List of Famous People who Died in 2012 (American)
| Full Name | Age | Died | Known For |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Dean Byrd | 64 | 2012-04-04T00:00:00+00:00 | Psychologist |
| Abe Deutschendorf | 77 | 2012-12-23T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Abram Wilson | 38 | 2012-06-09T00:00:00+00:00 | Jazz trumpeter |
| Ada Maria Isasi-Diaz | 69 | 2012-05-13T00:00:00+00:00 | Theologian |
| Adam Adamowicz | 42 | 2012-02-09T00:00:00+00:00 | Video game concept artist (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim) |
| Adam Yauch | 47 | 2012-05-04T00:00:00+00:00 | Musician (Beastie Boys) and film director (Gunnin' for That No. 1 Spot) |
| Addie L. Wyatt | 88 | 2012-03-28T00:00:00+00:00 | Labor and civil rights leader |
| Adolph Peschke | 98 | 2012-11-23T00:00:00+00:00 | Outdoorsman |
| Adrienne Rich | 82 | 2012-03-27T00:00:00+00:00 | Feminist poet and essayist |
| Agnes Allen | 81 | 2012-02-24T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (All- Girls Professional Baseball League) |
| Agustin Roman | 83 | 2012-04-11T00:00:00+00:00 | Cuban-born Roman Catholic prelate |
| Al Brancato | 93 | 2012-06-14T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (Philadelphia Athletics) |
| Al Brenner | 64 | 2012-02-13T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player (New York Giants) |
| Al Conway | 82 | 2012-08-03T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player and official |
| Al De Lory | 82 | 2012-02-05T00:00:00+00:00 | Record producer |
| Al Rabin | 76 | 2012-08-14T00:00:00+00:00 | Producer and director (Days of Our Lives) |
| Al Ulbrickson | 81 | 2012-07-06T00:00:00+00:00 | Rower |
| Al Veigel | 95 | 2012-04-08T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (Boston Braves) |
| Alan G. Poindexter | 50 | 2012-07-01T00:00:00+00:00 | NASA astronaut |
| Alan Kirschenbaum | 51 | 2012-10-26T00:00:00+00:00 | Television writer/producer (Coach) |
| Alan M. Kriegsman | 84 | 2012-08-31T00:00:00+00:00 | Dance critic (1976 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism) |
| Albert Elias | 41 | 2012-12-18T00:00:00+00:00 | Sports agent |
| Albert George Wilson | 94 | 2012-08-27T00:00:00+00:00 | Astronomer |
| Albert Hadley | 91 | 2012-03-29T00:00:00+00:00 | Interior decorator |
| Albert Henry Ottenweller | 96 | 2012-09-23T00:00:00+00:00 | Roman Catholic prelate |
| Albert Lee Ueltschi | 95 | 2012-10-18T00:00:00+00:00 | Aviation trainer |
| Albert Marre | 87 | 2012-09-04T00:00:00+00:00 | Stage actor |
| Albert Otto Hirschman | 97 | 2012-12-10T00:00:00+00:00 | German-born economist |
| Albert Riederer | 67 | 2012-12-27T00:00:00+00:00 | Judge and civic leader |
| Alejandro Rodriguez | 93 | 2012-01-20T00:00:00+00:00 | Psychiatrist and academic |
| Alex DeCroce | 75 | 2012-01-09T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Alex Esclamado | 84 | 2012-11-11T00:00:00+00:00 | Filipino-born media and civic leader |
| Alex Karras | 77 | 2012-10-10T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player (Detroit Lions) and actor (Blazing Saddles) |
| Alex Webster | 80 | 2012-03-03T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player (New York Giants) |
| Alexander Leaf | 92 | 2012-12-24T00:00:00+00:00 | Physician and research scientist |
| Alexander Saxton | 93 | 2012-08-20T00:00:00+00:00 | Novelist and historian |
| Alfred Diamant | 94 | 2012-05-11T00:00:00+00:00 | Austrian-born political scientist |
| Alfred Gescheidt | 85 | 2012-01-22T00:00:00+00:00 | Photographer |
| Alice Amsden | 68 | 2012-03-15T00:00:00+00:00 | Economist and MIT professor |
| Alice Arden | 97 | 2012-03-01T00:00:00+00:00 | Olympic (1936) high jumper |
| Alice Harden | 64 | 2012-12-06T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Allen Tolmich | 93 | 2012-03-20T00:00:00+00:00 | Athlete |
| Allie Clark | 88 | 2012-04-02T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (Cleveland Indians) |
| Amarillo Slim | 83 | 2012-04-29T00:00:00+00:00 | Professional gambler |
| Amos Vogel | 91 | 2012-04-24T00:00:00+00:00 | Austrian-born film scholar |
| Amy Tryon | 42 | 2012-04-12T00:00:00+00:00 | Olympic bronze medal-winning (2004) equestrian |
| Andrew B. Steinberg | 53 | 2012-05-20T00:00:00+00:00 | Lawyer |
| Andrew Breitbart | 43 | 2012-03-01T00:00:00+00:00 | Publisher and political commentator |
| Andrew Brimmer | 86 | 2012-10-07T00:00:00+00:00 | Economist |
| Andrew Ganigan | 59 | 2012-05-02T00:00:00+00:00 | Boxer |
| Andrew Levane | 92 | 2012-04-30T00:00:00+00:00 | Basketball player (Syracuse Nationals) |
| Andrew Love | 70 | 2012-04-12T00:00:00+00:00 | Saxophonist (The Memphis Horns) |
| Andrew Sarris | 83 | 2012-06-20T00:00:00+00:00 | Film critic |
| Andrij Dobriansky | 81 | 2012-02-01T00:00:00+00:00 | Ukrainian-born opera singer |
| Andy Griffith | 86 | 2012-07-03T00:00:00+00:00 | Actor (The Andy Griffith Show) |
| Andy Mate | 72 | 2012-05-13T00:00:00+00:00 | Soccer player |
| Andy Musser | 74 | 2012-01-22T00:00:00+00:00 | Sportscaster (Philadelphia Phillies) |
| Andy Replogle | 58 | 2012-04-10T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (Milwaukee Brewers) |
| Andy Williams | 84 | 2012-09-25T00:00:00+00:00 | Singer ("Moon River") and entertainer |
| Angelo Dundee | 90 | 2012-02-01T00:00:00+00:00 | Boxing trainer (Muhammad Ali) |
| Angelo Paternoster | 93 | 2012-07-06T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player (Washington Redskins) |
| Anita Steckel | 82 | 2012-03-16T00:00:00+00:00 | Feminist artist |
| Ann C. Scales | 60 | 2012-06-24T00:00:00+00:00 | Lawyer and law professor |
| Ann Curtis | 86 | 2012-06-26T00:00:00+00:00 | Olympic gold and silver medal-winning (1948) swimmer |
| Ann Rosener | 97 | 2012-05-19T00:00:00+00:00 | Photojournalist |
| Ann Rutherford | 94 | 2012-06-11T00:00:00+00:00 | Canadian-born actress (Gone with the Wind) |
| Anna Schwartz | 96 | 2012-06-21T00:00:00+00:00 | Economist and author (A Monetary History of the United States) |
| Anne Commire | 72 | 2012-02-23T00:00:00+00:00 | Playwright |
| Annemarie Roeper | 93 | 2012-05-11T00:00:00+00:00 | Austrian-born educator |
| Annie B. Martin | 91 | 2012-06-12T00:00:00+00:00 | Civil rights activist |
| Anthony Capo | 52 | 2012-01-23T00:00:00+00:00 | Mobster-turned-informant (DeCavalcante crime family) |
| Anthony di Bonaventura | 83 | 2012-11-12T00:00:00+00:00 | Pianist and academic |
| Anthony Melio | 80 | 2012-07-19T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Anthony O'Connell | 73 | 2012-05-04T00:00:00+00:00 | Irish-born Roman Catholic prelate |
| Anthony Shadid | 43 | 2012-02-16T00:00:00+00:00 | Journalist |
| Archer King | 95 | 2012-07-19T00:00:00+00:00 | Theatrical agent |
| Ardath Mayhar | 81 | 2012-02-01T00:00:00+00:00 | Author |
| Arlen Specter | 82 | 2012-10-14T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Armand Mercier | 78 | 2012-01-13T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Armando Montaño | 22 | 2012-06-30T00:00:00+00:00 | Student and journalist |
| Arnie Risen | 87 | 2012-08-04T00:00:00+00:00 | Hall of Fame basketball player (Boston Celtics) |
| Arnold B. Grobman | 93 | 2012-07-08T00:00:00+00:00 | Zoologist |
| Arnold Dean | 82 | 2012-12-08T00:00:00+00:00 | Radio sports host and personality |
| Arnold Greenberg | 80 | 2012-10-26T00:00:00+00:00 | Businessman |
| Arnold Saul | 87 | 2012-04-06T00:00:00+00:00 | Tennis player and coach |
| Art Ceccarelli | 82 | 2012-07-11T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (Kansas City Athletics) |
| Art Heyman | 71 | 2012-08-27T00:00:00+00:00 | Basketball player (New York Knicks) |
| Art Larsen | 87 | 2012-12-07T00:00:00+00:00 | Tennis player |
| Art Malone | 64 | 2012-07-27T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player (Atlanta Falcons) |
| Art Modell | 87 | 2012-09-06T00:00:00+00:00 | Businessman |
| Artax | 17 | 2012-01-08T00:00:00+00:00 | Champion Thoroughbred racehorse |
| Arthur A. Vogel | 88 | 2012-03-06T00:00:00+00:00 | Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of West Missouri |
| Arthur Jensen | 89 | 2012-10-22T00:00:00+00:00 | Psychologist |
| Arthur K. Snyder | 79 | 2012-11-07T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Arthur Nadel | 80 | 2012-04-16T00:00:00+00:00 | Fund manager and convicted embezzler |
| Arthur Ochs Sulzberger | 86 | 2012-09-29T00:00:00+00:00 | Publisher (The New York Times) |
| Artie Levine | 86 | 2012-01-13T00:00:00+00:00 | Boxer |
| Audrey Deemer | 81 | 2012-09-25T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player |
| Austin Peralta | 22 | 2012-11-21T00:00:00+00:00 | Jazz musician and composer |
| Avis Hope Eckelberry | 56 | 2012-07-14T00:00:00+00:00 | Film editor (The Flintstones) |
| Avram Goldstein | 92 | 2012-06-01T00:00:00+00:00 | Pharmacologist |
| Ayelet Galena | 2 | 2012-01-31T00:00:00+00:00 | Child |
| Balázs Győrffy | 74 | 2012-10-25T00:00:00+00:00 | Hungarian-born physicist |
| Barbara Alby | 66 | 2012-12-09T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Barbara Lett-Simmons | 85 | 2012-12-22T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Barbara Sowers | 80 | 2012-10-19T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player |
| Barney Rosset | 89 | 2012-02-21T00:00:00+00:00 | Publisher (Grove Press) and free speech advocate |
| Barouh Berkovits | 86 | 2012-10-23T00:00:00+00:00 | Czech-born bioengineer |
| Barry Becher | 71 | 2012-06-22T00:00:00+00:00 | Marketing expert (Ginsu knife) |
| Barry Cahill | 90 | 2012-04-09T00:00:00+00:00 | Canadian-born actor (Grand Theft Auto) |
| Barry Commoner | 95 | 2012-09-30T00:00:00+00:00 | Biologist and politician |
| Barry Freiman | 48 | 2012-04-30T00:00:00+00:00 | Writer |
| Barry MacKay | 76 | 2012-06-15T00:00:00+00:00 | Tennis player and commentator |
| Barton Biggs | 79 | 2012-07-14T00:00:00+00:00 | Businessman |
| Barton Lidice Beneš | 69 | 2012-05-30T00:00:00+00:00 | Artist |
| Basil Gordon | 80 | 2012-01-12T00:00:00+00:00 | Mathematician |
| Basil L. Plumley | 92 | 2012-10-10T00:00:00+00:00 | Army command sergeant major |
| Beano Cook | 81 | 2012-10-11T00:00:00+00:00 | College football historian and television sports analyst (ESPN) |
| Beate Sirota Gordon | 89 | 2012-12-30T00:00:00+00:00 | Austrian-born performing arts producer and women's rights advocate |
| Beatrice Sparks | 95 | 2012-05-25T00:00:00+00:00 | Therapist and writer |
| Bela Gold | 97 | 2012-04-14T00:00:00+00:00 | Hungarian-born businessman and professor |
| Belita Woods | 63 | 2012-05-14T00:00:00+00:00 | Funk singer (Brainstorm) |
| Ben Davidson | 72 | 2012-07-02T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player (Oakland Raiders) and actor (Conan the Barbarian) |
| Ben Gazzara | 81 | 2012-02-03T00:00:00+00:00 | Actor (The Big Lebowski) |
| Ben H. Procter | 85 | 2012-04-17T00:00:00+00:00 | Author and football player (Los Angeles Rams) |
| Ben Luján | 77 | 2012-12-18T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Ben Overton | 86 | 2012-12-29T00:00:00+00:00 | Judge |
| Ben-ami Kadish | 88 | 2012-07-16T00:00:00+00:00 | Israeli- mechanical engineer and spy |
| Benedict Freedman | 92 | 2012-02-24T00:00:00+00:00 | Novelist and mathematician |
| Benjamin Tatar | 82 | 2012-11-29T00:00:00+00:00 | Actor (The Wind and the Lion) |
| Benjamin W. Heineman | 98 | 2012-08-05T00:00:00+00:00 | Railroad executive |
| Bennie L. Davis | 94 | 2012-09-23T00:00:00+00:00 | General (Strategic Air Command) |
| Bennie McRae | 72 | 2012-11-22T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player (Chicago Bears) |
| Bennie Turner | 64 | 2012-11-27T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician and lawyer |
| Benny McLaughlin | 84 | 2012-12-27T00:00:00+00:00 | Footballer |
| Bernard Bierman | 104 | 2012-11-05T00:00:00+00:00 | Composer |
| Bernard Cohen | 87 | 2012-03-17T00:00:00+00:00 | Nuclear physicist |
| Bernard O. Gruenke | 99 | 2012-03-31T00:00:00+00:00 | Stained glass artist |
| Bernard Rapoport | 94 | 2012-04-05T00:00:00+00:00 | Businessman and philanthropist |
| Bert R. Bulkin | 82 | 2012-03-10T00:00:00+00:00 | Aeronautical engineer |
| Bert Sugar | 74 | 2012-03-25T00:00:00+00:00 | Boxing writer and historian |
| Bertram Cohler | 73 | 2012-05-09T00:00:00+00:00 | Psychologist |
| Bertram Wyatt-Brown | 80 | 2012-11-05T00:00:00+00:00 | Historian and author |
| Besse Cooper | 116 | 2012-12-04T00:00:00+00:00 | Supercentenarian |
| Bessie Moody-Lawrence | 71 | 2012-12-18T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Beth Finch | 91 | 2012-12-27T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Betty Binns Fletcher | 89 | 2012-10-22T00:00:00+00:00 | Federal judge (9th Circuit Court of Appeals) |
| Betty Meggers | 80 | 2012-07-02T00:00:00+00:00 | Archaeologist |
| Betty Miller Unterberger | 89 | 2012-05-15T00:00:00+00:00 | Scottish-born historian |
| Bettye Lane | 82 | 2012-09-19T00:00:00+00:00 | Photojournalist |
| Beverly McDermott | 83 | 2012-01-19T00:00:00+00:00 | Casting director (Cocoon) |
| Biff Elliot | 89 | 2012-08-15T00:00:00+00:00 | Actor (Alfred Hitchcock Presents) |
| Big Walter Price | 97 | 2012-03-07T00:00:00+00:00 | Blues singer |
| Bill Cutler | 92 | 2012-03-24T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball executive |
| Bill Dees | 73 | 2012-10-24T00:00:00+00:00 | Musician and songwriter ("Oh) |
| Bill Doss | 43 | 2012-07-30T00:00:00+00:00 | Rock singer and guitarist (The Olivia Tremor Control) |
| Bill Granger | 70 | 2012-04-22T00:00:00+00:00 | Author and columnist |
| Bill Green | 50 | 2012-03-05T00:00:00+00:00 | Sprinter |
| Bill Hinzman | 75 | 2012-02-05T00:00:00+00:00 | Actor (Night of the Living Dead) |
| Bill Hollar | 74 | 2012-11-26T00:00:00+00:00 | Racing driver |
| Bill Janklow | 72 | 2012-01-12T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Bill Jenkins | 81 | 2012-03-29T00:00:00+00:00 | NHRA drag racer |
| Bill Mardo | 88 | 2012-01-01T00:00:00+00:00 | Sportswriter |
| Bill McBride | 67 | 2012-12-22T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Bill Rafferty | 68 | 2012-08-11T00:00:00+00:00 | Comedian and television host (Blockbusters) |
| Bill Skowron | 81 | 2012-04-27T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (New York Yankees) |
| Bill Stewart | 59 | 2012-05-21T00:00:00+00:00 | Football coach (West Virginia University) |
| Bill Wallace | 64 | 2012-01-30T00:00:00+00:00 | Author |
| Bill Walsh | 84 | 2012-05-13T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player (Pittsburgh Steelers) |
| Bill White | 51 | 2012-10-27T00:00:00+00:00 | Animator |
| Billy Barnes | 85 | 2012-09-25T00:00:00+00:00 | Composer and lyricist (The Billy Barnes Revue) |
| Billy Bean | 78 | 2012-02-06T00:00:00+00:00 | Jazz guitarist |
| Billy Neighbors | 72 | 2012-04-30T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player (Boston Patriots) |
| Billy O'Brien | 83 | 2012-11-09T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Billy Scott | 70 | 2012-11-17T00:00:00+00:00 | Singer |
| Billy 'Silver Dollar' Baxter | 85 | 2012-01-20T00:00:00+00:00 | Film producer |
| Billy Strange | 81 | 2012-02-22T00:00:00+00:00 | Songwriter ("Limbo Rock") and music arranger |
| Bingham Ray | 57 | 2012-01-23T00:00:00+00:00 | Independent film executive |
| Birdsall S. Viault | 80 | 2012-12-10T00:00:00+00:00 | Academic |
| Blair Kiel | 50 | 2012-04-08T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player (Green Bay Packers) |
| Bo Lozoff | 65 | 2012-11-29T00:00:00+00:00 | Writer and interfaith humanitarian |
| Bob Babbitt | 74 | 2012-07-16T00:00:00+00:00 | Bass guitarist (The Funk Brothers) |
| Bob Bethell | 69 | 2012-05-20T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Bob Birch | 56 | 2012-08-15T00:00:00+00:00 | Musician (Elton John) |
| Bob Boozer | 75 | 2012-05-19T00:00:00+00:00 | Olympic gold medal-winning (1960) basketball player (New York Knicks) |
| Bob Brooks | 84 | 2012-10-03T00:00:00+00:00 | Film director and advertising creative |
| Bob Brunner | 78 | 2012-10-28T00:00:00+00:00 | Television writer and producer (Diff'rent Strokes) |
| Bob Chappuis | 89 | 2012-06-14T00:00:00+00:00 | AAFC football player (Brooklyn Dodgers) |
| Bob Day | 67 | 2012-03-15T00:00:00+00:00 | Olympic (1968) distance runner |
| Bob DiPietro | 85 | 2012-09-03T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (Boston Red Sox) |
| Bob French | 74 | 2012-11-12T00:00:00+00:00 | Jazz musician and radio show host |
| Bob Hale | 78 | 2012-09-08T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (Baltimore Orioles) |
| Bob Lambert | 55 | 2012-09-07T00:00:00+00:00 | Entertainment industry executive (The Walt Disney Company) |
| Bob LaPointe | 66 | 2012-01-31T00:00:00+00:00 | High school and college football coach |
| Bob Lewis | 86 | 2012-04-11T00:00:00+00:00 | College basketball player (University of Utah) |
| Bob Marshall | 77 | 2012-05-08T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician. Mayor of San Bruno |
| Bob Martin | 87 | 2012-10-18T00:00:00+00:00 | Olympic rower |
| Bob McConnell | 87 | 2012-03-18T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball author and researcher |
| Bob Munden | 70 | 2012-12-10T00:00:00+00:00 | Entertainer |
| Bob Myrick | 59 | 2012-08-23T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (New York Mets) |
| Bob Odell | 90 | 2012-12-15T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player |
| Bob Perani | 69 | 2012-04-15T00:00:00+00:00 | Italian-born ice hockey player (Flint Generals) |
| Bob Roesner | 85 | 2012-02-06T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball umpire |
| Bob Stewart | 91 | 2012-05-04T00:00:00+00:00 | Television game show producer (Password) |
| Bob Thalman | 89 | 2012-01-31T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player and coach |
| Bob Wade | 92 | 2012-09-30T00:00:00+00:00 | Crime writer |
| Bob Welch | 66 | 2012-06-07T00:00:00+00:00 | Musician (Fleetwood Mac) |
| Bob Wiggins | 79 | 2012-11-16T00:00:00+00:00 | Negro League baseball outfielder |
| Bob Wright | 86 | 2012-04-15T00:00:00+00:00 | College basketball coach (Morehead State University) |
| Bobbi Jordan | 75 | 2012-11-09T00:00:00+00:00 | Actress (General Hospital) |
| Bobby Jack Oliver | 76 | 2012-12-15T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player |
| Bobby Jaggers | 64 | 2012-09-30T00:00:00+00:00 | Professional wrestler |
| Bonnie Lynn Fields | 68 | 2012-11-17T00:00:00+00:00 | Actress (Angel in My Pocket) |
| Boo Morcom | 91 | 2012-10-03T00:00:00+00:00 | Olympic athlete |
| Borah Bergman | 78 | 2012-10-18T00:00:00+00:00 | Free jazz pianist |
| Boyd Bartley | 92 | 2012-12-21T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (Brooklyn Dodgers) |
| Brad Armstrong | 50 | 2012-11-01T00:00:00+00:00 | Professional wrestler (WWE) |
| Brad Corbett | 75 | 2012-12-24T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball owner (Texas Rangers) |
| Brain Damage | 34 | 2012-10-18T00:00:00+00:00 | Professional wrestler |
| Bruce B. Kendall | 93 | 2012-07-06T00:00:00+00:00 | Hotelier and politician |
| Bruce Bolling | 67 | 2012-09-11T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Bruce Riutta | 67 | 2012-01-24T00:00:00+00:00 | Olympic ice hockey player |
| Bruce Stark | 79 | 2012-12-29T00:00:00+00:00 | Cartoonist (New York Daily News) |
| Bruce Surtees | 74 | 2012-02-23T00:00:00+00:00 | Cinematographer (Lenny) |
| Bruce Von Hoff | 68 | 2012-09-11T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (Houston Astros) |
| Bryce Bayer | 83 | 2012-11-13T00:00:00+00:00 | Scientist (Bayer filter) |
| Bud Alper | 82 | 2012-12-19T00:00:00+00:00 | Sound engineer (Blade Runner) |
| Bud Byerly | 91 | 2012-01-26T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals) |
| Bud Riley | 86 | 2012-08-04T00:00:00+00:00 | CFL coach (Winnipeg Blue Bombers) |
| Budd Lynch | 95 | 2012-10-09T00:00:00+00:00 | Canadian-born public address announcer (Detroit Red Wings) |
| Buddy Freitag | 80 | 2012-05-30T00:00:00+00:00 | Broadway theatre producer (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels) |
| Buddy Roberts | 67 | 2012-11-29T00:00:00+00:00 | Professional wrestler |
| Bugs Henderson | 68 | 2012-03-08T00:00:00+00:00 | Blues guitarist |
| Burdette Solum | 85 | 2012-12-28T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Burl Osborne | 75 | 2012-08-15T00:00:00+00:00 | Publisher |
| Buzz Potamkin | 66 | 2012-04-22T00:00:00+00:00 | Television producer |
| Byard Lancaster | 70 | 2012-08-23T00:00:00+00:00 | Jazz multi-instrumentalist |
| C. Edwin Creed | 91 | 2012-09-07T00:00:00+00:00 | Football coach |
| C. Louis Kincannon | 72 | 2012-12-15T00:00:00+00:00 | Bureaucrat |
| Cali Carranza | 59 | 2012-05-01T00:00:00+00:00 | Tejano musician |
| Callan Pinckney | 72 | 2012-03-01T00:00:00+00:00 | Fitness professional |
| Camilla Williams | 92 | 2012-01-29T00:00:00+00:00 | Opera singer |
| Capitola Dickerson | 98 | 2012-06-15T00:00:00+00:00 | Piano instructor |
| Carl Beane | 59 | 2012-05-09T00:00:00+00:00 | Sports broadcaster and public address announcer (Fenway Park) |
| Carl Bledsoe | 88 | 2012-06-05T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Carl Davis | 77 | 2012-08-09T00:00:00+00:00 | Record producer ("Duke of Earl") |
| Carl Gatto | 74 | 2012-04-10T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Carl Woese | 84 | 2012-12-30T00:00:00+00:00 | Biologist |
| Carleton B. Swift Jr. | 92 | 2012-01-24T00:00:00+00:00 | Intelligence officer |
| Carlisle Towery | 92 | 2012-11-25T00:00:00+00:00 | Basketball player (Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons) |
| Carlo Curley | 59 | 2012-08-11T00:00:00+00:00 | Classical organist |
| Carlos Truan | 76 | 2012-04-10T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Carmen Basilio | 85 | 2012-11-07T00:00:00+00:00 | Boxer |
| Carmen Warschaw | 95 | 2012-11-06T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician and philanthropist |
| Carol Ann Abrams | 69 | 2012-06-03T00:00:00+00:00 | Film producer (The Ernest Green Story) and author |
| Carol Kendall | 94 | 2012-07-28T00:00:00+00:00 | Author (The Gammage Cup) |
| Carolyn Conwell | 82 | 2012-10-22T00:00:00+00:00 | Actress (Torn Curtain) |
| Carrie Smith | 86 | 2012-05-20T00:00:00+00:00 | Blues and jazz singer |
| Carroll E. Lanier | 86 | 2012-12-04T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Carroll Shelby | 89 | 2012-05-10T00:00:00+00:00 | Automobile racer and designer |
| Cathie Wright | 82 | 2012-04-14T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Cecil Gordon | 71 | 2012-09-19T00:00:00+00:00 | NASCAR driver and team owner |
| Celeste Holm | 95 | 2012-07-15T00:00:00+00:00 | Actress (Gentleman's Agreement) |
| Chad Everett | 75 | 2012-07-24T00:00:00+00:00 | Actor (Medical Center) |
| Champ Summers | 66 | 2012-10-11T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (Cincinnati Reds) |
| Charles Anthony | 82 | 2012-02-15T00:00:00+00:00 | Tenor |
| Charles Colson | 80 | 2012-04-21T00:00:00+00:00 | White House Counsel convicted in Watergate scandal |
| Charles Drake | 30 | 2012-07-06T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player (New York Giants) |
| Charles Durning | 89 | 2012-12-24T00:00:00+00:00 | Actor (Evening Shade) |
| Charles E. Collins | 83 | 2012-09-16T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician and activist |
| Charles E. Fritch | 85 | 2012-10-11T00:00:00+00:00 | Writer and editor |
| Charles Fecher | 94 | 2012-01-19T00:00:00+00:00 | Author |
| Charles Flores | 41 | 2012-08-22T00:00:00+00:00 | Cuban-born jazz bassist |
| Charles G. Hall | 81 | 2012-04-25T00:00:00+00:00 | Photojournalist |
| Charles H. Price II | 80 | 2012-01-12T00:00:00+00:00 | Businessman and diplomat |
| Charles Higham | 81 | 2012-04-21T00:00:00+00:00 | English-born biographer |
| Charles Lemmond | 84 | 2012-05-30T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Charles Martin | 81 | 2012-12-08T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Charles Pitts | 65 | 2012-05-01T00:00:00+00:00 | Soul musician |
| Charles Rosen | 85 | 2012-12-09T00:00:00+00:00 | Pianist and author |
| Charles V. Bush | 72 | 2012-11-05T00:00:00+00:00 | Air force officer |
| Charles W. Bailey | 81 | 2012-01-03T00:00:00+00:00 | Journalist and novelist (Seven Days in May) |
| Charlie Hoag | 81 | 2012-03-08T00:00:00+00:00 | Olympic gold-medal winning basketball player (1952) |
| Charlie Rose | 73 | 2012-09-03T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Charlie Spoonhour | 72 | 2012-02-01T00:00:00+00:00 | Basketball coach (Southwest Missouri State) |
| Cheryll Heinze | 65 | 2012-07-10T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Chick King | 81 | 2012-07-09T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (Detroit Tigers) |
| Chief Jay Strongbow | 83 | 2012-04-03T00:00:00+00:00 | Professional wrestler (WWF) |
| Chris Economaki | 91 | 2012-09-28T00:00:00+00:00 | Motorsports journalist |
| Chris Ethridge | 65 | 2012-04-23T00:00:00+00:00 | Country rock bassist (International Submarine Band) |
| Chris Lighty | 44 | 2012-08-30T00:00:00+00:00 | Talent manager |
| Christopher Erhardt | 53 | 2012-12-03T00:00:00+00:00 | Video game producer and academic |
| Chuck Baird | 64 | 2012-02-10T00:00:00+00:00 | Artist |
| Chuck Brown | 75 | 2012-05-16T00:00:00+00:00 | Singer and musician ("Bustin' Loose") |
| Chuck Cherundolo | 96 | 2012-12-22T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player (Philadelphia Eagles) |
| Chuck Diering | 89 | 2012-11-23T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals) |
| Chuck Metcalf | 81 | 2012-01-11T00:00:00+00:00 | Double-bassist |
| Chuck Share | 85 | 2012-06-07T00:00:00+00:00 | Basketball player (Fort Wayne Pistons) |
| Claire Malis | 69 | 2012-08-24T00:00:00+00:00 | Actress (One Life to Live) |
| Clancy Lyall | 86 | 2012-03-19T00:00:00+00:00 | Military veteran |
| Clara Nomee | 73 | 2012-01-31T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Clara Stanton Jones | 99 | 2012-09-30T00:00:00+00:00 | Librarian |
| Clare Fischer | 83 | 2012-01-26T00:00:00+00:00 | Composer |
| Clarence C. Pope | 81 | 2012-01-08T00:00:00+00:00 | Prelate |
| Clarence Dart | 91 | 2012-02-17T00:00:00+00:00 | World War II fighter pilot (Tuskegee Airmen) |
| Claude-Anne Lopez | 92 | 2012-12-28T00:00:00+00:00 | Author and scholar |
| Claudene Christian | 42 | 2012-10-29T00:00:00+00:00 | Entrepreneur and sailor |
| Cleveland Elam | 60 | 2012-07-12T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player (San Francisco 49ers) |
| Cliff Brown | 60 | 2012-12-10T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player (Notre Dame) |
| Cliff Chambers | 90 | 2012-01-21T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player |
| Cliff Osmond | 75 | 2012-12-22T00:00:00+00:00 | Actor (Irma la Douce) |
| Colleen Bushman Lemmon | 85 | 2012-08-15T00:00:00+00:00 | Latter Day Saint counselor |
| Colleen Walker | 56 | 2012-12-11T00:00:00+00:00 | Golfer |
| Colonel Stone Johnson | 93 | 2012-01-19T00:00:00+00:00 | Civil rights activist |
| Constantine of Irinoupolis | 75 | 2012-05-21T00:00:00+00:00 | Orthodox hierarch |
| Cotton Owens | 88 | 2012-06-07T00:00:00+00:00 | Hall of Fame NASCAR driver and owner |
| Cris Alexander | 92 | 2012-03-07T00:00:00+00:00 | Actor and photographer |
| Curt Levine | 64 | 2012-07-31T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician and attorney |
| Curtis Crider | 82 | 2012-12-21T00:00:00+00:00 | Racing driver |
| Cynthia Dall | 41 | 2012-04-05T00:00:00+00:00 | Musician |
| Dale Olson | 78 | 2012-08-09T00:00:00+00:00 | Publicist |
| Dale R. Corson | 97 | 2012-03-31T00:00:00+00:00 | Physicist |
| Dale Sommers | 68 | 2012-08-24T00:00:00+00:00 | Radio personality |
| Damien Bona | 56 | 2012-01-29T00:00:00+00:00 | Journalist |
| Dan Daniels | 90 | 2012-08-13T00:00:00+00:00 | Sportscaster |
| Dan Dorfman | 80 | 2012-06-16T00:00:00+00:00 | Financial journalist (CNN) |
| Dan Evins | 76 | 2012-01-14T00:00:00+00:00 | Entrepreneur |
| Dan Kraus | 90 | 2012-12-28T00:00:00+00:00 | Basketball player and FBI special agent |
| Dan Roundfield | 59 | 2012-08-06T00:00:00+00:00 | Basketball player (Atlanta Hawks) |
| Dan Tieman | 71 | 2012-10-30T00:00:00+00:00 | Basketball player (Cincinnati Royals) |
| Daniel C. Gerould | 84 | 2012-02-13T00:00:00+00:00 | Playwright and academic |
| Daniel E. Boatwright | 82 | 2012-04-27T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Daniel Inouye | 88 | 2012-12-17T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Daniel O'Keefe | 84 | 2012-08-29T00:00:00+00:00 | Author and editor (Reader's Digest) |
| Daniel Stern | 78 | 2012-11-12T00:00:00+00:00 | Psychiatrist |
| Daniel Weinreb | 53 | 2012-09-07T00:00:00+00:00 | Computer scientist and programmer |
| Dann Cahn | 89 | 2012-11-21T00:00:00+00:00 | Film and television editor (I Love Lucy) |
| Danny Clyburn | 37 | 2012-02-07T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (Baltimore Orioles) |
| Danny Steinmann | 70 | 2012-12-18T00:00:00+00:00 | Film director (Friday the 13th: A New Beginning) |
| Daphne Zepos | 52 | 2012-07-03T00:00:00+00:00 | Greek-born author and chef |
| Darrel Akerfelds | 50 | 2012-06-24T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies) and coach (San Diego Padres) |
| Darrell Royal | 88 | 2012-11-07T00:00:00+00:00 | Football coach (University of Texas) |
| Daryl Hine | 76 | 2012-08-20T00:00:00+00:00 | Poet |
| Dave Alexander | 73 | 2012-01-08T00:00:00+00:00 | Blues singer and pianist |
| Dave Boswell | 67 | 2012-06-11T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (Minnesota Twins) |
| Dave Brubeck | 91 | 2012-12-05T00:00:00+00:00 | Jazz pianist ("Take Five") and composer ("Blue Rondo à la Turk") |
| Dave Cheadle | 60 | 2012-02-25T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (Atlanta Braves) |
| Dave Mann | 79 | 2012-05-22T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player (Chicago Cardinals) |
| Dave May | 68 | 2012-10-20T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (Atlanta Braves) |
| Dave Philley | 91 | 2012-03-15T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (Baltimore Orioles) |
| David Anthony Pizzuto | 60 | 2012-02-10T00:00:00+00:00 | Canadian-born voice actor (Family Guy) |
| David C. Copley | 60 | 2012-11-20T00:00:00+00:00 | Publishing heir (Copley Press) and socialite |
| David Craighead | 88 | 2012-03-26T00:00:00+00:00 | Organist |
| David E. Pergrin | 94 | 2012-04-07T00:00:00+00:00 | Soldier |
| David L. Cornwell | 67 | 2012-11-02T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| David N. Martin | 82 | 2012-10-02T00:00:00+00:00 | Advertising executive |
| David O'Brien Martin | 68 | 2012-11-20T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| David Oliver Relin | 49 | 2012-11-15T00:00:00+00:00 | Writer and author |
| David Peaston | 54 | 2012-02-01T00:00:00+00:00 | R&B singer |
| David Rakoff | 47 | 2012-08-09T00:00:00+00:00 | Canadian-born writer and actor (Capote) |
| David Rimoin | 75 | 2012-05-27T00:00:00+00:00 | Geneticist |
| David Rosenhan | 82 | 2012-02-06T00:00:00+00:00 | Psychologist |
| David S. Smith | 94 | 2012-04-13T00:00:00+00:00 | Diplomat |
| David S. Ware | 62 | 2012-10-18T00:00:00+00:00 | Jazz saxophonist |
| David Sayre | 87 | 2012-02-23T00:00:00+00:00 | Scientist |
| David Schwendeman | 87 | 2012-11-26T00:00:00+00:00 | Taxidermist ( Museum of Natural History) |
| David Speer | 61 | 2012-11-17T00:00:00+00:00 | Businessman |
| David Trosch | 76 | 2012-10-12T00:00:00+00:00 | Roman Catholic priest |
| David Waltz | 68 | 2012-03-22T00:00:00+00:00 | Computer scientist |
| David Wheeler | 86 | 2012-01-04T00:00:00+00:00 | Theatrical director |
| Deborah Raffin | 59 | 2012-11-21T00:00:00+00:00 | Actress (Once Is Not Enough) |
| Deborah Scaling Kiley | 54 | 2012-08-13T00:00:00+00:00 | Shipwreck survivor |
| Dee Caruso | 83 | 2012-05-27T00:00:00+00:00 | Television writer (Get Smart) |
| Dee Harvey | 47 | 2012-12-01T00:00:00+00:00 | R&B singer |
| Delma Kollar | 114 | 2012-01-24T00:00:00+00:00 | Supercentenarian |
| Dennis Bennett | 72 | 2012-03-24T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies) |
| Dennis Bowen | 61 | 2012-03-09T00:00:00+00:00 | Actor (Caddyshack II; Welcome Back) |
| Dennis Callahan | 70 | 2012-02-08T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Dennis E. Fitch | 69 | 2012-05-07T00:00:00+00:00 | Pilot (United Airlines Flight 232) |
| Dennis Flemion | 57 | 2012-07-07T00:00:00+00:00 | Rock musician (The Frogs) |
| Dennis Hamilton | 68 | 2012-06-18T00:00:00+00:00 | Basketball player (Los Angeles Lakers) |
| Denny Jones | 101 | 2012-04-25T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Deputed Testamony | 32 | 2012-09-18T00:00:00+00:00 | Thoroughbred racehorse |
| Dewayne Bunch | 50 | 2012-07-11T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Dick Anthony Williams | 77 | 2012-02-16T00:00:00+00:00 | Actor (Edward Scissorhands) |
| Dick Beals | 85 | 2012-05-29T00:00:00+00:00 | Voice actor (Davey and Goliath) |
| Dick Clark | 82 | 2012-04-18T00:00:00+00:00 | Television host and producer ( Bandstand) |
| Dick Davies | 76 | 2012-02-25T00:00:00+00:00 | Gold-medal winning Olympic basketball player (1964) |
| Dick Felt | 79 | 2012-11-17T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player (New York Titans) |
| Dick Greco | 87 | 2012-07-05T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player |
| Dick Hafer | 85 | 2012-12-15T00:00:00+00:00 | Jazz saxophonist |
| Dick Harter | 81 | 2012-03-12T00:00:00+00:00 | Basketball coach (Charlotte Hornets) |
| Dick McBride | 84 | 2012-08-28T00:00:00+00:00 | Beat poet |
| Dick Tufeld | 85 | 2012-01-22T00:00:00+00:00 | Voice actor and announcer |
| Dimitra Arliss | 79 | 2012-01-26T00:00:00+00:00 | Actress (The Sting) |
| Dina Manfredini | 115 | 2012-12-17T00:00:00+00:00 | Italian-born supercentenarian |
| Dmitri Nabokov | 77 | 2012-02-22T00:00:00+00:00 | Opera singer and translator |
| Doc Watson | 89 | 2012-05-29T00:00:00+00:00 | Folk and bluegrass musician |
| Dody Weston Thompson | 89 | 2012-10-14T00:00:00+00:00 | Photographer |
| Dom Valentino | 83 | 2012-04-17T00:00:00+00:00 | Sports broadcaster |
| Don Bagley | 84 | 2012-07-26T00:00:00+00:00 | Jazz bassist and composer |
| Don Brinkley | 91 | 2012-07-14T00:00:00+00:00 | Television writer (The Fugitive) |
| Don Carter | 85 | 2012-01-05T00:00:00+00:00 | Professional bowler |
| Don Cornelius | 75 | 2012-02-01T00:00:00+00:00 | Television host and producer (Soul Train) |
| Don Erickson | 80 | 2012-08-01T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies) |
| Don Fullmer | 72 | 2012-01-28T00:00:00+00:00 | Boxer |
| Don Grady | 68 | 2012-06-27T00:00:00+00:00 | Actor (My Three Sons) |
| Don Joyce | 82 | 2012-02-26T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player (Baltimore Colts) |
| Don Leshnock | 65 | 2012-05-05T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (Detroit Tigers) |
| Don Medford | 95 | 2012-12-12T00:00:00+00:00 | Television director (Baretta) |
| Don Mincher | 73 | 2012-03-04T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (Minnesota Twins) |
| Don Owen | 82 | 2012-06-17T00:00:00+00:00 | News anchor (KSLA) |
| Don Panciera | 84 | 2012-02-09T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player (New York Yankees) |
| Don R. Swanson | 88 | 2012-11-18T00:00:00+00:00 | Information scientist |
| Don Reed | 92 | 2012-04-09T00:00:00+00:00 | Football coach (Long Beach State 49ers) |
| Don Rhymer | 51 | 2012-11-28T00:00:00+00:00 | Film (Big Momma's House) |
| Don Richard Riso | 0 | 2012-08-30T00:00:00+00:00 | Teacher and author |
| Don Wedge | 82 | 2012-04-20T00:00:00+00:00 | Football referee (1972–1995) |
| Don Woods | 84 | 2012-06-12T00:00:00+00:00 | Meteorologist and cartoonist |
| Donal Henahan | 91 | 2012-08-19T00:00:00+00:00 | Music critic |
| Donald "Duck" Dunn | 70 | 2012-05-13T00:00:00+00:00 | Bass guitarist (The Blues Brothers) |
| Donald C. Paup | 73 | 2012-08-07T00:00:00+00:00 | Badminton player and academic |
| Donald E. Hillman | 93 | 2012-03-16T00:00:00+00:00 | World War II flying ace |
| Donald Edgar Tewes | 96 | 2012-08-29T00:00:00+00:00 | Businessman and politician |
| Donald J. Sobol | 87 | 2012-07-11T00:00:00+00:00 | Writer (Encyclopedia Brown) |
| Donald L. Owens | 82 | 2012-05-02T00:00:00+00:00 | Military officer |
| Donald M. Payne | 77 | 2012-03-06T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Donald Takayama | 68 | 2012-10-22T00:00:00+00:00 | Surfer |
| Donna Summer | 63 | 2012-05-17T00:00:00+00:00 | Singer ("Bad Girls") |
| Donnie Andrews | 58 | 2012-12-13T00:00:00+00:00 | Criminal |
| Donnie Butcher | 76 | 2012-10-08T00:00:00+00:00 | Basketball player and coach (New York Knicks) |
| Doris Betts | 79 | 2012-04-21T00:00:00+00:00 | Author |
| Doris Neal | 83 | 2012-07-07T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (AAGPBL) |
| Doris Sams | 85 | 2012-06-28T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (All- Girls Professional Baseball League) |
| Doris Singleton | 92 | 2012-06-26T00:00:00+00:00 | Actress (I Love Lucy) |
| Dorothea Tanning | 101 | 2012-01-31T00:00:00+00:00 | Surrealist painter |
| Dorothy Germain Porter | 88 | 2012-07-20T00:00:00+00:00 | Golfer |
| Dorothy Gilman | 88 | 2012-02-02T00:00:00+00:00 | Spy novelist (The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax) |
| Dorothy McGuire | 84 | 2012-09-07T00:00:00+00:00 | Singer |
| Dory Previn | 86 | 2012-02-14T00:00:00+00:00 | Singer-songwriter (Mythical Kings and Iguanas) and lyricist (Valley of the Dolls) |
| Doug Dillard | 75 | 2012-05-16T00:00:00+00:00 | Bluegrass musician (The Dillards) and actor (The Andy Griffith Show) |
| Doug Furnas | 52 | 2012-03-02T00:00:00+00:00 | Professional wrestler |
| Douglas Townsend | 90 | 2012-08-01T00:00:00+00:00 | Composer and musicologist |
| Doyle Conner | 83 | 2012-12-16T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Duane Wood | 74 | 2012-07-23T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player (Kansas City Chiefs) |
| Dwayne Schintzius | 43 | 2012-04-15T00:00:00+00:00 | Basketball player (New Jersey Nets) |
| Dynaformer | 27 | 2012-04-29T00:00:00+00:00 | Racehorse and sire |
| E. Donnall Thomas | 92 | 2012-10-20T00:00:00+00:00 | Physician |
| E. K. Fretwell | 88 | 2012-10-18T00:00:00+00:00 | Teacher and university administrator |
| E. Porter Hatcher Jr. | 76 | 2012-12-26T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Earl Carroll | 75 | 2012-11-25T00:00:00+00:00 | Singer (The Cadillacs) |
| Earl Lindley | 78 | 2012-02-14T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player (Edmonton Eskimos) |
| Earl Rose | 85 | 2012-05-01T00:00:00+00:00 | Medical examiner |
| Earl Scruggs | 88 | 2012-03-28T00:00:00+00:00 | Bluegrass musician |
| Earl Shorris | 75 | 2012-05-27T00:00:00+00:00 | Writer and social critic |
| Earle R. Gister | 77 | 2012-01-22T00:00:00+00:00 | Acting teacher |
| Eb Gaines | 84 | 2012-03-15T00:00:00+00:00 | Businessman and diplomat |
| Ed Brigadier | 62 | 2012-02-26T00:00:00+00:00 | Actor (Pushing Daisies) |
| Ed Burton | 72 | 2012-05-20T00:00:00+00:00 | Basketball player |
| Ed Cassidy | 89 | 2012-12-06T00:00:00+00:00 | Musician (Spirit) |
| Ed Conlin | 79 | 2012-09-21T00:00:00+00:00 | Basketball player (Syracuse Nationals) |
| Ed Derwinski | 85 | 2012-01-15T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Ed Grady | 89 | 2012-12-10T00:00:00+00:00 | Actor (The Notebook) |
| Ed Jenkins | 78 | 2012-01-01T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Ed Price | 94 | 2012-12-01T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Ed Richards | 83 | 2012-11-18T00:00:00+00:00 | Olympic fencer (1964) |
| Ed Stevens | 87 | 2012-07-22T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (Brooklyn Dodgers) |
| Ed Stroud | 72 | 2012-07-02T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (Chicago White Sox) |
| Edarem | 79 | 2012-01-08T00:00:00+00:00 | Television presenter and internet celebrity |
| Eddie "Guitar" Burns | 84 | 2012-12-12T00:00:00+00:00 | Detroit blues musician |
| Eddie Bert | 90 | 2012-09-27T00:00:00+00:00 | Jazz trombonist |
| Eddie Blazonczyk | 70 | 2012-05-21T00:00:00+00:00 | Polka musician |
| Eddie Jones | 74 | 2012-06-27T00:00:00+00:00 | Football executive (Miami Dolphins) |
| Eddie King | 73 | 2012-03-14T00:00:00+00:00 | Chicago blues musician |
| Eddie Perkins | 75 | 2012-05-10T00:00:00+00:00 | Boxer |
| Eddie Russo | 86 | 2012-10-14T00:00:00+00:00 | Race car driver |
| Eddie Yost | 86 | 2012-10-16T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player and coach (Washington Senators) |
| Edgar May | 83 | 2012-12-27T00:00:00+00:00 | Swiss-born politician and Pulitzer prize-winning (1961) journalist |
| Edgar Ross | 63 | 2012-06-25T00:00:00+00:00 | Boxer |
| Edmund Kornfeld | 93 | 2012-06-22T00:00:00+00:00 | Organic chemist |
| Edmund Skellings | 80 | 2012-08-19T00:00:00+00:00 | Poet |
| Edna Sheen | 67 | 2012-01-20T00:00:00+00:00 | Makeup artist (Philadelphia) |
| Edward E. Hammer | 80 | 2012-07-16T00:00:00+00:00 | Electrical engineer |
| Edward Groesbeck Voss | 82 | 2012-02-13T00:00:00+00:00 | Botanist and lepidopterist |
| Edward Hughes | 92 | 2012-12-25T00:00:00+00:00 | Roman Catholic prelate |
| Edward Jones | 62 | 2012-12-14T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Edward Meneeley | 85 | 2012-12-29T00:00:00+00:00 | Artist |
| Edward N. Costikyan | 87 | 2012-06-22T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician and author |
| Edward Purrington | 82 | 2012-04-14T00:00:00+00:00 | Opera director |
| Edward Vincent | 78 | 2012-08-31T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Edwarda O'Bara | 59 | 2012-11-21T00:00:00+00:00 | Medical patient |
| Edwin P. Wilson | 84 | 2012-09-10T00:00:00+00:00 | Operative |
| Edwin Q. White | 90 | 2012-11-01T00:00:00+00:00 | Journalist |
| Eileen McDonough | 49 | 2012-03-13T00:00:00+00:00 | Child actress (The Mary Tyler Moore Show) |
| Eileen Moran | 60 | 2012-12-03T00:00:00+00:00 | Visual effects producer (The Lord of the Rings) |
| Eileen Pollock | 86 | 2012-12-05T00:00:00+00:00 | Television writer and producer (Dynasty) |
| Elaine Mulqueen | 80 | 2012-05-22T00:00:00+00:00 | Children's television host and personality |
| Eldon Nelson | 85 | 2012-03-16T00:00:00+00:00 | Jockey |
| Elena Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya | 55 | 2012-11-18T00:00:00+00:00 | Russian-born chess grandmaster |
| Elinor Ostrom | 78 | 2012-06-12T00:00:00+00:00 | Economist and Nobel laureate (Economics) |
| Elizabeth Brumfiel | 66 | 2012-01-01T00:00:00+00:00 | Archaeologist |
| Elizabeth Busche | 20 | 2012-05-03T00:00:00+00:00 | Curler |
| Ellen Douglas | 91 | 2012-11-07T00:00:00+00:00 | Writer |
| Ellen Pence | 63 | 2012-01-06T00:00:00+00:00 | Sociologist and social activist |
| Elliott Carter | 103 | 2012-11-05T00:00:00+00:00 | Composer |
| Elliott Stein | 83 | 2012-11-07T00:00:00+00:00 | Film critic and historian |
| Else Holmelund Minarik | 91 | 2012-07-12T00:00:00+00:00 | Danish-born author (Little Bear) |
| Elvis J. Perrodin | 55 | 2012-06-10T00:00:00+00:00 | Jockey |
| Elwood V. Jensen | 92 | 2012-12-16T00:00:00+00:00 | Medical researcher |
| Elyse Knox | 94 | 2012-02-16T00:00:00+00:00 | Actress and model |
| Emanuel Steward | 68 | 2012-10-25T00:00:00+00:00 | Hall of Fame boxing trainer and HBO boxing commentator |
| Emily Squires | 71 | 2012-11-21T00:00:00+00:00 | Television director (Sesame Street) and scriptwriter (Guiding Light) |
| Eric Harris | 56 | 2012-02-19T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player (Toronto Argonauts) |
| Eric Lowen | 60 | 2012-03-23T00:00:00+00:00 | Singer and songwriter ("We Belong") |
| Erica Kennedy | 42 | 2012-06-18T00:00:00+00:00 | Author and columnist |
| Erik Rhodes | 30 | 2012-06-14T00:00:00+00:00 | Pornographic actor |
| Ernest Borgnine | 95 | 2012-07-08T00:00:00+00:00 | Actor (Marty) |
| Ernest Callenbach | 83 | 2012-04-16T00:00:00+00:00 | Writer and environmentalist |
| Ernest Mateen | 46 | 2012-11-06T00:00:00+00:00 | Boxer |
| Ernie Alexander | 78 | 2012-01-17T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Ernie Carson | 74 | 2012-01-09T00:00:00+00:00 | Jazz musician |
| Ernie Chan | 71 | 2012-05-16T00:00:00+00:00 | Filipino-born comic book artist (Batman) |
| Ernie Smith | 81 | 2012-05-22T00:00:00+00:00 | Negro League baseball player |
| Ernie Warlick | 80 | 2012-11-24T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player (Buffalo Bills) |
| Erwin Steinberg | 91 | 2012-10-02T00:00:00+00:00 | Academic |
| Erwin Tomash | 91 | 2012-12-10T00:00:00+00:00 | Businessman (Dataproducts) |
| Etel Billig | 79 | 2012-03-28T00:00:00+00:00 | Actress |
| Ethel Person | 77 | 2012-10-16T00:00:00+00:00 | Psychiatrist and psychoanalyst |
| Ethel Winter | 87 | 2012-03-10T00:00:00+00:00 | Dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company and teacher at the Juilliard School |
| Etta James | 73 | 2012-01-20T00:00:00+00:00 | Blues singer ("At Last") |
| Eugene Genovese | 82 | 2012-09-26T00:00:00+00:00 | Academic and author |
| Eugene Lacritz | 82 | 2012-05-18T00:00:00+00:00 | Conductor |
| Eugene Polley | 96 | 2012-05-20T00:00:00+00:00 | Engineer |
| Eugene Selznick | 82 | 2012-06-10T00:00:00+00:00 | Hall of Fame volleyball player and Olympic (1964) |
| Eugene Smith | 94 | 2012-11-21T00:00:00+00:00 | Pilot (Tuskegee Airmen) and attorney |
| Eugene V. Clark | 86 | 2012-04-11T00:00:00+00:00 | Roman Catholic priest |
| Eunice Bommelyn | 85 | 2012-04-23T00:00:00+00:00 | Tolowa cultural advocate |
| Eva Rausing | 48 | 2012-07-07T00:00:00+00:00 | Philanthropist |
| Eve Arnold | 99 | 2012-01-04T00:00:00+00:00 | Photographer |
| Evelyn Bryan Johnson | 102 | 2012-05-10T00:00:00+00:00 | Aviator |
| Evelyn Lear | 86 | 2012-07-01T00:00:00+00:00 | Opera singer |
| Evelyn Ward | 89 | 2012-12-23T00:00:00+00:00 | Television actress |
| Everett Lilly | 87 | 2012-05-08T00:00:00+00:00 | Bluegrass musician (The Lilly Brothers) |
| Ezell Lee | 74 | 2012-05-21T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| F. Elwood Davis | 96 | 2012-01-17T00:00:00+00:00 | Lawyer |
| F. Herbert Bormann | 90 | 2012-06-07T00:00:00+00:00 | Ecologist |
| Farish Jenkins | 72 | 2012-11-11T00:00:00+00:00 | Palaeontologist |
| Faruq Z. Bey | 70 | 2012-06-01T00:00:00+00:00 | Jazz saxophonist |
| Fay Ajzenberg-Selove | 86 | 2012-08-08T00:00:00+00:00 | German-born physicist |
| Fay Kleinman | 99 | 2012-02-21T00:00:00+00:00 | Painter |
| Felix Stehling | 87 | 2012-12-10T00:00:00+00:00 | Restaurateur |
| Fern Persons | 101 | 2012-07-22T00:00:00+00:00 | Actress (Field of Dreams) |
| Fioravante Perrotta | 80 | 2012-07-20T00:00:00+00:00 | Lawyer and political aide |
| Florence Holway | 96 | 2012-02-07T00:00:00+00:00 | Advocate for rape victims |
| Floyd D. Hall | 96 | 2012-04-26T00:00:00+00:00 | Pilot |
| Floyd Temple | 86 | 2012-06-29T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball coach (University of Kansas) |
| Fontella Bass | 72 | 2012-12-26T00:00:00+00:00 | Singer ("Rescue Me") |
| Forrest S. McCartney | 81 | 2012-07-17T00:00:00+00:00 | USAF lieutenant general |
| Fran Matera | 87 | 2012-03-15T00:00:00+00:00 | Comic strip artist (Steve Roper and Mike Nomad) |
| Francella Mary Griggs | 91 | 2012-01-07T00:00:00+00:00 | Nun |
| Frances Hashimoto | 69 | 2012-11-04T00:00:00+00:00 | Businesswoman and civic leader |
| Franco Ventriglia | 90 | 2012-11-28T00:00:00+00:00 | Opera singer |
| Frank Ackerman Hill | 92 | 2012-01-05T00:00:00+00:00 | U.S. Air Force officer |
| Frank Aschenbrenner | 86 | 2012-01-30T00:00:00+00:00 | German-born football player (Chicago Hornets) |
| Frank B. McDonald | 87 | 2012-08-31T00:00:00+00:00 | Astrophysicist |
| Frank Barsalona | 74 | 2012-11-22T00:00:00+00:00 | Talent agent and concert promoter |
| Frank Barsotti | 74 | 2012-06-06T00:00:00+00:00 | Photographer |
| Frank Cady | 96 | 2012-06-08T00:00:00+00:00 | Actor (Green Acres) |
| Frank Chee Willeto | 87 | 2012-06-23T00:00:00+00:00 | Navajocode talker in World War II |
| Frank Christian | 60 | 2012-12-24T00:00:00+00:00 | Singer-songwriter |
| Frank Cioffi | 83 | 2012-01-01T00:00:00+00:00 | Philosopher |
| Frank Evans | 90 | 2012-08-03T00:00:00+00:00 | Negro league baseball player |
| Frank Fucarino | 91 | 2012-04-02T00:00:00+00:00 | Basketball player (Toronto Huskies) |
| Frank Henderson | 84 | 2012-12-28T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician and judge |
| Frank J. Prial | 82 | 2012-11-06T00:00:00+00:00 | Journalist and wine critic (The New York Times) |
| Frank James McGarr | 90 | 2012-01-06T00:00:00+00:00 | Federal district judge |
| Frank Macchiarola | 71 | 2012-12-18T00:00:00+00:00 | Educator |
| Frank Marocco | 81 | 2012-03-03T00:00:00+00:00 | Accordionist |
| Frank Martin | 73 | 2012-08-12T00:00:00+00:00 | Defense attorney and politician |
| Frank Moore Cross | 91 | 2012-10-16T00:00:00+00:00 | Biblical scholar |
| Frank Pastore | 55 | 2012-12-17T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (Cincinnati Reds) |
| Frank Peppiatt | 85 | 2012-11-07T00:00:00+00:00 | Canadian-born television writer and producer |
| Frank Pierson | 87 | 2012-07-22T00:00:00+00:00 | Film director and screenwriter (Dog Day Afternoon) |
| Frank Pittman | 77 | 2012-11-24T00:00:00+00:00 | Psychiatrist and author (Private Lies: Infidelity and Betrayal of Intimacy) |
| Frank R. Burns | 84 | 2012-07-14T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player and coach (Rutgers University) |
| Frank Sanders | 62 | 2012-02-17T00:00:00+00:00 | Olympic silver medal-winning (1972) ice hockey player |
| Frank Sherwood Rowland | 84 | 2012-03-10T00:00:00+00:00 | Chemistry professor |
| Frank Weddig | 67 | 2012-10-26T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Frank Wills | 53 | 2012-05-11T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (Toronto Blue Jays) |
| Frank Wilson | 71 | 2012-09-27T00:00:00+00:00 | Songwriter and record producer |
| Franklin McMahon | 90 | 2012-03-03T00:00:00+00:00 | Artist and reporter |
| Frazier Mohawk | 71 | 2012-06-02T00:00:00+00:00 | Record producer (Buffalo Springfield) |
| Fred Bateman | 74 | 2012-01-10T00:00:00+00:00 | Economic historian |
| Fred Bradley | 91 | 2012-04-24T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (Chicago White Sox) |
| Fred Matua | 28 | 2012-08-05T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player |
| Fred Milano | 72 | 2012-01-01T00:00:00+00:00 | Doo-wop singer (The Belmonts) |
| Fred Rehm | 91 | 2012-12-28T00:00:00+00:00 | Basketball player |
| Freddie Solomon | 59 | 2012-02-13T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player (Miami Dolphins) |
| Freddy Schmidt | 96 | 2012-11-17T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals) |
| Frederica Sagor Maas | 111 | 2012-01-05T00:00:00+00:00 | Silent film screenwriter (The Plastic Age) |
| Frederick Gehring | 64 | 2012-05-29T00:00:00+00:00 | Mathematician |
| Frederick J. Brown | 67 | 2012-05-05T00:00:00+00:00 | Artist |
| Frederick William Danker | 91 | 2012-02-02T00:00:00+00:00 | Lexicographer and New Testament scholar |
| Frieda Berryhill | 90 | 2012-06-20T00:00:00+00:00 | Anti–nuclear power activist |
| Furman Bisher | 93 | 2012-03-18T00:00:00+00:00 | Sports writer (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution) |
| G. Emerson Cole | 93 | 2012-03-31T00:00:00+00:00 | Radio broadcaster |
| Gabriel G. Nahas | 92 | 2012-06-28T00:00:00+00:00 | Physician |
| Gabrielle Roth | 71 | 2012-10-22T00:00:00+00:00 | Dancer and musician |
| Gail Harris | 81 | 2012-11-14T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (New York Giants) |
| Garniss Curtis | 93 | 2012-12-19T00:00:00+00:00 | Geophysicist |
| Garry Walberg | 90 | 2012-03-27T00:00:00+00:00 | Actor (Quincy) |
| Gart Westerhout | 85 | 2012-10-14T00:00:00+00:00 | Dutch-born astronomer |
| Gary Carter | 57 | 2012-02-16T00:00:00+00:00 | Hall of Fame baseball player (Montreal Expos) |
| Gary Collins | 74 | 2012-10-13T00:00:00+00:00 | Actor (The Sixth Sense) |
| Gary DeCramer | 67 | 2012-03-07T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Gary Kubly | 68 | 2012-03-02T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Gatewood Galbraith | 64 | 2012-01-04T00:00:00+00:00 | Lawyer and author |
| Gaylon Lawrence | 78 | 2012-07-10T00:00:00+00:00 | Businessman |
| Gene Bartow | 81 | 2012-01-03T00:00:00+00:00 | College basketball coach (UAB) |
| Gene Crumling | 89 | 2012-02-11T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals) |
| Gene DeWeese | 78 | 2012-03-19T00:00:00+00:00 | Author |
| Gene F. Franklin | 85 | 2012-08-09T00:00:00+00:00 | Control theorist |
| Gene Methvin | 77 | 2012-01-19T00:00:00+00:00 | Journalist and magazine editor |
| Gene Stipe | 85 | 2012-07-21T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Gene Vance | 88 | 2012-02-16T00:00:00+00:00 | Basketball player (Chicago Stags) |
| Gene Visich | 85 | 2012-05-07T00:00:00+00:00 | AAGPBL baseball player |
| Geoffrey Cornish | 97 | 2012-02-10T00:00:00+00:00 | Golf course architect |
| George Armitage Miller | 92 | 2012-07-22T00:00:00+00:00 | Psychologist (The Magical Number Seven) |
| George Birimisa | 88 | 2012-05-10T00:00:00+00:00 | Playwright |
| George Bowers | 68 | 2012-08-18T00:00:00+00:00 | Film editor (A League of Their Own) |
| George C. Stoney | 96 | 2012-07-12T00:00:00+00:00 | Documentary filmmaker and pioneer of public-access television |
| George Ceithaml | 81 | 2012-05-24T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player |
| George Cowan | 92 | 2012-04-20T00:00:00+00:00 | Physical chemist and member of Manhattan Project |
| George D. Weber | 87 | 2012-11-19T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| George E. Terwilleger | 71 | 2012-02-26T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| George Edward Haynsworth | 90 | 2012-11-24T00:00:00+00:00 | Episcopal prelate; missionary to Nicaragua |
| George Esper | 79 | 2012-02-02T00:00:00+00:00 | Journalist and foreign correspondent (Associated Press) |
| George Firestone | 80 | 2012-03-02T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| George Gunther | 92 | 2012-08-26T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| George Lambert | 83 | 2012-01-30T00:00:00+00:00 | Olympic silver (1956) and bronze (1960) medal-winning modern pentathlete |
| George Lindsey | 83 | 2012-05-06T00:00:00+00:00 | Actor (The Andy Griffith Show) |
| George Livingston | 78 | 2012-01-07T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| George Mattos | 83 | 2012-10-18T00:00:00+00:00 | Olympic (1952) |
| George McGovern | 90 | 2012-10-21T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician and USAAF pilot |
| George Murdock | 81 | 2012-04-30T00:00:00+00:00 | Actor (Barney Miller) |
| George O'Donnell | 83 | 2012-12-19T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates) |
| George Rathmann | 84 | 2012-04-22T00:00:00+00:00 | Businessman |
| George Rorrer | 79 | 2012-06-27T00:00:00+00:00 | Sportswriter and author |
| George Savitsky | 88 | 2012-09-04T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player (Philadelphia Eagles) |
| George Vujnovich | 96 | 2012-04-24T00:00:00+00:00 | OSS agent and leader of Operation Halyard |
| Gerald Estrin | 90 | 2012-03-29T00:00:00+00:00 | Computer science pioneer |
| Gerald McDermott | 71 | 2012-12-26T00:00:00+00:00 | Filmmaker and author |
| Gerard Campbell | 92 | 2012-08-09T00:00:00+00:00 | Jesuit and academic |
| Gerard Parker | 76 | 2012-12-01T00:00:00+00:00 | Cherokee tribal leader |
| Gerhard Kallmann | 97 | 2012-06-19T00:00:00+00:00 | German-born architect (Boston City Hall) |
| Gerre Hancock | 77 | 2012-01-21T00:00:00+00:00 | Organist |
| Gerry Kearby | 65 | 2012-08-06T00:00:00+00:00 | Businessman |
| Gil Friesen | 75 | 2012-12-13T00:00:00+00:00 | Music and film executive |
| Gil Noble | 80 | 2012-04-05T00:00:00+00:00 | Television reporter and host (Like It Is) |
| Gilbert Esau | 92 | 2012-07-16T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Ginny Tyler | 86 | 2012-07-12T00:00:00+00:00 | Voice actress (Davey and Goliath) |
| Gladys Widdiss | 97 | 2012-06-13T00:00:00+00:00 | Tribal historian and potter |
| Glen Morgan Williams | 92 | 2012-11-04T00:00:00+00:00 | Federal judge |
| Glenda Dickerson | 66 | 2012-01-12T00:00:00+00:00 | Theatre director |
| Glenn Cox | 80 | 2012-01-08T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (Kansas City Athletics) |
| Gloria Davy | 81 | 2012-11-28T00:00:00+00:00 | Opera singer |
| Gloria Pall | 85 | 2012-12-30T00:00:00+00:00 | Actress |
| Goody Petronelli | 88 | 2012-01-29T00:00:00+00:00 | Boxing trainer and manager (Marvin Hagler) |
| Gordon Hirabayashi | 93 | 2012-01-02T00:00:00+00:00 | Civil rights activist (Hirabayashi v. United States) |
| Gordon W. Bowie | 67 | 2012-01-05T00:00:00+00:00 | Musician |
| Gore Vidal | 86 | 2012-07-31T00:00:00+00:00 | Playwright |
| Grady Allen | 66 | 2012-12-04T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player (Atlanta Falcons) |
| Grand Slam | 17 | 2012-03-31T00:00:00+00:00 | Thoroughbred racehorse |
| Grant Feasel | 52 | 2012-07-15T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player (Baltimore Colts) |
| Granville Semmes | 84 | 2012-03-30T00:00:00+00:00 | Entrepreneur |
| Greg Cook | 65 | 2012-01-27T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player (Cincinnati Bengals) |
| Greg Jackson | 60 | 2012-05-01T00:00:00+00:00 | Basketball player (New York Knicks) |
| Greg Mohns | 62 | 2012-07-25T00:00:00+00:00 | CFL coach and executive (BC Lions) |
| Greg Novak | 61 | 2012-03-07T00:00:00+00:00 | Writer and wargame designer |
| Griselda Blanco | 69 | 2012-09-03T00:00:00+00:00 | Colombian-born drug lord |
| H. Edwin Young | 94 | 2012-01-02T00:00:00+00:00 | Economist |
| H. John Caulfield | 75 | 2012-01-31T00:00:00+00:00 | Optical physicist |
| H. M. Darmstandler | 89 | 2012-02-21T00:00:00+00:00 | Air Force officer |
| Hal David | 91 | 2012-09-01T00:00:00+00:00 | Lyricist ("Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head") |
| Hal E. Chester | 91 | 2012-03-25T00:00:00+00:00 | Film producer and former child actor |
| Hal Jackson | 96 | 2012-05-23T00:00:00+00:00 | Disc jockey and radio personality |
| Hal Keller | 83 | 2012-06-05T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (Washington Senators) and executive (Seattle Mariners) |
| Hal McKusick | 87 | 2012-04-11T00:00:00+00:00 | Jazz saxophonist |
| Hal Schaefer | 87 | 2012-12-08T00:00:00+00:00 | Jazz musician and vocal coach (Marilyn Monroe) involved in the Wrong-Door Raid |
| Hal Ziegler | 80 | 2012-11-11T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Halbert White | 61 | 2012-03-31T00:00:00+00:00 | Economist |
| Hank Moonjean | 82 | 2012-10-07T00:00:00+00:00 | Film producer (Dangerous Liaisons) |
| Hanley Funderburk | 81 | 2012-08-04T00:00:00+00:00 | Academic administrator |
| Hans Einstein | 89 | 2012-08-11T00:00:00+00:00 | Physician |
| Harold Arthur Poling | 86 | 2012-05-12T00:00:00+00:00 | Businessman |
| Harold Dunaway | 78 | 2012-09-03T00:00:00+00:00 | Stock car driver |
| Harold G. Hillam | 77 | 2012-03-27T00:00:00+00:00 | Leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
| Harold Gould | 88 | 2012-11-09T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (Philadelphia Stars) |
| Harold H. Seward | 81 | 2012-06-19T00:00:00+00:00 | Computer scientist |
| Harold K. Hoskins | 85 | 2012-05-01T00:00:00+00:00 | Pilot |
| Harold Zirin | 82 | 2012-01-03T00:00:00+00:00 | Astronomer |
| Harriet Presser | 76 | 2012-05-01T00:00:00+00:00 | Sociologist and demographer |
| Harris Savides | 55 | 2012-10-09T00:00:00+00:00 | Cinematographer (Zodiac) |
| Harrison Begay | 94 | 2012-08-18T00:00:00+00:00 | Painter |
| Harry Crews | 76 | 2012-03-28T00:00:00+00:00 | Author |
| Harry E. Luther | 60 | 2012-10-17T00:00:00+00:00 | Botanist |
| Harry Harrison | 87 | 2012-08-15T00:00:00+00:00 | Science fiction writer (Make Room! Make Room!) |
| Harry Heslet | 92 | 2012-04-21T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player |
| Harry Keough | 84 | 2012-02-07T00:00:00+00:00 | Soccer player and coach |
| Harry Levinson | 90 | 2012-06-26T00:00:00+00:00 | Psychologist |
| Harry McPherson | 82 | 2012-02-16T00:00:00+00:00 | Lawyer and lobbyist |
| Harry Parker | 64 | 2012-05-28T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals) |
| Harry Wayland Randall | 96 | 2012-11-11T00:00:00+00:00 | World War II veteran and war photographer |
| Harry Wendelstedt | 73 | 2012-03-09T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball umpire (1966–1998) |
| Harvey Hess | 73 | 2012-07-18T00:00:00+00:00 | Poet and arts critic |
| Hawk Taylor | 73 | 2012-06-09T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (Milwaukee Braves) |
| Heinrich Holland | 84 | 2012-05-21T00:00:00+00:00 | German-born scientist |
| Helen Elizabeth Nash | 91 | 2012-10-04T00:00:00+00:00 | Pediatrician |
| Helen Gurley Brown | 90 | 2012-08-13T00:00:00+00:00 | Author |
| Helen Milliken | 89 | 2012-11-16T00:00:00+00:00 | First Lady of Michigan (1969–1983) |
| Helen Walulik | 82 | 2012-03-06T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (All- Girls Professional Baseball League) |
| Helmut Sonnenfeldt | 86 | 2012-11-18T00:00:00+00:00 | German-born foreign policy official |
| Henry Denker | 99 | 2012-05-15T00:00:00+00:00 | Novelist and playwright |
| Henry F. May | 97 | 2012-09-29T00:00:00+00:00 | Historian |
| Henry Friedlander | 82 | 2012-10-17T00:00:00+00:00 | German-born historian of the Holocaust |
| Henry Herx | 79 | 2012-08-15T00:00:00+00:00 | Film critic |
| Henry Hill | 69 | 2012-06-12T00:00:00+00:00 | Mobster |
| Herb Adams | 83 | 2012-02-01T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (Chicago White Sox) |
| Herb Clarke | 84 | 2012-01-08T00:00:00+00:00 | Television weatherman (WCAU-TV) |
| Herb Reed | 83 | 2012-06-04T00:00:00+00:00 | Singer (The Platters) |
| Herb Scherer | 83 | 2012-06-28T00:00:00+00:00 | Basketball player (Tri-Cities Blackhawks) |
| Herbert Breslin | 87 | 2012-05-17T00:00:00+00:00 | Music industry executive |
| Herbert Carter | 93 | 2012-11-08T00:00:00+00:00 | Pilot (Tuskegee Airmen) |
| Herbert Vogel | 89 | 2012-07-22T00:00:00+00:00 | Modern art collector and philanthropist |
| Herbert Wilf | 80 | 2012-01-07T00:00:00+00:00 | Mathematician |
| Herbie Kronowitz | 89 | 2012-11-09T00:00:00+00:00 | Boxer |
| Hermano Pablo | 90 | 2012-01-27T00:00:00+00:00 | Evangelist and broadcaster |
| Hillman Curtis | 51 | 2012-04-18T00:00:00+00:00 | Graphic designer and filmmaker |
| Hilmar Moore | 92 | 2012-12-04T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Hilton Kramer | 84 | 2012-03-27T00:00:00+00:00 | Art critic |
| Hollie Stevens | 30 | 2012-07-03T00:00:00+00:00 | Pornographic actress and model |
| Hollywood Wildcat | 22 | 2012-06-23T00:00:00+00:00 | Thoroughbred racehorse |
| Homer R. Warner | 90 | 2012-11-30T00:00:00+00:00 | Cardiologist |
| Howard Dorgan | 60 | 2012-07-05T00:00:00+00:00 | Academic |
| Howard Zimmerman | 85 | 2012-02-12T00:00:00+00:00 | Professor of chemistry |
| Howie Chizek | 65 | 2012-06-16T00:00:00+00:00 | Public address announcer (Cleveland Cavaliers) |
| Howie Koplitz | 73 | 2012-01-02T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (Detroit Tigers) |
| Howie Nunn | 76 | 2012-02-17T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals) |
| Howie Richmond | 94 | 2012-05-20T00:00:00+00:00 | Music publisher and executive |
| Hub Andrews | 89 | 2012-03-11T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (New York Giants) |
| Hugo Adam Bedau | 85 | 2012-08-13T00:00:00+00:00 | Philosopher |
| Hulett C. Smith | 93 | 2012-01-15T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Hyatt M. Gibbs | 74 | 2012-09-03T00:00:00+00:00 | Physicist |
| İlhan Mimaroğlu | 86 | 2012-07-17T00:00:00+00:00 | Turkish-born composer and record producer |
| Inez Andrews | 83 | 2012-12-19T00:00:00+00:00 | Gospel singer (The Caravans) |
| Irene DeLaby | 90 | 2012-10-06T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player |
| Irene Hughes | 92 | 2012-12-07T00:00:00+00:00 | Psychic |
| Irene McKinney | 72 | 2012-02-04T00:00:00+00:00 | Poet |
| Irvin Faust | 88 | 2012-07-24T00:00:00+00:00 | Author and educator |
| Irving Adler | 99 | 2012-09-22T00:00:00+00:00 | Author |
| Irving Fein | 101 | 2012-08-10T00:00:00+00:00 | Film and television producer |
| Irving Louis Horowitz | 82 | 2012-03-21T00:00:00+00:00 | Sociologist (Rutgers University) |
| Irving Millman | 88 | 2012-04-17T00:00:00+00:00 | Virologist and microbiologist |
| Irving S. Reed | 88 | 2012-09-11T00:00:00+00:00 | Mathematician and engineer |
| Isaiah Shavitt | 87 | 2012-12-08T00:00:00+00:00 | Polish–born theoretical chemist |
| Israel Keyes | 34 | 2012-12-02T00:00:00+00:00 | Alleged serial killer |
| Ivan Allen | 81 | 2012-05-07T00:00:00+00:00 | Ballet dancer (Metropolitan Opera) |
| Ivan Karp | 86 | 2012-06-28T00:00:00+00:00 | Art dealer |
| J. Christopher Stevens | 52 | 2012-09-12T00:00:00+00:00 | Diplomat |
| J. Frank Raley | 85 | 2012-08-21T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| J. Joseph Garrahy | 81 | 2012-01-24T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| J. Michael Adams | 64 | 2012-06-21T00:00:00+00:00 | Professor |
| J. Michael Riva | 63 | 2012-06-07T00:00:00+00:00 | Production designer (The Color Purple) |
| J. Paul Hogan | 92 | 2012-02-19T00:00:00+00:00 | Research chemist |
| J. Quinn Brisben | 77 | 2012-04-17T00:00:00+00:00 | Civil rights activist and Socialist candidate for U.S. President in 1992 |
| J. R. Boone | 86 | 2012-01-21T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player (Chicago Bears) |
| J. T. Ready | 39 | 2012-05-02T00:00:00+00:00 | Border militia leader |
| Jack Benaroya | 90 | 2012-05-11T00:00:00+00:00 | Real estate developer |
| Jack Boucher | 80 | 2012-09-02T00:00:00+00:00 | Photographer (Historic Buildings Survey) |
| Jack Brooks | 89 | 2012-12-04T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Jack Cohen | 93 | 2012-04-16T00:00:00+00:00 | Rabbi |
| Jack Davis | 81 | 2012-07-20T00:00:00+00:00 | Olympic silver medal-winning (1952) |
| Jack Ellena | 80 | 2012-03-23T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player |
| Jack Fouts | 86 | 2012-03-01T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player and coach |
| Jack Gilbert | 87 | 2012-11-13T00:00:00+00:00 | Poet |
| Jack Hanlon | 96 | 2012-12-13T00:00:00+00:00 | Child actor (Our Gang) |
| Jack Heron | 85 | 2012-01-10T00:00:00+00:00 | College basketball coach (Sacramento State University) |
| Jack Klugman | 90 | 2012-12-24T00:00:00+00:00 | Actor (Quincy) |
| Jack Koehler | 82 | 2012-09-28T00:00:00+00:00 | German-born media executive |
| Jack Kralick | 77 | 2012-09-18T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins) |
| Jack Morris | 84 | 2012-09-30T00:00:00+00:00 | Jesuit |
| Jack Pierce | 64 | 2012-09-13T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (Atlanta Braves) |
| Jack Richardson | 78 | 2012-07-01T00:00:00+00:00 | Playwright and author |
| Jack Roberts | 58 | 2012-01-15T00:00:00+00:00 | Climber |
| Jack Streidl | 93 | 2012-04-16T00:00:00+00:00 | Football coach |
| Jack Tramiel | 83 | 2012-04-08T00:00:00+00:00 | Polish-born businessman |
| Jack Twyman | 78 | 2012-05-30T00:00:00+00:00 | Hall of Fame basketball player (Rochester/Cincinnati Royals) |
| Jack Vaughn | 92 | 2012-10-29T00:00:00+00:00 | Public servant and diplomat |
| Jack Wishna | 54 | 2012-11-27T00:00:00+00:00 | Businessman |
| Jackie Kelso | 90 | 2012-04-28T00:00:00+00:00 | Jazz musician |
| Jackson Narcomey | 70 | 2012-03-22T00:00:00+00:00 | Painter |
| Jacob Matijevic | 64 | 2012-08-20T00:00:00+00:00 | Engineer (NASA) |
| Jacqueline Piatigorsky | 100 | 2012-07-15T00:00:00+00:00 | French-born chess and tennis player |
| Jacques Barzun | 104 | 2012-10-25T00:00:00+00:00 | French-born historian |
| Jake Adam York | 40 | 2012-12-16T00:00:00+00:00 | Poet |
| Jamaa Fanaka | 68 | 2012-04-01T00:00:00+00:00 | Filmmaker |
| Jamelle Folsom | 85 | 2012-11-30T00:00:00+00:00 | First Lady of Alabama (1948–1951) |
| James "Sugar Boy" Crawford | 77 | 2012-09-15T00:00:00+00:00 | Rhythm and blues singer |
| James Abdnor | 89 | 2012-05-16T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| James B. Morehead | 95 | 2012-03-11T00:00:00+00:00 | World War II flying ace |
| James Bassham | 89 | 2012-11-19T00:00:00+00:00 | Scientist |
| James C. Bliss | 78 | 2012-01-24T00:00:00+00:00 | Electrical engineer and entrepreneur |
| James Carter | 100 | 2012-05-09T00:00:00+00:00 | Basketball coach (University of Dayton) |
| James Conte | 53 | 2012-10-16T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| James D. Ramage | 96 | 2012-07-21T00:00:00+00:00 | Naval aviator |
| James D. Watkins | 85 | 2012-07-26T00:00:00+00:00 | Naval officer and cabinet member |
| James Day Hodgson | 96 | 2012-11-28T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| James E. Burke | 87 | 2012-09-28T00:00:00+00:00 | Businessman |
| James F. Crow | 95 | 2012-01-04T00:00:00+00:00 | Geneticist |
| James F. Goodrich | 99 | 2012-07-16T00:00:00+00:00 | Businessman |
| James F. Lloyd | 89 | 2012-02-02T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| James Farentino | 73 | 2012-01-24T00:00:00+00:00 | Actor (Dynasty) |
| James Fogle | 75 | 2012-08-23T00:00:00+00:00 | Author (Drugstore Cowboy) |
| James Gower | 90 | 2012-12-17T00:00:00+00:00 | Catholic priest and peace activist |
| James Isaac | 51 | 2012-05-06T00:00:00+00:00 | Film director |
| James Kinsella | 88 | 2012-10-08T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| James L. Stone | 89 | 2012-11-09T00:00:00+00:00 | Army officer and prisoner of war |
| James McKinley | 67 | 2012-07-06T00:00:00+00:00 | Football coach and businessman |
| James Metcalf | 86 | 2012-01-27T00:00:00+00:00 | Sculptor |
| James Q. Wilson | 80 | 2012-03-02T00:00:00+00:00 | Political scientist |
| James R. Arnold | 88 | 2012-01-06T00:00:00+00:00 | Space scientist |
| James R. Browning | 93 | 2012-05-05T00:00:00+00:00 | Judge |
| James R. Dumpson | 103 | 2012-11-05T00:00:00+00:00 | Public servant |
| James R. Whelan | 79 | 2012-12-01T00:00:00+00:00 | Publisher (The Washington Times) |
| James Serrin | 85 | 2012-08-23T00:00:00+00:00 | Mathematician |
| James Shaner | 75 | 2012-04-15T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| James Sullivan | 86 | 2012-09-26T00:00:00+00:00 | Public administrator |
| James W. Moseley | 81 | 2012-11-16T00:00:00+00:00 | Ufologist |
| James Walker Benét | 98 | 2012-12-16T00:00:00+00:00 | Journalist |
| James West | 98 | 2012-07-24T00:00:00+00:00 | Psychiatrist and surgeon |
| Jan Berenstain | 88 | 2012-02-24T00:00:00+00:00 | Writer and illustrator (Berenstain Bears) |
| Jan Dawidziuk | 74 | 2012-03-06T00:00:00+00:00 | Polish-born bishop of the Polish National Catholic Church |
| Jan Sawka | 65 | 2012-08-09T00:00:00+00:00 | Polish-born artist and architect |
| Jane Dixon | 75 | 2012-12-25T00:00:00+00:00 | Episcopal prelate |
| Jane Schaberg | 74 | 2012-04-17T00:00:00+00:00 | Biblical scholar |
| Janet Berliner | 73 | 2012-10-24T00:00:00+00:00 | South African-born science fiction author |
| Janet Carroll | 71 | 2012-05-22T00:00:00+00:00 | Singer and actress (Risky Business) |
| Janet Liang | 25 | 2012-09-12T00:00:00+00:00 | Health advocate |
| Janice E. Voss | 55 | 2012-02-06T00:00:00+00:00 | Astronaut |
| Janusz K. Zawodny | 90 | 2012-04-08T00:00:00+00:00 | Polish-born historian |
| Jason Winrow | 41 | 2012-09-24T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player |
| Jay Lambert | 86 | 2012-02-06T00:00:00+00:00 | Olympic boxer |
| Jay McMullen | 90 | 2012-03-10T00:00:00+00:00 | Journalist (CBS News) |
| Jay Ward | 73 | 2012-02-24T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (Minnesota Twins) |
| Jayne Cortez | 76 | 2012-12-28T00:00:00+00:00 | Poet and performance artist |
| Jean Cox | 90 | 2012-06-24T00:00:00+00:00 | Opera singer |
| Jean Craighead George | 92 | 2012-05-15T00:00:00+00:00 | Children's author (Julie of the Wolves) |
| Jean Harris | 89 | 2012-12-23T00:00:00+00:00 | Convicted murderer |
| Jean Merrill | 89 | 2012-08-02T00:00:00+00:00 | Children's author (The Pushcart War) |
| Jean Wells | 56 | 2012-01-25T00:00:00+00:00 | Game designer |
| Jeannette Hamby | 78 | 2012-01-27T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Jeff Blatnick | 55 | 2012-10-24T00:00:00+00:00 | Olympic gold medal-winning (1984) wrestler and sports commentator |
| Jeff Fraza | 34 | 2012-02-04T00:00:00+00:00 | Professional boxer |
| Jeff Millar | 70 | 2012-11-30T00:00:00+00:00 | Film critic (Houston Chronicle) and comic strip writer (Tank McNamara) |
| Jefferson Kaye | 75 | 2012-11-16T00:00:00+00:00 | Radio |
| Jeffrey Potter | 94 | 2012-12-15T00:00:00+00:00 | Author |
| Jeffrey Stone | 85 | 2012-08-22T00:00:00+00:00 | Actor |
| Jeffrey Zaslow | 53 | 2012-02-10T00:00:00+00:00 | Author and columnist |
| Jeni Le Gon | 96 | 2012-12-07T00:00:00+00:00 | Dancer and actress (Amos 'n' Andy) |
| Jerold Starr | 71 | 2012-07-13T00:00:00+00:00 | Sociologist |
| Jerome Courtland | 85 | 2012-03-01T00:00:00+00:00 | Actor |
| Jerome Horwitz | 93 | 2012-09-06T00:00:00+00:00 | Scientist |
| Jerome Kilty | 90 | 2012-09-06T00:00:00+00:00 | Actor and playwright |
| Jerome Whitehead | 56 | 2012-12-20T00:00:00+00:00 | Basketball player |
| Jerry Brown | 25 | 2012-12-08T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player (Dallas Cowboys) |
| Jerry D. Mahlman | 72 | 2012-11-28T00:00:00+00:00 | Meteorologist |
| Jerry Finkelstein | 96 | 2012-11-28T00:00:00+00:00 | Media mogul and businessman (The Hill) |
| Jerry Grant | 77 | 2012-08-12T00:00:00+00:00 | Race car driver |
| Jerry Lynch | 81 | 2012-03-31T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates) |
| Jerry McCain | 81 | 2012-03-28T00:00:00+00:00 | Blues musician |
| Jerry McMorris | 71 | 2012-05-08T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball executive (Colorado Rockies) |
| Jerry Nelson | 78 | 2012-08-23T00:00:00+00:00 | Puppeteer (The Muppet Show) |
| Jerry Norman | 75 | 2012-07-07T00:00:00+00:00 | Sinologist and linguist |
| Jerry Poteet | 61 | 2012-01-15T00:00:00+00:00 | Martial arts instructor |
| Jerry Steiner | 94 | 2012-02-01T00:00:00+00:00 | Basketball player (Fort Wayne Pistons) |
| Jerry Tubbs | 77 | 2012-06-14T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player (Dallas Cowboys) |
| Jesco von Puttkamer | 79 | 2012-12-27T00:00:00+00:00 | German-born aerospace engineer and NASA manager |
| Jesse Glover | 77 | 2012-06-27T00:00:00+00:00 | Martial arts instructor |
| Jesse Hill Jr. | 86 | 2012-12-17T00:00:00+00:00 | Civil rights leader and businessman |
| Jesse Powell | 65 | 2012-06-14T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player (Miami Dolphins) |
| Jesse Whittenton | 78 | 2012-05-22T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player (Green Bay Packers) |
| Jill Kinmont Boothe | 75 | 2012-02-09T00:00:00+00:00 | Alpine skier |
| Jim Carlen | 79 | 2012-07-22T00:00:00+00:00 | College football player and coach |
| Jim Case | 84 | 2012-03-19T00:00:00+00:00 | Television director and producer |
| Jim Davenport | 54 | 2012-12-31T00:00:00+00:00 | Journalist (Associated Press) |
| Jim Davis | 84 | 2012-11-27T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Jim Delaney | 91 | 2012-04-02T00:00:00+00:00 | Olympic silver medal-winning (1948) shot putter |
| Jim Drake | 83 | 2012-06-19T00:00:00+00:00 | Aeronautical engineer |
| Jim Duffy | 75 | 2012-03-23T00:00:00+00:00 | Animator (Rugrats) |
| Jim Durham | 65 | 2012-11-04T00:00:00+00:00 | Sportscaster |
| Jim Fitzgerald | 86 | 2012-06-04T00:00:00+00:00 | Businessman |
| Jim Herr | 87 | 2012-04-05T00:00:00+00:00 | Businessman |
| Jim Huber | 67 | 2012-01-02T00:00:00+00:00 | Sports commentator (CNN) |
| Jim Irwin | 77 | 2012-01-22T00:00:00+00:00 | Sportscaster (WTMJ) |
| Jim Kremmel | 63 | 2012-10-12T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (Chicago Cubs) |
| Jim McCrary | 72 | 2012-04-29T00:00:00+00:00 | Photographer |
| Jim Obradovich | 62 | 2012-03-03T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (Houston Astros) |
| Jim Packard | 70 | 2012-06-18T00:00:00+00:00 | Public radio announcer (Whad'Ya Know?) |
| Jim Paratore | 58 | 2012-05-29T00:00:00+00:00 | Television producer (TMZ) |
| Jim Sandoval | 54 | 2012-12-27T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball historian |
| Jim Stanley | 76 | 2012-01-12T00:00:00+00:00 | Football coach (Oklahoma State Cowboys) |
| Jim Temp | 79 | 2012-11-25T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player (Green Bay Packers) |
| Jim Whalen | 69 | 2012-12-18T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player (New England Patriots) |
| Jimmy Bivins | 92 | 2012-07-04T00:00:00+00:00 | Heavyweight boxer |
| Jimmy Carr | 79 | 2012-08-12T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player (Philadelphia Eagles) |
| Jimmy Castor | 71 | 2012-01-16T00:00:00+00:00 | Funk and R&B saxophonist ("Troglodyte (Cave Man)") |
| Jimmy Elledge | 69 | 2012-06-10T00:00:00+00:00 | Singer |
| Jimmy Jones | 82 | 2012-08-02T00:00:00+00:00 | Pop singer ("Handy Man") |
| Jimmy McCracklin | 91 | 2012-12-20T00:00:00+00:00 | Blues musician |
| Jimmy Stewart | 73 | 2012-11-24T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (Chicago Cubs) |
| Joan LaCour Scott | 91 | 2012-06-19T00:00:00+00:00 | Screenwriter (The Waltons) |
| Joan Roberts | 95 | 2012-08-13T00:00:00+00:00 | Musical theatre actress (Oklahoma!) |
| Joan Taylor | 82 | 2012-03-04T00:00:00+00:00 | Actress (Earth vs. the Flying Saucers) |
| Joan Tozzer | 90 | 2012-04-15T00:00:00+00:00 | Figure skater |
| Joaquín Martínez | 81 | 2012-01-03T00:00:00+00:00 | Mexican-born actor (Jeremiah Johnson) |
| Jodie Christian | 80 | 2012-02-13T00:00:00+00:00 | Jazz pianist |
| Joe Allbritton | 87 | 2012-12-12T00:00:00+00:00 | Businessman |
| Joe Avezzano | 68 | 2012-04-05T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player (Boston Patriots) and coach (Dallas Cowboys) |
| Joe Blanchard | 83 | 2012-03-22T00:00:00+00:00 | Player of Canadian football (Edmonton Eskimos) |
| Joe Douse | 82 | 2012-08-10T00:00:00+00:00 | Negro League baseball player |
| Joe Ginsberg | 86 | 2012-11-02T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (Chicago White Sox) |
| Joe Krivak | 77 | 2012-12-25T00:00:00+00:00 | Football coach (University of Maryland) |
| Joe Kubert | 85 | 2012-08-12T00:00:00+00:00 | Polish-born comic book artist (Sgt. Rock) |
| Joe Kulbacki | 74 | 2012-11-26T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player (Buffalo Bills) |
| Joe Lewis | 68 | 2012-08-31T00:00:00+00:00 | Martial arts master |
| Joe Muranyi | 84 | 2012-04-20T00:00:00+00:00 | Jazz musician |
| Joe Paterno | 85 | 2012-01-22T00:00:00+00:00 | College football coach (Penn State Nittany Lions) |
| Joe Sampite | 81 | 2012-05-18T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| Joe South | 72 | 2012-09-05T00:00:00+00:00 | Singer-songwriter ("Down in the Boondocks") |
| Joe Stanley | 104 | 2012-03-15T00:00:00+00:00 | World War II pilot |
| Joel Connable | 39 | 2012-11-06T00:00:00+00:00 | Journalist |
| Joel Goldsmith | 54 | 2012-04-29T00:00:00+00:00 | Film and television composer (Stargate) |
| Joel Olson | 45 | 2012-03-28T00:00:00+00:00 | Political science professor |
| Joey Kovar | 29 | 2012-08-17T00:00:00+00:00 | Reality TV star (The Real World: Hollywood) |
| John A. Durkin | 76 | 2012-10-16T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| John Amabile | 73 | 2012-04-22T00:00:00+00:00 | Football scout (New York Giants) |
| John Blane | 82 | 2012-04-13T00:00:00+00:00 | Diplomat |
| John C. Reiss | 89 | 2012-03-04T00:00:00+00:00 | Roman Catholic prelate |
| John C. Shabaz | 81 | 2012-08-31T00:00:00+00:00 | District court judge and politician |
| John C. Tyson | 86 | 2012-11-02T00:00:00+00:00 | Judge (Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals) |
| John Celardo | 93 | 2012-01-06T00:00:00+00:00 | Comic strip artist (Tarzan) |
| John Crigler | 76 | 2012-12-01T00:00:00+00:00 | Basketball player (University of Kentucky) |
| John David Lewis | 56 | 2012-01-03T00:00:00+00:00 | Political scientist |
| John Davidson | 87 | 2012-08-21T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| John E. Brooks | 88 | 2012-07-02T00:00:00+00:00 | Priest and educator |
| John E. Dohms | 65 | 2012-09-13T00:00:00+00:00 | Microbiologist |
| John Fitch | 95 | 2012-10-31T00:00:00+00:00 | Racing driver |
| John Fox | 55 | 2012-05-30T00:00:00+00:00 | Comedian |
| John G. Watkins | 98 | 2012-01-12T00:00:00+00:00 | Psychologist |
| John George Chedid | 88 | 2012-03-21T00:00:00+00:00 | Lebanese-born Maronite hierarch |
| John Ghindia | 86 | 2012-03-16T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player (University of Michigan) |
| John H. Davis | 82 | 2012-01-29T00:00:00+00:00 | Author |
| John H. Ewing | 93 | 2012-05-31T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| John H. Reed | 91 | 2012-10-31T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| John Hinrichs | 78 | 2012-06-05T00:00:00+00:00 | Welding engineer |
| John Hughes | 66 | 2012-01-31T00:00:00+00:00 | Drug counselor |
| John Ingle | 84 | 2012-09-16T00:00:00+00:00 | Actor (Death Becomes Her) |
| John J. Yeosock | 74 | 2012-02-15T00:00:00+00:00 | Lieutenant general |
| John Kovatch | 92 | 2012-08-18T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player (Washington Redskins) |
| John Kuenster | 87 | 2012-04-02T00:00:00+00:00 | Sportswriter |
| John Levy | 99 | 2012-01-20T00:00:00+00:00 | Jazz double-bassist and manager |
| John Louis Coffey | 90 | 2012-11-10T00:00:00+00:00 | Federal judge (U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals) |
| John LoVetere | 76 | 2012-10-27T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player (Los Angeles Rams) |
| John M. Johansen | 96 | 2012-10-26T00:00:00+00:00 | Architect |
| John Macionis | 95 | 2012-02-16T00:00:00+00:00 | Olympic silver medal-winning (1936) swimmer |
| John McConnell | 97 | 2012-10-20T00:00:00+00:00 | Peace activist |
| John McGrath | 92 | 2012-04-24T00:00:00+00:00 | Army soldier and World War II Easy Company veteran |
| John Medlin | 78 | 2012-06-07T00:00:00+00:00 | Banker |
| John Miles Foley | 65 | 2012-05-03T00:00:00+00:00 | Folklorist and literary scholar |
| John O'Neil | 91 | 2012-04-18T00:00:00+00:00 | Baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies) |
| John P. Finnegan | 85 | 2012-07-29T00:00:00+00:00 | Actor (JFK) |
| John Panelli | 85 | 2012-03-02T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player (Detroit Lions) |
| John Payton | 65 | 2012-03-22T00:00:00+00:00 | Civil rights attorney (Gratz v. Bollinger) |
| John Pritchard | 85 | 2012-08-03T00:00:00+00:00 | Basketball player |
| John Quimby | 77 | 2012-12-27T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| John Rich | 86 | 2012-01-29T00:00:00+00:00 | Television director (All in the Family) |
| John S. Chase | 87 | 2012-03-29T00:00:00+00:00 | Architect |
| John Severin | 90 | 2012-02-12T00:00:00+00:00 | Comic book artist (Hulk) |
| John Silber | 86 | 2012-09-27T00:00:00+00:00 | Academic |
| John Small | 66 | 2012-12-10T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player (Atlanta Falcons) |
| John Souza | 91 | 2012-03-11T00:00:00+00:00 | Soccer player (1950 World Cup) |
| John Spencer Hardy | 98 | 2012-05-01T00:00:00+00:00 | Lieutenant general |
| John T. Cunningham | 96 | 2012-06-07T00:00:00+00:00 | Historian |
| John T. Henley | 90 | 2012-03-17T00:00:00+00:00 | Politician |
| John Ward | 64 | 2012-12-04T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player (Minnesota Vikings) |
| John Weaver | 92 | 2012-04-10T00:00:00+00:00 | Sculptor |
| John Williams | 64 | 2012-07-08T00:00:00+00:00 | Football player (Baltimore Colts) |
| Johnnie Bassett | 76 | 2012-08-04T00:00:00+00:00 | Blues musician |
| Johnny Lewis | 28 | 2012-09-26T00:00:00+00:00 | Actor (Sons of Anarchy) |
| Johnny Lira | 61 | 2012-12-08T00:00:00+00:00 | Lightweight boxer |