1950 deaths

Sierra Leonean writer

German actor (1884–1950)

Belgian politician (1884-1950)

French historian (1880-1950)

Slovene translator (1874-1950), editor

Swiss rower (1910-1950)

Soviet sniper, Hero of the Soviet Union (1907–1950)

British composer, writer, painter, politician, novelist and autobiographer (1883-1950)

German general (1884-1950)

Carlo Alberto Camillo Mariano Salustri (26 October 1871 – 21 December 1950), known by the pseudonym Trilussa (an anagram of his last name), was an Italian poet, writer and journalist, particularly known for his works in Romanesco dialect.

Mexican writer (1903–1950)

Danish gymnast (1893–1950)

American paleontologist and geologist (1869-1950)

Danish rower (1882–1950)

Cleric, prisoner of war (1881–1950)

French designer architect (1883-1950)

English composer (1894-1950)

Austrian actor and director (1889-1950)

German World War II U-boat commander

Polish painter (1875–1950)

American physician and surgeon (1879–1950)

gymnast (1895–1950)

Egyptian politician (1875-1950)

Canadian ice hockey player (1895-1950)

Romanian Greek-Catholic bishop (1899-1950)

French swimmer and water polo player (1879–1950)

French engineer (1885–1950)

Prime Minister of Poland (1881-1950)

bobsledder (1902–1950)

American actress and playwright (1883–1950)

Chinese politician (1885–1950)

Brazilian physician (1865-1950)

Swedish hammer thrower

German soldier (1864-1950)

French writer (1897–1950)

Soviet filmmaker (1906-1950)

French aviation pioneer (1863-1950)

Irish-American politician, Massachusetts (1863-1950)

Czech footballer

Russian painter and memoirist (1864-1950)

New Zealand politician and lawyer (1874-1950)

Lebanese politician (1890-1950)

Finnish writer (1872–1950)

Swedish hibernator (1861-1950)

sailor (1886-1950)

Catholic cardinal and archbishop (1874–1950)

French footballer

Acting President of Ecuador (1933 - 1934)

American diplomat (1892–1950)

American politician (1867–1950)

German general in the Luftwaffe during World War II (1883–1950)

Spanish football referee (1870-1950)

Italian jurist/judge of the Permanent Court of International Justice (1867-1950)

British swimmer and water polo player (1872-1950)

American boxer

President of Nicaragua (1872-1950)

German Nazi Bavarian minister of culture, general, convicted war criminal (1887-1950)

American biographer (1885-1950)

Spanish scientist

English journalist, novelist and short story writer (1864–1950)