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.

Beatrix PotterBeatrix Potter
British
Author
Joe CockerJoe Cocker
British
Singer & Musician

Joe StrummerJoe Strummer
British
Singer, Guitarist

Michelle ThomasMichelle Thomas
American
Actress

Ram DassRam Dass
American
Spiritual Teacher

George EliotGeorge Eliot
British
Author and Novelist
Samuel BeckettSamuel Beckett
Irish
Novelist, Playwright, Theater Director

Frances Xavier CabriniFrances Xavier Cabrini
Italian, American
Nun

Antipope John XXIIIAntipope John XXIII
Italian
Saint
Josef von SternbergJosef von Sternberg
American
Film Director

James MeadeJames Meade
British
Economist
Ma RaineyMa Rainey
American
Street artist, Musician

Mehmed IIIMehmed III
Turkish
Sultan

Christine CavanaughChristine Cavanaugh
American
Actor, Television actor

VitelliusVitellius
Italian
Emperor

VitelliusVitellius
Italian
Emperor
Butterfly McQueenButterfly McQueen
American
Actress

Rachel JacksonRachel Jackson
American
Wife of Andrew Jackson

Paddy AshdownPaddy Ashdown
British
Political Leader

Dwight L. MoodyDwight L. Moody
American
Editor, Philosopher, Writer, Evangelist,
Florynce KennedyFlorynce Kennedy
American
Autobiographer, Lawyer

Karl DenkeKarl Denke
German
criminal, murderer, serial killer
Yevgeny DzhugashviliYevgeny Dzhugashvili
Russian
Politician

Heungseon DaewongunHeungseon Daewongun
South Korean
Political Leader

Harry LangdonHarry Langdon
American
Comedian
Nathanael WestNathanael West
American
Novelist

Chico MendesChico Mendes
Brazilian
Brazilian environmentalist
Gustav FrohlichGustav Frohlich
German
Actor

Georg LugerGeorg Luger
Austrian
Inventor, Entrepreneur

Vyloppilli Sreedhara MenonVyloppilli Sreedhara Menon
Indian
Poet, Writer
Gustavo Adolfo BécquerGustavo Adolfo Bécquer
Spanish
Poet, Short story writer, Playwright, Writer

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Richard von Krafft-EbingRichard von Krafft-Ebing
Austrian, German
Psychiatrist
Lansana ContéLansana Conté
Guinean
President of Guinea

Alanson Russell LoudAlanson Russell Loud
American
 

Lucy BurnsLucy Burns
Suffragist, women's rights activist

Otto NeurathOtto Neurath
Austrian
Economist, Philosopher, Sociologist, Graphic
GuercinoGuercino
Italian
Painter
Henry Cotton (golfer)Henry Cotton (golfer)
British
Golfer

Randolph Silliman BourneRandolph Silliman Bourne
American
 

Emanuel UngaroEmanuel Ungaro
French
Fashion Designer

Ernst KrenekErnst Krenek
Austrian, American
Composer
Edward Law, 1st Earl of EllenboroughEdward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough
British
Politician

Karl Mack von LeiberichKarl Mack von Leiberich
Austrian
Soldier

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

John NewberyJohn Newbery
British
Publisher

Jean BourgainJean Bourgain
Belgian
Mathematician
Percivall PottPercivall Pott
British
Surgeon

Wallace Henry ThurmanWallace Thurman
American
Novelist
Théodore RousseauThéodore Rousseau
French
Painter

John Turner (Actor)John Turner (Actor)
British
Actor

Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of SullyMaximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully
French
Statesman
James MooneyJames Mooney
American
Ethnographer

Mikhail Loris-MelikovMikhail Loris-Melikov
Armenian, Russian
Statesman
Julien GracqJulien Gracq
French
Writer

Walter DamroschWalter Damrosch
German, Polish, American
Conductor

Desmond HoyteDesmond Hoyte
Guyanese
Politician

Ferdinand Vandiveer HaydenFerdinand Vandiveer Hayden
American
Geologist

Giles of RomeGiles of Rome
Italian
Philosopher
Robert ZuppkeRobert Zuppke
American
Football Coach

Harriet Hanson RobinsonHarriet Hanson Robinson
American
Poet

Donald SoperDonald Soper
British
Religious leader

Carson Van OstenCarson Van Osten
American
 
Isaac HeckerIsaac Hecker
American
Priest

Griffith PughGriffith Pugh
British
Physiologist
Frank Andrew MunseyFrank Andrew Munsey
American
Author

Karl JohnKarl John
German
Actor

Philip RahvPhilip Rahv
Ukrainian
Literary Critic
Eithne DunneEithne Dunne
Irish
Actress

Shidzue KatōShidzue Katō
Japanese
Politician
Vittoria AccoramboniVittoria Accoramboni
Italian
Noblewoman

Martín Luis GuzmánMartín Luis Guzmán
Mexican
Novelist

Stephen DayeStephen Daye
British
American printer
David GünzburgDavid Günzburg
Ukrainian, Russian
Orientalist

Fujiwara no ShunzeiFujiwara no Shunzei
Japanese
Poet
Fritz SdunekFritz Sdunek
German
Boxer

José RégioJosé Régio
Portuguese
Writer

Arkady VorobyovArkady Vorobyov
Russian
Weightlifter

Sarah Morgan Bryan PiattSarah Morgan Bryan Piatt
American
Poet
Marianus ScotusMarianus Scotus
Irish
Chronicler
Olav Magnusson of NorwayOlav Magnusson of Norway
Norwegian
King

Yekaterina KuskovaYekaterina Kuskova
Russian
Economist

Michel BaronMichel Baron
French
Actor

Johannes PedersenJohannes Pedersen
Danish
Scholar
Zsigmond KeményZsigmond Kemény
Hungarian, Romanian
Author

Albert OppelAlbert Oppel
German
Paleontologist

Robert J. MarshallRobert J. Marshall
American
Clergyman

August MombergerAugust Momberger
German
Racing driver

Genia NikolajewaGenia Nikolajewa
Russian
Actress
Wastl WittWastl Witt
German
Actor

Alfred LuckerAlfred Lucker
German
Field hockey player
Nanboku TsuruyaNanboku Tsuruya
Japanese
Dramatist