Lista de Personas Famosas que murieron en 1988

María del Carmen Polo y Martínez-Valdés fue una aristócrata española,y esposa del jefe del Estado Francisco Franco. Ostentó el título de señora de Meirás tras la muerte del dictador.

Paul Esser fue un actor alemán de cine, teatro y televisión, y un actor de voz. Es recordado por haber sido el protagonista de la versión Sender Freies Berlin de la serie de detectives Tatort.

Chesney Henry Baker, Jr., más conocido como Chet Baker fue un trompetista, cantante y músico de jazz estadounidense. Exponente del estilo cool.

Pierre Desproges fue un humorista francés conocido por su humor negro y su forma de hablar muy literaria. En su tiempo, colaboró con otros artistas franceses como Guy Bedos, Thierry Le Luron, la editorial de Charlie-hebdo, Daniel Prevost, Claude villers o Luis Rego, antes de morir de un cáncer. Fue enterrado en el cementerio del Père-Lachaise, en París.

Frank Donald Goodish was an American professional wrestler who earned his greatest fame under the ring name Bruiser Brody. He also worked as King Kong Brody, The Masked Marauder, and Red River Jack. Over the years Brody became synonymous with the hardcore wrestling brawling style that often saw one or more of the participants bleeding by the time the match was over. In his prime he worked as a "special attraction" wrestler in North America, making select appearances for various promotions such as World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW), World Wrestling Federation (WWF), Central States Wrestling (CSW), Championship Wrestling from Florida (CWFF), and the American Wrestling Association (AWA) among others. He worked regularly in Japan for All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW).

Walter Percy Chrysler Jr. was an American art collector, museum benefactor, and collector of other objects such as stamps, rare books, and glassworks. He was also a theatre and film producer.

Monte Kay was an American musicians' agent and record producer.

Dennis Day fue un cantante y actor radiofónico y televisivo estadounidense, conocido entre otras cosas por su influencia sobre músicos como Johnny Cash.

‘Abdul-Basit ‘Abdel-Samad, or Abd ul-Basit Abd us-Samad, or Abdul Basit Muhammad Abdus Samad was an Egyptian Quran reciter and is regarded as one of the best reciters of the Quran of his time. He had won three world Qira'at competitions in the early 1970s. ‘Abdus-Samad was one of the first huffaz to make commercial recordings of his recitations, and the first president of the Reciters' Union in Egypt. At 10, Abdul Basit finished learning the entire Quran by heart in his village. He also learned 7 styles of Quran recitation by the age of 12 and the 10 styles by 14. The quadrumvirate of El Minshawy, Abdul Basit, Mustafa Ismail, and Al-Hussary are generally considered the most important and famous Qurra' of modern times to have had an outsized impact on the Islamic world.. He gained the reputation of being called the Golden Throat and the Voice of Heaven due to his melodious style, remarkable breath control, and unique emotional and engaging tone. His legacy remains unmatched as Qur'an reciters attempt to imitate his unique style.

Aleksandr Nikoláyevich Bashlachov fue un poeta, cantante, compositor y guitarrista soviético, intérprete de la música rock rusa.