Lista de Personas Famosas que murieron en 1962

Karl Friedrich Rapp was a German founder and owner of the Rapp Motorenwerke GmbH in Munich. In time this company became BMW AG. He is acknowledged by BMW AG as an indirect founder of the company.

Arne Oldberg was an American pianist, composer, and teacher. He spent his career on the faculty of Northwestern University (1897–1941), where he taught piano and composition and, from 1924 until his retirement in 1941, served as director of the graduate department of the Music School. Among his students were composers Howard Hanson, Cecilia Clare Bocard, and Ella May Walker.

Morris Louis fue un pintor estadounidense.

Anton Freiherr von Lehár was a Hungarian officer, who reached the pinnacle of his service after World War I when he supported the former Emperor Charles I of Austria's attempts to retake the throne of Hungary. His brother was composer Franz Lehár.

Sir George Duff-Sutherland-Dunbar was a British colonial officer and historian, notable for his 2-volume History of India, published in 1936. He also wrote adventure novels for children, one of which was serialised for the radio by the BBC in 1933. He was a member of the Dunbar of Hempriggs baronetage.

Antonio Baldini was an Italian journalist, literary critic and author.

Sir Lionel Charles Patrick Milman, 7th Baronet was an Anglo-Irish British Army officer, first-class cricketer, and the seventh of the Milman baronets of Levaton-in-Woodland in the County of Devon.

Joseph Berchtold fue uno de los primeros miembros del Partido Nacionalsocialista y cofundador tanto de las Sturmabteilung (SA) como de la Schutzstaffel (SS). Dirigió las SS durante un corto período, tras lo cual Berchtold pasó gran parte de su tiempo escribiendo para revistas y periódicos nacionalsocialistas. Sobrevivió a la contienda y fue arrestado por los aliados, aunque por poco tiempo. Fue la única persona que había ostentado el rango de Reichsführer-SS y que sobrevivió a la guerra.

Wilhelm Ackermann fue un matemático alemán. Es conocido, sobre todo, por la función de Ackermann nombrada en su honor, un ejemplo importante en la teoría de la computación.