List of Famous people who died in 2008

Ayşe Leyla Gencer was a Turkish operatic soprano.

Jimmy Lung Fong (龍方) was a Hong Kong actor, film director, and action choreographer. Lung was best known to moviegoers for his frequent portrayal of villains in various Hong Kong films, most notably in films made by Wong Jing. Lung retired from the film industry, and died from lung cancer in 2008.

Abidin Cevher Özden was a Turkish banker and businessman who, in 1981–1982, was at the origin of Turkey's biggest banking scandal. Both he and the chain of events during the scandal are better known under the name of his company at the time, Banker Kastelli, referring to the village near Sürmene, a town of Trabzon, where he was born. The current name of this village is Baştımar and was now Mahno, which was derived from Mah-i New

Kon Ichikawa was a Japanese film director. His work displays a vast range in genre and style, from the anti-war films The Burmese Harp (1956) and Fires on the Plain (1959), to the documentary Tokyo Olympiad (1965), which won two BAFTA Film Awards, and the 19th-century revenge drama An Actor's Revenge (1963). His film Odd Obsession (1959) won the Jury Prize at the 1960 Cannes Film Festival.

Jorge Ariel Guinzburg was an Argentine journalist, theatrical producer, humorist, and TV and radio host.

Helga Gitmark was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.

Gönül Aysel Gürel was a Turkish lyricist and actress. Besides her lyrics, which were performed by singers throughout Turkey, she was known for her outlandish clothing, make up and wigs.

Athos Bulcão was a Brazilian painter and sculptor. He was born in Rio de Janeiro.

Ruth Vilaça Correia Leite Cardoso was a Brazilian anthropologist and a former member of the Faculty of Philosophy, Letters and Human Sciences at the University of São Paulo (FFLCH-USP). She was the wife of 34th President of Brazil, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, and First Lady of her country between January 1, 1995 to December 31, 2002. She too was a Ph.D in anthropology from the University of São Paulo.

Lydia Shum Din-ha was a Hong Kong comedian, MC, and actress known for her portly figure, signature dark rimmed glasses and bouffant hairstyle. She was affectionately known to peers and fans as Fei-fei. Shum died at 8:38 a.m. on 19 February 2008 where her condition worsened due to pleural effusion, aged 62.