- Jun 2 Kathryn Joosten, American actress (Desperate Housewives), dies of lung cancer at 72
- Jun 2 Richard Dawson, British-American actor, comedian, and game show host (Hogan's Heroes, Family Feud), dies from esophageal cancer at 79
- Jun 4 George Marino, American Grammy Award-winning mastering engineer (Guns N' Roses; Bon Jovi; Stevie Wonder; John Lennon & Yoko Ono), dies of lung cancer at 65
- Jun 4 Herb Reed, American pop singer (The Platters - "Only You"; "The Great Pretender"), dies from multiple medical complications at 83
- Jun 4 Pedro Borbón, Dominican baseball pitcher (World Series 1975, 76; Cincinnati Reds), dies from cancer at 65
- Jun 5 Barry Unsworth, British novelist, dies from lung cancer at 81
- Jun 5 Ray Bradbury, American author (Fahrenheit 451), dies at 91
- Jun 6 Vladimir Krutov, Russian ice hockey forward (Canada Cup 1981; Olympic gold 1984, 88; World C'ship gold 1981, 82, 83, 86, 89; Vancouver Canucks 1989-90), dies from liver failure at 52
- Jun 7 Bob Welch, American musician (Fleetwood Mac), commits suicide by gunshot at 66
- Jun 7 Nabil Totah, Palestinian-American jazz double bassist, dies at 72
- Jun 7 Phillip Tobias, South African palaeoanthropologist and three time Nobel Prize nominee (hominid fossil sites), dies at 86
- Jun 8 Frank Cady, American actor (The Beverly Hillbillies; Petticoat Junction; Green Acres - all as "Sam Drucker"), dies at 96
- Jun 11 Ann Rutherford, Canadian actress (Gone With The Wind; Whistling in the Dark), dies from heart disease at 94
- Jun 11 Norman F Lent, American republican Congressman, dies from cancer at 81
- Jun 11 Teofilo Stevenson, Cuban boxer (Olympic gold heavyweight 1972, 76, 80), dies from a heart attack at 60
Henry Hill (1943-2012)
Jun 12 American mobster and FBI informant who was the subject of Nicholas Pileggi's book "Wiseguy", later adapted as Martin Scorcese's film "GoodFellas", dies from a heart condition at 69
- Jun 13 Graeme Bell, Australian jazz pianist, band leader, and composer, dies at 97
- Jun 13 Roger Garaudy, French philosopher and communist (convicted for Holocaust denial), dies at 98
- Jun 13 William S. Knowles, American chemist and Nobel laureate, dies from complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at 95
- Jun 14 Dumitru Capoianu, Romanian conductor and classical and film composer (The Little Man), dies at 82
- Jun 16 Alasdair Fraser, Scottish-born Northern Irish lawyer, director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland, dies at 65
Rodney King (1965-2012)
Jun 17 African American motorist beaten by Los Angeles police officers, dies in an accidental drowning at 47
- Jun 18 Alketas Panagoulias, Greek footballer and coach, dies at 78
- Jun 18 Victor Spinetti, Welsh actor (A Hard Day's Night, Help!), dies from prostate cancer at 82 [1]
- Jun 19 Richard Lynch, American actor, dies at 76 (body found on this date)
- Jun 20 Andrew Sarris, American movie critic (Village Voice), dies at 83
- Jun 20 LeRoy Neiman, American painter, dies at 91
- Jun 21 Richard Adler, American musical theater composer and songwriter (ThePajama Game; Damn Yankees)), dies at 90
- Jun 22 Fernie Flaman, Canadian Hockey HOF defenceman (Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs) and coach (Northeastern University 1970-89), dies at 85
- Jun 23 Alan McDonald, Northern Irish soccer defender (52 caps; QPR 476 games), dies from a heart attack at 48
- Jun 24 John Morgan, British ambassador (to Mexico), dies at 83
- Jun 24 Lonesome George, Pinta giant tortoise and rarest creature in the world, dies at c. 100
- Jun 26 Ann Curtis, American Olympic swimmer, dies at 86
Nora Ephron (1941-2012)
Jun 26 American novelist (Heartburn), screenwriter (Silkwood; When Harry Met Sally), and director (Sleepless In Seattle), dies from pneumonia, as a complication of leukemia, at 71
- Jun 27 Bill Gilbert, American sports author (Sports Illustrated, National Geographic), dies at 85
- Jun 27 Don Grady [Agrati], American actor (Robbie Douglas-My Three Sons), dies from cancer at 68
- Jun 28 Éric Gaudibert, Swiss composer, pianist, and teacher, dies at 75
- Jun 28 Leontine T. Kelly, 1st African American female bishop (United Methodist Church), dies at 92
Yitzhak Shamir (1915-2012)
Jun 30 Israeli Prime Minister (1983–84, 1986–1992) and Zionist, dies from Alzheimer's disease at 96
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