Famous people and celebrities who died in January 1951

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in January 1951. 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

• Jan. 2 Edith New

  English militant suffragette (b. 1877)

• Jan. 2 William Campion

  English colonel and politician, 21st governor of western australia (b. 1870)

• Jan. 3 Fred Barlow

  Composer dies at 69

• Jan. 5 Andrei Platonov

  Russian journalist and author (b. 1899)

• Jan. 5 Soh Jaipil

  South korean-american journalist and activist (b. 1864)

• Jan. 7 René Guénon

  French writer. he is the author of "symboles de la science sacree" (le roi du monde). guenon believed that the modern world was a manifestation kali yuga's interest in democracy, mass culture and materialism, which is purely human. "truth does not exist in the human mind. it exists independent of us, and we are only to understand it."

• Jan. 7 Johanna C H "Nelly" Bodenheim

  Painter (luilekkerland), dies at 76

• Jan. 10 Sinclair Lewis

  LIT - American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright, nobel prize laureate (b. 1885)

• Jan. 10 Yoshio Nishina

  Japanese academic and physicist (d. 1951).

• Jan. 10 Athos Palma

  Composer dies at 59

• Jan. 14 Gregorios Xenopoulos

  Greek journalist, playwright, and novelist (born 1867).

• Jan. 15 Nikolai Vekšin

  Estonian-russian captain and sailor (b. 1887)

• Jan. 15 Ernest Swinton

  British army officer (b. 1868)

• Jan. 17 Jyoti Prasad Agarwala

  Indian poet, playwright, and director (b. 1903)

• Jan. 18 Amy Carmichael

  Missionary and humanitarian irish-indian (d. 1951).

• Jan. 18 Robert Mark

  At 41 years old, the us chairman (caste world congress) dies.

• Jan. 19 Constantin Nottara

  Composer dies at the age of 60

• Jan. 22 Lawson Robertson

  Lawson robertson was a scottish-american athlete and track and field coach, known for his achievements in the high jump and long jump.

• Jan. 22 Harald Bohr

  Danish mathematician and footballer (b. 1887)

• Jan. 22 Eastwood Lane

  Composer dies at 71

• Jan. 27 Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim

  Finnish field marshal and politician, 6th president of finland (b. 1867)

• Jan. 29 James Bridie

  Scottish playwright, screenwriter and physician (b. 1888)

• Jan. 29 Frank Tarrant

  Australian umpire and cricketer (d. 1951).

• Jan. 30 Ferdinand Porsche

  Legendary automotive engineer and founder of Porsche, famous for designing the iconic Volkswagen Beetle and establishing one of the world's most prestigious car manufacturers.