Famous people and celebrities who died in December 1961

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in December 1961. 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

• Dec. 4 Frank Forman
• Dec. 4 Tsuda Sōkichi
• Dec. 5 Emil Fuchs

  German-born american lawyer and owner of a baseball team (born 1878).

• Dec. 6 Frantz Fanon

  Influential psychiatrist, philosopher, and revolutionary writer who critically analyzed colonialism, racism, and the psychological impacts...

• Dec. 7 Herbert Pitman
• Dec. 7 René Adolphe Schwaller de Lubicz
• Dec. 13 Grandma Moses

  American artist "grandma moses" is her most famous work.

• Dec. 16 Hans Rebane

  Estonian journalist and politician, 8th minister of foreign affairs (b. 1882).

• Dec. 18 Leo Reisman

  American violinist and bandleader (b. 1897).

• Dec. 20 Moss Hart

  Renowned American playwright and theater director who significantly contributed to Broadway's golden age, collaborating with George S....

• Dec. 20 Earle Page

  Australian soldier and politician, 11th prime minister of australia (b. 1880).

• Dec. 21 Biagio Cavanna
• Dec. 21 Baldo Baldi
• Dec. 22 Dick Elliott
• Dec. 22 Elia Dalla Costa
• Dec. 23 Carolyn Sherwin Bailey

  American author (b. 1875).

• Dec. 23 Kurt Meyer
• Dec. 24 Robert Hillyer

  American poet and academic (b. 1895).

• Dec. 25 Otto Loewi

  German-american pharmacologist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1873).

• Dec. 25 Owen Brewster

  American captain, lawyer, and politician, 54th governor of maine (b. 1888).

• Dec. 25 Anton Flettner
• Dec. 26 Kristofer Uppdal
• Dec. 26 Gino Montipò
• Dec. 29 Cesare Teofilato
• Dec. 30 Larry McCormick
• Dec. 30 Josef Havlíček