List of Famous people who died in 2008

Farid Chopel was a French actor, comedian and singer. He was of Algerian descent.

Ed W. "Too Tall" Freeman was a United States Army helicopter pilot who received the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in the Battle of Ia Drang during the Vietnam War. During the battle, he flew through gunfire numerous times, bringing supplies to a trapped American battalion and flying dozens of wounded soldiers to safety. Freeman was a wingman for Major Bruce Crandall who also received the Medal of Honor for the same missions.

Lorna Chepkemoi Laboso was a Kenyan politician of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM). She was briefly a Member of Parliament and Assistant Minister in 2008.

Tōru Minegishi was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1963 to 2008.

Robert "Bob" Fisher was an American playwright, and television and film screenwriter mostly of situational comedy.

Saeko Himuro was a Japanese novelist, essayist, and playwright born in Iwamizawa, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan. During the 1980s and 1990s, she was one of the most popular authors released under Shueisha's Cobalt Bunko imprint. She is best known outside Japan for I Can Hear the Sea, later a Studio Ghibli movie. The cause of her death was determined as lung cancer.

Sœur (Sister) Emmanuelle, N.D.S. was a Religious Sister of both Belgian and French origins, noted for her involvement in working for the plight of the poor in Turkey and Egypt. She was honoured with Egyptian citizenship in 1991.

Robert Graham was a Mexican-born American sculptor based in the state of California in the United States. His monumental bronzes commemorate the human figure, and are featured in public places across America.

Monica Morell was a Swiss singer.

Helga Sophia Goetze was a German artist, writer and free love activist. Her works included embroidery, paintings and poetry.