List of Famous people who died in 2018

Ulrich Leyendecker was a German composer of classical music. His output consisted mainly of symphonies, concertos, chamber and instrumental music.

Alain Fauré was a French politician who served as a Deputy for Ariège's 2nd constituency in the National Assembly of France from 2012 to 2017 and as Mayor of Les Pujols from 2001 to 2014.

Emiliano Mondonico was an Italian professional footballer and coach. He played as a winger.

Carlos Boloña Behr was a Peruvian economist and politician. He served as the Minister of Economy and Finance from 1991 to 1993, and again from July to November 2000 under the administration of President Alberto Fujimori.

Emily Daoud Nasrallah was a Lebanese writer and women's rights activist.

Stephan Tanneberger was a German oncologist and chemist who held leading positions in cancer research and therapy in the German Democratic Republic (GDR), serving as director of the Zentralinstitut für Krebsforschung of the Akademie der Wissenschaften der DDR from 1974 until 1990. He left Germany in 1991 to work in the field of palliative care for cancer patients in Italy as well as in various countries in the Third World. In 2005, he founded a Center for Peace Work in Anklam in northeast Germany.

Poldy Bird was an Argentinian writer, and poet who contributed to several newspapers in Argentina and around the world.

Yumiko Shige was a Japanese sailor. She won a silver medal in the 470 class at the 1996 Summer Olympics with Alicia Kinoshita. Shige instructed other sailors in a yacht harbour local to her residence.

Paul Andreu was a French architect, known for his designs of multiple airports such as Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, and multiple prestigious projects in China, including the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing.

James Charles Taylor was an American football fullback who played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons, with the Green Bay Packers from 1958 to 1966 and with the expansion New Orleans Saints in 1967. With the Packers, Taylor was invited to five straight Pro Bowls and won four NFL championships, as well as a victory in the first Super Bowl. He was recognized as the NFL Most Valuable Player after winning the rushing title in 1962, beating out Jim Brown. An aggressive player and fluent trash talker, Taylor developed several personal rivalries throughout his career, most notably with New York Giants linebacker Sam Huff. This confrontational attitude, combined with his tenacious running style, a penchant for contact, and ability to both withstand and deliver blows, earned him a reputation as one of the league's toughest players.