TheFamousPeople

Died On August 2nd

Discover the most famous people who died on August 2. The list includes people like Alexander Graham Bell, Warren G. Harding, William S. Burroughs, William II of England, Wild Bill Hickok. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, journalists, inventors and actors and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, France, United Kingdom & Mexico and many more countries.

Warren G. HardingWarren G. Harding
American
President of the U.S
Alexander Graham BellAlexander Graham Bell
Canadian, Scottish
Inventor of Telephone

Wild Bill HickokWild Bill Hickok
American
Gunfighter

Paul von HindenburgPaul von Hindenburg
German
General, Second President of Weimar Republic

Fela KutiFela Kuti
Nigerian
Multi-instrumentalist

William S. BurroughsWilliam S. Burroughs
American
Novelist, Short Story Writer
Henry III of FranceHenry III of France
French
King of France

William II of EnglandWilliam II of England
British
King of England

Muhammad Ali of EgyptMuhammad Ali of Egypt
Albanian, Greek
Ottoman Governor of Egypt
Thurman MunsonThurman Munson
American
Baseball Player

Horace MannHorace Mann
American
Educator & Politician
Thomas GainsboroughThomas Gainsborough
British
Landscape painter

Andrey VlasovAndrey Vlasov
Russian
General

Ara ParseghianAra Parseghian
American
American Football Player, Coach

Totie FieldsTotie Fields
American
Comedian

Wallace StevensWallace Stevens
American
Poet
Baruj BenacerrafBaruj Benacerraf
Venezuelan
Immunologist

Michel Jean-Pierre DebreMichel Debré
French
149th Prime Minister of France

Holden RobertoHolden Roberto
Angolan
Angolan Independence Leader

James DouglasJames Douglas
British
British colonial governor on Vancouver Island (now
Carlos ChavezCarlos Chavez
Mexican
Composer, conductor

Roy CohnRoy Cohn
American
Lawyer
Victoria CrossVictoria Cross
British
Writer

Fritz LangFritz Lang
American
American-Austrian-German filmmaker

Shari LewisShari Lewis
American
Actor, Television presenter, Puppeteer,
Raymond CarverRaymond Carver
American
Short story writer

Enrico CarusoEnrico Caruso
Italian
Opera singer, Singer
Ælfweard of WessexÆlfweard of Wessex
British
King

James JamersonJames Jamerson
American
Bass player

David HuddlestonDavid Huddleston
American
Actor
Rupprecht, Crown Prince of BavariaRupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria
German
 

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Norman MacleanNorman Maclean
American
Novelist, Journalist, Writer, University teacher
Jean-Pierre MelvilleJean-Pierre Melville
French
Actor, Film director, Screenwriter, Film producer

Ahmed ZewailAhmed Zewail
American
Scientist

George Washington WilliamsGeorge Washington Williams
American
Soldier, Historian, Diplomat, Writer, Minister,

John KeeganJohn Keegan
Journalist, Military historian, Historian,
Forrest BirdForrest Bird
American
Aviator
Louis BlériotLouis Blériot
French
Aviator, Engineer, Inventor, Aerospace engineer

Pietro MascagniPietro Mascagni
Italian
Italian composer

Michel BergerMichel Berger
French
Singer-songwriter, Music executive, Composer,

Francesco BorrominiFrancesco Borromini
Swiss, Italian
Architect
Lazare CarnotLazare Carnot
French
Mathematician, Politician, Engineer, Officer,

CeciliaCecilia
Spanish
singer

William Weaks MorrisWillie Morris
American
Writer

Pope Stephen IPope Stephen I
Italian
Pope

Katō KiyomasaKatō Kiyomasa
Japanese
samurai
Pope John VPope John V
Italian, Turkish
Pope

Ernesto Cortázar IIErnesto Cortázar II
Mexican
 
Donald Ogden StewartDonald Ogden Stewart
American
Author

Pierre Auguste CotPierre Auguste Cot
French
Painter

Ismail Abdul RahmanIsmail Abdul Rahman
Malaysian
Politician
Dan BrouthersDan Brouthers
American
Baseball player

Peter SafarPeter Safar
Austrian
Anesthesiologist
Pope SeverinusPope Severinus
Italian
Pope

Víctor Raúl Haya de la TorreVíctor Raúl Haya de la Torre
Peruvian
Politician

Walter Terence StaceWalter Terence Stace
British, American
Civil Servant

Louis François, Prince of ContiLouis François, Prince of Conti
French
Nobleman

Guillaume BruneGuillaume Brune
French
Soldier
George Shiras Jr.George Shiras Jr.
American
Jurist

Oliver La FargeOliver La Farge
American
Writer

Marcus ClarkeMarcus Clarke
Australian, British
Novelist

Ignaz SeipelIgnaz Seipel
Austrian
Politician
Barbara DemingBarbara Deming
American
Writer, Journalist

James KrüssJames Krüss
German
Writer
Sunthorn KongsompongSunthorn Kongsompong
Thai
Military officer

Kanō MasanobuKanō Masanobu
Japanese
Painter

Rudolph GanzRudolph Ganz
Swiss, American
Pianist
Adam AsnykAdam Asnyk
Polish
Poet

Patrick Hume, 1st Earl of MarchmontPatrick Hume, 1st Earl of Marchmont
Scottish
Politician
Alessandro AchilliniAlessandro Achillini
Italian
Philosopher

Adonias FilhoAdonias Filho
Brazilian
Novelist

Walter UferWalter Ufer
American
Painter
Louise-Victorine AckermannLouise-Victorine Ackermann
French
Poet

Dionysius I TelmaharoyoDionysius I Telmaharoyo
Syrian
Patriarch
František LangerFrantišek Langer
Czech
Playwright

Lord HardingeLord Hardinge
British
Statesman

Samuel David FergusonSamuel David Ferguson
American
Bishop

Juan Eugenio HartzenbuschJuan Eugenio Hartzenbusch
Spanish
Dramatist
Pete van WierenPete van Wieren
American
Sportscaster
Solomon HalberstamSolomon Halberstam
Polish, American
Scholar

Muḥammad ʿAlīMuḥammad ʿAlī
Albanian
Founder of modern egypt