TheFamousPeople

Died On December 22nd

Discover the most famous people who died on December 22. The list includes people like Samuel Beckett, Joe Cocker, George Eliot, Beatrix Potter, Josef von Sternberg. Famous personalities featured on this list, include poets, actors, artists and playwrights and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Germany & Austria and many more countries.

Joe CockerJoe Cocker
British
Singer & Musician
Michelle ThomasMichelle Thomas
American
Actress

George EliotGeorge Eliot
British
Author and Novelist

Joe StrummerJoe Strummer
British
Singer, Guitarist

Ram DassRam Dass
American
Spiritual Teacher

Samuel BeckettSamuel Beckett
Irish
Novelist, Playwright, Theater Director
Beatrix PotterBeatrix Potter
British
Author

Antipope John XXIIIAntipope John XXIII
Italian
Saint

Josef von SternbergJosef von Sternberg
American
Film Director
Frances Xavier CabriniFrances Xavier Cabrini
Italian, American
Nun

James MeadeJames Meade
British
Economist
Mehmed IIIMehmed III
Turkish
Sultan

Christine CavanaughChristine Cavanaugh
American
Actor, Television actor

VitelliusVitellius
Italian
Emperor

Ma RaineyMa Rainey
American
Street artist, Musician

Florynce KennedyFlorynce Kennedy
American
Autobiographer, Lawyer
Paddy AshdownPaddy Ashdown
British
Political Leader

Dwight L. MoodyDwight L. Moody
American
Editor, Philosopher, Writer, Evangelist,

Rachel JacksonRachel Jackson
American
Wife of Andrew Jackson

Heungseon DaewongunHeungseon Daewongun
South Korean
Political Leader
Yevgeny DzhugashviliYevgeny Dzhugashvili
Russian
Politician

Nathanael WestNathanael West
American
Novelist
Lucy BurnsLucy Burns
Suffragist, women's rights activist

Karl DenkeKarl Denke
German
criminal, murderer, serial killer

Georg LugerGeorg Luger
Austrian
Inventor, Entrepreneur
Chico MendesChico Mendes
Brazilian
Brazilian environmentalist

Richard von Krafft-EbingRichard von Krafft-Ebing
Austrian, German
Psychologist, Psychiatrist, Physician, University
Gustavo Adolfo BécquerGustavo Adolfo Bécquer
Spanish
Poet, Short story writer, Playwright, Writer

Harry LangdonHarry Langdon
American
Comedian

Vyloppilli Sreedhara MenonVyloppilli Sreedhara Menon
Indian
Poet, Writer
Otto NeurathOtto Neurath
Austrian
Economist, Philosopher, Sociologist, Graphic

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Lansana ContéLansana Conté
Guinean
President of Guinea
GuercinoGuercino
Italian
Painter

Ernst KrenekErnst Krenek
Austrian, American
Composer

Edward Law, 1st Earl of EllenboroughEdward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough
British
Politician

John NewberyJohn Newbery
British
Publisher
Henry Cotton (golfer)Henry Cotton (golfer)
British
Golfer
James MooneyJames Mooney
American
Ethnographer

William Hyde WollastonWilliam Hyde Wollaston
British
Chemist, Physicist, Engineer, Metallurgist

Wallace Henry ThurmanWallace Thurman
American
Novelist

Jean BourgainJean Bourgain
Belgian
Mathematician
Emanuel UngaroEmanuel Ungaro
French
Fashion Designer

Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of SullyMaximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully
French
Statesman

Karl Mack von LeiberichKarl Mack von Leiberich
Austrian
Soldier

Percivall PottPercivall Pott
British
Surgeon

Giles of RomeGiles of Rome
Italian
Philosopher
Théodore RousseauThéodore Rousseau
French
Painter

Walter DamroschWalter Damrosch
German, Polish, American
Conductor
Julien GracqJulien Gracq
French
Writer

Desmond HoyteDesmond Hoyte
Guyanese
Politician

Mikhail Loris-MelikovMikhail Loris-Melikov
Armenian, Russian
Statesman
Harriet Hanson RobinsonHarriet Hanson Robinson
American
Poet

Donald SoperDonald Soper
British
Religious leader
Carson Van OstenCarson Van Osten
American
 

Philip RahvPhilip Rahv
Ukrainian
Literary Critic

Isaac HeckerIsaac Hecker
American
Priest

Sarah Morgan Bryan PiattSarah Morgan Bryan Piatt
American
Poet

Robert ZuppkeRobert Zuppke
American
Football Coach
Vittoria AccoramboniVittoria Accoramboni
Italian
Noblewoman

Martín Luis GuzmánMartín Luis Guzmán
Mexican
Novelist

Shidzue KatōShidzue Katō
Japanese
Politician

Marianus ScotusMarianus Scotus
Irish
Chronicler
Olav Magnusson of NorwayOlav Magnusson of Norway
Norwegian
King

David GünzburgDavid Günzburg
Ukrainian, Russian
Orientalist
José RégioJosé Régio
Portuguese
Writer

Arkady VorobyovArkady Vorobyov
Russian
Weightlifter

Fujiwara no ShunzeiFujiwara no Shunzei
Japanese
Poet
Stephen DayeStephen Daye
British
American printer

Yekaterina KuskovaYekaterina Kuskova
Russian
Economist
Michel BaronMichel Baron
French
Actor

Zsigmond KeményZsigmond Kemény
Hungarian, Romanian
Author

Robert J. MarshallRobert J. Marshall
American
Clergyman
Albert OppelAlbert Oppel
German
Paleontologist

Johannes PedersenJohannes Pedersen
Danish
Scholar
Ferdinand Vandiveer HaydenFerdinand Vandiveer Hayden
American
Geologist

Randolph Silliman BourneRandolph Silliman Bourne
American
 

Thelma McQueenThelma McQueen
American
American actress

Frank Andrew MunseyFrank Andrew Munsey
American
Author
Alanson Russell LoudAlanson Russell Loud
American
 
John Turner (Actor)John Turner (Actor)
British
Actor

Nanboku TsuruyaNanboku Tsuruya
Japanese
Dramatist