List of Famous people who died in 1974

Michel Valsan was a Muslim scholar and master of the Shadhiliyya tariqah in Paris under the name Shaykh Mustafa 'Abd al-'Aziz. As well, he was a Romanian diplomat and a prolific translator who specialized in translating and interpreting the works of the Sufi theoretician Ibn Arabi.

Warren Finnerty was an American actor best known for his Obie award-winning performance as the character "Leach" in the stage production The Connection (1959) and its film version.

Marcel Pérès (1898–1974) was a French film actor who acted prolifically during his long career. He was a character actor often playing smaller, supporting roles.

Paul John Knowles, also known as The Casanova Killer, was an American serial killer tied to the deaths of 20 people in 1974, though he claimed to have taken 35 lives.

Paul François Robert Azaïs was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1929 and 1966.