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Famous People Who Died In 1946

Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1946. This list includes people like H. G. Wells, John Maynard Keynes, Gertrude Stein, Wilhelm Keitel, John Logie Baird and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, non-fiction writers, soldiers and military leaders who died in 1946. This list includes people from Germany, United Kingdom, United States & Russia and many more countries.

This ranking is based on an algorithm that combines various factors, including the votes of our users and search trends on the internet.

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 1 Hermann Goring

Hermann Goring.
10
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: German Military Leader
Birthdate: January 12, 1893
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Rosenheim, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
Died: October 15

 2 H. G. Wells

H. G. Wells.
5
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Famous As: Writer
Birthdate: September 21, 1866
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bromley, Kent, England
Died: August 13

 3 Amon Goeth

Amon Goeth.
6
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: World War II Nazi Officer
Birthdate: December 11, 1908
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: September 13
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

 4 John Maynard Keynes

John Maynard Keynes.
4
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Famous As: Economist
Birthdate: June 5, 1883
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Cambridge ,England
Died: April 21

 5 Jack Johnson (Boxer)

Jack Johnson (Boxer).
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 31, 1878
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Texas
Died: June 10

 6 Gertrude Stein

Gertrude Stein.
3
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: American novelist
Birthdate: February 3, 1874
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Allegheny, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: July 27

 7 Joachim von Ribbentrop

Joachim von Ribbentrop.
2
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Nazi Minister
Birthdate: April 30, 1893
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Wesel
Died: October 16
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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 8 Wilhelm Keitel

Wilhelm Keitel.
5
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: German Commanding Officer
Birthdate: September 22, 1882
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Helmscherode, Bad Gandersheim
Died: October 16

 9 Louis Slotin

Louis Slotin.
0
Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Physicist
Birthdate: December 1, 1910
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Winnipeg, Canada
Died: May 30

 10 Alfred Jodl

Alfred Jodl.
2
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Military Commander, Nazi War Criminal
Birthdate: May 10, 1890
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Würzburg
Died: October 16

 11 Ernst Kaltenbrunner

Ernst Kaltenbrunner.
5
Listed In: Criminals
Famous As: Nazi Leader
Birthdate: October 4, 1903
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Ried im Innkreis
Died: October 16
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

 12 William Joyce

William Joyce.
5
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Politician
Birthdate: April 24, 1906
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: January 3

 13 Alfred Rosenberg

Alfred Rosenberg.
3
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Nazi Party Ideologue, Author
Birthdate: January 12, 1893
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tallinn
Died: October 16

 14 W. C. Fields

W. C. Fields.
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: January 29, 1880
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Darby
Died: December 25

 15 Ion Antonescu

Ion Antonescu
0
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Former Prime Minister of Romania
Birthdate: June 2, 1882
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Piteşti
Died: June 1

 16 Hans Frank

Hans Frank.
1
Listed In: Criminals
Famous As: Politician
Birthdate: May 23, 1900
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Karlsruhe, Germany
Died: October 16

 17 Tomoyuki Yamashita

Tomoyuki Yamashita.
1
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Japanese General
Birthdate: November 8, 1885
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Otoyo, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan
Died: February 23

 18 Julius Streicher

Julius Streicher.
1
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: A Member of National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP)
Birthdate: February 12, 1885
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Fleinhausen, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
Died: October 16

 19 Madan Mohan Malaviya

Madan Mohan Malaviya.
3
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Politician & Educationist
Birthdate: December 25, 1861
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Allahabad, India
Died: November 12

 20 John Logie Baird

John Logie Baird.
0
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Famous As: Engineer
Birthdate: August 13, 1888
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Helensburgh
Died: June 14

 21 Arthur Seyss-Inquart

Arthur Seyss-Inquart.
1
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: War Criminal
Birthdate: July 22, 1892
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Stonařov, Czechia
Died: October 16

 22 Mikhail Kalinin

Mikhail Kalinin.
0
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Revolutionary
Birthdate: November 19, 1875
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Verkhnyaya Troitsa, Russia
Died: June 3

 23 Wilhelm Frick

Wilhelm Frick
0
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Politician, Diplomat, Lawyer
Birthdate: March 12, 1877
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Alsenz
Died: October 16

 24 Andrey Vlasov

Andrey Vlasov.
2
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: General
Birthdate: September 14, 1901
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Lomakino, Russia
Died: August 2

 25 Ananda Mahidol

Ananda Mahidol
0
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: King
Birthdate: September 20, 1925
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Heidelberg
Died: June 9

 26 Walter Johnson

Walter Johnson
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: Baseball player
Birthdate: November 6, 1887
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Humboldt, Kansas, United States
Died: December 10
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

 27 Joseph Stilwell

Joseph Stilwell
1
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: General
Birthdate: March 19, 1883
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Palatka, Florida, United States
Died: October 12

 28 Alfred Stieglitz

Alfred Stieglitz.
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Listed In: Photographers
Famous As: Photographer
Birthdate: January 1, 1864
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Hoboken
Died: July 13

 29 Alexander Alekhine

Alexander Alekhine.
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: French chess player
Birthdate: October 31, 1892
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Moscow
Died: March 24

 30 Empress Wanrong

Empress Wanrong
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 13, 1906
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Beijing
Died: June 20

 31 Werner von Blomberg

Werner von Blomberg
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Politician, Officer, Military personnel
Birthdate: September 2, 1878
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Stargard Szczeciński
Died: March 14

 32 Dragoljub Mihailović

Dragoljub Mihailović
1
Listed In: Military Leaders
Famous As: General
Birthdate: April 1, 1893
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Ivanjica, Serbia
Died: July 17

 33 Jenny-Wanda Barkmann

Jenny-Wanda Barkmann
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Guard
Birthdate: May 30, 1922
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany
Died: July 4

 34 Willi Herold

Willi Herold
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Listed In: Criminals
Famous As: Military personnel
Birthdate: September 11, 1925
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Chemnitz, Germany
Died: November 14

 35 Friedrich Jeckeln

Friedrich Jeckeln
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Officer, Politician, War criminal
Birthdate: February 2, 1895
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Hornberg
Died: February 3

 36 Kurt Daluege

Kurt Daluege
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Officer, Politician
Birthdate: September 15, 1897
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Upper Silesia
Died: October 24

 37 Harry Hopkins

Harry Hopkins
0
Listed In: Activists
Famous As: Politician
Birthdate: August 17, 1890
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Sioux City, Iowa Sioux City, Iowa U.S.
Died: January 29

 38 Karl Hermann Frank

Karl Hermann Frank
0
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Politician
Birthdate: January 24, 1898
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Karlovy Vary
Died: May 22

 39 Damon Runyon

Damon Runyon
0
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Writer
Birthdate: October 4, 1880
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Manhattan, Kansas, United States
Died: December 10

 40 Ferenc Szálasi

Ferenc Szálasi
0
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Political leader, Prime Minister
Birthdate: January 6, 1897
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Košice
Died: March 12

 41 John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort

John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort
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Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Military personnel
Birthdate: July 10, 1886
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: London
Died: March 31

 42 Homma Masaharu

Homma Masaharu
0
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Japanese general
Birthdate: November 27, 1887
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Sado, Japan
Died: April 3

 43 Marcel Petiot

Marcel Petiot.
1
Listed In: Criminals
Famous As: Serial Killer
Birthdate: January 17, 1897
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Auxerre
Died: May 25

 44 Gifford Pinchot

Gifford Pinchot
0
Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Forestry scientist
Birthdate: August 11, 1865
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Simsbury, Connecticut, United States
Died: October 4

 45 George Arliss

George Arliss
0
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Writer, Playwright, Film director, Autobiographer, Screenwriter, Stage actor, Film actor
Birthdate: April 10, 1868
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: London
Died: February 5

 46 Fritz Sauckel

Fritz Sauckel
1
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Politician
Birthdate: October 27, 1894
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Haßfurt
Died: October 16

 47 Elisabeth Becker

Elisabeth Becker
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Guard
Birthdate: July 20, 1923
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Nowy Staw, Poland
Died: July 4

 48 Paul Langevin

Paul Langevin
0
Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Physicist, Professor, Chemist, Philosopher of science, Educationist, Non-fiction writer
Birthdate: January 23, 1872
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris
Died: December 19

 49 Bror von Blixen-Finecke

Bror von Blixen-Finecke
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Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Writer, Military personnel
Birthdate: July 25, 1886
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Scania
Died: March 4

 50 Countee Cullen

Countee Cullen
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Listed In: Writers
Famous As: American poet
Birthdate: May 30, 1903
Sun Sign: Gemini
Died: January 9