* Evalyn Bostock, (1917–1944) British actress who died from accidentally drinking carbon tetrachloride after mistaking it for her drink while working in a photographic darkroom.
* Harry Edwards (1887–1952), an American director who died from carbon tetrachloride poisoning shortly after directing his first television production.
* Zilphia Horton, (1910–1952) American musician and activist who died from accidentally drinking a glass full of carbon tetrachloride-based typewriter cleaning fluid that she mistook for water.
* Margo Jones, (1911–1955) American stage director who was exposed to the fumes of carbon tetrachloride that was used to clean off paint from a carpet. She died a week later from kidney failure.
* Jim Beck, (1919–1956), American record producer, died after exposure to carbon tetrachloride fumes that he was exposed to during cleaning recording equipment.
* Tommy Tucker, (1933–1982) American blues singer, died after using carbon tetrachloride in floor refinishing.