List of Famous people who died in 2012

Jacques Poujol was a French essayist and historian of Protestantism. He also fought in the French Resistance during the Second World War.

Siân Elizabeth Busby was a British writer.

Oscar Luigi Scalfaro was an Italian politician and magistrate, the ninth President of Italy from 1992 to 1999, and subsequently a senator for life. Formerly a member of Christian Democracy, he belonged to the centre-left Democratic party.

Wallace Leslie William Sargent was a British-born American astronomer and the Ira S. Bowen Professor of Astronomy at California Institute of Technology.

Thomas James Davis was an American writer, comedian, and author. He is best known for his comedy partnership with Al Franken, as half of the comedy duo "Franken & Davis" on Saturday Night Live.

Phyllis Ada Diller was an American stand-up comedian, actress, author, musician and artist, best known for her eccentric stage persona, self-deprecating humor, wild hair and clothes, and exaggerated, cackling laugh.

Soledad Roa-Duterte was a Filipino teacher and activist. She was the mother of Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte.