List of Famous people who died in 2012

Jacobus Cornelis Johannes "Jacques" van der Heyden was a Dutch painter and photographer.

Luíz Eugênio Pérez was the Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Jabuticabal. Brazil.

Ingegerd Troedsson was a Swedish Moderate Party politician. She served as the first female Speaker of the Riksdag.

Roman Kroitor was a Canadian filmmaker who was known as an early practitioner of cinéma vérité, as co-founder of IMAX, and as creator of the Sandde hand-drawn stereoscopic animation system. He was also the original inspiration for the Force, popularized in the Star Wars series.

Gianpiero Moretti was an Italian racing driver and the founder of the MOMO in the 1960s. He was born in Milan.

Ireneo García Alonso was a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church.

Bruno Schettino was the Roman Catholic archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Capua, Italy.

Ottorino Pietro Alberti was an Italian Roman Catholic archbishop who served as Archbishop of Cagliari from 1987 to 2003.

William Aquin Carew was a Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1953 to 1997.