Famous people and celebrities who died in December 1928

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in December 1928. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• Dec. 1 José Eustasio Rivera

  Colombian-american lawyer and poet (b. 1888).

• Dec. 1 Arthur Gore
• Dec. 1 Gunnar Knudsen
• Dec. 3 Ezra Meeker

  American farmer and politician (b. 1830).

• Dec. 4 Delina Filkins
• Dec. 7 Mario Alessi
• Dec. 7 Blair Cochrane
• Dec. 7 Giuseppe Francica-Nava de Bondifè
• Dec. 7 James Whitbread Lee Glaisher
• Dec. 10 Charles Rennie Mackintosh

  A Scottish architect, designer, and artist who was a leading proponent of the Arts and Crafts movement and Art Nouveau.

• Dec. 11 Lewis Latimer

  Played a key role in the development of the carbon filament for the incandescent light bulb.

• Dec. 12 Gregorio IV
• Dec. 13 Jacob McGavock Dickinson
• Dec. 16 Elinor Wylie

  American poet and author (b. 1885).

• Dec. 17 Frank Rinehart

  American photographer (d. 1928).

• Dec. 22 Selma Nicklaß-Kempnert
• Dec. 22 Evan Noel
• Dec. 23 XIV conte di Dalhousie Arthur Ramsay
• Dec. 23 William Turner Thiselton-Dyer
• Dec. 25 Miles Burke

  American boxer (b. 1885).

• Dec. 26 Charles Harrison Townsend
• Dec. 27 Ludwig Riess
• Dec. 28 Domenico Alaleona
• Dec. 28 Konštantín Bauer
• Dec. 28 Vito De Bellis
• Dec. 28 Georgij Bogdanovič Jakulov
• Dec. 29 Alfredo Melani
• Dec. 29 Eilif Peterssen
• Dec. 30 Jean Collas

  French rugby player and tug-of-war competitor (d. 1928).