TheFamousPeople

Died On May 24th

Discover the most famous people who died on May 24. The list includes people like Nicolaus Copernicus, Duke Ellington, William Lloyd Garrison, John Foster Dulles, David I of Scotland. Famous personalities featured on this list, include diplomats, soldiers, political leaders and poets and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Germany and many more countries.

Harold WilsonHarold Wilson
British
Former British Prime Minister
Nicolaus CopernicusNicolaus Copernicus
Polish
 

Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington
American
Composer, Pianist and Bandleader

Rob KnoxRob Knox
British
Actor

William Lloyd GarrisonWilliam Lloyd Garrison
American
Abolitionist

John Foster DullesJohn Foster Dulles
American
Former United States Secretary of State
David I of ScotlandDavid I of Scotland
Scottish
Ruler

Vivian LibertoVivian Liberto
American
Rosanne Cash's Mother

Murray Gell-MannMurray Gell-Mann
American
Physicist
John BainJohn Bain
British, American
YouTuber

Xi ZhongxunXi Zhongxun
Chinese
Politician
Gene ClarkGene Clark
American
Guitarist, Singer, Singer-songwriter, Composer

Francys ArsentievFrancys Arsentiev
American
Mountaineer

Edward MulhareEdward Mulhare
Irish, American
Actor

Majrooh SultanpuriMajrooh Sultanpuri
Indian
Author, Poet, Lyricist, Songwriter

Rachel KempsonRachel Kempson
British
Actress
Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of SalisburyRobert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury
British
Politician

Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl WavellArchibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell
British
Politician, Officer

Robert Ritter von GreimRobert Ritter von Greim
German
Aviator, Military personnel

Elmore JamesElmore James
American
Guitarist
Jonathan WildJonathan Wild
British
Criminal

John Randolph of RoanokeJohn Randolph of Roanoke
American
Politician
Laura BridgmanLaura Bridgman
American
Educator

George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron RodneyGeorge Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney
British
politician

Oleg YefremovOleg Yefremov
Russian
Actor
Samuel PalmerSamuel Palmer
British
Painter, Poet

AlgirdasAlgirdas
Lithuanian
Ruler
Jaime Roldós AguileraJaime Roldós Aguilera
Ecuadorian
President

Luis de GóngoraLuis de Góngora
Spanish
Poet, cleric

William Van AlenWilliam Van Alen
American
Architect
LanfrancLanfranc
Italian
Jurist

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Annette von Droste-HülshoffAnnette von Droste-Hülshoff
German
Writer
John Sell CotmanJohn Sell Cotman
British
British painter

Ray AlanRay Alan
British
Television actor

John WainJohn Wain
British
Poet

Ferdinando GorgesFerdinando Gorges
British
Military Leader
Julius Schnorr von CarolsfeldJulius Schnorr von Carolsfeld
German
Painter
Amado NervoAmado Nervo
Mexican
Poet

Charlotte Mary YongeCharlotte Mary Yonge
British
Novelist

Hugh McCullochHugh McCulloch
American
Fianancier

Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn OthmanAbu al-Hasan Ali ibn Othman
Moroccan
Sultan
Haynes JohnsonHaynes Johnson
American
Journalist

Francis Thomas BaconFrancis Thomas Bacon
British
Engineer

Anneliese RothenbergerAnneliese Rothenberger
German
Soprano

William Thomas HamiltonWilliam Thomas Hamilton
British, American
Author

Khaz’al Khan Ibn Haji Jabir KhanKhaz’al Khan Ibn Haji Jabir Khan
Iranian
Ruler
Jacques FeyderJacques Feyder
Belgian
Actor

José Asunción SilvaJosé Asunción Silva
Colombian
Poet
Jacob DruckmanJacob Druckman
American
Composer

Suzanne CorkinSuzanne Corkin
American
Neuroscientist

Huang TingjianHuang Tingjian
Chinese
Poet
Charles WagerCharles Wager
British
Diplomat, Politician

James PealeJames Peale
American
Painter
Paul GrayPaul Gray
American
bassist, musician, singer

Benedetto da MaianoBenedetto da Maiano
Italian
Sculptor

Charles of Valois, Duke of BerryCharles of Valois, Duke of Berry
French
Duke

John ClostermanJohn Closterman
German
Painter

Dick MartinDick Martin
American
American comedian
Henry KingsleyHenry Kingsley
British
Novelist

Thomas Erskine HollandThomas Erskine Holland
British
British legal scholar

John Bach McMasterJohn Bach McMaster
American
Historian

Carlton E. MorseCarlton E. Morse
American
Journalist
Konrad FreyKonrad Frey
German
Gymnast

Raymond V. HaysbertRaymond V. Haysbert
American
Businessman
Zhu ZhiyuZhu Zhiyu
Chinese
Scholar

Nikolai Vasilyeich RepninNikolai Vasilyeich Repnin
Russian
Statesman

Louis Alan HazeltineLouis Alan Hazeltine
American
Engineer
Juan Meléndez ValdésJuan Meléndez Valdés
Spanish
Poet

Svante Stensson StureSvante Stensson Sture
Swedish
Regent
Georg WaitzGeorg Waitz
German
Historian

Joseph MitchellJoseph Mitchell
American
Writer and journalist

Louis FlesLouis Fles
Writer
James Arnot HamiltonJames Arnot Hamilton
Scottish
Aircraft designer

Jūshirō KonoeJūshirō Konoe
Japanese
Actor
James HayesJames Hayes
Australian
Politician

Joseph RoumanilleJoseph Roumanille
French
Poet

Wang TaoWang Tao
Chinese
Translator

William CrockfordWilliam Crockford
British
Entrepreneur
R. D. FitzgeraldR. D. Fitzgerald
Australian
Poet
Mikhail ShatrovMikhail Shatrov
Russian
Playwright

Hughes de PayensHughes de Payens
French
 

Sonny OkosunsSonny Okosuns
Nigerian
Musician

Jamie HamiltonJamie Hamilton
American, Scottish
Rower
William Hamilton of GilbertfieldWilliam Hamilton of Gilbertfield
Scottish
Comic Poet

María de AgredaMaría de Agreda
Spanish
Writer

Arthur Paul SternArthur Paul Stern
Hungarian, American
Engineer

James William Wallack, IIJames William Wallack, II
British, American
Actor

Muhammad Fadhil al-JamaliMuhammad Fadhil al-Jamali
Iraqi
Politician
Nicodemus Tessin, the ElderNicodemus Tessin, the Elder
German, Swedish
Architect