List of Famous people who died in 2018

Anton Lehmden was an Austrian painter, draughtsman, and printmaker.

Ji Chunhua, sometimes romanized as Gai Chun Wa, was a Chinese actor and action choreographer. Just like Jet Li and Yu Chenghui, he was a Mainland China-trained wushu athlete who started his acting career in the 1982 Hong Kong martial arts blockbuster Shaolin Temple.

Adrien Giraud was a French politician who was a member of the Senate of France, representing the island of Mayotte. He was a member of the Centrist Union.

Francisco Waldir Pires de Souza was a Brazilian politician. He served as Minister of Defence under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, before being fired for gross incompetence and inaction during Brazil's aviation crisis of 2006–2007. At the time of the crisis, he was accused by some in Brazil of nearing senility. He was replaced by former Supreme Court President Nelson Jobim.He presided over the Brazilian Mission to Haiti otherwise as MInustah that created chaos in the country after the ouster of President Jean Bertrand Aristide by a rogue former police chief.

René Bouin was a French politician who served as a Deputy from 2002 to 2007, and as Mayor of Chenillé-Changé from 1977 to 2001. He was a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.

Gareth Powell Williams was a Wales international rugby union player who played club rugby for Bridgend RFC. In 1980, he toured South Africa with the British Lions as a replacement for the injured Stuart Lane.

Aurelio Menéndez Menéndez, first Marquess of Ibias was a Spanish lawyer and politician who was the Minister of Education between 1976 and 1977.

Luigi Taveri was a Swiss professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He competed in the FIM motorcycle Grand Prix world championships from 1954 to 1966. Taveri is notable for being a three-time 125cc road racing world champion. Although he specialised in the smaller engined machines, Taveri is the only competitor to have scored points in six Grand Prix classes: 50cc, 125cc, 250cc, 350cc, 500cc and Sidecars. In 2016, he was named an FIM Legend for his motorcycling achievements.

William Henry Blum was an American author and critic of United States foreign policy. He lived in Washington, DC.

Hans Kristian Amundsen was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Labour Party.