List of Famous people who died in 2018

Darío del Niño Jesús Castrillón Hoyos was a Colombian cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy from 1996 to 2006 and President of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei from 2000 until his retirement in 2009. He was made a cardinal in 1998.

Alí Rodríguez Araque was a Venezuelan politician, lawyer, and diplomat.

Karl-Heinz Kunde was a German racing cyclist.

Gülruz Sururi was a Turkish drama actress and author. She presented a TV cooking show and co-owned a theatre.

Kim Jong-pil was a South Korean politician and founder of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency, who served as Prime Minister twice, from 1971–1975 during the presidency of Park Chung-hee (1961–1979) and from 1998–2000 during presidency of Kim Dae-jung (1998–2002).

Robert Parry was an American investigative journalist. He was best known for his role in covering the Iran-Contra affair for the Associated Press (AP) and Newsweek, including breaking the Psychological Operations in Guerrilla Warfare and the CIA involvement in Contra cocaine trafficking in the U.S. scandal in 1985.

Hanna Mina was a Syrian novelist, described in Literature from the "Axis of Evil" as the country's "most prominent".

Mahito Tsujimura was a Japanese actor and voice actor who was represented by 81 Produce. Tsujimura died on November 27, 2018.

Martin Grüner was a German politician and member of the Free Democratic Party (FDP). Hailing from Schramberg, he was Parliamentary Secretary at the Economics Ministry from 1972 to 1987 and then Parliamentary Secretary at the Environment Ministry until 1991.

Jacques Languirand was a Canadian radio host, writer, actor and director.