Famous People Who Died In 1963

Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1963. This list includes people like John F. Kennedy, Sylvia Plath, Lee Harvey Oswald, C. S. Lewis, Patsy Cline and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, poets, artists and soldiers who died in 1963. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, France & Germany and many more countries.

John F. KennedyJohn F. Kennedy
American
35th President of the United States
Sylvia PlathSylvia Plath
American
Poet, Novelist, and Writer

Patsy ClinePatsy Cline
American
Country Singer

Lee Harvey OswaldLee Harvey Oswald
American
Armed force officer

C. S. LewisC. S. Lewis
Irish, British
Novelist

W. E. B. Du BoisW. E. B. Du Bois
Ghanaian
Civil Rights Activists
Aldous HuxleyAldous Huxley
British, American
Writer

Robert FrostRobert Frost
American
Poet

Rajendra PrasadRajendra Prasad
Indian
Former President of India

Patrick Bouvier KennedyPatrick Bouvier Kennedy
American
John F. Kennedy's Son
Medgar EversMedgar Evers
American
 

Pope John XXIIIPope John XXIII
Italian
Pope
Diana ChurchillDiana Churchill
British
Winston Churchill's Daughter

John Villiers FarrowJohn Farrow
Australian, American
Film Director, Producer, Screenwriter

Jean CocteauJean Cocteau
French
Novelist, Poet, Artist & Filmmaker
Ngo Dinh DiemNgo Dinh Diem
Vietnamese
President of Vietnam

Dick PowellDick Powell
American
Singer
Stephen WardStephen Ward
British
Accused in the Profumo Affair scandal

Francis PoulencFrancis Poulenc
French
Musician

Paul HindemithPaul Hindemith
German
Composer
Garrett MorganGarrett Morgan
American
Inventor

Ernest R. Davis Ernie Davis
American
American Football Player
Adolphe MenjouAdolphe Menjou
American
Actor

William BeveridgeWilliam Beveridge
British
Economist

Edith PiafEdith Piaf
French
Singer, Songwriter, Actress

Theodore RoethkeTheodore Roethke
American
Pulitzer Prize Winning Poet
A. J. LieblingA. J. Liebling
American
Journalist
Muhammad Ali BograMuhammad Ali Bogra
Pakistani
Former Prime Minister of Pakistan

Sam ShoemakerSam Shoemaker
American
Priest

Hugh GaitskellHugh Gaitskell
British
Politician

Robert StroudRobert Stroud
American
Writer
Guy BurgessGuy Burgess
British
Spy, Journalist

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Dinah WashingtonDinah Washington
American
Singer, Jazz musician

The Great GamaThe Great Gama
Pakistani
Amateur wrestler

Georges BraqueGeorges Braque
French
Sculptor, Painter, Engraver

Adrian Carton de WiartAdrian Carton de Wiart
British
Military personnel
William Carlos WilliamsWilliam Carlos Williams
American
Poet

Huseyn Shaheed SuhrawardyHuseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
Pakistani
Politician
Rogers HornsbyRogers Hornsby
American
Baseball player

Abd al-Karim QasimAbd al-Karim Qasim
Iraqi
Military personnel

Remedios VaroRemedios Varo
Spanish
Painter
Elmore JamesElmore James
American
Guitarist

Theodor HeussTheodor Heuss
German
Politician, University teacher, Journalist
Tristan TzaraTristan Tzara
French
Art collector, Poet, Writer, Diplomat, Film

Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of AustriaArchduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria
Austrian
Politician

Oleg PenkovskyOleg Penkovsky
Russian
Spy

Clifford OdetsClifford Odets
American
Screenwriter, Film director, Actor, Writer,

Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount AlanbrookeAlan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke
British
Military personnel
Hubert GoughHubert Gough
British
Military personnel

Nâzım HikmetNâzım Hikmet
Greek, Russian
Poet

Margaret MurrayMargaret Murray
British
Anthropologist, Archaeologist, Egyptologist

Rahul SankrityayanRahul Sankrityayan
Indian
Linguist, Author, Autobiographer, Biographer
Abd el-KrimAbd el-Krim
Egyptian
Political leader

Jean Bastien-ThiryJean Bastien-Thiry
French
Engineer, Aerospace engineer, Military personnel
Piero ManzoniPiero Manzoni
Italian
Artist, Painter

Yitzhak Ben-ZviYitzhak Ben-Zvi
Israeli, Ukrainian
Politician, Historian, Writer

Louis MacNeiceLouis MacNeice
British
Poet, Writer, Playwright
Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron FreybergBernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg
New Zealander, British
Politician, Officer

Fazlollah ZahediFazlollah Zahedi
Iranian
Politician
Jacques HadamardJacques Hadamard
French
Mathematician, Professor

Stavros G. LivanosStavros G. Livanos
Greek
 

William Morris, 1st Viscount NuffieldWilliam Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield
British
Philanthropist
Edith HamiltonEdith Hamilton
American
Educator

Kurt ZeitzlerKurt Zeitzler
German
Officer
Sylvanus OlympioSylvanus Olympio
Togolese
Politician, Prime Minister

Elsa MaxwellElsa Maxwell
American
Writer

K. M. PanikkarK. M. Panikkar
Indian
Diplomat

Mabel Walker WillebrandtMabel Walker Willebrandt
American
Lawyer
Margaret PrestonMargaret Preston
Australian
artist, painter
Fritz ReinerFritz Reiner
Hungarian, American
Conductor, Composer

W.E.B. Du BoisW.E.B. Du Bois
American
Journalist, Educator, Civil Rights Activist

Thich Quang DucThich Quang Duc
Vietnamese
Vietnamese monk

Swami SivanandaSwami Sivananda
Indian
Spiritual & Yoga Teacher
Karl Amadeus HartmannKarl Amadeus Hartmann
German
Composer

Herbert Spencer GasserHerbert Spencer Gasser
American
physiologist

Alfred Whitney GriswoldAlfred Whitney Griswold
American
Historian

Patrick MacGillPatrick MacGill
Irish
Journalist, Poet

Theodore von KarmanTheodore von Karman
Hungarian
Mathematician
Yasujiro OzuYasujiro Ozu
Japanese
Japanese film director

Abdul Karim QassimAbdul Karim Qassim
Iraqi
Political leader
Harry LewHarry Lew
American
Basketball player

Aiden Wilson TozerAiden Wilson Tozer
American
 

Karl TerzaghiKarl Terzaghi
Austrian, American
Mechanical engineer
David LowDavid Low
British
caricaturist, journalist

Andrew Browne CunninghamAndrew Browne Cunningham
Irish, British
Naval Officer
Samuel Moor ShoemakerSamuel Moor Shoemaker
American
 

Herbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount SamuelHerbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel
British
Politician

Sir John Berry HobbsSir John Berry Hobbs
British
Cricketer

Józef GosławskiJózef Gosławski
Polish
Polish sculptor
Phyllis Forbes DennisPhyllis Forbes Dennis
British