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Famous People Who Died In 1974

Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1974. This list includes people like Virginia Apgar, Oskar Schindler, Cass Elliot, Charles Lindbergh, Georgy Zhukov and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include poets, political leaders, novelists and physicists who died in 1974. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, India & Germany and many more countries.

Cass ElliotCass Elliot
British, American
Singer
Oskar SchindlerOskar Schindler
Czech, German
Industrialist

Charles LindberghCharles Lindbergh
American
Aviator, Inventor & Author

Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington
American
Composer, Pianist and Bandleader

Georgy ZhukovGeorgy Zhukov
Russian
Military Commander

Earl WarrenEarl Warren
American
 
Juan PerónJuan Perón
Argentinian
President of Argentina

Agnes MooreheadAgnes Moorehead
American
Actress

Walter BrennanWalter Brennan
American
Actor
Jack BennyJack Benny
American
Comedian, Vaudevillian

Christine ChubbuckChristine Chubbuck
American
TV Reporter
Pamela CoursonPamela Courson
American
Jim Morrison’s Partner

Frank SuttonFrank Sutton
American
Actor

Ed SullivanEd Sullivan
American
Television Personality

Buford PusserBuford Pusser
American
Sheriff

Lyudmila PavlichenkoLyudmila Pavlichenko
Russian
Sniper
Julius EvolaJulius Evola
Italian
Philosopher

Clay ShawClay Shaw
American
Businessman

Georges PompidouGeorges Pompidou
French
Former Prime Minister & President of France

Satyendra Nath BoseSatyendra Nath Bose
Indian
 
Bill FingerBill Finger
American
Screenwriter

Rudolf DasslerRudolf Dassler
German
Entrepreneur
Vannevar BushVannevar Bush
American
Engineer

Samuel GoldwynSamuel Goldwyn
American
Film Producer

U ThantU Thant
Burmese
3rd Secretary General of the U.N.
Oscar AcostaOscar Acosta
American
Attorney, Author

Baldur von SchirachBaldur von Schirach
German
Nazi Leader
Anne SextonAnne Sexton
American
Poet

Ralph CaponeRalph Capone
Italian, American
Al Capone's Brother

Louis KahnLouis Kahn
American
Architect
Walter LippmannWalter Lippmann
American
First to introduce the concept of Cold War

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James ChadwickJames Chadwick
British
Discoverer of Neutron
Ramdhari Singh DinkarRamdhari Singh Dinkar
Indian
Poet

Creighton AbramsCreighton Abrams
American
General

V. K. Krishna MenonV. K. Krishna Menon
Indian
Indian Politician

H. L. HuntH. L. Hunt
American
Businessman
Begum AkhtarBegum Akhtar
Indian
Singer
Imre LakatosImre Lakatos
Hungarian
Philosopher

Virginia ApgarVirginia Apgar
American
Physician and Anesthesiologist

Miguel Ãngel AsturiasMiguel Ãngel Asturias
Guamanian
Poet

H. E. BatesH. E. Bates
British
Short Story Writer
Anatole LitvakAnatole Litvak
French, Ukrainian, American, Russian
Director, Screenwriter, Producer

Cyril ConnollyCyril Connolly
British
Literary Critic & Writer

Betty CompsonBetty Compson
American
Actress

Patrick BlackettPatrick Blackett
British
Physicist

Earl W. Sutherland, Jr.Earl W. Sutherland Jr.
American
Biochemist and Pharmacologist
Claudia LarsClaudia Lars
Salvadoran
Poet

Mama CassMama Cass
Singer
Prince Henry, Duke of GloucesterPrince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
Australian, British
Politician

Nick DrakeNick Drake
Burmese
Singer-songwriter, Songwriter, Guitarist, Composer

James J. BraddockJames J. Braddock
American
Boxer
Bud AbbottBud Abbott
American
Comedian

Lord LucanJohn Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan
British
Murderer
Ayub KhanAyub Khan
Pakistani
Former President of Pakistan

Helmuth KoiniggHelmuth Koinigg
Austrian
Formula One driver, Engineer, Sportsperson

Tex RitterTex Ritter
American
Singer

Tim HortonTim Horton
Canadian
Ice hockey player

Vittorio De SicaVittorio De Sica
Italian
Film director, Screenwriter, Stage actor, Film
GhantasalaGhantasala
Indian
songwriter, composer, singer

Candy DarlingCandy Darling
American
Actress

Karen SilkwoodKaren Silkwood
 

Amin al-HusseiniAmin al-Husseini
Israeli, Palestinian
Mufti
Alberta Williams KingAlberta Williams King
American
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Mother

Peng DehuaiPeng Dehuai
Politician, Military personnel
Hilda GadeaHilda Gadea
Peruvian
economist, politician, writer

Dizzy DeanDizzy Dean
American
Baseball Player

Donald CrispDonald Crisp
British
Actor
Tony CostaTony Costa
American
Serial killer

Otto StrasserOtto Strasser
German
Journalist, Politician, Writer
David Alfaro SiqueirosDavid Alfaro Siqueiros
Mexican
Painter, University teacher, Military personnel

Erich KästnerErich Kästner
German
Author

Stefano MagaddinoStefano Magaddino
American
Funeral director
Anne KleinAnne Klein
American
Fashion designer

Jayachamarajendra WadiyarJayachamarajendra Wadiyar
Indian
Poet, Composer, Philosopher, Philanthropist,
Chet HuntleyChet Huntley
American
Newscaster

Olga BaclanovaOlga Baclanova
Russian
actor

Darius MilhaudDarius Milhaud
French
Classical composer, Conductor, Autobiographer,

Jacob BronowskiJacob Bronowski
British
Mathematician, Poet, Non-fiction writer
Peter RevsonPeter Revson
American
Formula One driver, Motorcycle racer, Racecar
John GarandJohn Garand
Canadian, American
Designer

Harry PartchHarry Partch
American
Composer

Marcel PagnolMarcel Pagnol
French
Novelist

David OistrakhDavid Oistrakh
Dutch
Violinist
Graham BondGraham Bond
British
Saxophonist

Fritz ZwickyFritz Zwicky
Swiss, American
Astronomer, Physicist, University teacher

Phog AllenPhog Allen
American
Basketball player

Erskine Hamilton ChildersErskine Hamilton Childers
Irish, British
President

Katharine CornellKatharine Cornell
German, American
Actress
Carl SpaatzCarl Spaatz
American
Military officer

Leo Geyr von SchweppenburgLeo Geyr von Schweppenburg
German
Military General
Johanna LangefeldJohanna Langefeld
German
Torturer

Dorothy FieldsDorothy Fields
American
Librettist
Wolf MessingWolf Messing
Polish, Russian
hypnotist, mentalist
Norman KirkNorman Kirk
New Zealander
Prime minister of New Zealand