TheFamousPeople

Died On August 23rd

Discover the most famous people who died on August 23. The list includes people like William Wallace, R. D. Laing, William Glasser, John Kendrew, Stanford Moore. Famous personalities featured on this list, include physicists, artists, playwrights and military leaders and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, Scotland, Canada & France and many more countries.

William WallaceWilliam Wallace
Scottish
Military Leader
Abu BakrAbu Bakr
Saudi Arabian
Companion of Muhammad

David H. KochDavid H. Koch
American
Co-owner of Koch Industries

Oscar Hammerstein IIOscar Hammerstein II
American
Lyricist

Kathleen FreemanKathleen Freeman
American
Actress

John GeoghanJohn Geoghan
American
Serial Child Rapist
R. D. LaingR. D. Laing
French, Scottish
Psychiatrist

Charles Augustin De CoulombCharles Augustin De Coulomb
French
French physicist

Marigold ChurchillMarigold Churchill
British
Winston Churchill's Daughter
William GlasserWilliam Glasser
American
Developer of reality therapy and choice theory

Reinhard SeltenReinhard Selten
Polish
Economist
John KendrewJohn Kendrew
British
Biochemist and Crystallographer

David RoseDavid Rose
American
Entrepreneur

Stanford Moore Stanford Moore
American
Biochemist

Rudolph ValentinoRudolph Valentino
Italian, American
Actor

CaesarionCaesarion
Egyptian
Pharaoh
Justin Townes EarleJustin Townes Earle
American
Singer-songwriter

Abdülmecid IIAbdülmecid II
French
Caliph

Steven HillSteven Hill
American
Actor

George VilliersGeorge Villiers
British
Politician
Brock PetersBrock Peters
American
Actor

Anthony CoralloAnthony Corallo
American
Gangster
Oliver Hazard PerryOliver Hazard Perry
American
Officer

Princess Stéphanie of BelgiumPrincess Stéphanie of Belgium
Austrian, Belgian
Princess

Gnaeus Julius AgricolaGnaeus Julius Agricola
French, Ancient Roman
General
Bobby Lee BondsBobby Lee Bonds
American
Baseball player

Isabella of Aragon, Queen of PortugalIsabella of Aragon, Queen of Portugal
Portuguese
Queen
Maynard FergusonMaynard Ferguson
Canadian
Trumpeter, Jazz musician, Musician

Charles-Augustin de CoulombCharles-Augustin de Coulomb
French
Physicist

Hoyt WilhelmHoyt Wilhelm
American
Baseball player
Adolf LoosAdolf Loos
Austrian, Czech
Architect

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Increase MatherIncrease Mather
American
Clergyman
Sidney HowardSidney Howard
American
Playwright

Francis X. BushmanFrancis X. Bushman
American
Actor

Vernon HowardVernon Howard
American
Author, Writer

Jeanne de Valois-Saint-RemyJeanne de Valois-Saint-Remy
French
Thief
Félicien RopsFélicien Rops
Belgian
Painter, Illustrator
Wasim RajaWasim Raja
Pakistani
Teacher

Eric GairyEric Gairy
Grenadian
Prime Minister

Marie TharpMarie Tharp
American
Geologist

Deodoro da FonsecaDeodoro da Fonseca
Brazilian
Politician
George David WeissGeorge David Weiss
American
Songwriter

Saad ZaghloulSaad Zaghloul
Egyptian
Prime Minister

Steve Van BurenSteve Van Buren
Honduran, American
Football Player

Naum GaboNaum Gabo
Sculptor, Architect, Painter, University teacher

August, Count Neidhardt von GneisenauAugust, Count Neidhardt von Gneisenau
German
Military officer
Peter MaasPeter Maas
American
Journalist

Henryk SiemiradzkiHenryk Siemiradzki
Polish
Painter
Edward HicksEdward Hicks
American
Painter

William ThompsonWilliam Thompson
British
Boxer

Gideon BlackburnGideon Blackburn
American
Evangelist
Gordon White, Baron White of HullGordon White, Baron White of Hull
British
Entrepreneur

Sam HughesSam Hughes
Canadian
Politician
Gregory GayeGregory Gaye
American
Actor

Jack DyerJack Dyer
Australian
Australian Rules Footballer

Kuroda KiyotakaKuroda Kiyotaka
Japanese
Politician

Albert RousselAlbert Roussel
French
Composer

Luis de LeónLuis de León
Spanish
linguist, poet, writer, translator
Betty ZaneBetty Zane
American
Heroine

Ferdinand Georg WaldmüllerFerdinand Georg Waldmüller
Austrian
Painter

Gilbert TaylorGilbert Taylor
British
Cinematographer

Alberto CavalcantiAlberto Cavalcanti
Brazilian
Director
Philip Henry GossePhilip Henry Gosse
British
Naturalist

Mostafa El-NahasMostafa El-Nahas
Egyptian
Political figure
John Byron, 1st Baron ByronJohn Byron, 1st Baron Byron
British
Politician

Faruk BegolliFaruk Begolli
Albanian, Serbian, Kosovar
Actor

Winold ReissWinold Reiss
German, American
Artist
Guillaume BudéGuillaume Budé
French
Scholar

Yasser Al-MasriYasser Al-Masri
Jordanian
Actor
Ferenc KazinczyFerenc Kazinczy
Hungarian
Linguist, Writer, Playwright, Poet

Giannis PoulopoulosGiannis Poulopoulos
Greek
Musician

Thomas Huckle WellerThomas Huckle Weller
American
Virologist
Thomas de LittletonThomas de Littleton
British
Judge

Liu ELiu E
Chinese
Writer
Florence B. SeibertFlorence B. Seibert
American
Biochemist

Gil Álvarez Carrillo de AlbornozGil Álvarez Carrillo de Albornoz
Spanish
Political leader

Takeuchi SeihōTakeuchi Seihō
Japanese
Painter

Pompeyo del VallePompeyo del Valle
Honduran
Poet
Egon ZimmermannEgon Zimmermann
Austrian
Alpine skier
Gerbrand BrederoGerbrand Bredero
Dutch
Poet

Jean MolinetJean Molinet
French
Poet

Girolamo BenivieniGirolamo Benivieni
Italian
Poet

Dionisio AnzilottiDionisio Anzilotti
Italian
Jurist
Rolf HerrichtRolf Herricht
German
Actor

ChantharathChantharath
Thai, Laotian
King

Grigory TunkinGrigory Tunkin
Russian
Jurist

Mohammed Aziz LahbabiMohammed Aziz Lahbabi
Moroccan
Philosopher

Cläre LottoCläre Lotto
German
Actress
Philibert BerthelierPhilibert Berthelier
French
Patriot

Elsa WiezellElsa Wiezell
Paraguayan
Poet
Jakob MessikomerJakob Messikomer
Swiss
Archaeologist

Valentina PrudskovaValentina Prudskova
Russian
Olympic fencer
Walter SteffensWalter Steffens
German
Gymnast
Charles D. HollisterCharles D. Hollister
American
Marine geologist