List of Famous people who died in 1954

Edward Cucuel, was an American-born painter who lived and worked in Germany.

Robert Lee "Bob" Doughton, of Alleghany County, North Carolina, sometimes known as "Farmer Bob", was a member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina for 42 consecutive years (1911–1953). A Democrat originally from Laurel Springs, North Carolina, he was the Dean of the United States House of Representatives for his last few months in Congress. He is the longest-serving member ever of the United States House of Representatives from the state of North Carolina.

Johannes Joseph van der Velden was a Catholic theologian and Bishop of Aachen.

Erland Harold Hedrick, better known as E. H. Hedrick was an American Democratic politician from West Virginia.

Hector William "Harry" Cording was an English-American actor. He is perhaps best remembered for his roles in the films The Black Cat (1934) and The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938).

Ivan Alexandrovich Ilyin was a Russian religious and political philosopher, white émigré publicist and an ideologue of the Russian All-Military Union.

Hayes Edward "Big Ed" Sanders was an American heavyweight boxer who won an Olympic gold medal in 1952.

Marcsa Simon was a Hungarian actress.

Eduard Wiiralt was a well-known Estonian graphic artist. In art history, Wiiralt is considered as the most remarkable master of Estonian graphic art in the first half of his century; the most well-known of his works include "Inferno", "Hell", "Cabaret", "Heads of Negroes", "Sleeping Tiger", and "Head of a Camel".