List of Famous people who died in 1946

Anton Rintelen was an Austrian academic, jurist and politician. Initially associated with the right wing Christian Social Party, he later became involved in a National Socialist coup d'état plot.

Hans Grade was a German aviation pioneer.

Adolf Lorenz was an Austrian orthopedic surgeon who was a native of Weidenau, Austrian Silesia.

Karl Etlinger was a German film actor. He appeared in 117 films between 1914 and 1946.

John Reid Smith was a Scottish footballer, who played as a centre forward and helped Bolton Wanderers win the FA Cup in 1923 and 1926. His son and grandson also played for the Bolton Wanderers.

Ernst Wilhelm Theodor Trendelenburg was a German physiologist known for his work in physiological optics.

Merritt Cramer Mechem was a territorial Supreme Court justice and fifth governor of New Mexico.

Francis Edward McGovern was an American lawyer and politician from Wisconsin. He served as the 22nd Governor of Wisconsin from 1911 to 1915.

Theodor Sparkuhl was a German-born cinematographer with 140 movies to his credit.