List of Famous people who died in 1928

Johannes Theodorus 'Jan' Toorop was a Dutch-Indonesian painter, who worked in various styles, including Symbolism, Art Nouveau, and Pointillism. His early work was influenced by the Amsterdam Impressionism movement.

Gavril Ivanovich Tanfilyev was a Russian and Soviet soil scientist and botanist who worked on biogeography and aspects of plants ecology associated with soil and climate and examined the distributional limits of plants. He also produced a classification of the marshes.

Pietro Bordino was an Italian racecar driver.

William Henry, born Joseph Nawrocki, was an English competitive swimmer and lifesaver who represented Great Britain in international competition.

Ina Donna Coolbrith was an American poet, writer, librarian, and a prominent figure in the San Francisco Bay Area literary community. Called the "Sweet Singer of California", she was the first California Poet Laureate and the first poet laureate of any American state.

Ernest Leedham Sutherland Bantock was a British singer, Edwardian musical comedy actor, early film director, dramatist and screenwriter. In 1912 he became the first actor to portray Father Christmas in film.

Lidia Quaranta was an Italian stage and film actress of the early 20th century.

Henry Burchard Fine was an American university dean and mathematician.