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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
Hattie McDanielHattie McDaniel
American
Actress

Curly HowardCurly Howard
American
Comedian

John DeweyJohn Dewey
American
Philosopher

Paramahansa YoganandaParamahansa Yogananda
Indian
 

Maria MontessoriMaria Montessori
Italian
Physician and Educator
John GarfieldJohn Garfield
American
Actor

Wilm HosenfeldWilm Hosenfeld
German
Army Officer

George SantayanaGeorge Santayana
Spanish, Italian
Philosopher, Essayist, Poet, & Novelist
Elizabeth Kenny Elizabeth Kenny
Australian
Nurse & Health Administrator

Chaim WeizmannChaim Weizmann
British
Former President of Israel
Knut HamsunKnut Hamsun
Norwegian
Writer

Alexandra KollontaiAlexandra Kollontai
Russian
Revolutionary

Francis PegahmagabowFrancis Pegahmagabow
Canadian
Marksman

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
Mark KellyMark Kelly
American
Writer

Victoria CrossVictoria Cross
British
Writer
Molly MaloneMolly Malone
American
Actress

Keith MurdochKeith Murdoch
Australian
War correspondent

Susan PetersSusan Peters
American
Actress
Billy MitchellBilly Mitchell
American
Actor

Kiichiro ToyodaKiichiro Toyoda
Japanese
Entrepreneur
Karen HorneyKaren Horney
German
Psychoanalyst

Edward S. CurtisEdward S. Curtis
American
Photographer, Anthropologist

Margaret Wise BrownMargaret Wise Brown
American
Writer
Gertrude LawrenceGertrude Lawrence
British, American
Actress

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Josephine TeyJosephine Tey
British
Writer, Playwright, Novelist, Screenwriter,
Billy HughesBilly Hughes
Australian
Prime Minister

Charles MaurrasCharles Maurras
French
Author

Albert BattelAlbert Battel
German
Lawyer

Jürgen StroopJürgen Stroop
German
military personnel
Benedetto CroceBenedetto Croce
Italian
Philosopher, Politician, Art historian, Writer,
Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount AstorWaldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor
American
Politician

Jean de Lattre de TassignyJean de Lattre de Tassigny
French
Military personnel

Paul ÉluardPaul Éluard
French
French poet

Fletcher HendersonFletcher Henderson
American
American bandleader
Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of LinlithgowVictor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow
British
Governor-General of India

Robert GuérinRobert Guérin
French
Journalist

Albert ForsterAlbert Forster
German
Politician

Heinrich von VietinghoffHeinrich von Vietinghoff
German
Military personnel

Viktor ChernovViktor Chernov
Russian
Political leader
Vittorio Emanuele OrlandoVittorio Emanuele Orlando
Italian
Politician

Harold InnisHarold Innis
Canadian
Economist, Historian, Philosopher, University
Kurt SchumacherKurt Schumacher
German
Politician

Wop MayWop May
Canadian
Military personnel

Uncle Dave MaconUncle Dave Macon
American
Musician
Michael von FaulhaberMichael von Faulhaber
German
Archbishop

Clark L. HullClark L. Hull
American
Psychologist
C. H. DouglasC. H. Douglas
British
Engineer

Henri WinkelmanHenri Winkelman
Netherlands Antilles
Military officer

Ferenc MolnárFerenc Molnár
Hungarian, American
Author

Vesta TilleyVesta Tilley
British
Musical Artist

Rudolf SlánskýRudolf Slánský
Czech
Politician
Albert LaskerAlbert Lasker
German
Businessman

Kaarlo Juho StåhlbergKaarlo Juho Ståhlberg
Finnish
President

Paul NemenyiPaul Nemenyi
Hungarian
Physicist

Sveinn BjörnssonSveinn Björnsson
Danish, Icelander
President
Henri BourassaHenri Bourassa
Canadian
Politician

Albert BassermannAlbert Bassermann
German
Actor
Keisuke OkadaKeisuke Okada
Japanese
Politician

George Norman DouglasNorman Douglas
British
Writer

Carlo SforzaCarlo Sforza
Italian
Statesman
Louis WirthLouis Wirth
German, American
Sociologist

Georgy ShpaginGeorgy Shpagin
Russian, Russian
Russian weapons designe
Surendranath DasguptaSurendranath Dasgupta
Indian
Scholar

Jack ParsonsJack Parsons
American
Researcher

Adolf BuschAdolf Busch
Swiss, German
Violinist
A. S. W. RosenbachA. S. W. Rosenbach
American
Antiquarian seller

Mariano AzuelaMariano Azuela
Mexican
Author
Itzik FefferItzik Feffer
Russian
Poet

Louis T. WrightLouis T. Wright
American
Surgeon

Desmond MacCarthyDesmond MacCarthy
British
Critic

Philip MurrayPhilip Murray
American
Labour leader
Bessie Anderson StanleyBessie Anderson Stanley
American
Writer
Boardman RobinsonBoardman Robinson
American
Caricaturist and painter

Vladimír ClementisVladimír Clementis
Hungarian, Slovak
Politician

Charles Clinton SpauldingCharles Clinton Spaulding
American
Business Person

Bo McMillinBo McMillin
American
American Football Player
Bedřich HroznýBedřich Hrozný
Czech
Orientalist

Constant PermekeConstant Permeke
Belgian
Painter

Emma EamesEmma Eames
American
Soprano

Frederic AustinFrederic Austin
British
Baritone singer

Elisabeth SchumannElisabeth Schumann
German, American
Soprano singer
Carl SeveringCarl Severing
German
Politician

Sir Stafford CrippsSir Stafford Cripps
British
Politician
George Grant ElmslieGeorge Grant Elmslie
American
Architect

Masao KumeMasao Kume
Japanese
Playwright
Peretz MarkishPeretz Markish
Russian
Poet
Carol Weiss KingCarol Weiss King
American
Lawyer