Famous People Who Died In 1962

Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1962. This list includes people like Marilyn Monroe, Adolf Eichmann, Lucky Luciano, Eleanor Roosevelt, William Faulkner and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, poets, composers and artists who died in 1962. This list includes people from United States, Germany, France & United Kingdom and many more countries.
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 1 
Marilyn Monroe
(American Actress Who Became One of the Most Popular Sex Symbols of the 1950s and Early 1960s)
Marilyn Monroe
160
Birthdate: June 1, 1926
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: August 4
 2 
Eleanor Roosevelt
(Longest-Serving First Lady of The United States)
Eleanor Roosevelt
36
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 11, 1884
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: November 7
 3 
Niels Bohr
(Danish Physicist Who Made Foundational Contributions to Understanding Atomic Structure and Quantum Theory)
Niels Bohr
24
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: October 7, 1885
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: November 18
 4 
William Faulkner
(Regarded as One of the Most Significant American Writers of All Time)
William Faulkner
17
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 25, 1897
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New Albany, Mississippi, United States
Died: July 6
 5 
Charles Laughton
(One of Most Versatile Performers of His Generation)
Charles Laughton
8
Birthdate: July 1, 1899
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England
Died: December 15
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 6 
Hermann Hesse
(Poet, Novelist & Painter Who Won the 1946 Nobel Prize in Literature)
Hermann Hesse
5
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 2, 1877
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Calw, Germany
Died: August 9
 7 
E. E. Cummings
10
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 14, 1894
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Died: September 3
 8 
Stuart Sutcliffe
(Scottish Musician Best Remembered for His Association with the Popular Rock Band 'The Beatles')
Stuart Sutcliffe
7
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: June 23, 1940
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: April 10
 9 
Ernie Kovacs
(Actor, Comedian)
Ernie Kovacs
6
Birthdate: January 23, 1919
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Trenton, New Jersey, United States
Died: January 13
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 10 
M. Visvesvaraya
(Civil Engineer)
M. Visvesvaraya
42
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: September 15, 1860
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Muddenahalli, Chikballapur, Kingdom of Mysore (now in Karnataka)
Died: April 14
 11 
Karen Blixen
(Danish Writer Best Known for Her Works: 'Out of Africa' and 'Seven Gothic Tales')
Karen Blixen
3
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 17, 1885
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Rungsted, Denmark
Died: September 7
 12 
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
(Queen of the Netherlands (1890 - 1948))
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
2
Birthdate: August 31, 1880
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: The Hague, Netherlands
Died: November 28
 13 
Georgios Papanikolaou
(Physician, Oncologist)
Georgios Papanikolaou
1
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: May 13, 1883
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kymi
Died: February 19
 14 
Vasily Stalin
(Joseph Stalin's Son)
Vasily Stalin
7
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 21, 1921
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: March 19
 15 
Benny Paret
(Cuban Welterweight Boxer)
Benny Paret
5
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 14, 1937
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Santa Clara, Cuba
Died: April 3
 16 
Tod Browning
(American Film Director, Actor and Screenwriter)
Tod Browning
1
Birthdate: July 12, 1880
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Died: October 6
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 17 
Arthur Compton
(Nobel Prize Laureate in Physics)
Arthur Compton
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: September 10, 1892
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Wooster, Ohio, USA
Died: March 15
 18 
Bidhan Chandra Roy
(Political Leader, Physician)
Bidhan Chandra Roy
7
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 1, 1882
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bankipore
Died: July 1
 19 
Fritz Kreisler
(One of the Greatest Violinists of All Time - Known for His Sweet Tone and Expressive Phrasing)
Fritz Kreisler
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: February 2, 1875
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: January 29
 20 
Georges Bataille
(French Philosopher and Intellectual)
Georges Bataille
2
Birthdate: September 10, 1897
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Billom, France
Died: July 9
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 21 
Ronald Fisher
(Statistician)
Ronald Fisher
6
Birthdate: February 17, 1890
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: East Finchley, London, England
Died: July 29
 22 
Michael Curtiz
(Film Director)
Michael Curtiz
5
Birthdate: December 24, 1886
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: April 10
 23 
Solomon Linda
(Former musician, singer and composer best known as the composer of the song)
Solomon Linda
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: 1909 AD
Birthplace: Pomeroy, South Africa
Died: September 8
 24 
Dhondo Keshav Karve
(Social Reformer and Educator)
Dhondo Keshav Karve
7
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 18, 1858
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Ratnagiri
Died: November 9
 25 
Gianna Beretta Molla
(Italian Roman Catholic Pediatrician)
Gianna Beretta Molla
0
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: October 4, 1922
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Magenta, Italy
Died: April 28
 26 
Ivan Meštrović
1
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: August 15, 1883
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Vrpolje
Died: January 15
 27 
Gabriele Münter
(German Expressionist Painter)
Gabriele Münter
0
Birthdate: February 19, 1877
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: May 19
 28 
Princess Marie Bonaparte
(Author)
Princess Marie Bonaparte
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 2, 1882
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Saint-Cloud, French Third Republic
Died: September 21
 29 
Mary Gilmore
(Journalist, Poet, Writer)
Mary Gilmore
1
Birthdate: August 16, 1865
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Goulburn
Died: December 3
 30 
Franz Kline
(Abstract Expressionist Artist)
Franz Kline
2
Birthdate: May 23, 1910
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: May 13
 31 
Mickey Cochrane
(Baseball player)
Mickey Cochrane
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 6, 1903
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Bridgewater, Massachusetts, United States
Died: June 28
 32 
Natalya Goncharova
(Russian artist)
Natalya Goncharova
1
Listed In: Fashion
Birthdate: June 3, 1881
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Nagayevo, Russia
Died: October 17
 33 
Alfred Cortot
(French Pianist and Conductor Known for His Piano Trio with Violinist 'Jacques Thibaud' and Cellist 'Pablo Casals')
Alfred Cortot
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: September 26, 1877
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Nyon, Switzerland
Died: June 15
 34 
Roscoe Ates
(Actor, Singer)
Roscoe Ates
1
Birthdate: January 20, 1895
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Grange, Mississippi, United States
Died: March 1
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 35 
Augusta Savage
(Sculptor)
Augusta Savage
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 29, 1892
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Green Cove Springs
Died: March 26
 36 
Sylvia Beach
(Bookseller)
Sylvia Beach
0
Birthdate: March 14, 1887
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Died: October 5
 37 
Shaitan Singh
Shaitan Singh
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 1, 1924
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Jodhpur
Died: November 18
 38 
Hu Shih
(Diplomat, Professor, Journalist)
Hu Shih
0
Birthdate: December 17, 1891
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Shanghai
Died: February 24
 39 
Alan L. Hart
(Physician)
Alan L. Hart
0
Birthdate: October 4, 1890
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Coffey County, Kansas, United States
Died: July 1
 40 
Patrick Hamilton
(Writer)
Patrick Hamilton
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 17, 1904
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Hasocks, England
Died: September 23
 41 
Frank Hurley
(Explorer, Photographer, War photographer, Photojournalist)
Frank Hurley
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 15, 1885
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Glebe
Died: February 16
 42 
Robert S. Woodworth
(Psychologist)
Robert S. Woodworth
0
Birthdate: October 17, 1869
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Belchertown, Massachusetts, United States
Died: July 4
 43 
William Beebe
(US Explorer and Ornithologist Who Co-Discovered the Bathysphere)
William Beebe
0
Birthdate: July 29, 1877
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: June 4
 44 
Frank Borzage
(Film Director, Actor)
Frank Borzage
3
Birthdate: April 23, 1894
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Died: June 19
 45 
John Ireland
(composer, music educator, film score composer)
John Ireland
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: August 13, 1879
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bowdon
Died: June 12
 46 
Juan Belmonte
(Bullfighter)
Juan Belmonte
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 14, 1892
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Seville, Spain
Died: April 8
 47 
Princess Helen of Serbia
(Princess)
Princess Helen of Serbia
1
Birthdate: November 4, 1884
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Cetinje, Montenegro
Died: October 16
 48 
Menen Asfaw
(Empress consort of Ethiopia (1930 - 1962))
Menen Asfaw
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 3, 1891
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Wollo, Ethiopian Empire
Died: February 15
 49 
Norman Birkett, 1st Baron Birkett
(Judge, Politician, Lawyer, Barrister)
Norman Birkett, 1st Baron Birkett
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: September 6, 1883
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Ulverston
Died: February 10
 50 
Jacques Ibert
(Composer)
Jacques Ibert
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: August 15, 1890
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: February 5