List of Famous people who died in 2018
Napoleon Abueva
Napoleon "Billy" Veloso Abueva was known as the "Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture" Through Proclamation No. 1539, He was proclaimed National Artist for Sculpture in 1976 when he was 46, making him the youngest recipient of the award to date.
Walter Bahr
Walter Alfred Bahr was an American professional soccer player, considered one of the greatest ever in his country. He was the long-time captain of the U.S. national team and played in the 1950 FIFA World Cup when the U.S. defeated England 1–0. Bahr's three sons Casey, Chris, and Matt, all played professional soccer in the defunct North American Soccer League. Casey and Chris also played for the U.S. Olympic team, and Chris and Matt later became placekickers in the National Football League, each earning two Super Bowl rings.
Bert Romp
Berend "Bert" Romp was a Dutch equestrian and Olympic champion in the sport. He won a gold medal in show jumping with the Dutch team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
Phan Van Khai
Phan Văn Khải was a Vietnamese politician who served as the fifth Prime Minister of Vietnam from 25 September 1997 to 27 June 2006.
Giuseppina Projetto
Italian supercentenarians are citizens, residents or emigrants from Italy who have attained or surpassed 110 years of age. As of January 2015, the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) had validated the longevity claims of 151 Italian supercentenarians. There are currently 16 known Italians alive over age 110; the oldest as of 25 February 2021 is Maria Oliva, born 16 April 1909, aged, 111 years, 315 days. The oldest Italian ever was Emma Morano, who was also the last living person born before the year 1900. She died on 15 April 2017, aged 117 years and 137 days.
Robin Jones
Robin Dale Jones was an American professional basketball player.
Tito Madi
Chauki Maddi, better known by his stage name as Tito Madi, was a Brazilian singer and composer. He wrote the songs "Cansei de Ilusões", "Sonho e Saudade" and "Carinho e Amor".
Adrian Swire
Sir Adrian Christopher Swire was a billionaire British heir and businessman. He was the former chairman of John Swire & Sons Ltd.
Elie Onana
Elie Onana Eloundou was a Cameroonian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He competed for the Cameroon national football team at the 1982 FIFA World Cup finals.