List of Famous people who died in 2012

Franco Pacini was an Italian astrophysicist and professor at the University of Florence. He carried out research, mostly in High Energy Astrophysics, in Italy, France, United States and at the European Southern Observatory.

Giovanni De Andrea was an Italian Roman Catholic titular archbishop and diplomat.

Charles Grandison Rose III was a Democratic United States Congressman from North Carolina who served from 1973 to 1997.

Misbach Yusa Biran was an Indonesian writer, director and columnist who pioneered the Indonesian film archives.

Richard Stephen Robbins was an American-born composer, best known for his motion picture scores for the Merchant Ivory films.

Filippo Giannini was an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

Giovanni Volta was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pavia, in Italy.

Faustino Sainz Muñoz was a Spanish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the Nuncio to Great Britain from 2004 until December 2010, having been appointed by Pope John Paul II in 2004.