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Famous People Who Died In 1920

Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1920. This list includes people like Srinivasa Ramanujan, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Amedeo Modigliani, Wilhelm Wundt, Edmund Barton and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include artists, political leaders, sculptors and explorers who died in 1920. This list includes people from United States, Germany and many more countries.

Srinivasa RamanujanSrinivasa Ramanujan
Indian
Mathematician
Bal Gangadhar TilakBal Gangadhar Tilak
Indian
Indian teacher

Maximilian Carl Emil WeberMax Weber
German
Sociologist

Amedeo ModiglianiAmedeo Modigliani
Italian
Painter & Sculptor

Wilhelm WundtWilhelm Wundt
German
Philosopher

George GippGeorge Gipp
American
American Football Player
Venustiano CarranzaVenustiano Carranza
Mexican
Politician

Edmund BartonEdmund Barton
Australian
Former Prime Minister of Australia

Robert PearyRobert Peary
American
Explorer
Max BruchMax Bruch
German
Composer and Conductor

Levi P. MortonLevi P. Morton
American
22nd Vice President of the U.S.A
Yaa AsantewaaYaa Asantewaa
Central African, Ghanaian
Queens Mother

Anders ZornAnders Zorn
Swedish
Painter, Sculptor

John ReedJohn Reed
American
Journalist, Poet

William Chester MinorWilliam Chester Minor
American
lexicographer, linguist

Eugénie de MontijoEugénie de Montijo
Spanish
Empress of France
Alexander of GreeceAlexander of Greece
Greek
Politician

Olive ThomasOlive Thomas
American
Actress

Sarada DeviSarada Devi
Indian
Saint

Jacob SchiffJacob Schiff
American
Banker, Financier
Peter Carl FabergéPeter Carl Fabergé
Russian
jeweller, inventor, artist

John Francis DodgeJohn Francis Dodge
American
Entrepreneur, Businessperson
John Fisher, 1st Baron FisherJohn Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher
British
Politician

James ColosimoJames Colosimo
American
Criminal

Horace Elgin DodgeHorace Elgin Dodge
American
Industrialists
Abraham KuyperAbraham Kuyper
Journalist, Theologian, Politician, University

Lothar von TrothaLothar von Trotha
German
Military personnel
William Dean HowellsWilliam Dean Howells
American
Novelist

Otto GrossOtto Gross
Austrian
Psychiatrist, Psychanalyst, Physician

Dmitri IvanovskyDmitri Ivanovsky
Russian
Botanist
Essad Pasha ToptaniEssad Pasha Toptani
Albanian
Political leader

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Benito Pérez GaldósBenito Pérez Galdós
Spanish
Spanish novelist
Olive SchreinerOlive Schreiner
South African
Writer

Alexius MeinongAlexius Meinong
Austrian
Philosopher

Herbert James DraperHerbert James Draper
British
painter, illustrator

Vladimir PurishkevichVladimir Purishkevich
Russian
Politician
William C. GorgasWilliam C. Gorgas
American
Physician
Eleanor H. PorterEleanor H. Porter
American
Novelist

Benjamin HoltBenjamin Holt
American
Inventor

Max KlingerMax Klinger
German
Painter

Mary Augusta WardMary Augusta Ward
Australian, British
Novelist
John Wesley HyattJohn Wesley Hyatt
American
Inventor

Norman LockyerNorman Lockyer
British
Astronomer

Aleksandr KolchakAleksandr Kolchak
Russian
Admiral

Charles Tomlinson GriffesCharles Tomlinson Griffes
American
Composer

José Gómez OrtegaJosé Gómez Ortega
Spanish
Matador
S. AnskyS. Ansky
Belarusian, Russian
Writer

Samuel ColmanSamuel Colman
American
American painter
Maud PowellMaud Powell
American
Violinist

Amos WhitneyAmos Whitney
American
Mechanical engineer

Heinrich LammaschHeinrich Lammasch
Austrian
Jurist
Dan AnderssonDan Andersson
Swedish
Author

Theodore Newton VailTheodore Newton Vail
American
Businessman
William HeinemannWilliam Heinemann
British
Publisher

Richard DehmelRichard Dehmel
German
Poet

John George BartholomewJohn George Bartholomew
Scottish
Cartographer

George Walbridge PerkinsGeorge Walbridge Perkins
American
Politician

Madeline McDowell BreckinridgeMadeline McDowell Breckinridge
American
Human Rights Activist
Moritz CantorMoritz Cantor
German
Historian

Henry W. BlairHenry W. Blair
American
Politician

Julia A. MooreJulia A. Moore
American
American poet

Louis Arthur Ducos du HauronLouis Arthur Ducos du Hauron
French
Photographer
Walter Cunliffe, 1st Baron CunliffeWalter Cunliffe, 1st Baron Cunliffe
British
Banker

Maria SanfordMaria Sanford
American
Educator
Gilda LangerGilda Langer
German
Actress

Wilhelm BoussetWilhelm Bousset
German
Theologian

Reginald De KovenReginald De Koven
American
Music Critic
Alexei PolivanovAlexei Polivanov
Russian
Political figure

Charles LapworthCharles Lapworth
British
Geologist
Owen Morgan EdwardsOwen Morgan Edwards
Welsh
Historian

May Wright SewallMay Wright Sewall
American
Reformer

Wilhelm PfefferWilhelm Pfeffer
German
Botanist
Matthías JochumssonMatthías Jochumsson
Icelander
Poet

Alberto Blest GanaAlberto Blest Gana
Chilean
Novelist
Marcel-Auguste DieulafoyMarcel-Auguste Dieulafoy
French
Archaeologist

Yves DelageYves Delage
French
Zoologist

Louise Imogen GuineyLouise Imogen Guiney
American
Poet

Jesse CollingsJesse Collings
British
Member of Parliament
Adolf FreyAdolf Frey
Swiss
Writer
Duncan MacDougallDuncan MacDougall
American
physician, psychiatrist

Heinrich FriedjungHeinrich Friedjung
Austrian, Czech
Historian

Robert MorantRobert Morant
British
Civil servant

Ronald BurrowsRonald Burrows
British
Archaeologist
James GayleyJames Gayley
American
Chemist

Paul AdamPaul Adam
French
Novelist

Tryggve AndersenTryggve Andersen
Norwegian
Novelist

Joseph P. IddingsJoseph P. Iddings
American
Geologist

William SandayWilliam Sanday
British
Biblical scholar
Omer SeyfeddinOmer Seyfeddin
Turkish
Author

Cho Sok-chinCho Sok-chin
North Korean, South Korean
Painter
James O'NeillJames O'Neill
Irish, American
Actor

Sir William de Wiveleslie AbneySir William de Wiveleslie Abney
British
Astronomer