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Famous People Who Died In 1941

Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1941. This list includes people like Rabindranath Tagore, Lou Gehrig, Virginia Woolf, James Joyce, Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include poets, artists, political leaders and novelists who died in 1941. This list includes people from Germany, United States, United Kingdom & France and many more countries.

Rabindranath TagoreRabindranath Tagore
Indian
Poet
Wilhelm IIWilhelm II
German
Emperor of Germany

Virginia WoolfVirginia Woolf
British
Novelist

James JoyceJames Joyce
Irish
Writer

Lou GehrigLou Gehrig
American
Baseball Player

Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-PowellRobert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell
British
Founder of the Scout Movement
Maximilian KolbeMaximilian Kolbe
Polish
Friar

Alfonso XIII of SpainAlfonso XIII of Spain
Spanish
King of Spain

Frederick BantingFrederick Banting
Canadian
Discoverer of Insulin
Henri BergsonHenri Bergson
French
Philosopher and Writer

Amrita ShergilAmrita Shergil
Indian
Indian painter
Banjo PatersonBanjo Paterson
Australian
Poet

Louis ChevroletLouis Chevrolet
Swiss, American
Founder of the Chevrolet Motor Car Company

Amy JohnsonAmy Johnson
British
Aviator

Sherwood AndersonSherwood Anderson
American
Writer

Annie Jump CannonAnnie Jump Cannon
American
Astronomer
Ernest Everett JustErnest Everett Just
American
Biologist

Walther NernstWalther Nernst
German
Physicist and Chemist

Paul SabatierPaul Sabatier
French
Chemist

Louis BrandeisLouis Brandeis
American
Former Lawyer & US Supreme Court Associate Justice
Gutzon BorglumGutzon Borglum
American
Sculptor

Louis D. BrandeisLouis D. Brandeis
American
Judge
Ioannis MetaxasIoannis Metaxas
Greek
Politician, Officer, Military personnel

Jelly Roll MortonJelly Roll Morton
American
Pianist, Bandleader, Composer, Conductor, Jazz

Abe RelesAbe Reles
American
Mobster
Bruno MussoliniBruno Mussolini
Aviator

Günther PrienGünther Prien
German
Officer, Submariner
Ernst UdetErnst Udet
German
Pilot

Ignacy Jan PaderewskiIgnacy Jan Paderewski
Ukrainian, American
Former Prime Minister of Poland

El LissitzkyEl Lissitzky
Russian
painter, architect, graphic designer,
James George FrazerJames George Frazer
British
Anthropologist, Writer, Historian, Mythographer

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Robert DelaunayRobert Delaunay
French
Painter, Artist
Werner MöldersWerner Mölders
German
Fighter pilot

Marina TsvetaevaMarina Tsvetaeva
Russian, Russian
Poet, Writer

William Gibbs McAdooWilliam Gibbs McAdoo
American
Politician

Maurice LeblancMaurice Leblanc
French
Writer, Novelist, Science fiction writer
Arthur EvansArthur Evans
British
Archaeologist
Nigel GresleyNigel Gresley
British
Engineer

Zoya KosmodemyanskayaZoya Kosmodemyanskaya
Russian, Russian
Activist

Edward Rydz-ŚmigłyEdward Rydz-Śmigły
Polish, Ukrainian
Polish Politician

Benjamin Lee WhorfBenjamin Lee Whorf
American
Anthropologist, Linguist
Gottfried FederGottfried Feder
German
Economist, Politician, University teacher

Minnie VautrinMinnie Vautrin
American
Missionary

Josef JakobsJosef Jakobs
German, Luxembourgian
Spy

Sir Hugh WalpoleSir Hugh Walpole
New Zealander, British
Novelist

Chris WatsonChris Watson
Australian
Politician
Helen MorganHelen Morgan
American
Actress

Harry M. DaughertyHarry M. Daugherty
American
Attorney General
Werner SombartWerner Sombart
German
Economist, Sociologist, University teacher

Willis Van DevanterWillis Van Devanter
American
Jurist

Franz von WerraFranz von Werra
Swiss, German
Fighter pilot, Aviator
Edwin S. PorterEdwin S. Porter
American
Film Producer

Evelyn UnderhillEvelyn Underhill
British
Writer
Henri LebesgueHenri Lebesgue
French
Mathematician

Kurt KoffkaKurt Koffka
German
Psychologist, University teacher

Elizabeth von ArnimElizabeth von Arnim
German, British
Writer, Novelist

Gus KahnGus Kahn
American
Composer, Songwriter, Lyricist, Film score

Julian EltingeJulian Eltinge
American
Actor
Gaetano MoscaGaetano Mosca
Italian
Political scientist

Pál TelekiPál Teleki
Hungarian
Prime minister

Christian RakovskyChristian Rakovsky
Bulgarian
Politician

Alexej von JawlenskyAlexej von Jawlensky
Russian
Painter
Tullio Levi-CivitaTullio Levi-Civita
Mathematician

Eduard Freiherr von Böhm-ErmolliEduard Freiherr von Böhm-Ermolli
Czech, Italian
Austrian general
J. Stuart BlacktonJ. Stuart Blackton
British
Film Producer

Catherine RadziwillCatherine Radziwill
Polish
Writer

Frank BridgeFrank Bridge
British
Composer, Conductor, Music educator
Rudolf HilferdingRudolf Hilferding
Austrian, German
Economist, Politician, Writer

Karin BoyeKarin Boye
Swedish
Writer, Poet, Novelist, Literary critic,
Émile NelliganÉmile Nelligan
Canadian
Poet

Émile BernardÉmile Bernard
French
Painter, Poet, Writer

Daniel Carter BeardDaniel Carter Beard
American
Illustrator
Dmitry MerezhkovskyDmitry Merezhkovsky
Russian
Novelist

C. F. A. VoyseyC. F. A. Voysey
British
Architect
Sir Hugh Charles CliffordSir Hugh Charles Clifford
British
Colonial administrator

Hans SpemannHans Spemann
German
Embryologist

Hans DrieschHans Driesch
German
Biologist

Maximilien LuceMaximilien Luce
French
Painter
Nicolae TitulescuNicolae Titulescu
Romanian
Diplomat
William SulzerWilliam Sulzer
American
Politician

James Allen WardJames Allen Ward
New Zealander
 

Tom MannTom Mann
British
Public Speaker

Simon DubnowSimon Dubnow
Belarusian, Russian
Historian
Hjalmar SöderbergHjalmar Söderberg
Swedish
Novelist

Émile PicardÉmile Picard
French
Mathematician

Herbert Austin, 1st Baron AustinHerbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin
British
Automobile Designer

Sir George Abraham GriersonSir George Abraham Grierson
British
Linguist

Frank ConradFrank Conrad
American
Engineer
Alfred HettnerAlfred Hettner
German
Geographer

Mihály BabitsMihály Babits
Hungarian
Author
W.J. CashW.J. Cash
American
Author

Hamilton HartyHamilton Harty
Northern Irish
Irish musician
Jaan TõnissonJaan Tõnisson
Estonian
Statesman
Thomas Raymond KellyThomas Raymond Kelly
American