List of Famous people who died in 1952

Algernon Stuart Bligh played first-class cricket for Somerset from 1922 to 1926, appearing in 12 games in 1925. He was born in Marylebone, London and died at Minehead, Somerset. He was descended from the Earls of Darnley and was a cousin of Ivo Bligh, the England cricket captain who retrieved The Ashes from Australia in 1882-83. In one source, his second forename is written as "Stewart".

Hendrik Anthony "Hans" Kramers was a Dutch physicist who worked with Niels Bohr to understand how electromagnetic waves interact with matter and made important contributions to quantum mechanics and statistical physics.

Algernon William John Clotworthy Skeffington, 12th Viscount Massereene and 5th Viscount Ferrard, DSO was British Army officer and an Ulster Unionist member of the Senate of Northern Ireland from 1921 to 1929. During this period he served as Deputy Leader of the Senate and Parliamentary Secretary in the Department of the Prime Minister.

Sir Andrew Rae Duncan, GBE was a Scottish businessman who was brought into government during World War II, serving twice as both President of the Board of Trade and Minister of Supply.

Arthur Robert Mills, 3rd Baron Hillingdon, styled The Honourable Arthur Mills between 1898 and 1919, was a British Conservative politician.

Sir Arthur Robert Peel was a British diplomat who was envoy to Thailand, Brazil and Bulgaria.

Schiøler Linck born Valdemar Schiøler Linck, was a Danish stage and film actor.

Mikhail Ivanovich Rostovtzeff, or Rostovtsev was a Russian historian whose career straddled the 19th and 20th centuries and who produced important works on ancient Roman and Greek history. He was a member of the Russian Academy of Science.

Harriet Isabel Adams was an artist, scientific illustrator, and author based in Britain. She is most known for her botanical drawings, bookplates, and published volume of books, Wild Flower of the British Isles.