Famous people and celebrities who died in February 1947

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in February 1947. 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

• Feb. 1 Carl Hilpert
• Feb. 1 Paul Huldschinsky
• Feb. 1 Adolf Winkelmann
• Feb. 1 J. D. Beresford
• Feb. 3 Marc Mitscher

  American pilot and admiral (d. 1947).

• Feb. 3 José Luis Hidalgo
• Feb. 3 Sajjan Singh di Ratlam
• Feb. 3 Petar Živković
• Feb. 4 Luigi Russolo
• Feb. 5 Hans Fallada

  German notable novelist, whose work accurately reflected the zeitgeist and effects of the great depression on the german peasants.

• Feb. 5 Salvatore Cardillo
• Feb. 5 Guglielmo Sinaz
• Feb. 6 Theodor Nauman
• Feb. 6 Justus Scrafford
• Feb. 10 Eric Mayne
• Feb. 10 Winter Hall
• Feb. 11 Martin Klein

  Estonian wrestler and coach (b. 1884).

• Feb. 12 Moses Gomberg

  Ukrainian-american academic and chemist (d. 1947).

• Feb. 12 Tito Trocchi
• Feb. 13 Celestina Boninsegna
• Feb. 14 Mauritz Eriksson
• Feb. 14 John Page
• Feb. 15 Gustave Bauer
• Feb. 21 Fannie Charles Dillon

  American composer (b. 1881).

• Feb. 21 VI marchese di Anglesey Charles Paget
• Feb. 21 Richard Barry Parker
• Feb. 26 Ben Webster

  Legendary American jazz tenor saxophonist known as 'the brute' and 'frog', who significantly influenced jazz music in the mid-20th century.

• Feb. 26 Heinrich Häberlin

  Swiss judge and politician, president of the swiss national council (b. 1868).

• Feb. 27 Pierre Janet