List of Famous people who died in 1988

Abraham Isaac Sofaer was a Burmese-born British actor who began his career on stage and became a familiar supporting player in film and on television in his later years.

Siaka Probyn Stevens was the leader of Sierra Leone from 1967 to 1985, serving as Prime Minister from 1967 to 1971 and as President from 1971 to 1985. Stevens' leadership was often characterized by patrimonial rule and self-indulgence, consolidating power by means of corruption and exploitation.

Julanne Johnston was an American silent film actress.

Louis (Lodewijk) Benoît D'Haeseleer was a Belgian clerk and liberal politician.

American supercentenarians are citizens or residents of the United States who have attained or surpassed 110 years of age. As of January 2015, the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) had validated the longevity claims of 782 American supercentenarians. As of 11 February 2021, the GRG lists the oldest living American as Hester Ford, aged 115 years, 180 days. The longest-lived person ever from the United States was Sarah Knauss, of Hollywood, Pennsylvania, who died on December 30, 1999, aged 119 years, 97 days.