Famous people and celebrities who died in April 1951

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in April 1951. 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

• April 2 Michail Fëdorovič Vladimirskij
• April 2 Simon Barer
• April 3 Henrik Visnapuu

  Estonian-american playwright and poet (d. 1951).

• April 4 George Albert Smith

  American religious leader, 8th president of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints (b. 1870).

• April 4 Sadegh Hedayat
• April 9 Vilhelm Bjerknes

  Norwegian meteorologist and physicist (d. 1951).

• April 10 Paul Wolff
• April 10 Nora Barnacle
• April 12 Henry De Vere Stacpoole
• April 14 Al Christie

  Canadian-american director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1881).

• April 14 Ernest Bevin
• April 18 Óscar Carmona

  Portuguese field marshal and politician, 11th president of portugal (b. 1869).

• April 18 António Óscar Carmona
• April 20 Ivanoe Bonomi

  Italian politician, 25th prime minister of italy (b. 1873).

• April 22 Horace Donisthorpe

  English myrmecologist and entomologist (d. 1951).

• April 23 Charles Gates Dawes

  Prize laureate for his crucial role in bringing about the Dawes Plan.

• April 23 Jules Berry

  French comedian and actor who played characters in the '30s, '40s.

• April 26 Arnold Sommerfeld

  German physicist, whose atomic model allowed the explanation of fine structure spectral lines.

• April 26 John Alden Carpenter
• April 26 Edward William Barton-Wright
• April 28 Osmar Maderna
• April 28 Alessandro Bettoni Cazzago
• April 29 Ludwig Wittgenstein

  Austrian philosopher, linguist, and writer who had a profound influence on many schools of logic positivism, semantic analysis, and...

• April 29 Gerald Logan