2012 deaths

Argentine musician, singer, composer artist and poet (1950–2012)

Soviet spy (1924–2012)

English footballer (1938-2012)

Polish boxer (1940-2012)

English association football referee (1930-2012)

American professor of philosophy (1925-2012)

American biologist, college professor and eco-socialist

American film producer (1934–2012)

American psychologist (1928–2012)

Canadian freeskier (1982–2012)

French-American historian (1907–2012)

cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church (1920-2012)

Jewish encyclopedist, historian and medievalist (1910–2012)

American musical entertainer (1921–2012)

American lawyer and judge (1927–2012)

German politician (1943-2012)

racecar driver

British composer and pianist (1936-2012)

racecar driver

American singer (1984–2012)

New Zealand children's writer (1936-2012)

actress from the United States (1953-2012)

American composer of film, television, and video game music (1957-2012)

Indian child actress and model (1998–2012)

Norwegian speed skater and road and track cyclist (1928–2012)

Libyan Prime Minister (1942-2012)

French racing driver

member of the Swiss Federal Council (1927-2012)

American actress (1919–2012)

Russian weightlifter (1924–2012)

American film director (1925-2012)

Catholic cardinal (1920–2012)

American cardinal (1923–2012)

Dutch sprinter

President of Panama (1918-2012)

American puppeteer (1934-2012)

American photojournalist (1913–2012)

Puerto Rican boxer (1962–2012)

Danish shipping magnate (1913–2012)

American decathlete (1933-2012)

American basketball player (1937-2012)

Dutch-British archaeologist (1925–2012)

British actor (1932–2012)

Soviet and Russian writer (1933–2012)

Belgian association football player (1927–2012)

Spanish footballer (1926-2012)

English television creator and filmmaker (1929-2012)

German handball player (1956–2012)

American boxing trainer

English novelist (1930–2012)

American actress (1916–2012)

American philosopher (1921-2012)

American basketball player (1923–2012)

American songwriter (1925–2012)

American actor (1924–2012)

member of the Swiss Federal Council (1925-2012)

Slovak footballer (1947-2012)

Libyan mass murderer (1952-2012)

American pop singer (1986–2012)

British supercentenarian, last surviving veteran of World War I