List of Famous people who died in 1945

Sir William Peel was a British colonial administrator who served as Governor of Hong Kong.

Gustav Abb was a German Nazi librarian.

Boris Grigoryevich Galerkin, was a Soviet mathematician and an engineer.

Charles Wayland Bryan was an American politician who served as the 20th and 23rd Governor of Nebraska, and Mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska, and was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 1924. He was the younger brother of Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan, who was the Democratic nominee for President in 1896, 1900, and 1908. The Bryans are the only brothers who have been nominated for President or Vice President by a major political party.

Volga Margaret Hayworth was an American dancer and vaudevillian. A popular showgirl on Broadway, she was the mother of actress Rita Hayworth, who used her mother's maiden name as her professional surname.

Albrecht Penck was a German geographer and geologist and the father of Walther Penck.

Dr. Friedrich Ludwig Emil Diels, was a German botanist.

Dezso d'Antalffy, was a Hungarian organist and composer. He was one of the most significant performing artists of his time. He composed pieces for orchestra, chamber orchestra, choir, piano and organ which were published by Schirmer, Ricordi, Leduc, Salabert, Steingräber, Breitkopf and Universal.

Pietro Fossati was an Italian racing cyclist. He won the 1929 edition of the Giro di Lombardia.