Lista de Personas Famosas que murieron en 2018

George Taliaferro was a professional American football player who was the first African American drafted by a National Football League (NFL) team. Beginning his football career at Indiana University for the Hoosiers team, he played in the NFL for the New York Yanks from 1950 to 1951, the Dallas Texans in 1952, the Baltimore Colts from 1953 to 1954, and Philadelphia Eagles in 1955. Taliaferro was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1981.

John Dennis Spellman was an American politician who was the 18th Governor of Washington between 1981 and 1985 and the first King County Executive from 1969 to 1981.

Judith Kennedy was an American politician and businesswoman. She was an independent politician, but was a member of the Democratic Party until 2015. In 2011, Kennedy was elected Mayor of Newburgh, New York, serving in the office until her death in 2018.

Charles Philip Lazarus was an American entrepreneur, executive, and pioneer within the retail toy industry. Lazarus founded the Toys "R" Us retail chain, which evolved from a children's furniture store he originally opened in Washington D.C. in 1948. He opened his first store dedicated exclusively to toys, which he named Toys "R" Us, in 1957.

Dick Quax fue un atleta y medallista olímpico neozelandés de origen neerlandés, especializado en la prueba de 5000 m en la que llegó a ser subcampeón olímpico en 1976. También desempeñó una carrera política por la vía independiente.

Luis Clemente Faustino Posada Carriles fue un terrorista internacional y exagente de la CIA de origen cubano, naturalizado venezolano. Fue considerado, tanto por los gobiernos de Cuba y Venezuela como por el FBI, como el autor intelectual del atentado terrorista contra el Vuelo 455 de Cubana de 1976.Vivió sus últimos años en Miami.

Sir Eric Paul McClintock was an Australian public servant and businessman. He was notable for serving as chairman of Woolworths Limited from 1980 to 1987.

Doji Morita fue una cantautora japonesa de Tokio.

Peter Henry Benson was a British actor, best known for his role as Bernie Scripps in the popular ITV television series Heartbeat, a police drama set in the fictional Yorkshire village of Aidensfield during the 1960s. He also had a number of other film and television roles, often playing weak or vacillating characters.

Doreen Isabelle Tracey was a British-born American performer who appeared on the original Mickey Mouse Club television show from 1955-59.