List of Famous people who died in 1960

Willemine Elisabeth Edzardine (Lita) de Ranitz was a Dutch art collector. Her collection of dollhouses and related items is now in the Historical Museum of the Hague.

Hermann Ludwig Rudolph Duncker was a German Marxist politician, historian and social scientist. He was a lecturer for the workers' education movement, co-founder of the Communist Party of Germany, professor at the University of Rostock, and rector of East Germany's trade union academy.

Sir Charles John FitzRoy Rhys Wingfield was a British diplomat who was envoy to several countries.

Sir Giles Gilbert Scott was an English architect known for his work on the New Bodleian Library, Cambridge University Library, Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, Battersea Power Station, Liverpool Cathedral, and designing the iconic red telephone box. Scott came from a family of architects. He was noted for his blending of Gothic tradition with modernism, making what might otherwise have been functionally designed buildings into popular landmarks.

Félix Bermudes was a Portuguese sports shooter. He competed in the team free rifle event at the 1924 Summer Olympics. He was also a significant author and playwright.

Wilhelm Gülich was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and member of the German Bundestag.