Famous People Who Died In 1947

Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1947. This list includes people like Al Capone, Aleister Crowley, Black Dahlia, Henry Ford, Bugsy Siegel and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, soldiers, philosophers and artists who died in 1947. This list includes people from United States, Germany, United Kingdom & France and many more countries.
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 1 
Henry Ford
(The Founder of the ‘Ford Motor Company’)
Henry Ford
42
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: July 30, 1863
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Springwells Township, Michigan, United States
Died: April 7
 2 
Max Planck
(German Theoretical Physicist and Originator of 'Quantum Theory')
Max Planck
9
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: April 23, 1858
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kiel, Germany
Died: October 4
 3 
G. H. Hardy
(English Mathematician Known for His Contributions in Number Theory and Mathematical Analysis)
G. H. Hardy
11
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: February 7, 1877
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Cranleigh, England
Died: December 1
 4 
Christian X
(Former King of Denmark (1912 - 1947))
Christian X
6
Birthdate: September 26, 1870
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Charlottenlund, Denmark
Died: April 20
 5 
William Moulton Marston
5
Birthdate: May 9, 1893
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Saugus, Massachusetts
Died: May 2
 6 
General Aung San
(Politician)
General Aung San
15
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 13, 1915
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: July 19
 7 
Josh Gibson
(One of the Best Power Hitters and Catchers in Baseball History.)
Josh Gibson
10
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 21, 1911
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Buena Vista, Georgia, United States
Died: January 20
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 8 
Ettore Bugatti
(Automobile Designer, Founder and Proprietor of the Automobile Manufacturing Company ‘Automobiles E. Bugatti’)
Ettore Bugatti
4
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 15, 1881
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Milan, Italy
Died: August 21
 9 
Willa Cather
(Author)
Willa Cather
3
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 7, 1873
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Winchester
Died: April 24
 10 
Stanley Baldwin
(Former British Prime Minister)
Stanley Baldwin
4
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 3, 1867
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bewdley
Died: December 14
 11 
Harry Carey
(Actor)
Harry Carey
1
Birthdate: January 16, 1878
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York, United States
Died: September 21
 12 
Frances Cleveland
(First Lady of the United States (1886-89, 1893-97))
Frances Cleveland
4
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 21, 1864
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Buffalo, New York, United States
Died: October 29
 13 
Black Dahlia
(Murder Victim)
Black Dahlia
30
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 29, 1924
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Hyde Park, Boston, Massachusetts
Died: January 15
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 14 
George II of Greece
(Former King of Greece (1922 - 1924))
George II of Greece
6
Birthdate: July 19, 1890
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Tatoi Palace, Greece
Died: April 1
 15 
Harry Gordon Selfridge
(business magnate)
Harry Gordon Selfridge
2
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: January 11, 1856
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Ripon
Died: May 8
 16 
William C. Durant
(Co-founder of the General Motors and Chevrolet)
William C. Durant
5
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: December 8, 1861
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: March 18
 17 
Alfred North Whitehead
(Mathematician, Philosopher)
Alfred North Whitehead
2
Birthdate: February 15, 1861
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Ramsgate, Kent, England
Died: December 30
 18 
Georg von Trapp
(Naval officer)
Georg von Trapp
4
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 4, 1880
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Zadar, Croatia
Died: May 30
 19 
Fiorello H. La Guardia
(Mayor of New York City (1934-45))
Fiorello H. La Guardia
4
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 11, 1882
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Greenwich Village, New York, United States
Died: September 20
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
 20 
Ernst Lubitsch
(Film director)
Ernst Lubitsch
2
Birthdate: January 29, 1892
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: November 30
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 21 
Nicholas Roerich
(Russian Painter, Archaeologist and Philosopher)
Nicholas Roerich
0
Birthdate: October 9, 1874
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: December 13
 22 
Josephine Bakhita
(Saint)
Josephine Bakhita
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 10, 1869
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Darfur, Sudan
Died: February 8
 23 
Ananda Coomaraswamy
(Metaphysician, Historian and a Celebrated Philosopher of Indian art)
Ananda Coomaraswamy
4
Birthdate: August 22, 1877
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Died: September 9
 24 
Jimmy Doyle
(Boxer)
Jimmy Doyle
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 12, 1924
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: June 25
 25 
Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
(Former King of Italy (1900 – 1946))
Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
6
Birthdate: November 11, 1869
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Naples, Italy
Died: December 28
Height: 5'0" (152 cm)
 26 
Kurt Lewin
(Psychologist)
Kurt Lewin
5
Birthdate: September 9, 1890
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Mogilno, Poland
Died: February 12
 27 
Carrie Chapman Catt
(American Women's Suffrage Leader Who Successfully Campaigned for Passing of the ‘Nineteenth Amendment’)
Carrie Chapman Catt
1
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: January 9, 1859
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Ripon
Died: March 9
 28 
Arthur Machen
(Welsh Author Best Known for His Influential Supernatural, Fantasy, and Horror Fiction)
Arthur Machen
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 3, 1863
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Caerleon, Monmouthshire, Wales
Died: December 15
 29 
Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten
(Swedish Prince and the Oldest Son of Gustaf VI Adolf)
Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 22, 1906
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Stockholm Palace, Stockholm, Sweden
Died: January 26
 30 
Marc Mitscher
(Admiral of the navy)
Marc Mitscher
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 26, 1887
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Hillsboro, Wisconsin, United States
Died: February 3
 31 
Manolete
(Spanish Bullfighter)
Manolete
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 4, 1917
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Córdoba, Spain
Died: August 29
 32 
K. L. Saigal
(First Superstar of Hindi Cinema Revered and Idolised for Both His Singing and Acting Styles)
K. L. Saigal
6
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: April 11, 1904
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Jammu Kashmir, India
Died: January 18
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 33 
Hermine Reuss of Greiz
(Princess)
Hermine Reuss of Greiz
0
Birthdate: December 17, 1887
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Greiz, Principality of Reuss-Greiz, German Empire
Died: August 7
 34 
Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood
(Military personnel)
Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 9, 1882
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: London, England
Died: May 23
 35 
Victor Horta
(Architect)
Victor Horta
1
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: January 6, 1861
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Ghent
Died: September 8
 36 
Benigno Aquino Sr.
(Filipino Politician Who Led the Fascist KALIBAPI Party)
Benigno Aquino Sr.
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 3, 1894
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Concepcion, Tarlac, Philippines
Died: December 20
 37 
Grace Moore
(American Opera Singer and Actress Whose Films Helped to Popularize Opera)
Grace Moore
4
Birthdate: December 5, 1898
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Del Rio, Tennessee, United States
Died: January 26
 38 
Pierre Janet
(Psychologist)
Pierre Janet
0
Birthdate: May 30, 1859
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: February 24
 39 
Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
(Military Personnel)
Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 22, 1902
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Belloy-Saint-Leonard, Somme, France
Died: November 28
 40 
Kim Man-il
(Kim Il-sung's son)
Kim Man-il
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1944 AD
Birthplace: Vyatskoye, Russia
Died: 1947 AD
 41 
Frederick Gowland Hopkins
(English Biochemist Whose Discovery of Vitamins Earned Him 'Nobel Prize in Medicine' in 1929)
Frederick Gowland Hopkins
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: June 20, 1861
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Eastbourne, United Kingdom
Died: May 16
 42 
P. D. Ouspensky
(Philosopher, Writer)
P. D. Ouspensky
1
Birthdate: March 5, 1878
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kharkiv, Ukraine
Died: October 2
 43 
Blanche Hoschede Monet
(Painter)
Blanche Hoschede Monet
0
Birthdate: November 10, 1865
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: December 8
 44 
Halford Mackinder
(British Geographer, Academic and One of the Founding Fathers of Both 'Geopolitics' and 'Geostrategy')
Halford Mackinder
0
Birthdate: February 15, 1861
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Gainsborough, England
Died: March 6
 45 
Hans Fallada
(Writer)
Hans Fallada
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 21, 1893
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Greifswald, Germany
Died: February 5
 46 
Dorothea Binz
(Officer)
Dorothea Binz
5
Listed In: Criminals
Birthdate: March 16, 1920
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Templin, Germany
Died: May 2
 47 
Franz Xaver Schwarz
(Politician)
Franz Xaver Schwarz
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 27, 1875
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Günzburg
Died: December 2
 48 
Yoshio Tachibana
(Military personnel)
Yoshio Tachibana
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 24, 1890
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Ehime, Japan
Died: September 24
 49 
Hugh Lofting
(British Author and Creator of the Classic Children’s Literature Character 'Doctor Dolittle')
Hugh Lofting
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 14, 1886
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Maidenhead, Berkshire, England
Died: September 26
 50 
Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted
(Danish Physical Chemist Who Developed the 'Brønsted–Lowry Acid–Base Theory')
Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: February 22, 1879
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Varde, Denmark
Died: December 17