Famous People Who Died In 1903

Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1903. This list includes people like Calamity Jane, Paul Gauguin, Alois Hitler, Herbert Spencer, Roy Bean and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include artists, philosophers, physicists and mathematicians who died in 1903. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, France and many more countries.
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 1 
Paul Gauguin
(French Post-Impressionist Artist)
Paul Gauguin
12
Birthdate: June 7, 1848
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: May 8
 2 
Herbert Spencer
(Philosopher and Sociologist Known for His Hypothesis of ‘Social Darwinism’ and the Expression 'Survival of the Fittest')
Herbert Spencer
10
Birthdate: April 27, 1820
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Derby, Derbyshire, England
Died: December 8
 3 
Camille Pissarro
(Danish-French Impressionist and Neo-Impressionist Painter)
Camille Pissarro
2
Birthdate: July 10, 1830
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
Died: November 13
 4 
Frederick Law Olmsted
(Landscape Architect)
Frederick Law Olmsted
1
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: April 26, 1822
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hartford
Died: August 28
 5 
Apolinario Mabini
(Filipino Revolutionary and the 1st Prime Minister of the Philippines)
Apolinario Mabini
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 23, 1864
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Talaga, Tanauan, Philippines
Died: May 13
 6 
Lieserl Einstein
(Daughter of the Scientist Albert Einstein and the Scientist Mileva Maric)
Lieserl Einstein
5
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 27, 1902
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Novi Sad, Serbia
Died: September 18
 7 
James Glaisher
(Meteorologists)
James Glaisher
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: April 7, 1809
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Rotherhithe, London, England
Died: February 7
 8 
Calamity Jane
(American scout)
Calamity Jane
10
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 1, 1852
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Princeton, Missouri
Died: August 1
 9 
Harriet Lane
(First Lady)
Harriet Lane
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 9, 1830
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: July 3
 10 
Hugo Wolf
(Austrian Composer Known for His Art Songs)
Hugo Wolf
4
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: March 13, 1860
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia
Died: February 22
 11 
Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet
(Irish English Physicist and Mathematician)
Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet
2
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: August 13, 1819
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Skreen, Ireland
Died: February 1
 12 
Josiah Willard Gibbs
(Scientist)
Josiah Willard Gibbs
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: February 11, 1839
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Died: April 28
 13 
Emily Warren Roebling
(Lady Who Guided The Construction of the Brooklyn Bridge.)
Emily Warren Roebling
1
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: September 23, 1843
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Cold Spring, New York
Died: February 28
 14 
Ed Delahanty
(Baseball player)
Ed Delahanty
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 30, 1867
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Died: July 2
 15 
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
(Foreign Secretary)
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
4
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 3, 1830
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England
Died: August 22
 16 
William Ernest Henley
(English Poet Best Known for His Poem 'Invictus' (1875))
William Ernest Henley
2
Birthdate: August 23, 1849
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Gloucester, England
Died: July 11
 17 
Richard Jordan Gatling
(Inventor)
Richard Jordan Gatling
1
Birthdate: September 12, 1818
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hertford County
Died: February 26
 18 
Alexander I of Serbia
(Prince)
Alexander I of Serbia
2
Birthdate: August 14, 1876
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Belgrade
Died: June 11
 19 
Otto Weininger
(Philosopher, Writer, Psychologist)
Otto Weininger
0
Birthdate: April 3, 1880
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Vienna
Died: October 4
 20 
George Gissing
(British Novelist Best Known for His Works: 'The Nether World', 'New Grub Street' and 'The Odd Women')
George Gissing
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 22, 1857
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Wakefield, England
Died: December 28
 21 
Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine
(Schoolchild)
Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine
1
Birthdate: March 11, 1895
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Darmstadt, Germany
Died: November 16
 22 
Olive Oatman
(White Girl Abducted By Native Americans)
Olive Oatman
5
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 7, 1837
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Illinois
Died: March 20
 23 
Emily Stowe
(First female physician to practise in Canada, the second licensed female physician in Canada)
Emily Stowe
1
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: May 1, 1831
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Norwich, Canada
Died: April 30
Sophie Gengembre Anderson
2
Birthdate: 1823 AD
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: March 10
 25 
Theodor Mommsen
(German Historian and Writer Famous for His Masterpiece 'Römische Geschichte')
Theodor Mommsen
0
Birthdate: November 30, 1817
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Garding, Germany
Died: November 1
 26 
Eugenio María de Hostos
(Educator)
Eugenio María de Hostos
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 11, 1839
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: near Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Died: August 11
 27 
Cassius Marcellus Clay
(Politician)
Cassius Marcellus Clay
5
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 19, 1810
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Madison County, Kentucky, United States
Died: July 22
 28 
Joanna Hiffernan
(Model)
Joanna Hiffernan
0
Listed In: Fashion
Birthdate: 1843 AD
Birthplace: Ireland
Died: 1903 AD
 29 
Nikolai Fyodorovich Fyodorov
(Philosopher)
Nikolai Fyodorovich Fyodorov
0
Birthdate: June 9, 1829
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Klyuchi, Russia
Died: December 28
 30 
Alexander Bain - Philosopher
(Scottish Philosopher and Educationalist)
Alexander Bain - Philosopher
1
Birthdate: June 11, 1818
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Aberdeen, Scotland
Died: September 18
 31 
Hans Gude
(Former painter who painted landscapes and who was a proponent of Norwegian National Romanticism)
Hans Gude
0
Birthdate: March 13, 1825
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Oslo, Norway
Died: August 17
 32 
Vasily Dokuchaev
(Russian Ecologist and Geologist Who Conducted Path-Breaking Research on Soil Science)
Vasily Dokuchaev
0
Birthdate: March 1, 1846
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Milyukovo, Russia
Died: November 8
 33 
Draga Masin
(Consort)
Draga Masin
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 11, 1866
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Gornji Milanovac, Serbia
Died: June 11
 34 
Camillo Sitte
(Austrian Architect)
Camillo Sitte
0
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: April 17, 1843
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: November 16
 35 
Frederic Farrar
(British Cleric, Religious Writer and Author)
Frederic Farrar
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 7, 1831
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Mumbai, India
Died: March 22
 36 
Pope Leo XIII
8
Birthdate: March 2, 1810
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Carpineto Romano, Italy
Died: July 20
 37 
Mwanga
(King of Buganda)
Mwanga
0
Birthdate: 1868 AD
Birthplace: Nakawa
Died: May 8
 38 
Kusumoto Ine
(Physician)
Kusumoto Ine
0
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: May 31, 1827
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Nagasaki, Japan
Died: August 27
 39 
Émile Baudot
(French Telegraph Engineer and Inventor of the First Means of Digital Communication Baudot Code)
Émile Baudot
0
Birthdate: September 11, 1845
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Magneux, France
Died: March 28
 40 
Gustavus Franklin Swift
(Business Executive)
Gustavus Franklin Swift
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: June 24, 1839
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Sagamore, Bourne, Massachusetts, United States
Died: March 29
 41 
Abram Hewitt
(Lawyer)
Abram Hewitt
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 31, 1822
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Haverstraw, New York, United States
Died: January 18
 42 
Ebenezer Butterick
(Manufacturer)
Ebenezer Butterick
0
Birthdate: May 29, 1826
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Sterling, Massachusetts, United States
Died: March 31
 43 
Ronglu
(Manchu Political and Military Leader of the Late Qing Dynasty)
Ronglu
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 6, 1836
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: China
Died: April 11
 44 
Henry Demarest Lloyd
(Journalist)
Henry Demarest Lloyd
0
Birthdate: May 1, 1847
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: September 28
 45 
Margaret Ann Neve
(One of the first verified people that lived within 3 centuries (18th until the 20th century))
Margaret Ann Neve
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 18, 1792
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Saint Peter Port, Guernsey
Died: April 4
 46 
Christian Johansson
(Russian Ballet Dancer and Choreographer)
Christian Johansson
0
Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: June 1, 1817
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: December 12
 47 
William B. Franklin
(Officer)
William B. Franklin
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 27, 1823
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: York, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: March 8
 48 
Albert Schäffle
(Sociologist)
Albert Schäffle
0
Birthdate: February 24, 1831
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Nürtingen, Germany
Died: December 25
 49 
William Edward Hartpole Lecky
(Irish Historian and Political Theorist Who Specialized in Georgian England)
William Edward Hartpole Lecky
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 26, 1838
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: October 22
 50 
Phil May
(British caricaturist)
Phil May
1
Birthdate: April 22, 1864
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Wortley, England
Died: August 5