List of Famous people who died in 2011

Robert Henry Widmer was an American aeronautical engineer who specialized in designing aircraft for the military. He spent his career working for Convair which became General Dynamics, then Lockheed, and then Lockheed Martin. His feisty personality and at times insubordinate attitude at one time led company leaders to strongly consider firing him. However, his brilliance at envisioning and designing desirable aircraft years before there was even a market for them led to his appointment as Vice President for science and engineering for all of General Dynamics.

David Craig Owen Thomas was a Welsh author of thrillers, most notably the Mitchell Gant and Kenneth Aubrey series of novels.

Reza Sayed Badiyi also known as Reza Badiei was an Iranian-American film director. Badiyi also directed episodes of many popular television series. His credits also include developing the opening montages for Hawaii Five-O, Get Smart, and The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

Mario Scaccia was an Italian actor and author. He was a prominent figure in the Italian theatre of '900.

Bronislovas Lubys was a Lithuanian entrepreneur, former Prime Minister of Lithuania, signatory of the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania, and businessman.

Juan Arza Iñigo was a Spanish football forward and manager.

Roy Lawrence Ash was the co-founder and president of the American company Litton Industries and director of the Office of Management and Budget from February 2, 1973 until February 3, 1975, during the administrations of Presidents Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford.

Jacques Georges Habib Hafouri was a Syrian Bishop of the Syriac Catholic Church. He was the oldest Syrian Catholic bishop.

Alexander "Alex" Steinweiss was a graphic design artist known for inventing album cover art.