List of Famous people who died in 2018
Hal Greer
Harold Everett Greer was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1958 through 1973. A guard, Greer was a 10-time NBA All-Star and was named to the All-NBA Second Team seven times. He was named to the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team and he had his uniform number retired by the 76ers. Greer is a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Gō Katō
Gō Katō was a Japanese entertainer and actor.
Igor Korobov
Colonel General Igor Valentinovich Korobov was the Chief of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Russia's military intelligence agency previously known as the GRU.
Frances Taylor Davis
Frances Taylor Davis was an American dancer and actress who was a member of the Katherine Dunham Company, and the first African American ballerina to perform with the Paris Opera Ballet.
Brendan Byrne
Brendan Thomas Byrne was an American politician, statesman, and prosecutor, serving as the 47th Governor of New Jersey from 1974 to 1982.
René Houseman
René Orlando Houseman, nicknamed Loco, was an Argentine footballer, who played as a right winger. At the beginning of his career, Houseman was considered successor of legendary winger Omar Corbatta, being still regarded by many sports journalists as one of the best Argentine wingers ever.
Tamara Degtyaryova
Tamara Vasilyevna Degtyaryova was a Russian stage, television and film actress. In 1979, she received the State Prize of the USSR for her role in the television series Eternal Call. In 2005 she was made a People's Artist of Russia.
Frank Andersson
Frank Öivind Stefan Andersson was a Swedish amateur wrestler and entertainer. He started in amateur wrestling, winning several world championship gold medals as well as a bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He later became a professional wrestler with mixed success. He was also a television personality appearing on several Swedish reality and game shows.
Jane Wenham
Ann Jane Wenham Figgins, known professionally as Jane Wenham, was an English film and television actress born in Southampton, Hampshire.
Geeta Iyengar
Geeta S. Iyengar, the eldest daughter of Yogacharya B. K. S. Iyengar, was a yoga teacher credited with advancing yoga for women.