Famous people died in 1968 - page 2
Enid Blyton
An English writer of over 600 children’s books, Enid Blyton was a story teller with impeccable story telling skills
Norman Thomas
Norman Thomas, the socialist, political activist and the American Presbyterian minister became one of the major figures of American society through his anti-war preaching and peace initiatives
Neal Cassady
Neal Cassady was a poet belonging to the 'Beat Generation’, a community of eminent writers
Pitirim Sorokin
Pitirim Sorokin was a Russian-American sociologist, professor, political activist, and a noted anti-communist advocate.
Yuri Gagarin
Yuri Gagarin was a famous Russian cosmonaut and the first man to enter space and orbit the Earth, on the ‘Vostok 1.’
Frankie Lymon
Frankie Lymon was an American rock and roll singer and songwriter
Upton Sinclair
Upton Sinclair was a Pulitzer Prize winning author and a social reformer
Thomas Merton
Thomas Merton was an Anglo-American author of French origin who is famous as a poet, a catholic priest, social activist and a great scholar of comparative religion.