Died On December 24th

Discover the most famous people who died on December 24. The list includes people like Vasco da Gama, John Muir, M. G. Ramachandran, Harold Pinter, Samuel P. Huntington. Famous personalities featured on this list, include actors, composers, novelists and political leaders and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Germany & France and many more countries.

M G RamachandranM. G. Ramachandran
Indian
Actor, Politician
Karl DönitzKarl Dönitz
German
Naval Officer

Vasco da GamaVasco da Gama
Portuguese
Explorer

Peter LawfordPeter Lawford
British, American
Actor

Toshiro MifuneToshiro Mifune
Japanese
Actor

Jack KlugmanJack Klugman
American
Actor
John MuirJohn Muir
American, Scottish
Naturalist

Johns HopkinsJohns Hopkins
American
Entrepreneur & Philanthropist

Bill BowermanBill Bowerman
American
Co-founder of Nike, Inc.
Harold PinterHarold Pinter
British
Nobel Prize Winner in Literature

Robert Todd Lincoln BeckwithRobert Todd Lincoln Beckwith
American
Last Descendant of Abraham Lincoln
William M. BranhamWilliam M. Branham
American
American Christian minister

William Makepeace ThackerayWilliam Makepeace Thackeray
Indian, British
Author & Novelist

Samuel P. HuntingtonSamuel P. Huntington
American
 

Nick MassiNick Massi
American
Guitarist

Alban BergAlban Berg
Austrian
Composer
Dr. Norman Vincent PealeDr. Norman Vincent Peale
American
Pastor, Self-Help Writer

Charles DurningCharles Durning
American
Actor

Lee IsraelLee Israel
American
Author

P. BhanumathiP. Bhanumathi
Indian
Actress
Bernard HerrmannBernard Herrmann
American
Composer, Conductor, Film score composer

Charles AtlasCharles Atlas
Italian, American
Bodybuilder
John OsborneJohn Osborne
British
Actor, Playwright, Screenwriter, Writer

Jake ThackrayJake Thackray
British
Singer-songwriter, Poet

Rick ParfittRick Parfitt
British
Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter, Musician
Rossano BrazziRossano Brazzi
Italian
Actor, Film director, Singer

François DarlanFrançois Darlan
French
Politician, Military personnel
Jerome BrownJerome Brown
American
Animator

Richard AdamsRichard Adams
British
Writer, Novelist, Screenwriter, Author, Science

Samael Aun WeorSamael Aun Weor
Colombian
writer
PeyoPeyo
Belgian
Comics artist, Screenwriter, Cartoonist

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Ai IijimaAi Iijima
Japanese
Adult Film Star, AV idol, Seiyū, Tarento, Glamor
Rudi DutschkeRudi Dutschke
German
Sociologist, Politician

Gerard KuiperGerard Kuiper
Dutch, American
Astronomer

Louis AragonLouis Aragon
French
Writer, Journalist, Politician, Poet, Novelist,

Gardner FoxGardner Fox
American
Comics artist, Writer, Novelist, Science fiction
Empress Go-SakuramachiEmpress Go-Sakuramachi
Japanese
Monarch
Rafael CalderaRafael Caldera
Venezuelan
President

Leo V the ArmenianLeo V the Armenian
Turkish
Emperor

João FigueiredoJoão Figueiredo
Brazilian
Politician, Officer

Duarte Nuno, Duke of BraganzaDuarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza
Austrian
 
Laci PetersonLaci Peterson
American
 

Juan Velasco AlvaradoJuan Velasco Alvarado
Peruvian
Politician, Officer

Ferdinand I of LeónFerdinand I of León
Spanish
King

William John Macquorn RankineWilliam John Macquorn Rankine
British, Scottish
Engineer, Physicist, Civil engineer, University

Richard Rodney BennettRichard Rodney Bennett
British
Composer
Edwin M. StantonEdwin M. Stanton
American
Lawyer

Bruno TautBruno Taut
German
Architect, Urban planner
PushmatahaPushmataha
American
Indian General

Johannes HeestersJohannes Heesters
German, Dutch
Singer, Television actor, Film actor, Actor

Andreas KarlstadtAndreas Karlstadt
German
Theologian
John DunstapleJohn Dunstaple
British
composer

George GerbnerGeorge Gerbner
Hungarian
Professor
Edmund GouldingEdmund Goulding
British
Screenwriter

Alec WilderAlec Wilder
American
Composer

Vladimir BekhterevVladimir Bekhterev
Russian
Neurologist

Buddy DeFrancoBuddy DeFranco
American
Clarinetist

Elisabeth BeresfordElisabeth Beresford
French, British
Author
Ralph LintonRalph Linton
American
Anthropologist

Nicolaes MaesNicolaes Maes
Dutch
Painter

Clarence KingClarence King
American
Clarence Rivers King

Ian BarbourIan Barbour
Chinese, American
Scholar
Hugh MillerHugh Miller
Scottish
Geologist

Maurice Couve de MurvilleMaurice Couve de Murville
French
Diplomat
Tito GuízarTito Guízar
Mexican
Actor

Pierre PéladeauPierre Péladeau
Canadian
Publisher

Lev IvanovLev Ivanov
Russian
Dancer
Edward GreenspanEdward Greenspan
Canadian
Lawyer

Charles Lock EastlakeCharles Lock Eastlake
British
Painter
George of CappadociaGeorge of Cappadocia
Egyptian
Bishop

Lev BergLev Berg
Moldovan, Russian
Geographer

Frederic BastiatFrederic Bastiat
French
 
Walter BowerWalter Bower
Scottish
Chronicler

Louis II, Cardinal of GuiseLouis II, Cardinal of Guise
French
Cardinal
Manuel TolsáManuel Tolsá
Spanish, Mexican
Architect

Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl StanhopePhilip Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhope
British
Politician

Frances BussFrances Buss
British
Educator

Jacob Brønnum Scavenius EstrupJacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup
Danish
Politician
Noël CoypelNoël Coypel
French
Artist
Robert LeckieRobert Leckie
American
journalist, historian, writer

Robert Parker ParrottRobert Parker Parrott
American
Soldier

Marcantonio FranceschiniMarcantonio Franceschini
Italian
Painter

Francisco Espoz y MinaFrancisco Espoz y Mina
Spanish
General
Biagio MarinBiagio Marin
Italian
Poet

Wang DaohanWang Daohan
Chinese
Politician

Eduard DavidEduard David
German
Politician

Viola FarberViola Farber
German, American
Choreographer

Johannes JanssenJohannes Janssen
German
Historian
Jiang HuaJiang Hua
Chinese
Politician

BraguinhaBraguinha
Brazilian
Songwriter
Eugène DodeigneEugène Dodeigne
French
Sculptor

Terence TillerTerence Tiller
British
Poet
William Henry DinesWilliam Henry Dines
British
Meteorologist
Albert BarnesAlbert Barnes
American
Theologian