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

Virginia WoolfVirginia Woolf
British
Novelist

Gutzon BorglumGutzon Borglum
American
Sculptor

Lou GehrigLou Gehrig
American
Baseball Player

James JoyceJames Joyce
Irish
Writer
Alfonso XIII of SpainAlfonso XIII of Spain
Spanish
King of Spain

Maximilian KolbeMaximilian Kolbe
Polish
Friar

Louis BrandeisLouis Brandeis
American
Former Lawyer & US Supreme Court Associate Justice
Henri BergsonHenri Bergson
French
Philosopher and Writer

Wilhelm IIWilhelm II
German
Emperor of Germany
Amy JohnsonAmy Johnson
British
Aviator

Banjo PatersonBanjo Paterson
Australian
Poet

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

Frederick BantingFrederick Banting
Canadian
Discoverer of Insulin

Sherwood AndersonSherwood Anderson
American
Writer
Ernest Everett JustErnest Everett Just
American
Biologist

Annie Jump CannonAnnie Jump Cannon
American
Astronomer

Walther NernstWalther Nernst
German
Physicist and Chemist

Paul SabatierPaul Sabatier
French
Chemist
Amrita ShergilAmrita Shergil
Indian
Indian painter

Jelly Roll MortonJelly Roll Morton
American
Pianist, Bandleader, Composer, Conductor, Jazz
Ioannis MetaxasIoannis Metaxas
Greek
Politician, Officer, Military personnel

Abe RelesAbe Reles
American
Mobster

Ignacy Jan PaderewskiIgnacy Jan Paderewski
Ukrainian, American
Former Prime Minister of Poland
Günther PrienGünther Prien
German
Officer, Submariner

Ernst UdetErnst Udet
German
Pilot
Bruno MussoliniBruno Mussolini
Aviator

Werner MöldersWerner Mölders
German
Fighter pilot

El LissitzkyEl Lissitzky
Russian
painter, architect, graphic designer,
William Gibbs McAdooWilliam Gibbs McAdoo
American
Politician

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James George FrazerJames George Frazer
British
Anthropologist, Writer, Historian, Mythographer
Marina TsvetaevaMarina Tsvetaeva
Russian, Russian
Poet, Writer

Robert DelaunayRobert Delaunay
French
Painter, Artist

Zoya KosmodemyanskayaZoya Kosmodemyanskaya
Russian, Russian
Activist

Arthur EvansArthur Evans
British
Archaeologist
Maurice LeblancMaurice Leblanc
French
Writer, Novelist, Science fiction writer
Edward Rydz-ŚmigłyEdward Rydz-Śmigły
Polish, Ukrainian
Polish Politician

Gottfried FederGottfried Feder
German
Economist, Politician, University teacher

Catherine RadziwillCatherine Radziwill
Polish
Writer

Evelyn UnderhillEvelyn Underhill
British
Writer
Franz von WerraFranz von Werra
Swiss, German
Fighter pilot, Aviator

Helen MorganHelen Morgan
American
Actress

Josef JakobsJosef Jakobs
German
Double agent

Nigel GresleyNigel Gresley
British
Engineer

Werner SombartWerner Sombart
German
Economist, Sociologist, University teacher
Minnie VautrinMinnie Vautrin
American
Missionary

Elizabeth von ArnimElizabeth von Arnim
German, British
Writer, Novelist
Benjamin Lee WhorfBenjamin Lee Whorf
American
Anthropologist, Linguist

Harry M. DaughertyHarry M. Daugherty
American
Attorney General

Chris WatsonChris Watson
Australian
Politician
Julian EltingeJulian Eltinge
American
Actor

Christian RakovskyChristian Rakovsky
Bulgarian
Politician
Henri LebesgueHenri Lebesgue
French
Mathematician

Rudolf HilferdingRudolf Hilferding
Austrian, German
Economist, Politician, Writer

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

Edwin S. PorterEdwin S. Porter
American
Film Producer

Daniel Carter BeardDaniel Carter Beard
American
Illustrator
Pál TelekiPál Teleki
Hungarian
Prime minister

Gaetano MoscaGaetano Mosca
Italian
Political scientist

Émile BernardÉmile Bernard
French
Painter, Poet, Writer

Willis Van DevanterWillis Van Devanter
American
Jurist
Alexej von JawlenskyAlexej von Jawlensky
Russian
Painter

Tullio Levi-CivitaTullio Levi-Civita
Mathematician
Frank BridgeFrank Bridge
British
Composer, Conductor, Music educator

Dmitry MerezhkovskyDmitry Merezhkovsky
Russian
Novelist

Kurt KoffkaKurt Koffka
German
Psychologist, University teacher
J. Stuart BlacktonJ. Stuart Blackton
British
Film Producer

Karin BoyeKarin Boye
Swedish
Writer, Poet, Novelist, Literary critic,
C. F. A. VoyseyC. F. A. Voysey
British
Architect

Émile NelliganÉmile Nelligan
Canadian
Poet

James Allen WardJames Allen Ward
New Zealander
 
Hans SpemannHans Spemann
German
Embryologist

William SulzerWilliam Sulzer
American
Politician
Maximilien LuceMaximilien Luce
French
Painter

Hans DrieschHans Driesch
German
Biologist

Simon DubnowSimon Dubnow
Belarusian, Russian
Historian

Tom MannTom Mann
British
Public Speaker
Nicolae TitulescuNicolae Titulescu
Romanian
Diplomat
Frank ConradFrank Conrad
American
Engineer

Émile PicardÉmile Picard
French
Mathematician

William Z. RipleyWilliam Z. Ripley
American
Economist

Hamilton HartyHamilton Harty
Northern Irish
Irish musician
Herbert Austin, 1st Baron AustinHerbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin
British
Automobile Designer

Hjalmar SöderbergHjalmar Söderberg
Swedish
Novelist

Fred FisherFred Fisher
American
Automobile-body manufacturer

Elsie Clews ParsonsElsie Clews Parsons
American
Anthropologist

Jaan TõnissonJaan Tõnisson
Estonian
Statesman
Aribert MogAribert Mog
German
Actor

Guido AdlerGuido Adler
Austrian
Musicologist
Louis D. BrandeisLouis D. Brandeis
American
Judge

Mihály BabitsMihály Babits
Hungarian
Author
George Lyman KittredgeGeorge Lyman Kittredge
American
musicologist, literary critic, journalist
Luigi AlbertiniLuigi Albertini
Italian
Editor