List of Famous people who died in 2010

Victor Grigorievich Ilichyov was a Soviet actor. He appeared in more than seventy films from 1967 to 2006.

Sir John Charles Buchanan Riddell, 13th Baronet, KCVO DL FRSA was Private Secretary to the Prince of Wales from 1985 to 1990. He was Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland from 2000 to 2009.

Hiromu Naruse was the Japanese chief test driver, chief test engineer of Toyota Motor Corporation and chief of the Gazoo Racing team. Naruse had been a test driver for the Toyota team for 47 years (1963–2010). He was also noted as the chief test driver of the Lexus LFA supercar. During his time at Toyota, Naruse became known by the nickname "Meister", and colleagues at Ferrari called him the "man who knows all the world’s roads." Naruse also logged more hours at the Nürburgring test track in Germany than any other Japanese driver.

Rafael Luis Fernández Álvarez was a Spanish politician and former political exile. Fernández served as the President of the Regional Council of Asturias from 1978 until 1981 before becoming the first President of the Principality of Asturias from 1981 until May 1983. He was a member of the regional Federación Socialista Asturiana (FSA-PSOE) and the larger Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE).

Nico Papatakis was a Greek- Ethiopian-born naturalised French filmmaker, who lived in France.