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
07 May 1861, Indian
Poet and Author
Virginia WoolfVirginia Woolf
25 January 1882, British
Novelist

Lou GehrigLou Gehrig
19 June 1903, American
Baseball Player

James JoyceJames Joyce
02 February 1882, Irish
Writer

Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-PowellRobert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell
22 February 1857, British
Founder of the Scout Movement

Henri BergsonHenri Bergson
18 October 1859, French
Philosopher and Writer
Louis ChevroletLouis Chevrolet
25 December 1878, Swiss, American
Founder of the Chevrolet Motor Car Company

Frederick BantingFrederick Banting
14 November 1891, Canadian
Discoverer of Insulin

Louis BrandeisLouis Brandeis
13 November 1856, American
Former Lawyer & US Supreme Court Associate Justice

Wilhelm IIWilhelm II
27 January 1859, German
Emperor of Germany
Gutzon BorglumGutzon Borglum
25 March 1867, American
Sculptor

Banjo PatersonBanjo Paterson
17 February 1864, Australian
Poet
Sherwood AndersonSherwood Anderson
13 September 1876, American
Writer

Annie Jump CannonAnnie Jump Cannon
11 December 1863, American
Astronomer

Walther NernstWalther Nernst
25 June 1864, German
Physicist and Chemist
Amrita ShergilAmrita Shergil
30 January 1913, Indian
Indian painter

Paul SabatierPaul Sabatier
05 November 1854, French
Chemist
Alfonso XIII of SpainAlfonso XIII of Spain
17 May 1886, Spanish
 

Maximilian KolbeMaximilian Kolbe
08 January 1894, Polish
 

Jelly Roll MortonJelly Roll Morton
20 October 1890, American
Pianist, Bandleader, Composer, Conductor, Jazz
Amy JohnsonAmy Johnson
01 July 1903, British
Aviator

Bruno MussoliniBruno Mussolini
22 April 1918
Aviator
Amrita Sher-GilAmrita Sher-Gil
30 January 1913, Indian
Painter

Ioannis MetaxasIoannis Metaxas
12 April 1871, Greek
Politician, Officer, Military personnel

Ignacy Jan PaderewskiIgnacy Jan Paderewski
06 November 1860, Ukrainian, American
Former Prime Minister of Poland

El LissitzkyEl Lissitzky
22 November 1890, Russian
painter, architect, graphic designer,
Ernst UdetErnst Udet
26 April 1896, German
Aviator, Officer, Actor
Robert DelaunayRobert Delaunay
12 April 1885, French
Painter, Artist

James George FrazerJames George Frazer
01 January 1854, British
Anthropologist, Writer, Historian, Mythographer

Werner MöldersWerner Mölders
18 March 1913, German
Fighter pilot

Günther PrienGünther Prien
16 January 1908, German
Officer, Submariner
Marina TsvetaevaMarina Tsvetaeva
28 May 1892, Russian, Russian
Poet, Writer

Arthur EvansArthur Evans
08 July 1851, British
Archaeologist

Benjamin Lee WhorfBenjamin Lee Whorf
24 April 1897, American
Anthropologist, Linguist

Maurice LeblancMaurice Leblanc
11 November 1864, French
Writer, Novelist, Science fiction writer

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Chris WatsonChris Watson
09 April 1867, Australian, Chilean
Politician, Trade unionist
Zoya KosmodemyanskayaZoya Kosmodemyanskaya
13 September 1923, Russian, Russian
Activist

Franz von WerraFranz von Werra
13 July 1914, Swiss, German
Fighter pilot, Aviator
Gottfried FederGottfried Feder
27 January 1883, German
Economist, Politician, University teacher

Nigel GresleyNigel Gresley
19 June 1876, British
Engineer

Ernest Everett JustErnest Everett Just
14 August 1883, American
Biologist, Zoologist, University teacher, Marine
Christian RakovskyChristian Rakovsky
13 August 1873, Bulgarian
Military physician, Politician, Diplomat,

Minnie VautrinMinnie Vautrin
27 September 1886, American
Missionary
Josef JakobsJosef Jakobs
30 June 1898, German
Double agent

Werner SombartWerner Sombart
19 January 1863, German
Economist, Sociologist, University teacher

Elizabeth von ArnimElizabeth von Arnim
31 August 1866, German, British
Writer, Novelist

Gus KahnGus Kahn
06 November 1886, American
Composer, Songwriter, Lyricist, Film score

Kurt KoffkaKurt Koffka
18 March 1886, German
Psychologist, University teacher
Maximilien LuceMaximilien Luce
13 March 1858, French
Painter

Tullio Levi-CivitaTullio Levi-Civita
29 March 1873
Mathematician

Alexej von JawlenskyAlexej von Jawlensky
13 March 1864, German, Russian
painter

Karin BoyeKarin Boye
26 October 1900, Swedish
Writer, Poet, Novelist, Literary critic,
Frank BridgeFrank Bridge
26 February 1879, British
Composer, Conductor, Music educator

Catherine RadziwillCatherine Radziwill
30 March 1858, Polish
Writer
Rudolf HilferdingRudolf Hilferding
10 August 1877, Austrian, German
Economist, Politician, Writer

Hans SpemannHans Spemann
27 June 1869, German
Embryologist

Dmitry MerezhkovskyDmitry Merezhkovsky
02 August 1865, Russian
Novelist
Kaiser WilhelmKaiser Wilhelm
27 January 1859, German
Statesman, King

James Allen WardJames Allen Ward
14 June 1919, New Zealander
 
Aribert MogAribert Mog
03 August 1904, German
Actor

George Lyman KittredgeGeorge Lyman Kittredge
28 February 1860, American
musicologist, literary critic, journalist

Sir James George FrazerSir James George Frazer
01 January 1854, Welsh
 
Frederick Grant BantingFrederick Grant Banting
1891 AD, Canadian
Medical Professional, Inventor, Doctor

Eduard Freiherr von Böhm-ErmolliEduard Freiherr von Böhm-Ermolli
12 February 1856, Czech, Italian
Austrian general
Thomas Raymond KellyThomas Raymond Kelly
1893 AD, American
 

Edward Rydz-ŚmigłyEdward Rydz-Śmigły
11 March 1886, Polish, Ukrainian
Polish Politician

Émile BernardÉmile Bernard
28 April 1868, French
Painter, Poet, Writer

Jiří OrtenJiří Orten
30 August 1919, Czech
Writer, Poet