List of Famous people who died in 2008

Sir Anthony Joseph Mamo, was the first President of Malta and previously served as the last Governor-General of the State of Malta before the country became a republic. He was also the first Maltese citizen to be appointed Governor-General, and before independence, briefly served as acting Governor.

Raymond Forni was a French Socialist politician.

Friedhelm Fischerkeller was a German racing cyclist. He rode in the 1961 Tour de France.

Ashley Alan Cooper was an Australian race car driver. Cooper died from severe head and internal injuries after a high-speed racing accident. Preliminary investigation suggests that his car may have clipped a guard rail at over 200 kilometres per hour (120 mph) at the Clipsal 500 meeting in Adelaide.

Raymond Joseph Perrault, was a Canadian politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia and of the Senate of Canada.

Vishwanath Pratap Singh , shortened to V. P. Singh, was an Indian politician who was the 7th Prime Minister of India from 1989 to 1990 and the 41st Raja Bahadur of Manda. He is India's only prime minister to have been former royalty.

Don Sinclair Davis was an American character actor best known for playing General Hammond in the television series Stargate SG-1 (1997–2007), and earlier for playing Major Garland Briggs on the television series Twin Peaks (1990–1991). He was also a theater professor, painter, and United States Army captain.

Olaf Poulsen was a Norwegian sports official, best known for serving as the president of the International Skating Union from 1980 to 1994.

Muhammad Suleiman was a Syrian Army General and Special Presidential Advisor for Arms Procurement and Strategic Weapons to Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad.

Vladislovas Michelevičius was a Lithuanian bishop for the Roman Catholic Church.