Coco Chanel (1883-1971)
Fashion Designer
1
Louis Armstrong (1901-1971)
Trumpet Player
2
Jim Morrison (1943-1971)
Rock Singer
3
Nikita Khrushchev (1894-1971)
World Leader
4
Audie Murphy (1924-1971)
War Hero
5
Roy O Disney (1893-1971)
Entrepreneur
6
James Cash Penney (1875-1971)
7
Violet Jessop (1887-1971)
8
John W. Campbell (1910-1971)
Novelist
9
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
Composer
10
Philo Farnsworth (1906-1971)
Engineer
11
Edie Sedgwick (1943-1971)
Model
12
Maurice James McDonald (1902-1971)
13
Cheryl Walker (1918-1971)
14
Bobby Jones (1902-1971)
Golfer
15
Ub Iwerks (1901-1971)
Cartoonist
16
Duane Allman (1946-1971)
Guitarist
17
Pedro Rodríguez (1940-1971)
Race Car Driver
18
Samuel L Lewis (1896-1971)
Religious Leader
19
Harold Lloyd (1893-1971)
Movie Actor
20
Cliff Edwards (1895-1971)
21
Diane Arbus (1923-1971)
Photographer
22
Pier Angeli (1932-1971)
Movie Actress
23
Ogden Nash (1902-1971)
Poet
24
Whitney Young (1921-1971)
Civil Rights Leader
25
Francois Duvalier (1907-1971)
26
Thomas Dewey (1902-1971)
Politician
27
Gene Vincent (1935-1971)
Pop Singer
28
Paul Blackburn (1926-1971)
29
King Curtis (1934-1971)
Saxophonist
30
George Jackson (1941-1971)
Activist
31
Paul Lukas (1891-1971)
32
Ralph Bunche (1904-1971)
33
Stevie Smith (1902-1971)
34
Isabel González (1882-1971)
35
Joe E. Lewis (1902-1971)
Comedian
36
Kenny Washington (1918-1971)
Football Player
37
Chesty Puller (1898-1971)
38
Billy Gilbert (1894-1971)
39
Van Heflin (1910-1971)
40
Gladys Cooper (1888-1971)
41
Chuck Hughes (1943-1971)
42
Lil Hardin Armstrong (1898-1971)
Jazz Singer
43
Libby Holman (1904-1971)
Stage Actress
44
Bob Dunn (1908-1971)
45
Spring Byington (1886-1971)
TV Actress
46
Betty Bronson (1906-1971)
47
Tor Johnson (1903-1971)
48
Celebrities Born in 1971
Deaths by Year