List of Famous people who died in 1944

Elisabeth Adelheid Hildegard von Thadden was a German progressive educator and a resistance fighter against the Third Reich as a member of the Solf Circle. She was sentenced to death for conspiring to commit high treason and undermining the fighting forces (Wehrkraftzersetzung).

Adolph Goldschmidt was a Jewish German art historian.

Arthington Worsley was a British botanist, explorer and civil engineer, who carried out extensive botanical expeditions in South America. He also played two first-class cricket matches for the Marylebone Cricket Club, playing once in 1888 and 1890 respectively.

Arthur Herbert Tennyson Somers-Cocks, 6th Baron Somers,, was a British Army officer who served as the 16th Governor of Victoria, in office from 1926 to 1931. He had a long involvement with the Scout Movement, and was Chief Scout of the British Empire from 1942 until his death, in succession to The 1st Baron Baden-Powell.

Muḥammad Ilyās ibn Muḥammad Ismā‘īl Kāndhlawī Dihlawī was an Indian Islamic scholar who founded the Tablighi Jamaat Islamic revivalist movement, in 1925, in Mewat province.

Erich Salomon was a German-born news photographer known for his pictures in the diplomatic and legal professions and the innovative methods he used to acquire them.

Lauri Koskela was a Greco-Roman wrestler from Finland. He competed at the 1932 and 1936 Olympics and won a bronze and a gold medal, respectively. Koskela was the European champion in 1935, 1937 and 1938 and placed third in 1939. Domestically, he won seven titles in 1932–33, 1936 and 1940–43.

Eduard Wohlrat Christian Dietl was a German general during World War II who commanded the 20th Mountain Army. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords of Nazi Germany.

Jean Prévost was a French writer, journalist, and Resistance fighter.