| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| James Abdnor |
Politician |
13-Feb-1923 |
16-May-2012 |
US Senator from South Dakota, 1981-87 |
| Ian Abercrombie |
Actor |
11-Sep-1934 |
26-Jan-2012 |
Alfred Pennyworth on Birds of Prey |
| Richard Adler |
Songwriter |
3-Aug-1921 |
21-Jun-2012 |
Damn Yankees |
| Iajuddin Ahmed |
Head of State |
1-Feb-1931 |
10-Dec-2012 |
President of Bangladesh. 2002-09 |
| Norman Alden |
Actor |
13-Sep-1924 |
27-Jul-2012 |
Character actor |
| Cris Alexander |
Photographer |
14-Jan-1920 |
7-Mar-2012 |
Portrait photographer, Broadway actor |
| Joe L. Allbritton |
Business |
29-Dec-1924 |
12-Dec-2012 |
Well-connected Washington billionaire |
| Merry Anders |
Actor |
22-May-1932 |
28-Oct-2012 |
Young Fury |
| Kenneth R. Andrews |
Historian |
26-Aug-1921 |
6-Jan-2012 |
Elizabethan Privateering |
| Theo Angelopoulos |
Film Director |
17-Apr-1935 |
24-Jan-2012 |
Ulysses' Gaze |
| Steven R. Appleton |
Business |
11-Mar-1960 |
3-Feb-2012 |
CEO of Micron Technology |
| John Arden |
Playwright |
26-Oct-1930 |
28-Mar-2012 |
Serjeant Musgrave's Dance |
| Neil Armstrong |
Astronaut |
5-Aug-1930 |
25-Aug-2012 |
First man on the Moon |
| R. G. Armstrong |
Actor |
7-Apr-1917 |
27-Jul-2012 |
Pruneface in Dick Tracy |
| William Asher |
Film Director |
8-Aug-1921 |
16-Jul-2012 |
Beach Blanket Bingo |
| Luke Askew |
Actor |
26-Mar-1932 |
29-Mar-2012 |
Easy Rider |
| Hugh C. Bailey |
Educator |
2-Jul-1929 |
5-Oct-2012 |
President of Valdosta State University, 1978-2001 |
| Letitia Baldrige |
Author |
9-Feb-1926 |
29-Oct-2012 |
Etiquette columnist |
| Harry Barnes |
Diplomat |
5-Jun-1926 |
9-Aug-2012 |
US Ambassador to Chile, 1985-88 |
| Nicky Barnes |
Criminal |
15-Oct-1933 |
2012 |
Heroin kingpin, Mr. Untouchable |
| Reginald Bartholomew |
Diplomat |
17-Feb-1936 |
26-Aug-2012 |
US Ambassador to Italy, 1993-97 |
| Jacques Barzun |
Historian |
30-Nov-1907 |
25-Oct-2012 |
From Dawn to Decadence |
| Nina Bawden |
Novelist |
19-Jan-1925 |
22-Aug-2012 |
Carrie's War |
| Robert R. Beezer |
Judge |
21-Jul-1928 |
30-Mar-2012 |
9th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1984-96 |
| Ahmed Ben Bella |
Head of State |
25-Dec-1918 |
11-Apr-2012 |
President of Algeria, 1963-65 |
| Richard Rodney Bennett |
Composer |
29-Mar-1936 |
24-Dec-2012 |
The Mines of Sulphur |
| Zina Bethune |
Actor |
17-Feb-1945 |
11-Feb-2012 |
Gail Lucas on The Nurses |
| Doris Betts |
Author |
4-Jun-1932 |
21-Apr-2012 |
Souls Raised from the Dead |
| Anthony Cardinal Bevilacqua |
Religion |
17-Jun-1923 |
31-Jan-2012 |
Catholic Archbishop of Philadelphia, 1987-2003 |
| Turhan Bey |
Actor |
30-Mar-1922 |
30-Sep-2012 |
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves |
| Anita Björk |
Actor |
25-Apr-1923 |
24-Oct-2012 |
Miss Julie |
| Tony Blankley |
Pundit |
21-Jan-1948 |
7-Jan-2012 |
McLaughlin Group pundit |
| Fred Bodsworth |
Novelist |
11-Oct-1918 |
15-Sep-2012 |
Last of the Curlews |
| Paul Bogart |
Film Director |
13-Nov-1919 |
15-Apr-2012 |
Prolific TV and film director |
| Ernest Borgnine |
Actor |
24-Jan-1917 |
8-Jul-2012 |
Marty |
| Robert Bork |
Government |
1-Mar-1927 |
19-Dec-2012 |
Fired Archibald Cox, later got himself borked |
| Paul S. Boyer |
Historian |
2-Aug-1935 |
17-Mar-2012 |
When Time Shall Be No More |
| Ray Bradbury |
Author |
22-Aug-1920 |
5-Jun-2012 |
Fahrenheit 451 |
| Peter Breck |
Actor |
13-Mar-1929 |
6-Feb-2012 |
Shock Corridor |
| Andrew Breitbart |
Columnist |
1-Feb-1969 |
1-Mar-2012 |
Washington Times columnist |
| Lester Breslow |
Doctor |
17-Mar-1915 |
9-Apr-2012 |
Dean, UCLA School of Public Health, 1972-80 |
| Andrew Brimmer |
Economist |
13-Sep-1926 |
7-Oct-2012 |
Federal Reserve Governor, 1966-74 |
| Christine Brooke-Rose |
Novelist |
16-Jan-1923 |
21-Mar-2012 |
Out |
| Jack Brooks |
Politician |
18-Dec-1922 |
4-Dec-2012 |
Congressman from Texas, 1953-95 |
| Helen Gurley Brown |
Author |
18-Feb-1922 |
13-Aug-2012 |
Editor of Cosmopolitan, 1965-97 |
| James R. Browning |
Judge |
1-Oct-1918 |
5-May-2012 |
9th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1961-2000 |
| Dave Brubeck |
Jazz Musician |
6-Dec-1920 |
5-Dec-2012 |
Take Five |
| Phil Bruns |
Actor |
2-May-1931 |
8-Feb-2012 |
George Shumway on Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman |
| William B. Buffum |
Diplomat |
10-Sep-1921 |
13-Apr-2012 |
US Ambassador to Lebanon, 1970-74 |
| Frank R. Burns |
Football |
16-Mar-1928 |
14-Jul-2012 |
Rutgers Head Coach, 1973-83 |
| Willard C. Butcher |
Business |
25-Oct-1926 |
25-Aug-2012 |
CEO of Chase Manhattan Bank, 1980-91 |
| Frank Cady |
Actor |
8-Sep-1915 |
8-Jun-2012 |
Sam Drucker on Green Acres |
| Ernest Callenbach |
Author |
3-Apr-1929 |
16-Apr-2012 |
Ecotopia |
| Milt Campbell |
Track and Field |
9-Dec-1933 |
2-Nov-2012 |
Olympic decathlete |
| Harry Carey, Jr. |
Actor |
16-May-1921 |
27-Dec-2012 |
The Whales of August |
| Roger Caron |
Criminal |
12-Apr-1938 |
11-Apr-2012 |
Go-Boy! Memoirs of a Life Behind Bars |
| Robert Carr |
Politician |
11-Nov-1916 |
17-Feb-2012 |
UK Home Secretary, 1972-74 |
| Janet Carroll |
Actor |
24-Dec-1940 |
22-May-2012 |
Risky Business |
| Frank Carson |
Comic |
11-Jun-1926 |
22-Feb-2012 |
Irish comedian |
| Peter Carsten |
Actor |
30-Apr-1928 |
20-Apr-2012 |
Dark of the Sun |
| Elliott Carter |
Composer |
11-Dec-1908 |
5-Nov-2012 |
The Defence of Corinth |
| Gary Carter |
Baseball |
8-Apr-1954 |
16-Feb-2012 |
MLB catcher, Hall-of-Famer |
| Jimmy Castor |
Musician |
23-Jun-1947 |
16-Jan-2012 |
Troglodyte |
| Harold G. Christensen |
Attorney |
25-Jun-1926 |
14-Nov-2012 |
Deputy US Attorney General, 1988-89 |
| Leonardo Cimino |
Actor |
4-Mar-1917 |
3-Mar-2012 |
Dune |
| Dick Clark |
TV Personality |
30-Nov-1929 |
18-Apr-2012 |
American Bandstand |
| Alexander Cockburn |
Columnist |
6-Jun-1941 |
20-Jul-2012 |
The Nation, CounterPunch |
| Gary Collins |
Actor |
30-Apr-1938 |
13-Oct-2012 |
Host of The Home Show |
| Chuck Colson |
Government |
16-Oct-1931 |
21-Apr-2012 |
Minister, former Watergate figure |
| Barry Commoner |
Biologist |
28-May-1917 |
30-Sep-2012 |
Science and Survival |
| Don Cornelius |
TV Personality |
27-Sep-1936 |
1-Feb-2012 |
Soul Train |
| Alan Cottrell |
Scientist |
17-Jul-1919 |
15-Feb-2012 |
Metallurgist at Cambridge |
| George A. Cowan |
Physicist |
15-Feb-1920 |
20-Apr-2012 |
Founder, Santa Fe Institute |
| Harry Crews |
Novelist |
7-Jun-1935 |
28-Mar-2012 |
The Gospel Singer |
| Judith Crist |
Critic |
22-May-1922 |
7-Aug-2012 |
Ascerbic film critic |
| Richard N. Current |
Historian |
5-Oct-1912 |
26-Oct-2012 |
The Lincoln Nobody Knows |
| Ann Curtis |
Swimmer |
6-Mar-1926 |
26-Jun-2012 |
Olympic swimmer |
| Hal David |
Songwriter |
25-May-1921 |
1-Sep-2012 |
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head |
| F. Elwood Davis |
Attorney |
15-Dec-1915 |
17-Jan-2012 |
Prominent Washington lawyer |
| Richard Dawson |
Game Show Host |
20-Nov-1932 |
2-Jun-2012 |
Host of Family Feud, 1976-85 |
| Howard M. Dean |
Business |
27-Jun-1937 |
25-Mar-2012 |
CEO of Dean Foods, 1987-2001 |
| John Demjanjuk |
Criminal |
3-Apr-1920 |
17-Mar-2012 |
Retired auto worker convicted for Nazi past |
| Edward J. Derwinski |
Politician |
15-Sep-1926 |
15-Jan-2012 |
US Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 1989-92 |
| Phyllis Diller |
Comic |
17-Jul-1917 |
20-Aug-2012 |
The original female stand-up comic |
| Michel Duchaussoy |
Actor |
29-Nov-1938 |
13-Mar-2012 |
French character actor |
| Renato Dulbecco |
Scientist |
22-Feb-1914 |
20-Feb-2012 |
Tumor viruses and host genetics |
| Michael Clarke Duncan |
Actor |
10-Dec-1957 |
3-Sep-2012 |
The Green Mile |
| Angelo Dundee |
Boxing |
30-Aug-1921 |
1-Feb-2012 |
Always in Muhammad Ali's corner |
| Donald "Duck" Dunn |
Bassist |
24-Nov-1941 |
13-May-2012 |
Booker T & the M.G.'s |
| John A. Durkin |
Politician |
29-Mar-1936 |
16-Oct-2012 |
US Senator from New Hampshire, 1975-80 |
| Charles Durning |
Actor |
28-Feb-1923 |
24-Dec-2012 |
The Muppet Movie |
| Mervyn M. Dymally |
Politician |
12-May-1926 |
7-Oct-2012 |
Congressman from California, 1981-93 |
| Joseph D. Early |
Politician |
31-Jan-1933 |
9-Nov-2012 |
Congressman from Massachusetts, 1975-93 |
| Gerald G. Eggert |
Historian |
12-Apr-1926 |
27-Dec-2012 |
Railroad Labor Disputes |
| Nora Ephron |
Author |
19-May-1941 |
26-Jun-2012 |
When Harry Met Sally |
| Dennis Erectus |
Radio Personality |
1949 |
13-Jun-2012 |
Early KOME shock jock |
| Raymond A. Esthus |
Historian |
17-Mar-1925 |
2-Jan-2012 |
Theodore Roosevelt and Japan |
| Chad Everett |
Actor |
11-Jun-1936 |
24-Jul-2012 |
Dr. Joe Gannon on Medical Center |
| James Farentino |
Actor |
24-Feb-1938 |
24-Jan-2012 |
The Final Countdown |
| Jon Finch |
Actor |
2-Mar-1942 |
28-Dec-2012 |
Frenzy |
| Martin Fleischmann |
Chemist |
29-Mar-1927 |
3-Aug-2012 |
Cold fusion crank |
| Dennis Flemion |
Singer/Songwriter |
6-Jun-1955 |
7-Jul-2012 |
The Frogs |
| Betty B. Fletcher |
Judge |
29-Mar-1923 |
22-Oct-2012 |
9th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1979-98 |
| Harry Fowler |
Actor |
10-Dec-1926 |
4-Jan-2012 |
Cpl. Hoskins on The Army Game |
| Steve Franken |
Actor |
27-May-1932 |
24-Aug-2012 |
Chatsworth Osborne, Jr. on Dobie Gillis |
| Al Freeman, Jr. |
Actor |
21-Mar-1934 |
10-Aug-2012 |
Malcolm X |
| Jonathan Frid |
Actor |
2-Dec-1924 |
14-Apr-2012 |
Dark Shadows |
| William C. Friday |
Educator |
13-Jul-1920 |
12-Oct-2012 |
President of UNC, 1956-86 |
| Henry Friedlander |
Historian |
24-Sep-1930 |
17-Oct-2012 |
The Origins of Nazi Genocide |
| Carlos Fuentes |
Novelist |
11-Nov-1928 |
15-May-2012 |
La muerte de Artemio Cruz |
| Paul Fussell |
Historian |
22-Mar-1924 |
23-May-2012 |
The Great War and Modern Memory |
| J. Joseph Garrahy |
Politician |
26-Nov-1930 |
24-Jan-2012 |
Governor of Rhode Island, 1977-85 |
| Ben Gazzara |
Actor |
28-Aug-1930 |
3-Feb-2012 |
The Thomas Crown Affair |
| Eugene D. Genovese |
Historian |
19-May-1930 |
26-Sep-2012 |
Roll, Jordan, Roll: The World the Slaves Made |
| Robin Gibb |
Singer |
22-Dec-1949 |
20-May-2012 |
Vocalist for the Bee Gees |
| Sam M. Gibbons |
Politician |
20-Jan-1920 |
9-Oct-2012 |
Congressman from Florida, 1963-97 |
| Vince Gibson |
Football |
27-Mar-1933 |
10-Jan-2012 |
Former NCAA coach |
| Jack Gilbert |
Poet |
18-Feb-1925 |
13-Nov-2012 |
Refusing Heaven |
| John Golding |
Critic |
10-Sep-1929 |
9-Apr-2012 |
Cubism: A History and an Analysis |
| Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke |
Scholar |
15-Jan-1953 |
29-Aug-2012 |
The Occult Roots of Nazism |
| Don Grady |
Actor |
8-Jun-1944 |
27-Jun-2012 |
Robbie Douglas on My Three Sons |
| Andy Griffith |
Actor |
1-Jun-1926 |
3-Jul-2012 |
Laconic sheriff on The Andy Griffith Show |
| Ulu Grosbard |
Film Director |
9-Jan-1929 |
19-Mar-2012 |
The Subject Was Roses |
| Inder Kumar Gujral |
Head of State |
4-Dec-1919 |
30-Nov-2012 |
Prime Minister of India, 1997-98 |
| Larry Hagman |
Actor |
21-Sep-1931 |
23-Nov-2012 |
J.R. Ewing on Dallas |
| Katie Hall |
Politician |
3-Apr-1938 |
20-Feb-2012 |
Congresswoman from Indiana, 1982-85 |
| Greg Ham |
Musician |
27-Sep-1953 |
19-Apr-2012 |
Wind and keyboards for Men at Work |
| Marvin Hamlisch |
Composer |
2-Jun-1944 |
6-Aug-2012 |
The Way We Were |
| William Hanley |
Playwright |
22-Oct-1931 |
25-May-2012 |
Slow Dance on the Killing Ground |
| Harry Harrison |
Novelist |
12-Mar-1925 |
15-Aug-2012 |
Stainless Steel Rat series |
| Ray L. Heffner |
Educator |
7-May-1925 |
28-Nov-2012 |
President of Brown University, 1966-69 |
| Robert Hegyes |
Actor |
7-May-1951 |
26-Jan-2012 |
Epstein on Welcome Back, Kotter |
| Levon Helm |
Drummer |
26-May-1940 |
19-Apr-2012 |
Drummer for The Band |
| W. H. Helmerich III |
Business |
12-Jan-1923 |
10-Jan-2012 |
Chairman of Helmerich & Payne |
| Sherman Hemsley |
Actor |
1-Feb-1938 |
24-Jul-2012 |
George Jefferson on The Jeffersons |
| Hans Werner Henze |
Composer |
1-Jul-1926 |
27-Oct-2012 |
Boulevard Solitude |
| Charles Higham |
Author |
18-Feb-1931 |
21-Apr-2012 |
Errol Flynn: The Untold Story |
| Henry Hill |
Criminal |
11-Jun-1943 |
12-Jun-2012 |
Mobster inspired Goodfellas |
| Eric Hobsbawm |
Historian |
9-Jun-1917 |
1-Oct-2012 |
The Age of Revolution |
| James D. Hodgson |
Government |
3-Dec-1915 |
28-Nov-2012 |
US Secretary of Labor, 1970-73 |
| Christopher Van Hollen |
Diplomat |
23-Sep-1922 |
30-Jan-2012 |
US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, 1972-76 |
| Celeste Holm |
Actor |
29-Apr-1917 |
15-Jul-2012 |
Gentleman's Agreement |
| Whitney Houston |
Singer |
9-Aug-1963 |
11-Feb-2012 |
Diva and cautionary tale |
| Geoffrey Hughes |
Actor |
2-Feb-1944 |
27-Jul-2012 |
Vernon Scripps on Heartbeat |
| Andrew F. Huxley |
Scientist |
22-Nov-1917 |
30-May-2012 |
Electrical impulses in nerves |
| Jack Idema |
Military |
30-May-1956 |
21-Jan-2012 |
Green Beret wannabe |
| Daniel Inouye |
Politician |
7-Sep-1924 |
17-Dec-2012 |
US Senator from Hawaii, 1963-2012 |
| Etta James |
Singer |
25-Jan-1938 |
20-Jan-2012 |
Soul Diva |
| Bill Janklow |
Politician |
13-Sep-1939 |
12-Jan-2012 |
Congressman and Governor of South Dakota |
| Ed Jenkins |
Politician |
4-Jan-1933 |
1-Jan-2012 |
Congressman from Georgia, 1977-93 |
| Davy Jones |
Singer |
30-Dec-1945 |
29-Feb-2012 |
Frontman for The Monkees |
| Theodore T. Jones |
Judge |
10-Mar-1944 |
6-Nov-2012 |
Judge, NY Court of Appeals, 2007-12 |
| Kathryn Joosten |
Actor |
20-Dec-1939 |
2-Jun-2012 |
Karen McCluskey on Desperate Housewives |
| Erland Josephson |
Actor |
15-Jun-1923 |
25-Feb-2012 |
The Sacrifice |
| Alex Karras |
Actor |
15-Jul-1935 |
10-Oct-2012 |
Mongo, dad on Webster |
| Nicholas Katzenbach |
Government |
17-Jan-1922 |
8-May-2012 |
US Attorney General, 1965-66 |
| John Keegan |
Historian |
15-May-1934 |
2-Aug-2012 |
The Face of Battle |
| David Kelly |
Actor |
11-Jul-1929 |
12-Feb-2012 |
Waking Ned |
| Mary Richardson Kennedy |
Relative |
4-Oct-1959 |
16-May-2012 |
Estranged wife of RFK, Jr. |
| Rajesh Khanna |
Actor |
29-Dec-1942 |
18-Jul-2012 |
Anand |
| Rushworth M. Kidder |
Author |
8-May-1944 |
5-Mar-2012 |
Founder, Institute for Global Ethics |
| Rodney King |
Victim |
2-Apr-1965 |
17-Jun-2012 |
Subject of filmed LAPD beatdown |
| Zalman King |
Film Director |
23-May-1942 |
3-Feb-2012 |
9 1/2 Weeks |
| Thomas Kinkade |
Painter |
19-Jan-1958 |
6-Apr-2012 |
Self-proclaimed "Painter of Light" |
| Jack Klugman |
Actor |
27-Apr-1922 |
24-Dec-2012 |
The Odd Couple |
| William S. Knowles |
Chemist |
1-Jun-1917 |
13-Jun-2012 |
Chiral catalysts |
| Elyse Knox |
Actor |
14-Dec-1917 |
16-Feb-2012 |
The Mummy's Tomb |
| Allen E. Koenig |
Educator |
11-Feb-1939 |
28-Aug-2012 |
President of Emerson College, 1979-89 |
| Hilton Kramer |
Critic |
25-Mar-1928 |
27-Mar-2012 |
The New Criterion |
| Sylvia Kristel |
Actor |
28-Sep-1952 |
17-Oct-2012 |
Emmanuelle |
| Paul Kurtz |
Philosopher |
21-Dec-1925 |
20-Oct-2012 |
Pro-skeptic activist |
| Adam Lanza |
Criminal |
22-Apr-1992 |
14-Dec-2012 |
Connecticut school shooter |
| Stanford E. Lehmberg |
Historian |
23-Sep-1931 |
14-Jun-2012 |
Sir Thomas Elyot: Tudor Humanist |
| Norman F. Lent |
Politician |
23-Mar-1931 |
11-Jun-2012 |
Congressman from New York, 1971-93 |
| Rita Levi-Montalcini |
Scientist |
22-Apr-1909 |
30-Dec-2012 |
Nerve and skin cell growth factors |
| George Lindsey |
Actor |
17-Dec-1928 |
6-May-2012 |
Goober |
| Herbert Lom |
Actor |
11-Sep-1917 |
27-Sep-2012 |
Chief Inspector Dreyfus |
| Jon Lord |
Musician |
9-Jun-1941 |
16-Jul-2012 |
Founder of Deep Purple |
| Susanne Lothar |
Actor |
15-Nov-1960 |
25-Jul-2012 |
The Reader |
| Bernard Lovell |
Astronomer |
31-Aug-1913 |
6-Aug-2012 |
Radio astronomer at Jodrell Bank |
| Richard W. Lyman |
Educator |
18-Oct-1923 |
27-May-2012 |
President of Stanford University, 1971-80 |
| Richard Lynch |
Actor |
12-Feb-1936 |
19-Jun-2012 |
The Sword and the Sorcerer |
| Lee MacPhail |
Baseball |
25-Oct-1917 |
8-Nov-2012 |
President of the American League, 1974-83 |
| Miguel de la Madrid |
Head of State |
12-Dec-1934 |
1-Apr-2012 |
President of Mexico, 1982-88 |
| Rick Majerus |
Basketball |
17-Feb-1948 |
1-Dec-2012 |
NCAA Basketball Coach |
| Chris Marker |
Film Director |
29-Jul-1921 |
29-Jul-2012 |
La jetée |
| Slater Martin |
Basketball |
22-Oct-1925 |
18-Oct-2012 |
NBA Hall of Famer, coach |
| Tony Martin |
Singer |
25-Dec-1913 |
27-Jul-2012 |
There's No Tomorrow |
| Trayvon Martin |
Victim |
5-Feb-1995 |
26-Feb-2012 |
Shot and killed by George Zimmerman |
| MCA |
Rapper |
5-Aug-1967 |
4-May-2012 |
Beastie Boys |
| Paul W. McCracken |
Economist |
29-Dec-1915 |
3-Aug-2012 |
Council of Economic Advisers, 1969-71 |
| George McGovern |
Politician |
19-Jul-1922 |
21-Oct-2012 |
US Senator from South Dakota, 1963-81 |
| Scott McKenzie |
Singer |
10-Jan-1939 |
18-Aug-2012 |
San Francisco |
| Harry C. McPherson |
Attorney |
22-Aug-1929 |
16-Feb-2012 |
White House Counsel to Johnson |
| Russell Means |
Activist |
10-Nov-1939 |
22-Oct-2012 |
American Indian Movement |
| Patricia Medina |
Actor |
19-Jul-1920 |
28-Apr-2012 |
Botany Bay |
| John G. Medlin, Jr. |
Business |
23-Nov-1933 |
7-Jun-2012 |
CEO of Wachovia, 1977-93 |
| Joseph B. Meyer |
Politician |
22-Apr-1941 |
6-Oct-2012 |
Treasurer of Wyoming, 2007-12 |
| Marvin Miller |
Labor Leader |
14-Apr-1917 |
27-Nov-2012 |
MLB Player Association, 1966-82 |
| William Lee Miller |
Historian |
21-Apr-1926 |
27-May-2012 |
Arguing About Slavery |
| John Atta Mills |
Head of State |
21-Jul-1944 |
24-Jul-2012 |
President of Ghana, 2009-12 |
| Ilhan Mimaroglu |
Electronic Musician |
11-Mar-1926 |
17-Jul-2012 |
Sing Me A Song of Songmy |
| Roger J. Miner |
Judge |
14-Apr-1934 |
18-Feb-2012 |
2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, 1985-97 |
| Art Modell |
Football |
23-Jun-1925 |
6-Sep-2012 |
Owner: Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens |
| Maersk Mc-Kinney Møller |
Business |
13-Jul-1913 |
16-Apr-2012 |
Shipbuilding tycoon, philanthropist |
| Ronnie Montrose |
Guitarist |
29-Nov-1947 |
3-Mar-2012 |
Montrose and Gamma |
| Sun Myung Moon |
Religion |
6-Jan-1920 |
3-Sep-2012 |
Head Moonie |
| Patrick Moore |
TV Personality |
4-Mar-1923 |
9-Dec-2012 |
BBC's The Sky At Night |
| Joseph E. Murray |
Doctor |
1-Apr-1919 |
26-Nov-2012 |
Kidney transplants |
| Bingu wa Mutharika |
Head of State |
24-Feb-1934 |
5-Apr-2012 |
President of Malawi, 2004-12 |
| LeRoy Neiman |
Painter |
8-Jun-1921 |
20-Jun-2012 |
Painter of sports scenes |
| Jerry Nelson |
Performance Artist |
10-Jul-1934 |
23-Aug-2012 |
Count von Count |
| Oscar Niemeyer |
Architect |
15-Dec-1907 |
5-Dec-2012 |
Architect of Brasilia |
| William C. Nolan, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1939 |
12-Mar-2012 |
Partner, Nolan and Alderson |
| Michael O'Hare |
Actor |
6-May-1952 |
28-Sep-2012 |
Jeffrey Sinclair on Babylon 5 |
| Lupe Ontiveros |
Actor |
17-Sep-1942 |
26-Jul-2012 |
Frequently portrayed maids |
| Burl Osborne |
Publisher |
25-Jun-1937 |
15-Aug-2012 |
Dallas Morning News |
| Elinor Ostrom |
Sociologist |
7-Aug-1933 |
12-Jun-2012 |
Common-pool resources |
| Johnny Otis |
Musician |
28-Dec-1921 |
17-Jan-2012 |
Harlem Nocturne |
| Ron Palillo |
Actor |
2-Apr-1949 |
14-Aug-2012 |
Horshack on Welcome Back, Kotter |
| Frank Pastore |
Radio Personality |
21-Aug-1957 |
17-Dec-2012 |
Talk radio host, former MLB pitcher |
| Joe Paterno |
Football |
21-Dec-1926 |
22-Jan-2012 |
Penn State Head Coach, 1966-2011 |
| Morgan Paull |
Actor |
15-Dec-1944 |
17-Jul-2012 |
Blade Runner |
| Donald Payne |
Politician |
16-Jul-1934 |
6-Mar-2012 |
Congressman from New Jersey, 1989-2012 |
| Frank H. Pearl |
Business |
27-May-1943 |
4-May-2012 |
CEO of Perseus LLC |
| David Peaston |
Singer |
13-Mar-1957 |
1-Feb-2012 |
Two Wrongs Don't Make It Right |
| Johnny Pesky |
Baseball |
27-Sep-1919 |
13-Aug-2012 |
Boston Red Sox |
| John J. Phelan, Jr. |
Business |
7-May-1931 |
4-Aug-2012 |
CEO of the NYSE, 1984-91 |
| Charles H. Price II |
Diplomat |
1-Apr-1931 |
12-Jan-2012 |
US Ambassador to the UK, 1983-89 |
| Deborah Raffin |
Actor |
13-Mar-1953 |
21-Nov-2012 |
Windmills of the Gods |
| David Rakoff |
Author |
27-Nov-1964 |
9-Aug-2012 |
Don't Get Too Comfortable |
| William Raspberry |
Columnist |
12-Oct-1935 |
17-Jul-2012 |
The Washington Post |
| Joyce Redman |
Actor |
9-Dec-1915 |
10-May-2012 |
Tom Jones |
| John H. Reed |
Politician |
5-Jan-1921 |
31-Oct-2012 |
Governor of Maine, 1959-67 |
| Stanley R. Resor |
Government |
5-Dec-1917 |
17-Apr-2012 |
Secretary of the Army, 1965-71 |
| Adrienne Rich |
Poet |
16-May-1929 |
27-Mar-2012 |
An Atlas of the Difficult World |
| Sally Ride |
Astronaut |
26-May-1951 |
23-Jul-2012 |
First American woman in space |
| Charles G. Rose |
Politician |
10-Aug-1939 |
3-Sep-2012 |
Congressman from North Carolina, 1973-97 |
| Evans Rose |
Attorney |
10-Mar-1932 |
20-Jul-2012 |
Cohen & Grigsby |
| Barney Rosset |
Publisher |
28-May-1922 |
21-Feb-2012 |
Grove Press |
| F. Sherwood Rowland |
Chemist |
28-Jun-1927 |
10-Mar-2012 |
Ozone depletion |
| Darrell Royal |
Football |
6-Jul-1924 |
7-Nov-2012 |
UT-Austin Head Coach, 1957-76 |
| Warren Rudman |
Politician |
18-May-1930 |
19-Nov-2012 |
US Senator from New Hampshire, 1980-93 |
| Ann Rutherford |
Actor |
2-Nov-1917 |
11-Jun-2012 |
Andy Hardy's girlfriend Polly |
| Robert Fortune Sanchez |
Religion |
20-Mar-1934 |
20-Jan-2012 |
Catholic Archbishop of Santa Fe, 1974-93 |
| Marion O. Sandler |
Philanthropist |
17-Oct-1930 |
1-Jun-2012 |
Golden West Financial |
| Wallace Sargent |
Astronomer |
15-Feb-1935 |
29-Oct-2012 |
Astrophysicist at CalTech |
| Andrew Sarris |
Critic |
31-Oct-1928 |
20-Jun-2012 |
The American Cinema |
| Vidal Sassoon |
Business |
17-Jan-1928 |
9-May-2012 |
Celebrity hairstylist |
| Pierre Schoendoerffer |
Film Director |
5-May-1928 |
14-Mar-2012 |
The Anderson Platoon |
| Anna J. Schwartz |
Economist |
11-Nov-1915 |
21-Jun-2012 |
A Monetary History of the United States |
| Norman Schwarzkopf |
Military |
22-Aug-1934 |
27-Dec-2012 |
Leader in Persian Gulf War |
| Tony Scott |
Film Director |
21-Jul-1944 |
19-Aug-2012 |
Top Gun |
| Earl Scruggs |
Musician |
6-Jan-1924 |
28-Mar-2012 |
Bluegrass banjo pioneer |
| Richard B. Scudder |
Publisher |
13-May-1913 |
11-Jul-2012 |
Co-Founder, MediaNews Group |
| Junior Seau |
Football |
19-Jan-1969 |
2-May-2012 |
NFL Linebacker, committed suicide |
| Donald H. Seiler |
Business |
16-Dec-1928 |
3-Aug-2012 |
Seiler & Company LLP |
| Maurice Sendak |
Author |
10-Jun-1928 |
8-May-2012 |
Where The Wild Things Are |
| Yitzhak Shamir |
Head of State |
15-Oct-1915 |
30-Jun-2012 |
Twice Israeli Prime Minister |
| Ravi Shankar |
Musician |
7-Apr-1920 |
11-Dec-2012 |
World-renowned composer, performer |
| Carroll Shelby |
Auto Racing |
11-Jan-1923 |
10-May-2012 |
Racecar designer |
| Dinah Sheridan |
Actor |
17-Sep-1920 |
25-Nov-2012 |
Genevieve |
| Robert B. Sherman |
Songwriter |
19-Dec-1925 |
5-Mar-2012 |
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang |
| Edward Short |
Politician |
17-Dec-1912 |
4-May-2012 |
Leader, House of Commons, 1974-76 |
| Norodom Sihanouk |
Royalty |
31-Oct-1922 |
15-Oct-2012 |
King of Cambodia |
| John Silber |
Educator |
15-Aug-1926 |
27-Sep-2012 |
President of Boston University, 1971-96 |
| Louis Simpson |
Poet |
27-Mar-1923 |
14-Sep-2012 |
At The End of the Open Road |
| Dara Singh |
Actor |
19-Nov-1928 |
12-Jul-2012 |
Indian strongman, Bollywood star |
| Doris Singleton |
Actor |
28-Sep-1919 |
26-Jun-2012 |
Caroline Appleby on I Love Lucy |
| Otto R. Skopil, Jr. |
Judge |
3-Jun-1919 |
18-Oct-2012 |
9th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1979-86 |
| Hulett C. Smith |
Politician |
21-Oct-1918 |
15-Jan-2012 |
Governor of West Virginia, 1965-69 |
| Paul L. Smith |
Actor |
5-Feb-1939 |
25-Apr-2012 |
Midnight Express |
| Joe South |
Musician |
28-Feb-1940 |
5-Sep-2012 |
Southern singer/songwriter and session guitarist |
| Arlen Specter |
Politician |
12-Feb-1930 |
14-Oct-2012 |
US Senator from Pennsylvania, 1981-2011 |
| David B. Speer |
Business |
6-Apr-1951 |
17-Nov-2012 |
CEO of Illinois Tool Works, 2005-12 |
| Victor Spinetti |
Actor |
2-Sep-1933 |
19-Jun-2012 |
Oh! What A Lovely War |
| Norman St. John-Stevas |
Politician |
18-May-1929 |
2-Mar-2012 |
Leader, House of Commons, 1979-81 |
| Sage Stallone |
Actor |
5-May-1976 |
13-Jul-2012 |
Son of Sylvester Stallone |
| Elan Steinberg |
Activist |
2-Jun-1952 |
6-Apr-2012 |
World Jewish Congress |
| Christopher Stevens |
Diplomat |
Apr-1960 |
11-Sep-2012 |
US Ambassador to Libya, killed in raid |
| Warren Stevens |
Actor |
2-Nov-1919 |
27-Mar-2012 |
Forbidden Planet |
| Martha Stewart |
Actor |
7-Oct-1922 |
25-Feb-2012 |
In a Lonely Place |
| Peter Struck |
Government |
24-Jan-1943 |
19-Dec-2012 |
German Defense Minister, 2002-05 |
| Mel Stuart |
Film Director |
2-Sep-1928 |
9-Aug-2012 |
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory |
| Punch Sulzberger |
Publisher |
5-Feb-1926 |
29-Sep-2012 |
New York Times Publisher, 1963-91 |
| Donna Summer |
Singer |
31-Dec-1948 |
17-May-2012 |
Hot Stuff |
| Eric Sykes |
Actor |
4-May-1923 |
4-Jul-2012 |
The Plank |
| Thomas Szasz |
Psychiatrist |
15-Apr-1920 |
8-Sep-2012 |
Libertarian psychiatrist |
| Wislawa Szymborska |
Poet |
2-Jul-1923 |
1-Feb-2012 |
Polish poet |
| Censu Tabone |
Head of State |
30-Mar-1913 |
14-Mar-2012 |
President of Malta, 1989-94 |
| Antonio Tabucchi |
Novelist |
24-Sep-1943 |
25-Mar-2012 |
The Last Three Days of Fernando Pessoa |
| Mary Tamm |
Actor |
22-Mar-1950 |
26-Jul-2012 |
Romana #1 from Doctor Who |
| Myles Tanenbaum |
Business |
28-Jun-1930 |
31-Aug-2012 |
Real Estate developer |
| Phyllis Thaxter |
Actor |
20-Nov-1921 |
14-Aug-2012 |
The World of Henry Orient |
| E. Donnall Thomas |
Scientist |
15-Mar-1920 |
20-Oct-2012 |
Bone marrow transplants |
| Richard Threlkeld |
Journalist |
30-Nov-1937 |
13-Jan-2012 |
CBS and ABC News Correspondent, 1965-98 |
| Norbert T. Tiemann |
Politician |
18-Jul-1924 |
19-Jun-2012 |
Governor of Nebraska, 1967-71 |
| Jack Tramiel |
Business |
13-Dec-1928 |
8-Apr-2012 |
Commodore Business Machines |
| Marvin S. Traub |
Business |
14-Apr-1925 |
11-Jul-2012 |
CEO of Bloomingdale's, 1978-92 |
| Jack Twyman |
Basketball |
11-May-1934 |
30-May-2012 |
Cincinnati Royals forward, NBA Hall-of-Famer |
| Ginny Tyler |
Actor |
8-Aug-1925 |
13-Jul-2012 |
Head Mouseketeer |
| Susan Tyrrell |
Actor |
18-Mar-1945 |
16-Jun-2012 |
Fat City |
| Albert Ueltschi |
Aviator |
15-May-1917 |
18-Oct-2012 |
Founder, FlightSafety International |
| Jim Unger |
Cartoonist |
21-Jan-1937 |
29-May-2012 |
Herman |
| Barry Unsworth |
Novelist |
10-Aug-1930 |
5-Jun-2012 |
Sacred Hunger |
| Viron P. Vaky |
Diplomat |
13-Sep-1926 |
22-Nov-2012 |
US Ambassador to Venezuela, 1976 |
| Wylie Vale, Jr. |
Doctor |
3-Jul-1941 |
3-Jan-2012 |
Endocrinologist at Salk Institute |
| Steve Van Buren |
Football |
28-Sep-1920 |
23-Aug-2012 |
Philadelphia Eagles, NFL Hall-of-Famer |
| Chavela Vargas |
Singer |
17-Apr-1919 |
5-Aug-2012 |
Ranchera singer |
| Gore Vidal |
Author |
3-Oct-1925 |
31-Jul-2012 |
Visit to a Small Planet |
| Garry Walberg |
Actor |
10-Jun-1921 |
27-Mar-2012 |
Lt. Frank Monahan on Quincy |
| Mike Wallace |
Journalist |
9-May-1918 |
7-Apr-2012 |
Veteran 60 Minutes correspondent |
| Simon Ward |
Actor |
19-Oct-1941 |
20-Jul-2012 |
Sir Monty Everard on Judge John Deed |
| James Watkins |
Government |
7-Mar-1927 |
26-Jul-2012 |
US Secretary of Energy, 1989-93 |
| Doc Watson |
Guitarist |
2-Mar-1923 |
29-May-2012 |
Two Days in November |
| Bob Welch |
Guitarist |
31-Aug-1945 |
7-Jun-2012 |
Guitarist for Fleetwood Mac, 1971-74 |
| Kitty Wells |
Country Musician |
30-Aug-1919 |
16-Jul-2012 |
First Queen of Country Music |
| Kevin H. White |
Politician |
25-Sep-1929 |
27-Jan-2012 |
Mayor of Boston, 1968-84 |
| Reed Whittemore |
Poet |
11-Sep-1919 |
6-Apr-2012 |
Heroes & Heroines |
| Andy Williams |
Singer |
3-Dec-1927 |
25-Sep-2012 |
Moon River |
| Dick Anthony Williams |
Actor |
9-Aug-1938 |
16-Feb-2012 |
What the Wine Sellers Buy |
| James Q. Wilson |
Scholar |
27-May-1931 |
2-Mar-2012 |
The Moral Sense |
| Yvette Wilson |
Actor |
6-Mar-1964 |
14-Jun-2012 |
Andell Wilkerson on Moesha |
| William Windom |
Actor |
28-Sep-1923 |
16-Aug-2012 |
Glen Morley on The Farmer's Daughter |
| Isuzu Yamada |
Actor |
5-Feb-1917 |
9-Jul-2012 |
Yojimbo |
| Richard D. Zanuck |
Film/TV Producer |
13-Dec-1934 |
13-Jul-2012 |
Driving Miss Daisy |
| Jeffrey Zaslow |
Author |
6-Oct-1958 |
10-Feb-2012 |
Replaced Ann Landers |
| Meles Zenawi |
Head of State |
8-May-1955 |
20-Aug-2012 |
Prime Minister of Ethiopia |