Famous People Who Died In 1958

Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1958. This list includes people like Ralph Vaughan Williams, Rosalind Franklin, Pope Pius XII, Ronald Colman, Harry Warner and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, poets, novelists and physicists who died in 1958. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, France & Italy and many more countries.

Rosalind FranklinRosalind Franklin
British
Chemist
Pope Pius XIIPope Pius XII
Italian
Pope of Roman Catholic Church

Mike ToddMike Todd
American
Producer

Ralph Vaughan WilliamsRalph Vaughan Williams
British
Composer

Harry WarnerHarry Warner
American
Executive

Johnny StompanatoJohnny Stompanato
American
Bodyguard of Mickey Cohen
John B. WatsonJohn B. Watson
American
Psychologist

Friedrich Robert Donat Robert Donat
British
Actor

Ronald ColmanRonald Colman
British
Actor
Wolfgang PauliWolfgang Pauli
Austrian
Nobel Laureate in Physics

Imre NagyImre Nagy
Hungarian
Politician
Douglas MawsonDouglas Mawson
Australian
Explorer, Geologist

Marie StopesMarie Stopes
British
Paleobotanist & Women’s Rights Activists

Frédéric Joliot-CurieFrédéric Joliot-Curie
French
Physicist

Edward WestonEdward Weston
American
Photographer

Robert W. ServiceRobert W. Service
Canadian, French, British
Poet & Writer
Charles F. KetteringCharles F. Kettering
American
Inventor, Engineer & Businessman

Ernest LawrenceErnest Lawrence
American
Physicist

Alfred NoyesAlfred Noyes
British
Poet

Maulana Abul Kalam AzadMaulana Abul Kalam Azad
Indian
Indian scholar
Doris HumphreyDoris Humphrey
American
Dancer and Choreographer

Clinton DavissonClinton Davisson
American
Physicist
Rose MacaulayRose Macaulay
British
Writer

Kurt AlderKurt Alder
German
Chemist

Andre BazinAndre Bazin
French
Film Critic
Tyrone PowerTyrone Power
American
Actor

Robert RyanRobert Ryan
American
Actor
Ole Kirk ChristiansenOle Kirk Christiansen
Danish
Inventor

Duncan EdwardsDuncan Edwards
British
Footballer

Faisal II of IraqFaisal II of Iraq
Iraqi
King
Peter ManuelPeter Manuel
American, Scottish
Serial killer

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Harry CohnHarry Cohn
American
Film producer
W. C. HandyW. C. Handy
American
Trumpeter, Composer, Songwriter, Autobiographer,

Mel OttMel Ott
American
Baseball Player

Tris SpeakerTris Speaker
American
Baseball Player

Edna PurvianceEdna Purviance
American
Actress
Vallathol Narayana MenonVallathol Narayana Menon
Indian
Author
Big Bill BroonzyBig Bill Broonzy
American
Singer

George Edward MooreG. E. Moore
British
Philosopher

Maurice GamelinMaurice Gamelin
French
military personnel

Mario PradaMario Prada
Italian
 
Viktor SchaubergerViktor Schauberger
Austrian
Forester, Inventor, Writer

James Michael CurleyJames Michael Curley
American
Politician

Robert RedfieldRobert Redfield
American
Anthropologist

Giacomo BallaGiacomo Balla
Italian
Painter, Sculptor, Composer

Milutin MilankovićMilutin Milanković
Croatian, Serbian
Mathematician
Princess Ingeborg of DenmarkPrincess Ingeborg of Denmark
Danish
 

Maurice de VlaminckMaurice de Vlaminck
French
Painter, Writer, Sculptor, Graphic artist
Alfred WeberAlfred Weber
German
Economist, Educationist, Sociologist, University

Juan Ramón JiménezJuan Ramón Jiménez
Spanish
poet

Lion FeuchtwangerLion Feuchtwanger
German
Writer, Playwright, Translator, Journalist
Mary Roberts RinehartMary Roberts Rinehart
American
Writer

Ernest JonesErnest Jones
Welsh
Psychoanalyst
Jadunath SarkarJadunath Sarkar
Indian
Historian

Norman Bel GeddesNorman Bel Geddes
American
Architect, Designer, Scenographer

Rudolf von LabanRudolf von Laban
Hungarian
Dance Artist

Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of ChelwoodRobert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood
British
Lawyer

Georges RouaultGeorges Rouault
French
Curator, Painter, Graphic artist
James Branch CabellJames Branch Cabell
American
Author

Cândido RondonCândido Rondon
Brazilian
Explorer

J. G. StrijdomJ. G. Strijdom
South African
Politician

Angelina Weld GrimkéAngelina Weld Grimké
American
Journalist
Lord HalifaxLord Halifax
British
 

Karl LashleyKarl Lashley
American
Psychologist, University teacher
Hubert WilkinsHubert Wilkins
Australian
Explorer

John C. H. LeeJohn C. H. Lee
American
Military engineer

Dorothy Canfield FisherDorothy Canfield Fisher
American
Educator
Elmer DavisElmer Davis
American
News Reporter

Slobodan JovanovićSlobodan Jovanović
Serbian
Historian
Mikhail ZoshchenkoMikhail Zoshchenko
Russian
Author

Samuel Hopkins AdamsSamuel Hopkins Adams
American
Author

Roger Martin du GardRoger Martin du Gard
French
Novelist
Florent SchmittFlorent Schmitt
French
Composer

George Jean NathanGeorge Jean Nathan
American
Journalist, Film critic, Writer
Johannes R. BecherJohannes R. Becher
German
Politician

Herbert Bayard SwopeHerbert Bayard Swope
American
Journalist

Jōsei TodaJōsei Toda
Japanese
Educator, Publisher

Douglas HartreeDouglas Hartree
British
Mathematician
Florian ZnanieckiFlorian Znaniecki
Polish
Philosopher
Richard GoldschmidtRichard Goldschmidt
German, American
Geneticist

Pierre-Étienne FlandinPierre-Étienne Flandin
French
Politician

Herbert YardleyHerbert Yardley
American
Cryptologist

Yokoyama TaikanYokoyama Taikan
Japanese
Painter
Nuri as-SaidNuri as-Said
Iraqi
Politician

Isidor PhilippIsidor Philipp
French, Hungarian
Pianist

Charles Langbridge MorganCharles Langbridge Morgan
British
Author and critic

Paul RivetPaul Rivet
French
Ethnologist

Henri FarmanHenri Farman
French
Aviator
Ward LambertWard Lambert
American
Basketball Coach

Leonard D. WhiteLeonard D. White
American
Political Scientist, Historian
Ethel TurnerEthel Turner
Australian, British
Novelist

Joseph HolbrookeJoseph Holbrooke
British
Composer
John R. SwantonJohn R. Swanton
American
Anthropologist
Peter CollinsPeter Collins
British
Formula One driver, motorcycle racer