List of Famous people who died in 2008

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Simone Ortega

First Name Simone

Last Name Ortega

Born on May 29, 1919

Died on July 2, 2008 (aged 89)

Born in Spain, Catalonia

Simone Ortega Klein – better known simply as Simone Ortega – was a bestselling Spanish culinary author. Born in Barcelona to a family originally from Alsace in France, she published her first and bestselling book 1080 recetas de cocina in 1972. She was married to publisher José Ortega Spottorno, son of famous philosopher José Ortega y Gasset and founder of the Spanish daily newspaper El País, until his death in 2002.

Know him/her

Don't know him/her

Igor Troubetzkoy

First Name Igor

Born on August 23, 1912

Died on December 20, 2008 (aged 96)

Born in France, Île-de-France, Paris

Racing Driver

Sportsperson

Prince Igor Nikolayevich Troubetzkoy was a French aristocrat and athlete of Russian descent.

Know him/her

Don't know him/her

Elmar Maria Kredel

First Name Elmar

Born on February 24, 1922

Died on June 10, 2008 (aged 86)

Born in Germany, Bavaria

Know him/her

Don't know him/her

John Hajnal

First Name John

Last Name Hajnal

Born on November 26, 1924

Died on November 30, 2008 (aged 84)

Born in Germany, Hesse

John Hajnal FBA, was a Hungarian-British academic in the fields of mathematics and economics (statistics).

Know him/her

Don't know him/her

Ivan Shevtsov

First Name Ivan

Last Name Shevtsov

Born on November 3, 1919

Died on May 17, 2008 (aged 88)

Born in Ukraine, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

Know him/her

Don't know him/her

Michel Junot

First Name Michel

Last Name Junot

Born on September 29, 1916

Died on July 20, 2008 (aged 91)

Born in France, Île-de-France, Paris

Know him/her

Don't know him/her

Minoru Endo

First Name Minoru

Last Name Endo

Born on July 6, 1932

Died on December 6, 2008 (aged 76)

Born in Japan

Know him/her

Don't know him/her

Leopoldo Alas Mínguez

First Name Leopoldo

Born on September 4, 1962

Died on August 1, 2008 (aged 45)

Born in Spain, La Rioja

Leopoldo Alas Mínguez was a Spanish writer, poet and editor. He was the grand nephew of Leopoldo Alas "Clarin".

Know him/her

Don't know him/her

Christian Chevallier

Christian Georges Pierre Chevallier

First Name Christian

Last Name Chevallier

Born on July 12, 1930

Died on September 14, 2008 (aged 78)

Born in France, Pays de la Loire

Christian Chevallier was a French songwriter, arranger, and jazz orchestra leader.

Know him/her

Don't know him/her

Benno Wissing

First Name Benno

Born on May 26, 1923

Died on January 7, 2008 (aged 84)

Born in Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Gelderland

Know him/her

Don't know him/her

< Previous Next >