List of Famous people who died in 2010

Adele Mara was an American actress, singer, and dancer, who appeared in films during the 1940s and 1950s and on television in the 1950s and 1960s. During the 1940s, the blonde actress was also a popular pinup girl.

Sir Kenneth James Dover, was a distinguished British Classical scholar and academic. He was President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford from 1976 to 1986. In addition, he was President of the British Academy from 1978 to 1981, and Chancellor of the University of St Andrews from 1981 to 2005. He was the author of Greek Homosexuality (1978), a key text on the subject.

Beniamino Placido was an Italian journalist, writer, and television critic.

Kenjiro Tamiya was a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball player and manager. In his first few years as a major league player, Tamiya was utilized as a pitcher and first baseman, but in the prime of his career, he was an outfielder. He was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 2002.

Adriaan Blaauw was a Dutch astronomer.

Dorothea Margaretha "Teddy" Scholten was a Dutch singer and television presenter. She is known for winning the Eurovision Song Contest 1959 with the song "Een beetje", representing the Netherlands.