Lista de Personas Famosas que murieron en 1954

Jean (Alexis) Périer was a French operatic baryton-martin and actor. Although he sang principally within the operetta repertoire, Périer did portray a number of opera roles; mostly within operas by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Giacomo Puccini. His career was almost entirely centered in Paris and he had a long association with the Opéra-Comique. He sang in a large number of world premieres, most notably originating the role of Pelléas in Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande in 1902. In addition to his opera career, Périer appeared in several films between 1900 and 1938.

Charles Wesley Elmer (1872-1954) fue un astrónomo aficionado estadounidense. Aunque originariamente trabajó como taquígrafo en un tribunal, a partir de 1937 se dedicó a la compañía óptica Perkin-Elmer, de la que fue cofundador.

Reinhold Schünzel fue un actor, director, productor y guionista cinematográfico alemán, activo tanto en Alemania como en los Estados Unidos.

William Linn Westermann was an American historian and papyrologist who served as the president of the American Historical Association in 1944. He was regarded as an expert on the economy of the ancient world.

William Shane ≪Bill≫ Beardsley fue un político estadounidense, miembro del Partido Republicano. Fue el 31.er gobernador de Iowa desde 1949 hasta 1954. Beardsley murió en un accidente de coche. Fue sucedido por el vicegobernador de Leo Elthon.

Leon Schiller or Leon Schiller de Schildenfeld was a Polish theatre and film director, as well as critic and theatre theoretician. He also wrote theatre and radio screenplays and composed music. He was born in Kraków under the Austrian rule during the foreign Partitions of Poland, to a family of Austrian origin that had been ennobled by Empress Maria Theresa.