List of Famous people who died in 1954

Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was the last reigning duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 30 July 1900 until 1918. A male-line grandson of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, he was also until 1919 a Prince of the United Kingdom and from birth held the British titles of Duke of Albany, Earl of Clarence and Baron Arklow.

Hugh Duffy was an American outfielder and manager in Major League Baseball. He was a player or player-manager for the Chicago White Stockings, Chicago Pirates, Boston Reds, Boston Beaneaters, Milwaukee Brewers and Philadelphia Phillies between 1888 and 1906. He had his best years with the Beaneaters, including the 1894 season, when he set the MLB single-season record for batting average (.440).

Maurice Raynal was a French art critic and an ardent propagandist of cubism.

Irving Pichel was an American actor and film director, who won acclaim both as an actor and director in his Hollywood career.

Alberto Colombo was an American film composer and music director.

Lieutenant General Carl Axel Fredrik Ivar Holmquist was a Swedish Army officer and sports official. He was president of the International Ski Federation from 1924 to 1934 and Chief of the Army from 1940 to 1944.

Eric William Mann was an English cricketer and philatelist who signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1947. He was President of the Royal Philatelic Society London between 1946 and 1949. Mann was an expert on the stamps of Natal and Tasmania.

John Hughes was an American art director. He was nominated for three Academy Awards in the category Best Art Direction. He worked on 91 films between 1921 and 1951. He was born in Missouri and died in Los Angeles, California.

John Thomas Woolrych Perowne VD, TD was a British Army officer, a King's Messenger and a Gold Staff Officer at the Coronation of King George VI in 1937.