List of Famous people who died in 1948

Pencho Ivanov Zlatev, also known as Petko Ivanov Zlatev, was a Bulgarian general and politician in the years before the Second World War.

Warren William was a Broadway and Hollywood actor, immensely popular during the early 1930s; he was later nicknamed the "King of Pre-Code". He was the first actor to play Perry Mason.

Percy Roycroft Lowe was an English surgeon and ornithologist.

Count Carl Gustaf Bloomfield Eric von Rosen was a Swedish honorary doctor, patron, explorer, ethnographer and prominent figure in the Swedish upper class.

Alexander Bernhard Hans Piorkowski, also known as Alex Piorkowski was a German SS functionary during the Nazi era and commandant of Dachau concentration camp. Following the war, he was convicted and executed.

Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Lisle Strutt, CBE, DSO was a British soldier and mountaineer, and President of the Alpine Club from 1935 to 1938. After a distinguished military career he defended classical mountaineering against what he saw as unhelpful trends in the sport for speed.

Frederick Gardner Cottrell was an American physical chemist, inventor and philanthropist. He is best known for his invention of the electrostatic precipitator, one of the first inventions designed to eliminate air pollution—and for establishing the Research Corporation for Science Advancement, a foundation that has funded scientific research since 1912.

Josef Friedrich Schmidt was a German board game inventor.

Joseph Van Daele was a Belgian champion cyclist who was a professional rider between 1912 and 1926. He participated in many top cycle races of the time including the Tour de France where he finished eighth in 1919.