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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.

Grigori RasputinGrigori Rasputin
Russian
Peasant
Jack LondonJack London
American
Author

Franz Joseph I of AustriaFranz Joseph I of Austria
Austrian
Emperor of Austria

Henry JamesHenry James
American
Writer

Ota BengaOta Benga
Congolese
Congolese Mbuti Pygmy

Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl KitchenerHerbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
Irish, British
Field Marshal
Yuan ShikaiYuan Shikai
Chinese
Former President of the Republic of China

James ConnollyJames Connolly
British
Socialist Leader

Charles Taze RussellCharles Taze Russell
American
Christian Restoration Minister
SakiSaki
British
Writer

Roger CasementRoger Casement
Irish
Diplomat
Patrick PearsePatrick Pearse
Irish
Politician

Victoriano HuertaVictoriano Huerta
Mexican
Former President of Mexico

Sholem AleichemSholem Aleichem
American
Author

Rubén DaríoRubén Darío
Nicaraguan
Poet

Ernst MachErnst Mach
Austrian
Physicist
Thomas EakinsThomas Eakins
American
Painter

James J. HillJames J. Hill
Canadian, American
Canadian-American railroad executive, Businessman

Enrique GranadosEnrique Granados
Spanish
Pianist and Composer

Richard DedekindRichard Dedekind
German
Mathematician
William RamsayWilliam Ramsay
British
Chemist

Max RegerMax Reger
German
Composer
Soseki NatsumeSoseki Natsume
Japanese
Novelist

Thibaw MinThibaw Min
Burmese
King

Hetty GreenHetty Green
American
financier
Helmuth von Moltke the YoungerHelmuth von Moltke the Younger
German
officer

Franz MarcFranz Marc
German
Painter
Otto of BavariaOtto of Bavaria
German
King

Henryk SienkiewiczHenryk Sienkiewicz
Polish
Writer, Novelist, Screenwriter, Journalist

Oswald BoelckeOswald Boelcke
Aviator, Military personnel
Hiram MaximHiram Maxim
British, American
Inventor

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Odilon RedonOdilon Redon
French
Painter, Illustrator, Printmaker
Max ImmelmannMax Immelmann
Aviator, Military personnel

Percival LowellPercival Lowell
American
Astronomer, Mathematician

Karl SchwarzschildKarl Schwarzschild
German
Physicist, Astronomer, Astrophysicist, University

Umberto BoccioniUmberto Boccioni
Italian
Painter, Sculptor, Artist
Princess Augusta of CambridgePrincess Augusta of Cambridge
German
Princess
Charles de FoucauldCharles de Foucauld
French
Priest

Élie MetchnikoffÉlie Metchnikoff
Russian
 

Elisabeth of WiedElisabeth of Wied
German, Romanian
Queen

James Whitcomb RileyJames Whitcomb Riley
American
Author
Alfred KleinerAlfred Kleiner
Swiss
Physicist

Vasily SurikovVasily Surikov
Russian
painter

William Merritt ChaseWilliam Merritt Chase
American
Painter

Vilhelm HammershøiVilhelm Hammershøi
Danish
Painter

Jack CornwellJack Cornwell
British
 
Julius FučíkJulius Fučík
Czech, Hungarian
Composer

Hugo MünsterbergHugo Münsterberg
German, American
Psychologist, University teacher, Philosopher
Colmar Freiherr von der GoltzColmar Freiherr von der Goltz
Prussian
Military officer

Joseph JacobsJoseph Jacobs
Australian
Literary critic, Literary historian, Folklorist,

George ButterworthGeorge Butterworth
British
Composer, Musicologist
Antonio Sant'EliaAntonio Sant'Elia
Italian
Architect

Charles BoothCharles Booth
British
Social Reformer
Jean WebsterJean Webster
American
Writer

Josiah RoyceJosiah Royce
American
Philosopher, University teacher

Lanoe HawkerLanoe Hawker
British
Aviator, Military personnel

Ivan FrankoIvan Franko
Ukrainian
Poet

Mary Everest BooleMary Everest Boole
British
mathematician, philosopher
Ștefan LuchianȘtefan Luchian
Romanian
painter, pastelist, watercolourist

Huang XingHuang Xing
Chinese
Revolutionary

Pierre DuhemPierre Duhem
French
Historian

Grenville M. DodgeGrenville M. Dodge
American
Officer
Marthinus Theunis SteynMarthinus Theunis Steyn
South African
President of Orange Free State

Jane DieulafoyJane Dieulafoy
French
Archaeologist
Joseph-Simon GallieniJoseph-Simon Gallieni
French
Soldier

Seth LowSeth Low
American
Educator

Eduard StraussEduard Strauss
Austrian
Composer
Marie BracquemondMarie Bracquemond
French
Painter

Richard Harding DavisRichard Harding Davis
American
Journalist
Luis Muñoz RiveraLuis Muñoz Rivera
Puerto Rican
Poet

Gaston MasperoGaston Maspero
French
Egyptologist

Carleton WatkinsCarleton Watkins
American
Photographer
Marie von Ebner-EschenbachMarie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Austrian
Author

Artúr GörgeyArtúr Görgey
Hungarian
Military leader
Silvanus Phillips ThompsonSilvanus Phillips Thompson
British
Electrical engineer

Walter SuttonWalter Sutton
American
Geneticist

Victor HorsleyVictor Horsley
British
British surgeon

José EchegarayJosé Echegaray
Spanish
Civil Engineer
Emile VerhaerenEmile Verhaeren
French
Belgian poet
Joseph Rucker LamarJoseph Rucker Lamar
American
Jurist

LewanikaLewanika
Zambian
King

Julia TutwilerJulia Tutwiler
American
Advocate

Karl von StürgkhKarl von Stürgkh
Austrian
Prime minister
Susan BlowSusan Blow
American
Educator

Károly EötvösKároly Eötvös
Hungarian
Hungarian writer, lawyer, and politician

Émile FaguetÉmile Faguet
French
Author

Michael Hicks Beach, 1st Earl St AldwynMichael Hicks Beach, 1st Earl St Aldwyn
British
British statesman

James Burrill AngellJames Burrill Angell
American
Diplomat
Sultan Idris ibn Raja IskandarSultan Idris ibn Raja Iskandar
Malaysian
Sultan

Théodule-Armand RibotThéodule-Armand Ribot
French
Psychologist
Mário de Sá-CarneiroMário de Sá-Carneiro
Portuguese
Poet

John Benjamin MurphyJohn Benjamin Murphy
American
Physician
Ada RehanAda Rehan
Irish, American
Actress
Sámuel TelekiSámuel Teleki
Hungarian, Romanian
Explorer