List of Famous people who died in 2008

Salvatore Boccaccio was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino from July 9, 1999, until his death on October 18, 2008, at the age of 70 years.

Masayoshi Nagata was a Japanese mathematician, known for his work in the field of commutative algebra.

Patricia Marand was an American actress and singer, best known for roles in musical theatre. She was nominated for a 1966 Tony Award for her part as Lois Lane in the musical It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman. She also appeared in the 1952 musical Wish You Were Here. She was a regular on The Merv Griffin Show.

Russell Lloyd was a British-born film editor who amassed fifty credits on feature films. Lloyd had a notable collaboration with the director John Huston that extended over eleven films. Lloyd was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Film Editing for Huston's The Man Who Would Be King (1975).

Alekos Michaelides was a Cypriot politician. He served as Foreign Minister, and as President of the House of Representatives from 1977 to 1981.