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Famous People Who Died In 1977

Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1977. This list includes people like Elvis Presley, Charlie Chaplin, Anthony Eden, Joan Crawford, Freddie Prinze and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, philosophers, poets and novelists who died in 1977. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Germany & France 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 Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley.
18
Listed In: Singers
Famous As: Singer, Actor
Birthdate: January 8, 1935
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tupelo, Mississippi, United States
Died: August 16

 2 Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin.
19
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Comic Actor
Birthdate: April 16, 1889
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Walworth, London, England
Died: December 25

 3 Joan Crawford

Joan Crawford.
6
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: March 23, 1905
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: San Antonio
Died: May 10

 4 Wernher Von Braun

Wernher Von Braun.
5
Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Aerospace Engineer
Birthdate: March 23, 1912
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Wyrzysk, Poland
Died: June 16

 5 Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby.
5
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: American singer
Birthdate: May 3, 1903
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Tacoma, Washington, United States
Died: October 14

 6 Anthony Eden

Anthony Eden.
9
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Prime Minister of UK
Birthdate: June 12, 1897
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Windlestone Hall, England
Died: January 14

 7 Ronnie Van Zant

Ronnie Van Zant
1
Listed In: Musicians
Famous As: Singer, Singer-songwriter, Musician, Composer, Guitarist
Birthdate: January 15, 1948
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Jacksonville
Died: October 20
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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 8 Freddie Prinze

Freddie Prinze.
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: June 22, 1954
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Hell's Kitchen, New York City, New York
Died: January 29

 9 Marc Bolan

Marc Bolan
4
Listed In: Singers
Famous As: Guitarist, Singer-songwriter, Singer
Birthdate: September 30, 1947
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: London, England
Died: September 16
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

 10 Groucho Marx

Groucho Marx.
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Comedian
Birthdate: October 2, 1890
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: August 19

 11 Maria Callas

Maria Callas.
2
Listed In: Singers
Famous As: One of the most famous opera singers of the 20th century
Birthdate: December 2, 1923
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States
Died: September 16

 12 Vladimir Nabokov

Vladimir Nabokov.
1
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Novelist
Birthdate: April 22, 1899
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: July 2

 13 A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
4
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Founder of ISKCON
Birthdate: September 1, 1896
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kolkata
Died: November 14

 14 Steve Biko

Steve Biko.
2
Listed In: Activists
Famous As: Anti-apartheid Activist
Birthdate: December 18, 1946
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Ginsberg, South Africa
Died: September 12

 15 Clementine Churchill

Clementine Churchill.
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Winston Churchill's wife
Birthdate: April 1, 1885
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Mayfair, London, England
Died: December 12

 16 Diana Hyland

Diana Hyland.
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: January 25, 1936
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Died: March 27

 17 Maria Rasputin

Maria Rasputin.
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Grigori Rasputin’s Daughter
Birthdate: March 27, 1898
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Pokrovskoye, Russian Empire
Died: September 27

 18 Anais Nin

Anais Nin.
4
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Essayist
Birthdate: February 21, 1903
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Neuilly-sur-Seine, Paris
Died: January 14

 19 Francis Gary Powers

Francis Gary Powers.
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Pilot
Birthdate: August 17, 1929
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Jenkins, Kentucky, United States
Died: August 1

 20 Danny Greene

Danny Greene.
0
Listed In: Criminals
Famous As: Gangster
Birthdate: November 14, 1933
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Cleveland
Died: October 6

 21 Peter Finch

Peter Finch.
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: September 28, 1916
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: South Kensington, London, United Kingdom
Died: January 14

 22 Matthew Adam Garber

Matthew Adam Garber.
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Child Actor
Birthdate: March 25, 1956
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Stepney, London
Died: June 13

 23 Roberto Rossellini

Roberto Rossellini
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Film director, Actor, Film producer, Playwright, Screenwriter, Racecar driver
Birthdate: May 8, 1906
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Rome
Died: June 3

 24 Steve Gaines

Steve Gaines
1
Listed In: Musicians
Famous As: Musician
Birthdate: September 14, 1949
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Miami, Oklahoma, USA
Died: October 20

 25 Howard Hawks

Howard Hawks.
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Director
Birthdate: May 30, 1896
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Goshen, Indiana, United States
Died: December 26

 26 Zero Mostel

Zero Mostel
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: February 28, 1915
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died: September 8
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

 27 Cassie Gaines

Cassie Gaines.
1
Listed In: Singers
Famous As: Singer
Birthdate: January 9, 1948
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Seneca, Missouri
Died: October 20

 28 Andy Devine

Andy Devine
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: October 7, 1905
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
Died: February 18
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

 29 Patricia Haines

Patricia Haines.
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: February 3, 1932
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Died: February 25
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

 30 Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk

Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk
0
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Politician, Jurist, Diplomat, Economist
Birthdate: August 22, 1887
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Rathmannsdorf
Died: April 3

 31 Henry Tandey

Henry Tandey
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Soldier
Birthdate: August 30, 1891
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Royal Leamington Spa
Died: December 20

 32 Jean Hagen

Jean Hagen
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: August 3, 1923
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: August 29

 33 Leopold Stokowski

Leopold Stokowski
1
Listed In: Musicians
Famous As: Conductor
Birthdate: April 18, 1882
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: London
Died: September 13

 34 Stephen Boyd

Stephen Boyd
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: July 4, 1931
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Glengormley, Northern Ireland, UK
Died: June 2
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

 35 Gary Gilmore

Gary Gilmore
1
Listed In: Criminals
Famous As: Criminal
Birthdate: December 4, 1940
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: McCamey, Texas, United States
Died: January 17

 36 Ethel Waters

Ethel Waters
2
Listed In:
Famous As: Actor, Singer, Jazz musician, Stage actor
Birthdate: October 31, 1896
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Chester County
Died: September 1

 37 Tom Pryce

Tom Pryce
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: Motorcycle racer, Racecar driver
Birthdate: June 11, 1949
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Ruthin
Died: March 5

 38 Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed

Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed.
0
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Former President of India
Birthdate: May 13, 1905
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Delhi
Died: February 11

 39 Gummo Marx

Gummo Marx
0
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Famous As: Actor, Comedian, Inventor
Birthdate: October 23, 1892
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Died: April 21

 40 Marie-Thérèse Walter

Marie-Thérèse Walter
0
Listed In: Fashion
Famous As: Model
Birthdate: July 13, 1909
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Le Perreux-sur-Marne, France
Died: October 20

 41 Ludwig Erhard

Ludwig Erhard
0
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Economist, Politician, University teacher
Birthdate: February 4, 1897
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Fürth
Died: May 5

 42 Fannie Lou Hamer

Fannie Lou Hamer.
1
Listed In: Activists
Famous As: Civil Rights Activist
Birthdate: October 6, 1917
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Montgomery County, Mississippi, United States
Died: March 14

 43 Lee Miller

Lee Miller.
1
Listed In: Photographers
Famous As: Photographer
Birthdate: April 23, 1907
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Poughkeepsie, New York, United States
Died: July 27

 44 Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois

Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Princess
Birthdate: September 30, 1898
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Constantine, Algeria
Died: November 16

 45 Alan Reed

Alan Reed
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: August 20, 1907
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New York City, USA
Died: June 14

 46 George de Mohrenschildt

George de Mohrenschildt
0
Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Geologist
Birthdate: April 17, 1911
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Mazyr
Died: March 29

 47 Clarice Lispector

Clarice Lispector
0
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Writer, Screenwriter, Translator, Journalist, Novelist
Birthdate: December 10, 1920
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Chechelnyk
Died: December 9

 48 Paul Desmond

Paul Desmond
0
Listed In: Musicians
Famous As: Jazz musician
Birthdate: November 25, 1924
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Died: May 30

 49 Megumi Yokota

Megumi Yokota
0
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Writer
Birthdate: October 5, 1964
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Died: November 15

 50 Eve Meyer

Eve Meyer
2
Listed In: Fashion
Famous As: Actor, Film producer, Playboy Playmate, Model
Birthdate: December 13, 1928
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Griffin
Died: March 27
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)