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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

  • Nestore Cinelli
    May 1 Nestore Cinelli
  • Ciro Caversazzi
    May 1 Ciro Caversazzi
  • Oreste Forlani
    May 1 Oreste Forlani
  • Andrej Škuro
    May 1 Andrej Škuro
  • Adolf Erbslöh
    May 2 Adolf Erbslöh
  • William Moulton Marston
    May 2 William Moulton Marston
  • Harry Holman
    May 3 Harry Holman
  • Carlo Bazzi
    May 7 Carlo Bazzi
  • Franz Weber
    May 7 Franz Weber
  • Forest Montgomery
    May 7 Forest Montgomery
  • Harry Selfridge
    May 8 Harry Selfridge

    Harry Selfridge was an American retail magnate who founded the famous Selfridges department store in London.

  • Ludovico Nicola di Giura
    May 9 Ludovico Nicola di Giura
  • Davide Cova
    May 9 Davide Cova
  • Sukanta Bhattacharya
    May 13 Sukanta Bhattacharya

    Indian poet and playwright (b. 1926).

  • Giovanni Morbelli
    May 13 Giovanni Morbelli
  • Frederick Gowland Hopkins
    May 16 Frederick Gowland Hopkins

    English biochemist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1861).

  • Zhang Lingfu
    May 16 Zhang Lingfu

    Chinese general (b. 1903).

  • Kalle Hakala
    May 16 Kalle Hakala

    Finnish politician (b. 1880).

  • Michael Joseph Curley
    May 16 Michael Joseph Curley
  • Hal Chase
    May 18 Hal Chase

    American baseball manager and player (d. 1947).

  • Philipp Lenard
    May 20 Philipp Lenard

    Slovak-german physicist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1862).

  • Philipp Eduard Anton von Lenard
    May 20 Philipp Eduard Anton von Lenard

    Prize laureate for his work on cathode rays.

  • Georgios Siantos
    May 20 Georgios Siantos

    Greek sergeant and politician (b. 1890).

  • Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz
    May 23 Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz

    Swiss poet and author (d. 1947).

  • Øistein Schirmer
    May 24 Øistein Schirmer
  • Ed Konetchy
    May 27 Ed Konetchy

    American baseball player and manager (b. 1885).

  • Ernest Walter Histed
    May 27 Ernest Walter Histed
  • Georg von Trapp
    May 30 Georg von Trapp

    Austrian captain (b. 1880).