Famous people and celebrities who died in June 1947

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

  • John Gretton
    June 2 John Gretton

    1st baron gretton, english sailor and politician (b. 1867).

  • Nils Olaf Chrisander
    June 5 Nils Olaf Chrisander

    Swedish-american actor and director (b. 1884).

  • James Agate
    June 6 James Agate

    English author and critic (b. 1877).

  • Giuseppe Cogoni
    June 6 Giuseppe Cogoni
  • Władysław Raczkiewicz
    June 6 Władysław Raczkiewicz
  • Carlo Respighi
    June 6 Carlo Respighi
  • Umaid Singh
    June 9 Umaid Singh
  • Alexander Bethune
    June 10 Alexander Bethune

    Canadian businessman and politician, 12th mayor of vancouver (b. 1852).

  • Salvatore Citelli
    June 13 Salvatore Citelli
  • Frantz Funck-Brentano
    June 13 Frantz Funck-Brentano
  • Maxwell Perkins
    June 17 Maxwell Perkins

    Maxwell Perkins was a legendary American book editor who worked with famous authors like F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway.

  • Shigematsu Sakaibara
    June 18 Shigematsu Sakaibara

    Japanese admiral (born in 1898).

  • Sam Appel
    June 18 Sam Appel
  • Bugsy Siegel
    June 20 Bugsy Siegel

    Notorious American mobster who played a significant role in organized crime during the mid-20th century, particularly in Las Vegas casino...

  • Wilfred Hudson Osgood
    June 20 Wilfred Hudson Osgood
  • Percy Fairclough
    June 22 Percy Fairclough
  • Ettore Modigliani
    June 22 Ettore Modigliani
  • Emil Seidel
    June 24 Emil Seidel

    American politician, mayor of milwaukee (b. 1864).

  • Jimmy Doyle
    June 25 Jimmy Doyle

    American boxer (b. 1924).

  • Oluf Olsson
    June 25 Oluf Olsson
  • R. B. Bennett
    June 26 R. B. Bennett

    Canadian lawyer and politician, 11th prime minister of canada (b. 1870).

  • Richard Bedford Bennett
    June 26 Richard Bedford Bennett
  • Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza
    June 26 Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza
  • Robert Broadwell
    June 27 Robert Broadwell
  • Stanislav Kostka Neumann
    June 28 Stanislav Kostka Neumann

    Czech writer, poet and journalist (b. 1875).

  • Pavol Jantausch
    June 29 Pavol Jantausch
  • Ludwig Weber
    June 30 Ludwig Weber