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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.

This ranking is based on an algorithm that combines various factors, including the votes of our users and search trends on the internet.

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 1 Grigori Rasputin

Grigori Rasputin.
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Peasant
Birthdate: January 21, 1869
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Pokrovskoye, Russia
Died: December 30
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

 2 Franz Joseph I of Austria

Franz Joseph I of Austria.
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Listed In: Historical Personalities
Famous As: Emperor of Austria
Birthdate: August 18, 1830
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna
Died: November 21

 3 Jack London

Jack London.
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Listed In: Media Personalities
Famous As: Novelist & Journalist
Birthdate: January 12, 1876
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Died: November 22

 4 Henry James

Henry James.
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Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Writer
Birthdate: April 15, 1843
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York City
Died: February 28

 5 Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener

Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener.
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Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Field Marshal
Birthdate: June 24, 1850
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Ballylongford, Ireland
Died: June 5

 6 Yuan Shikai

Yuan Shikai.
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Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Former President of the Republic of China
Birthdate: September 16, 1859
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Xiangcheng, Henan, Qing Empire
Died: June 6

 7 Soseki Natsume

Soseki Natsume
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Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Novelist
Birthdate: February 9, 1867
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Ushigome, Chiba, Japan
Died: December 9
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 8 Ota Benga

Ota Benga.
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Congolese Mbuti Pygmy
Birthdate: February 29, 1883
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Colonization of the Congo
Died: March 20
Height: 4'11" (150 cm)

 9 Charles Taze Russell

Charles Taze Russell.
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Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Christian Restoration Minister
Birthdate: February 16, 1852
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Allegheny, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Died: October 31
Height: 6'11" (211 cm)

 10 Roger Casement

Roger Casement.
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Diplomat
Birthdate: September 1, 1864
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Sandycove, Ireland
Died: August 3

 11 Saki

Saki.
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Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Writer
Birthdate: December 18, 1870
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Sittwe
Died: November 13

 12 James Connolly

James Connolly.
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Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Socialist Leader
Birthdate: June 5, 1868
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Cowgate
Died: May 12

 13 Max Immelmann

Max Immelmann
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Aviator, Military personnel
Birthdate: September 21, 1890
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Dresden
Died: June 18

 14 Helmuth von Moltke the Younger

Helmuth von Moltke the Younger
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: officer
Birthdate: May 23, 1848
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Parchim
Died: June 18

 15 Hetty Green

Hetty Green
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Listed In: Business People
Famous As: financier
Birthdate: November 21, 1834
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: July 3

 16 Patrick Pearse

Patrick Pearse.
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Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Politician
Birthdate: November 10, 1879
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: May 3

 17 Ernst Mach

Ernst Mach.
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Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Physicist
Birthdate: February 18, 1838
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Brno, Czech Republic
Died: February 19

 18 Victoriano Huerta

Victoriano Huerta.
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Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Former President of Mexico
Birthdate: March 22, 1850
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Agua Gorda, Mexico
Died: January 13

 19 Otto of Bavaria

Otto of Bavaria
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: King
Birthdate: April 27, 1848
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Munich Residenz, Munich, Germany
Died: October 11

 20 Sholem Aleichem

Sholem Aleichem.
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Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Author
Birthdate: March 2, 1859
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi
Died: May 13

 21 Odilon Redon

Odilon Redon
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Listed In: Artists & Painters
Famous As: Painter
Birthdate: April 20, 1840
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Bordeaux, France
Died: July 6

 22 Henryk Sienkiewicz

Henryk Sienkiewicz
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Listed In: Media Personalities
Famous As: Journalist
Birthdate: May 5, 1846
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Wola Okrzejska, Poland
Died: November 15

 23 Hiram Maxim

Hiram Maxim
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Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Famous As: Inventor
Birthdate: February 5, 1840
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Sangerville
Died: November 24

 24 Franz Marc

Franz Marc
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Listed In: Artists & Painters
Famous As: Painter
Birthdate: February 8, 1880
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Munich, Germany
Died: March 4

 25 Thomas Eakins

Thomas Eakins.
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Listed In: Artists & Painters
Famous As: Painter
Birthdate: July 25, 1844
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: June 25

 26 Karl Schwarzschild

Karl Schwarzschild
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Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Physicist, Astronomer, Astrophysicist, University teacher, Mathematician
Birthdate: October 9, 1873
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Frankfurt
Died: May 11

 27 Thibaw Min

Thibaw Min
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Listed In: Historical Personalities
Famous As: King
Birthdate: January 1, 1859
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Mandalay, Myanmar
Died: December 19

 28 Rubén Darío

Rubén Darío.
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Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Poet
Birthdate: January 18, 1867
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Ciudad Darío
Died: February 6

 29 Julius Fučík

Julius Fučík
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Listed In: Musicians
Famous As: Composer
Birthdate: July 18, 1872
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: New Town, Prague, Czech Republic
Died: September 25

 30 Princess Augusta of Cambridge

Princess Augusta of Cambridge
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Listed In: Historical Personalities
Famous As: Princess
Birthdate: July 19, 1822
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Palace of Montbrillant, Hanover
Died: December 5

 31 Umberto Boccioni

Umberto Boccioni
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Listed In: Artists & Painters
Famous As: Painter, Sculptor, Artist
Birthdate: October 19, 1882
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Reggio Calabria
Died: August 17

 32 Oswald Boelcke

Oswald Boelcke
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Aviator, Military personnel
Birthdate: May 19, 1891
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Q1523208
Died: October 28

 33 William Ramsay

William Ramsay.
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Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Chemist
Birthdate: October 2, 1852
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Glasgow
Died: July 23

 34 Percival Lowell

Percival Lowell
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Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Astronomer, Mathematician
Birthdate: March 13, 1855
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Boston
Died: November 12

 35 Richard Dedekind

Richard Dedekind.
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Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Mathematician
Birthdate: October 6, 1831
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Braunschweig, Germany
Died: February 12

 36 Élie Metchnikoff

Élie Metchnikoff
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: May 15, 1845
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kupiansk Raion
Died: July 15

 37 James J. Hill

James J. Hill.
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Listed In: Business People
Famous As: Canadian-American railroad executive, Businessman
Birthdate: September 16, 1838
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Eramosa Township, Ontario, Upper Canada
Died: May 29

 38 Charles de Foucauld

Charles de Foucauld
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Priest
Birthdate: September 15, 1858
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Strasbourg, France
Died: December 1

 39 Enrique Granados

Enrique Granados.
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Listed In: Musicians
Famous As: Pianist and Composer
Birthdate: July 27, 1867
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Lleida
Died: March 24

 40 William Merritt Chase

William Merritt Chase
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Listed In: Artists & Painters
Famous As: Painter
Birthdate: November 1, 1849
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Nineveh
Died: October 25

 41 James Whitcomb Riley

James Whitcomb Riley
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Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Author
Birthdate: October 7, 1849
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Greenfield, Indiana, United States
Died: July 22

 42 Elisabeth of Wied

Elisabeth of Wied
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Listed In: Historical Personalities
Famous As: Queen
Birthdate: December 29, 1843
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Schloss Monrepos
Died: March 2

 43 Max Reger

Max Reger.
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Listed In: Musicians
Famous As: Composer
Birthdate: March 19, 1873
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Brand, Bavaria
Died: May 11

 44 Jack Cornwell

Jack Cornwell
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 8, 1900
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Leyton
Died: June 2

 45 Joseph Jacobs

Joseph Jacobs
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Famous As: Literary critic, Literary historian, Folklorist, Historian, Children's writer
Birthdate: August 29, 1854
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Sydney
Died: January 30

 46 Vilhelm Hammershøi

Vilhelm Hammershøi
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Listed In: Artists & Painters
Famous As: Painter
Birthdate: May 15, 1864
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: February 13

 47 Thomas MacDonagh

Thomas MacDonagh
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Listed In: Activists
Famous As: Poet
Birthdate: February 1, 1878
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Cloughjordan, Ireland
Died: May 3

 48 Ivan Franko

Ivan Franko
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Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Poet
Birthdate: August 27, 1856
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Ukraine
Died: May 28

 49 Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz

Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz
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Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Military officer
Birthdate: August 12, 1843
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Ivanovka, Russia
Died: April 19

 50 Hugo Münsterberg

Hugo Münsterberg
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Famous As: Psychologist, University teacher, Philosopher
Birthdate: June 1, 1863
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Gdańsk
Died: December 16