Lista de Personas Famosas que murieron en 2012

General Sir David William Fraser, was a senior British Army officer who served as Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies from 1978 until his retirement from military service in 1980. He was also a prolific author, publishing over 20 books mostly focused on the history of the Second World War.

Eric Sidney Watkins, más conocido como Sid Watkins, fue un neurocirujano de nacionalidad inglesa de gran reputación en la Fórmula 1, en donde fue delegado médico y de seguridad de 1978 a 2004. Su trabajo fue clave en el rescate y salvamento de pilotos como Didier Pironi, Martin Donnelly, Karl Wendlinger, Rubens Barrichello y Mika Häkkinen, aunque no pudo hacer nada por Roland Ratzenberger en el accidente del 30 de abril de 1994 y tampoco por su gran amigo Ayrton Senna el 1 de mayo de 1994 en el accidente que le costó la vida.

Edward Watson Short, Baron Glenamara,, often known as Ted Short, was a British Labour politician and deputy leader of the Labour Party. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Newcastle upon Tyne Central and served as a minister during the Labour governments under Harold Wilson, before being appointed to the House of Lords shortly after James Callaghan became Prime Minister.

Mike Melvoin was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. He served as chairman and president of The Recording Academy and worked as a prolific studio musician, recording with Frank Sinatra, John Lennon, The Jackson 5, Natalie Cole, and The Beach Boys. Melvoin was nominated for the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Solo for "All or Nothing at All" from his album It's Always You.

Rachel Leila Douglas-Home, 27th Baroness Dacre was an English peer, daughter of Thomas Brand, 4th Viscount Hampden & 26th Baron Dacre, and his wife, Leila Emily Seely, a granddaughter of Sir Charles Seely, 1st Baronet, and a great-great granddaughter of John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford.