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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.

Al CaponeAl Capone
American
Gangster
Black DahliaBlack Dahlia
American
Actress

Aleister CrowleyAleister Crowley
British
Occultist

Henry FordHenry Ford
American
Industrialist

Bugsy SiegelBugsy Siegel
American
Mobster

Frances ClevelandFrances Cleveland
American
Former First Lady of the United States
William Moulton MarstonWilliam Moulton Marston
American
Psychologist

Rudolf HössRudolf Höss
German
Nazi War Criminal

Josh GibsonJosh Gibson
American
Baseball Player
Stanley BaldwinStanley Baldwin
British
Former British Prime Minister

Max PlanckMax Planck
German
Physicist
Victor Emmanuel III of ItalyVictor Emmanuel III of Italy
Italian
King of Italy

George II of GreeceGeorge II of Greece
Greek
King of Greece

Christian XChristian X
Danish
King of Denmark

G. H. HardyG. H. Hardy
British
Mathematician

William C. DurantWilliam C. Durant
American
Entrepreneur
Willa CatherWilla Cather
American
Author

Alfred North WhiteheadAlfred North Whitehead
British, American
Mathematician, Philosopher

General Aung SanGeneral Aung San
Burmese
Politician

Ettore BugattiEttore Bugatti
French
Automobile Designer
Kurt LewinKurt Lewin
German, American
Psychologist

Fiorello H. La GuardiaFiorello H. La Guardia
American
99th Mayor of New York City
Carrie Chapman CattCarrie Chapman Catt
American
Women’s Rights Activists

Philipp LenardPhilipp Lenard
German
Physicist

Pierre BonnardPierre Bonnard
French
Painter
Nicholas Murray ButlerNicholas Murray Butler
American
Philosopher, Educator

Grace MooreGrace Moore
American
Opera Singer & Actress
Frederick Gowland HopkinsFrederick Gowland Hopkins
British
English biochemist

Bill JamesBill James
British
Actor

Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of HarewoodHenry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood
British
Military personnel
Harry Gordon SelfridgeHarry Gordon Selfridge
British
business magnate

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Harry CareyHarry Carey
American
Actor
Tom DempseyTom Dempsey
American
Actor

Han van MeegerenHan van Meegeren
Painter, Art forger, Restorer

K. L. SaigalK. L. Saigal
Indian
Actor, Singer

Ernst LubitschErnst Lubitsch
German, American
Film director, Actor, Screenwriter, Film producer,
Nicholas RoerichNicholas Roerich
Russian
Philosopher, Painter, Choreographer, Writer,
Jozef TisoJozef Tiso
Slovak
Politician

Irving FisherIrving Fisher
American
Economist, Statistician

Philippe Leclerc de HauteclocquePhilippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
French
Military Personnel

Jimmy DoyleJimmy Doyle
American
boxer
Anton Ivanovich DenikinAnton Ivanovich Denikin
American
General

Arthur MachenArthur Machen
British, Welsh
Writer

Som Nath SharmaSom Nath Sharma
Indian
 

R. B. BennettR. B. Bennett
Canadian
Politician, Lawyer, Diplomat

P. D. OuspenskyP. D. Ouspensky
Russian
philosopher, writer
Ananda CoomaraswamyAnanda Coomaraswamy
Sri Lankan, American
Philosopher

Hugh LoftingHugh Lofting
British
Author
Theodore G. BilboTheodore G. Bilbo
American
Politician

Dorothea BinzDorothea Binz
German
Officer

Frederick Russell BurnhamFrederick Russell Burnham
American
Explorer, Writer
Halford MackinderHalford Mackinder
British
Geographer

Evans CarlsonEvans Carlson
American
Military General
Marc MitscherMarc Mitscher
American
Admiral of the navy

ManoleteManolete
Spanish
Spanish Bullfighter

Friedrich Wilhelm KritzingerFriedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger
German
Politician, Jurist

Karl MannheimKarl Mannheim
German, Hungarian, British
Sociologist, University teacher, Writer

Victor HortaVictor Horta
Belgian
Architect
Pyotr KrasnovPyotr Krasnov
Russian
Historian

Franz Xaver SchwarzFranz Xaver Schwarz
German
Politician

Ian HamiltonIan Hamilton
Greek, British, Scottish
Army General

Benny LeonardBenny Leonard
American
Boxer
Reynaldo HahnReynaldo Hahn
French, Venezuelan
Conductor, Composer, Choreographer, Music critic,

Hans FalladaHans Fallada
German
Writer, Novelist, Children's writer
Luigi RussoloLuigi Russolo
Italian
Composer, Painter, Artist, Musical instrument

Herbert BackeHerbert Backe
German
Politician

Benigno Aquino, Sr.Benigno Aquino, Sr.
Filipino
 
Pierre JanetPierre Janet
French
Psychologist

James Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th marquess of SalisburyJames Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th marquess of Salisbury
British
British statesman
Joseph CookJoseph Cook
Australian, British
Politician

Victor Moritz GoldschmidtVictor Moritz Goldschmidt
Norwegian
Mineralogist

Osami NaganoOsami Nagano
Japanese
Admiral
Paul P. HarrisPaul P. Harris
American
Jurist, Lawyer

Alfredo CasellaAlfredo Casella
Italian
Composer, Conductor, Pianist
Huda SharawiHuda Sharawi
Egyptian
Feminist and nationalist

Helmuth von PannwitzHelmuth von Pannwitz
German
 

Sidney Webb, 1st Baron PassfieldSidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield
British
Economist

Jimmie LuncefordJimmie Lunceford
American
Saxophonist
Duncan Campbell ScottDuncan Campbell Scott
Canadian
Poet, Writer, Civil servant
Wolfgang BorchertWolfgang Borchert
German
Author

Fernand de BrinonFernand de Brinon
French
Journalist, Socialite, Lawyer

W. I. ThomasW. I. Thomas
American
Sociologist, Writer

Władysław RaczkiewiczWładysław Raczkiewicz
Polish
Politician, Jurist, Lawyer
Emma OrczyEmma Orczy
Hungarian, British
Novelist

Greta BöselGreta Bösel
German
Nurse

Constantin SănătescuConstantin Sănătescu
Romanian
Statesman

Walter DonaldsonWalter Donaldson
American
Songwriter

Albert MarquetAlbert Marquet
French
Painter, Writer
Eva TanguayEva Tanguay
Canadian
Singer

Johannes Nicolaus BrønstedJohannes Nicolaus Brønsted
Danish
Chemist
Dudley DiggesDudley Digges
Irish
Actor

James HarbordJames Harbord
American
Military officer
Frederic W. GoudyFrederic W. Goudy
American
American Artist
Victor Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Earl of LyttonVictor Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Earl of Lytton
British
Statesman