List of Famous people who died in 2012

Lea Gottlieb was an Israeli fashion designer and businesswoman. She immigrated to Israel from Hungary after World War II, and founded the Gottex company.

Abel Salinas Izaguirre was a Peruvian politician. In 1985 under Alan García's government he served as Interior Minister, and in 1987 as Energy Minister and in 1988 Minister of Economy and Finance. In 1990, he was elected Senator of the Republic, by the APRA Party ticket, and unsuccessfully ran for the Presidency of Peru in the 2000 elections, winning about 1.3% of the vote.

Sayuri Yamauchi , also known by the stage name Sayuri (紗ゆり), was a Japanese voice actress. Yamauchi voiced Itchy and Maude Flanders on the Japanese dub of The Simpsons. Sayuri was formerly affiliated with Kyu Production and affiliated with Aigumi at the time of her death. On March 6, 2012, Yamauchi died of cancer and was 55 years old at the time of her death.

Millôr Fernandes was a Brazilian writer, journalist, cartoonist, humorist and playwright. Born Milton Viola Fernandes, his birth was registered on May 27, 1924; the handwriting on his birth certificate rendered the name "Millôr", which he adopted as his official name.

Yolanda Císcar Mateu, known professionally as Yolanda Ríos, was a Venezuelan-Spanish actress best known for her appearances on the game show Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez and her theatrical performances.

Therese Ann Rutherford was a Canadian-American actress in film, radio, and television. She had a long career starring and co-starring in films, playing Polly Benedict during the 1930s and 1940s in the Andy Hardy series, and as one of Scarlett O'Hara's sisters in the film Gone with the Wind (1939).

Mahmoud El-Gohary was an Egyptian footballer and football coach.

Deborah Iona Raffin was an American model and film and television actress who later became an audiobook publisher.

Raden Jacob Salatun was an Indonesia Air Force 3-star officer. He is known as a founder of Indonesia's National Institute of Aeronautics and Space in 1963. Between 28 March 1966 and 25 July 1966 he was Minister of Industry in Indonesia.

Pery Ribeiro was a Brazilian singer of bossa nova, MPB and jazz, active as a singer from 1959 until shortly before his death.