List of Famous people who died in 1969

Ben Shahn was a Lithuanian-born American artist. He is best known for his works of social realism, his left-wing political views, and his series of lectures published as The Shape of Content.

Arthur Whitty Cotton, also known as Don Arturo, was a footballer, club president and businessman. Whitty played for FC Barcelona in the first Copa del Rey final and later served as club president between 1903 and 1905. He was also a successful trader and his family company, the Witty Group, continues to operate today. He is the older brother of Ernest Whitty.

Gustav Albrecht Alfred Franz Friedrich Otto Emil Ernst, 5th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, 28 February 1907 – 1944 was Prince and head of the House of Sayn-Wittgenstein. He was the son of Richard, 4th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg.

Marek Hłasko was a Polish author and screenwriter.

Josef Beran was a Czech Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of Prague from 1946 until his death and was elevated into the cardinalate in 1965.

Hon. Noël Olivier Richards was an English medical doctor who is now best known for her relationship with the poet Rupert Brooke.

Tao Zhu was a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China.

Demyan Serhiyovych Korotchenko was a Ukrainian and Soviet politician, who twice served as the head of government of Ukrainian SSR.

Ole Knutsen Singstad was a Norwegian-American civil engineer who innovated the ventilation system for the Holland Tunnel and advanced the use of the immersed tube method of underwater vehicular tunnel building, a system of constructing the tunnels with prefabricated sections.

Frederick Claude Vivian Lane was an Australian swimmer who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics.