The following is a list of notabledeaths in December 2010.

Entries for each day are listedalphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:

• Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.

• Berlenti Abdul Hamid, 75, Egyptian actress, stroke.^[1]
• W. Geoffrey Arnott, 80, British Hellenist.^[2]
• Adriaan Blaauw, 96, Dutch astronomer.^[3]
• Helen Boatwright, 94, American soprano, complications from a fall.^[4]
• Hillard Elkins, 81, American talent manager and film producer (Alice's Restaurant,Richard Pryor: Live in Concert), heart attack.^[5]
• Frank S. Emi, 94, American member of the Fair Play Committee.^[6]
• Shahla Jahed, 41, Iranian convicted murderer, executed by hanging.^[7]
• Charles N. Millican, 94, American academic, founding president of theUniversity of Central Florida.^[8]
• Richard P. Myers, 62, American politician, member of theIllinois House of Representatives (1995–2010), prostate cancer.^[9]
• Sir Peter Wakefeld, 88, British diplomat.^[10]

• Michael Bunluen Mansap, 81, Thai Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop ofUbon Ratchathani (1976–2006).^[11]
• Michele Giordano, 80, Italian Roman Catholic cardinal, Archbishop ofNaples (1987–2006).^[12]
• Chane't Johnson, 34, American actress, heart attack.^[13]
• Lee Huan, 93, Taiwanese politician,Premier of the Republic of China (1989–1990), cardiopulmonary failure.^[14]
• Ernâni Lopes, 68, Portuguese politician, Minister of Finance (1983–1985).^[15]
• Lauri Tamminen, 91, Finnish Olympic athlete.^[16]

• Abdumalik Bahori, 83, Tajikistani writer.^[17]
• Marvin Bass, 91, Americancollege football player and coach.^[18]
• Hugues Cuénod, 108, Swiss tenor.^[19]
• Phil Jasner, 68, American sportswriter, cancer.^[20]
• Elaine Kaufman, 81, American restaurateur, founder ofElaine's, emphysema and pulmonary hypertension.^[21]
• Ma Ning, 88, Chinese major general, Commander of thePLA Air Force (1973–1977).^[22]
• Donald Pass, 80, British abstract painter.^[23]
• José Ramos Delgado, 75, Argentine footballer and coach, Alzheimer's disease.^[24]
• Ron Santo, 70, American baseball player and broadcaster (Chicago Cubs), member ofMLB Hall of Fame, complications from diabetes and bladder cancer.^[25]
• Skip Young, 59, American professional wrestler.^[26]

• Manish Acharya, 43, Indian film director and actor, fall from horse.^[27]
• Mohamed Mahbub Alam, 38, Bangladeshi Olympic sprinter, road accident.^[28]
• Pamela Bryant, 51, American model, actress (H.O.T.S.), andPlayboyPlaymate of the Month (April 1978), natural causes.^[29]
• Pierre de Beaumont, 96, Franco-American founder ofBrookstone.^[30]
• Lia Dorana, 92, Dutch actress and comedian.^[31]
• Cathy Harvin, 56, American politician, member of theSouth Carolina House of Representatives (since 2006), breast cancer.^[32]
• Torodd Hauer, 88, Norwegian Olympic speed skater.^[33]
• King Curtis Iaukea, 73, American professional wrestler, after long illness.^[34]
• Jacques Lafleur, 78, French politician, leader ofNew Caledonia anti-independence movement.^[35]
• Ken Lehman, 82, American baseball player (Brooklyn Dodgers).^[36]
• Birthe Nielsen, 84, Danish Olympic sprinter.^[37]
• Adrienne Simpson, 67, New Zealand broadcaster and writer.^[38]
• Heather Stilwell, 66, Canadian anti-abortion activist and politician, leader of theChristian Heritage Party (1993–1994), breast cancer.^[39]
• Dagoberto Suárez Melo, 35, Colombian politician, Governor ofGuaviare (2010), car crash.^[40]

• Albano Albanese, 88, Italian hurdler and high jumper.^[41]
• Alan Armer, 88, American Emmy Award-winning television producer (The Fugitive), colon cancer.^[42]
• Shamil Burziyev, 25, Russian footballer, car crash.^[43]
• David French, 71, Canadian playwright, cancer.^[44]
• María Ester Gatti, 92, Uruguayan human rights activist.^[13][45]
• Heda Margolius Kovály, 91, Czech author and Holocaust survivor.^[46]
• John Leslie, 65, American pornographic film actor and director, heart attack.^[47]
• Don Meredith, 72, American football player (Dallas Cowboys) and commentator (Monday Night Football), brain hemorrhage.^[48]
• John Thomas Steinbock, 73, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop ofSanta Rosa (1987–1991) andFresno (since 1991), lung cancer.^[49]
• Virgílio Teixeira, 93, Portuguese actor (Return of the Seven,The Fall of the Roman Empire,El Cid).^[50]

• Mariá Álvarez Rios, 91, Cuban composer, pianist and educator.^[51]
• Frank Bessac, 88, American anthropologist, stroke.^[52]
• Tom Crowe, 88, Irish-born British presenter (BBC Radio 3).^[53]
• Hugues Cuénod, 108, Swiss tenor.^[54]
• Mark Dailey, 57, American-born Canadian television journalist and announcer, cancer.^[55]
• Ambrosio Echebarria Arroita, 88, Spanish Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop ofBarbastro-Monzón (1974–1999).^[56]
• René Hauss, 82, French footballer.^[57]
• Norman Hetherington, 89, Australian cartoonist and television personality.^[58]
• Ferenc Keszthelyi, 82, Hungarian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop ofVác (1992–2003).^[59]
• James Thomas Lynn, 83, American politician,Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (1973–1975), complications from a stroke.^[60]
• Vic Lynn, 85, Canadian ice hockey player (Chicago Blackhawks,New York Rangers).^[61]
• Imre Mathesz, 73, Hungarian footballer and coach, car crash.^[62]
• Art Quimby, 77, American college basketball player (UConn).^[63]
• Hank Raymonds, 86, American college basketball coach (Marquette), cancer.^[64]
• Roy R. Rubottom Jr., 98, American diplomat.^[65]
• Martin Russ, 79, American author and United States Marine.^[66]
• T. E. Srinivasan, 60, Indian cricketer, brain cancer.^[67]
• Júlio Tavares Rebimbas, 88, Portuguese Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop ofPorto (1982–1997).^[68]
• Ellen Ugland, 57, Norwegian billionaire.^[69]

• Murat Akhedzhak, 48, Russian politician, heart attack.^[70]
• Peter Andry, 83, Australian-born British record producer (Decca Records,EMI Classics), cancer.^[71]
• Muzaffer Atac, 77, Turkish-American physicist.^[72]
• John E. Baldwin, 79, British astronomer.^[73]
• Hendrik Coetzee, 35, South African kayaker and adventurer, crocodile attack.^[74]
• Cardell Camper, 58, American baseball player.^[75]
• Elizabeth Edwards, 61, American author, lawyer and political activist, breast cancer.^[76]
• Fan Yew Teng, 68, Malaysian politician and human rights activist, cancer.^[77]
• John A. Ferraro, 64, American television actor and director, colon cancer.^[78]
• Samuel Pailthorpe King, 94, American district court judge (District of Hawaii, 1972–1984), injuries from a fall.^[79]
• Art Mahan, 97, American baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies) and college baseball coach (Villanova), heart failure.^[80]
• Gus Mercurio, 82, American-born Australian boxing promoter, international boxing judge and actor.^[81]
• Volha Samusik, 25, Belarusian rock singer, pneumonia.
• Kari Tapio, 65, Finnishschlager singer, heart attack.^[82]
• Federico Vairo, 80, Argentine footballer and coach, stomach cancer.^[83]
• Armin Weiss, 83, German chemist and politician.^[84]
• Arnold Weiss, 86, German-born American soldier, helped discoverAdolf Hitler's will, pneumonia.^[85]

• Poul Andersen, 82, Danish footballer.^[86]
• Murray Armstrong, 94, Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings,Toronto Maple Leafs) and coach (University of Denver), complications from a stroke.^[87]
• Walter Haeussermann, 96, German-born American rocket scientist, complications from a fall.^[88]
• John James, 76, Australian footballer,Brownlow Medallist, stroke.^[89]
• Trev Thoms, 60, British guitarist (Inner City Unit,Atomgods), pancreatic cancer.^[90]

• Roland B. Anderson, 97, American retiredmajor general, Mayor ofNaples, Florida (1978–1982).^[91]
• John Makepeace Bennett, 89, Australian computer scientist.^[92]
• John du Pont, 72, American billionaire and murderer, natural causes.^[93]
• Chuck Jordan, 83, American automobile designer (General Motors).^[94]
• Alexander Kerst, 86, Austrian actor.^[95]
• James Moody, 85, American jazz saxophonist and flautist ("Moody's Mood for Love"), pancreatic cancer.^[96]
• Martin Rutty, 50, British entrepreneur, helicopter crash.^[97]
• Fausto Sarli, 83, Italian fashion designer.^[98]
• Dov Shilansky, 86, Israeli politician,Speaker of the Knesset (1988–1992).^[99]
• Thorvald Strömberg, 79, Finnish Olympic sprint canoeist.^[100]
• Boris Tishchenko, 71, Russian composer.^[101]
• Ángel Torres, 82, Cuban author and historian.^[102]

• Nicolas Astrinidis, 89, Romanian-born Greek composer, pianist, conductor, and educator.^[103]
• Marcel Domingo, 86, French footballer.^[104]
• John Fenn, 93, American chemist andNobel laureate.^[105]
• J. Michael Hagopian, 97,Ottoman-born American documentary filmmaker.^[106]
• George Pickow, 88, American photographer and film-maker.^[107]
• Jacques Swaters, 84, Belgian racing driver.^[108]

• José dos Santos Garcia, 97, Portuguese-born Mozambican Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop ofPorto Amélia (1957–1975).^[109]
• Dick Hoerner, 88, American football player (Los Angeles Rams), stroke.^[78]
• Ronnie McMahon, 68, Irish Olympic equestrian.^[110]
• MacKenzie Miller, 89, American racehorse trainer, owner and breeder,Hall of Famer, complications of a stroke.^[111]
• Urszula Modrzyńska, 82, Polish actress.^[112]
• Roger Nicole, 95, Swiss-born American Evangelical Christian theologian.^[113]
• Peter Risi, 60, Swiss footballer, after long illness.^[114]
• Gene Spangler, 88, American football player (Detroit Lions).^[115]
• Guillermo Squella, 87, Chilean Olympic equestrian.^[116]

• Manuel Caballero, 79, Venezuelan historian, journalist and author, complications following prostate surgery.^[117]
• Jannie Greeff, 75, South African Olympic weightlifter.^[118]
• Lachhiman Gurung, 92, Nepalese-born British soldier, recipient of theVictoria Cross.^[119]
• Raymond Kalisz, 83, American-born Papuan Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop ofWewak (1980–2002).^[120]
• Timothée Malendoma, 75, Central African politician,Prime Minister (1992–1993).^[121]
• Ros Mey, 85, Cambodian-born American Buddhist monk and community leader, survivor ofKhmer Rouge regime.^[122]
• Carleton Naiche-Palmer, 63, American tribal leader, President of theMescalero Apache (2008–2010).^[123]
• Emmanuel Ogoli, 21, Nigerian footballer.^[124]
• B. S. Ranga, 93, Indian film director.^[125]
• Helen Roberts, 98, British singer and actress.^[126]
• William Thompson, 71, British politician,MP forWest Tyrone (1997–2001).^[127]
• Tom Walkinshaw, 64, British engineer and racing team owner (Tom Walkinshaw Racing,Arrows), cancer.^[128]

• James Dibble, 87, Australian television news presenter, cancer.^[129]
• Claude Foussier, 85, French Olympic sports shooter.^[130]
• Maynard W. Glitman, 77, American diplomat, negotiator of theIntermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, complications from dementia.^[131]
• Rick Griffiths, 62, Australian Aboriginal activist andATSIC commissioner.^[132]
• Richard Holbrooke, 69, American diplomat,Ambassador to Germany (1993–1994) andUnited Nations (1999–2001), complications fromaortic dissection.^[133]
• Enrique Morente, 67, Spanish flamenco singer.^[134]
• Remmy Ongala, 63, Tanzanian singer.^[135]
• Karen Sortito, 49, American movie marketing executive, cancer.^[136]
• Takeshi Watabe, 74, Japanese voice actor (Cowboy Bebop,Fist of the North Star,Naruto), pneumonia.^[137]

• Florence Armstrong, 82, Irish teacher.^[138]
• Håkon Christie, 88, Norwegian architect.^[139]
• Timothy Davlin, 53, American politician, Mayor ofSpringfield, Illinois (since 2003), suicide by gunshot.^[140]
• Robyn Dawes, 74, American psychologist and professor.^[141]
• Adalbert Eledui, 62,Palauan senator and conservationist, after long illness.^[142]
• Ruth Park, 93, New Zealand-born Australian novelist.^[143]
• Neva Patterson, 90, American actress (An Affair to Remember,All the President's Men), complications from a broken hip.^[144]
• Pascal Rakotomavo, 76, Malagasy politician,Prime Minister (1997–1998), cardiovascular attack.^[145]
• Dale Roberts, 24, English footballer (Rushden & Diamonds), suicide by hanging.^[146]
• Alberto Segado, 66, Argentine actor (Asesinato en el Senado de la Nación).^[147]

• Ken Ablack, 91,Trinidadian cricket player.^[148]
• Téclaire Bille, 22,Equatoguinean football player, road accident.^[149]
• Domini Blythe, 63, British-born Canadian stage and film actress (Mount Royal,Search for Tomorrow), cancer.^[150]
• Boyas, 41,Equatoguinean football player and manager, road accident.^[151]
• Rachel Bromwich, 95, British scholar.^[152]
• Carlos Pinto Coelho, 66, Portuguese journalist and television personality, complications from aortic surgery.^[153]
• Bernard Patrick Devlin, 89, Irish-born Roman Catholic Bishop ofGibraltar (1985–1998).^[154]
• Blake Edwards, 88, American film director (The Pink Panther,Breakfast at Tiffany's,Victor/Victoria) and screenwriter, pneumonia.^[155]
• Anthony Enahoro, 87, Nigerian political activist.^[156]
• Bob Feller, 92, American baseball player (Cleveland Indians), member ofBaseball Hall of Fame, leukemia.^[157]
• Teuvo Hatunen, 66, Finnish Olympic skier.^[158]
• Stan Heal, 90, Australian footballer, member of theAustralian Football Hall of Fame.^[159]
• Solange Michel, 98, Frenchmezzo-soprano.^[160]
• Tom Newnham, 84, New Zealand political activist and educationalist, cancer.^[161]
• Jean Rollin, 72, French film director, actor and novelist, after long illness.^[162]
• Eugene Victor Wolfenstein, 70, American social theorist and psychoanalyst, professor of political science (UCLA), cancer.^[163]

• Irwin Abrams, 96, American historian.^[164]
• Richard Adeney, 90, Britishflautist.^[165]
• Frank Baldino Jr., 57, Americanpharmacologist, founder of the pharmaceutical firmCephalon, leukemia.^[166]
• Melvin E. Biddle, 87, AmericanMedal of Honor recipient.^[167]
• John David Duty, 58, American convicted murderer, first person executed in the US using pentobarbital, executed by lethal injection.^[168]
• François Gayot, 83, Haitian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop ofCap-Haïtien (1974–2003).^[169]
• Reg Hope, 83, Australian politician, member of theTasmanian Legislative Council (1979–1997).^[170]
• Sterling Lyon, 83, Canadian politician,Premier of Manitoba (1977–1981).^[171]
• Mary Jane Odell, 87, American journalist, lecturer, and politician.^[172]
• E. Gene Smith, 74, American Tibetologist.^[173]
• A. T. Q. Stewart, 81, Northern Irish historian.^[174]
• Karen Tuttle, 90, American viola teacher, after long illness.^[175]

• Glen Adams, 65, Jamaican musician.^[176]
• Silvino Barsana Agudo, 93, Filipino lawyer and businessman.^[177]
• Arne Arnesen, 82, Norwegian diplomat and politician.^[178]
• Captain Beefheart, 69, American rock musician and artist (Trout Mask Replica), complications frommultiple sclerosis.^[179]
• Ralph Coates, 64, English footballer (Burnley,Tottenham Hotspur,Leyton Orient,England), stroke.^[180]
• Walt Dropo, 87, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox,Baltimore Orioles).^[181]
• Dick Gibson, 92, English racing driver.^[182]
• Eugene Goldwasser, 88, American scientist, first to purifyEPO extracts, prostate cancer.^[183]
• Nikos Papatakis, 92, Greek film director.^[184]
• Martti Pennanen, 87, Finnish film and stage actor.^[185]
• Lina Romay, 91, American actress and singer.^[186]
• María Jesús San Segundo, 52, Spanish diplomat, economist and academic,Minister of Education and Science (2004–2006), cancer.^[187]
• Sulaiman Taha, 59, Malaysian politician, member of theJohor State Legislative Assembly.^[188]
• Mikhail Umansky, 58, Russian-born German chess grandmaster.^[189]

• Rudolf Ahlswede, 72, German mathematician.^[190]
• John Bukovsky, 86, Slovak-born American Roman Catholic prelate, Apostolic Nuncio to Romania (1990–1994) andRussia (1994–2000).^[191]
• Phil Cavarretta, 94, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs,Chicago White Sox), complications from a stroke.^[192]
• Ann Cindric, 88, AmericanAAGPBL baseball player.^[193]
• Morris L. Cohen, 83, American legal librarian, leukemia.^[194]
• Clay Cole, 72, American television host (The Clay Cole Show) and DJ.^[195]
• Norberto Díaz, 58, Argentine actor.^[196]
• Rafael Fernández Álvarez, 97, Spanish politician, President of the Regional Council (1978–1981), firstPresident ofAsturias (1981–1983).^[197]
• Steven W. Fisher, 64, American judge, cancer.^[198]
• Max Jammer, 95, Israeli physicist.^[199]
• Tasso Kavadia, 89, Greek actress and artist.^[200]
• Gerard Mansell, 89, British broadcasting executive.^[201]
• Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, 70, Italian banker and politician,Minister of Economy and Finance (2006–2008), proponent of theEuro, heart attack.^[202]
• James Pickles, 85, English circuit judge and tabloid columnist.^[203]
• Nash Roberts, 92, American television meteorologist.^[204]
• Jacqueline de Romilly, 97, French philologist.^[205]
• Eric Schmertz, 84, American labor negotiator, Dean of theHofstra University School of Law.^[206]

• Chris Condon, 88, American cinematographer (Jaws 3-D), 3D lens inventor.^[207]
• LeGrand R. Curtis, 86, American Elder ofthe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).^[208]
• Lupe Gigliotti, 84, Brazilian actress, lung cancer.^[209]
• Anthony Howard, 76, British journalist, broadcaster and editor (New Statesman).^[210]
• Murali Kuttan, 56, Indian athlete,Asian Games medalist.^[211]
• Lucien Mathys, 86, Belgian cyclist.^[212]
• Trudy Pitts, 78, American jazz organist, pianist and vocalist, pancreatic cancer.^[213]
• Nuh al-Qudah, 71, Jordanian Muslim scholar, Grand Mufti of Jordan (2007–2010).^[214]
• Roy Romain, 92, British Olympic swimmer, stroke.^[215]
• Helen Maynor Scheirbeck, 75, American educator and activist, stroke.^[216]
• Mark A. Smith, 45, British-born American professor of pathology, hit and run accident.^[217]

• John Alldis, 81, British chorus master and conductor.^[218]
• Donna Atwood, 85, American figure skater, respiratory problems.^[219]
• Aamer Bashir, 38, Pakistani cricketer, cancer.^[220]
• Jacqueline Courtney, 64, American actress (Another World,One Life to Live), metastatic melanoma.^[221]
• Giovanni Ferrofino, 98, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti (1960–1965) and to Ecuador (1965–1970)^[222]
• Gordon Foster, 89, Irish mathematician.^[223]
• Brian Hanrahan, 61, British journalist, cancer.^[224]
• Steve Landesberg, 74, American actor (Barney Miller,Forgetting Sarah Marshall,Head Case), colorectal cancer.^[225]
• James Mann, 90, American politician,U.S. Representative from South Carolina (1969–1979), Alzheimer's disease.^[226]
• Magnolia Shorty, 28, American rapper, shot.^[227]
• Gérandale Télusma, 38, Haitian lawyer and politician,deputy, car accident.^[228]
• Patricia Thompson, 63, American television producer,Emmy Award-winning documentary director, cerebral hemorrhage.^[229]

• Enzo Bearzot, 83, Italian World Cup-winning football manager and player.^[230]
• W. Pete Cunningham, 81, American politician, Member of theNorth Carolina House of Representatives (1987–2008).^[231]
• Elmo Gideon, 86, American artist and sculptor.^[232]
• David Hennessy, 3rd Baron Windlesham, 78, British politician and television executive.^[233]
• Oleksandr Kovalenko, 34, Ukrainian footballer (Dnipro,Shakhtar) and referee, suicide by jumping.^[234]
• Bertie Lewis, 90, British World War II RAF airman and anti-war campaigner.^[235]
• Marcia Lewis, 72, American musical theatre actress and singer, cancer.^[236]
• Catalina Speroni, 72, Argentine actress.^[237]
• Jack Tracy, 83, American editor (Down Beat) and music producer (Chess,Mercury).^[238]

• Jean Chamant, 97, French minister, senator (1977–1995).^[239]
• David Cockayne, 68, British physicist.^[240]
• Fred Foy, 89, American radio and television announcer (The Lone Ranger), natural causes.^[241]
• Gianna Galli, 75, Italian operatic soprano.^[242]
• Nalini Jaywant, 84, Indian actress.^[243]
• John Macreadie, 64, Scottish trade unionist, brain tumour.^[244]
• Vivi Markussen, 71, Danish Olympic sprinter.^[245]
• Alan Shallcross, 78, British television producer.^[246]

• Donald Allchin, 80, British Anglican priest and theologian^[247]
• Gordon P. Allen, 81, American politician.^[248]
• Celestino Rocha da Costa, 72, São Toméan politician,Prime Minister (1988–1991).^[249]
• Jayaben Desai, 77, Indian-born British trade unionist (Grunwick dispute).^[250]
• William Fones, 93, American jurist,Tennessee Supreme Courtjustice (1973–1990).^[251]
• Fred Hargesheimer, 94, AmericanUSAAF pilot and philanthropist inWest New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea.^[252]
• Ibrahim Ismail, 88, Malaysian army general.^[253]
• K. Karunakaran, 92, Indian politician,Chief Minister of Kerala (1977; 1981–1987; 1991–1995), stroke.^[254]
• Kenneth B. Lee, 88, American politician,Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1967–1968; 1973–1974), melanoma.^[255]
• José Antonio Momeñe, 70, Spanish Olympic cyclist.^[256]
• Janine Pommy Vega, 68, AmericanBeat Generation poet.^[257]

• Edsel Albert Ammons, 86, American bishop.^[258]
• Elisabeth Beresford, 84, British children's author, creator ofThe Wombles.^[259]
• Philip Burton Jr., 76, American documentary filmmaker, Alzheimer's disease.^[260]
• Jean-Marie Charpentier, 71, French architect and urban planner.^[261]
• Ljubomir Ćipranić, 74, Serbian actor.^[262]
• Frances Ginsberg, 55, American operatic soprano, ovarian cancer.^[263]
• Per Karstensen, 95, Norwegian politician.^[264]
• David Kenworthy, 11th Baron Strabolgi, 96, British peer, Member of the House of Lords.^[265]
• John Matsko, 77, American football player (Michigan State Spartans).^[266]
• Frans de Munck, 88, Dutch footballer.^[267]
• Roy Neuberger, 107, American financier and arts patron.^[268]
• José Orlandis, 92, Spanish church historian and priest.^[269]
• Orestes Quércia, 72, Brazilian politician,Governor ofSão Paulo (1987–1991), prostate cancer.^[270]
• Neil Rogers, 68, American radio personality, heart failure.^[271]
• Myrna Smith, 69, American singer and songwriter (Sweet Inspirations), kidney failure.^[272]
• Yuri Starunsky, 65, Russian Olympic silver (1976) and bronze (1972) medal-winning volleyball player, stroke.^[273]
• Eino Tamberg, 80, Estonian composer.^[274]
• Viper, 51, American pornographic actress, lung cancer.^[275]
• John Warhola, 85, American museum founder (The Andy Warhol Museum), brother ofAndy Warhol, pneumonia.^[276]

• Aron Abrams, 50, American screenwriter and television producer (King of the Hill,Everybody Hates Chris,3rd Rock from the Sun).^[277]
• Joan Alexander, 98, Scottish singer.^[278]
• Kevin Boyle, 67, Northern Irish law professor and human rights activist, cancer.^[279]
• Gavin Brown, 68, Australian academic, Vice-Chancellor of theUniversity of Sydney (1996–2008).^[280]
• John Bulaitis, 77, British-born Lithuanian Roman Catholic prelate, Apostolic Nuncio to Albania (1997–2008).^[281]
• Bud Greenspan, 84, American Olympic filmmaker, Parkinson's disease.^[282]
• Robert E. Kennedy, 95, American university president (California Polytechnic).^[283]
• Eric Laakso, 54, American football player (Miami Dolphins), natural causes.^[284] (body found on this date)
• Luis Manresa Formosa, 95, Guatemalan Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop ofLos Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán (1955–1979).^[285]
• Jorge Mayer, 95, Argentine Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop ofBahía Blanca (1972–1991).^[286]
• Sir Iain Noble, 75, Scottish businessman.^[287]
• Karl Olson, 80, American baseball player.^[288]
• Carlos Andrés Pérez, 88, Venezuelan politician,President (1974–1979; 1989–1993), heart attack.^[289]
• Qian Yunhui, 53, Chinese dissident.^[290]
• A. N. Ray, 98, Indian jurist,Chief Justice of theSupreme Court of India (1973–1977).^[291]
• Maurice Rioli, 53, AustralianVFL player and politician, member of theNT Legislative Assembly forArafura (1992–2001), heart attack.^[292]
• Irina Zuykova, 52, Soviet Olympic equestrian.^[293]

• John Archibald Armstrong, 93, Canadian business executive.^[294]
• Salvador Jorge Blanco, 84, Dominican Republic politician,President (1982–1986).^[295]
• Wade Crane, 66, Americanpool player, automobile accident.^[296]
• Geraldine Doyle, 86, American factory worker, possible inspiration for the "We Can Do It!" poster.^[297]
• Jonas Falk, 66, Swedish character actor.^[298]
• Eugene K. Garfield, 74, American founder of theAuto-Train Corporation, esophageal cancer.^[299]
• Albert Ghiorso, 95, American nuclear scientist, co-discovered twelve chemical elements.^[300]
• Miguel Maria Giambelli, 90, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop ofBragança do Pará (1980–1996).^[301]
• Bill Jones, 89, English international footballer, natural causes.^[302]
• Matthew Lipman, 87, American educator.^[303]
• Robert Macauley, 87, American manufacturer, founder ofAmeriCares, emphysema.^[304]
• Teena Marie, 54, American singer and composer.^[305]
• Ian Samuel, 95, British Royal Air Force pilot and diplomat.^[306]
• Jessie Rae Scott, 81, American gubernatorialFirst Lady (1969–1973), widow ofNorth Carolina governorBob Scott, after long illness.^[307]
• Bernard Wilson, 64, American singer (Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes), stroke and heart attack.^[308]

• Keith Andrew, 81, English cricketer.^[309]
• Walter Balmer, 62, Swiss footballer.^[310]
• Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, 61, French actor, cancer.^[311]
• Raphael Hillyer, 96, American violist, founding member of theJuilliard String Quartet, heart failure.^[312]
• Alfred E. Kahn, 93, American economist, cancer.^[313]
• Maureen Lehane, 78, British singer and music festival organiser.^[314]
• Jack Leslie, 90, Canadian politician,Mayor of Calgary (1965–1969).^[315]
• Grant McCune, 67, American visual effects artist (Star Wars,Star Trek: The Motion Picture,Speed),Oscar winner (1978), pancreatic cancer.^[316]
• Michael O'Pake, 70, American politician, longest serving member of thePennsylvania State Senate (since 1973), complications from surgery.^[317]
• Sir David Scott, 91, British diplomat.^[318]

• Atina Bojadži, 66, Macedonian marathon swimmer, first Yugoslavian woman toswim across the English Channel.^[319]
• Frank Bonilla, 85, American academic of Puerto Rican descent, long illness.^[320]
• Bennie Briscoe, 67, American boxer.^[321]
• Avi Cohen, 54, Israeli footballer, motorcycle accident.^[322]
• Chris Colmer, 30, American college football player (NC State)^[323]
• Denis Dutton, 66, American-born entrepreneur and philosopher, creator ofArts & Letters Daily andBad Writing Contest, prostate cancer.^[324]
• Donald Fraser, 83, American politician.^[325]
• Joseph Grech, 62, Maltese-born Australian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop ofSandhurst (since 2001), blood disorder^[326]
• Fred Heron, 66, American football player (St. Louis Cardinals).^[327]
• Brandon Joyce, 26, American football player (St. Louis Rams,Minnesota Vikings), shot.^[328]
• Gene Kelton, 55, American blues, rock and rockabilly singer and guitarist, multiple injuries from vehicle collision.^[329]
• Bill Lajoie, 76, American baseball scout and executive (Detroit Tigers).^[330]
• Zeferino Nandayapa, 79, Mexican classicalmarimbist, injuries from a fall.^[331]
• Terry Peder Rasmussen, 67, American serial killer.^[332]
• Hideko Takamine, 86, Japanese actress.^[333]
• Billy Taylor, 89, American jazz pianist and composer (I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free), heart attack.^[334]
• Jeff Taylor, 80, English footballer.^[335]
• Agathe von Trapp, 97, Austrian-born American singer, member of the Trapp family (The Sound of Music).^[336]
• Peter Walker, 91, British Anglican prelate,Bishop of Ely (1977–1989).^[337]

• Gratien Ananda, 53, Sri Lankan singer, composer, songwriter and lyricist.^[338]
• Vladan Batić, 61, Serbian politician and lawyer, Minister of Justice (2001–2003), throat cancer.^[339]
• Steve Boros, 74, American baseball player (Tigers) and manager (Athletics,Padres), complications from multiple myeloma.^[340]
• Jimmy Coffey, 101, Irish hurler.^[341]
• John Doyle, 80, Irish hurler.^[342]
• Bill Erwin, 96, American actor (Seinfeld,Falcon Crest,The Twilight Zone).^[343]
• Mondine Garcia, 75, French Gypsy jazz guitarist.^[344]
• Pavel Kolchin, 80, Russian Olympic gold (1956) and bronze (1956,1964) medal-winning cross-country skier.^[345]
• Ramón Montesinos, 67, Spanish footballer.^[346]
• Sören Wibe, 64, Swedish economist and politician,Junilistan party leader, member of theEuropean Parliament and theRiksdag.^[347]

• Nikolay Abramov, 26, Russian footballer.^[348]
• Michael Allinson, 90, British-American actor.^[349]
• Paul Calle, 82, American artist, postage stamp designer, melanoma.^[350]
• Donald Carroll, 70, American author.^[351]
• Sir Ellis Clarke, 93, Trinidadian politician,Governor-General (1972–1976) andPresident (1976–1987), complications from a stroke.^[352]
• V. Balakrishna Eradi, 88, Indian jurist, judge of theSupreme Court of India.^[353]
• Bobby Farrell, 61, Aruba-born dancer and entertainer (Boney M.).^[354]
• Thomas Funck, 91, Swedish author, composer and director.^[355]
• Miranda Guinness, Countess of Iveagh, 71, British aristocrat.^[356]
• Roger Milliken, 95, American textile executive (Milliken & Company).^[357]
• Tony Proudfoot, 61, Canadian CFL football player, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.^[358]
• Malcolm Spence, 73, South African Olympic bronze medal-winning (1960) athlete.^[359]
• Eric Teed, 84, Canadian politician, Mayor ofSaint John, New Brunswick (1960–1964).^[360]
• Tom Vandergriff, 84, American politician, Mayor of Arlington, Texas (1951–1977) andU.S. Congressman from Texas (1983–1985).^[361]
• Gina Wilkinson, 50, Canadian actress (Hangin' In), cervical cancer.^[362]
• Jenny Wood-Allen, 99, Scottish athlete and politician, world record holder for the oldest female marathon finisher.^[363]
• Betty Yahr, 87, American baseball player.^[364]
• Barry Zorthian, 90, American press officer during Vietnam War.^[365]

• Jesús María Coronado Caro, 92, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop ofGirardot (1973–1981) andDuitama–Sogamoso (1981–1994).^[366]
• Raymond Impanis, 85, Belgian professional cyclist.^[367]
• William Harding le Riche, 94, South African-born Canadian epidemiologist.^[368]
• Tove Maës, 89, Danish actress.^[369]
• Per Oscarsson, 83, Swedish actor, injuries sustained in a fire.^[370]
• Shi Tiesheng, 59, Chinese writer, cerebral hemorrhage.^[371]
• Syd Ward, 103, New Zealand cricketer.^[372]
• John P. Wheeler III, 66, American presidential aide, first chairman of theVietnam Veterans Memorial Fund.^[373] (body found on this date)

• List of December 2010 deaths atIMDb

• December 2010
• 2010 deaths
• Lists of deaths in 2010

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