Famous people and celebrities who died in August 1957

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in August 1957. 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

• Aug. 1 Rose Fyleman

  English writer and poet (b. 1877).

• Aug. 2 Georges Hébert
• Aug. 4 Washington Luís

  Brazilian politician who served as the President of Brazil from 1926 to 1930.

• Aug. 4 John Cain Sr.

  Australian politician, 34th premier of victoria (b. 1882).

• Aug. 5 Heinrich Otto Wieland

  German chemist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1877).

• Aug. 7 Oliver Hardy

  American comedian and actor.

• Aug. 9 Carl Clauberg

  German nazi physician (b. 1898).

• Aug. 9 Stephan Petróczy
• Aug. 16 Irving Langmuir

  American chemist and physicist, nobel prize laureate (b. 1881).

• Aug. 16 Léon Homo
• Aug. 16 Imre Payer
• Aug. 18 Joseph Ferdinand Gould
• Aug. 18 Huib Hoste
• Aug. 18 Gian Noceti Della Casa
• Aug. 19 David Bomberg

  English artist illustrator and academic (d. 1957).

• Aug. 19 Guido Morganti
• Aug. 19 Carl-Gustav Arvid Rossby
• Aug. 20 I barone Mountevans Edward Evans
• Aug. 20 Halil Kut
• Aug. 21 Nels Stewart

  Nels Stewart was a legendary Canadian ice hockey player who played in the NHL during the 1920s and 1930s.

• Aug. 21 Harald Sverdrup

  Norwegian meteorologist and oceanographer (b. 1888).

• Aug. 21 Mait Metsanurk

  Estonian playwright and author (d. 1957).

• Aug. 21 Mario Chiattone
• Aug. 24 Ronald Knox

  English theologian, priest, and writer known for his detective fiction and religious works.

• Aug. 30 Harold Charles Gatty
• Aug. 30 Otto Suhr