Famous people and celebrities who died in May 1947
This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in May 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
May 1 Nestore Cinelli
May 1 Ciro Caversazzi
May 1 Oreste Forlani
May 1 Andrej Škuro
May 2 Adolf Erbslöh
May 2 William Moulton Marston
May 3 Harry Holman
May 7 Carlo Bazzi
May 7 Franz Weber
May 7 Forest Montgomery
May 8 Harry SelfridgeHarry Selfridge was an American retail magnate who founded the famous Selfridges department store in London.
May 9 Ludovico Nicola di Giura
May 9 Davide Cova
May 13 Sukanta BhattacharyaIndian poet and playwright (b. 1926).
May 13 Giovanni Morbelli
May 16 Frederick Gowland HopkinsEnglish biochemist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1861).
May 16 Zhang LingfuChinese general (b. 1903).
May 16 Kalle HakalaFinnish politician (b. 1880).
May 16 Michael Joseph Curley
May 18 Hal ChaseAmerican baseball manager and player (d. 1947).
May 20 Philipp LenardSlovak-german physicist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1862).
May 20 Philipp Eduard Anton von LenardPrize laureate for his work on cathode rays.
May 20 Georgios SiantosGreek sergeant and politician (b. 1890).
May 23 Charles-Ferdinand RamuzSwiss poet and author (d. 1947).
May 24 Øistein Schirmer
May 27 Ed KonetchyAmerican baseball player and manager (b. 1885).
May 27 Ernest Walter Histed
May 30 Georg von TrappAustrian captain (b. 1880).