Famous People Who Died In 1916

Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1916. This list includes people like Grigori Rasputin, Jack London, Franz Joseph I of Austria, Henry James, Charles Taze Russell and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include artists, soldiers, poets and novelists who died in 1916. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Germany & Russia and many more countries.
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Franz Joseph I of Austria
(Emperor of Austria King of Hungary (1848 - 1916))
Franz Joseph I of Austria
6
Birthdate: August 18, 1830
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: November 21
 2 
Jack London
(Novelist & Journalist)
Jack London
18
Birthdate: January 12, 1876
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Died: November 22
 3 
Henry James
(British Author Who is Regarded as a Key Transitional Figure Between Literary Realism and Literary Modernism)
Henry James
4
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 15, 1843
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York, New York City, United States
Died: February 28
 4 
Saki
(Writer)
Saki
44
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 18, 1870
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Sittwe, Myanmar (Burma)
Died: November 14
 5 
Grigori Rasputin
49
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 21, 1869
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Pokrovskoe, Russia
Died: December 30
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 6 
James Connolly
(Socialist Leader)
James Connolly
5
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 5, 1868
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Cowgate
Died: May 12
 7 
Patrick Pearse
(Barrister and a Leader of the Easter Rising in 1916)
Patrick Pearse
5
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: November 10, 1879
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: May 3
 8 
Ernst Mach
(Physicist)
Ernst Mach
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: February 18, 1838
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Brno, Czech Republic
Died: February 19
 9 
Rubén Darío
(Nicaraguan Poet Who Initiated the Spanish-Language Literary Movement Known as "Modernismo")
Rubén Darío
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 18, 1867
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Ciudad Darío, Nicaragua
Died: February 6
 10 
Henryk Sienkiewicz
(Polish Writer Who Won the '1905 Nobel Prize in Literature')
Henryk Sienkiewicz
1
Birthdate: May 5, 1846
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Wola Okrzejska, Poland
Died: November 15
 11 
Roger Casement
(British Diplomat Known as ‘Father of Twentieth-Century Human Rights Investigations')
Roger Casement
5
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: September 1, 1864
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Sandycove, Ireland
Died: August 3
 12 
Richard Dedekind
(German Mathematician Known for His Important Contributions to Number Theory, Abstract Algebra and Modern Set Theory)
Richard Dedekind
28
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: October 6, 1831
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Brunswick, Germany
Died: February 12
 13 
William Ramsay
(Scottish Chemist Who Discovered the Noble Gases)
William Ramsay
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: October 2, 1852
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
Died: July 23
 14 
Hetty Green
(financier)
Hetty Green
1
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: November 21, 1834
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: July 3
 15 
Thomas Eakins
(American Photographer, Realist Painter, Fine Arts Educator, and Sculptor)
Thomas Eakins
1
Birthdate: July 25, 1844
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: June 25
 16 
Thibaw Min
(King)
Thibaw Min
2
Birthdate: January 1, 1859
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Mandalay, Myanmar
Died: December 19
 17 
James J. Hill
(Canadian-American railroad executive, Businessman)
James J. Hill
4
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: September 16, 1838
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Eramosa Township, Ontario, Upper Canada
Died: May 29
 18 
John S. Mosby
(Confederate army cavalry battalion commander)
John S. Mosby
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 6, 1833
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Powhatan County, Virginia, United States
Died: May 30
 19 
Percival Lowell
(Astronomer, Mathematician)
Percival Lowell
2
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: March 13, 1855
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Boston
Died: November 12
 20 
Franz Marc
(German Painter, Printmaker and One of the Key Figures of German Expressionism)
Franz Marc
0
Birthdate: February 8, 1880
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Munich, Germany
Died: March 4
 21 
Otto of Bavaria
(King)
Otto of Bavaria
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 27, 1848
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Munich Residenz, Munich, Germany
Died: October 11
 22 
Helmuth von Moltke the Younger
(officer)
Helmuth von Moltke the Younger
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 23, 1848
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Parchim
Died: June 18
 23 
Karl Schwarzschild
(Physicist, Astronomer, Astrophysicist, University teacher, Mathematician)
Karl Schwarzschild
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: October 9, 1873
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Frankfurt
Died: May 11
 24 
Élie Metchnikoff
(Former zoologist best known for his pioneering research in immunology)
Élie Metchnikoff
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: May 15, 1845
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Ukraine
Died: July 15
 25 
James Whitcomb Riley
(Author)
James Whitcomb Riley
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 7, 1849
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Greenfield, Indiana, United States
Died: July 22
 26 
Enrique Granados
(Spanish Pianist and Composer Known for His Works: ‘Goyescas’, ‘Spanish Dances’, and ‘María del Carmen’)
Enrique Granados
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: July 27, 1867
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Lleida, Spain
Died: March 24
 27 
Ivan Franko
(Poet)
Ivan Franko
0
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: August 27, 1856
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Nahuievychi, Ukraine
Died: May 28
 28 
Princess Augusta of Cambridge
(Princess)
Princess Augusta of Cambridge
0
Birthdate: July 19, 1822
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Palace of Montbrillant, Hanover
Died: December 5
 29 
Julius Fučík
(Composer)
Julius Fučík
2
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: July 18, 1872
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: New Town, Prague, Czech Republic
Died: September 25
 30 
Max Reger
(German Composer, Pianist, Organist and Conductor)
Max Reger
2
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: March 19, 1873
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Brand, Germany
Died: May 11
 31 
Lanoe Hawker
(Aviator, Military personnel)
Lanoe Hawker
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 30, 1890
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Hampshire
Died: November 23
 32 
Hugo Münsterberg
(Psychologist, University teacher, Philosopher)
Hugo Münsterberg
0
Birthdate: June 1, 1863
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Gdańsk
Died: December 16
 33 
Elisabeth of Wied
(Queen Consort of Romania (1881 - 1914))
Elisabeth of Wied
1
Birthdate: December 29, 1843
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Schloss Monrepos
Died: March 2
 34 
Vasily Surikov
(Russian Realist History Painter)
Vasily Surikov
0
Birthdate: January 24, 1848
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Died: March 19
 35 
Alice Ball
(American Chemist Renowned for Developing the 'Ball Method')
Alice Ball
2
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: July 24, 1892
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, United States
Died: December 31
 36 
George Butterworth
(Composer, Musicologist)
George Butterworth
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: July 12, 1885
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: London
Died: August 5
 37 
Oswald Boelcke
(Aviator, Military personnel)
Oswald Boelcke
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 19, 1891
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Q1523208
Died: October 28
 38 
Prince Mircea of Romania
(Prince)
Prince Mircea of Romania
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 3, 1913
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Bucharest, Romania
Died: November 2
 39 
Francis Sheehy-Skeffington
(Writer)
Francis Sheehy-Skeffington
1
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: December 23, 1878
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Bailieborough, Ireland
Died: April 26
 40 
Martinus Theunis Steyn
(Former 6th State President of the Orange Free State (1896 - 1902))
Martinus Theunis Steyn
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: October 2, 1857
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Winburg, South Africa
Died: November 28
 41 
Charles de Foucauld
(French Soldier, Explorer, Catholic Priest and Hermit)
Charles de Foucauld
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 15, 1858
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Strasbourg, France
Died: December 1
 42 
Grenville M. Dodge
(Officer)
Grenville M. Dodge
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 12, 1831
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Danvers, Massachusetts,United States
Died: January 3
 43 
Eduard Strauss
(Composer)
Eduard Strauss
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: February 14, 1835
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Austria
Died: December 28
 44 
Charles Taze Russell
(Christian Restoration Minister)
Charles Taze Russell
11
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 16, 1852
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Allegheny, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Died: October 31
Height: 6'11" (211 cm)
 45 
Paolo Tosti
(Composer)
Paolo Tosti
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: April 9, 1846
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Ortona, Italy
Died: December 2
 46 
Walter Sutton
(American Geneticist)
Walter Sutton
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: April 5, 1877
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Utica, New York, United States
Died: November 10
 47 
Charles Booth
(British Philanthropist and Social Reformer Known for His Innovative Philanthropic Studies on Working-Class Life in London)
Charles Booth
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 30, 1840
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Liverpool, England
Died: November 23
 48 
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
(Author)
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 13, 1830
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Zdislavice (Troubky-Zdislavice), Troubky-Zdislavice, Czechia
Died: March 12
 49 
Prince Heinrich of Bavaria
(Prince)
Prince Heinrich of Bavaria
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 24, 1884
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Munich, Germany
Died: November 8
 50 
Seth Low
(Educator)
Seth Low
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 18, 1850
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: September 17