdom.

Phra Chenduriyang was a Thai composer, conductor, music teacher, collector, and arranger. He was the son of a German-American immigrant and a Mon-Thai mother. However, he never left Thailand and identified as "100 percent Thai". He composed the Thai National Anthem.

William Pleydell-Bouverie, 7th Earl of Radnor, was a British peer.

Barbara Everest was a British stage and film actress. She was born in Southfields, Surrey, and made her screen debut in the 1916 film The Man Without a Soul. On stage she played Queen Anne in the 1935 historical play Viceroy Sarah by Norman Ginsbury.