List of Famous people who died in 2018

Jean-Louis Pierre Tauran was a French cardinal of the Catholic Church. When he died, he had been the president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue since 2007 and Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church since the end of 2014. He was made a cardinal in 2003 and was the Cardinal Protodeacon from 2011 to 2014. His earlier career included almost thirty years in the diplomatic service of the Holy See and several years as the Vatican's chief archivist and librarian.

Friedrich Ostermann was an Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Münster.

Maria Antoinette "Mies" Bouwman was a Dutch television presenter.

Malam Mamane Barka was a Nigerien musician, and one of the world's most prominent players of the biram. He died on 21 November 2018, aged 59.

Tamio Kawachi was a Japanese actor.

Jürg Laederach was a Swiss writer.

Ottokar Runze was a German film producer, director and screenwriter. His 1974 film In the Name of the People was entered into the 24th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear. The following year, he was a member of the jury at the 25th Berlin International Film Festival.

Leo Schwarz was from 1982 to 2006 the Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop in the diocese of Trier, and was titular bishop of Abbir Germaniciana.

Gilles Pelletier, OC was a Canadian actor.

Ernst Sieber was a Swiss pastor and social activist who was one of the most popular and best known personalities associated with the Swiss Reformed Church. He was ordained in the Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Zürich.