Famous people and celebrities who died in May 1947

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in May 1947. 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

• May 1 Sanner

  Leader of norger blood bath, executed

• May 8 Harry Selfridge

  Harry Selfridge was an American retail magnate who founded the famous Selfridges department store in London.

• May 11 Ture Rangstrom

  Composer dies at 62

• May 13 Sukanta Bhattacharya

  Indian poet and playwright (b. 1926)

• May 14 John Ray Sinnock

  American mint chief coin engraver (1925-1947), dies at the age of 59.

• May 16 Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins

  Nobel Prize laureate for his discovery of the growth-stimulating vitamins

• May 16 Zhang Lingfu

  Chinese general (b. 1903)

• May 16 Kalle Hakala

  Finnish politician (b. 1880)

• May 17 George William Forbes

  22nd prime minister of new zealand (born in 1869).

• May 18 Hal Chase

  American baseball manager and player (d. 1947).

• May 20 Philipp Eduard Anton von Lenard

  Nobel Prize laureate for his work on cathode rays

• May 20 Philipp Lenard

  PHY - Slovak-german physicist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1862)

• May 20 Georgios Siantos

  Greek sergeant and politician (b. 1890)

• May 23 Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz

  Swiss poet and author (d. 1947).

• May 23 C F Ramuz

  Writer dies at 68

• May 27 Ed Konetchy

  American baseball player and manager (b. 1885)

• May 28 August Eigruber

  Austrian-german politician (d. 1947)

• May 30 Georg von Trapp

  Austrian captain (b. 1880)

• May 30 Sidney Hugo Nicholson

  Composer dies at 72

• May 31 Adrienne Ames

  Actress (black sheep 24 hours), dies in 39