TheFamousPeople

Died On February 23rd

Discover the most famous people who died on February 23. The list includes people like John Quincy Adams, John Keats, Edward Elgar, Nellie Melba, Leo Baekeland. Famous personalities featured on this list, include soldiers, historians, political leaders and composers and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United Kingdom, United States, Germany & Italy and many more countries.

John Quincy AdamsJohn Quincy Adams
American
 
Stan LaurelStan Laurel
British, American
Actor

MadhubalaMadhubala
Indian
Actress

James HerriotJames Herriot
British
Writer

John KeatsJohn Keats
British
Romantic poet

Carlos HathcockCarlos Hathcock
American
Military Personnel
Carl F. GaussCarl F. Gauss
German
Mathematician

Katherine HelmondKatherine Helmond
American
Actress

Melvin FranklinMelvin Franklin
American
R&B Singer
Edward ElgarEdward Elgar
British
Composer

Saud of Saudi ArabiaSaud of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabian
Former King of Saudi Arabia
Robert SmallsRobert Smalls
American
Politician

Tomoyuki YamashitaTomoyuki Yamashita
Japanese
Japanese General

L. S. LowryL. S. Lowry
British
Artist

PolycarpPolycarp
Turkish
Saint

Robert K. MertonRobert K. Merton
American
Sociologist
Leo BaekelandLeo Baekeland
Belgian, American
Chemist & Inventor

Nellie MelbaNellie Melba
Australian
Opera Singer

José Napoleón DuarteJosé Napoleón Duarte
Salvadoran
Salvadoran Political figure

Carl Friedrich GaussCarl Friedrich Gauss
German
Mathematician, Geophysicist, Astronomer, Science
William BoninWilliam Bonin
American
Criminal

Sir Stanley MatthewsSir Stanley Matthews
British
Footballer
Ofra HazaOfra Haza
Israeli
Singer, Voice actor, Actor, Composer, Journalist,

Alan ColmesAlan Colmes
American
Radio personality, Journalist

Horst WesselHorst Wessel
German
Composer
Tony WilliamsTony Williams
American
Drummer

Mabel NormandMabel Normand
American
Actress
Diego ColumbusDiego Columbus
Spanish, Portuguese
Navigator

Carl AndersonCarl Anderson
American
Singer

Henry Grey, 1st Duke of SuffolkHenry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk
British
Nobleman
James Maurice GavinJames Maurice Gavin
American
Military Officer

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Jack DragnaJack Dragna
Italian
 
Muhammad AsadMuhammad Asad
Ukrainian
Journalist

Joshua ReynoldsJoshua Reynolds
British
Painter

Emperor Yingzong of MingEmperor Yingzong of Ming
Chinese
Emperor

Humphrey, Duke of GloucesterHumphrey, Duke of Gloucester
British
Military Leader
Vijay AnandVijay Anand
Indian
Director
Stanisław I LeszczyńskiStanisław I Leszczyński
Polish, Ukrainian
King

Rudolf LangeRudolf Lange
German
jurist

Aleksey Nikolayevich TolstoyAleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy
Russian
writer, Poet

Telmo ZarraTelmo Zarra
Spanish
Association football player
Heinrich von VietinghoffHeinrich von Vietinghoff
German
Military personnel

Albrecht von RoonAlbrecht von Roon
German
Politician

Paul ClaudelPaul Claudel
French
Playwright, Poet, Diplomat, Writer, Diarist, Poet

Giambattista BasileGiambattista Basile
Italian
writer, poet, children's writer

Hans BellmerHans Bellmer
French
Painter, Sculptor, Photographer, Engraver
Pope Eugene IVPope Eugene IV
Italian
Pope

Gentile BelliniGentile Bellini
Italian
painter, sculptor, medallist
Christopher HillChristopher Hill
British
historian

Ernest DowsonErnest Dowson
British
Poet

Janez DrnovšekJanez Drnovšek
Slovenian
Prime Minister
Herbert HowellsHerbert Howells
British
Composer

Fannie HurstFannie Hurst
American
Novelist, Screenwriter, Writer
Helmut SchönHelmut Schön
German
Football Player

William KnowlandWilliam Knowland
American
Politician

Heinz BerggruenHeinz Berggruen
German
Art Dealer

Anson BurlingameAnson Burlingame
American
Lawyer

Alice Herz-SommerAlice Herz-Sommer
Israeli
Musician, Pianist, Educationist, Music educator
Mikhail SperanskyMikhail Speransky
Russian
Statesman

Alexander YegorovAlexander Yegorov
Russian
Military leader

Augusta Braxton BakerAugusta Braxton Baker
American
Librarian

Ahmad DahlanAhmad Dahlan
Indonesian
Islamic revivalist
Don CornellDon Cornell
American
Singer

Frank LaunderFrank Launder
British
Writer
Jessamyn WestJessamyn West
American
Author

Joanna BaillieJoanna Baillie
Scottish
Poet

Hans Hellmut KirstHans Hellmut Kirst
German, Polish
Novelist
Luis Palés MatosLuis Palés Matos
Puerto Rican
Poet

William ButterfieldWilliam Butterfield
British
Architect
Leonard D. WhiteLeonard D. White
American
Historian

Zygmunt KrasińskiZygmunt Krasiński
French
Poet

Georg MuffatGeorg Muffat
French
Composer
Jean-Gaston DarbouxJean-Gaston Darboux
French
Mathematician

Thomas GoodwinThomas Goodwin
British
Theologian
Sverre FehnSverre Fehn
Norwegian
Architect

John Robert GreggJohn Robert Gregg
Irish, American
Educator

Robert TriffinRobert Triffin
Belgian, American
Economist

Andrea CesalpinoAndrea Cesalpino
Italian
Physician
Friedrich von EsmarchFriedrich von Esmarch
German
Surgeon
Marcus Sieff, Baron Sieff of BrimptonMarcus Sieff, Baron Sieff of Brimpton
British
Businessman

Vera KomissarzhevskayaVera Komissarzhevskaya
Russian
Actress

Johannes CrügerJohannes Crüger
German
Composer

Winthrop JordanWinthrop Jordan
American
Professor
William AllanWilliam Allan
Scottish
Painter

George TaylorGeorge Taylor
British, American
Politician

Oscar LewensteinOscar Lewenstein
British
Theatre Producer

Kate BarnardKate Barnard
American
Politician

Dickinson W. RichardsDickinson W. Richards
American
Physician
Frederick BuschFrederick Busch
American
Author

Joseph WartonJoseph Warton
British
Literary Critic
Gordon MatthewsGordon Matthews
American
Inventor

Kate Waller BarrettKate Waller Barrett
American
Physician
Tom PattersonTom Patterson
Canadian
Theatrical producer
Jonathan HornblowerJonathan Hornblower
British
Pioneer