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Died On August 27th

Discover the most famous people who died on August 27. The list includes people like W. E. B. Du Bois, Haile Selassie, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Le Corbusier, Titian. Famous personalities featured on this list, include journalists, poets, actors and political leaders and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, India & Spain and many more countries.

Lord MountbattenLord Mountbatten
British
Last Viceroy of British India and Governor-General
Stevie Ray VaughanStevie Ray Vaughan
American
Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer

Haile SelassieHaile Selassie
Ethiopian
Former Emperor of Ethiopia

W. E. B. Du BoisW. E. B. Du Bois
Ghanaian
Civil Rights Activists

Le CorbusierLe Corbusier
Swiss, French
Architect

Gracie AllenGracie Allen
American
Comedian
Jessi CombsJessi Combs
American
Race Car Driver

TitianTitian
Italian
Painter

Josquin des PrezJosquin des Prez
French
Composer
Anatoly OnoprienkoAnatoly Onoprienko
Ukrainian
Serial Killer

Cesare PaveseCesare Pavese
Italian
Italian poet
Ernest LawrenceErnest Lawrence
American
Physicist

Andrew MellonAndrew William Mellon
American
Industrialist, Philanthropist

Herman PotočnikHerman Potočnik
Croatian
Engineer

Robert Z. LeonardRobert Z. Leonard
American
Film Director, Actor, Producer

Douglas KenneyDouglas Kenney
Screenwriter
Brian EpsteinBrian Epstein
British
Businessperson, Impresario, Talent agent, Talent

Charles Evans HughesCharles Evans Hughes
American
Politician

Gail RussellGail Russell
American
Actress

MukeshMukesh
Indian
singer
Greg MorrisGreg Morris
American
Actor

Luna VachonLuna Vachon
American
Professional wrestler
Bennett CerfBennett Cerf
American
Publisher

Hrishikesh MukherjeeHrishikesh Mukherjee
Indian
Film director, Screenwriter, Film producer, Film

Darryl DawkinsDarryl Dawkins
American
Basketball player
Margaret Bourke-WhiteMargaret Bourke-White
American
Photographer, War photographer, Photojournalist,

Anandamayi MaAnandamayi Ma
Indian
Philosopher
Otto StrasserOtto Strasser
German
Journalist, Politician, Writer

Louis BothaLouis Botha
South African
Politician

Juan SeguínJuan Seguín
American
Political Leader
Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron RothschildWalter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild
British
Biologist, Banker, Politician, Zoologist,

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Lope de VegaLope de Vega
Spanish
Playwright, Poet, Writer
Valeri KharlamovValeri Kharlamov
Russian
Ice hockey player

Sergey MikhalkovSergey Mikhalkov
Russian
Author

Hélder CâmaraHélder Câmara
Brazilian
Catholic Archbishop

Ernest Orlando LawrenceErnest Orlando Lawrence
American
 
Pope Sixtus VPope Sixtus V
Italian
Pope
Childe HassamChilde Hassam
American
Painter

Rufus Wilmot GriswoldRufus Wilmot Griswold
American
Journalist, Writer, Literary critic, Poet

Francisco de ZurbaránFrancisco de Zurbarán
Spanish
Painter

Little Saint Hugh of LincolnLittle Saint Hugh of Lincoln
British
Martyr
Malcolm Wilde BrowneMalcolm Wilde Browne
American
Journalist

Sir Dawda Kairaba JawaraSir Dawda Kairaba Jawara
Gambian
Politician

Teddy StaufferTeddy Stauffer
Swiss
Jazz musician, Bandleader, Nightclub owner, Actor,

Frank HarrisFrank Harris
Northern Irish
Journalist

Del MartinDel Martin
American
Gay rights activist
Jinx FalkenburgJinx Falkenburg
Spanish, American
Actress

Pierre PoujadePierre Poujade
French
Politician
Rowland HillRowland Hill
British
Teacher

Daniel K. LudwigDaniel K. Ludwig
American
Magnate

Ivy Compton-BurnettIvy Compton-Burnett
British
Novelist
Norman LewisNorman Lewis
American
painter

Anton GeesinkAnton Geesink
Netherlands Antilles
Judoka
Max BlackMax Black
Azerbaijani, British, American
Philosopher

Eudoxia LopukhinaEudoxia Lopukhina
Russian
The first wife of Peter I of Russia

Eugen von Böhm-BawerkEugen von Böhm-Bawerk
Austrian
Economist

Pope Eugene IIPope Eugene II
Italian
Pope

John Russell PopeJohn Russell Pope
American
Architect
Shi JianqiaoShi Jianqiao
Chinese
Criminal

Arthur II, Duke of BrittanyArthur II, Duke of Brittany
British
Duke

Thomas Jefferson HoggThomas Jefferson Hogg
British
Barrister

Abū ʿAlī MuṣṭafāAbū ʿAlī Muṣṭafā
Palestinian
Palestinian nationalist
Joanna of Aragon, Queen of NaplesJoanna of Aragon, Queen of Naples
Italian
Queen

Abram GamesAbram Games
British
Graphic Designer
Reynold A. NicholsonReynold A. Nicholson
British
Translator

Caesarius of ArlesCaesarius of Arles
French
Saint

Aert de GelderAert de Gelder
Dutch
Painter
Sotiria BellouSotiria Bellou
Greek
Singer

George NepiaGeorge Nepia
New Zealander
Rugby Player
James E. HumphreysJames E. Humphreys
American
Mathematician

Thomas Chandler HaliburtonThomas Chandler Haliburton
Canadian, British
Politician

Sandy WilsonSandy Wilson
British
Composer
Rebecca GratzRebecca Gratz
American
Educator

William Freeman VilasWilliam Freeman Vilas
American
Politician
Emil Christian HansenEmil Christian Hansen
Danish
Mycologist

William BaylissWilliam Bayliss
British
Physiologist

Eugène FromentinEugène Fromentin
French
Painter and author

Aizawa YasushiAizawa Yasushi
Japanese
Politician
Minamoto YoriyoshiMinamoto Yoriyoshi
Japanese
Japanese warrior
Driss BasriDriss Basri
Moroccan
Politician

Charles FarrellCharles Farrell
Irish
Actor

Michael DertouzosMichael Dertouzos
American
Professor

John HopkinsonJohn Hopkinson
British
Physicist
Domenico BarberiDomenico Barberi
Italian
Theologian

David NicholsonDavid Nicholson
British
Jockey

John PhilipJohn Philip
Scottish
Missionary

Lou MolinetLou Molinet
Cuban, American
Football player

N.F. SimpsonN.F. Simpson
British
Playwright
Joachim WachJoachim Wach
German
Religion scholar

Ignaz von SeyfriedIgnaz von Seyfried
Austrian
Musician
Juan Lechín OquendoJuan Lechín Oquendo
Bolivian
Political Leader

Herman Wedel JarlsbergHerman Wedel Jarlsberg
French, Norwegian
Statesman
Janie Porter BarrettJanie Porter Barrett
American
American educator
William RastellWilliam Rastell
British
English judge