Celebrity Deaths in 2001
205 notable figures died in 2001. Listed below in order of date of death.
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Jack Haley, Jr
1933 – 2001 · Actors -
Wilfred Bowman
1915 – 2001 · Actors -
Madeleine Barbulee
1910 – 2001 · Actresses Jan 1 -
Byron De La Beckwith
1920 – 2001 · Criminals, Eccentrics and Oddities Jan 1 -
Charlotte Boisjoli
1923 – 2001 · Actresses Jan 1 -
Gregory Nunzio Corso
1930 – 2001 · Authors and Writers Jan 1 -
Madeleine Barbulée
1910 – 2001 · Actresses Jan 1 -
Nancy Parsons
1942 – 2001 · Actresses Jan 1 -
Sandy Irving Baron
1937 – 2001 Jan 1 -
Sandy Irving Baron
1937 – 2001 · Actors Jan 1 -
Virginia O’Brien
1919 – 2001 · Actresses Jan 1 -
William Reddington Hewlett
1913 – 2001 Jan 1 -
Scott Marlowe
1932 – 2001 · Actors Jan 6 -
Wanda Jean Allen
1959 – 2001 · Criminals, Eccentrics and Oddities Jan 11 -
Affirmed
1975 – 2001 · Animals, Athletes, Sports Figures Jan 12 -
Sandy Baron
1936 – 2001 · Actors, Comedian Jan 21 -
Diane Whipple
1968 – 2001 · Victims of crime and disaster Jan 26 -
Charlotte Boisjoli
1923 – 2001 Jan 30 -
Jean-Pierre Aumont
1911 – 2001 · Actors Jan 30 -
Balthus
1908 – 2001 · Artists and Architects Feb 2 -
Clifford Joseph “Fido” Purpur
1912 – 2001 · Native Americans Feb 2 -
Doris Leader Charge
1930 – 2001 · Actresses Feb 2 -
Kenneth W. “Ken” Monfort
1928 – 2001 · Business Magnates Feb 2 -
Kristina Soderbaum
1912 – 2001 · Actresses Feb 2 -
Thomas J. Cottonaro
1914 – 2001 · Actors Feb 2 -
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William E. Maritz
1928 – 2001 · Business Magnates Feb 2 -
Dale Evans
1912 – 2001 · Actresses, Singer Feb 7 -
Ugo Fano
1912 – 2001 · Scientists and Inventors Feb 13 -
Dale Earnhardt
1951 – 2001 · Race Car Driver Feb 18 -
Stanley Kramer
1913 – 2001 · Director, Film Director, Producer Feb 19 -
Rosemary DeCamp
1910 – 2001 · Actresses Feb 20 -
Anthony Giacalone
1919 – 2001 · Gangster Feb 23 -
Claude Shannon
1916 – 2001 · Scientists and Inventors Feb 24 -
Henry Wade
1914 – 2001 · Attorney At Law Mar 1 -
Louis Edmonds
1923 – 2001 · Actors Mar 3 -
Ann Sothern
1909 – 2001 · Actresses Mar 3 -
Anthony Dexter
1913 – 2001 · Actors Mar 3 -
Carl “Andy” Capasso
1945 – 2001 · Criminals, Eccentrics and Oddities Mar 3 -
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Henry Menasco Wade
1914 – 2001 · Crime Fighters and Lawyers Mar 3 -
Kim Walker
1968 – 2001 · Actresses Mar 3 -
Louis Edmonds
1923 – 2001 · Actors Mar 3 -
Philip Berger
1942 – 2001 · Authors and Writers Mar 3 -
Sully Boyar
1923 – 2001 · Actors Mar 3 -
Tonico “Antonio” Ballester Vilaseca
1910 – 2001 · Artists and Architects Mar 3 -
Tonico “Antonio” Ballester Vilaseca
1910 – 2001 · Artists and Architects Mar 3 -
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William Hanna
1910 – 2001 · Artists and Architects Mar 3 -
Kim Walker
1968 – 2001 · Actresses Mar 6 -
Edward Winter
1937 – 2001 · Actors Mar 8 -
Vincent Alo
1904 – 2001 · Gangster Mar 9 -
Sir Lancelot
1902 – 2001 · Actors Mar 12 -
Robert Ludlum
1927 – 2001 · Authors and Writers Mar 12 -
Juliette Huot
1912 – 2001 · Actresses, Comedian Mar 16 -
Benny McCrary
1946 – 2001 · Miscellaneous, Wrestler Mar 26 -
Jason Massey
1973 – 2001 · Criminals, Eccentrics and Oddities Apr 3 -
David Mathieson Walker
1944 – 2001 · Astronaut Apr 4 -
Harvey Ross Ball
1921 – 2001 · Entertainers Apr 4 -
Joey Ramone
1951 – 2001 · Blues Singer Apr 4 -
John Earl Graves
1927 – 2001 · Native Americans Apr 4 -
Nyree Dawn Porter
1936 – 2001 · Actresses Apr 4 -
Paul David Graf
1950 – 2001 · Actors Apr 4 -
Beatrice Straight
1914 – 2001 · Actresses Apr 7 -
David Graf
1950 – 2001 · Actors Apr 7 -
Graziella Sciutti
1927 – 2001 · Singer Apr 9 -
Nora Eddington
1924 – 2001 · Actresses, Authors and Writers Apr 10 -
Nyree Porter
1936 – 2001 · Actresses Apr 10 -
Alberto Erede
1909 – 2001 · Singer Apr 12 -
Josephine Premice
1926 – 2001 · Actresses, Singer, Theater Actor Apr 13 -
Olga Lengyel
1908 – 2001 · Authors and Writers, Victims of crime and disaster Apr 15 -
Michael Ritchie
1938 – 2001 · Director, Film Director Apr 16 -
David Walker
1944 – 2001 · Astronaut Apr 23 -
Al Hibbler
1915 – 2001 · Musicians and Composers Apr 24 -
Johnny Valentine
1928 – 2001 · Wrestler Apr 24 -
Johnny Valentine
1928 – 2001 · Wrestler Apr 24 -
Erica Green
1997 – 2001 · Victims of crime and disaster Apr 28 -
James Still
1906 – 2001 · Authors and Writers Apr 28 -
Mabel Karr
1934 – 2001 · Actresses May 1 -
Bonnie Lee Bakley
1956 – 2001 · Victims of crime and disaster May 4 -
Alberto Korda
1928 – 2001 · Artists and Architects May 5 -
Bonny Lee Bakley
1956 – 2001 · Victims of crime and disaster May 5 -
Connie Marshall
1933 – 2001 · Actresses May 5 -
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Douglas Noel Adams
1952 – 2001 · Authors and Writers May 5 -
Dr Patricia Hilliard Robertson
1963 – 2001 · Astronaut May 5 -
Helen Margaret Oakley Dance
1913 – 2001 · Authors and Writers May 5 -
Mabel Karr
1934 – 2001 · Actresses May 5 -
Ramon Arens Bieri
1929 – 2001 · Actors May 5 -
Susannah McCorkle
1946 – 2001 · Blues Singer May 5 -
Deborah Walley
1941 – 2001 · Actresses May 10 -
Jason Miller
1939 – 2001 · Actors May 13 -
Whitman Mayo
1930 – 2001 · Actors May 22 -
Anne Haney
1934 – 2001 · Actresses May 26 -
Arlene Francis
1907 – 2001 · Actresses May 31 -
Imogene Coca
1908 – 2001 · Actresses, Comedian Jun 2 -
Anthony Quinn
1915 – 2001 · Actors Jun 3 -
John Hartman
1937 – 2001 · Authors and Writers, Country Music, Musicians and Composers, Song Writers Jun 4 -
Diana Alice Bellamy
1943 – 2001 · Actresses Jun 6 -
Elinor Joan Vohs
1927 – 2001 · Actresses Jun 6 -
Hank Ketcham
1920 – 2001 · Artists and Architects, Business Magnates Jun 6 -
Karen Lamm
1952 – 2001 · Actresses Jun 6 -
Lyubov Sokolova
1921 – 2001 · Actresses Jun 6 -
Peggy Cartwright
1912 – 2001 · Actresses Jun 6 -
Pilar Seurat
1938 – 2001 · Actresses Jun 6 -
Jay D. Scott
1952 – 2001 · Criminals, Eccentrics and Oddities Jun 14 -
Henri Alekan
1909 – 2001 · Producer Jun 15 -
Diana Bellamy
1943 – 2001 · Actresses Jun 17 -
Angela Browne
1938 – 2001 · Actresses Jun 20 -
Gina Cigna
1900 – 2001 · Singer, Theater Actor Jun 20 -
Jack Lemmon
1925 – 2001 · Actors Jun 27 -
Joan Sims
1930 – 2001 · Actresses, Singer Jun 27 -
Tove Jansson
1914 – 2001 · Authors and Writers Jun 27 -
Chet Atkins
1924 – 2001 · Country Music Jun 30 -
Joe Henderson
1937 – 2001 · Jazz Singer Jun 30 -
Nikolay Basov
1922 – 2001 · Politicians, Scientists and Inventors Jul 1 -
Jack Gwillim
1909 – 2001 · Actors Jul 2 -
Johnny Russell
1940 – 2001 · Country Music Jul 3 -
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Barry Levin
1947 – 2001 · Crime Fighters and Lawyers Jul 7 -
Miguel Gila
1919 – 2001 · Actors Jul 7 -
Steve Neal Barton
1954 – 2001 · Actors Jul 7 -
Marco Zanuso
1916 – 2001 · Artists and Architects Jul 11 -
Peter Falconio
1972 – 2001 · Victims of crime and disaster Jul 14 -
Eudora Welty
1909 – 2001 · Authors and Writers Jul 23 -
Robert Jacks
1959 – 2001 · Actors Aug 8 -
Beryl Cooke
1906 – 2001 · Actresses Aug 8 -
Dave Barry
1918 – 2001 · Entertainers Aug 8 -
Earl Roderick Anthony
1938 – 2001 · Sports Figures Aug 8 -
Jorge Amado
1912 – 2001 · Authors and Writers Aug 8 -
Manolita Saval
1914 – 2001 · Actresses Aug 8 -
Mary E Barnard
1909 – 2001 · Authors and Writers Aug 8 -
Kim Stanley
1925 – 2001 · Actresses Aug 20 -
Manolita Saval
1914 – 2001 · Actresses Aug 23 -
Kathleen Freeman
1919 – 2001 · Actresses Aug 23 -
Jane Greer
1924 – 2001 · Actresses, Singer Aug 24 -
Aaliyah
1979 – 2001 · Actresses, Celebrities, Singer Aug 25 -
James Homer Elledge
1942 – 2001 · Criminals, Eccentrics and Oddities Aug 28 -
Francisco Rabal
1926 – 2001 · Actors Aug 29 -
Julie Bishop
1914 – 2001 · Actresses Aug 30 -
Troy Donahue
1936 – 2001 · Actors, Singer Sep 2 -
Ferruccio Amendola
1930 – 2001 · Actors Sep 3 -
Hank Nasiff
1962 – 2001 · Entertainers Sep 4 -
Ahmad Shah Massoud
1953 – 2001 · Politicians Sep 9 -
Berry Berenson Perkins
1948 – 2001 · Actresses Sep 9 -
David Lawrence Angell
1946 – 2001 · Entertainers Sep 9 -
George Martin Skurla
1921 – 2001 · Native Americans Sep 9 -
John Roy Chapman
1927 – 2001 · Authors and Writers Sep 9 -
Lani Agrati O’Grady
1954 – 2001 · Actresses Sep 9 -
Martin Garner
1927 – 2001 · Actors Sep 9 -
Merrill L. Connally
1921 – 2001 · Actors Sep 9 -
Mohammed Atta
1968 – 2001 · Criminals, Eccentrics and Oddities Sep 9 -
Thuy Trang
1973 – 2001 · Actresses Sep 9 -
Timothy John “T.J.” Hargrave
1962 – 2001 · Actors Sep 9 -
Abdulaziz al-Omari
1979 – 2001 · Criminals, Eccentrics and Oddities Sep 11 -
Ahmed al-Ghamdi
1979 – 2001 · Criminals, Eccentrics and Oddities Sep 11 -
Ahmed al-Haznawi
1980 – 2001 · Criminals, Eccentrics and Oddities Sep 11 -
Ahmed al-Nami
1977 – 2001 · Criminals, Eccentrics and Oddities Sep 11 -
Alice Trillin
1938 – 2001 · Authors and Writers Sep 11 -
David Angell
1946 – 2001 · Movie/TV Producer, Producer, Victims of crime and disaster Sep 11 -
Fayez Banihammad
1977 – 2001 · Criminals, Eccentrics and Oddities Sep 11 -
Hamza al-Ghamdi
1980 – 2001 · Criminals, Eccentrics and Oddities Sep 11 -
Hani Hanjour
1972 – 2001 · Criminals, Eccentrics and Oddities Sep 11 -
John O’Neill
1952 – 2001 · Crime Fighters and Lawyers Sep 11 -
John Ogonowski
1951 – 2001 · Victims of crime and disaster Sep 11 -
Khalid al-Mihdhar
1975 – 2001 · Criminals, Eccentrics and Oddities Sep 11 -
Majed Moqed
1977 – 2001 · Criminals, Eccentrics and Oddities Sep 11 -
Mark Bingham
1970 – 2001 · Business Magnates, Victims of crime and disaster Sep 11 -
Marwan al-Shehhi
1978 – 2001 · Criminals, Eccentrics and Oddities Sep 11 -
Mohamed Atta
1968 – 2001 · Criminals, Eccentrics and Oddities Sep 11 -
Mohand al-Shehri
1979 – 2001 · Criminals, Eccentrics and Oddities Sep 11 -
Nawaf al-Hazmi
1976 – 2001 · Criminals, Eccentrics and Oddities Sep 11 -
Saeed al-Ghamdi
1979 – 2001 · Criminals, Eccentrics and Oddities Sep 11 -
Salem al-Hazmi
1981 – 2001 · Criminals, Eccentrics and Oddities Sep 11 -
Satam al-Suqami
1976 – 2001 · Criminals, Eccentrics and Oddities Sep 11 -
Wail al-Shehri
1973 – 2001 · Criminals, Eccentrics and Oddities Sep 11 -
Waleed al-Shehri
1978 – 2001 · Criminals, Eccentrics and Oddities Sep 11 -
Ziad Jarrah
1975 – 2001 · Criminals, Eccentrics and Oddities Sep 11 -
Sandy Saddler
1926 – 2001 · Boxers Sep 18 -
Dolores Michaels
1933 – 2001 · Actresses Sep 25 -
Gloria Foster
1933 – 2001 · Actresses Sep 29 -
Pat Ast
1941 – 2001 · Actresses Oct 2 -
Blaise Alexander
1976 – 2001 · Athletes, Race Car Driver Oct 4 -
Chris Adams
1955 – 2001 · Athletes, Sports Figures Oct 7 -
Dagmar
1921 – 2001 · Actresses, Authors and Writers Oct 9 -
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Eugenio Granell
1912 – 2001 · Artists and Architects Oct 10 -
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Howard Finster
1916 – 2001 · Artists and Architects Oct 10 -
Pat Ast
1941 – 2001 · Actresses Oct 10 -
Jaromil Jireš
1935 – 2001 · Film Director Oct 24 -
Terry Clark
1956 – 2001 · Criminals, Eccentrics and Oddities Nov 6 -
Melvin Burkhart
1907 – 2001 Nov 8 -
Carlos Estrada
1922 – 2001 · Actors Nov 11 -
Delia Garcés
1919 – 2001 · Actresses Nov 11 -
Marlene Rasnick
1944 – 2001 · Actresses Nov 11 -
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Mary Kay Ash
1918 – 2001 · Business Magnates Nov 11 -
Peggy Mount
1915 – 2001 · Actresses Nov 11 -
Billy Vessels
1931 – 2001 · Football Players Nov 17 -
Marlene Rasnick
1944 – 2001 · Actresses Nov 18 -
Budd Boetticher
1916 – 2001 · Director, Film Director Nov 29 -
George Harrison
1943 – 2001 · Rock & Roll, Singer Nov 29 -
John Mitchum
1919 – 2001 · Actors Nov 29 -
Arkie Whiteley
1965 – 2001 · Actresses Dec 12 -
Edward Evans
1914 – 2001 · Actors Dec 12 -
Gilbert Bécaud
1927 – 2001 · Entertainers Dec 12 -
Ralph Bennett Ryder
1910 – 2001 · Business Magnates Dec 12 -
Robert Schommer
1946 – 2001 · Scientists and Inventors Dec 12 -
Sir Nigel Hawthorne
1929 – 2001 · Actors Dec 12 -
Foster Brooks
1912 – 2001 · Actors, Comedian Dec 20 -
Léopold Sédar Senghor
1906 – 2001 · Politicians Dec 20 -
Eileen Heckart
1919 – 2001 · Actresses Dec 31