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Famous people and celebrities who died in May 1951

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

  • Takashi Paolo Nagai
    May 1 Takashi Paolo Nagai
  • Élie Cartan
    May 6 Élie Cartan

    French mathematician and physicist (b. 1869).

  • Renato Coturri
    May 6 Renato Coturri
  • Henry Carton de Wiart
    May 6 Henry Carton de Wiart
  • Élie Joseph Cartan
    May 6 Élie Joseph Cartan
  • Warner Baxter
    May 7 Warner Baxter

    Warner Baxter was an American actor best known for his role as the Cisco Kid in the film 'In Old Arizona' (1928), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Baxter enjoyed a prolific career spanning both silent and sound films, becoming one of Hollywood's most prominent leading men during the 1920s and 1930s. [bio]

  • Ettore Felici
    May 9 Ettore Felici
  • Leo Bosschart
    May 9 Leo Bosschart
  • Battista Vielmi
    May 9 Battista Vielmi
  • Marie Ault
    May 9 Marie Ault
  • Alessandro Alvisi
    May 9 Alessandro Alvisi
  • Nikola Mušanov
    May 10 Nikola Mušanov
  • Rafael González Iglesias
    May 21 Rafael González Iglesias
  • Thomas N. Heffron
    May 24 Thomas N. Heffron

    American actor, director, screenwriter (b. 1872).

  • Paula von Preradović
    May 25 Paula von Preradović

    Croatian-austrian poet and author (d. 1951).

  • Emilio Sagi Liñán
    May 25 Emilio Sagi Liñán
  • Lincoln Ellsworth
    May 26 Lincoln Ellsworth

    Pioneering explorer who made significant contributions to Antarctic exploration.

  • Fanny Brice
    May 29 Fanny Brice

    American comedian, genius at caricature and humor.

  • Robert Kahn
    May 29 Robert Kahn

    Robert Kahn is a pioneering computer scientist who co-invented the TCP/IP protocols, fundamental to the modern internet's communication...

  • Dimitrios Levidis
    May 29 Dimitrios Levidis

    Composer and educator of greek-french soldiers (d. 1951).

  • Michail Markovič Borodin
    May 29 Michail Markovič Borodin
  • Hermann Broch
    May 30 Hermann Broch

    Austrian-american author (b. 1886).

  • Bernard de Lattre de Tassigny
    May 30 Bernard de Lattre de Tassigny
  • Antonino Fazio
    May 30 Antonino Fazio
  • Stefano Cavazzoni
    May 30 Stefano Cavazzoni