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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.

This ranking is based on an algorithm that combines various factors, including the votes of our users and search trends on the internet.

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 1 Cass Elliot

Cass Elliot.
5
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Singer
Birthdate: September 19, 1941
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland
Died: July 29
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

 2 John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan

John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan.
1
Listed In: Criminals
Famous As: Murderer
Birthdate: December 8, 1934
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Marylebone, London, England
Died: November 8

 3 Oskar Schindler

Oskar Schindler.
1
Listed In: Business People
Famous As: Industrialist
Birthdate: April 28, 1908
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Zwittau, Moravia, Austria-Hungary (now Svitavy, Czech Republic)
Died: October 9
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

 4 Charles Lindbergh

Charles Lindbergh.
5
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Famous As: Aviator, Inventor & Author
Birthdate: February 4, 1902
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Died: August 26

 5 Pamela Courson

Pamela Courson.
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Jim Morrison’s Partner
Birthdate: December 22, 1946
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Weed, California, United States
Died: April 25
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

 6 Georgy Zhukov

Georgy Zhukov.
3
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Military Commander
Birthdate: December 1, 1896
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Zhukov, Kaluga Oblast
Died: June 18

 7 James J. Braddock

James J. Braddock
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: Boxer
Birthdate: June 7, 1905
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York City
Died: November 29
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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 8 Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester

Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
2
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Politician
Birthdate: March 31, 1900
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: York Cottage, England
Died: June 10

 9 Agnes Moorehead

Agnes Moorehead.
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: December 6, 1900
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Clinton, Massachusetts, United States
Died: April 30
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

 10 Ed Sullivan

Ed Sullivan.
0
Listed In: Media Personalities
Famous As: Television Personality
Birthdate: September 28, 1901
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Harlem, New York, United States
Died: October 13
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

 11 Juan Perón

Juan Perón.
1
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: President of Argentina
Birthdate: October 8, 1895
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Lobos
Died: July 1

 12 Nick Drake

Nick Drake
2
Listed In: Singers
Famous As: Singer-songwriter, Songwriter, Guitarist, Composer
Birthdate: June 19, 1948
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Yangon, Myanmar
Died: November 25
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

 13 Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington.
4
Listed In: Musicians
Famous As: Composer, Pianist and Bandleader
Birthdate: April 29, 1899
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Washington, D.C.
Died: May 24

 14 Walter Brennan

Walter Brennan.
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: July 25, 1894
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Lynn
Died: September 21

 15 Christine Chubbuck

Christine Chubbuck.
2
Listed In: Media Personalities
Famous As: TV Reporter
Birthdate: August 24, 1944
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hudson, Ohio
Died: July 15

 16 Lyudmila Pavlichenko

Lyudmila Pavlichenko.
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Sniper
Birthdate: July 12, 1916
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bila Tserkva
Died: October 10

 17 Jack Benny

Jack Benny.
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Comedian, Vaudevillian
Birthdate: February 14, 1894
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, U.S
Died: December 26

 18 Buford Pusser

Buford Pusser.
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Sheriff
Birthdate: December 12, 1937
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Adamsville, Tennessee
Died: August 21
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)

 19 Ayub Khan

Ayub Khan
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Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Former President of Pakistan
Birthdate: May 14, 1907
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Haripur
Died: April 19

 20 Bud Abbott

Bud Abbott
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Comedian
Birthdate: October 2, 1897
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States
Died: April 24
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

 21 Earl Warren

Earl Warren.
1
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: March 19, 1891
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Los Angeles
Died: July 9

 22 Frank Sutton

Frank Sutton.
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: October 23, 1923
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Clarksville, Tennessee, US
Died: June 28
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

 23 Julius Evola

Julius Evola.
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Famous As: Philosopher
Birthdate: May 19, 1898
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Rome, Italy
Died: June 11

 24 Tex Ritter

Tex Ritter
0
Listed In: Singers
Famous As: Singer
Birthdate: January 12, 1905
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Murvaul, Texas, USA
Died: January 2
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

 25 Satyendra Nath Bose

Satyendra Nath Bose.
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: January 1, 1894
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kolkata, India
Died: February 4

 26 Rudolf Dassler

Rudolf Dassler.
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Listed In: Fashion
Famous As: Entrepreneur
Birthdate: March 26, 1898
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Herzogenaurach
Died: October 27

 27 Tim Horton

Tim Horton
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: Ice hockey player
Birthdate: January 12, 1930
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Cochrane
Died: February 21
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

 28 Clay Shaw

Clay Shaw.
2
Listed In: Business People
Famous As: Businessman
Birthdate: March 17, 1913
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kentwood, Louisiana, United States
Died: August 15

 29 Bill Finger

Bill Finger.
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Screenwriter
Birthdate: February 8, 1914
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Denver, Colorado, United States
Died: January 18

 30 Oscar Acosta

Oscar Acosta.
1
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Famous As: Attorney, Author
Birthdate: April 8, 1935
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: El Paso, Texas, United States
Died: 1974 AD

 31 Candy Darling

Candy Darling
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: November 24, 1944
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Long Island, New York, USA
Died: March 21

 32 Georges Pompidou

Georges Pompidou.
1
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Former Prime Minister & President of France
Birthdate: July 5, 1911
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Montboudif, France
Died: April 2

 33 Vannevar Bush

Vannevar Bush.
1
Listed In: Engineers
Famous As: Engineer
Birthdate: March 11, 1890
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Everett, Massachusetts, United States
Died: June 28

 34 Amin al-Husseini

Amin al-Husseini
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Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Mufti
Birthdate: 1895 AD
Birthplace: Mutasarrifate of Jerusalem, Israel
Died: July 4

 35 Alberta Williams King

Alberta Williams King
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Mother
Birthdate: September 13, 1904
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Died: June 30

 36 Ralph Capone

Ralph Capone.
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Listed In: Criminals
Famous As: Al Capone's Brother
Birthdate: January 12, 1894
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Italy
Died: November 22

 37 Baldur von Schirach

Baldur von Schirach.
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Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Nazi Leader
Birthdate: May 9, 1907
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: August 8
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

 38 Vittorio De Sica

Vittorio De Sica
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Film director, Screenwriter, Stage actor, Film actor
Birthdate: July 7, 1901
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Sora, Lazio
Died: November 13

 39 Anne Sexton

Anne Sexton.
0
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Poet
Birthdate: November 9, 1928
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Newton, Massachusetts, United States
Died: October 4

 40 U Thant

U Thant.
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Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: 3rd Secretary General of the U.N.
Birthdate: January 22, 1909
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Pantanaw
Died: November 25

 41 Samuel Goldwyn

Samuel Goldwyn.
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Film Producer
Birthdate: August 17, 1879
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Warsaw
Died: January 31

 42 Creighton Abrams

Creighton Abrams.
1
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: General
Birthdate: September 15, 1914
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
Died: September 4

 43 Karen Silkwood

Karen Silkwood
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Listed In: Activists
Famous As: Labor Union Activist
Birthdate: 1946 AD
Birthplace: Longview, Texas, United States
Died: 1974 AD

 44 Donald Crisp

Donald Crisp
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: July 27, 1882
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bow, London, England
Died: May 25
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

 45 V. K. Krishna Menon

V. K. Krishna Menon.
1
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Indian Politician
Birthdate: May 3, 1896
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kozhikode, Kerala
Died: October 6

 46 Anne Klein

Anne Klein
0
Listed In: Fashion
Famous As: Fashion designer
Birthdate: August 3, 1923
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Brooklyn
Died: March 19

 47 Louis Kahn

Louis Kahn.
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Listed In: Architects
Famous As: Architect
Birthdate: February 20, 1901
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kuressaare, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire
Died: March 17

 48 Jacob Bronowski

Jacob Bronowski
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Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Mathematician, Poet, Non-fiction writer
Birthdate: January 18, 1908
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Łódź
Died: August 22

 49 Peng Dehuai

Peng Dehuai
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Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Politician, Military personnel
Birthdate: October 24, 1898
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Xiangtan County
Died: November 29

 50 Ramdhari Singh Dinkar

Ramdhari Singh Dinkar.
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Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Poet
Birthdate: September 23, 1908
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Simaria
Died: April 24