List of Famous people who died in 1954

Heinrich Brandt was a German mathematician who was the first to develop the concept of a groupoid.

Louis "Lou" Silvers was an American film score composer whose work has been used in more than 250 movies. In 1935, he won the first Academy Award for Best Original Score for One Night of Love.

Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster OSB, born Alfredo Ludovico Schuster, was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate and professed member from the Benedictines who served as the Archbishop of Milan from 1929 until his death. He became known as Ildefonso as a Benedictine monk and served as an abbot prior to his elevation to the cardinalate.

Robert Molesworth Kindersley, 1st Baron Kindersley was an English businessman, stockbroker, merchant banker, and public servant who organised the National Savings movement.

Robert Walter Shirley, 12th Earl Ferrers, was a British Conservative politician and member of the House of Lords.

William Jason Fields was an American politician from the U.S. state of Kentucky. Known as "Honest Bill from Olive Hill", he represented Kentucky's Ninth District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1911 to 1923, resigning to become the state's 41st governor.

Alberto Braglia was an Italian gymnast who won three gold medals at the 1908 and 1912 Olympics.

Henri Laurens was a French sculptor and illustrator.