Heath Ledger (1979-2008)
Movie Actor
1
Bernie Mac (1957-2008)
TV Actor
2
Jeff Healey (1966-2008)
Blues Singer
3
Paul Newman (1925-2008)
4
Eartha Kitt (1927-2008)
Pop Singer
5
George Carlin (1937-2008)
Comedian
6
Brad Renfro (1982-2008)
7
Isaac Hayes (1942-2008)
Soul Singer
8
Harvey Korman (1927-2008)
9
Yves Saint Laurent (1936-2008)
Fashion Designer
10
Charlton Heston (1923-2008)
11
Ruslana Korshunova (1987-2008)
Model
12
Roy Scheider (1932-2008)
13
Bobby Fischer (1943-2008)
Chess Player
14
Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008)
Painter
15
Michael Lee (1969-2008)
Drummer
16
Sydney Pollack (1934-2008)
Director
17
Robert Prosky (1930-2008)
18
Estelle Getty (1923-2008)
TV Actress
19
Rob Knox (1989-2008)
20
Robert Graham (1938-2008)
Sculptor
21
Larry King (1993-2008)
22
Dorothy Vaughan (1910-2008)
Mathematician
23
Richard Wright (1943-2008)
Pianist
24
Celebrities Born in 2008
Deaths by Year
Suzanne Pleshette (1937-2008)
Movie Actress
25
Jerry Reed (1937-2008)
Country Singer
26
Muslim Magomayev (1942-2008)
World Music Singer
27
Suharto (1921-2008)
World Leader
28
Static Major (1974-2008)
Rapper
29
Sir Edmund Hillary (1919-2008)
Mountain Climber
30
Bettie Page (1923-2008)
31
Edna Parker (1893-2008)
Supercentenarian
32
Marie Smith Jones (1918-2008)
Activist
33
Sandy Allen (1955-2008)
34
Leroi Moore (1961-2008)
Saxophonist
35
Vampira (1922-2008)
36
Jo Stafford (1917-2008)
37
Dakota Culkin (1978-2008)
Family Member
38
Jessica Jacobs (1990-2008)
39
Henry Fischel (1913-2008)
Teacher
40
John Stewart (1939-2008)
Folk Singer
41
Elizabeth Spriggs (1929-2008)
42
Bo Diddley (1928-2008)
R&B Singer
43
Michael Crichton (1942-2008)
Novelist
44
Charlie Walker (1926-2008)
45
Van Johnson (1916-2008)
46
Mark Speight (1965-2008)
TV Show Host
47
William F. Buckley Jr. (1925-2008)
48
