Famous people and celebrities who died in January 1954

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in January 1954. 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

• Jan. 1 Duff Cooper

  English politician and diplomat, chancellor of the duchy of lancaster (b. 1890).

• Jan. 1 Leonard Bacon

  American poet and critic (b. 1887).

• Jan. 4 Enrico Cavacchioli
• Jan. 5 Rabbit Maranville

  American baseball player and manager (b. 1891).

• Jan. 8 Eduard Wiiralt

  Estonian-french painter and illustrator (b. 1898).

• Jan. 9 Jean Brusselmans
• Jan. 10 Chester Wilmot

  American journalist and historian (b. 1911).

• Jan. 10 Oscar Brockmeyer
• Jan. 10 Rinaldo Rigola
• Jan. 10 Rocky Kansas
• Jan. 10 André Chotin
• Jan. 11 Oscar Straus

  Austrian composer (brave soldier) dies at 83.

• Jan. 18 Sydney Greenstreet

  Sydney Greenstreet was an English actor known for his imposing presence and distinctive performances in classic films during Hollywood's Golden Age. He is most renowned for his roles in films such as 'The Maltese Falcon' and 'Casablanca.' [bio]

• Jan. 19 Theodor Kaluza

  German mathematician, physicist (born in 1885).

• Jan. 20 Fred Root

  English umpire and cricketer (d. 1954).

• Jan. 20 Warren Bardsley

  Australian cricketer (b. 1882).

• Jan. 20 Pietro Casu
• Jan. 21 Edmund Kerchever Chambers
• Jan. 21 Denis Fahey
• Jan. 22 Nikolaj Suetin
• Jan. 23 Paola Lombroso Carrara
• Jan. 23 Luigi Buscalioni
• Jan. 29 Walter Conrad Arensberg

  American art collector, critic and poet (b. 1878).

• Jan. 30 Alfredo De Sanctis
• Jan. 30 Gino Loria
• Jan. 31 Vivian Woodward

  English soldier and footballer (d. 1954).

• Jan. 31 Edwin Howard Armstrong

  American engineer, invented fm radio (b. 1890).

• Jan. 31 Adolfo Franci