List of Famous people who died in 1973

Dorothy Shakespear was an English artist. She was the daughter of novelist Olivia Shakespear and the wife of American poet Ezra Pound. One of a small number of women vorticist painters, her art work was published in BLAST, the short-lived but influential literary magazine.

Admiral Sir John Peter Lorne Reid GCB CVO was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Controller of the Navy.

Andy Razaf was an American poet, composer and lyricist of such well-known songs as "Ain't Misbehavin'" and "Honeysuckle Rose".

General Sir Henry Charles Loyd,, nicknamed "Budget Loyd", was a senior British Army officer who fought in both the world wars, most notably during the Second World War as General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 2nd Infantry Division during the Battle of France in May 1940.

Brigadier Lionel Bootle-Wilbraham, 6th Baron Skelmersdale, was a British Army officer and peer who served in both the First and Second World War.

Frederick Levi Attenborough was a British academic and principal of University College, Leicester.