1971 Necrology
What is a necrology? A necrology is a listing of people who have died during a specific time period. Find a Grave necrologies let you browse the names and faces of the 75 most famous people who have died during a selected year, all the way back to 1900. They are listed in order of their Find a Grave 'fame ranking', as voted by Find a Grave contributors. To view a necrology, simply select a year from the pop up list below. You can optionally select a category to restrict the list even further (just actors, just politicians, etc.). To visit the memorial page for any of the names listed on a necrology, click on their name or photo.
75 records found
MAJ William Edward Adams Famous Memorial Flowers have been left. Veteran
16 Jun 1939 – 25 May 1971Vietnam Medal of Honor Recipient. He served during the war in...
Denver, City and County of Denver, Colorado, USA
Pier Angeli Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
19 Jun 1932 – 10 Sep 1971Actress. Italian-born motion picture and television figure of the...
Rueil-Malmaison, Departement des Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France
Assault Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
26 Mar 1943 – 1 Sep 1971Champion Racehorse. He was the 7th horse to win American...
Kingsville, Kleberg County, Texas, USA
LT Arthur Hugh Henry Batten-Pooll Famous Memorial Flowers have been left. Veteran
25 Oct 1891 – 21 Jan 1971World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Knightsbridge,...
Woolverton, Mendip District, Somerset, England
Bernard Pious Bell Famous Memorial Flowers have been left. Veteran
29 Dec 1911 – 8 Jan 1971World War II Medal of Honor Recipient. He served during World War...
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
William Davison Bissett Famous Memorial Flowers have been left. Veteran
7 Aug 1893 – 12 May 1971World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in St Martins,...
Aldershot, Rushmoor Borough, Hampshire, England
Bobbie E. Brown Famous Memorial Flowers have been left. Veteran
2 Sep 1903 – 8 Nov 1971World War II Medal of Honor Recipient. He served during World War...
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Coco Chanel Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
19 Aug 1883 – 10 Jan 1971Fashion Designer. Born a peasant and raised in an orphanage, she...
Lausanne, District de Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
Henry Alfred Commiskey Sr. Famous Memorial Flowers have been left. Veteran
10 Jan 1927 – 16 Aug 1971Korean War Medal of Honor Recipient. He received the award from...
Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi, USA
Gladys Cooper Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
18 Dec 1888 – 17 Nov 1971Actress. She began her career as a chorus-girl line dancer, made...
Hampstead, London Borough of Camden, Greater London, England
Billy Costello Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
2 Feb 1898 – 9 Oct 1971Entertainer. He was the original voice of Popeye the Sailor in...
Mariposa, Mariposa County, California, USA
Norman Daniel “Dutch” Cota Sr. Famous Memorial Flowers have been left. Veteran
30 May 1893 – 4 Oct 1971United States Army General. he was the Assistant Division...
West Point, Orange County, New York, USA
Larry Gilbert Dahl Famous Memorial Flowers have been left. Veteran
10 Jun 1949 – 23 Feb 1971Vietnam War Medal of Honor Recipient. He received the award...
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
Bebe Daniels Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
14 Jan 1901 – 16 Mar 1971Actress. She was a child star, having acted in the Shakespearian...
Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Thomas Edmund Dewey Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
24 Mar 1902 – 16 Mar 1971New York Governor. As a Presidential Candidate. he was...
Pawling, Dutchess County, New York, USA
Roy O. Disney Famous Memorial Flowers have been left. Veteran
24 Jun 1893 – 20 Dec 1971Businessman and co-founder of The Walt Disney Company. He was the...
Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Dr Edward Pasqual Dozier Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
23 Apr 1916 – 2 May 1971Anthropologist. He was one of the first Native American...
Santa Clara Pueblo, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
Pete Duel Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
24 Feb 1940 – 31 Dec 1971Actor. He is best remembered for his role of Hannibal Heyes in...
Penfield, Monroe County, New York, USA
Cliff “Ukulele Ike” Edwards Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
14 Jun 1895 – 17 Jul 1971Entertainer. Edwards got the nickname "Ukulele Ike" during his...
North Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Sir Douglas Claude Strathern Evill Famous Memorial Flowers have been left. Veteran
8 Oct 1892 – 22 Mar 1971Royal Air Force Commander. During World War II he was...
Cuckfield, Mid Sussex District, West Sussex, England
Glenda Farrell Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
30 Jun 1904 – 1 May 1971Actress. Born in Enid, Oklahoma, she began her career with a...
West Point, Orange County, New York, USA
Fernandel Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
8 May 1903 – 26 Feb 1971One of the most popular actors in France. He appeared in many...
Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France
Jay C. Flippen Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
6 Mar 1899 – 3 Feb 1971Actor. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, he was a prolific character...
Westwood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Billy Gilbert Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
12 Sep 1894 – 23 Sep 1971Actor, Comedian. Born William Gilbert Barron in Louisville,...
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Roy Edwin Glenn Sr. Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
3 Jun 1914 – 12 Mar 1971Actor. He was a popular African-American character performer who...
Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Sydney Gustave Gumpertz Famous Memorial Flowers have been left. Veteran
24 Oct 1879 – 16 Feb 1971World War I Medal of Honor Recipient. He served during World War...
East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York, USA
1LT Loren Douglas Hagen Famous Memorial Flowers have been left. Veteran
25 Feb 1946 – 7 Aug 1971Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient. His citation reads "1st Lt....
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Loren Douglas Hagen Famous Memorial Flowers have been left. Veteran
25 Feb 1946 – 7 Aug 1971Vietam War Medal of Honor Recipient. he served in the United...
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Wade Hampton Haislip Famous Memorial Flowers have been left. Veteran
9 Jul 1889 – 23 Dec 1971World War II United States Army General. He graduated form the...
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Percy Helton Famous Memorial Flowers have been left. Veteran
31 Jan 1894 – 11 Sep 1971Actor. Born in New York City, he was one of the most familiar...
Westwood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Ub Iwerks Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
24 Mar 1901 – 7 Jul 1971Legendary, award-winning Disney animator of the 1920s, 30s, and...
Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Violet Constance Jessop Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
2 Oct 1887 – 5 May 1971"Violet Constance Jessop, beloved sister, who died 5th. May 1971...
Hartest, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
Dwight Hal Johnson Famous Memorial Flowers have been left. Veteran
7 May 1947 – 30 Apr 1971Vietnam War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served in the War in...
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Tor Johnson Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
19 Oct 1903 – 12 May 1971Actor. Born in Sweden in 1903. the husky son of Karl J. Johansson...
Newhall, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Winnie Lightner Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
17 Sep 1899 – 5 Mar 1971Singer and Actress. Born Winifred Hanson in Greenport, New York,...
Mission Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA
John Frederick List Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
21 Oct 1956 – 9 Nov 1971Murder Victim. He was killed, along with his grandmother, his...
Westfield, Union County, New Jersey, USA
Harold Lloyd Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
20 Apr 1893 – 8 Mar 1971Comedic Actor. He was a legendary, innovative comic American...
Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Edmund Lowe Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
3 Mar 1890 – 21 Apr 1971Actor. The son of a judge from San Jose, California, he...
Mission Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Robert Lowery Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
17 Oct 1914 – 26 Dec 1971Actor. He signed with Fox Motion Picture Studios in 1937, and...
North Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Kermit Maynard Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
20 Sep 1897 – 16 Jan 1971Actor, Circus Performer. In his over twenty five year career in...
North Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Gen Keith Barr McCutcheon Famous Memorial Flowers have been left. Veteran
10 Aug 1915 – 13 Jul 1971US Marine Corps General. A highly decorated combat veteran of...
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Maurice James “Mac” McDonald Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
26 Nov 1902 – 11 Dec 1971Businessman. He co-founded the McDonald's chain of fast-food...
Cathedral City, Riverside County, California, USA
Simon “Schlitzie” Metz Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
10 Sep 1901 – 24 Sep 1971Sideshow attraction, Actor. Born Shlitze Surtees, according to...
Rowland Heights, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Ralph R. Moody Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
5 Nov 1886 – 16 Sep 1971Character Actor. Known for roles as a kindly old man & native...
North Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Jim Morrison Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
8 Dec 1943 – 3 Jul 1971Singer, Songwriter. Born in Melbourne, Florida, the son of a...
Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France
MAJ Audie Murphy Famous Memorial Flowers have been left. Veteran
20 Jun 1925 – 28 May 1971World War II Medal of Honor Recipient, Actor. Arguably the most...
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Ogden Nash Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
19 Aug 1902 – 19 May 1971Poet, Humorist. Born in Rye, New York, he went to a school in...
North Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
Virginia O'Hanlon Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
20 Jul 1889 – 13 May 1971American Folk Figure. She penned the most famous Christmas letter...
North Chatham, Columbia County, New York, USA
Carl Emil Petersen Famous Memorial Flowers have been left. Veteran
24 Aug 1875 – 17 Nov 1971Boxer Rebellion Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Chief...
Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
LTG Lewis Burwell “Chesty” Puller Famous Memorial Flowers have been left. Veteran
26 Jun 1898 – 11 Oct 1971United States Marine Corps General. He is most remembered for his...
Christchurch, Middlesex County, Virginia, USA
Michael Rennie Famous Memorial Flowers have been left. Veteran
25 Aug 1909 – 10 Jun 1971Actor. He is best remembered to American audiences for his role...
Harrogate, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England
Madame Spivy Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
30 Sep 1906 – 7 Jan 1971Actress. She is best remembered for her portrayal of the staunch...
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Max Steiner Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
10 May 1888 – 28 Dec 1971Composer. His lush, romantic film scores epitomized Hollywood...
Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Igor Stravinsky Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
17 Jun 1882 – 6 Apr 1971Composer, Conductor. He is often called "The Father of Modernism"...
Venice, Città Metropolitana di Venezia, Veneto, Italy
CPT Jon Edward Swanson Famous Memorial Flowers have been left. Veteran
1 May 1942 – 26 Feb 1971Viet Nam: Medal of Honor Recipient. Swanson served as a Captain,...
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Paul Terry Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
19 Feb 1887 – 25 Oct 1971Motion Picture Producer. The co-founder and head of Terrytoons,...
Joseph Valachi Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
22 Sep 1904 – 3 Apr 1971Mob informant. A long time member of organized crime, he turned...
Lewiston, Niagara County, New York, USA
Gene Vincent Famous Memorial Flowers have been left. Veteran
11 Feb 1935 – 12 Oct 1971Singer. Born Vincent Eugene Craddock to Ezekiah Jackson Craddock...
Newhall, Los Angeles County, California, USA
James Westerfield Famous Memorial Flowers have been left. Veteran
22 Mar 1913 – 20 Sep 1971Actor. He had motion picture and television acting career from...
Mission Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA
William Griffith “Bill” Wilson Famous Memorial Flowers have been left. Veteran
26 Nov 1895 – 24 Jan 1971Social Reformer. He was a co-founder of the mutual-help group...
East Dorset, Bennington County, Vermont, USA
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