List of Famous people who died in 1945

Jacob David Tamarkin was a Russian-American mathematician best known for his work in mathematical analysis.

Gabriele Maria "Gabriellino" D'Annunzio was an Italian actor, screenwriter and film director. He was the son of the Italian writer Gabriele D'Annunzio. He adapted the 1921 film The Ship from a novel by his father. In 1924 he co-directed the epic Quo Vadis with Georg Jacoby, but the project was a commercial failure and he retired from filmmaking. He died on 8 December 1945 at 59 years old, due to a disease that afflicted him.

George F. Marion Sr. was an American stage actor and director, a film actor and director of two silent films. Marion acted in 35 films between 1915 and 1935.

Dennis Hodgetts, commonly known as Denny Hodgetts, was a footballer in the early years of professional football in England.

William Elmer was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 88 films between 1913 and 1942. He was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa and died in Hollywood, California.

Ion Pillat was a distinguished Romanian poet. He is best known for his volume Pe Argeș în sus and Poeme într-un vers.