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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
Henry JamesHenry James
American
Writer

Jack LondonJack London
American
Author

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

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

Charles Taze RussellCharles Taze Russell
American
Christian Restoration Minister

James ConnollyJames Connolly
British
Socialist Leader
SakiSaki
British
Writer

Roger CasementRoger Casement
Irish
Diplomat
Patrick PearsePatrick Pearse
Irish
Politician

Victoriano HuertaVictoriano Huerta
Mexican
Former President of Mexico

Ernst MachErnst Mach
Austrian
Physicist

Rubén DaríoRubén Darío
Nicaraguan
Poet

Sholem AleichemSholem Aleichem
American
Author
Thomas EakinsThomas Eakins
American
Painter

Enrique GranadosEnrique Granados
Spanish
Pianist and Composer

William RamsayWilliam Ramsay
British
Chemist

James J. HillJames J. Hill
Canadian, American
Canadian-American railroad executive, Businessman
Richard DedekindRichard Dedekind
German
Mathematician

Max RegerMax Reger
German
Composer
George OsborneGeorge Osborne
Australian
Actor

Hetty GreenHetty Green
American
financier

Helmuth von Moltke the YoungerHelmuth von Moltke the Younger
German
officer
Odilon RedonOdilon Redon
French
Painter, Illustrator, Printmaker

Thibaw MinThibaw Min
Burmese
King
Henryk SienkiewiczHenryk Sienkiewicz
Polish
Writer, Novelist, Screenwriter, Journalist

Franz MarcFranz Marc
German
Painter

Karl SchwarzschildKarl Schwarzschild
German
Physicist, Astronomer, Astrophysicist, University
Hiram MaximHiram Maxim
British, American
Inventor

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James Whitcomb RileyJames Whitcomb Riley
American
Author
Umberto BoccioniUmberto Boccioni
Italian
Painter, Sculptor, Artist

Élie MetchnikoffÉlie Metchnikoff
Russian
 

Percival LowellPercival Lowell
American
Astronomer, Mathematician

Charles de FoucauldCharles de Foucauld
French
Priest
Oswald BoelckeOswald Boelcke
Aviator, Military personnel
Max ImmelmannMax Immelmann
Aviator, Military personnel

William Merritt ChaseWilliam Merritt Chase
American
Painter

Alfred KleinerAlfred Kleiner
Swiss
Physicist

Hugo MünsterbergHugo Münsterberg
German, American
Psychologist, University teacher, Philosopher
Grenville M. DodgeGrenville M. Dodge
American
Officer

Josiah RoyceJosiah Royce
American
Philosopher, University teacher

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

George ButterworthGeorge Butterworth
British
Composer, Musicologist

Jack CornwellJack Cornwell
British
 
Colmar Freiherr von der GoltzColmar Freiherr von der Goltz
Prussian
Military officer

Huang XingHuang Xing
Chinese
Revolutionary
Vasily SurikovVasily Surikov
Russian
painter

Jean WebsterJean Webster
American
Writer

Pierre DuhemPierre Duhem
French
Historian
Ivan FrankoIvan Franko
Ukrainian
Poet

Lanoe HawkerLanoe Hawker
British
Aviator, Military personnel
Joseph Rucker LamarJoseph Rucker Lamar
American
Jurist

Gaston MasperoGaston Maspero
French
Egyptologist

José EchegarayJosé Echegaray
Spanish
Civil Engineer

Seth LowSeth Low
American
Educator

Luis Muñoz RiveraLuis Muñoz Rivera
Puerto Rican
Poet
Marie BracquemondMarie Bracquemond
French
Painter

Richard Harding DavisRichard Harding Davis
American
Journalist

Carleton WatkinsCarleton Watkins
American
Photographer

Mary Everest BooleMary Everest Boole
British
mathematician, philosopher
LewanikaLewanika
Zambian
King

Marie von Ebner-EschenbachMarie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Austrian
Author
Klas Pontus ArnoldsonKlas Pontus Arnoldson
Swedish
Politician, Journalist, Writer, Non-fiction writer

Victor HorsleyVictor Horsley
British
British surgeon

Walter SuttonWalter Sutton
American
Geneticist
Ștefan LuchianȘtefan Luchian
Romanian
painter, pastelist, watercolourist

Julia TutwilerJulia Tutwiler
American
Advocate
Michael Hicks Beach, 1st Earl St AldwynMichael Hicks Beach, 1st Earl St Aldwyn
British
British statesman

Cleveland AbbeCleveland Abbe
American
Meteorologist

James Burrill AngellJames Burrill Angell
American
Diplomat
Susan BlowSusan Blow
American
Educator

Karl von StürgkhKarl von Stürgkh
Austrian
Prime minister
John Benjamin MurphyJohn Benjamin Murphy
American
Physician

Théodule-Armand RibotThéodule-Armand Ribot
French
Psychologist

Mário de Sá-CarneiroMário de Sá-Carneiro
Portuguese
Poet

Artúr GörgeyArtúr Görgey
Hungarian
Military leader
Edward Levy-Lawson, 1st Baron BurnhamEdward Levy-Lawson, 1st Baron Burnham
British
Media proprietor
Lily BraunLily Braun
German
Writer

Jesse WashingtonJesse Washington
American
Victim

Sheng XuanhuaiSheng Xuanhuai
Chinese
Official

Ada RehanAda Rehan
Irish, American
Actress
Émile FaguetÉmile Faguet
French
Author

Emile VerhaerenEmile Verhaeren
French
Belgian poet

Ephraim ShayEphraim Shay
American
Merchant

Guido GozzanoGuido Gozzano
Italian
Poet

Hamilton Wright MabieHamilton Wright Mabie
American
Essayist
Sámuel TelekiSámuel Teleki
Hungarian, Romanian
Explorer

August LeskienAugust Leskien
German
Linguist
Henri HarpigniesHenri Harpignies
French
Painter

Gustav FalkeGustav Falke
German
Writer
Mary Lizzie MacomberMary Lizzie Macomber
American
Artist
Clara Louise KelloggClara Louise Kellogg
American
Singer