List of Famous people who died in 1969

Friedrich Holzapfel was a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and former member of the German Bundestag.

László Székely was a Hungarian footballer and football manager.

Franz Joseph Hermann Michael Maria von Papen, Erbsälzer zu Werl und Neuwerk was a German conservative politician, diplomat, Prussian nobleman and General Staff officer. He served as Chancellor of Germany in 1932 and as Vice-Chancellor under Adolf Hitler from 1933 to 1934.

Theodor W. Adorno was a German philosopher, sociologist, psychologist, musicologist, and composer known for his critical theory of society.

Wilhelm Heinrich Otto Dix was a German painter and printmaker, noted for his ruthless and harshly realistic depictions of German society during the Weimar Republic and the brutality of war. Along with George Grosz and Max Beckmann, he is widely considered one of the most important artists of the Neue Sachlichkeit.

Enid Eulalie Bennett was an Australian silent film actress, mostly active in American film.

Lya Mara was a Polish actress. She was one of the biggest stars of the German silent cinema.