Notable deaths on December 7

Musical artist

British poet and author (1958–2023)

Japanese volleyball player (1937–2023)

Palestinian writer and professor (1979–2023)

American flying ace and test pilot (1923–2020)

American baseball player (1942–2020)

English footballer and manager (1932–2019)

Native American actor (1962–2017)

English musician (1947–2016)

Pakistani Islamic preacher and singer-songwriter (1964–2016)

American sociologist

American astronomer

British racing driver (1938–2015)

British actress (1941–2015)

American storyteller, actor, and teacher (1954–2014)

American blues singer and guitarist

French film director and screenwriter (1928–2013)

American table tennis player (1930–2012)

American double-flying ace of the Korean War

Dutch politician (1922–2012)

American businessman and financier (1939–2012)

American actor (1915–2011)

American attorney (1949–2010)

Finnish singer (1945–2010)