List of Famous people who died in 2018

Randolph Lewis Braham was an American historian and political scientist, born in Romania, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the City College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. A specialist in comparative politics and the Holocaust, he was a founding board member of the academic committee of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM), Washington, D.C., and founded The Rosenthal Institute for Holocaust Studies at the Graduate Center in 1979.

Yakov Beniaminovich Brand was a Russian cardiac surgeon and television presenter.

Nuray Hafiftaş was a Turkish folk singer of Azeri origin.

Carlos Heitor Cony was a Brazilian journalist and writer. He was a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.

Heinrich-Hartmut Richard Gustav "Henry" Arnhold was an American banker and philanthropist. He was born in Dresden, the fourth child of Lisa and Heinrich Arnhold. The Arnhold family owned the bank Gebrüder Arnhold, founded in 1864. In 1931 the bank joined with S. Bleichroeder to form Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder.

Jimmy Duquennoy was a Belgian cyclist, who rode professionally between 2015 and his death in 2018. Duquennoy died at age 23 after suffering cardiac arrest at his home in Wez-Velvain, Belgium.

Tomasz Ludwik Stańko was a Polish trumpeter and composer. Stańko is associated with free jazz and the avant-garde.

Stuart Oliver Knussen was a British composer and conductor.

Anita Hale Shreve was an American writer, chiefly known for her novels. One of her first published stories, Past the Island, Drifting, was awarded an O. Henry Prize in 1976.

Ivan Nikolayevich Smirnov was regarded as one of the greatest guitar players in Russia. He was proficient in many different styles, such as fusion, world, Russian folk, folk-jazz, and new flamenco. Smirnov lived in Russia and played with musicians such as Mikhail Smirnov, Sergey Klevensky, Dmitry Safonov, and Aleksei Kozlov.