Famous People Who Died In 1977

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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.
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 1 
Elvis Presley
(One of the Most Significant Cultural Icons of the 20th Century and 'The King of Rock and Roll')
Elvis Presley
144
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: January 8, 1935
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tupelo, Mississippi, United States
Died: August 16
 2 
Charlie Chaplin
(The Greatest Comic Artist Ever & One of the Most Important Figures in Motion-Picture History)
Charlie Chaplin
82
Birthdate: April 16, 1889
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Walworth, London, England
Died: December 25
 3 
Bing Crosby
(Actor and One of the Most Popular and Influential Musical Artists of the 20th Century)
Bing Crosby
47
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: May 3, 1903
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Tacoma, Washington, United States
Died: October 14
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 4 
Groucho Marx
(One of America's Greatest Comedians of His Era)
Groucho Marx
9
Birthdate: October 2, 1890
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: August 19
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 5 
Freddie Prinze
(American Actor and Stand-up Comedian Known for His TV Sitcom ‘Chico and the Man’)
Freddie Prinze
21
Birthdate: June 22, 1954
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Hell's Kitchen, New York, United States
Died: January 29
 6 
Ronnie Van Zant
(Singer, Singer-songwriter, Musician, Composer, Guitarist)
Ronnie Van Zant
11
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 15, 1948
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Jacksonville
Died: October 20
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 7 
Wernher Von Braun
(Known as Father of Rocket Science)
Wernher Von Braun
18
Birthdate: March 23, 1912
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Wyrzysk, Poland
Died: June 16
 8 
Steve Biko
(South African Anti-Apartheid Activist.)
Steve Biko
18
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: December 18, 1946
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Tarkastad, South Africa
Died: September 12
 9 
Maria Callas
(One of the Most Renowned and Influential Opera Singers of the 20th Century)
Maria Callas
20
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: December 2, 1923
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New York City, United States
Died: September 16
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 10 
Marc Bolan
(English singer-songwriter known for his acoustic guitar-based songs.)
Marc Bolan
13
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: September 30, 1947
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: London, England
Died: September 16
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 11 
Joan Crawford
(One of the Most Influential Actresses of the 20th Century)
Joan Crawford
28
Birthdate: March 23, 1904
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: San Antonio, Texas, United States
Died: May 10
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 12 
Vladimir Nabokov
(Best Known For His Novels 'Lolita' and 'Pale Fire')
Vladimir Nabokov
8
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 23, 1899
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: July 2
 13 
Matthew Adam Garber
(British Child Actor)
Matthew Adam Garber
10
Birthdate: March 25, 1956
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Stepney, London, England
Died: June 13
 14 
Francis Gary Powers
(American Military Officer)
Francis Gary Powers
4
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 17, 1929
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Jenkins, Kentucky, United States
Died: August 1
 15 
Clementine Churchill
(Wife of Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom)
Clementine Churchill
6
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 1, 1885
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Mayfair, London, England
Died: December 12
 16 
Diana Hyland
(Best Known for Her Role as ‘Mickey Lubitch’ in the Film ‘The Boy in the Plastic Bubble’)
Diana Hyland
5
Birthdate: January 25, 1936
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Cleveland Heights, Ohio, United States
Died: March 27
 17 
Anais Nin
(French-Born American Novelist, Diarist and Short Story Writer)
Anais Nin
13
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 21, 1903
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Neuilly-sur-Seine, Paris, France
Died: January 14
 18 
Alice Paul
(American Quaker, Feminist, Suffragist, and Women's Rights Activist)
Alice Paul
10
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: January 11, 1885
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Mount Laurel Township, New Jersey, United States
Died: July 9
 19 
Peter Finch
(Best Known for His Role as ‘Howard Beale’ in the Film ‘Network’)
Peter Finch
6
Birthdate: September 28, 1916
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: South Kensington, London, England
Died: January 14
 20 
Andy Devine
(Actor)
Andy Devine
3
Birthdate: October 7, 1905
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
Died: February 18
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 21 
Zero Mostel
(Actor)
Zero Mostel
2
Birthdate: February 28, 1915
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died: September 8
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 22 
Howard Hawks
(Director)
Howard Hawks
4
Birthdate: May 30, 1896
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Goshen, Indiana, United States
Died: December 26
 23 
Cassie Gaines
13
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: January 9, 1948
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Miami, Oklahoma, United States
Died: October 20
 24 
Steve Gaines
(Musician)
Steve Gaines
12
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: September 14, 1949
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Miami, Oklahoma, USA
Died: October 20
 25 
Fannie Lou Hamer
(American Community Organizer and Women's Rights Activist)
Fannie Lou Hamer
7
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: October 6, 1917
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Montgomery County, Mississippi, United States
Died: March 14
 26 
Roberto Rossellini
(Film director, Actor, Film producer, Playwright, Screenwriter, Racecar driver)
Roberto Rossellini
2
Birthdate: May 8, 1906
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Rome
Died: June 3
 27 
Gummo Marx
(Actor, Comedian, Inventor)
Gummo Marx
2
Birthdate: October 23, 1892
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Died: April 21
 28 
Leopold Stokowski
(Conductor)
Leopold Stokowski
2
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: April 18, 1882
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: London
Died: September 13
 29 
Paul Desmond
(Jazz musician)
Paul Desmond
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: November 25, 1924
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Died: May 30
 30 
Ethel Waters
(Actor, Singer, Jazz musician, Stage actor)
Ethel Waters
6
Listed In:
Birthdate: October 31, 1896
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Chester County
Died: September 1
 31 
Patricia Haines
8
Birthdate: February 3, 1932
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Died: February 25
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 32 
Anthony Eden
(Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1955 - 1957))
Anthony Eden
14
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 12, 1897
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Windlestone Hall, England
Died: January 14
 33 
Lee Miller
(Photographer)
Lee Miller
2
Listed In: Photographers
Birthdate: April 23, 1907
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Poughkeepsie, New York, United States
Died: July 27
 34 
Alan Reed
(Actor)
Alan Reed
1
Birthdate: August 20, 1907
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New York City, USA
Died: June 14
 35 
Ethel Roosevelt Derby
(American Nurse and Youngest Daughter of Theodore Roosevelt)
Ethel Roosevelt Derby
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 13, 1891
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Oyster Bay (hamlet), New York
Died: December 10
 36 
Kurt Schuschnigg
(Former Chancellor of Austria)
Kurt Schuschnigg
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 14, 1897
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Riva del Garda, Italy
Died: November 18
 37 
Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois
(Princess)
Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois
5
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 30, 1898
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Constantine, Algeria
Died: November 16
 38 
Ruth Graves Wakefield
(Chef, Patent inventor, Teacher, Businessperson, Food critic, Dietitian)
Ruth Graves Wakefield
0
Birthdate: June 17, 1903
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Walpole
Died: January 10
 39 
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
(5th President of India)
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
9
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 13, 1905
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Old Delhi, India
Died: February 11
 40 
ʿAbd al-Ḥalīm Ḥāfiẓ
(Egyptian singer)
ʿAbd al-Ḥalīm Ḥāfiẓ
3
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: June 21, 1929
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Al-Ḥalāwāt, Egypt
Died: March 30
 41 
Megumi Yokota
(Writer)
Megumi Yokota
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 5, 1964
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Died: November 15
 42 
Charles Alston
(Painter, Sculptor, Artist, Muralist, Teacher)
Charles Alston
5
Birthdate: November 28, 1907
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Charlotte
Died: April 27
 43 
John Edensor Littlewood
(Mathematician, University teacher)
John Edensor Littlewood
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: June 9, 1885
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Rochester
Died: September 6
 44 
Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk
(Senior government official who served as the minister of Finance of Germany from 1932 to 1945)
Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 22, 1887
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Rathmannsdorf, Germany
Died: March 4
 45 
Margaret Hayes
(Actress)
Margaret Hayes
0
Birthdate: December 5, 1916
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Died: January 26
 46 
Jean Hagen
(Actress)
Jean Hagen
1
Birthdate: August 3, 1923
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: August 29
 47 
Roland Hayes
(African-American concert artist)
Roland Hayes
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: June 3, 1887
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Curryville, Georgia, United States
Died: January 1
 48 
Maureen Cusack
(Actress)
Maureen Cusack
0
Birthdate: November 24, 1920
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Glenties, County Donegal, Ireland
Died: December 18
 49 
Robert Lowell
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 1, 1917
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: September 12
 50 
Niall MacGinnis
(Film actor)
Niall MacGinnis
1
Birthdate: March 29, 1913
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dublin, County Dublin, History of Ireland (1801–1923) Ireland
Died: January 6