Famous People Who Died In 1948

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Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1948. This list includes people like Mahatma Gandhi, Babe Ruth, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Zelda Fitzgerald, Hideki Tojo and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include soldiers, political leaders, artists and military leaders who died in 1948. This list includes people from United States, Germany, Japan & India and many more countries.
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 1 
Babe Ruth
(One of the Greatest Baseball Players of All Time)
Babe Ruth
46
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 6, 1895
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Pigtown, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Died: August 16
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 2 
Orville Wright
(Co-inventor of First Successful Airplane)
Orville Wright
42
Birthdate: August 19, 1871
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio, United States
Died: January 30
 3 
Mahatma Gandhi
(Indian Freedom Fighter who Employed Non-violent Resistance & Known as 'Father of the Nation')
Mahatma Gandhi
214
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: October 2, 1869
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Porbandar, India
Died: January 30
 4 
John J. Pershing
(Former Military Officer Who Served as the Commander of the American Expeditionary Forces During World War I)
John J. Pershing
10
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 13, 1860
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Laclede, Missouri, United States
Died: July 15
 5 
Mileva Marić
(Serbian Physicist, Mathematician and the First Wife of Albert Einstein)
Mileva Marić
8
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 19, 1875
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Titel, Serbia
Died: August 4
 6 
Zelda Fitzgerald
(Socialite & Referred to as 'The first American Flapper' by Her Husband 'F. Scott Fitzgerald')
Zelda Fitzgerald
12
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 24, 1900
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Died: March 10
 7 
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
(The Founder of Pakistan)
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
53
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 25, 1876
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Karachi, Pakistan
Died: September 11
 8 
Osamu Dazai
(Author)
Osamu Dazai
7
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 19, 1909
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Kanagi, Aomori, Goshogawara, Aomori Prefecture, Japan
Died: June 13
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 9 
Witold Pilecki
(Polish World War II Cavalry Officer, Intelligence Agent and Resistance Leader)
Witold Pilecki
13
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 13, 1901
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Olonets, Russia
Died: May 25
 10 
Hugo Boss
(Fashion Designer, Entrepreneur)
Hugo Boss
8
Listed In: Fashion
Birthdate: July 8, 1885
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Metzingen, Germany
Died: August 9
 11 
D. W. Griffith
(American Director Who is One of the Most Influential Figures in the History of the Motion Picture)
D. W. Griffith
4
Birthdate: January 22, 1875
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Crestwood, Kentucky, United States
Died: July 23
 12 
Antonin Artaud
(French Writer, Theatre Director and One of the Major Figures of the European Avant-Garde)
Antonin Artaud
10
Birthdate: September 4, 1896
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Marseille, France
Died: March 4
 13 
Carole Landis
(Actress)
Carole Landis
6
Birthdate: January 1, 1919
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Fairchild, Wisconsin, USA
Died: July 5
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 14 
Manuel Roxas
(Former President of the Philippines)
Manuel Roxas
8
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 1, 1892
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Roxas City, Philippines
Died: April 15
 15 
Sergei Eisenstein
(Russian Film Director Best Known for His Film 'Battleship Potemkin')
Sergei Eisenstein
4
Birthdate: January 22, 1898
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Riga, Latvia
Died: February 11
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 16 
Edith Roosevelt
(Former First Lady of the United States)
Edith Roosevelt
4
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 6, 1861
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Norwich, Connecticut, United States
Died: September 30
 17 
Claude McKay
(Writer)
Claude McKay
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 15, 1889
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Clarendon Parish
Died: May 22
 18 
Charles Evans Hughes
(Politician)
Charles Evans Hughes
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 11, 1862
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Glens Falls, New York, U.S.
Died: August 27
 19 
Aldo Leopold
(American Author & Environmentalist Who is Best Known for His Book 'A Sand County Almanac')
Aldo Leopold
2
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: January 11, 1887
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Burlington
Died: April 21
 20 
Folke Bernadotte
(Swedish Diplomat Who Negotiated the Release of 31000 Prisoners from German Concentration Camps in World War II)
Folke Bernadotte
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 2, 1895
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: September 17
 21 
Hideki Tojo
(27th Prime Minister of Japan)
Hideki Tojo
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 30, 1884
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kōjimachi, Tokyo, Japan
Died: December 23
Height: 4'9" (145 cm)
 22 
Arshile Gorky
(A Leading American Painter of 20th Century and a Founding Father of 'Abstract Expressionism')
Arshile Gorky
1
Birthdate: April 15, 1904
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Khorgom, Vilayet of Van, Ottoman Empire
Died: July 21
 23 
Karl Brandt
(Physician of German Dictator Adolf Hitler)
Karl Brandt
8
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: January 8, 1904
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Mulhouse, France
Died: June 2
 24 
Ruth Benedict
(Anthropologist, Folklorist, University teacher, Poet, Sociologist, Biographer)
Ruth Benedict
0
Birthdate: June 5, 1887
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York City
Died: September 17
 25 
Hack Wilson
(Baseball player)
Hack Wilson
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 26, 1900
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: November 23
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 26 
Malcolm Campbell
(British Racer Who Achieved the World Speed Record on Both Water and Land on Multiple Occasions)
Malcolm Campbell
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 11, 1885
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Chislehurst, Kent, England
Died: December 31
 27 
Nikolai Berdyaev
(Former philosopher who emphasized the existential spiritual significance of human freedom and the human person)
Nikolai Berdyaev
0
Birthdate: March 18, 1874
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kiev, Ukraine
Died: March 24
 28 
Guillermo Kahlo
(Former Photographer who photographically documented important architectural works, churches, streets, landmarks, as well as industries and companies in Mexico)
Guillermo Kahlo
0
Listed In: Photographers
Birthdate: October 26, 1871
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Pforzheim, Germany
Died: April 14
 29 
Sonny Boy Williamson I
(Singer)
Sonny Boy Williamson I
2
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: March 30, 1914
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Madison County, Tennessee, United States
Died: June 1
 30 
Kurt Schwitters
(German Artist Best Known for His Collages and Relief Constructions)
Kurt Schwitters
0
Birthdate: June 20, 1887
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Hanover, Germany
Died: January 8
 31 
Franz Lehár
(Austro-Hungarian Composer Known for His Operettas)
Franz Lehár
2
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: April 30, 1870
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Komárom, Hungary
Died: October 24
 32 
Harry Dexter White
(Economist)
Harry Dexter White
2
Birthdate: October 29, 1892
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: August 16
 33 
Gregg Toland
(Cinematographer)
Gregg Toland
0
Birthdate: May 29, 1904
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Charleston, Illinois, United States
Died: September 28
 34 
Prince Adalbert of Prussia
(Prince)
Prince Adalbert of Prussia
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 14, 1884
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Marmorpalais, Potsdam, Germany
Died: September 22
 35 
Charles A. Beard
(Historian of the modern age, Historian, University teacher)
Charles A. Beard
0
Birthdate: November 27, 1874
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Knightstown
Died: September 1
 36 
Richard Tauber
(Austrian Tenor and Film Actor)
Richard Tauber
0
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: May 16, 1891
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Linz, Austria
Died: January 8
 37 
Louis Lumière
(Inventor of Cinematographer)
Louis Lumière
0
Birthdate: October 5, 1864
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Besançon, France
Died: June 6
 38 
Mitsumasa Yonai
(Politician,Prime Minister)
Mitsumasa Yonai
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 2, 1880
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Died: April 20
 39 
Sigrid Hjertén
(Swedish Modernist Painter)
Sigrid Hjertén
0
Birthdate: October 27, 1885
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Sundsvall, Sweden
Died: March 24
 40 
Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle, Sr.
(Officer)
Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle, Sr.
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 1, 1874
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Philadelphia
Died: May 27
 41 
Olga Samaroff
(Pianist)
Olga Samaroff
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: August 8, 1880
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: San Antonio, Texas, United States
Died: May 17
 42 
Harilal Gandhi
(Mahatma Gandhi’s Son)
Harilal Gandhi
16
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1888 AD
Birthplace: New Delhi
Died: June 18
 43 
Sophia Duleep Singh
(British Suffragette & Godchild of Queen Victoria)
Sophia Duleep Singh
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 8, 1876
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Elveden Hall, Elveden, Suffolk, England
Died: August 22
 44 
Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta
(Italian Prince and Royal Italian Navy Officer)
Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 9, 1900
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Turin, Italy
Died: January 29
 45 
Edgar Kennedy
(Actor, Boxer)
Edgar Kennedy
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 26, 1890
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Monterey County, California, United States
Died: November 9
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 46 
Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
(Princess)
Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 3, 1870
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Frogmore House, Windsor, England
Died: March 13
 47 
Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr
(Politician)
Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 20, 1894
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Cape Town, South Africa
Died: December 3
 48 
Yellapragada Subbarow
(Biochemist)
Yellapragada Subbarow
1
Birthdate: January 12, 1895
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Bhimavaram
Died: August 9
 49 
Smaranda Braescu
(Aviator)
Smaranda Braescu
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 21, 1897
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Buciumeni, Romania
Died: February 2
 50 
Hamar Greenwood, 1st Viscount Greenwood
(Chief Secretary for Ireland)
Hamar Greenwood, 1st Viscount Greenwood
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 7, 1870
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Whitby, Durham Region, Ontario, Canada
Died: September 10