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This article provides a list of famous people who died in 1951 .
- See also: Category: Deaths in 1951
January
- January 3 - Joseph Langbard (68) - Soviet Belarusian architect, Honored Artist of the Belarusian SSR.
- January 5 - Andrei Platonov (51) - Russian Soviet writer, prose writer; tuberculosis .
- January 10 - Sinclair Lewis (65) - American writer, the first in the United States to receive the Nobel Prize in literature ( 1930 ); heart attack.
- January 14 - Nikita Izotov (48) - miner worker, initiator of the Izotov movement for the mass training of young workers as skilled workers, one of the founders of the Stakhanov movement.
- January 18 - Alfred Eberling (79) - Soviet painter, graphic artist and teacher, member of the Leningrad Union of Artists, one of the founders of the Leningrad school of painting.
- January 23 - Mikhail Anashkin (49) - Hero of the Soviet Union.
- January 24 - Ignatius Krachkovsky (67) - Russian and Soviet Arabist.
- January 25 - Sergey Vavilov (59) - Soviet physicist , academician ( 1932 ), founder of the scientific school of physical optics in the USSR, president of the USSR Academy of Sciences since 1945 .
- January 28 - Karl Gustav Mannerheim (83) - Finnish military and statesman, 6th President of Finland ( August 4, 1944 - March 11, 1946 ).
- January 27 - Julius Brutskus (81) - a doctor, one of the leaders of the World Jewish Medical Organization, a Zionist leader, one of the founders and leaders of the revisionist movement.
- January 30 - Ferdinand Porsche (75) - automobile designer, founder of Porsche .
February
- February 2 - Meir Gur-Arie - Israeli artist.
- February 2 - Ivan Doronin (47) - participant of the Great Patriotic War, Hero of the Soviet Union.
- February 2 - Pavel Filevsky (94) - historian, teacher, first historian of the city of Taganrog.
- February 3 - Freel (59) - French singer, representative of the "realistic song".
- February 3 - August Horch (82) - blacksmith, design engineer, entrepreneur, one of the pioneers of German automotive technology.
- February 5 - Theodosius Lviv - Hero of Socialist Labor.
- February 19 - Andre Gide (81) - French writer, Nobel laureate in literature ( 1947 ).
- February 20 - David Vishnevsky - Soviet military leader, artilleryman and fuse designer, major general of engineering and artillery service, Hero of Socialist Labor.
- February 24 - Maxim Skryganov (59) - Soviet military leader, rear admiral.
- February 25 - Pavel Nikulin - lieutenant colonel of the Soviet Army, participant in the Great Patriotic War, Hero of the Soviet Union.
- February 26 - Sabiha Kasimati (38) - Albanian ichthyologist, the first Albanian to graduate.
- February 28 - Vsevolod Vishnevsky (50) - Russian Soviet writer , playwright , laureate of the Stalin Prize of the first degree ( 1950 ).
March
- March 1 - Jan Hirschler (67) - Polish biologist, professor of zoology and comparative anatomy.
- March 6 - Vladimir Vinnichenko (70) - Ukrainian political and public figure, revolutionary, writer.
- March 10 - Yakov Nikoladze (74) - Soviet Georgian sculptor and teacher, founder of modern Georgian sculpture.
- March 15 - Leonid Leibenzon (71) - mechanical scientist, specialist in the field of hydrodynamics, elasticity theory, gas and oil filtration theory.
- March 15 - Vasily Yushkevich (54) - Soviet military commander, Colonel General.
- March 19 - Dmitry Doroshenko (68) - politician, historian, publicist, literary critic.
- March 25 - Emelyan Barykin (48) - Hero of the Soviet Union.
- March 29 - Leonid Fedulaev - major general, participant in the Russo-Japanese and World War I and the White movement in southern Russia.
- March 30 - Ivan Verkhovykh (33) - Full Knight of the Order of Glory.
- March 31 - Boris Zavadovsky (56) - Soviet biologist.
- March 31 - Andrei Yablonsky (70) - Soviet state and party leader, People's Commissar - Minister of Justice of the Latvian SSR (1940-1951).
April
- April 2 - Simon Barer (54) - Russian and American pianist.
- April 2 - Yakov Lukanin - sergeant of the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army, participant in the Great Patriotic War, Hero of the Soviet Union.
- April 2 - Mikhail Vladimirsky (77) - Soviet state and party leader, People's Commissar of Health of the RSFSR (1930-1934).
- April 3 - Henrik Visnapuu (61) - Estonian poet and playwright.
- April 7 - Sergey Wojciechowski (67) - Russian and Czechoslovak military leader, major general and one of the leaders of the White movement in Siberia, a participant in the Great Siberian Ice Campaign.
- April 22 - Dmitry Sabinin (61) - Soviet botanist, plant physiologist.
- April 26 - Arnold Sommerfeld (82) - German theoretical physicist and mathematician .
- April 29 - Ludwig Wittgenstein (62) - Austro-English philosopher, one of the founders of analytical philosophy and one of the most prominent thinkers of the 20th century .
May
- May 1 - Klimenty Sheptytsky - Archimandrite of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.
- May 6 - Max Hubergrits - Russian and Ukrainian Soviet medical scientist.
- May 7 - Vasily Ulrich (61) - Soviet statesman.
- May 8 - Alexey Semenov (30) - Full Knight of the Order of Glory.
- May 9 - Pyotr Zverkov (36) - Hero of the Soviet Union.
- May 9 - Yakov Chernikhov (61) - Soviet architect, artist, graphic artist, painter, architectural theorist.
- May 10 - Mikhail Bobrov (31) - senior lieutenant of the Soviet Army, participant in the Great Patriotic War, Hero of the Soviet Union.
- May 12 - Vasily Vanin (53) - Soviet actor, people's artist of the USSR.
- May 17 - Alexander Kramov (66) - actor, theater director, theater teacher.
- May 19 - Moshe Remez (64) - Israeli politician and statesman.
- May 20 - Dmitry Butorin (42) - participant of the Great Patriotic War, Hero of the Soviet Union.
- May 25 - Ernst Weizsacker (69) - German diplomat, SS brigadefuhrer.
- May 25 - Alexander Laukhin (33) - Hero of the Soviet Union.
- May 25 - Pyotr Savochkin (45) - Hero of the Soviet Union.
- May 25 - Nikolai Tsegelsky (54) - blessed Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, priest, martyr.
- May 29 - Dmitry Andrievsky (76) - major general, hero of the First World War.
- May 29 - Mikhail Borodin (66) - Russian revolutionary, agent of the Comintern , Soviet statesman and public figure, since 1932 editor-in-chief of the newspaper Moscow daily news ; according to various sources, he died in the camp or was shot in prison.
- May 30 - Stefan Nyaga (50) - Moldavian Soviet composer, pianist and conductor.
- May 31 - Vasily Khimich (44) - Hero of the Soviet Union.
June
- June 1 - Alexander Lelekov (49) - Hero of the Soviet Union.
- June 1 - Eugene Stelmakh - Hero of the Soviet Union.
- June 6 - Kasim Akhmirov (28) - Hero of the Soviet Union.
- June 7 - Paul Blobel (56) - activist of the German special services, SS Standartenfuhrer.
- June 9 - Ksenia Derzhinskaya (62) - Russian Soviet opera singer (soprano).
- June 11 - Gamzat Tsadasa (73) - Avar Soviet poet, statesman, People's poet of the Dagestan ASSR ( 1934 ), father of Rasul Gamzatov .
- June 13 - Joseph Benedict Chifley (65) - Australian statesman, Prime Minister of Australia (1945-1949).
- June 19 - Mikhail Vorontsov-Veliaminov (65) - Russian public figure and politician, member of the IV State Duma from the Minsk province.
- June 20 - Ivan Grishin (49) - Soviet military leader, Hero of the Soviet Union, Colonel General.
- June 21 - Nikolai Babanakov - Hero of the Soviet Union.
- June 21 - Friedrich Gulbis (57) - Latvian poet.
- June 22 - Konstantin Blagodarov - Hero of the Soviet Union.
- June 25 - Joseph Kurilas (80) - Ukrainian painter and graphic artist.
July
- July 3 - Tadeusz Borowski (28) - Polish poet and prose writer.
- July 8 - Vasily Ryazanov (50) - Hero of the Soviet Union.
- July 10 - Anatoly Goryunov (48) - Soviet actor, People's Artist of the RSFSR.
- July 11 - Boris Obraztsov (28) - Hero of the Soviet Union.
- July 14 - Naum Idelson (66) - Soviet theoretical astronomer and specialist in the history of physical and mathematical sciences.
- July 18 - Boris Poslavsky (53) - Soviet actor, Honored Artist of the RSFSR.
- July 19 - Mykola Krainsky (82) - Ukrainian Soviet psychiatrist.
- July 20 - Abdullah ibn Hussein (69) - the first king of Jordan ( 1946 - 1951 ) and the founder of the Hashemite dynasty of Jordan; gunned down.
- July 20 - Nikolai Petrovsky - Soviet historian.
- July 21 - Boris Bakhmetyev (71) - Soviet state and party leader, Ambassador of the Russian Republic to the United States (1917-1922).
- July 23 - Henri Philippe Petain (95) - French military and political leader, head of the Vichy collaboration government during World War II .
- July 23 - Adam Stefan Sapieha (84) - Polish cardinal.
- July 24 - Ivan Korchagin (52) - Hero of the Soviet Union.
- July 24 - Mordhe Stolyar - Jewish journalist.
- July 25 - Ferapont Golovaty (61) - Soviet collective farmer , one of the initiators of the nationwide patriotic movement to raise funds for the Red Army fund during the Great Patriotic War ; made his own savings for the construction of two fighter aircraft.
- July 25 - Joseph Leyendecker (77) - an outstanding American illustrator.
- July 27 - Dmitry Oleinichenko (36) - Hero of the Soviet Union.
- July 30 - Mikhail Derzhavin (48) - Soviet actor, People's Artist of the RSFSR.
- July 30 - Andre Martin (76) - Russian-American chemist.
August
- August 3 - Ivan Alyapkin (30) - Hero of the Soviet Union.
- August 7 - Anna Tumarkin (76) - Swiss philosopher, historian of philosophy, psychologist of Russian origin; Europe's first woman is a professor of philosophy.
- August 8 - Peter Konyaev (29) - Hero of the Soviet Union.
- August 12 - Adigam Alibaev (26) - communications officer of the 4th battery of the 2nd battalion of the 616th separate mortar regiment (3rd Guards Tank Army, 1st Ukrainian Front) foreman. Full Knight of the Order of Glory.
- August 13 - Nikolai Grunsky (78) - Ukrainian Soviet scientist.
- August 14 - William Hurst (88) - American media tycoon and leading newspaper publisher.
- August 20 - Galei Dinmukhamedov (59) - Soviet state and party leader, chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1938-1951).
- August 25 - Hemda Ben-Yehuda (78) - Israeli writer, translator. The second wife of E. Ben Yehuda.
September
- September 3 - Georgy Fedotov (64) - Russian religious thinker, historian and publicist.
- September 3 - Dmitry Vergun - Galician-Russian public figure, philologist, journalist, publicist and poet.
- September 5 - Ivan Kukharev (39) - Hero of the Soviet Union.
- September 5 - McCullough, Alexander - British rower.
- September 5 - Evgeny Pylaev (31) - Hero of the Soviet Union.
- September 6 - Efim Schadenko (65) - revolutionary, Soviet military and statesman.
- September 10 - Nikolai Barkov (38) - Hero of the Soviet Union.
- September 14 - Hertz Rivkin - Jewish poet and prose writer.
- September 15 - Lyudmila Pitoeva (52) - French actress of Russian origin.
- September 18 - Israel Rabin - historian, Hebraist, leader of religious Zionism. Father M.O. Rabin.
- September 19 - Konstantin Samoilov (54) - Soviet naval leader, rear admiral.
- September 21 - Alexey Nazarov (39) - Hero of the Soviet Union.
- September 25 - Peter Zheleznyakov (32) - Hero of the Soviet Union.
- September 25 - Yegor Orsaev (41) - Hero of the Soviet Union.
- September 26 - Alexey Egorov (33) - Hero of the Soviet Union.
- September 28 - Karl Andersen (75) - Norwegian gymnast and athlete, two-time winner of the Summer Olympic Games.
October
- October 1 - Nestor (Sidoruk) - Bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church, Bishop of Kursk and Belgorod.
- October 2 - Fedor Rothko - Hero of the Soviet Union.
- October 4 - Gennady Nikulin (28) - Full Knight of the Order of Glory.
- October 4 - Alexander Suvorov (37) - Hero of the Soviet Union.
- October 5 - Alexander Polyansky (49) - Hero of the Soviet Union.
- October 7 - Nifont (Sapozhkov) - bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church, bishop of Zhytomyr and Ovruch.
- October 7 - Ivan-Georgy Kerch (37) - writer, cultural and socio-political figure.
- October 16 - Zakhary Oleinik - Soviet statesman.
- October 17 - Illarion Gagua (40) - leader of the Cheka - OGPU - NKVD, People's Commissar - Minister of State Security of the Abkhaz ASSR (1943-1950), Major General.
- October 20 - Valentin Titov (32) - Hero of the Soviet Union.
- October 20 - Rudolf Krupichka (71) - Czech poet and playwright.
- October 21 - Abram Kornev (44) - Soviet mining engineer in a geological exploration specialty.
- October 23 - Leo Birinsky (67) - playwright, screenwriter and director of Jewish origin.
- October 27 - Stepan Ovcharov - Hero of the Soviet Union.
- October 29 - Ivan Basteyev (55) - Hero of the Soviet Union.
- October 29 - Leonard Trimir - British athlete, bronze medalist of the 1908 Summer Olympics.
- October 29 - Fedor Shebanov (30) - Hero of the Soviet Union.
November
- November 3 - Alexey Badayev (88) - Soviet state and party leader, chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the RSFSR.
- November 5 - Agrippina Vaganova (72) - an outstanding Russian ballerina , teacher , choreographer , people's artist of the RSFSR ( 1934 ).
- November 13 - Mikhail Kardash (63) - Hero of Socialist Labor.
- November 13 - Nikolai Metner (70) - Russian composer and pianist.
- November 17 - Ilya Bachelis (49) - Soviet film playwright.
- November 18 - Levon Chant (82) - Armenian writer, novelist and politician.
- November 20 - Sergey Dokin (33) - Senior Sergeant of the Soviet Army, participant in the Great Patriotic War, Hero of the Soviet Union.
- November 23 - Alexander Efremov (74) - Soviet politician, People's Commissar - Minister of Machine Tools of the USSR (1941-1949).
December
- December 1 - Jerzy Lalevich - virtuoso pianist, teacher, professor at the Vienna Academy of Music and the National Conservatory in Buenos Aires.
- December 7 - Edward Leedskalnin (64) - an eccentric Latvian emigrant to the USA and an amateur sculptor.
- December 7 - Boris Melnikov (28) - a participant in the Great Patriotic War, Hero of the Soviet Union.
- December 12 - Vasily Bannikov (26) - full holder of the Order of Glory.
- December 14 - Nikolai Duse (61) - Latvian military leader.
- December 15 - Archibald Keyserling - Commander of the Latvian Navy.
- December 19 - Alexander Liverovsky (84) - Russian engineer of communications, Doctor of Technical Sciences.
- December 21 - Ilya Shlepianov (51) - Russian Soviet theater director and artist.
- December 23 - Alfred Kalnins (72) - Latvian and Soviet composer.
- December 25 - Ivan Bersenev (62) - actor, people's artist of the USSR.
- December 25 - Peter Kagykin (39) - sergeant of the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army, participant in the Great Patriotic War, Hero of the Soviet Union.
- December 28 - Eugene Schmidt-Ochakovsky (62) - the son of Peter Petrovich Schmidt.
- December 31 - Maxim Litvinov (75) - revolutionary, Soviet diplomat and statesman.
See also
- The list of the dead in 1950
- List of deceased in 1952