List of Famous people who died in 2012
Salvador Romero Pittari
Pierre Juneau
Pierre Juneau,, was a Canadian film and broadcast executive, a one-time member of the Canadian Cabinet, the first chairman of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) and subsequently president of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. He is credited with the creation, promotion, and championing of Canadian content requirements for radio and television. Juneau is the namesake of the Juno Awards, which were named for him.
Amnon Lipkin-Shahak
Amnon Lipkin-Shahak was an Israeli military officer and politician. He served as Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, as a Member of the Knesset, and as Minister of Transportation and Tourism.
Saud Nasser Al-Saud Al-Sabah
Saud Nasser Al-Saud Al-Sabah was a Kuwaiti politician and diplomat.
Valentin Chernykh
Valentin Konstantinovich Chernykh was a Russian screenwriter. He wrote for more than 35 films between 1973 and 2011. He was the Head of the Jury at the 27th Moscow International Film Festival.
Rosemarie Seibert
David Whitaker
David Sinclair Whitaker was an English composer, songwriter, arranger, and conductor who was most active in the 1960s and 1970s.
Rudi Fleck
Jiří Raška
Jiří Raška was a Czechoslovakian ski jumper. He is regarded as the most famous Czech ski jumper, Olympic winner of the century.
George Cowan
George A. Cowan was an American physical chemist, a businessman and philanthropist.