List of Famous people who died in 1966

Tristan Klingsor, birth name Léon Leclère, was a French poet, musician, painter and art critic, best known for his artistic association with the composer Maurice Ravel.

Frederik Schuh was a Dutch mathematician.

Chester William Nimitz, Sr. was a fleet admiral of the United States Navy. He played a major role in the naval history of World War II as Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet and Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas, commanding Allied air, land, and sea forces during World War II.

George van den Bergh was a Dutch law professor and amateur astronomer.

Douglas Wood was an American actor of stage and screen during the first six decades of the 20th century. During the course of his career, Wood appeared in dozens of Broadway productions, and well over 100 films. Towards the end of his career, he also made several guest appearances on television. Wood died in 1966.

Chaim Joseph Stillitz was a Polish-born British businessman, who founded and was chairman of the Gor-Ray skirts company.

German Germanovich Galynin was a Russian composer, student, and continuer of the Shostakovich and Myaskovsky line in Soviet classic music.