Famous People Who Died In 1929

Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1929. This list includes people like Wyatt Earp, Millicent Fawcett, Ferdinand Foch, Herman Hollerith, Gustav Stresemann and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include artists, political leaders, inventors and presidents who died in 1929. This list includes people from United States, Germany, United Kingdom & France and many more countries.
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 1 
Wyatt Earp
(American Lawman and Gambler Best Known for His Involvement in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral)
Wyatt Earp
28
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 19, 1848
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Monmouth, Illinois, United States
Died: January 13
 2 
Karl Benz
(Entrepreneur)
Karl Benz
7
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: November 25, 1844
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Mühlburg, Karlsruhe, Germany
Died: April 4
 3 
Georges Clémenceau
(Former French Prime Minister)
Georges Clémenceau
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 28, 1841
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Mouilleron-en-Pareds, Vendee
Died: November 24
 4 
Lillie Langtry
(Actress)
Lillie Langtry
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 13, 1853
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Jersey
Died: February 12
 5 
Millicent Fawcett
(Feminist Politcian Who Led the Women's Suffrage Movement in Britain)
Millicent Fawcett
3
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: June 11, 1847
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Aldeburgh, England
Died: August 5
 6 
Blind Lemon Jefferson
(Blues & Gospel Singer-Songwriter)
Blind Lemon Jefferson
3
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: September 24, 1893
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Coutchman, Texas, United States
Died: December 19
 7 
Asa Griggs Candler
(Businessman)
Asa Griggs Candler
1
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: December 30, 1851
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Villa Rica, Georgia, United States
Died: March 12
 8 
Elijah McCoy
(Canadian-American Engineer Best Remembered for Inventing Lubrication Systems for Steam Engines)
Elijah McCoy
3
Birthdate: May 2, 1844
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Colchester, Ontario, Canada
Died: October 10
 9 
Herman Hollerith
(Father of modern automatic computation)
Herman Hollerith
3
Birthdate: February 29, 1860
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Buffalo
Died: November 17
 10 
Gustav Stresemann
(Chancellor of Germany)
Gustav Stresemann
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 10, 1878
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Berlin
Died: October 3
 11 
Katharine Lee Bates
(poet, writer, university teacher, songwriter)
Katharine Lee Bates
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 12, 1859
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Falmouth
Died: September 28
 12 
Wilhelm Maybach
(German Automobile Designer Known for Designing the Initial Mercedes Cars, and Founder of 'Maybach')
Wilhelm Maybach
1
Birthdate: February 9, 1846
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Heilbronn
Died: December 29
 13 
Princess Viktoria of Prussia
(Politician)
Princess Viktoria of Prussia
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 12, 1866
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New Palace, Potsdam, Germany
Died: November 13
 14 
Prince Maximilian of Baden
(Last Chancellor of the German Empire and Minister-President of Prussia (1918))
Prince Maximilian of Baden
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 10, 1867
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Baden-Baden, Germany
Died: November 6
 15 
Emile Berliner
(Inventor)
Emile Berliner
1
Birthdate: May 20, 1851
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hanover, Germany
Died: August 3
 16 
David Dunbar Buick
(American Inventor Best Known for Founding the 'Buick Motor Company')
David Dunbar Buick
0
Birthdate: September 17, 1854
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Arbroath, Angus, Scotland
Died: March 5
 17 
La Goulue
(Dancer)
La Goulue
0
Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: July 12, 1866
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Died: January 29
 18 
Kate Perugini
(Painter)
Kate Perugini
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 29, 1839
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: London
Died: May 9
 19 
Edward Carpenter
(Poet, Philosopher, Writer)
Edward Carpenter
1
Birthdate: August 29, 1844
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hove
Died: June 28
 20 
Aletta Jacobs
(Physician)
Aletta Jacobs
0
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: February 9, 1854
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Sappemeer, Netherlands
Died: August 10
 21 
Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia
(General)
Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 18, 1856
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: January 5
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
 22 
Jeanne Eagels
(Actress)
Jeanne Eagels
1
Birthdate: June 26, 1890
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri
Died: October 3
 23 
Émile Loubet
(President of France from 1899 to 1906, 45th Prime Minister of France)
Émile Loubet
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 30, 1838
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Marsanne, France
Died: December 20
 24 
Sergei Diaghilev
(Russian Art Critic, Ballet Impresario and Founder of the 'Ballets Russes')
Sergei Diaghilev
1
Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: March 31, 1872
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Chudovsky District, Russia
Died: August 19
 25 
Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery
(Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from March 1894 to June 1895)
Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 7, 1847
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom
Died: May 21
 26 
Antoine Bourdelle
(French Sculptor, Teacher and an Key Figure in the 'Art Deco Movement')
Antoine Bourdelle
0
Birthdate: October 30, 1861
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne, France
Died: October 1
 27 
Robert Henri
(Painter)
Robert Henri
2
Birthdate: June 24, 1865
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Cincinnati
Died: July 12
 28 
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
(Novelist, Poet, Essayist)
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 1, 1874
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Landstraße, Vienna, Austria
Died: July 15
 29 
Victor L. Berger
(Politician)
Victor L. Berger
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 28, 1860
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Austria-Hungary
Died: August 7
 30 
Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia
(Grand Duke)
Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 16, 1861
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Peterhof, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: April 26
 31 
Henry Scott Tuke
(Painter)
Henry Scott Tuke
0
Birthdate: June 12, 1858
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: York
Died: March 13
 32 
Bliss Carman
(Poet)
Bliss Carman
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 15, 1861
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Fredericton
Died: June 8
 33 
Herman Potočnik
0
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: December 22, 1892
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Pula
Died: August 27
 34 
Prince Henry of Prussia
(Prince)
Prince Henry of Prussia
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 14, 1862
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: April 20
 35 
Carl Ben Eielson
(Aviator)
Carl Ben Eielson
4
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 20, 1897
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Hatton, North Dakota, United States
Died: November 9
 36 
Charles Goodnight
(Rancher)
Charles Goodnight
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: March 5, 1836
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Macoupin County, Illinois, United States
Died: December 12
 37 
José Batlle y Ordóñez
(Former President of Uruguay Who Served for Three-Terms Between 1899 and 1911)
José Batlle y Ordóñez
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 21, 1856
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Died: October 20
 38 
Maria Christina of Austria
(Queen Consort of Spain (1879 – 1885))
Maria Christina of Austria
0
Birthdate: July 21, 1858
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Brno, Czechia
Died: February 6
 39 
Jozef Murgaš
(Inventor)
Jozef Murgaš
0
Birthdate: February 17, 1864
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Tajov
Died: May 11
 40 
Harry Crosby
(Poet)
Harry Crosby
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 4, 1898
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: December 10
 41 
Agner Krarup Erlang
(Mathematician, Engineer, Statistician)
Agner Krarup Erlang
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: January 1, 1878
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Denmark
Died: February 3
 42 
Mary MacLane
(Writer)
Mary MacLane
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 1, 1881
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Winnipeg, Canada
Died: August 6
 43 
Tanaka Giichi
(Prime Minister of Japan from 1927 to 1929)
Tanaka Giichi
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 22, 1864
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Abu District, Yamaguchi, Japan
Died: September 29
 44 
Tex Rickard
(Boxing promoter)
Tex Rickard
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: January 2, 1870
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kansas City, Missourii, United States
Died: January 6
 45 
Charles F. Brush
(Engineer)
Charles F. Brush
0
Birthdate: March 17, 1849
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Euclid, Ohio, United States
Died: June 15
 46 
William Bramwell Booth
(Minister)
William Bramwell Booth
0
Birthdate: March 8, 1856
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Halifax, United Kingdom
Died: June 16
 47 
Franz Rosenzweig
(German Theologian, Philosopher and Translator)
Franz Rosenzweig
1
Birthdate: December 25, 1886
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kassel, Germany
Died: December 10
 48 
Oscar Underwood
(Politician)
Oscar Underwood
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 6, 1862
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Died: January 25
 49 
Gotō Shimpei
(Former Mayor of Tokyo City)
Gotō Shimpei
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 24, 1857
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Isawa District, Iwate, Japan
Died: April 13
 50 
Thomas Aloysius Dorgan
(Journalist and cartoonist)
Thomas Aloysius Dorgan
0
Birthdate: April 29, 1877
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Died: May 2