Aaliyah (1979-2001)
R&B Singer
1
George Harrison (1943-2001)
Guitarist
2
Dale Earnhardt (1951-2001)
Race Car Driver
3
Eddie Mathews (1931-2001)
Baseball Player
4
Pauline Kael (1919-2001)
Journalist
5
Perry Como (1912-2001)
Pop Singer
6
Chuck Schuldiner (1967-2001)
7
Thuy Trang (1973-2001)
TV Actress
8
Todd Beamer (1968-2001)
9
Joey Ramone (1951-2001)
Punk Singer
10
John Lee Hooker (1917-2001)
11
John Phillips (1935-2001)
12
Ken Kesey (1935-2001)
Novelist
13
Mike Mentzer (1951-2001)
Bodybuilder
14
Betty Ong (1956-2001)
15
Welles Crowther (1977-2001)
16
William Hanna (1910-2001)
Cartoonist
17
Anthony Quinn (1915-2001)
Movie Actor
18
Melanie Thornton (1967-2001)
19
Carroll O'Connor (1924-2001)
TV Actor
20
Mary Kay Ash (1918-2001)
Entrepreneur
21
Peter Griffith (1933-2001)
22
Donald Bradman (1908-2001)
Cricketer
23
Tove Jansson (1914-2001)
Children's Author
24
Kevin Cosgrove (1955-2001)
Business Executive
25
David Lewis (1941-2001)
Philosopher
26
Bobby Bass (1936-2001)
27
Nigel Hawthorne (1929-2001)
28
Jack Lemmon (1925-2001)
29
Douglas Adams (1952-2001)
30
Chet Atkins (1924-2001)
31
Jay Moriarity (1978-2001)
Surfer
32
Whitman Mayo (1930-2001)
33
Dale Evans (1912-2001)
Movie Actress
34
Josef Bican (1913-2001)
Soccer Player
35
Justin Wilson (1914-2001)
Chef
36
Joan Sims (1930-2001)
37
Johnny Valentine (1928-2001)
Wrestler
38
Tom Burnett (1963-2001)
39
Howard W. Koch (1916-2001)
Director
40
Harry Secombe (1921-2001)
Comedian
41
Foster Brooks (1912-2001)
42
Arlene Francis (1907-2001)
43
Imogene Coca (1908-2001)
44
Claude E. Shannon (1916-2001)
Inventor
45
Edward Winter (1937-2001)
46
David Angell (1946-2001)
TV Producer
47
Sandy Saddler (1926-2001)
Boxer
48
Celebrities Born in 2001
Deaths by Year
