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
(Painter)

06 July 1907

Mexican

Alan TuringAlan Turing
(Computer Scientist)

23 June 1912

British

Henri MatisseHenri Matisse
(Painter, Sculptor)

31 December 1869

French

Heinz GuderianHeinz Guderian
(German General)

17 June 1888

German,Polish

Enrico FermiEnrico Fermi
(Nobel Laureate in Physics)

29 September 1901

Italian,American

Lionel BarrymoreLionel Barrymore
(Actor)

28 April 1878

American

Robert CapaRobert Capa
(Photographer)

22 October 1913

Hungarian

Charles IvesCharles Ives
(Composer)

20 October 1874

American

Mary Church TerrellMary Church Terrell
(Civil Rights Activist)

23 September 1863

American

Agnes MacphailAgnes Macphail
(Canadian Politician)

24 March 1890

Canadian

Gladys George Gladys George
(Actress)

13 September 1904

American

Otto DielsOtto Diels
(Chemist)

23 January 1876

German

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Auguste LumièreAuguste Lumière
(Inventor of cinematograph)

19 October 1862

French

Jonas ŽemaitisJonas Žemaitis
(Former President of Lithuania)

15 March 1909

Lithuanian

Hella WuolijokiHella Wuolijoki
(Writer)

22 July 1886

Finnish

Einar JónssonEinar Jónsson
(Icelandic sculptor)

11 May 1874

Icelander

ColetteColette
(Novelist, Ghostwriter, Journalist, Writer, Librettist, Screenwriter, Short story writer, Playwright)

28 January 1873

French

Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and GothaCharles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
(Politician)

19 July 1884

German

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Getúlio VargasGetúlio Vargas
(Lawyer)

19 April 1882

Brazilian

Robert H. JacksonRobert H. Jackson
(Judge, Lawyer)

13 February 1892

American

M. N. RoyM. N. Roy
(Politician, Philosopher)

21 March 1887

Indian

Princess Märtha of SwedenPrincess Märtha of Sweden

28 March 1901

Norwegian

Paul Ludwig Ewald von KleistPaul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist
(Soldier, Officer)

08 August 1881

German

Alain LeRoy LockeAlain LeRoy Locke
(teacher, philosopher)

13 September 1886

American

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Jibanananda DasJibanananda Das
(Poet, Writer)

17 February 1899

Bangladeshi

Alcide De GasperiAlcide De Gasperi
(prime minister,politician)

03 April 1881

Austrian,Italian

Dziga VertovDziga Vertov
(Film director)

02 January 1896

Russian

Kalki KrishnamurthyKalki Krishnamurthy
(Screenwriter, Journalist, Writer)

09 September 1899

Indian

Edwin Howard ArmstrongEdwin Howard Armstrong
(Electrical engineer, Inventor, Engineer)

18 December 1890

American

Maximilian von WeichsMaximilian von Weichs
(Military personnel)

12 November 1881

German

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Claude CahunClaude Cahun
(Artist, Photographer, Writer)

25 October 1894

French

Aristides de Sousa MendesAristides de Sousa Mendes
(Diplomat)

19 July 1885

Portuguese

Linda Lee ThomasLinda Lee Thomas
(Socialite)

17 November 1883

American

Viktor AbakumovViktor Abakumov
(officer)

11 April 1908

Russian

Hannes MeyerHannes Meyer
(Swiss architect)

18 November 1889

Swiss

Auguste PerretAuguste Perret
(architect)

12 February 1874

French

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William Van AlenWilliam Van Alen
(Architect)

10 August 1883

American

Earnest HootonEarnest Hooton
(Anthropologist, Archaeologist, Prehistorian, Author, Paleoanthropologist, University teacher, Writer)

20 November 1887

American

Yukio OzakiYukio Ozaki
(Politician, Journalist)

24 December 1858

Japanese

Gideon SundbackGideon Sundback
(American-Swedish electrical engineer)

24 April 1880

Swedish,American

Jacinto BenaventeJacinto Benavente
(Dramatist)

12 August 1866

Spanish

Oscar CharlestonOscar Charleston
(Baseball Player)

14 October 1896

American

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Thành TháiThành Thái
(Emperor)

14 March 1879

Vietnamese

Léon JouhauxLéon Jouhaux
(leader)

01 July 1879

French

Franz Josef PoppFranz Josef Popp
(Engineer, Manager, Entrepreneur)

14 January 1886

Austrian

Franco AlfanoFranco Alfano
(Italian composer)

08 March 1875

Italian

Andre DerainAndre Derain

10 June 1880

French

Robert JacksonRobert Jackson
(Judge, Lawyer, Political)

13 February 1892

American

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James HiltonJames Hilton
(Writer, Screenwriter, Novelist, Science fiction writer)

09 September 1900

British

William Ralph IngeWilliam Ralph Inge

06 June 1860

British

Bertie Charles ForbesBertie Charles Forbes
(Journalist)

14 May 1880

Scottish,Welsh

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