Public Figures & Cultural Luminaries

Arlen Specter

United States

1930 – 2012 (82 years old)

Fiercely independent Pennsylvania statesman who served thirty years in the U.S. Senate, authored the single-bullet theory for the Warren Commission, and chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Huntingdon Valley, United States

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Alex Karras

Alexander George Karras

United States

1935 – 2012 (77 years old)

Dominant All-Pro NFL defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions who transitioned into a celebrated acting career, famously punching a horse as Mongo in 'Blazing Saddles' and starring as the adoptive dad in the sitcom 'Webster'.

Los Angeles, United States

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History

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Statesmanship & Statesmen

Préfète Duffaut

Haiti

1923 – 2012 (89 years old)

Visionary Haitian painter from Jacmel known worldwide for his fantastical spiral cities and imaginary mountain coastlines.

Jacmel, Haiti

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Chadli Bendjedid

الشاذلي بن جديد

Algeria

1929 – 2012 (83 years old)

Third President of Algeria who governed from 1979 to 1992, modernized economic policy, and introduced multi-party democracy and freedom of the press through the historic 1989 Constitution.

Algiers, Algeria

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Humanitarian & Peace

Dr. Pierre Chaulet

بيار شولي

Algeria

1930 – 2012 (82 years old)

Christian Algerian physician who treated wounded FLN leaders in Algiers, worked closely with Frantz Fanon in Tunis, and eradicated tuberculosis in independent Algeria.

Algiers, Algeria

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Literature & Poetry

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Eric Hobsbawm

Eric John Ernest Hobsbawm

Egypt

1917 – 2012 (95 years old)

Preeminent British Marxist historian whose monumental four-volume history of the modern world (The Age of Revolution, Capital, Empire, and Extremes) shaped historical understanding globally.

London, United Kingdom

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Barbara Ann Scott

Canada's Sweetheart

Canada

9 May 1928 – 30 September 2012 (84 years old)

Beloved figure skater who won Canada's first individual Winter Olympic figure skating gold medal in 1948, celebrated nationally as "Canada's Sweetheart."

Ottawa, Canada

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Ahmed Ramzy

أحمد رمزي

Egypt

1930 – 2012 (82 years old)

Handsome and charismatic Egyptian film star of Egyptian cinema's 1950s and 1960s Golden Age, celebrated for portraying carefree, charming playboys alongside close friends Omar Sharif, Faten Hamama, and Soad Hosny.

El Alamein, Egypt

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Herbert Lom

Herbert Karel Angelo Kuchačevič ze Schluderpacheru

Czech Republic

1917 – 2012 (95 years old)

Distinguished Czech-born British actor whose versatile screen career spanned seven decades, immortalized as the twitching, long-suffering Police Commissioner Charles Dreyfus in the 'Pink Panther' comedy films.

London, United Kingdom

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Hassiba Rochdi

حسيبة رشدي

Tunisia

1918 – 2012 (94 years old)

First Tunisian artist to gain international movie stardom in Cairo cinema in the 1940s, recording over 100 classical songs and starring opposite Egyptian icons like Mahmoud el-Meliguy.

Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia

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Milt Campbell

Milton Gray Campbell

United States

1933 – 2012 (78 years old)

Superb American multi-sport athlete who made history at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics as the first African American athlete to win the Olympic decathlon gold medal, crowned the 'World's Greatest Athlete'.

Scotch Plains, United States

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Politics

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Peter Lougheed

Edgar Peter Lougheed

Canada

26 July 1928 – 13 September 2012 (84 years old)

Transformative tenth Premier of Alberta (1971-1985) who created the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund and defended provincial resource rights.

Calgary, Canada

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Art Modell

Arthur Bertram Modell

United States

1925 – 2012 (87 years old)

Influential American sports executive and NFL team owner of the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens who revolutionized sports television by championing the creation of 'Monday Night Football'.

Pikesville, United States

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Joe South

Joseph Alfred Souter

United States

1940 – 2012 (72 years old)

Grammy-winning American singer-songwriter and brilliant session guitarist who wrote the timeless hits 'Games People Play' and '(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden' and played guitar on Dylan's 'Blonde on Blonde' and Aretha's 'Chain of Fools'.

Flowery Branch, United States

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Mahmoud El-Gohary

محمود الجوهري

Egypt

1938 – 2012 (74 years old)

Legendary Egyptian football manager and military officer who won the Africa Cup of Nations as both player (1959) and manager (1998), leading Egypt to the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy.

Cairo, Egypt

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Michael Clarke Duncan

United States

1957 – 2012 (54 years old)

Imposing 6-foot-5 American actor whose gentle demeanor and booming baritone gave life to the miracle-working death row inmate John Coffey in The Green Mile, earning an Academy Award nomination.

Los Angeles, United States

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