Famous people and celebrities who died in December 1975

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in December 1975. 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

Dec. 1 Nellie Fox
Hall of Fame baseball player for the Chicago White Sox, who was a key second baseman and won the American League MVP in 1959. He was a nine-time All-Star and crucial to the White Sox's success.
Dec. 1 Anna Roosevelt
Daughter of Eleanor and Franklin D. Roosevelt, she was a public relations professional and children's book author. Her life was marked by personal challenges and the legacy of her famous political family.
Dec. 1 Ernesto Maserati
Italian industrialist and designer of the maserati high-performance automobile. before he became a manufacturer, he raced and built his own cars. he had also planned and managed every stage of the creation of the prize-winning race cars.
Dec. 1 Anna Roosevelt Halsted
American daughter of franklin roosevelt and eleanor roosevelt (born in 1906).
Dec. 3 Jacob Kruijt
Dutch sociologist, dies at age of 76.
Dec. 4 Hannah Arendt
Renowned German-American philosopher and political theorist who made groundbreaking contributions to understanding totalitarianism and political thought in the 20th century.
Dec. 5 Constance McLaughlin Green
American historian and author (b. 1897)
Dec. 5 Jimmy Nervo
Actor (frozen limits)
Dec. 7 Thornton Wilder
Thornton Wilder was an American playwright known for works like 'Our Town' and 'The Skin of Our Teeth.'
Dec. 8 Gary Thain
New zealand bassist uriah sheep (born 1948).
Dec. 9 William A. Wellman
American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1896)
Dec. 11 Lee Wiley
Renowned American jazz singer of the swing era, known for her distinctive vocal style and influential recordings in the 1930s and 1940s.
Dec. 11 Nihal Atsız
Nihal Atsız was a significant Turkish nationalist author, poet, and philosopher who played an important role in Turkish intellectual and political discourse.
Dec. 12 Richard Baggallay
English cricketer and officer in the army (d. 1975).
Dec. 13 Cyril Delevanti
Actor lucius-jefferson davis dies at 88
Dec. 14 Arthur Treacher
British-american actor and comedian of stage, film, and television. after immigrating to america in 1926, he was featured in numerous revues and broadway plays. he then switched to film. he quickly became known as hollywood's perfect butler. this role was a part he played with great character.
Dec. 15 Mukhtar Ashrafi
Composer dies at 63
Dec. 17 Noble Sissle
Jazz musician dies at 86.
Dec. 17 Frank Sully
Actor (parachute nurse inside the law), is killed at 67
Dec. 18 Theodosius Dobzhansky
Renowned geneticist who made fundamental contributions to evolutionary biology, helping to integrate Darwinian theory with modern genetics and population studies.
Dec. 20 Vincent Lopez
American bandleader and author. his popularity on tv and radio lasted more than 50 years. he was a popular radio personality who made thousands of appearances at nightclubs and in person. he was also a talented numerologist who wrote years-long prophetic columns on international trends.
Dec. 20 William Lundigan of Syracuse
Actor (climax) new york dies at the age of 61
Dec. 23 Richard S Welch
The us central intelligence agency's station chief in athens (greece) is killed.
Dec. 24 Bernard Herrmann
Legendary film composer renowned for his groundbreaking musical scores for Alfred Hitchcock films like 'Psycho', 'Vertigo', and 'North by Northwest'.
Dec. 25 Gaston Gallimard
A%0ditions gallimard, a french publisher, was founded in 1975.
Dec. 31 Donal Michalsky
Composer dies at 47