Famous people and celebrities who died in October 1957

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in October 1957. 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

• Oct. 1 Abdülhalik Renda

  Turkish civil servant, politician, and sixth turkish minister of national defence (b. 1881)

• Oct. 10 Karl Genzken

  German physician (d. 1957)

• Oct. 12 Arie de Jong

  Indonesian-dutch linguist and physician (b. 1865)

• Oct. 14 Carl Natanael Berg

  Composer dies at 78

• Oct. 16 John Anthony Sydney Ritson

  English rugby player, mines inspector, engineer and educator (b. 1887)

• Oct. 17 Wilhelmina Hay Abbott

  Scottish suffragist and feminist (b. 1884)

• Oct. 17 John HA Eman

  At 70, the founder of aruban peoples' party dies

• Oct. 19 Vere G Childe

  At 65, british archaeologist/prehistorian dies

• Oct. 20 Michalis Dorizas

  Greek-american javelin thrower and football player (d. 1957).

• Oct. 23 Frederick Burton

  Actor (one-way passage), dies in 86

• Oct. 24 Christian Dior

  Christian Dior was a revolutionary French fashion designer who transformed post-war haute couture with his iconic 'New Look' collection, establishing a fashion house that remains globally influential today.

• Oct. 25 Albert Anastasia

  Notorious Italian-American mobster who was a key figure in Murder, Inc. and the Gambino crime family. He was assassinated in a brazen murder at a Manhattan barbershop, symbolizing the violent world of organized crime in mid-20th century America.

• Oct. 25 Edward Plunkett

  18th baron of dunsany, english-irish author, poet, and playwright (b. 1878)

• Oct. 25 Maria "Mary" Beekman

  Actress (modern landhaaien), dead at 73

• Oct. 25 Lord Dunsany [Edward J M D Plunkett]

  Author (jorkens), dies at 79

• Oct. 25 Umberto "Albert" Anastasia

  Us gangster (murder inc), dies at 55

• Oct. 25 Henry C van de Velde

  Flemish painter/architect, dies at the age of 94

• Oct. 26 Gerty Theresa Cori, née Radnitz

  Nobel Prize laureate for their discovery of the course of the catalytic conversion of glycogen

• Oct. 26 Gerty Cori

  MED - Czech-american biochemist and physiologist, nobel prize laureate (b. 1896)

• Oct. 26 Nikos Kazantzakis

  Greek philosopher, author, and playwright (b. 1883)

• Oct. 27 James McGirr

  Australian politician, 28th premier of new south wales (b. 1890)

• Oct. 28 Ernst Gräfenberg

  German-american physician and gynecologist (b. 1881)

• Oct. 29 Rosemarie Nitribitt

  German call girl who became infamous for her high-profile lifestyle and mysterious death in 1957, sparking significant media attention and public speculation.

• Oct. 29 Louis B. Mayer

  Belarusian-american production manager and producer (b. 1885)

• Oct. 30 Fred Beebe

  American baseball player and coach (b. 1880)