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Famous People Who Died In 1954

Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1954. This list includes people like Frida Kahlo, Alan Turing, Henri Matisse, Robert Capa, Enrico Fermi and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, artists, journalists and novelists who died in 1954. This list includes people from United States, France, Germany & Italy and many more countries.

Frida KahloFrida Kahlo
Mexican
Painter
Alan TuringAlan Turing
British
Mathematician

Henri MatisseHenri Matisse
French
Painter, Sculptor

Lionel BarrymoreLionel Barrymore
American
Actor

Heinz GuderianHeinz Guderian
German, Polish
German General

ColetteColette
French
Novelist
Enrico FermiEnrico Fermi
Italian, American
Nobel Laureate in Physics

Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and GothaCharles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
German, British
Politician

Robert H. JacksonRobert H. Jackson
American
Attorney
Robert CapaRobert Capa
Hungarian
Photographer

M. N. RoyM. N. Roy
Indian
Indian Revolutionary
Charles IvesCharles Ives
American
Composer

Mary Church TerrellMary Church Terrell
American
Civil Rights Activist

Agnes MacphailAgnes Macphail
Canadian
Canadian Politician

Gladys George Gladys George
American
Actress

Auguste LumièreAuguste Lumière
French
Inventor of cinematograph
Otto DielsOtto Diels
German
Chemist

Einar JónssonEinar Jónsson
Icelander
Icelandic sculptor

Jonas ŽemaitisJonas Žemaitis
Lithuanian
Former President of Lithuania

Hella WuolijokiHella Wuolijoki
Finnish
Writer
Edward BurnsEdward Burns
American
Actor

Jess McMahonJess McMahon
American
Boxer
Paul Ludwig Ewald von KleistPaul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist
German
Military commander

Princess Märtha of SwedenPrincess Märtha of Sweden
Norwegian
 

Sydney GreenstreetSydney Greenstreet
British
Actor
Getúlio VargasGetúlio Vargas
Brazilian
Lawyer

Kalki KrishnamurthyKalki Krishnamurthy
Indian
Screenwriter, Journalist, Writer
Maximilian von WeichsMaximilian von Weichs
German
Military personnel

Pop WarnerPop Warner
American
Football coach

Alcide De GasperiAlcide De Gasperi
Austrian, Italian
prime minister,politician
Dziga VertovDziga Vertov
Russian
Film director

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Jibanananda DasJibanananda Das
Bangladeshi
Poet, Writer
Linda Lee ThomasLinda Lee Thomas
American
Socialite

Alain LeRoy LockeAlain LeRoy Locke
American
teacher, philosopher

Edwin Howard ArmstrongEdwin Howard Armstrong
American
Electrical engineer

Claude CahunClaude Cahun
French
Artist, Photographer, Writer
Tom TylerTom Tyler
American
Actor
Will H. HaysWill H. Hays
American
Politician

Andrey VyshinskyAndrey Vyshinsky
Russian
Politician

John Simon, 1st Viscount SimonJohn Simon, 1st Viscount Simon
British
Politician

Grantland RiceGrantland Rice
American
Sports writer
Viktor AbakumovViktor Abakumov
Russian
officer

Aristides de Sousa MendesAristides de Sousa Mendes
Portuguese
Diplomat

Charles Francis Adams IIICharles Francis Adams III
American
Politician

Miles FranklinMiles Franklin
Australian
Writer

Pierre S. du PontPierre S. du Pont
American
Entrepreneur
Franz Josef PoppFranz Josef Popp
Austrian
Engineer, Manager, Entrepreneur

Oscar CharlestonOscar Charleston
American
Baseball Player
Hugo EckenerHugo Eckener
German
Aeronautical engineer

Mikimoto KōkichiMikimoto Kōkichi
Japanese
Entrepreneur

Arthur GreenwoodArthur Greenwood
British
Politician
Irving PichelIrving Pichel
American
Actor and director

Lucy Hicks AndersonLucy Hicks Anderson
American
Socialite
Auguste PerretAuguste Perret
French
architect

William Van AlenWilliam Van Alen
American
Architect

Hannes MeyerHannes Meyer
Swiss
Swiss architect

Gideon SundbackGideon Sundback
Swedish, American
American-Swedish electrical engineer

Earnest HootonEarnest Hooton
American
Anthropologist
Jacinto BenaventeJacinto Benavente
Spanish
Dramatist

Agus SalimAgus Salim
Indonesian
Religious leader

Clyde CessnaClyde Cessna
American
Aviator

Rabbit MaranvilleRabbit Maranville
American
Baseball manager
Seebohm RowntreeSeebohm Rowntree
British
Researcher

David FairchildDavid Fairchild
American
Botanist
Pudge HeffelfingerPudge Heffelfinger
American
Football player

Thành TháiThành Thái
Vietnamese
Emperor

Fritz LondonFritz London
German
Physicist
Hossein FatemiHossein Fatemi
Iranian
Scholar

Walter E. ScottWalter E. Scott
American
Con man
Yukio OzakiYukio Ozaki
Japanese
Politician, Journalist

Léon JouhauxLéon Jouhaux
French
leader

Friedrich MeineckeFriedrich Meinecke
German
Historian
Stig DagermanStig Dagerman
Swedish
Journalist

Wilbur ShawWilbur Shaw
American
Racing Driver
Gao GangGao Gang
Chinese
Political Leader

Liberty Hyde BaileyLiberty Hyde Bailey
American
Horticulturist

Lionel ConacherLionel Conacher
Canadian
Politician

Frederick LonsdaleFrederick Lonsdale
British
Playwright
Martin Andersen NexøMartin Andersen Nexø
Danish
Danish author
Theodore KomisarjevskyTheodore Komisarjevsky
Italian, Russian
Director

Oswald de AndradeOswald de Andrade
Brazilian
Poet

Sait Faik AbasıyanıkSait Faik Abasıyanık
Turkish
Writer

Vida Dutton ScudderVida Dutton Scudder
American
Writer
Maxwell BodenheimMaxwell Bodenheim
American
Poet

Karl Taylor ComptonKarl Taylor Compton
American
Physicist

Francis Brett YoungFrancis Brett Young
British
Novelist

Arthur Garfield HaysArthur Garfield Hays
American
Lawyer

Franco AlfanoFranco Alfano
Italian
Italian composer
Bud FisherBud Fisher
American
Cartoonist

Martin Coles HarmanMartin Coles Harman
British
Businessman
Frans G. BengtssonFrans G. Bengtsson
Swedish
Author

Ernest BennErnest Benn
British
Publisher
Julian CoolidgeJulian Coolidge
American
Mathematician
Kaare KlintKaare Klint
Danish
Architect