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Famous People Who Died In 1964

Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1964. This list includes people like Jawaharlal Nehru, Herbert Hoover, Douglas MacArthur, Sam Cooke, Ian Fleming and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, poets, journalists and novelists who died in 1964. This list includes people from United States, Germany, India & United Kingdom and many more countries.

Jawaharlal NehruJawaharlal Nehru
Indian
First PM of India & Freedom Fighter
Herbert HooverHerbert Hoover
American
31st U.S. President

Douglas MacArthurDouglas MacArthur
American
 

Sam CookeSam Cooke
American
Singer-songwriter

Ian FlemingIan Fleming
British
Author of James Bond Series

Cole PorterCole Porter
American
Composer, Songwriter
Alan LaddAlan Ladd
American
Actor

Peter LorrePeter Lorre
American
Actor

Emilio AguinaldoEmilio Aguinaldo
Filipino
First President of the Philippines
Alvin YorkAlvin York
American
Soldier

Gracie AllenGracie Allen
American
Comedian
Guru DuttGuru Dutt
Indian
Actor, Producer, Director, Choreographer

Harpo MarxHarpo Marx
American
Comedian

Consuelo VanderbiltConsuelo Vanderbilt
American
Socialite

Rachel CarsonRachel Carson
American
Marine biologist

Paul of GreecePaul of Greece
Greek
King of Greece
Mary Pinchot MeyerMary Pinchot Meyer
American
Painter & Journalist

Norbert WienerNorbert Wiener
American
Father of Cybernetics

Brendan BehanBrendan Behan
Irish
Irish poet

Khawaja NazimuddinKhawaja Nazimuddin
Pakistani
Former Prime Minister of Pakistan
Alfred BlalockAlfred Blalock
American
Surgeon

James FranckJames Franck
German
Physicist
Leó SzilárdLeó Szilárd
American
Physicist

Victor Francis HessVictor Francis Hess
American
Discoverer of Cosmic Rays

Nancy AstorNancy Astor
British
First Woman MP in the House of Commons
J.B.S. HaldaneJ.B.S. Haldane
British
Geneticist

Anna Julia CooperAnna Julia Cooper
American
Author, Educator
Andrew GoodmanAndrew Goodman
American
Civil Rights Acrivist

Sergiusz PiaseckiSergiusz Piasecki
Polish
Writer

Flannery O'ConnorFlannery O'Connor
American
Novelist
Jim ReevesJim Reeves
American
Singer-Songwriter

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Pasupuleti KannambaPasupuleti Kannamba
Indian
Actress
Eddie CantorEddie Cantor
American
comedian

Michael SchwernerMichael Schwerner
American
Social Reformer

James ChaneyJames Chaney
American
civil rights advocate

Max Aitken, 1st Baron BeaverbrookMax Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook
Canadian, British
Newspaper publisher
J. B. S. HaldaneJ. B. S. Haldane
Indian, British
Biologist, Geneticist, University teacher
Karl PolanyiKarl Polanyi
Hungarian
Economist, Anthropologist, Economic historian,

Paul von Lettow-VorbeckPaul von Lettow-Vorbeck
German
Politician, Writer, Officer

Alma MahlerAlma Mahler
Austrian, American
Composer

Cedric HardwickeCedric Hardwicke
British
Actor
Mehboob KhanMehboob Khan
Indian
Director

Ben HechtBen Hecht
American
Screenwriter

Plaek PhibunsongkhramPlaek Phibunsongkhram
Thai
Politician

Maithili Sharan GuptMaithili Sharan Gupt
Indian
Linguist, Poet, Politician, Translator

Paulino AlcántaraPaulino Alcántara
Spanish, Filipino
Football player
T. H. WhiteT. H. White
British
Author

Eric Edgar CookeEric Edgar Cooke
Australian
Serial killer
BharathidasanBharathidasan
Indian
Author

Nella LarsenNella Larsen
American
Author

Frank BonnerFrank Bonner
American
Actor
Giorgio MorandiGiorgio Morandi
Italian
Painter, Teacher, Soldier, Etcher, University

Alvin C. YorkAlvin C. York
Warrior, Military Leader
Fireball RobertsFireball Roberts
American
Car Racer

Palmiro TogliattiPalmiro Togliatti
Italian
Politician

Gerrit RietveldGerrit Rietveld
Dutch
Dutch designer

Jimmie DoddJimmie Dodd
American
Actor

Guy BanisterGuy Banister
American
private investigator
Elizabeth Gurley FlynnElizabeth Gurley Flynn
American
Activist

Harold Hitz BurtonHarold Hitz Burton
American
Politician

Joseph SchildkrautJoseph Schildkraut
Austrian, American
Screenwriter, Stage actor, Film actor

Clive BellClive Bell
British
Art Critic
Jack TeagardenJack Teagarden
American
Trombonist

Orry-KellyOrry-Kelly
Australian, American
Costume designer
Otto GrotewohlOtto Grotewohl
Politician

Roscoe PoundRoscoe Pound
American
Scholar

Heinz JostHeinz Jost
German
Politician, Lawyer
Ernst KretschmerErnst Kretschmer
German
Psychiatrist

Gerhard DomagkGerhard Domagk
German, Polish
Biochemist, Physician, University teacher
Veit HarlanVeit Harlan
German
Director

Arthur UpfieldArthur Upfield
Australian, British
Writer

Henry Maitland WilsonHenry Maitland Wilson
British
Field marshal
Maurice ThorezMaurice Thorez
French
Politician

Otto Wille KuusinenOtto Wille Kuusinen
Finnish
Politician
Alexander ArchipenkoAlexander Archipenko
American
Sculptor, Painter, Artist

Pierre MonteuxPierre Monteux
American
Conductor

Marc BlitzsteinMarc Blitzstein
American
Composer

Frans Eemil SillanpääFrans Eemil Sillanpää
Finnish
Finnish writer
Adib ShishakliAdib Shishakli
Syrian
Military leader
Halide Edib AdıvarHalide Edib Adıvar
Turkish
Novelist

Meade Lux LewisMeade Lux Lewis
American
Pianist

Vladko MačekVladko Maček
Croatian
Politician

Rudolph MatéRudolph Maté
Polish
Cinematographer
Mikhail LarionovMikhail Larionov
Russian
Painter

Dr. AtlDr. Atl
Mexican
Painter and writer

Abbas Mahmoud al-AqqadAbbas Mahmoud al-Aqqad
Egyptian
Journalist

Samuil MarshakSamuil Marshak
Russian
writer, Poet

Ernst TochErnst Toch
Austrian
Composer
John Henry LloydJohn Henry Lloyd
American
Baseball player

Alexander MeiklejohnAlexander Meiklejohn
American
Philosopher
Hans von Euler-ChelpinHans von Euler-Chelpin
German, Swedish
Biochemist

Franz AlexanderFranz Alexander
Hungarian, American
Psychoanalyst
Cecília MeirelesCecília Meireles
Brazilian
Writer
Eugen SängerEugen Sänger
Czech, German
Aerospace engineer