List of Famous people who died in 1945

Heinrich Kley was a German illustrator, editorial illustrator and painter.

Nicola Maldacea was an Italian actor, comedian and singer. He appeared in more than sixty films from 1935 to 1956.

Mark Sandrich was an American film director, writer, and producer.

Willie Fung was a Chinese film actor who played supporting roles in 125 American films between 1922 and 1944. Born in Canton, China, Fung made his film debut in 1922 in Hurricane's Gal. The majority of his roles were in Westerns and dramas. Fung died of a coronary occlusion in Los Angeles on 16 April 1945 at the age of 49. He is buried in Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles.

Paul Eugène Pelliot was a French Sinologist and Orientalist best known for his explorations of Central Asia and his discovery of many important Chinese texts among the Dunhuang manuscripts.

Émile René Lemonnier was a French Army general who served during World War I and World War II. Stationed in French Indochina in 1945, he was beheaded by the Japanese during their March coup d'état.

Émilie Tillion was a French writer and art critic. Tillion is known for her work on the popular "Les Guides Bleus" and as a member of French Resistance during the Second World War.

Alexander Younger Craig Craig, was a Scottish character actor, particularly known for his roles in Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) and National Velvet (1944). He was particularly known for portraying stereotypically tight-fisted Scotsmen.