2011 deaths

Dutch astronomer (1925–2011)

Indian artist (1915–2011)

Scottish singer-songwriter (1947–2011)

American politician (1935–2011)

Soviet-Russian artistic gymnast (1952–2011)

American statesman and diplomat (1930-2011)

English film, stage and television actress (1939–2011)

British film director (1927–2011)

Indian actor (1930-2011)

American sociologist (1919–2011)

Prime minister of Finland from 1987 to 1991

American-Irish novelist (1926–2011)

New Zealander and Australian war heroine

American professional wrestler (1952–2011)

American actor, director (1922-2011)

Kenyan athlete (1986–2011)

Argentine singer and songwriter (1937–2011)

Czech animator and illustrator (1921–2011)

former President of the Central African Republic (1937-2011)

American engineer (1926–2011)

American painter (1928–2011)

American singer and rapper (1969-2011)

Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Second deputy prime minister, and the minister of defense (1926-2011)

American soul and jazz poet, musician, and author (1949–2011)

Spanish professional golfer (1957–2011)

German jurist and politician (1928-2011)

British philosopher (1925–2011)

Irish politician and prime minister (1926–2011)

Minister for Minorities Affairs, Pakistan (1968-2011)

English footballer (1925-2011)

American saxophonist (1942–2011)

Japanese association football player (1968–2011)

Dutch writer (1918–2011)

Nigerian politician and military leader (1933-2011)

American author (1937-2011)

American ENIAC computer programmer (1924–2011)

American actress, comedian, singer, and dancer (1919–2011)

United States Army Officer

Greek film and stage director (1922–2011)

Norwegian marathon runner and former world record holder (1953-2011)

Soviet weightlifter (1942-2011)

wife of François Mitterrand (1924-2011)

British film director and producer (1929-2011)

American football player and actor (1945–2011)

Prime Minister of Belize (1919-2011)

American mathematician (1940–2011)

Indian spiritual teacher (1923–2011)

Pakistani politician (1944-2011)

French actress (1944–2011)

Soviet cosmonaut (1939–2011)

American composer (1916–2011)

Nepalese politician (1924-2011)

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Indian Ghazal singer (1941–2011)

Leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada (1950-2011)

American actor (1950–2011)

American actor (1923–2011)

President of Vietnam (1912-2011)

American engineer and businessman (1926–2011)

South African anti–apartheid activist (1918-2011)