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.

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

Douglas MacArthurDouglas MacArthur
American
 

Sam CookeSam Cooke
American
Singer and Songwriter

Ian FlemingIan Fleming
British
Author of James Bond Series

Cole PorterCole Porter
American
Composer, Songwriter
Alvin YorkAlvin York
American
Soldier

Peter LorrePeter Lorre
American
Actor

Alan LaddAlan Ladd
American
Actor
Guru DuttGuru Dutt
Indian
Actor, Producer, Director, Choreographer

Rachel CarsonRachel Carson
American
Marine biologist
Harpo MarxHarpo Marx
American
Comedian

Emilio AguinaldoEmilio Aguinaldo
Filipino
First President of the Philippines

Gracie AllenGracie Allen
American
Comedian

Consuelo VanderbiltConsuelo Vanderbilt
American
Socialite

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

Leó SzilárdLeó Szilárd
American
Physicist
James FranckJames Franck
German
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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Eddie CantorEddie Cantor
American
comedian
Max Aitken, 1st Baron BeaverbrookMax Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook
Canadian, British
Newspaper publisher

Pasupuleti KannambaPasupuleti Kannamba
Indian
Actress

Cedric HardwickeCedric Hardwicke
British
Actor

Paul von Lettow-VorbeckPaul von Lettow-Vorbeck
German
Politician, Writer, Officer
Karl PolanyiKarl Polanyi
Hungarian
Economist, Anthropologist, Economic historian,
J. B. S. HaldaneJ. B. S. Haldane
Indian, British
Biologist, Geneticist, University teacher

Michael SchwernerMichael Schwerner
American
Social Reformer

James ChaneyJames Chaney
American
civil rights advocate

Ben HechtBen Hecht
American
Screenwriter
T. H. WhiteT. H. White
British
Author

Alvin C. YorkAlvin C. York
Warrior, Military Leader

Fireball RobertsFireball Roberts
American
Racecar driver, Racing driver

Plaek PhibunsongkhramPlaek Phibunsongkhram
Thai
Politician

Frank BonnerFrank Bonner
American
Actor
Jimmie DoddJimmie Dodd
American
Actor

BharathidasanBharathidasan
Indian
Author
Gerrit RietveldGerrit Rietveld
Dutch
Dutch designer

Palmiro TogliattiPalmiro Togliatti
Italian
Politician

Eric Edgar CookeEric Edgar Cooke
Australian
Serial killer
Giorgio MorandiGiorgio Morandi
Italian
Painter, Teacher, Soldier, Etcher, University

Joseph SchildkrautJoseph Schildkraut
Austrian, American
Screenwriter, Stage actor, Film actor
Maithili Sharan GuptMaithili Sharan Gupt
Indian
Linguist, Poet, Politician, Translator

Nella LarsenNella Larsen
American
Author

Guy BanisterGuy Banister
American
private investigator

Clive BellClive Bell
British
Art Critic

Otto GrotewohlOtto Grotewohl
Politician
Elizabeth Gurley FlynnElizabeth Gurley Flynn
American
Activist

Jack TeagardenJack Teagarden
American
Trombonist

Roscoe PoundRoscoe Pound
American
Scholar

Heinz JostHeinz Jost
German
Politician, Lawyer
Orry-KellyOrry-Kelly
Australian, American
Costume designer

Gerhard DomagkGerhard Domagk
German, Polish
Biochemist, Physician, University teacher
Maurice ThorezMaurice Thorez
French
Politician

Alexander ArchipenkoAlexander Archipenko
American
Sculptor, Painter, Artist

Henry Maitland WilsonHenry Maitland Wilson
British
Field marshal
Ernst KretschmerErnst Kretschmer
German
Psychiatrist

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

Halide Edib AdıvarHalide Edib Adıvar
Turkish
Novelist

Harold Hitz BurtonHarold Hitz Burton
American
Politician
Marc BlitzsteinMarc Blitzstein
American
Composer

Adib ShishakliAdib Shishakli
Syrian
Military leader
Vladko MačekVladko Maček
Croatian
Politician

Arthur UpfieldArthur Upfield
Australian, British
Writer

Rudolph MatéRudolph Maté
Polish
Cinematographer

Abbas Mahmoud al-AqqadAbbas Mahmoud al-Aqqad
Egyptian
Journalist
Mikhail LarionovMikhail Larionov
Russian
Painter
Meade Lux LewisMeade Lux Lewis
American
Pianist

Frans Eemil SillanpääFrans Eemil Sillanpää
Finnish
Finnish writer

Ernst TochErnst Toch
Austrian
Composer

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

Samuil MarshakSamuil Marshak
Russian
writer, Poet

Alexander MeiklejohnAlexander Meiklejohn
American
Philosopher

Norman Z. McLeodNorman Z. McLeod
American
Film Director

Moa MartinsonMoa Martinson
Swedish
Author
William A. SeiterWilliam A. Seiter
American
Film Director

Roy W. HowardRoy W. Howard
American
Newspaperman
Franz AlexanderFranz Alexander
Hungarian, American
Psychoanalyst

Jigme Palden DorjiJigme Palden Dorji
Bhutanese
Politician
Cecília MeirelesCecília Meireles
Brazilian
Writer
Hans von Euler-ChelpinHans von Euler-Chelpin
German, Swedish
Biochemist