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.
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 1 
Oskar Schindler
(German Industrialist and Member of Nazi Party Who Saved the Lives of 1,200 Jews During the Holocaust)
Oskar Schindler
14
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: April 28, 1908
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Svitavy, Czechia
Died: October 9
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 2 
Duke Ellington
(One of the Greatest Jazz Composers & Bandleader)
Duke Ellington
17
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: April 29, 1899
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States
Died: May 24
 3 
Cass Elliot
(American Singer Who was a Member of the Folk-Rock Band 'The Mamas & the Papas')
Cass Elliot
26
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: September 19, 1941
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Died: July 29
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 4 
Charles Lindbergh
(Remembered for Making the First Nonstop Solo Flight Across the Atlantic)
Charles Lindbergh
33
Birthdate: February 4, 1902
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Died: August 26
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 5 
Walter Brennan
16
Birthdate: July 25, 1894
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Lynn, Massachusetts, United States
Died: September 21
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 6 
Agnes Moorehead
(Best Known for Her Role as ‘Endora’ in the TV Series ‘Bewitched’)
Agnes Moorehead
11
Birthdate: December 6, 1900
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Clinton, Massachusetts, United States
Died: April 30
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 7 
Lyudmila Pavlichenko
(One of the Most Successful Female Snipers in Recorded History)
Lyudmila Pavlichenko
25
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 12, 1916
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bila Tserkva, Ukraine
Died: October 27
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
 8 
Jack Benny
(One of the Leading Entertainers of the 20th Century)
Jack Benny
6
Birthdate: February 14, 1894
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: December 26
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 9 
Georgy Zhukov
(Military Commander)
Georgy Zhukov
16
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 1, 1896
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Zhukov, Kaluga Oblast
Died: June 18
 10 
Ed Sullivan
(Legendary Host of the TV Variety Show 'The Ed Sullivan Show')
Ed Sullivan
6
Birthdate: September 28, 1901
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Harlem, New York, United States
Died: October 13
 11 
Pamela Courson
(Jim Morrison’s Partner)
Pamela Courson
15
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 22, 1946
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Weed, California, United States
Died: April 25
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 12 
Frank Sutton
(Known for His Role as ‘Sgt. Vince Carter’ in the TV Series ‘Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C..’)
Frank Sutton
11
Birthdate: October 23, 1923
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Clarksville, Tennessee, United States
Died: June 28
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 13 
Earl Warren
(30th Governor of California (1943-53), 14th Chief Justice of the United States (1953-69))
Earl Warren
2
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: March 19, 1891
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: July 9
 14 
Bud Abbott
(Comedian)
Bud Abbott
3
Birthdate: October 2, 1897
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States
Died: April 24
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 15 
Tim Horton
(Canadian Professional Ice Hockey Defenceman)
Tim Horton
7
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 12, 1930
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Cochrane, Ontario, Canada
Died: February 21
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 16 
Virginia Apgar
(Physician and Anesthesiologist)
Virginia Apgar
4
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: June 7, 1909
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Westfield, New Jersey, United States
Died: August 7
 17 
James J. Braddock
(American Boxer Who Held the World Heavyweight Title From 1935 to 1937)
James J. Braddock
6
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 7, 1905
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Hell's Kitchen, New York, United States
Died: November 29
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 18 
Rudolf Dassler
(Founder of the Sportswear Company 'Puma')
Rudolf Dassler
3
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: March 26, 1898
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Herzogenaurach, Germany
Died: October 27
 19 
U Thant
(3rd Secretary General of the United Nations (1961 - 1971))
U Thant
7
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 22, 1909
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Pantanaw, Burma
Died: November 25
 20 
James Chadwick
(Discoverer of Neutron)
James Chadwick
2
Birthdate: October 20, 1891
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Bollington
Died: July 24
 21 
Anne Sexton
3
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 9, 1928
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Newton, Massachusetts, United States
Died: October 4
 22 
Tex Ritter
(Singer)
Tex Ritter
6
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: January 12, 1905
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Murvaul, Texas, USA
Died: January 2
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 23 
Nick Drake
(Singer-songwriter, Songwriter, Guitarist, Composer)
Nick Drake
13
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: June 19, 1948
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Yangon, Myanmar
Died: November 25
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 24 
Georges Pompidou
(President of France (1969 - 1974), Prime Minister of France (1962 - 1968))
Georges Pompidou
4
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 5, 1911
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Montboudif, French Third Republic France
Died: April 2
 25 
Samuel Goldwyn
(Film Producer)
Samuel Goldwyn
3
Birthdate: August 17, 1879
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Warsaw
Died: January 31
 26 
Juan Perón
(President of Argentina)
Juan Perón
20
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 8, 1895
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Lobos
Died: July 1
 27 
Satyendra Nath Bose
(Indian Mathematician and Physicist, Best Known for His Work on Quantum Mechanics)
Satyendra Nath Bose
40
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: January 1, 1894
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kolkata, India
Died: February 4
 28 
Candy Darling
(Actress)
Candy Darling
4
Birthdate: November 24, 1944
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Long Island, New York, USA
Died: March 21
 29 
Dizzy Dean
(Baseball Player)
Dizzy Dean
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 16, 1910
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Lucas, Arkansas, United States
Died: July 17
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 30 
Louis Kahn
(Architect)
Louis Kahn
0
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: February 20, 1901
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kuressaare, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire
Died: March 17
 31 
Karen Silkwood
(Former chemical technologist known for raising concerns about corporate practices related to health and safety in a nuclear facility)
Karen Silkwood
0
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: February 19, 1946
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Longview, Texas, United States
Died: November 13
 32 
Alberta Williams King
(Martin Luther King Jr.'s Mother)
Alberta Williams King
13
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 13, 1904
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Died: June 30
 33 
Cliff Arquette
(Actor)
Cliff Arquette
2
Birthdate: December 27, 1905
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Toledo, Ohio, United States
Died: September 23
 34 
Walter Lippmann
(First to introduce the concept of Cold War)
Walter Lippmann
2
Birthdate: September 23, 1889
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: December 14
 35 
Anne Klein
(Fashion designer and Businesswoman, the founder and namesake of Anne Klein & Company)
Anne Klein
2
Listed In: Fashion
Birthdate: August 3, 1923
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: March 19
 36 
Vittorio De Sica
(Italian Film Director and Actor Who was a Leading Figure in the Neorealist Movement)
Vittorio De Sica
5
Birthdate: July 7, 1901
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Sora, Italy
Died: November 13
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 37 
Creighton Abrams
(Military General)
Creighton Abrams
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 15, 1914
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
Died: September 4
 38 
Darius Milhaud
(French Composer, Conductor and a Member of the Group 'Les Six')
Darius Milhaud
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: September 4, 1892
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Marseille, France
Died: June 22
 39 
H. L. Hunt
(Businessman)
H. L. Hunt
6
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: February 17, 1889
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Illinois
Died: November 29
Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
12
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 23, 1908
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Simaria
Died: April 24
 41 
Buford Pusser
(Sheriff)
Buford Pusser
10
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 12, 1937
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Adamsville, Tennessee
Died: August 21
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
 42 
Erich Kästner
(Known Primarily for His Humorous, Socially Astute Poems and the Children’s Book 'Emil and the Detectives')
Erich Kästner
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 23, 1899
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Dresden, Germany
Died: July 29
 43 
Olga Baclanova
(Actress Known for Her Roles in the Films: 'Freaks' and 'The Man Who Laughs')
Olga Baclanova
2
Birthdate: August 19, 1893
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: September 6
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 44 
Miguel Ãngel Asturias
(Winner of 1967 Nobel Prize in Literature)
Miguel Ãngel Asturias
5
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 19, 1899
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Guatemala City, Guatemala
Died: June 9
 45 
Allen Jenkins
(Actor)
Allen Jenkins
1
Birthdate: April 9, 1900
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Staten Island, New York, United States
Died: July 20
 46 
H. E. Bates
(Writer)
H. E. Bates
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 16, 1905
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Rushden, England
Died: January 29
 47 
Bill Finger
(Comic Book Writer & Co-creator of the DC Comic Superhero 'Batman')
Bill Finger
7
Birthdate: February 8, 1914
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Denver, Colorado, United States
Died: January 18
 48 
Anatole Litvak
(Director, Screenwriter, Producer)
Anatole Litvak
1
Birthdate: May 21, 1902
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Kiev, Russian Empire
Died: December 15
 49 
David Oistrakh
(Violinist)
David Oistrakh
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: September 30, 1908
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Odessa
Died: October 24
 50 
Julius Evola
(Philosopher)
Julius Evola
3
Birthdate: May 19, 1898
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Rome, Italy
Died: June 11