Lista de Personas Famosas que murieron en 1939

Frank Watson Dyson fue un astrónomo británico. Desde su cargo como Astrónomo Real, es recordado por introducir la difusión de las señales horarias ("pips") desde el observatorio de Greenwich; y por su papel durante la observación del eclipse de 1919, que sirvió para la comprobación de la teoría de la relatividad general de Einstein acerca del efecto de la gavedad sobre la luz.

Alexander Ferdinand Ludolf von Quast fue un oficial militar prusiano, participante en la Guerra franco-prusiana y un general en la Primera Guerra Mundial. Comandó el 6º Ejército durante la Batalla del Lys, en la Ofensiva de Primavera de 1918.

Karl Ernst Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen was a German General der Kavallerie during World War I and recipient of the order Pour le Mérite, known informally as the Blue Max. Richthofen was a great uncle of his more famous namesake Manfred von Richthofen, known as the Red Baron, who was his godson and named after him.

Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Matthew Nathan was a British soldier and colonial administrator, who variously served as the Governor of Sierra Leone, Gold Coast, Hong Kong, Natal and Queensland. He was Under-Secretary for Ireland from 1914 to 1916, and was responsible, with the Chief Secretary, Augustine Birrell, for the administration of Ireland in the years immediately preceding the Easter Rising.

Herbert Thomas Mundin was an English character actor. He was frequently typecast in 1930s Hollywood films like The Adventures of Robin Hood as an older cheeky eccentric, a type helped by his jowled features and cheerful disposition.

Ettore Pais fue historiador, especializado en la Edad Antigua, epigrafista latino y político italiano.

Thomas Arthur Dennis was an English professional snooker and English billiards player.

Alberto de Palacio y Elissague (1856-1939) fue un arquitecto e ingeniero español.

Bernhard Harms (1876-1939) was a German economist and one of the first professors to undertake research in the field of international economics. He founded the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Germany's leading economic research institute, in 1914. Harms was Chair of Economics at the University of Kiel and head of the Institute until he was dismissed from office in 1933 by Nazi Party officials.

George Barger FRS FRSE FCS LLD was a British chemist.