Famous people and celebrities who died in January 1947

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in January 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

• Jan. 4 Forrest Reid

  Irish novelist and literary critic known for his works on homosexuality.

• Jan. 9 Karl Mannheim

  Hungarian-english academic and sociologist (d. 1947).

• Jan. 9 Kurt Pichler
• Jan. 9 Ettore Porro
• Jan. 9 Herman Bing
• Jan. 10 Hanns Sachs
• Jan. 11 Eva Tanguay

  Canadian-born entertainer and singer (born 1879).

• Jan. 14 Albert Bruce Jackson
• Jan. 14 Jean Ajalbert
• Jan. 14 Bill Hewitt
• Jan. 14 Cecil Thomas Madigan
• Jan. 15 Elizabeth Short
• Jan. 15 Georg Carl Amdrup
• Jan. 17 Pyotr Krasnov

  Russian counter-revolutionary (born 1869).

• Jan. 17 Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve

  French archbishop of quebec (born 1883).

• Jan. 18 Maria Teresa Fasce
• Jan. 19 Manuel Machado
• Jan. 19 Hermann Müller
• Jan. 20 Josh Gibson

  Legendary Negro League baseball player known as the 'Black Babe Ruth', considered one of the greatest power hitters in baseball history who...

• Jan. 20 Andrew Volstead

  American member of the united states house of representatives (b. 1860).

• Jan. 23 Pierre Bonnard

  French painter and printmaker, a founding member of the Post-Impressionist group Les Nabis.

• Jan. 25 Al Capone

  Al Capone was a notorious American gangster who became the boss of the Chicago Outfit during the Prohibition era.

• Jan. 26 Grace Moore
• Jan. 26 Luigi Bonelli
• Jan. 26 William Ashurst
• Jan. 28 Reynaldo Hahn

  Venezuelan-naturalised french composer, conductor and music critic.

• Jan. 30 Frederick Blackman

  English botanist and physiologist (b. 1866).