Famous people and celebrities who died in August 1962

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in August 1962. 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 Henry Gordon Bennett
• Aug. 1 Constantin Iotzu
• Aug. 1 Colin Campbell Sanborn
• Aug. 2 Armand de Gramont
• Aug. 4 Hakob Melk'owmyan
• Aug. 5 Marilyn Monroe

  Marilyn Monroe was an iconic American actress, model, and singer, widely regarded as one of the most famous and enduring sex symbols of the 20th century. She starred in notable films during the 1950s and early 1960s, becoming a pop culture icon recognized for her beauty, charisma, and tragic life story. [bio]

• Aug. 5 Ramón Pérez de Ayala
• Aug. 7 Morris Louis

  Influential American abstract expressionist painter who was a key figure in the Color Field movement, known for his innovative use of color...

• Aug. 7 Vincenzo Marcellusi
• Aug. 9 Hermann Hesse

  German-born swiss poet, novelist, and painter, nobel prize laureate (b. 1877).

• Aug. 9 Poul Nielsen
• Aug. 9 Bjørn Rasmussen
• Aug. 9 Hendrik de Iongh
• Aug. 10 Maximilien Sorre
• Aug. 20 Teofilius Matulionis
• Aug. 21 Richard Garrick
• Aug. 23 Hoot Gibson

  Actor on silent screen as a cowboy (last outlaw), passes away at 70.

• Aug. 23 Walter Anderson

  Russian-german ethnologist and academic (b. 1885).

• Aug. 23 Joseph Berchtold
• Aug. 28 Léon Binoche
• Aug. 28 Edmond Privat
• Aug. 29 Antonio Piatti
• Aug. 29 Georgina de Albuquerque
• Aug. 30 Paul Bloch
• Aug. 30 Karel Kratz