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Famous People Who Died In 1966

Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1966. This list includes people like Walt Disney, Georges Lemaître, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Montgomery Clift, Buster Keaton and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, soldiers, poets and military leaders who died in 1966. This list includes people from United States, Germany, United Kingdom & France and many more countries.

Walt DisneyWalt Disney
American
 
Montgomery Clift Montgomery Clift
American
Actor

Lenny BruceLenny Bruce
American
Standup Comedian

Buster KeatonBuster Keaton
American
 

Lal Bahadur ShastriLal Bahadur Shastri
Indian
Former Prime Minister of India

Vinayak Damodar SavarkarVinayak Damodar Savarkar
Indian
Independence Activist, Reformer
Chester W. NimitzChester W. Nimitz
American
Commander in Chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet in

Margaret SangerMargaret Sanger
American
Educator

Charles WhitmanCharles Whitman
American
 
William FrawleyWilliam Frawley
American
Actor

Homi BhabhaHomi Bhabha
Indian
Indian physicist
Virginia HillVirginia Hill
Austrian, American
Criminal

Evelyn WaughEvelyn Waugh
British
Writer

Hedda HopperHedda Hopper
American
Actress

Eric FlemingEric Fleming
American
Actor

Hendrik VerwoerdHendrik Verwoerd
South African
Politician
Sepp DietrichSepp Dietrich
German
Military Officer

Georges LemaîtreGeorges Lemaître
Belgian
Scientist & Priest

Sayyid QutbSayyid Qutb
Egyptian
Religious Leader

Alberto GiacomettiAlberto Giacometti
Swiss
Sculptor,Painter
Herbert MarshallHerbert Marshall
British, American
Actor

C. S. ForesterC. S. Forester
British
Novelist
Andre BretonAndre Breton
French
Founder of Surrealism

Alfred SloanAlfred P. Sloan
American
CEO of General Motors Corporation

Vincent AuriolVincent Auriol
French
Former President of France
J. F. C. FullerJ. F. C. Fuller
British
General

Peter DebyePeter Debye
American
American-Dutch chemist
Robert RossenRobert Rossen
American
Film Director, Producer, Screenwriter

Fritz ZernikeFrits Zernike
Dutch
Physicist

Dorothy MacmillanDorothy Macmillan
British
Socialite
Ed WynnEd Wynn
American
Actor

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Albert GöringAlbert Göring
Austrian, German
Mechanical engineer
Sergei KorolevSergei Korolev
Russian
Scientist

Alice PearceAlice Pearce
American
Actress

Frank LentiniFrank Lentini
American
Entertainer

Abubakar Tafawa BalewaAbubakar Tafawa Balewa
Nigerian
Former Prime Minister of Nigeria
Anna AkhmatovaAnna Akhmatova
Ukrainian, Russian
Writer, Translator, Literary critic, Poet
Elizabeth ArdenElizabeth Arden
Canadian
Cosmetologist

Arthur PercivalArthur Percival
Malaysian, British
Military personnel

Sophie TuckerSophie Tucker
Ukrainian, American, Russian
Singer

Elliot SeeElliot See
American
Officer, Test pilot, Astronaut
Frank O'HaraFrank O'Hara
American
Poet

Dietrich von CholtitzDietrich von Choltitz
German
Military personnel

Ahmadu BelloAhmadu Bello
Nigerian
Politician

Bobby FullerBobby Fuller
American
Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist

Bud PowellBud Powell
American
Pianist, Jazz musician
Paul ReynaudPaul Reynaud
French
Politician, Lawyer, Journalist

Johnson Aguiyi-IronsiJohnson Aguiyi-Ironsi
Nigerian
Politician
Mississippi John HurtMississippi John Hurt
American
Singer

Maxfield ParrishMaxfield Parrish
American
Painter

Bimal RoyBimal Roy
Bangladeshi, Indian
Film director
Melvin TolsonMelvin Tolson
American
Poet

S.S. KresgeS.S. Kresge
American
Businessman
Francis X. BushmanFrancis X. Bushman
American
Actor

D. T. SuzukiD. T. Suzuki
Japanese
Author

Jean ArpJean Arp
German, French
Sculptor

Gregorio López y FuentesGregorio López y Fuentes
Mexican
Novelist

Cemal GürselCemal Gürsel
Turkish
Politician, Officer
Joseph A. WalkerJoseph A. Walker
American
Astronaut, Physicist, Test pilot

Margery AllinghamMargery Allingham
British
Novelist

Billy RoseBilly Rose
American
Impresario

Giuseppe FarinaGiuseppe Farina
Italian
Racecar driver
Courtney Hicks HodgesCourtney Hicks Hodges
American
General

Abdul Salam ArifAbdul Salam Arif
Iraqi
President
Alexander von FalkenhausenAlexander von Falkenhausen
German
Soldier, Politician, Military personnel

Charles BassettCharles Bassett
American
Test pilot

Hans HofmannHans Hofmann
German
Painter, Artist
George de HevesyGeorge de Hevesy
German, Hungarian
Chemist

Frank O'ConnorFrank O'Connor
Irish
Writer
Bai ChongxiBai Chongxi
Taiwanese
Soldier

Stirling SilliphantStirling Silliphant
American
Screenwriter

Irving KlawIrving Klaw
American
Photographer
Delmore SchwartzDelmore Schwartz
American
Writer

Johnny KiddJohnny Kidd
British
singer, songwriter
Edward Gordon CraigEdward Gordon Craig
Irish, British
Actor, Director, Illustrator, Scenographer,

Sadao ArakiSadao Araki
Japanese
Military personnel

Lucy BurnsLucy Burns
Suffragist, women's rights activist

Seán T. O'KellySeán T. O'Kelly
Northern Irish
President of Ireland
Lao SheLao She
Chinese
Novelist, Dramatist
Gino SeveriniGino Severini
Italian
Painter

Fernande OlivierFernande Olivier
French
Model

Felix von LucknerFelix von Luckner
German
Writer, Military personnel

Mina LoyMina Loy
British, American
Poet
Cleo de MerodeCleo de Merode
Belgian, French
Ballet dancer

Gertrude BergGertrude Berg
American
Actress

Sutan SjahrirSutan Sjahrir
Indonesian
Political Leader

Herbert Otto GilleHerbert Otto Gille
German
 

Fritz WunderlichFritz Wunderlich
German
Opera singer, Singer
Louis Arthur JohnsonLouis Arthur Johnson
American
Politician, Lawyer

L. E. J. BrouwerL. E. J. Brouwer
Dutch
Mathematician
Robert GrafRobert Graf
German
Actor

Erwin PiscatorErwin Piscator
German
Theatre director
Carlo CarràCarlo Carrà
Italian
Painter
Arthur WaleyArthur Waley
British
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