Died in 2008

Heath Ledger (1979-2008)

Bernie Mac (1957-2008)

Tony Snow (1955-2008)

Paul Newman (1925-2008)

Robert Graham (1938-2008)

Dorothy Vaughan (1910-2008)

Eartha Kitt (1927-2008)

George Carlin (1937-2008)

Brad Renfro (1982-2008)

Estelle Getty (1923-2008)

Michael Lee (1969-2008)

Bobby Fischer (1943-2008)

Yves Saint Laurent (1936-2008)

Fashion Designer

Isaac Hayes (1942-2008)

Rob Knox (1989-2008)

Charlton Heston (1923-2008)

Static Major (1974-2008)

Sir Edmund Hillary (1919-2008)

Mountain Climber

Muslim Magomayev (1942-2008)

World Music Singer

Roy Scheider (1932-2008)

Bettie Page (1923-2008)

Van Johnson (1916-2008)

Jerry Reed (1937-2008)

Vampira (1922-2008)

Ruslana Korshunova (1987-2008)

Richard Wright (1943-2008)

Mark Speight (1965-2008)

Edna Parker (1893-2008)

Supercentenarian

Suharto (1921-2008)

Mitch Mitchell (1947-2008)

Irena Sendler (1910-2008)

Sandy Allen (1955-2008)

Yma Sumac (1922-2008)

Michael Crichton (1942-2008)

Mahmoud Darwish (1941-2008)

Dakota Culkin (1978-2008)

Suzanne Pleshette (1937-2008)

Bo Diddley (1928-2008)

John Stewart (1939-2008)

Jessica Jacobs (1990-2008)

Charlie Walker (1926-2008)

Jeff Healey (1966-2008)

Miriam Makeba (1932-2008)

World Music Singer

Larry King (1993-2008)

Travis Alexander (1977-2008)

Cyd Charisse (1922-2008)

Jack Barnes (1908-2008)

Harvey Korman (1927-2008)