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Famous People Who Died In 1938

Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1938. This list includes people like Robert Johnson, Muhammad Iqbal, Clarence Darrow, Jane Toppan, Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, journalists, poets and philosophers who died in 1938. This list includes people from United States, Russia, Germany & France and many more countries.

Mustafa Kemal AtaturkMustafa Kemal Ataturk
Turkish
Founder of the Republic of Turkey,
Robert JohnsonRobert Johnson
American
Singer

Muhammad IqbalMuhammad Iqbal
Pakistani
Poet & Philosopher

Thomas Clayton WolfeThomas Clayton Wolfe
American
Novelist

Clarence DarrowClarence Darrow
American
Lawyer

Maud of WalesMaud of Wales
Norwegian, British
Queen of Norway
Edmund HusserlEdmund Husserl
Austrian, German
Philosopher

Jane ToppanJane Toppan
American
Serial killer

Nikolai BukharinNikolai Bukharin
Russian
Politician
Alexei RykovAlexei Rykov
Russian
Politician

Yakov YurovskyYakov Yurovsky
Russian
Soviet Era Executioner
Sarat Chandra ChattopadhyaySarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
Indian
Writer

James Weldon JohnsonJames Weldon Johnson
American
Author

Benjamin CardozoBenjamin Cardozo
Portuguese, American
Jurist

Samuel InsullSamuel Insull
American
Business Magnate

Typhoid Mary Typhoid Mary
Irish, American
Asymptomatic carrier of typhoid fever
Carl von OssietzkyCarl von Ossietzky
German
German Pacifist & Nobel Peace Prize Winner

Pearl WhitePearl White
American
Actress

Alma GluckAlma Gluck
American
Soprano

Charles Édouard GuillaumeCharles Édouard Guillaume
Swiss
Discoverer of Invar and Elinvar
Georges MélièsGeorges Méliès
French
Actor, Film director, Animator, Film editor,

Konstantin StanislavskiKonstantin Stanislavski
Russian
Actor
Genrikh Grigoryevich YagodaGenrikh Grigoryevich Yagoda
Russian
Official

Faustyna KowalskaFaustyna Kowalska
Polish
Saint

Gabriele D'AnnunzioGabriele D'Annunzio
Italian
Poet
Corneliu Zelea CodreanuCorneliu Zelea Codreanu
Romanian
Politician, Essayist

Karel ČapekKarel Čapek
Czech
Writer
Bhupinder Singh of PatialaBhupinder Singh of Patiala
Indian
Cricketer

Jigoro KanoJigoro Kano
Japanese
Educator, Athlete

Cyril Vladimirovich, Grand Duke of RussiaCyril Vladimirovich, Grand Duke of Russia
Russian
 
Grey OwlGrey Owl
Canadian, British
Writer, Novelist

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Warner OlandWarner Oland
Swedish, American
Actor, Film actor
Alfonso, Prince of AsturiasAlfonso, Prince of Asturias
Spanish
Prince of Asturias

Ernst Ludwig KirchnerErnst Ludwig Kirchner
German
Painter, Sculptor

Karl KautskyKarl Kautsky
Czech, German
Philosopher

King OliverKing Oliver
American
Musician
Harvey Samuel FirestoneHarvey Samuel Firestone
American
Entrepreneur
Isabelo de los ReyesIsabelo de los Reyes
Filipino
Linguist, Journalist, Trade unionist

Linda HazzardLinda Hazzard
American
physician

Zitkala-SaZitkala-Sa
American
Writer

E. C. SegarE. C. Segar
American
Comics artist, Screenwriter, Writer
Béla KunBéla Kun
Hungarian
Politician, Diplomat, Journalist

Osip MandelstamOsip Mandelstam
Polish, Russian
Poet, Writer, Translator, Literary critic,

Suzanne ValadonSuzanne Valadon
French
Painter, Art model, Model

Reginald JohnstonReginald Johnston
Scottish
Politician, Diplomat, Teacher

Lady Ottoline MorrellLady Ottoline Morrell
British
Writer
Joseph StraussJoseph Strauss
American
Engineer

Max Factor Sr.Max Factor Sr.
Polish
American makeup designer
Lev ShestovLev Shestov
Russian
philosopher, university teacher

Vasily BlyukherVasily Blyukher
Russian
Military commander

Edward M. HouseEdward M. House
American
Diplomat
Feodor ChaliapinFeodor Chaliapin
French, Russian
Russian opera singer

George DaytonGeorge Dayton
American
Entrepreneur
César VallejoCésar Vallejo
Peruvian
Poet, Writer, Playwright, Translator, Journalist

Bernd RosemeyerBernd Rosemeyer
German
Race car driver

Alfonsina StorniAlfonsina Storni
Argentinian
Poet, Journalist, diarist

MigjeniMigjeni
Albanian
Poet

Robert WieneRobert Wiene
Film director, Screenwriter
Edmund LandauEdmund Landau
German
Mathematician, University teacher

Henry NewboltHenry Newbolt
British
Poet

William McDougallWilliam McDougall
British
psychologist, university teacher

William SternWilliam Stern
German
Psychologist
Suzanne LenglenSuzanne Lenglen
French
Tennis Player

Gaston MeansGaston Means
American
Private Detective
Andrej HlinkaAndrej Hlinka
Slovak
Journalist

Bruno TautBruno Taut
German
Architect, Urban planner

Leopold GodowskyLeopold Godowsky
Lithuanian
Pianist and composer
Nikolai KondratievNikolai Kondratiev
Russian
Economist

Hans Christian GramHans Christian Gram
Danish
Physician, Bacteriologist, University teacher,
Owen WisterOwen Wister
American
Novelist

Nikolai TrubetzkoyNikolai Trubetzkoy
Russian
Linguist

Andrei BubnovAndrei Bubnov
Russian
Politician
Ernst BarlachErnst Barlach
German
Sculptor, Printmaker, Writer, Playwright, Painter

Otto BauerOtto Bauer
Austrian
Politician
Ödön von HorváthÖdön von Horváth
Austrian, Hungarian
Writer

Valery ChkalovValery Chkalov
Russian
Pilot

Leo FrobeniusLeo Frobenius
German
Ethnologist

Clarence MackayClarence Mackay
American
Financier
Aleksandr KuprinAleksandr Kuprin
Russian
Writer
George Ellery HaleGeorge Ellery Hale
American
Astronomer, Journalist

Branislav NušićBranislav Nušić
Serbian
Playwright

Marianne von WerefkinMarianne von Werefkin
Swiss
Painter

Edwin H. HallEdwin H. Hall
American
 
John Bates ClarkJohn Bates Clark
American
Economist

Alexandru AverescuAlexandru Averescu
Romanian, Ukrainian
Politician

May IrwinMay Irwin
Canadian
Actress

Nathanael Greene HerreshoffNathanael Greene Herreshoff
American
Naval Architect

William GlackensWilliam Glackens
American
Painter
Calvin BridgesCalvin Bridges
American
Scientist

Leopoldo LugonesLeopoldo Lugones
Argentinian
Poet
Ynes MexiaYnes Mexia
Mexican, American
Botanist

Mary Anna Hallock FooteMary Anna Hallock Foote
American
Author
Gösta EkmanGösta Ekman
Swedish
Actor
Samuel AlexanderSamuel Alexander
Australian
British philosopher