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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
Maximilian Carl Emil WeberMax Weber
German
Sociologist

Bal Gangadhar TilakBal Gangadhar Tilak
Indian
Indian teacher

Amedeo ModiglianiAmedeo Modigliani
Italian
Painter & Sculptor

Wilhelm WundtWilhelm Wundt
German
Philosopher

Edmund BartonEdmund Barton
Australian
Former Prime Minister of Australia
Venustiano CarranzaVenustiano Carranza
Mexican
Politician

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
George GippGeorge Gipp
American
American Football Player

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

Jacob SchiffJacob Schiff
American
Banker, Financier

Sarada DeviSarada Devi
Indian
Saint

Peter Carl FabergéPeter Carl Fabergé
Russian
jeweller, inventor, artist
John Francis DodgeJohn Francis Dodge
American
Entrepreneur, Businessperson

James ColosimoJames Colosimo
American
Criminal
John Fisher, 1st Baron FisherJohn Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher
British
Politician

Horace Elgin DodgeHorace Elgin Dodge
American
Industrialists

Abraham KuyperAbraham Kuyper
Journalist, Theologian, Politician, University
William Dean HowellsWilliam Dean Howells
American
Novelist

Otto GrossOtto Gross
Austrian
Psychiatrist, Psychanalyst, Physician
Lothar von TrothaLothar von Trotha
German
Military personnel

Dmitri IvanovskyDmitri Ivanovsky
Russian
Botanist

Benito Pérez GaldósBenito Pérez Galdós
Spanish
Spanish novelist
Essad Pasha ToptaniEssad Pasha Toptani
Albanian
Political leader

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Olive SchreinerOlive Schreiner
South African
Writer
William C. GorgasWilliam C. Gorgas
American
Physician

Herbert James DraperHerbert James Draper
British
painter, illustrator

Eleanor H. PorterEleanor H. Porter
American
Novelist

Alexius MeinongAlexius Meinong
Austrian
Philosopher
Vladimir PurishkevichVladimir Purishkevich
Russian
Politician
Benjamin HoltBenjamin Holt
American
Inventor

Max KlingerMax Klinger
German
Painter

Mary Augusta WardMary Augusta Ward
Australian, British
Novelist

Aleksandr KolchakAleksandr Kolchak
Russian
Admiral
John Wesley HyattJohn Wesley Hyatt
American
Inventor

Norman LockyerNorman Lockyer
British
Astronomer

Charles Tomlinson GriffesCharles Tomlinson Griffes
American
Composer

José Gómez OrtegaJosé Gómez Ortega
Spanish
Matador

S. AnskyS. Ansky
Belarusian, Russian
Writer
Maud PowellMaud Powell
American
Violinist

Samuel ColmanSamuel Colman
American
American painter
Theodore Newton VailTheodore Newton Vail
American
Businessman

Richard DehmelRichard Dehmel
German
Poet

Heinrich LammaschHeinrich Lammasch
Austrian
Jurist
Henry W. BlairHenry W. Blair
American
Politician

William HeinemannWilliam Heinemann
British
Publisher
Madeline McDowell BreckinridgeMadeline McDowell Breckinridge
American
Human Rights Activist

Louis Arthur Ducos du HauronLouis Arthur Ducos du Hauron
French
Photographer

Amos WhitneyAmos Whitney
American
Mechanical engineer

Dan AnderssonDan Andersson
Swedish
Author

Moritz CantorMoritz Cantor
German
Historian
Julia A. MooreJulia A. Moore
American
American poet

Walter Cunliffe, 1st Baron CunliffeWalter Cunliffe, 1st Baron Cunliffe
British
Banker

John George BartholomewJohn George Bartholomew
Scottish
Cartographer

George Walbridge PerkinsGeorge Walbridge Perkins
American
Politician
Maria SanfordMaria Sanford
American
Educator

Owen Morgan EdwardsOwen Morgan Edwards
Welsh
Historian
Matthías JochumssonMatthías Jochumsson
Icelander
Poet

Wilhelm BoussetWilhelm Bousset
German
Theologian

Charles LapworthCharles Lapworth
British
Geologist
Reginald De KovenReginald De Koven
American
Music Critic

Alexei PolivanovAlexei Polivanov
Russian
Political figure
May Wright SewallMay Wright Sewall
American
Reformer

Wilhelm PfefferWilhelm Pfeffer
German
Botanist

Louise Imogen GuineyLouise Imogen Guiney
American
Poet
Alberto Blest GanaAlberto Blest Gana
Chilean
Novelist

Yves DelageYves Delage
French
Zoologist
Jesse CollingsJesse Collings
British
Member of Parliament

Marcel-Auguste DieulafoyMarcel-Auguste Dieulafoy
French
Archaeologist

Heinrich FriedjungHeinrich Friedjung
Austrian, Czech
Historian

Adolf FreyAdolf Frey
Swiss
Writer
Duncan MacDougallDuncan MacDougall
American
physician, psychiatrist
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

Omer SeyfeddinOmer Seyfeddin
Turkish
Author

William SandayWilliam Sanday
British
Biblical scholar

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