List of Famous people who died in 2008

Richard Harvey Vertlieb was an American sports executive. He was the winner of the 1975 NBA Executive of the Year Award after serving as general manager for the NBA Champion Golden State Warriors. He also served as general manager for the Seattle SuperSonics and Indiana Pacers, as well as the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball. He died in Las Vegas, Nevada after a lengthy illness.

Manuel d'Almeida Trindade was a Portuguese Prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

Carl Nicholas Karcher SMOM was an American businessman who founded the Carl's Jr. hamburger chain, now owned by parent company Snow Star LP.

Graham Higman FRS was a prominent British mathematician known for his contributions to group theory.

Donald Erb was an American composer best known for large orchestral works such as Concerto for Brass and Orchestra and Ritual Observances.

Donald Cameron MacDonald was a long time Canadian politician and political party leader and had been referred to as the "Best premier Ontario never had." He represented the provincial riding of York South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1955 to 1982. From 1953 to 1970 he was the leader of the social democratic Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and its successor, the Ontario New Democratic Party.

Shakir Muhammad Kamel Al-Faham is a Syrian researcher and writer who served as a government minister in the 1960s and 1970s. He was Minister of Higher Education from 1970 to 1976.