The following is a list of notable deaths in November 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.
November 2011
1 Gumaa Al-Shawan, 74, Egyptian intelligence agent. Cahit Aral, 84, Turkish engineer and politician, Minister of Industry and Commerce (1983–1987). Fanny Edelman, 100, Argentine politician, President of the PCA. Sam Fink, 95, American calligrapher. Richard Gordon, 85, British horror film producer. André Hodeir, 90, French author, jazz arranger and composer. Christiane Legrand, 81, French jazz singer. Sergio Montiel, 84, Argentine politician, Governor of Entre Ríos (1983–1987; 1999–2003). Dorothy Howell Rodham, 92, American homemaker, mother of Hillary Clinton. Eilaine Roth, 82, American baseball player (AAGPBL), complications from cancer. Héctor Rueda Hernández, 90, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Medellín (1991–1997). Seppo Sanaksenaho, 73, Finnish politician, Mayor of Vaasa (1997–2001). Katherine Siva Saubel, 91, American Cahuilla tribal leader and activist, one of the last speakers of the Cahuilla language. Robert A. Scalapino, 92, American political scientist. Ricardo Watty Urquidi, 73, American-born Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Tepic (since 2008), pancreatic cancer.
2 Sydney Andrew, 85, English industrial chemical engineer. Stan Bergstein, 87, American harness racing executive. Sickan Carlsson, 96, Swedish actress and singer. Rijk de Gooyer, 85, Dutch actor, pancreatic cancer. Ilmar Kullam, 89, Estonian Olympic silver medal-winning (1952) basketball player. Lou Maletta, 74, American media executive, founder of Gay Cable Network, liver cancer. Eugene Maslov, 66, Russian billiards coach. Yoko Matsuoka McClain, 87, Japanese-born American professor (University of Oregon), granddaughter of Natsume Sōseki, stroke. Sid Melton, 94, American character actor (The Golden Girls, Green Acres, The Danny Thomas Show), pneumonia. Papa Bue, 81, Danish trombonist and bandleader. Antonio Molino Rojo, 85, Spanish film actor. Nikolay Saksonov, 88, Russian world champion weightlifter, Olympic silver medalist (1952).Nikolay Saksonov Leonard Stone, 87, American actor (Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Soylent Green, L.A. Law), cancer. Lucy Tejada, 91, Colombian painter.
3 Matty Alou, 72, Dominican Republic-born American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals), diabetes. Rosángela Balbó, 70, Mexican-Italian born actress, lung cancer. Tamás Eszes, 47, Hungarian politician and paramilitary leader, suicide. Bob Forsch, 61, American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals), aortic aneurysm. H. G. Francis, 75, German science fiction author. Guo Tao, 85, Chinese lieutenant general. Peeter Kreitzberg, 62, Estonian politician, Minister of Culture and Education (1995). Justo Oscar Laguna, 82, Argentinian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Morón (1980–2004). Ivar Nørgaard, 89, Danish politician, negotiated Denmark's entry to the European Community. John R. Opel, 86, American computer businessman, president and CEO of IBM. Morris Philipson, 85, American book publisher and novelist. Sir Timothy Raison, 82, British politician, Member of Parliament for Aylesbury (1970–1992). Bruno Rubeo, 65, Italian production designer (Platoon, Driving Miss Daisy, Born on the Fourth of July), pneumonia. John Young, 80, Scottish politician, MSP for West of Scotland (1999–2003).
4 Alfonso Cano, 63, Colombian guerrilla leader (FARC), shot. Emmanuel de Bethune, 82, Belgian politician, Mayor of Kortrijk (1987–1989, 1995–2000), after long illness. Arnold Green, 91, Estonian politician, President of the Estonian Olympic Committee (1989–1997). Annabelle Lyon, 95, American ballet dancer. Cynthia Myers, 61, American model (Playboy) and actress (Beyond the Valley of the Dolls), lung cancer. Norman Ramsey, Jr., 96, American physicist, Nobel Laureate (1989). Andy Rooney, 92, American journalist (60 Minutes), surgical complications. Theadora Van Runkle, 83, American costume designer (The Godfather Part II, Bonnie and Clyde, Bullitt), lung cancer. Sarah Watt, 53, Australian film director, bone and breast cancer. Tadeusz Walasek, 75, Polish Olympic silver (1960) and bronze (1964) medal-winning boxer. Dieudonné Yougbaré, 94, Burkinabé Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Koupéla (1956–1995).
5 Mario Roberto Álvarez, 97, Argentine architect. George Ansbro, 96, American radio announcer. Luigi Belloli, 88, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of the Anagni-Alatri (1987–1999). Franco Chillemi, 69, Italian actor and voice actor.Franco Chillemi Les Daniels, 68, American writer. Norton Dodge, 84, American economist and art collector. Loulou de la Falaise, 64, French fashion muse and designer (Yves Saint Laurent). Hannu Haapalainen, 60, Finnish ice hockey player (SM-liiga). Bhupen Hazarika, 85, Indian singer. Sir Gordon Higginson, 81, British educationalist and engineer. Takeo Nishioka, 75, Japanese politician, Minister of Education (1988–1989) and Speaker of the House of Councillors (since 2010), pneumonia. Henry D. Owen, 91, American diplomat. Damaskinos Papandreou, 75, Greek-born Turkish Orthodox hierarch, Metropolitan of Hadrianopolis (since 2003). Yuvan Shestalov, 74, Russian Mansi language writer.
6 Géza Alföldy, 76, Hungarian historian. Gordon Beck, 75, British jazz pianist and composer. Isaac Chocrón, 81, Venezuelan playwright. Margaret Field, 89, American actress (The Man from Planet X, Captive Women, The Story of Will Rogers), cancer. Philip Gould, Baron Gould of Brookwood, 61, British advertising executive and political adviser, cancer. Giacomo Gualco, 75, Italian politician, President of Liguria (1990–1992). Mel Hancock, 82, American politician, U.S. Representative from Missouri (1989–1997). Hickstead, 15, Dutch-born Canadian show jumping horse, Olympic champion (2008), ruptured aorta. Hal Kanter, 92, American screenwriter, director and producer (Julia), complications from pneumonia. Peretz Kidron, 78, Israeli writer, journalist and translator. Carl Nyrén, 93, Swedish architect. Allan Peachey, 62, New Zealand politician, Member of Parliament for Tamaki (2005–2011), cancer. William David Lindsay Ride, 85, Australian zoologist. Charles Walton, 89, American electrical engineer, patentee of RFID.
7 Lykke Aresin, 90, German physician, sexologist and writer James E. Barrett, 89, American federal judge. Joe Frazier, 67, American boxer, World Heavyweight Champion (1970–1973), liver cancer. Marie Ljalková, 90, Czech soldier, sniper of the Soviet Union. Lisbeth Movin, 94, Danish actress. Georgi Movsesyan, 66, Russian composer, heart attack. Dov Schwartzman, 90, Russian-born Israeli Haredi rabbi and rosh yeshiva. Tomás Segovia, 84, Spanish-born Mexican poet, cancer. F. Springer, 79, Dutch writer. Takanosato Toshihide, 59, Japanese sumo wrestler.59th Yokozuna Takanosato Toshihide Andrea True, 68, American adult film star and disco singer, heart failure.
8 Jimmy Adamson, 82, British football player and coach. Al Boeke, 88, American architect, developer of Sea Ranch, California, and Mililani, Hawai'i. Hal Bruno, 83, American journalist, political director of ABC News (1980–1999), heart arrhythmia after a fall. Gene Cantamessa, 80, American sound engineer (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Ghostbusters, Young Frankenstein), Oscar winner (1983). Oscar Rolando Cantuarias Pastor, 80, Peruvian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Piura (1981–2006). Nosson Tzvi Finkel, 68, American-born Israeli Haredi rabbi and rosh yeshiva. Katherine Grant, 12th Countess of Dysart, 93, Scottish peeress. Heavy D, 44, Jamaican-born American rapper ("Now That We Found Love") and actor (The Cider House Rules, Life), pulmonary embolism. Ricky Hui, 65, Hong Kong actor, heart attack. Sir David Jack, 87, Scottish pharmacologist. Bil Keane, 89, American cartoonist (The Family Circus), heart failure. Valentin Ivanov, 76, Russian football player and coach. Ed Macauley, 83, American basketball player (St. Louis Hawks, Boston Celtics). Jimmy Norman, 74, American rhythm and blues and jazz musician and songwriter. Herbert S. Okun, 80, American diplomat. Floyd Rice, 62, American football player (San Diego Chargers, Oakland Raiders), lung cancer. Vladimir Shitov, 60, Russian luger. Lauri Sutela, 93, Finnish military officer, Chief of Defence (1974–1983). Jan Wypiorczyk, 64, Polish Olympic wrestler.
9 Shmuel Ben-Artzi, 96, Israeli writer, father-in-law of Benjamin Netanyahu. Bob Carney, 79, American basketball player (Minneapolis Lakers). Roger Christian, 75, American Olympic gold medal-winning (1960) ice hockey player. Ézio, 45, Brazilian football player, pancreatic cancer. Har Gobind Khorana, 89, Indian-born American biochemist, Nobel laureate (1968). Wilfred G. Lambert, 85, English historian and archaeologist. Benny McCoy, 96, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Athletics). Sir Robin Mountfield, 72, British civil servant.Sir Robin Mountfield Dani Wadada Nabudere, 79, Ugandan academic. Jean-Paul Randriamanana, 52, Malagasy Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Antananarivo (since 1999). Terry Willers, 76, Irish cartoonist.
10 Peter J. Biondi, 69, American politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (since 1998), mesothelioma. David Boyd, 87, Australian artist. Manuel Carbonell, 93, Cuban-born American sculptor. Winston C. Doby, 71, American mathematician.Former UCLA vice chancellor for student affairs Winston C. Doby dies Ana Grepo, 36, Croatian model, carbon monoxide asphyxiation. Barbara Grier, 78, American publisher (Naiad Press) and writer, cancer. Andrei Igorov, 71, Romanian sprint canoer. Ivan Martin Jirous, 67, Czech poet and dissident. Alan Keen, 73, British politician, MP for Feltham and Heston (since 1992), cancer. Killer Karl Kox, 80, American professional wrestler. Petar Kralj, 70, Serbian actor. Jacques Lataste, 89, French Olympic fencer. Hiroshi Saito, 78, Japanese Olympic basketball player. Andy Tielman, 75, Dutch Indorock musician, gastric cancer. Adrián Yospe, 41, Argentine actor, cancer.
11 Dennis Alexander, 76, English footballer. William Aramony, 84, American charity executive. *Francisco Blake Mora, 45, Mexican politician, Secretary of the Interior (since 2010), helicopter crash. Domenico Tarcisio Cortese, 80, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Mileto-Nicotera-Tropea (1979–2007). John Francis Donoghue, 83, American Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Atlanta (1993–2004), after short illness. Emory Folmar, 81, American politician, Mayor of Montgomery, Alabama (1977–1999), after long illness. Michael Garrick, 78, English jazz pianist and composer, cerebral hemorrhage. Fridtjof Frank Gundersen, 77, Norwegian jurist and politician. Choiseul Henriquez, 51, Haitian politician. Kent Kammerer, 78, American teacher and activist. Charlie Lea, 54, French-born American baseball player (Montreal Expos), heart attack. Hellmut May, 90, Austrian Olympic figure skater. Bernd Methe, 47, German handball referee, traffic accident. Reiner Methe, 47, German handball referee, traffic accident. David Myers, 73, American politician, Oklahoma State Senator (2002–2011), pneumonia. Pushpa Ratna Sagar, 89, Nepalese grammarian. Nick Strincevich, 96, American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Braves).
12 Gavin Bornholdt, 63, New Zealand Olympic sailor (1976). Doyle Bramhall, 62, American blues musician, heart failure. Alun Evans, 69, Welsh football administrator, General Secretary of the Football Association of Wales (1982–1995), after long illness. George Hazle, 87, South African Olympic athlete. Zbigniew Jaworowski, 84, Polish physicist. Evelyn Lauder, 75, Austrian-born American philanthropist (The Breast Cancer Research Foundation), creator of pink ribbon symbol, complications from ovarian cancer.