Famous People Who Died in 1960

Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1960. This list includes people like Clark Gable, Albert Camus, John D. Rockefeller Jr., Zora Neale Hurston, Aneurin Bevan and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, philosophers, journalists and soldiers who died in 1960. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Germany & France and many more countries.

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Birthdate: February 1, 1901

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Cadiz, Ohio, United States

Died: August 16

Popularly known as The King of Hollywood, Clark Gable appeared as a leading man for 30 years in an acting career that spanned 37 years. One of the most bankable Hollywood stars in the history of American cinema, Clark Gable was named in the greatest male star of classic American cinema list published by the American Film Institute.

Birthdate: November 7, 1913

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Drean, Algeria

Died: January 4

Albert Camus was a French philosopher and the second-youngest recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature. His philosophical views contributed to the rise of absurdism, a philosophical concept. Also a prolific writer, Albert Camus had an illustrious literary career; most of his philosophical essays and novels are still influential.

Birthdate: January 7, 1891

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Notasulga

Died: January 28

Zora Neale Hurston was an author, anthropologist, and filmmaker. As an African American woman, she often depicted racial issues in the films she made. Her works also reflected her struggles as a black woman. In her early career, she conducted anthropological and ethnographic research and focused more on writing and film-making in her later years.

Ward Bond

(Actor)

Birthdate: April 9, 1903

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Benkelman, Nebraska, USA

Died: November 5

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Eddie Cochran

(guitarist,singer, singer-songwriter, composer)

Birthdate: October 3, 1938

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Albert Lea

Died: April 17

Birthdate: May 16, 1909

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Died: January 1

John D. Rockefeller Jr.

(American Financier, Philanthropist and the Only Son of 'Standard Oil' Co-Founder John D. Rockefeller)

Birthdate: January 29, 1874

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Died: May 11

Financier and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller Jr. Was the only son of Standard Oil co-founder, John D. Rockefeller. An alumnus of Brown University, he was very principled and careful with money from an early age. He joined his father’s business and went on to become one of the largest real estate holders in Manhattan.

Melvin Purvis

(FBI agent)

Birthdate: October 24, 1903

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Timmonsville, South Carolina, USA

Died: February 29

Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

Birthdate: July 12, 1895

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Died: August 23

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

Birthdate: November 15, 1897

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Tredegar, Wales

Died: July 6

Born into a working-class family, Aneurin Bevan quit school at 13 to start working at a colliery. He later won a scholarship to study in London and rose to become a Labour MP. He led the ministries of labor and health, and the left-wing of the Labour Party, the Bevanites.

Johnny Horton

(Musician, Singer, Songwriter)

Birthdate: April 30, 1925

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Los Angeles

Died: November 5

Birthdate: September 4, 1908

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Roxie, Mississippi, United States

Died: November 28

Boris Pasternak

(Russian Poet & Novelist Who Won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1958)

Birthdate: February 10, 1890

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Moscow, Russia

Died: May 30

Son of an artist father and a pianist mother, Boris Pasternak initially wished to become a musician. He is best known for his novel Doctor Zhivago, set against backdrop of the Russian Revolution. The Soviet Communists forced him to decline the Nobel Prize, which his descendants later accepted.

Amānullāh Khān

(King of Afghanistan from 1926 to 1929)

Birthdate: June 1, 1892

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Paghman, Afghanistan

Died: April 25

Amānullāh Khān reigned as the Emir of Afghanistan from 28 February 1919 to 9 June 1926. He then went on to rule as the King of Afghanistan from 9 June 1926 to 14 January 1929. Amanullah Khan's reign was marked by dramatic social and political change. His attempts to modernize Afghanistan failed due to a revolt by Habibullah Kalakani.

Richard Cromwell

(Actor)

Birthdate: January 8, 1910

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Long Beach, California, United States

Died: October 11

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Salvatore Ferragamo

(Italian Shoe Designer and the Founder of Luxury Goods Company 'Salvatore Ferragamo S.P.A')

Birthdate: June 5, 1898

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Bonito, Italy

Died: August 7

Salvatore Ferragamo was an Italian shoe designer. An innovative designer, Ferragamo is remembered for inventing the Cage heel. Also a pioneering shoe designer, Ferragamo experimented with materials including fish, crocodile, and kangaroo skin. He is also credited with founding the popular luxury goods company, Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A. Today, his company has extended its operations to include a ready-to-wear clothing line.

Birthdate: April 24, 1876

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany

Died: November 6

Erich Raeder was a German admiral best remembered for his role in World War II. In 1939, Raeder became the first person since Henning von Holtzendorff to hold the rank of Grand Admiral, the highest possible naval rank. Raeder led the Kriegsmarine, the navy of Nazi Germany, for the first half of the Second World War before resigning in 1943.

Emily Post

(Novelist)

Birthdate: October 27, 1872

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Baltimore

Died: September 25

Mack Sennett

(Canadian-American Film Actor, Director, and Producer)

Birthdate: January 17, 1880

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Richmond, Canada

Died: November 5

Mack Sennett was a film actor, director, and producer. He specialized in comedy and was known as the 'King of Comedy'. Born in Canada in 1880, he moved to USA as a young man and entered the fledgling film industry as an actor. He found considerable success and went on to open Keystone Studios in Edendale.

Jussi Björling

(Swedish Operatic Tenor Who was One of the Leading Opera Singers of the 20th Century)

Birthdate: February 5, 1911

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Borlänge, Sweden

Died: September 9

Swedish operatic tenor Jussi Björling was closely associated with New York’s Metropolitan Opera throughout his career. He was particularly known for his expertise in Italian and French repertory. After starting to sing at age 6, he made his opera debut with Mozart’s Don Giovanni in Stockholm.

Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia

Birthdate: June 13, 1882

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia

Died: November 24

Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia, daughter of Emperor Alexander III, was a sickly but studious child. After leaving her first husband, who was homosexual, after a 15-year unconsummated marriage, Olga married Nikolai Kulikovsky and later fled with him and their children to escape the Russian revolution.

Gottfried, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

(Prince)

Birthdate: March 24, 1897

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Langenburg, Germany

Died: May 11

María Argentina Minerva Mirabal Reyes

(Lawyer)

Birthdate: March 12, 1926

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Salcedo, Dominican Republic

Died: November 25

Igor Kurchatov

(Nuclear physicist)

Birthdate: January 12, 1903

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Sim, Russia

Died: February 7

Claro M. Recto

(Philippine Jurist and Politician Who Led the Nationalist Movement in the Philippines)

Birthdate: February 8, 1890

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Tiaong, Philippines

Died: October 2

Former Philippine senator and Senate Minority Leader Claro Mayo Recto is remembered as a nationalist. He was a major figure of the Filipino-first movement and was against American neo-colonialism. A jurist, he had also been the Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines.

Prince Aly Khan

(Pakistani Diplomat and the Third Husband of Actress Rita Hayworth)

Birthdate: June 13, 1911

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Turin, Italy

Died: May 12

Son of All-India Muslim League president Aga Khan III, Aly Khan was known for his numerous affairs and his marriage to Hollywood star Rita Hayworth. The socialite and race-horse owner was stripped of his inheritance, as Aga Khan’s will mentioned Aly’s son Karim as his successor.

John P. Marquand

(Known for His Mr. Moto Spy Stories)

Birthdate: November 10, 1893

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Died: July 16

Clara Haskil

(Classical pianist)

Birthdate: January 7, 1895

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Bucharest, Romania

Died: December 7

Victor Sjöström

(Film Director)

Birthdate: September 20, 1879

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Årjäng, Sweden

Died: January 3

Harold Gillies

(Physician, Plastic surgeon)

Birthdate: June 17, 1882

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Dunedin

Died: September 10

Harold Gillies was a New Zealand otolaryngologist who is considered the father of modern plastic surgery. He is also credited with pioneering sex reassignment surgery; he performed one of the earliest sex reassignment surgeries on Michael Dillon in 1946. Harold Gillies was also an amateur golfer and played in the annual Amateur Championship from 1906 to 1931.

Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria

(Princess)

Birthdate: July 7, 1878

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Reichenau an der Rax, Austria

Died: March 13

Antonie Pannekoek

(Astronomer, Historian of science, Philosopher, University teacher)

Birthdate: January 2, 1873

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Vaassen

Died: April 28

Fernande Barrey

(Artist)

Birthdate: January 9, 1893

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, France

Died: July 17

John B. Kelly Sr.

(American Rower and Olympic Gold Medalist)

Birthdate: October 4, 1889

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Died: June 20

Erich Neumann

(Psychologist)

Birthdate: January 23, 1905

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Berlin, Germany

Died: November 5

Erich Neumann was a psychologist, philosopher, and writer. He completed his Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and studied medicine at the University of Berlin. He was a student of Carl Jung and regularly gave lectures at the C. G. Jung Institute. He was a member of the International Association for Analytical Psychology as well.

Red Byron

(American Stock Car Racing Driver)

Birthdate: March 12, 1915

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Anniston, Alabama, United States

Died: November 11

Birthdate: June 11, 1876

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Hoboken, New Jersey, United States

Died: October 5

Hashim al-Atassi

(Three-Time President of Syria Who Was Known for His Affinity to Constitutional Rule)

Birthdate: January 11, 1875

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Homs, Syria

Died: December 5

Three-time president of Syria, Hashim al-Atassi was a nationalist. Born into a landowning family, he began his political career serving as the governors of places such as Hama, Anatolia, and Baalbek. Known for his adherence to constitutional means of governance, he was respected by his opponents, too.

Georges Claude

(French Engineer and Inventor)

Birthdate: September 24, 1870

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: May 23

French engineer and inventor Georges Claude was often referred as the Edison of France. He is most noted for inventing and commercializing neon lighting and having a near monopoly on the new technology, for conducting an experiment to generate thermal energy of the ocean and building the first Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) plant, and for the Claude cycle.

Felix Kersten

(Massage therapist, Physician)

Birthdate: September 30, 1898

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Tartu, Estonia

Died: April 16

Edwin Fischer

(Swiss classical pianist)

Birthdate: October 6, 1886

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Basel

Died: January 24

One of the greatest 20th-century pianists, Edwin Fischer is best remembered for his renditions of German legends such as Bach, Brahms, and Beethoven. He not only established his own chamber orchestra, but also taught in Lucerne and launched a foundation to help young and underprivileged musicians.

Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan

(Former Yang di-Pertuan Agong (1957 - 1960))

Birthdate: August 24, 1895

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia

Died: April 1

Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan reigned as the first Paramount Ruler of the Federation of Malaya from 31 August 1957 to 1 April 1960. He also served as the second Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan and eighth Yamtuan of Seri Menanti. Since 1967, his portrait has been featuring on Malaysian Ringgit banknotes and several places are named after him.

Sylvia Pankhurst

(Political Activist)

Birthdate: May 5, 1882

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Old Trafford (district) Old Trafford, Manchester, England

Died: September 27

David Diop

(French Poet Known for His Contribution to the Négritude Literary Movement)

Birthdate: July 9, 1927

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Bordeaux, France

Died: August 29

David Diop was a French West-African poet best remembered for his role in the Négritude literary movement. Diop's poems, which have been featured in popular magazines like Présence Africaine, are viewed as a criticism of colonialism. David Diop, who worked for the independence of Africa, died at the age of 33 in an air crash.

Vera Clouzot

(Actress)

Birthdate: December 30, 1913

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Died: December 15

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Gregory Ratoff

(Russian-Born American Director, Actor and Producer)

Birthdate: April 20, 1893

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Samara, Russia

Died: December 14

Russian-born actor-director Gregory Ratoff moved to the US in the 1920s and directed and acted in plays by the Yiddish Players and on Broadway. Initially typecast as a villain, he later soared to fame with films such as All About Eve and directed several films, such as Oscar Wilde and Black Magic.

Ida Rubinstein

(Russian Dancer and Actress)

Birthdate: October 3, 1883

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Kharkiv, Ukraine

Died: September 20

Ida Rubinstein was a Russian dancer, art patron, and actress. She is best remembered for performing with the popular itinerant ballet company, the Ballets Russes. She also served as a subject for Russian painter Valentin Alexandrovich Serov's portrait Salomé.

Ernst von Dohnányi

(Hungarian Composer, Pianist and Conductor)

Birthdate: July 27, 1877

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Bratislava, Slovakia

Died: February 9

The son of a math professor and an amateur cellist father, Ernő Dohnányi was taught the basics of music by his father at age 8. While he later taught in Berlin and Budapest, he was banned in Hungary for a decade by the communists. He later taught in Argentina and then the US.

Dirk Jan de Geer

(Politician)

Birthdate: December 14, 1870

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Groningen, Netherlands

Died: November 27

Ethel Voynich

(Novelist)

Birthdate: May 11, 1864

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Ballintemple, Cork, Ireland

Died: July 27