List of Famous people who died in 1952

Walter Welford was inaugurated as the 20th Governor of North Dakota on February 2, 1935 after Thomas H. Moodie was removed from office after it was determined he was ineligible to hold the office. He served until 1937, having lost the 1936 race to former governor William Langer.

Lamar Jefferson Trotti was an American screenwriter, producer, and motion picture executive.

Nathan Levinson was an American sound engineer. He won an Oscar in the category Sound Recording for the film Yankee Doodle Dandy and was nominated for 16 more in the same category. He was also nominated seven times in the category Best Special Effects.

Roland West was an American film director, known for his innovative proto-film noir movies of the 1920s and early 1930s. He is however best known for his possible involvement in the death of Hollywood actress Thelma Todd in 1935.

Friedrich Ulmer (1877–1952) was a German film actor.

Léon Kauffman was a Luxembourgish politician. He was the 12th Prime Minister of Luxembourg, serving for one year, from 18 June 1917 until 28 September 1918.

Major-General Sir John Ponsonby, KCB, CMG, DSO was a British Army officer who commanded 5th Division during World War I.

Ernest Vessiot was a French mathematician. He was born in Marseille, France and died in La Bauche, Savoie, France. He entered the École Normale Supérieure in 1884.

Gertrud Wolle was a German film actress.