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

Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl KitchenerHerbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
Irish, British
Field Marshal

Ota BengaOta Benga
Congolese
Congolese Mbuti Pygmy
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

Patrick PearsePatrick Pearse
Irish
Politician
Roger CasementRoger Casement
Irish
Diplomat

Victoriano HuertaVictoriano Huerta
Mexican
Former President of Mexico

Rubén DaríoRubén Darío
Nicaraguan
Poet

Ernst MachErnst Mach
Austrian
Physicist

Thomas EakinsThomas Eakins
American
Painter
Sholem AleichemSholem Aleichem
American
Author

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
George OsborneGeorge Osborne
Australian
Actor

Helmuth von Moltke the YoungerHelmuth von Moltke the Younger
German
officer

Franz MarcFranz Marc
German
Painter
Hetty GreenHetty Green
American
financier

Odilon RedonOdilon Redon
French
Painter, Illustrator, Printmaker
Henryk SienkiewiczHenryk Sienkiewicz
Polish
Writer, Novelist, Screenwriter, Journalist

Umberto BoccioniUmberto Boccioni
Italian
Painter, Sculptor, Artist

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

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Élie MetchnikoffÉlie Metchnikoff
Russian
 
Percival LowellPercival Lowell
American
Astronomer, Mathematician

Oswald BoelckeOswald Boelcke
Aviator, Military personnel

James Whitcomb RileyJames Whitcomb Riley
American
Author

Max ImmelmannMax Immelmann
Aviator, Military personnel
William Merritt ChaseWilliam Merritt Chase
American
Painter
George ButterworthGeorge Butterworth
British
Composer, Musicologist

Josiah RoyceJosiah Royce
American
Philosopher, University teacher

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

Hugo MünsterbergHugo Münsterberg
German, American
Psychologist, University teacher, Philosopher
Vasily SurikovVasily Surikov
Russian
painter

Alfred KleinerAlfred Kleiner
Swiss
Physicist

Colmar Freiherr von der GoltzColmar Freiherr von der Goltz
German
Writer, Military historian, Soldier

Pierre DuhemPierre Duhem
French
Historian

Lanoe HawkerLanoe Hawker
British
Aviator, Military personnel
Jean WebsterJean Webster
American
Writer

Grenville M. DodgeGrenville M. Dodge
American
Officer
Huang XingHuang Xing
Chinese
Revolutionary

Seth LowSeth Low
American
Educator

Ivan FrankoIvan Franko
Ukrainian
Poet
Jack CornwellJack Cornwell
British
 

Richard Harding DavisRichard Harding Davis
American
Journalist
Gaston MasperoGaston Maspero
French
Egyptologist

Luis Muñoz RiveraLuis Muñoz Rivera
Puerto Rican
Poet

Marie BracquemondMarie Bracquemond
French
Painter

Carleton WatkinsCarleton Watkins
American
Photographer

José EchegarayJosé Echegaray
Spanish
Spanish civil engineer
Mary Everest BooleMary Everest Boole
British
mathematician, philosopher

James Burrill AngellJames Burrill Angell
American
Diplomat

Walter SuttonWalter Sutton
American
Geneticist

Ștefan LuchianȘtefan Luchian
Romanian
painter, pastelist, watercolourist
Cleveland AbbeCleveland Abbe
American
Meteorologist

LewanikaLewanika
Zambian
King
Joseph Rucker LamarJoseph Rucker Lamar
American
Jurist

Klas Pontus ArnoldsonKlas Pontus Arnoldson
Swedish
Politician, Journalist, Writer, Non-fiction writer

Michael Hicks Beach, 1st Earl St AldwynMichael Hicks Beach, 1st Earl St Aldwyn
British
British statesman
Susan BlowSusan Blow
American
Educator

Julia TutwilerJulia Tutwiler
American
Advocate
Théodule-Armand RibotThéodule-Armand Ribot
French
Psychologist

Ada RehanAda Rehan
Irish, American
Actress

Mário de Sá-CarneiroMário de Sá-Carneiro
Portuguese
Poet
Sheng XuanhuaiSheng Xuanhuai
Chinese
Official

John Benjamin MurphyJohn Benjamin Murphy
American
Physician
Lily BraunLily Braun
German
Writer

Artúr GörgeyArtúr Görgey
Hungarian
Military leader

Émile FaguetÉmile Faguet
French
Author

Emile VerhaerenEmile Verhaeren
French
Belgian poet
Ephraim ShayEphraim Shay
American
Merchant
Hamilton Wright MabieHamilton Wright Mabie
American
Essayist

Edward Levy-Lawson, 1st Baron BurnhamEdward Levy-Lawson, 1st Baron Burnham
British
Media proprietor

Guido GozzanoGuido Gozzano
Italian
Poet

Henri HarpigniesHenri Harpignies
French
Painter
August LeskienAugust Leskien
German
Linguist

Helen Farnsworth MearsHelen Farnsworth Mears
American
Sculptor

Martha McClellan BrownMartha McClellan Brown
American
Educator

Mary Lizzie MacomberMary Lizzie Macomber
American
Artist

Clara Louise KelloggClara Louise Kellogg
American
Singer
Gustav FalkeGustav Falke
German
Writer

Marthinus Theunis SteynMarthinus Theunis Steyn
South African
President of Orange Free State
Annie Le Porte DiggsAnnie Le Porte Diggs
Canadian, American
Journalist

Lauder BruntonLauder Brunton
Scottish
Physician
Samuel David FergusonSamuel David Ferguson
American
Bishop
August FickAugust Fick
German
Author