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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.

Sam CookeSam Cooke
American
Singer-songwriter
Herbert HooverHerbert Hoover
American
31st U.S. President

Jawaharlal NehruJawaharlal Nehru
Indian
First PM of India & Freedom Fighter

Ian FlemingIan Fleming
British
Author of James Bond Series

Douglas MacArthurDouglas MacArthur
American
 

Peter LorrePeter Lorre
American
Actor
Alan LaddAlan Ladd
American
Actor

Cole PorterCole Porter
American
Composer, Songwriter

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

Harpo MarxHarpo Marx
American
Comedian
Gracie AllenGracie Allen
American
Comedian

Paul of GreecePaul of Greece
Greek
King of Greece

Guru DuttGuru Dutt
Indian
Actor, Producer, Director, Choreographer

Rachel CarsonRachel Carson
American
Marine biologist

Consuelo VanderbiltConsuelo Vanderbilt
American
Socialite
Mary Pinchot MeyerMary Pinchot Meyer
American
Painter & Journalist

Nancy AstorNancy Astor
British
First Woman MP in the House of Commons

Norbert WienerNorbert Wiener
American
Father of Cybernetics

Brendan BehanBrendan Behan
Irish
Irish poet
J.B.S. HaldaneJ.B.S. Haldane
British
Geneticist

Khawaja NazimuddinKhawaja Nazimuddin
Pakistani
Former Prime Minister of Pakistan
Leó SzilárdLeó Szilárd
American
Physicist

Alfred BlalockAlfred Blalock
American
Surgeon

Anna Julia CooperAnna Julia Cooper
American
Author, Educator
James FranckJames Franck
German
Physicist

Victor Francis HessVictor Francis Hess
American
Discoverer of Cosmic Rays
Andrew GoodmanAndrew Goodman
American
Civil Rights Acrivist

Sergiusz PiaseckiSergiusz Piasecki
Polish
Writer

Alvin C. YorkAlvin C. York
Warrior, Military Leader
Flannery O'ConnorFlannery O'Connor
American
Novelist

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Jim ReevesJim Reeves
American
Singer-Songwriter
Eric Edgar CookeEric Edgar Cooke
Australian
Serial killer

Eddie CantorEddie Cantor
American
comedian

Ben HechtBen Hecht
American
Screenwriter

Max Aitken, 1st Baron BeaverbrookMax Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook
Canadian, British
Newspaper publisher
Brendan Francis BehanBrendan Francis Behan
Irish
Poet
Michael SchwernerMichael Schwerner
American
Social Reformer

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

James ChaneyJames Chaney
American
civil rights advocate

Karl PolanyiKarl Polanyi
Hungarian
Economist, Anthropologist, Economic historian,
Mehboob KhanMehboob Khan
Indian
Director

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

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

Cedric HardwickeCedric Hardwicke
British
Actor

Carl van VechtenCarl van Vechten
American
Writer, photographer
Alma MahlerAlma Mahler
Austrian, American
Composer

Plaek PhibunsongkhramPlaek Phibunsongkhram
Thai
Politician
T. H. WhiteT. H. White
British
Author

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

Elizabeth Gurley FlynnElizabeth Gurley Flynn
American
Activist
Nella LarsenNella Larsen
American
Author

Guy BanisterGuy Banister
American
private investigator
BharathidasanBharathidasan
Indian
Author

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

Jimmie DoddJimmie Dodd
American
Actor

Paulino AlcántaraPaulino Alcántara
Spanish, Filipino
Football player

Fireball RobertsFireball Roberts
American
Car Racer
Palmiro TogliattiPalmiro Togliatti
Italian
Politician

Gerrit RietveldGerrit Rietveld
Dutch
Dutch designer

Clive BellClive Bell
British
Art Critic

Ernst KretschmerErnst Kretschmer
German
Psychiatrist
Sean O'CaseySean O'Casey
Northern Irish
Dramatist

Jack TeagardenJack Teagarden
American
Trombonist
Orry-KellyOrry-Kelly
Australian, American
Costume designer

Heinz JostHeinz Jost
German
Politician, Lawyer

Roscoe PoundRoscoe Pound
American
Scholar
Gerald Clery MurphyGerald Clery Murphy
American
Expatriate

Otto GrotewohlOtto Grotewohl
Politician
Veit HarlanVeit Harlan
German
Director

Stuart DavisStuart Davis
American
Painter

Maurice ThorezMaurice Thorez
French
Politician
Halide Edib AdıvarHalide Edib Adıvar
Turkish
Novelist

Henry Maitland WilsonHenry Maitland Wilson
British
Field marshal
Otto Wille KuusinenOtto Wille Kuusinen
Finnish
Politician

Harold Hitz BurtonHarold Hitz Burton
American
Politician

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

Kitty McShaneKitty McShane
Irish
Actress
Bishara al-KhuriBishara al-Khuri
Lebanese
President of Lebanon
Pasupuleti KannambaPasupuleti Kannamba
Indian
Actress

Marc BlitzsteinMarc Blitzstein
American
Composer

Arthur UpfieldArthur Upfield
Australian, British
Writer

Alexander MeiklejohnAlexander Meiklejohn
American
Philosopher
Buddy WernerBuddy Werner
American
Alpine skier

Vladko MačekVladko Maček
Croatian
Politician

Alexander ArchipenkoAlexander Archipenko
American
Sculptor, Painter, Artist

Adib ShishakliAdib Shishakli
Syrian
Military leader

Rudolph MatéRudolph Maté
Polish
Cinematographer
Abbas Mahmoud al-AqqadAbbas Mahmoud al-Aqqad
Egyptian
Journalist

Meade Lux LewisMeade Lux Lewis
American
Pianist
Mikhail LarionovMikhail Larionov
Russian
Painter

Pierre MonteuxPierre Monteux
American
Conductor
Sir Milton MargaiSir Milton Margai
Sierra Leonean
Doctor
Samuil MarshakSamuil Marshak
Russian
writer, Poet