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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

Sam CookeSam Cooke
American
Singer-songwriter

Douglas MacArthurDouglas MacArthur
American
 

Ian FlemingIan Fleming
British
Author of James Bond Series

Guru DuttGuru Dutt
Indian
Actor, Producer, Director, Choreographer
Peter LorrePeter Lorre
American
Actor

Alan LaddAlan Ladd
American
Actor

Cole PorterCole Porter
American
Composer, Songwriter
Harpo MarxHarpo Marx
American
Comedian

Consuelo VanderbiltConsuelo Vanderbilt
American
Socialite
Gracie AllenGracie Allen
American
Comedian

Alvin YorkAlvin York
American
Soldier

Emilio AguinaldoEmilio Aguinaldo
Filipino
First President of the Philippines

Paul of GreecePaul of Greece
Greek
King of Greece

Mary Pinchot MeyerMary Pinchot Meyer
American
Painter & Journalist
Rachel CarsonRachel Carson
American
Marine biologist

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

Anna Julia CooperAnna Julia Cooper
American
Author, Educator

Victor Francis HessVictor Francis Hess
American
Discoverer of Cosmic Rays
Nancy AstorNancy Astor
British
First Woman MP in the House of Commons

Andrew GoodmanAndrew Goodman
American
Civil Rights Acrivist
J.B.S. HaldaneJ.B.S. Haldane
British
Geneticist

Sergiusz PiaseckiSergiusz Piasecki
Polish
Writer

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

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Michael SchwernerMichael Schwerner
American
Social Reformer
James ChaneyJames Chaney
American
civil rights advocate

Pasupuleti KannambaPasupuleti Kannamba
Indian
Actress

Eddie CantorEddie Cantor
American
comedian

Paul von Lettow-VorbeckPaul von Lettow-Vorbeck
German
Politician, Writer, Officer
Max Aitken, 1st Baron BeaverbrookMax Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook
Canadian, British
Newspaper publisher
Alma MahlerAlma Mahler
Austrian, American
Composer

J. B. S. HaldaneJ. B. S. Haldane
Indian, British
Biologist, Geneticist, University teacher

Mehboob KhanMehboob Khan
Indian
Director

Karl PolanyiKarl Polanyi
Hungarian
Economist, Anthropologist, Economic historian,
Nella LarsenNella Larsen
American
Author

Cedric HardwickeCedric Hardwicke
British
Actor

T. H. WhiteT. H. White
British
Author

Ben HechtBen Hecht
American
Screenwriter

BharathidasanBharathidasan
Indian
Author
Plaek PhibunsongkhramPlaek Phibunsongkhram
Thai
Politician

Paulino AlcántaraPaulino Alcántara
Spanish, Filipino
Football player
Fireball RobertsFireball Roberts
American
Car Racer

Palmiro TogliattiPalmiro Togliatti
Italian
Politician

Frank BonnerFrank Bonner
American
Actor
Eric Edgar CookeEric Edgar Cooke
Australian
Serial killer

Joseph SchildkrautJoseph Schildkraut
Austrian, American
Screenwriter, Stage actor, Film actor
Jimmie DoddJimmie Dodd
American
Actor

Giorgio MorandiGiorgio Morandi
Italian
Painter, Teacher, Soldier, Etcher, University

Guy BanisterGuy Banister
American
private investigator

Orry-KellyOrry-Kelly
Australian, American
Costume designer

Jack TeagardenJack Teagarden
American
Trombonist
Elizabeth Gurley FlynnElizabeth Gurley Flynn
American
Activist

Gerrit RietveldGerrit Rietveld
Dutch
Dutch designer

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

Alvin C. YorkAlvin C. York
Warrior, Military Leader
Clive BellClive Bell
British
Art Critic

Heinz JostHeinz Jost
German
Politician, Lawyer
Arthur UpfieldArthur Upfield
Australian, British
Writer

Otto GrotewohlOtto Grotewohl
Politician

Roscoe PoundRoscoe Pound
American
Scholar
Henry Maitland WilsonHenry Maitland Wilson
British
Field marshal

Harold Hitz BurtonHarold Hitz Burton
American
Politician
Maurice ThorezMaurice Thorez
French
Politician

Gerhard DomagkGerhard Domagk
German, Polish
Biochemist, Physician, University teacher

Otto Wille KuusinenOtto Wille Kuusinen
Finnish
Politician
Pierre MonteuxPierre Monteux
American
Conductor

Alexander ArchipenkoAlexander Archipenko
American
Sculptor, Painter, Artist
Ernst KretschmerErnst Kretschmer
German
Psychiatrist

Marc BlitzsteinMarc Blitzstein
American
Composer

Adib ShishakliAdib Shishakli
Syrian
Military leader

Rudolph MatéRudolph Maté
Polish
Cinematographer
Halide Edib AdıvarHalide Edib Adıvar
Turkish
Novelist
Vladko MačekVladko Maček
Croatian
Politician

Meade Lux LewisMeade Lux Lewis
American
Pianist

Abbas Mahmoud al-AqqadAbbas Mahmoud al-Aqqad
Egyptian
Journalist

Frans Eemil SillanpääFrans Eemil Sillanpää
Finnish
Finnish writer
Mikhail LarionovMikhail Larionov
Russian
Painter

Ernst TochErnst Toch
Austrian
Composer

Samuil MarshakSamuil Marshak
Russian
writer, Poet

William A. SeiterWilliam A. Seiter
American
Film Director

John Henry LloydJohn Henry Lloyd
American
Baseball player
Dr. AtlDr. Atl
Mexican
Painter and writer

Alexander MeiklejohnAlexander Meiklejohn
American
Philosopher
Franz AlexanderFranz Alexander
Hungarian, American
Psychoanalyst

Clarence Budington KellandClarence Budington Kelland
American
Writer, Journalist, Novelist
William Ormsby-Gore, 4th Baron HarlechWilliam Ormsby-Gore, 4th Baron Harlech
British
Politician
Hans von Euler-ChelpinHans von Euler-Chelpin
German, Swedish
Biochemist