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Famous People Who Died In 2000

Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 2000. This list includes people like Hedy Lamarr, Pierre Trudeau, Walter Matthau, Alec Guinness, Terence McKenna and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, journalists, poets and prime ministers who died in 2000. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Canada & France and many more countries.

Hedy LamarrHedy Lamarr
Austrian, American
Actress, Co-inventor of technology for spread
Alec GuinnessAlec Guinness
British
Actor

Pierre TrudeauPierre Trudeau
Canadian
15th Prime Minister of Canada

Walter MatthauWalter Matthau
American
Actor

Jim VarneyJim Varney
American
Actor

Loretta YoungLoretta Young
American
Actress
Justin PierceJustin Pierce
British
Actor

Charles M. Schulz Charles M. Schulz
American
 

Big PunBig Pun
American
Rapper
Terence McKennaTerence McKenna
American
Philosopher, Psychonaut, Ethnobotanist, Author

Gwen VerdonGwen Verdon
American
Actress
Tom LandryTom Landry
American
Former American Football Player & Coach

Larry Linville Larry Linville
American
Actor

Noor JehanNoor Jehan
Pakistani
Singer and Actress

Hafez al-AssadHafez al-Assad
Syrian
Former President of Syria

Benjamin OrrBenjamin Orr
American
Singer
Steve AllenSteve Allen
American
 

Sirimavo BandaranaikeSirimavo Bandaranaike
Sri Lankan
Former Prime Minister of Sri Lanka

Jean Speegle HowardJean Speegle Howard
American
Actress

Roger VadimRoger Vadim
French
Screenwriter
Meredith MacRaeMeredith MacRae
American
Actress

Richard MulliganRichard Mulligan
American
Actor
DJ ScrewDJ Screw
American
Hip-hop DJ

Richard FarnsworthRichard Farnsworth
American
Actor, Stuntman

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
American
Actor
Barbara CartlandBarbara Cartland
British
Author

Victor BorgeVictor Borge
Danish, American
American-Danish comedian
Lída BaarováLída Baarová
Austrian, Czech
Actress

Alan CranstonAlan Cranston
American
Former United States Senator

John LindsayJohn Lindsay
American
Politician, Former Mayor of New York City
Hosea WilliamsHosea Williams
American
Civil Rights Leader

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Friedensreich HundertwasserFriedensreich Hundertwasser
Austrian
Architect
Edward GoreyEdward Gorey
American
 

Nick MassiNick Massi
American
Guitarist

Carl AlbertCarl Albert
American
Former Speaker of the United States House of

Walter KeaneWalter Keane
American
Real-Estate Entrepreneur
Doug HenningDoug Henning
Canadian
Magician
Gwendolyn BrooksGwendolyn Brooks
American
Poet

Jacob LawrenceJacob Lawrence
American
Painter

Robin DayRobin Day
British
Broadcaster, Journalist

Emil ZatopekEmil Zatopek
Czech
Long Distance Runner
Charles PerkinsCharles Perkins
Australian
Soccer player

Chidambaram SubramaniamChidambaram Subramaniam
Indian
Former Indian Politician & Freedom Activist

A. E. van VogtA. E. van Vogt
Canadian
Science Fiction Author

Judith Wright Judith Wright
Australian
Poet, Environmentalist, Campaigner for Aboriginal

William E SimonWilliam E. Simon
American
Businessman, Philanthropist
René Gerónimo FavaloroRené Gerónimo Favaloro
Argentinian
Cardiovascular Surgeon

John HarsanyiJohn Harsanyi
Hungarian, American
Economist
Robert CormierRobert Cormier
American
American author

Mark OliphantMark Oliphant
Australian
Physicist

Michael SmithMichael Smith (Chemist)
Canadian
Biochemist
Don BudgeDon Budge
American
Tennis Player

Merton H. MillerMerton H. Miller
American
Economist
Abraham PaisAbraham Pais
American
Physicist

Son SannSon Sann
French, Cambodian
Politician

Louis Eugène Félix Néel Louis Néel
French
Physicist

Konrad BlochKonrad Emil Bloch
German, Polish, American
Biochemist

Cyril ClarkeCyril Clarke
British
Pioneering work on prevention of Rh disease, and
Seymour KetySeymour Kety
American
Neuroscientist

Alan HovhanessAlan Hovhaness
American
Composer

Reginald KrayReginald Kray
British
Gangster

Kirsty MacCollKirsty MacColl
British
Singer-songwriter, Singer
Pierre Elliott TrudeauPierre Elliott Trudeau
Canadian
Prime Minister

YokozunaYokozuna
American
Professional wrestler
Paula YatesPaula Yates
British, Welsh
Television presenter

Purushottam Laxman DeshpandePurushottam Laxman Deshpande
Indian
Author, Film director, Actor, Composer, Poet,

Jason RobardsJason Robards
American
Actor
Charles SchulzCharles Schulz
Illustrator, Writer

Ian DuryIan Dury
British
Singer
Julie LondonJulie London
American
Actor, Singer, Singer-songwriter, Jazz musician,

Władysław SzpilmanWładysław Szpilman
Polish
Pianist, Composer, Musician, Writer, Songwriter

Werner KlempererWerner Klemperer
American
Television actor, Film actor, Singer, Opera
Nancy MarchandNancy Marchand
American
Actress

Derrick ThomasDerrick Thomas
American football player
Jean PetersJean Peters
American
Actress

David TomlinsonDavid Tomlinson
British
Actor

Charles GrayCharles Gray
British
Actor

Larry LambLarry Lamb
British
Actor
Sir Stanley MatthewsSir Stanley Matthews
British
Footballer
Steve ReevesSteve Reeves
American
Bodybuilders

Jack HemingwayJack Hemingway
American
Autobiographer

Željko RažnatovićŽeljko Ražnatović
Slovenian
Military commander

Billy BartyBilly Barty
American
Actor
Screamin' Jay HawkinsScreamin' Jay Hawkins
American
Singer-songwriter

Virginia AdmiralVirginia Admiral
American
Painter

Claire TrevorClaire Trevor
American
Actress

Ofra HazaOfra Haza
Israeli
Singer, Voice actor, Actor, Composer, Journalist,

Thomas ForanThomas Foran
American
Attorney
George MontgomeryGeorge Montgomery
American
Film actor

Jack NitzscheJack Nitzsche
American
Musician
Marie WindsorMarie Windsor
American
Actress

Anthony CoralloAnthony Corallo
American
Gangster
Joe C.Joe C.
American
Rapper
Tito PuenteTito Puente
American
actor, bandleader, conductor, composer, jazz