Famous People Who Died In 2011
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Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 2011. This list includes people like Steve Jobs, Elizabeth Taylor, Muammar Gaddafi, Kim Jong-il, Randy Savage and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, artists, physicists and composers who died in 2011. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, India & Germany and many more countries.
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1
Steve Jobs(Co-Founder, Former Chairman and CEO of 'Apple')
Birthdate: February 24, 1955
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Died: October 5
2
Amy Jade Winehouse(Known for Her Deep, Expressive Contralto Vocals and Her Eclectic Mix of Musical Genres)
Birthdate: September 14, 1983
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Enfield, London, England
Died: July 23
Birthdate: February 27, 1932
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Hampstead, London, England
Died: March 23
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
4
Randy Savage(One of the Greatest Pro Wrestlers Who Ever Lived)
Birthdate: November 15, 1952
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio, United States
Died: May 20
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Birthdate: January 12, 1944
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Beaufort, South Carolina, United States
Died: November 7
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
6
Peter Falk(Best Known for His Role as ‘Lieutenant Columbo’ in the TV Series ‘Columbo’)
Birthdate: September 16, 1927
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bronx, New York, United States
Died: June 23
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
Birthdate: March 24, 1989
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: August 5
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Birthdate: January 21, 1918
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New Holland, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: January 2
Birthdate: May 26, 1923
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Died: June 3
Height: 6'7" (201 cm)
10
Ryan Dunn
(Stunt Performer)
Birthdate: June 11, 1977
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Medina, Ohio, USA
Died: June 20
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
11
Christopher Hitchens(British-American Author Who is Known for Excoriating Criticisms of Public Contemporary Figures)
Birthdate: April 13, 1949
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Portsmouth, England
Died: December 15
12
Nate Dogg
(Rapper Best Known for His Song ‘Regulate')
Birthdate: August 19, 1969
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Long Beach, California, United States
Died: March 15
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
13
Jane Russell(Actress, Singer and Model Who was One of Hollywood's Leading Sex Symbols in the 1940s and 1950s )
Birthdate: June 21, 1921
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bemidji, Minnesota, United States
Died: February 28
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
14
Betty Ford(Former First Lady of the United States)
Birthdate: April 8, 1918
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: July 8
15
Harry Morgan(Prolific Character Actor Who Starred in More Than 100 Films)
Birthdate: April 10, 1915
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Died: December 7
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
Birthdate: September 9, 1923
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: La Jolla
Died: September 10
Birthdate: October 5, 1950
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Died: May 27
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
18
Gerry Rafferty
(Singer-songwriter, Singer, Songwriter)
Birthdate: April 16, 1947
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Paisley
Died: January 4
19
Pete Postlethwaite
(Actor)
Birthdate: February 7, 1946
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Warrington
Died: January 2
20
Anne Francis(Best Known for Roles in the Film ‘Forbidden Planet, and TV Series ‘Honey West’)
Birthdate: September 16, 1930
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Ossining, New York, United States
Died: January 2
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
21
Andy Whitfield(Best Known for His Role in the TV Series ‘Spartacus: Blood and Sand’)
Birthdate: October 17, 1971
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales
Died: September 11
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
22
Bubba Smith
(American football player)
Birthdate: February 28, 1945
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Orange, Texas, United States
Died: August 3
Height: 6'7" (201 cm)
23
Har Gobind Khorana(Indian American Biochemist Who was One of the Recipients of the 1968 Nobel Prize in Medicine)
Birthdate: January 9, 1922
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Punjab, India
Died: November 9
24
Sidney Lumet(Prolific Filmaker of the Modern Era Known for Eliciting Strong Performances From His Cast Members)
Birthdate: June 25, 1924
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: April 9
25
Nancy Wake(British Agent who Led the Maquis Groups of the French Resistance - One of the Most Decorated Servicewomen During WW II)
Birthdate: August 30, 1912
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Wellington, New Zealand
Died: August 7
26
Jackie Cooper(Actor, Director, Producer and the First Child Actor to Receive an Oscar Nomination)
Birthdate: September 15, 1922
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: May 3
Birthdate: September 26, 1914
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Died: January 23
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
28
Patrice O'Neal
(Stand-up Comedian)
Birthdate: December 7, 1969
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: November 29
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
29
Clarence Clemons
(Best Known as the Saxophonist of the Rock Band 'The E Street Band')
Birthdate: January 11, 1942
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Died: June 18
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
Birthdate: April 1, 1940
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Ihithe, Kenya
Died: September 25
Birthdate: August 26, 1935
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Newburgh, New York, United States
Died: March 26
Birthdate: April 2, 1932
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Mooloolaba, Australia
Died: October 6
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Birthdate: November 23, 1916
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kuala Lumpur
Died: March 27
34
Gil Scott-Heron
(Poet and Singer-songwriter)
Birthdate: April 1, 1949
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: May 27
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
35
David Oswald Nelson
(Actor)
Birthdate: October 24, 1936
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Died: January 11
Birthdate: May 26, 1928
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Pontiac, Michigan, U.S.
Died: June 3
37
John Barry
(Composer, Musician, Songwriter, Film score composer)
Birthdate: November 3, 1933
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: York
Died: January 30
38
Jani Lane
(Singer-songwriter)
Birthdate: February 1, 1964
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Akron, Ohio, USA
Died: August 10
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
39
Otto von Habsburg
(Last Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary and Former Member of the European Parliament)
Birthdate: November 20, 1912
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Reichenau an der Rax, Austria
Died: July 4
Birthdate: January 31, 1963
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Amory, Mississippi, United States
Died: January 10
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
41
Dennis Ritchie(American Computer Scientist Known for Creating the C Programming Language)
Birthdate: September 9, 1941
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bronxville, New York, United States
Died: October 12
Birthdate: April 9, 1957
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Pedreña, Spain
Died: May 7
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
43
Sócrates
(Football player)
Birthdate: February 19, 1954
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Belém, State of Pará, Brazil
Died: December 4
Birthdate: January 9, 1939
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Chelsea, London, England
Died: January 15
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Birthdate: July 1, 1925
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: San Jose, California, USA
Died: March 27
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Václav Havel(The Last President of Czechoslovakia (1989-1992) & the First President of the Czech Republic (1993-2003))
Birthdate: October 5, 1936
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Prague, Czech Republic
Died: December 18
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Sargent Shriver(American Politician and United States Ambassador to France (1968–1970))
Birthdate: November 9, 1915
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Westminster, Maryland, United States
Died: January 18
48
Nickolas Ashford
(Songwriter)
Birthdate: May 4, 1941
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Fairfield County, South Carolina, United States
Died: August 22
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Birthdate: May 22, 1940
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Died: April 17
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Birthdate: November 6, 1935
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Venice, California, USA
Died: November 25