The following is a list of notable deaths in June 2011.
Entries for each day are listed alphabetically 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.
June 2011
1 Jaehoon Ahn, 70, North Korean-born American journalist and researcher, founding director of Radio Free Asia's Korean language service., complications from a bleeding ulcer. Cameron Batjer, 91, American lawyer. Munir Dar, 76, Pakistani field hockey player, 1960 Olympic gold medalist. Matt Fong, 57, American politician, California State Treasurer (1995–1999), skin cancer.Matt Fong dies at 57; former California state treasurer Muhammad Nawaz, 54, Pakistani army major general, helicopter crash. Frank Ponta, 75, Australian paralympian, long illness. Devi Prasad, 89, Indian artist and peace activist. Haleh Sahabi, 54, Iranian humanitarian, daughter of Ezzatollah Sahabi, cardiac arrest.Haleh Sahabi: Daughter murdered at father's funeral Albert Wiggins, 76, American Olympic swimmer, aortic dissection.
2 Ray Bryant, 79, American jazz pianist, long illness. Mark Cooney, 60, American football player (Green Bay Packers). Ron Dunn, 83, Australian rules footballer. Willem Duys, 82, Dutch radio and television presenter and record producer, infection. Josephine Hart, 69, Irish-born British novelist and poetry promoter, ovarian cancer. Sir Philip Holland, 94, British politician, MP for Acton (1959–1964); Carlton (1966–1983) and Gedling (1983–1987). Davorin Marčelja, 87, Croatian Olympic athlete. Walter R. Peterson Jr., 88, American politician, Governor of New Hampshire (1969–1973). Died of lung cancer. Willie Phiri, 57, Zambian footballer. Geronimo Pratt, 63, American political activist (Black Panther Party), heart attack. Philip Rahtz, 90, British archaeologist. Joel Rosenberg, 57, American science fiction author, heart attack. Albertina Sisulu, 92, South African anti-apartheid activist. Keith Smith, 93, Australian radio and television personality (The Pied Piper), children's writer. Lavina Washines, 71, American tribal leader, first female leader of the Yakima Nation (2006–2008).
3 James Arness, 88, American actor (Gunsmoke, How the West Was Won, Them!). Harry Bernstein, 101, British-born American author. Wally Boag, 90, American performer (Golden Horseshoe Revue). Marion Fuller Brown, 94, American politician and environmental activist. Papa Joe Chevalier, 62, American sports talk radio host, stroke. Bruce Crozier, 72, Canadian politician, Ontario MPP for Essex South (1993–1999) and Essex (since 1999), aortic aneurysm. Andrew Gold, 59, American singer-songwriter ("Lonely Boy", "Thank You for Being a Friend"), heart attack. Pat Jackson, 95, English film and television director. John Henry Johnson, 81, American football player (San Francisco 49ers, Pittsburgh Steelers) and Hall of Famer. Miriam Karlin, 85, British actress ("So Haunt Me") and activist, cancer. Ilyas Kashmiri, 47, Pakistani jihadist militant, leader of Harkatul Jihad al-Islami, drone strike. Jack Kevorkian, 83, American physician and right to die activist, pulmonary thrombosis. Bhajan Lal, 80, Indian politician, Chief Minister of Haryana (1979–1985; 1991–1996), cardiac arrest. Peter Murphy, 88, Irish television presenter (RTÉ). Sammy Ofer, 89, Israeli businessman, long illness. Ray Pahl, 75, British sociologist, cancer. Jack Richardson, 89, Australian politician, member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Ashfield (1952–1953). Benny Spellman, 79, American R&B singer, respiratory failure. Gus Tyler, 99, American socialist activist. Jan van Roessel, 86, Dutch Olympic footballer (Willem II Tilburg).
4 Dimi Mint Abba, 52, Mauritanian singer, brain haemorrhage. Dante Ambrosio, 59, Filipino ethnologist, astronomer, college professor, and activist. Shibli al-Aysami, 86, Syrian politician and Arab nationalist figure. Lilian Jackson Braun, 97, American author (Cat Who series), natural causes. Claudio Bravo, 74, Chilean painter, epilepsy. Tommy Brent, 88, American theatrical producer. Gordon Colling, 78, British trade unionist, Chair of the Labour Party (1994–1995). Lindsey Durlacher, 36, American Greco-Roman wrestler. Lawrence Eagleburger, 80, American diplomat and politician, Secretary of State (1992–1993). Curth Flatow, 91, German dramatist and screenwriter, natural causes. Maurice Garrel, 88, French actor. Donald Hewlett, 90, English actor, pneumonia. Juan Francisco Luis, 70, U.S. Virgin Islands politician, Governor of the United States Virgin Islands (1978–1987), Lieutenant Governor (1975–1978). Rosenery Mello do Nascimento, 45, Brazilian model and Playboy Playmate, brain aneurysm. Ian Mitchell, 86, English cricketer, natural causes. Robert Morgan, 72, Canadian historian and archivist.Cape Breton historian Morgan dies Andreas P. Nielsen, 58, Danish author and composer, cancer. Martin Rushent, 63, English record producer (Buzzcocks, Human League, The Stranglers). Betty Taylor, 91, American performer (Golden Horseshoe Revue). Misael Vilugrón, 73, Chilean boxer. Felix Zandman, 83, American entrepreneur.
5 Mark H. Beaubien Jr., 68, American politician, member of the Illinois House of Representatives (since 1997). Léon Bollendorff, 96, Luxembourgish politician, President of the Chamber of Deputies (1979–1989). Scott Bostwick, 49, American football player and coach (Western Washington, Northwest Missouri State), heart attack. Leon Botha, 26, South African artist and musical performer, progeria-related heart failure. John Glasby, 82, British chemist and writer. Azam Khan, 61, Bangladeshi pop singer, cancer. Gordon Lorenz, 68, British songwriter. Ludo Martens, 65, Belgian political activist. Célestin Oliver, 80, French Olympic footballer. Ken Purpur, 79, American ice hockey player.
6 John R. Alison, 98, American airman, launched the Allied Reoccupation of Burma during World War II. Rafael Arnal, 96, Venezuelan Olympic shooter. Zev Birger, 85, Israeli activist, traffic collision.נפרדים מנשיא יריד הספרים הבינלאומי בירושלים זאב בירגר (in Hebrew) John Boswall, 91, British actor (Nineteen Eighty-Four, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, EastEnders). Claudio Cavazza, 77, Italian entrepreneur, founder of Sigma-Tau pharmaceuticals. Bill Closs, 89, American basketball player (Philadelphia Warriors, Fort Wayne Pistons). Declan Costello, 84, Irish politician, TD for Dublin North-West (1951–1969); Dublin South-West (1973–1977), Attorney General (1973–1977) and High Court judge. Eleanor Dapkus, 87, American baseball player (All-American Girls Professional Baseball League), breast cancer. Dulce Figueiredo, 83, Brazilian First Lady (1979–1985), widow of João Figueiredo. Werner Fischer, 70, Austrian Olympic sailor.Werner Fischer Benjamín González, 53, Spanish Olympic athlete, mountaineering accident. (body found on this date) James A. Green, 80, American Pennsylvania Commissioner of Elections, Pennsylvania State Representative, Butler County Commissioner, Slippery Rock Borough Council member. Stefan Kuryłowicz, 62, Polish architect, plane crash. Amnon Niv, 81, Israeli architect. Masushi Ouchi, 67, Japanese weightlifter, Olympic silver (1968) and bronze (1964) medalist. Shrek, 16, New Zealand celebrity sheep, euthanised.
7 Ana Fabricia Córdoba, about 52, Afro-Colombian human rights activist, assassination Paul Dickson, 74, American football player (St. Louis Rams, Dallas Cowboys, Minnesota Vikings), blood infection. Angelino Fons, 75, Spanish film director. Walid Gholmieh, 73, Lebanese musician, director of Conservatoire Libanais. Genaro Hernández, 45, American former world super featherweight champion boxer, cancer. Liam Kelly, 88, Irish republican and politician. Kim Jun-yop, 91, South Korean historian. Vladimir Lavrov, 91, Soviet diplomat and ambassador. José Pagán, 76, Puerto Rican baseball player (San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates), Alzheimer's disease. Mietek Pemper, 91, Polish-born German Holocaust survivor, compiled and typed Oskar Schindler's list. Nataraja Ramakrishna, 88, Indian dance guru, after long illness. Maksud Sadikov, 48, Russian Islamic scholar and theologian, shot. Jorge Semprún, 87, Spanish writer and politician. Leonard B. Stern, 87, American television writer (Get Smart, The Honeymooners) and publisher (Mad Libs). Edgar Tekere, 74, Zimbabwean politician, cancer. Gavriel Tsifroni, 96, Israeli journalist. Haim Yisraeli, 84, Israeli civil servant.
8 Anatole Abragam, 96, French physicist. Larry Border, 60, American politician, member of the West Virginia House of Delegates (since 1990), stroke. Oliver Fiennes, 85, British Anglican priest, Dean of Lincoln (1969–1989). Nasir Jalil, 56, Singaporean footballer. George Landow, 67, American experimental filmmaker. Clara Luper, 88, American civil rights activist, after long illness. John Mackenzie, 83, Scottish film director (The Long Good Friday, Ruby). Paul Massie, 78, Canadian BAFTA-winning actor and educator. Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, 38?, Comorian al-Qaeda terrorist, planned 1998 United States embassy bombings, shot. Jim Northrup, 71, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers, Montreal Expos, Baltimore Orioles), seizure. Steve Popovich, 68, American record executive, founder of Cleveland International Records. Alan Rubin, 68, American trumpeter (The Blues Brothers), lung cancer . Roy Skelton, 79, British actor (Rainbow, Doctor Who), stroke.
9 Jameel Fakhri, 65, Pakistani actor, long illness. M. F. Husain, 95, Indian artist, heart attack. Josip Katalinski, 63, Bosnian footballer, long illness. Tomoko Kawakami, 41, Japanese voice actress (Fushigi Yûgi, Revolutionary Girl Utena), ovarian cancer. Ali Khodadadi, 64, Iranian carpet weaver, heart failure. Mike Mitchell, 55, American basketball player (Cleveland Cavaliers, San Antonio Spurs), cancer. Idwal Robling, 84, Welsh Olympic footballer and broadcaster. Vladimir Shalin, 46, Russian football player and coach. Billy Shipp, 80, American football player (New York Giants, Toronto Argonauts, Montreal Alouettes). Ignazio Vella, 82, American artisanal cheesemaker and businessman, long illness.
10 Art Balinger, 96, American actor. Jeanne Bice, 71, American entrepreneur and television personality. Pam Brown, 58, American politician, Nebraska state senator (1995–2006), ovarian cancer. Yuri Budanov, 47, Russian military officer and war criminal, shot. Cosimo Caliandro, 29, Italian middle-distance runner, motorcycle collision. Mary E. Clarke, 86, American army general. Theo Dubois, 100, Canadian rower. Abdishakur Sheikh Hassan, Somali politician, interior minister (since 2010), suicide bombing. Kenny Hawkes, 42, British DJ and music producer, after short illness. James P. Hosty, 86, American law-enforcement agent (FBI), prostate cancer. Esmond Kentish, 94, Jamaican Test cricketer.Oldest West Indian cricketer Esmond Kentish dies Sir Patrick Leigh Fermor, 96, British author and soldier. Brian Lenihan Jnr, 52, Irish politician, TD for Dublin West (since 1996) and Minister for Finance (2008–2011), pancreatic cancer. Godfrey Myles, 42, American football player (Dallas Cowboys), stroke. Franz Reitz, 82, German cyclist, National Champion (1957) Jim Rodnunsky, 54, Canadian-born American cinematographer and technician, inventor of the Cablecam system, brain cancer. Hoda Saber, 52, Iranian dissident, heart attack following a hunger strike. Al Schwimmer, 94, American-born Israeli businessman, founder of Israel Aerospace Industries. Barbara Starfield, 78, American paediatrician, advocate for primary health care. Carol Stone, 96, American actress (The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp). György Szabados, 71, Hungarian physician, pianist, and composer.
11 Tariq Alam Abro, 53, Pakistani writer, kidney failure. Paul Alter, 89, American television director (Family Feud). Giorgio Celli, 75, Italian entomologist and politician (The Greens–European Free Alliance).