List of Famous people who died in 2012

Éric Charden was a French singer and songwriter, best known for his collaborations with singer Stone who they formed band Stone et Charden.

Igor Vladimirovich Kvasha was a Soviet and Russian theater and film actor. He was a leading actor of Sovremennik Theater. Igor Kvasha was one of the Sovremennik founders along with Galina Volchek, Oleg Yefremov, Yevgeniy Yevstigneyev and Oleg Tabakov. He was honored with People's Artist of Russia in 1978.

Ilya Lvovich Oleynikov was a Russian comic actor and television personality, TEFI winner, People's Artist of Russia (2001).

Jacintha Saldanha was an Indian nurse who worked at King Edward VII's Hospital in the City of Westminster, London. On 7 December 2012, she was found dead by suicide, three days after falling for a prank phone call as part of a radio stunt. In the prank call, the hosts of the Australian radio programme Hot30 Countdown, broadcast on the Southern-Cross-Austereo-owned station 2Day FM in Sydney, called Saldanha's hospital and impersonated the Queen and the Prince of Wales enquiring about the health of the Duchess of Cambridge, who was a patient there at the time. Saldanha fell for the hoax and transferred the call to the nurse looking after the Duchess.

Roland Moreno was a French inventor, engineer, humorist and author who was the inventor of the smart card. Moreno's smart card, or la carte à puce in French, was little known internationally. However, he became a national hero in France and was awarded the Légion d'Honneur in 2009.

Marina Grigorievna Golub was a Russian film, television and stage actress. Most well known for her performances in Russian television program Morning Mail, Ah, Semenovna, Girls, Travelling Naturalist.

Steve Bridges was an American comedian, impressionist, and actor who was known for his impressions of politicians, television characters and broadcasters including Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Barney Fife, Homer Simpson, Tom Brokaw, Paul Harvey, and Rush Limbaugh.

Emilio Alberto Aragón Bermúdez, better known as Miliki, was a Spanish clown, accordionist and singer, he was a member of the artist family Aragón. He was declared "Son of the City of Carmona" and received the Silver Medal of that town.

Jonathan Kendrick Lewis, also credited as Johnny K. Lewis, was an American film and television actor. Lewis is best known for playing Kip "Half-Sack" Epps in the first two seasons of the FX series Sons of Anarchy, and other tv roles such as Gilby in The Sausage Factory (2001-2002), Pearce Chase in Quintuplets (2004-2005), and Dennis "Chili" Childress in The O.C. (2005-2006). He also appeared in supporting roles in the films Underclassman (2005), Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007), Felon (2008), and The Runaways (2010).

Sylvia Maria Kristel was a Dutch model and actress who appeared in over 50 films. She is best remembered as the eponymous character in five of the seven Emmanuelle films.