Heath Ledger (1979-2008)
Movie Actor
1
Bernie Mac (1957-2008)
TV Actor
2
Paul Newman (1925-2008)
3
Jeff Healey (1966-2008)
Blues Singer
4
Eartha Kitt (1927-2008)
Pop Singer
5
Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008)
Painter
6
Ruslana Korshunova (1987-2008)
Model
7
George Carlin (1937-2008)
Comedian
8
Isaac Hayes (1942-2008)
Soul Singer
9
Brad Renfro (1982-2008)
10
Harvey Korman (1927-2008)
11
Yves Saint Laurent (1936-2008)
Fashion Designer
12
Roy Scheider (1932-2008)
13
Charlton Heston (1923-2008)
14
Bobby Fischer (1943-2008)
Chess Player
15
Estelle Getty (1923-2008)
TV Actress
16
Rob Knox (1989-2008)
17
Sydney Pollack (1934-2008)
Director
18
Michael Lee (1969-2008)
Drummer
19
Robert Prosky (1930-2008)
20
Robert Graham (1938-2008)
Sculptor
21
Larry King (1993-2008)
22
Bettie Page (1923-2008)
23
Dorothy Vaughan (1910-2008)
Mathematician
24
Celebrities Born in 2008
Deaths by Year
Edna Parker (1893-2008)
Supercentenarian
25
Jerry Reed (1937-2008)
Country Singer
26
Suharto (1921-2008)
World Leader
27
Irena Sendler (1910-2008)
War Hero
28
Static Major (1974-2008)
Rapper
29
Sir Edmund Hillary (1919-2008)
Mountain Climber
30
Sandy Allen (1955-2008)
31
Charlie Walker (1926-2008)
32
Miriam Makeba (1932-2008)
World Music Singer
33
Richard Wright (1943-2008)
Pianist
34
Travis Alexander (1977-2008)
Entrepreneur
35
Muslim Magomayev (1942-2008)
36
Suzanne Pleshette (1937-2008)
Movie Actress
37
Van Johnson (1916-2008)
38
Vampira (1922-2008)
39
Michael Crichton (1942-2008)
Novelist
40
Bill Melendez (1916-2008)
Cartoonist
41
David Foster Wallace (1962-2008)
42
Yma Sumac (1922-2008)
Opera Singer
43
Marie Smith Jones (1918-2008)
Activist
44
Jonathan Bailey (1940-2008)
Religious Leader
45
Albert Hofmann (1906-2008)
Psychiatrist
46
Bo Diddley (1928-2008)
R&B Singer
47
Mike Smith (1943-2008)
48
