1947 deaths

American business magnate (1863–1947)

German theoretical physicist (1858–1947)

American gangster (1899–1947)

German physicist (1862-1947)

English mathematician and philosopher (1861–1947)

British mathematician (1877–1947)

British statesman (1867–1947)

English occultist (1875–1947)

King of Italy from 1900 to 1946

American film actress (1911–1937)

Russian painter, writer, archaeologist and philosopher (1874–1947)

English biochemist

King of Denmark (1912–1947) and Iceland (1918–1944)

Burmese revolutionary leader (1915-1947)

American writer (1873–1947)

German-American psychologist (1890-1947)

Russian military and political leader (1872–1947)

German-American actor and film director (1892–1947)

King of Greece (r. 1922-1924, 1935-1947)

Slovak politician, priest and president of the Slovak Republic from 1939 to 1945

German war criminal, commandant of Auschwitz (1901–1947)

French painter and printmaker (1867-1947)

Belgian architect, designer, publicist, teacher and creator of Art Nouveau (1861–1947)

American philosopher, diplomat, and educator (1862-1947)

Hungarian-German philosopher and sociologist (1893-1947)

Egyptian feminist and nationalist (1879–1947)

Swiss writer (1878-1947)

German writer (1893–1947)

British geographer, academic and politician (1861-1947)

First Lady of the United States from 1886 to 1889 and 1893 to 1897

American economist and statistician (1867–1947)

German writer (1864–1947)

American politician; 99th Mayor of New York City (1934–45)

Sri Lankan Tamil metaphysician (1877–1947)

Italian automobile designer and manufacturer (1881–1947)

Sudanese saint and former slave

11th Prime Minister of Canada (1870-1947)

Hungarian-born British novelist and playwright (1865-1947)

Czech fraudster (1890–1947)

6th prime minister of Australia from 1913 to 1914

American social reformer, suffragist (1859-1947)

Danish physical chemist (1879–1947)

Welsh author and mystic (1863–1947)

Russian esotericist (1878–1947)

French playwright (1866–1947)

German playwright, and short story writer (1921–1947)

French general (1902–1947)

Swedish prince, heir apparent until his death (1906–1947); father of Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

American murder victim (1924-1947)

Italian Futurist artist and composer (1885–1947)

World War II Nazi war criminal (1885-1947)

Polish politician, president of Poland from 1939 to 1947 (1885-1947)

British author (1886–1947)

French painter (1875-1947)

Russian revolutionary and writer (1890-1947)

Spanish politician (1876-1947)

American mobster y brujo de hechicería oscura

Norwegian mineralogist (1888-1947)

American operatic soprano and actress in musical theatre and film (1898-1947)

French psychologist (1859–1947)