Famous people and celebrities who died in February 1961

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

• Feb. 1 Émile Henriot
• Feb. 1 Guido Ferrazza
• Feb. 2 Anna May Wong

  Anna May Wong was a pioneering Chinese American actress, widely regarded as the first Chinese American movie star in Hollywood. She gained international recognition in both silent film and talkies, breaking barriers for Asian American actors in the U.S. and Europe. [bio]

• Feb. 3 William Morrison

  1st viscount dunrossil, scottish-australian captain and politician, 14th governor-general of australia (b. 1893).

• Feb. 4 Hazel Heald
• Feb. 4 Arturo Nannizzi
• Feb. 9 Anton Reichard von Mauchenheim und Bechtoldsheim
• Feb. 9 Grigorij Jakovlevič Levenfiš
• Feb. 9 Dileep Singh
• Feb. 9 Rocco Vincenzo Agostino
• Feb. 9 Oscar Egg
• Feb. 9 Carlos Luz
• Feb. 10 Sid Bowser
• Feb. 13 Arthur Ripley
• Feb. 13 Mario Labò
• Feb. 14 Piet Ooms
• Feb. 16 Dazzy Vance

  American baseball player (b. 1891).

• Feb. 17 Nita Naldi

  Nita Naldi was an American silent film actress, known for her roles as a vamp in the 1920s. She appeared alongside major stars of the era, including Rudolph Valentino, and became one of the era's most recognized femme fatales. [bio]

• Feb. 17 Lütfi Kırdar

  Turkish physician and politician, turkish minister of health (b. 1887).

• Feb. 18 Johannes Birk
• Feb. 20 Percy Grainger

  Australian-born composer and pianist known for his innovative musical compositions.

• Feb. 20 Douglas Erith Derry
• Feb. 22 Nick LaRocca

  American trumpet player and bandleader (original dixieland jass band), (d. 1961).

• Feb. 24 Enrico Maria Chiappo
• Feb. 25 Violet Oakley

  Violet oakley was an american painter known for her work in mural painting and for being one of the first american women to receive a public...

• Feb. 26 Karl Albiker

  German sculptor, "problem of the plastic", dies at the age of 83.

• Feb. 26 Muhammad V del Marocco
• Feb. 26 Mohammed V of Morocco (b. 1909)