List of Famous people who died in 2012

Fortunato Baldelli was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who was appointed a cardinal in 2010 after a career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1966 to 2009 that included ten years as Apostolic Nuncio to France. He was also the Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary from 2009 to 2012.

Aloysio José Leal Penna, SJ was the Roman Catholic archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Botucatu, Brazil.

Luis d'Andrea was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Caxias do Maranhão, Brazil.

Lucien Charles Gilbert Daloz was the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Besançon, France.

Arduino Bertoldo was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Foligno, Italy.

Robert Oliver Ragland was an American film score composer, best known for his soundtracks to numerous genre films ranging from blaxploitation (Abby), to horror, to monster movies, to thrillers and action films. Throughout his career, he worked with cult filmmakers including William Girdler, Menahem Golan, Larry Cohen, and J. Lee Thompson.

Felipe Fernández García was the Roman Catholic eleventh bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de La Laguna and bishop Ávila, Spain. It was the eleventh bishop of San Cristóbal de La Laguna.

Winrich Ernst Rudolf Kolbe was a German-born American television director and television producer best known for directing 48 episodes of Star Trek across four television series. These included the Hugo Award-winning "All Good Things...". He also directed the series premiere of Star Trek: Voyager, "Caretaker", and was involved in the casting of the series.

Piotr Pawłowski was a Polish actor. He appeared in 45 films and television shows between 1958 and 1995.

Paulino Reale Chirina was an Argentine Prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.