List of Famous people who died in 1974

Nadezhda Leontievna Ustinova, née Benois (Бенуа), better known as Nadia Benois, was a Russian-born painter of still lifes and landscapes, and stage designer. Her father Leon Benois belonged to the Benois family. She was the mother of British actor, writer, and filmmaker Sir Peter Ustinov.

Sir Denis William Brogan, was a Scottish author and historian.

Guido Piovene was an Italian writer and journalist.

Pär Fabian Lagerkvist was a Swedish author who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1951.

Captain Edmund Geoffrey Abbott, GC was a Royal Navy officer and recipient of the Albert Medal, later exchanged for the George Cross.

Alois Hundhammer was one of the most prominent politicians in Bavaria after World War II.

Margaret Arline Judge was an American actress singer who worked mostly in low-budget B movies, but gained some fame for habitually marrying.

Ilona Massey was a Hungarian film, stage and radio performer.