List of Famous people who died in 1957

Ronald Arbuthnott Knox was an English Catholic priest, theologian, radio broadcaster, and author of detective stories. He is known for his "Ten Commandments" of Detective Fiction that describe a philosophy of writing in which the reader can participate, attempting to find a solution to the mystery before the fictional detective reveals it.

Tokutomi Sohō was the pen name of a journalist and historian active from late Meiji period through mid-Shōwa period Japan. His birth name was Tokutomi Iichirō. He was the older brother of noted author Tokutomi Roka.

Cheng Maoyun was a Chinese composer and a professor at National Central University and Hangzhou Societal University (杭州社會大學). He composed what is now the Taiwanese national anthem, the "Zhōnghuá Mínguó Guógē".

Arthur Joyce Lunel Cary was an Anglo-Irish novelist.

Adolf Peter Rading was a German architect of the Neues Bauen period, also active in Palestine and Great Britain.

Lucien Pothier was a successful early twentieth century French racing cyclist who participated in the 1903 Tour de France and finished second.

Prince Makonnen Haile Selassie, Duke of Harar was the second son, and second-youngest child, of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia and Empress Menen Asfaw. He was made Mesfin of Harar upon the coronation of his parents in 1930.

Konrad Hermann Theodor Knopp was a German mathematician who worked on generalized limits and complex functions.

Reginald Sheffield was an English-born American actor.