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
Roy CohnRoy Cohn
American
Lawyer

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

William S. BurroughsWilliam S. Burroughs
American
Novelist, Short Story Writer
Fela KutiFela Kuti
Nigerian
Multi-instrumentalist

William II of EnglandWilliam II of England
British
King of England

Henry III of FranceHenry III of France
French
King of France
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

Ara ParseghianAra Parseghian
American
American Football Player, Coach

Thomas GainsboroughThomas Gainsborough
British
Landscape painter

Andrey VlasovAndrey Vlasov
Russian
General

Wallace StevensWallace Stevens
American
Poet
Totie FieldsTotie Fields
American
Comedian

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
Victoria CrossVictoria Cross
British
Writer

Fritz LangFritz Lang
American
American-Austrian-German filmmaker

Muhammad Ali of EgyptMuhammad Ali of Egypt
Albanian, Turkish
Ottoman ruler
Shari LewisShari Lewis
American
Actor, Television presenter, Puppeteer,

Enrico CarusoEnrico Caruso
Italian
Opera singer, Singer
Raymond CarverRaymond Carver
American
Short story writer

David HuddlestonDavid Huddleston
American
Actor

James JamersonJames Jamerson
American
Bass player
Rupprecht, Crown Prince of BavariaRupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria
German
 

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Jean-Pierre MelvilleJean-Pierre Melville
French
Actor, Film director, Screenwriter, Film producer
Ahmed ZewailAhmed Zewail
Egyptian
Chemist

Norman MacleanNorman Maclean
American
Novelist, Journalist, Writer, University teacher

Ælfweard of WessexÆlfweard of Wessex
British
King

George Washington WilliamsGeorge Washington Williams
American
Soldier, Historian, Diplomat, Writer, Minister,
John KeeganJohn Keegan
Journalist, Military historian, Historian,
Louis BlériotLouis Blériot
French
Aviator, Engineer, Inventor, Aerospace engineer

Rudolph GanzRudolph Ganz
Swiss, American
Pianist

Lazare CarnotLazare Carnot
French
Mathematician, Politician, Engineer, Officer,

Pietro MascagniPietro Mascagni
Italian
Italian composer
CeciliaCecilia
Spanish
singer

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

Francesco BorrominiFrancesco Borromini
Swiss, Italian
Architect

Ismail Abdul RahmanIsmail Abdul Rahman
Malaysian
Politician

Willie MorrisWillie Morris
American
Writer
Pope Stephen IPope Stephen I
Italian
Pope

Katō KiyomasaKatō Kiyomasa
Japanese
samurai
George Shiras Jr.George Shiras Jr.
American
Jurist

Forrest BirdForrest Bird
American
Aviator

Peter SafarPeter Safar
Austrian
Anesthesiologist
Ernesto Cortázar IIErnesto Cortázar II
Mexican
 

Pierre Auguste CotPierre Auguste Cot
French
Painter
Pope John VPope John V
Italian, Turkish
Pope

Dan BrouthersDan Brouthers
American
Baseball player

Judith JonesJudith Jones
American
Writer

Donald Ogden StewartDonald Ogden Stewart
American
Author

Guillaume BruneGuillaume Brune
French
Soldier
Víctor Raúl Haya de la TorreVíctor Raúl Haya de la Torre
Peruvian
Politician

Pope SeverinusPope Severinus
Italian
Pope

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

Walter Terence StaceWalter Terence Stace
British, American
Civil Servant
Marcus ClarkeMarcus Clarke
Australian, British
Novelist

Oliver La FargeOliver La Farge
American
Writer
Ignaz SeipelIgnaz Seipel
Austrian
Politician

Charlotte Drake CardezaCharlotte Drake Cardeza
American
Titanic survivor

Barbara DemingBarbara Deming
American
Writer, Journalist
Sunthorn KongsompongSunthorn Kongsompong
Thai
Military officer

James KrüssJames Krüss
German
Writer
Kanō MasanobuKanō Masanobu
Japanese
Painter

Adam AsnykAdam Asnyk
Polish
Poet

Alessandro AchilliniAlessandro Achillini
Italian
Philosopher
William WilliamsWilliam Williams
American
Merchant

Louise-Victorine AckermannLouise-Victorine Ackermann
French
Poet
Patrick Hume, 1st Earl of MarchmontPatrick Hume, 1st Earl of Marchmont
Scottish
Politician

VajirananavarorasaVajirananavarorasa
Thai
Supreme Patriarch

Walter UferWalter Ufer
American
Painter

Dionysius I TelmaharoyoDionysius I Telmaharoyo
Syrian
Patriarch
František LangerFrantišek Langer
Czech
Playwright
Adonias FilhoAdonias Filho
Brazilian
Novelist

Lord HardingeLord Hardinge
British
Statesman

Samuel David FergusonSamuel David Ferguson
American
Bishop

Juan Eugenio HartzenbuschJuan Eugenio Hartzenbusch
Spanish
Dramatist
Marieluise ClaudiusMarieluise Claudius
German
Actress

Pete van WierenPete van Wieren
American
Sportscaster

Adolf SchönAdolf Schön
German
Sport cyclist

Joseph ThomsonJoseph Thomson
British, Scottish
Geologist

Bernhard StübeckeBernhard Stübecke
German
Cyclist
Robert BirkerRobert Birker
German
Cyclist

Solomon HalberstamSolomon Halberstam
Polish, American
Scholar