List of Famous people who died in 2012

Pierre Mustapha "Mouss" Diouf was a French-Senegalese actor, comedian and humorist.

Evgeny Ilich Zharikov was a Soviet and Russian film actor who was awarded the title People's Artist of the RSFSR (1989) and the USSR State Prize (1978).

Silvia Seidel was a German actress from Munich, who starred in the TV series Anna (1987), Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left (1993), and Sturm der Liebe (2007). She also starred in the films Anna – Der Film (1988), Faith (1990), and had a small role in The NeverEnding Story (1984). She died on July 31, 2012.

Rauf Raif Denktaş was a Turkish Cypriot politician, barrister and jurist who served as the founding President of Northern Cyprus. He held this position as the President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus between the declaration of the de facto state by Denktaş in 1983 and 2005, was the only President of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus between 1975 and 1983 and the only President of the Autonomous Turkish Cypriot Administration between 1974 and 1975. He was also elected in 1973 as the Vice-President of the Republic of Cyprus until Turkish Operation of Cyprus in 1974.

Nakamura Kanzaburō XVIII , was a Japanese actor active in kabuki, other forms of live theatre, television and commercials. Kanzaburō was a versatile actor whose credits include farce, period pieces and Shin Kabuki.

Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, nicknamed "Butzi", son of Ferry Porsche, grandson of Ferdinand Porsche, was a German designer whose best known product was the first Porsche 911.

Earl Eugene Scruggs was an American musician noted for popularizing a three-finger banjo picking style, now called "Scruggs style", which is a defining characteristic of bluegrass music. His three-finger style of playing was radically different from the traditional way the five-string banjo had previously been played. This new style of playing became popular and elevated the banjo from its previous role as a background rhythm instrument to featured solo status. He popularized the instrument across several genres of music.

Kurt Felix was a Swiss television presenter and entertainer.

Homai Vyarawalla, commonly known by her pseudonym Dalda 13, was India's first woman photojournalist. She began work in the late 1930s and retired in the early 1970s. In 2011, she was awarded Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award of the Republic of India. She was amongst the first women in India to join a mainstream publication when she joined The Illustrated Weekly of India.

Sherman Alexander Hemsley was an American actor, known for his roles as George Jefferson on the CBS television series All in the Family and The Jeffersons, Deacon Ernest Frye on the NBC series Amen, and B.P. Richfield on the ABC series Dinosaurs. Helmsley also played Judge Carl Robertson on the NBC series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. For his work on The Jeffersons, Hemsley was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award. He also won an NAACP Image Award.