List of Famous people who died in 1974

Mario Altéry was a French operatic tenor who performed with the Opéra de Paris and Opéra-Comique as well as singing in numerous operettas. Born in Nice, his real name was Philippe Altare.

Albert Pilát was a Czech botanist and mycologist. He studied at the Faculty of Science at Charles University, under the guidance of Professor Josef Velenovský. In 1930, he joined the National Museum, eventually becoming head of the Mycological Department, and in 1960 a corresponding member of the Academy. He was the author of many popular and scholarly publications in the field of mycology and mountain flora. He also served as the main editor of the scientific journal Czech Mycology, and described several species of fungi. His areas of particular interest include polypores and boletes. He travelled widely and was a skilled photographer.

Marcel André (1885–1974) was a French film actor.

Richard Howard Stafford Crossman, sometimes known as Dick Crossman, was a British Labour Party politician. A university classics lecturer by profession, he was elected a Member of Parliament in 1945 and became a significant figure among the party's advocates of Zionism. He was a Bevanite on the left of the party, and a long-serving member of Labour's National Executive Committee (NEC) from 1952.

Made Siamé (1885–1974) was a French stage and film actress.

Robert Cutler was an American government official who was the first person appointed as the president's National Security Advisor. He served President Dwight Eisenhower in that role between 1953 and 1955, and again from 1957 to 1958.

Russell Gordon Napier was an Australian actor.