Famous People Who Died In 1901

Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1901. This list includes people like Queen Victoria, William McKinley, Benjamin Harrison, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Victoria, Princess Royal and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, presidents, philosophers and empresses & queens who died in 1901. This list includes people from United States, Switzerland and many more countries.
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Queen Victoria
(Queen of the United Kingdom (1837-1901))
Queen Victoria
164
Birthdate: May 24, 1819
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Kensington Palace, London, United Kingdom
Died: January 22
 2 
Benjamin Harrison
(23rd President of the United States (1889 – 1893))
Benjamin Harrison
18
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 20, 1833
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: North Bend, Ohio, United States
Died: March 13
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 3 
William McKinley
(25th President of the United States (1897 - 1901))
William McKinley
36
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 29, 1843
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Niles, Ohio, United States
Died: September 14
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 4 
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
(French Painter, Printmaker, and Illustrator, Known for His Work ‘At the Moulin Rouge’ and ‘La Toilette’)
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
8
Birthdate: November 24, 1864
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Albi, France
Died: September 9
Height: 5'0" (152 cm)
 5 
Giuseppe Verdi
(One of the Greatest Opera Composers of the 19th Century)
Giuseppe Verdi
7
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: October 10, 1813
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Le Roncole, Italy
Died: January 27
 6 
Victoria, Princess Royal
(German Empress and Queen of Prussia (1888))
Victoria, Princess Royal
8
Birthdate: November 21, 1840
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: London, England
Died: August 5
 7 
Hiram Rhodes Revels
(Politician)
Hiram Rhodes Revels
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 27, 1827
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Fayetteville, North Carolina Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S.
Died: January 16
 8 
Elisha Gray
(Engineer)
Elisha Gray
0
Birthdate: August 2, 1835
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Barnesville
Died: January 21
 9 
Fukuzawa Yukichi
(Writer, Teacher, Educationist, Philosopher, University teacher, Critic, Journalist)
Fukuzawa Yukichi
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 10, 1835
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Ōsaka
Died: February 3
 10 
Milan I of Serbia
(King of Serbia (1882 - 1889))
Milan I of Serbia
0
Birthdate: August 22, 1854
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Mărășești, Romania
Died: February 11
 11 
Mahadev Govind Ranade
(Judge, Social Reformer)
Mahadev Govind Ranade
5
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: January 18, 1842
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Niphad
Died: January 16
 12 
Abdur Rahman Khan
(Emir of Afghanistan from 1880 to 1901)
Abdur Rahman Khan
7
Birthdate: 1844 AD
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
Died: October 1
 13 
Johanna Spyri
(Swiss Novelist and Children’s Story Writer Best Known for Her Book 'Heidi')
Johanna Spyri
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 12, 1827
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Hirzel, Switzerland
Died: July 7
 14 
Edward John Eyre
(Explorer)
Edward John Eyre
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 5, 1815
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Whipsnade, England
Died: November 30
 15 
Charles Hermite
(Mathematician)
Charles Hermite
4
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 24, 1822
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Dieuze
Died: January 14
 16 
Fitz John Porter
(Military Officer)
Fitz John Porter
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 31, 1822
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States
Died: May 21
 17 
Li Hongzhang
(Diplomat, Mandarin)
Li Hongzhang
4
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 15, 1823
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Hefei
Died: November 7
 18 
Arnold Böcklin
(Symbolist painter)
Arnold Böcklin
1
Birthdate: October 16, 1827
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Basel, Switzerland
Died: January 16
 19 
Francesco Crispi
(Prime Minister, Statesman,Lawyer Journalist)
Francesco Crispi
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 4, 1818
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Ribera, Agrigento, Italy
Died: August 12
 20 
Ignatius L. Donnelly
(Politician)
Ignatius L. Donnelly
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 3, 1831
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: January 1
 21 
Philip Danforth Armour
(Entrepreneur)
Philip Danforth Armour
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: May 16, 1832
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Stockbridge, New York, United States
Died: January 6
 22 
Kate Greenaway
(Artist and writer)
Kate Greenaway
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 17, 1846
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Hoxton, London, England
Died: November 6
 23 
Clarence King
(US Geologist and Mountaineer Who Was the 1st Director of the US Geological Survey)
Clarence King
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 6, 1842
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Died: December 24
 24 
Marthinus Wessel Pretorius
(Former President of the South African Republic (1866 - 1871))
Marthinus Wessel Pretorius
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 17, 1819
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Graaff-Reinet, South Africa
Died: May 19
 25 
Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
(Prime Minister)
Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 31, 1819
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Rotenburg an der Fulda, Germany
Died: July 6
 26 
John George Nicolay
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 26, 1832
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Essingen, Rhineland-Palatinate
Died: September 26
 27 
Clara Maass
(American Nurse Who Served in the United States Army During the Spanish-American War)
Clara Maass
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 28, 1876
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: New Jersey, United States
Died: August 24
 28 
Charlotte Mary Yonge
(Novelist)
Charlotte Mary Yonge
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 11, 1823
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Otterbourne, Hampshire, England
Died: May 24
 29 
Josef Rheinberger
(Organist)
Josef Rheinberger
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: March 17, 1839
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Died: November 25
 30 
Arthur Lyon Fremantle
(Military officer)
Arthur Lyon Fremantle
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 11, 1835
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: United Kingdom
Died: September 25
 31 
John Fiske
(Philosopher)
John Fiske
4
Birthdate: March 30, 1842
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Died: July 4
 32 
Clement Studebaker
(Manufacturer)
Clement Studebaker
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: March 12, 1831
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: United States
Died: November 27
 33 
Lev Ivanov
(Dancer)
Lev Ivanov
3
Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: March 2, 1834
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: December 24
 34 
Walter Besant
(Novelist)
Walter Besant
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 14, 1836
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Portsmouth, England
Died: June 9
 35 
Prince Edmond de Polignac
(Composer)
Prince Edmond de Polignac
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: April 19, 1834
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: August 8
 36 
John Stainer
(Composer)
John Stainer
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: June 6, 1840
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: London, Englanda
Died: March 31
 37 
Vasily Kalinnikov
(Composer)
Vasily Kalinnikov
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 13, 1866
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Russia
Died: January 11
 38 
Joseph LeConte
(US Physician, Geologist, and Professor Who Mostly Studied the Geology of California)
Joseph LeConte
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: February 26, 1823
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Liberty County, Georgia
Died: July 6
 39 
Marko Miljanov
(Military personnel, Writer)
Marko Miljanov
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 25, 1833
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Medun, Montenegro
Died: February 2
 40 
Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld
(First to Break Through the Great Sea Ice Barrier of the Southeast Greenland Coast)
Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 18, 1832
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Helsinki, Finland
Died: August 12
 41 
Mary Ann Bickerdyke
(Hospital Administrator for Union Soldiers During the American Civil War)
Mary Ann Bickerdyke
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 19, 1817
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Knox County, Ohio, United States
Died: November 8
 42 
Oreste Baratieri
(Italian Military Leader Who Served as the Governor of Italian Eritrea from 1892 to 1896)
Oreste Baratieri
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 13, 1841
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Condino, Italy
Died: August 7
 43 
Khwaja Ghulam Farid
(poet)
Khwaja Ghulam Farid
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 1845 AD
Birthplace: Chachran
Died: 1901 AD
 44 
Hilary R. W. Johnson
(Politician)
Hilary R. W. Johnson
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 1, 1837
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Monrovia, Liberia
Died: 1901 AD
 45 
William Stubbs
(Historian)
William Stubbs
0
Birthdate: June 21, 1825
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Knaresborough, England
Died: April 22
 46 
François-Marie Raoult
(French Chemist Who Formulated Raoult’s Law)
François-Marie Raoult
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: May 10, 1830
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Fournes-en-Weppes, France
Died: April 1
 47 
Juan Manuel Blanes
(Artist)
Juan Manuel Blanes
0
Birthdate: June 8, 1830
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Died: April 15
 48 
Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin
(Pianist)
Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: November 25, 1862
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Edgeworth, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: February 17
 49 
Leopoldo Alas
(Realist Novelist)
Leopoldo Alas
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 25, 1852
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Zamora, Spain
Died: June 13
 50 
Zénobe Gramme
(Belgian Electrical Engineer Who Invented the Gramme Machine)
Zénobe Gramme
0
Birthdate: April 4, 1826
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Amay, Belgium
Died: January 20