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Famous People Who Died In 1952

Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1952. This list includes people like George VI, Curly Howard, John Dewey, Hattie McDaniel, Maria Montessori and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, soldiers, philosophers and poets who died in 1952. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Germany & Italy and many more countries.

George VIGeorge VI
British
Former King of the United Kingdom
Curly HowardCurly Howard
American
Comedian

John DeweyJohn Dewey
American
Philosopher

Hattie McDanielHattie McDaniel
American
Actress

Paramahansa YoganandaParamahansa Yogananda
Indian
 

Wilm HosenfeldWilm Hosenfeld
German
Army Officer
Maria MontessoriMaria Montessori
Italian
Physician and Educator

John GarfieldJohn Garfield
American
Actor

George SantayanaGeorge Santayana
Spanish, Italian
Philosopher, Essayist, Poet, & Novelist
Francis PegahmagabowFrancis Pegahmagabow
Canadian
Marksman

Chaim WeizmannChaim Weizmann
British
Former President of Israel
Alexandra KollontaiAlexandra Kollontai
Russian
Revolutionary

Knut HamsunKnut Hamsun
Norwegian
Writer

Elizabeth Kenny Elizabeth Kenny
Australian
Nurse & Health Administrator

Don Stephen SenanayakeD. S. Senanayake
Sri Lankan
First Prime Minister of Sri Lanka

Sven HedinSven Hedin
Swedish
Geographer, Explorer
Charles Scott SherringtonCharles Scott Sherrington
British
Neurophysiologist

Gregory La CavaGregory La Cava
American
Film Director

Evita PeronEvita Peron
Argentinian
Actress

Eva PerónEva Perón
Argentinian
Actress
Jack ParsonsJack Parsons
American
Researcher

Susan PetersSusan Peters
American
Actress
Keith MurdochKeith Murdoch
Australian
War correspondent

Kiichiro ToyodaKiichiro Toyoda
Japanese
Entrepreneur

Karen HorneyKaren Horney
German
Psychoanalyst
Anne Tracy MorganAnne Tracy Morgan
American
Philanthropist

Gertrude LawrenceGertrude Lawrence
British, American
Actress
William FoxWilliam Fox
American
Film producer

Margaret Wise BrownMargaret Wise Brown
American
Writer

Charles MaurrasCharles Maurras
French
Author
Paul NemenyiPaul Nemenyi
Hungarian
Physicist

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Jürgen StroopJürgen Stroop
German
military personnel
Jean de Lattre de TassignyJean de Lattre de Tassigny
French
Military personnel

Billy HughesBilly Hughes
Australian
Prime Minister

Horloogiyn ChoybalsanHorloogiyn Choybalsan
Mongolian
Political figure

Edward S. CurtisEdward S. Curtis
American
Photographer, Anthropologist
Josephine TeyJosephine Tey
British
Writer, Playwright, Novelist, Screenwriter,
Sir Stafford CrippsSir Stafford Cripps
British
Politician

Paul ÉluardPaul Éluard
French
French poet

Fletcher HendersonFletcher Henderson
American
American bandleader

Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount AstorWaldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor
American
Politician
Benedetto CroceBenedetto Croce
Italian
Philosopher, Politician, Art historian, Writer,

Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of LinlithgowVictor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow
British
Governor-General of India

Harold LeClair IckesHarold LeClair Ickes
American
Politician

Vittorio Emanuele OrlandoVittorio Emanuele Orlando
Italian
Politician

Frederic AustinFrederic Austin
British
Baritone singer
Heinrich von VietinghoffHeinrich von Vietinghoff
German
Military personnel

Albert ForsterAlbert Forster
German
Politician
Uncle Dave MaconUncle Dave Macon
American
Musician

Viktor ChernovViktor Chernov
Russian
Political leader

Vesta TilleyVesta Tilley
British
Musical Artist
Wop MayWop May
Canadian
Military personnel

James Palmer-TomkinsonJames Palmer-Tomkinson
British
Alpine skier
Albert BattelAlbert Battel
German
Lawyer

Kurt SchumacherKurt Schumacher
German
Politician

Ferenc MolnárFerenc Molnár
Hungarian, American
Author

Clark L. HullClark L. Hull
American
Psychologist

Harold InnisHarold Innis
Canadian
Economist, Historian, Philosopher, University
Henri WinkelmanHenri Winkelman
Netherlands Antilles
Military officer

Kaarlo Juho StåhlbergKaarlo Juho Ståhlberg
Finnish
President

Sveinn BjörnssonSveinn Björnsson
Danish, Icelander
President

Henri BourassaHenri Bourassa
Canadian
Politician
John CobbJohn Cobb
British
Race Car Driver

Michael von FaulhaberMichael von Faulhaber
German
Archbishop
Rudolf SlánskýRudolf Slánský
Czech
Politician

George Norman DouglasNorman Douglas
British
Writer

Albert LaskerAlbert Lasker
German
Businessman
Jack ConwayJack Conway
American
Film Director

Georgy ShpaginGeorgy Shpagin
Russian, Russian
Russian weapons designe
C. H. DouglasC. H. Douglas
British
Engineer

Maire O NeillMaire O Neill
Irish
Actress

Louis WirthLouis Wirth
German, American
Sociologist
Keisuke OkadaKeisuke Okada
Japanese
Politician

José Rubén RomeroJosé Rubén Romero
Mexican
Author
Albert BassermannAlbert Bassermann
German
Actor

Surendranath DasguptaSurendranath Dasgupta
Indian
Scholar

A. S. W. RosenbachA. S. W. Rosenbach
American
Antiquarian seller

Michael Ivanovich RostovtzeffMichael Ivanovich Rostovtzeff
Russian
Archaeologist
Hendrik Anthony KramersHendrik Anthony Kramers
Dutch
Physicist
Bo McMillinBo McMillin
American
American Football Player

Robert GuérinRobert Guérin
French
Journalist

Eli Filip HeckscherEli Filip Heckscher
Swedish
Economist

Adolf BuschAdolf Busch
Swiss, German
Violinist
Itzik FefferItzik Feffer
Russian
Poet

Mariano AzuelaMariano Azuela
Mexican
Author

Bessie Anderson StanleyBessie Anderson Stanley
American
Writer

Vladimír ClementisVladimír Clementis
Hungarian, Slovak
Politician

Desmond MacCarthyDesmond MacCarthy
British
Critic
Bedřich HroznýBedřich Hrozný
Czech
Orientalist

Carlo SforzaCarlo Sforza
Italian
Statesman
Philip MurrayPhilip Murray
American
Labour leader

Louis T. WrightLouis T. Wright
American
Surgeon
Hugo BezdekHugo Bezdek
American
Athlete
Constant PermekeConstant Permeke
Belgian
Painter