List of Famous people who died in 1945

Harry Livingston Hillman Jr. was an American athlete and winner of three gold medals at the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Maurice Halbwachs was a French philosopher and sociologist known for developing the concept of collective memory. Halbwachs also contributed to the sociology of knowledge with his La Topographie Legendaire des Evangiles en Terre Sainte; study of the spatial infrastructure of the New Testament. (1951)

Annetta Giovanna Gassion, was best known as the mother of singer Édith Piaf, considered France's national Chanteuse, billed as Line Marsa; she was a cabaret singer and circus performer.

Walter Anthony was a screenplay, titles and documentary film writer. Before Walter started writing in films he was a dramatic and musical critic for The San Francisco Call.

Horace B. Carpenter was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. He appeared in 334 films between 1914 and 1946. He also directed 15 films between 1925 and 1934. Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Carpenter died in Hollywood, California, from a heart attack.

General Tadamichi Kuribayashi was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, part-time writer, haiku poet, diplomat, and commanding officer of the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff. He is best known for having been the overall commander of the Japanese garrison during the battle of Iwo Jima.

Mathilde Nielsen was a Danish actress in the theatre and in Danish cinema. She was known as a figure of matriarchy in Danish film.

Torben Grut was a Swedish architect.

Forrester Harvey was an Irish film actor.