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.

Robert JohnsonRobert Johnson
08 May 1911, American
Musician, Songwriter
Muhammad IqbalMuhammad Iqbal
09 November 1877, Pakistani
Poet & Philosopher

Clarence DarrowClarence Darrow
18 April 1857, American
Lawyer

Jane ToppanJane Toppan
31 March 1854, American
Serial killer

Sarat Chandra ChattopadhyaySarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
15 September 1876, Indian
Writer

James Weldon JohnsonJames Weldon Johnson
17 June 1871, American
Author
Typhoid Mary Typhoid Mary
23 September 1869, Irish, American
Asymptomatic carrier of typhoid fever

Pearl WhitePearl White
04 March 1889, American
Actress

Carl von OssietzkyCarl von Ossietzky
03 October 1889, German
German Pacifist & Nobel Peace Prize Winner

Alma GluckAlma Gluck
11 May 1884, American
Soprano
Mustafa Kemal AtaturkMustafa Kemal Ataturk
19 May 1881, Turkish
Founder of the Republic of Turkey,

Benjamin CardozoBenjamin Cardozo
24 May 1870, American
Jurist
Charles Édouard GuillaumeCharles Édouard Guillaume
15 February 1861, Swiss
Discoverer of Invar and Elinvar

Georges MélièsGeorges Méliès
08 December 1861, French
Actor, Film director, Animator, Film editor,

Maud of WalesMaud of Wales
26 November 1869, Norwegian, British
Queen
Edmund HusserlEdmund Husserl
08 April 1859, Austrian, Czech, German
Mathematician, Philosopher, University teacher

Nikolai BukharinNikolai Bukharin
09 October 1888, Russian
Russian Politician
Alexei RykovAlexei Rykov
25 February 1881
Politician

Ernst Ludwig KirchnerErnst Ludwig Kirchner
06 May 1880, German
Painter, Sculptor

Corneliu Zelea CodreanuCorneliu Zelea Codreanu
13 September 1899, Romanian
Politician, Essayist
Grey OwlGrey Owl
18 September 1888, Canadian, British
Writer, Novelist

Béla KunBéla Kun
20 February 1886, Hungarian
Politician, Diplomat, Journalist
E. C. SegarE. C. Segar
08 December 1894, American
Comics artist, Screenwriter, Writer

Bhupinder Singh of PatialaBhupinder Singh of Patiala
12 October 1891, Indian
Cricketer

Warner OlandWarner Oland
03 October 1879, Swedish, American
Actor, Film actor

Suzanne ValadonSuzanne Valadon
23 September 1865, French
Painter, Art model, Model
Osip MandelstamOsip Mandelstam
15 January 1891, Polish, Russian
Poet, Writer, Translator, Literary critic,
Alfonsina StorniAlfonsina Storni
29 May 1892, Argentinian
Poet, Journalist, diarist

Linda HazzardLinda Hazzard
1867 AD, American
physician

César VallejoCésar Vallejo
16 March 1892, Peruvian
Poet, Writer, Playwright, Translator, Journalist

George DaytonGeorge Dayton
06 March 1857, American
Entrepreneur
Feodor ChaliapinFeodor Chaliapin
13 February 1873, French, Russian
Russian opera singer

Jigoro KanoJigoro Kano
10 December 1860, Japanese
Educator, Athlete

Reginald JohnstonReginald Johnston
21 May 1874, Scottish
Politician, Diplomat, Teacher

Lev ShestovLev Shestov
31 January 1866, Russian
philosopher, university teacher

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Vasily BlyukherVasily Blyukher
01 December 1889, Russian
Military commander
Isabelo de los ReyesIsabelo de los Reyes
07 July 1864, Filipino
Linguist, Journalist, Trade unionist

Bruno TautBruno Taut
04 May 1880, German
Architect, Urban planner
Edmund LandauEdmund Landau
14 February 1877, German
Mathematician, University teacher

Andrei BubnovAndrei Bubnov
22 March 1884, Russian
politician

Robert WieneRobert Wiene
27 April 1873
Film director, Screenwriter
Nikolai KondratievNikolai Kondratiev
04 March 1892, Russian
economist

George Ellery HaleGeorge Ellery Hale
29 June 1868, American
Astronomer, Journalist
Hans Christian GramHans Christian Gram
13 September 1853, Danish
Physician, Bacteriologist, University teacher,

Valery ChkalovValery Chkalov
02 February 1904, Russian
Pilot

Cyril Vladimirovich, Grand Duke of RussiaCyril Vladimirovich, Grand Duke of Russia
12 October 1876, Russian
 

Ernst BarlachErnst Barlach
02 January 1870, German
Sculptor, Printmaker, Writer, Playwright, Painter

Nikolai TrubetzkoyNikolai Trubetzkoy
16 April 1890, Austrian
Russian linguist
Constantin StanislavskiConstantin Stanislavski
17 January 1863, Russian
 

Christian Lous LangeChristian Lous Lange
17 September 1869, Norwegian
Historian, Political scientist, Writer

Aleksandr KuprinAleksandr Kuprin
07 September 1870, Russian
Russian writer

Harvey Samuel FirestoneHarvey Samuel Firestone
20 December 1868, American
Entrepreneur
Samuel AlexanderSamuel Alexander
06 January 1859, Australian
British philosopher

William Henry PickeringWilliam Henry Pickering
15 February 1858, American
Astronomer
William JacksonWilliam Jackson
18 April 1858, Canadian
Politician

William SternWilliam Stern
29 April 1871, German
psychologist, writer, university teacher

Faustyna KowalskaFaustyna Kowalska
25 August 1905, Polish
Saint
William McDougallWilliam McDougall
22 June 1871, British
psychologist, university teacher

Thomas Clayton WolfeThomas Clayton Wolfe
03 October 1900, American
 
Alfonso, Prince of AsturiasAlfonso, Prince of Asturias
10 May 1907, Spanish
Prince of Asturias

Edwin H. HallEdwin H. Hall
07 November 1855, American
 

Branislav NušićBranislav Nušić
20 October 1864, Serbian
Playwright
Horace G. HutchinsonHorace G. Hutchinson
17 September 1869, Norwegian
 

Karel ČapekKarel Čapek
09 January 1890, Czech
Writer