Famous people and celebrities who died in February 1975

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in February 1975. 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. 2 Gustave Lanctot

  Canadian historian and academic (d. 1975).

• Feb. 2 Irene Harand
• Feb. 2 Norman Dawn
• Feb. 3 Umm Kulthum

  Egyptian singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1904).

• Feb. 3 William D. Coolidge

  American physicist and engineer (b. 1873).

• Feb. 4 Louis Jordan

  Legendary rhythm and blues musician who significantly influenced early rock and roll.

• Feb. 6 Keith Park
• Feb. 8 Sir Robert Robinson

  Prize laureate for his investigations on plant products of biological importance, especially the alkaloids.

• Feb. 9 Pierre Dac
• Feb. 9 Carlo Daviso di Charvensod
• Feb. 11 Richard Ratsimandrava

  Malagasy colonel and politician, president of madagascar (b. 1931).

• Feb. 12 Carl Lutz

  Swiss vice-consul to hungary during wwii, credited with saving over 62,000 jews (b. 1895).

• Feb. 12 Bernard Knowles
• Feb. 13 André Beaufre

  French military strategist and NATO chief of staff who was a prominent army general known for his strategic thinking and military history...

• Feb. 13 Friedrich Wiese
• Feb. 14 Julian Huxley

  English biologist and eugenicist, co-founded the world wide fund for nature (b. 1887).

• Feb. 14 P. G. Wodehouse

  English novelist and playwright (b. 1881).

• Feb. 16 Lucien Huteau
• Feb. 18 Raymond Moley

  American political figure and advisor to President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

• Feb. 19 Luigi Dallapiccola
• Feb. 20 Robert Schwarz Strauss

  Prominent American lawyer and diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Russia, playing a key role in international relations.

• Feb. 23 Melahat Gürsel
• Feb. 24 Hans Bellmer

  Influential German surrealist artist renowned for his provocative and psychologically complex sculptural works exploring themes of...

• Feb. 24 Nikolai Bulganin

  Russian marshal and politician, 6th premier of the soviet union (b. 1895).

• Feb. 24 Nikolaj Aleksandrovič Bulganin
• Feb. 25 Elijah Muhammad

  Elijah Muhammad was the leader of the Nation of Islam from 1934 until his death in 1975.

• Feb. 28 Neville Cardus

  Neville Cardus was an English writer and critic known for his insightful commentary on cricket matches.