Aaliyah (1979-2001)
R&B Singer
1
George Harrison (1943-2001)
Guitarist
2
Dale Earnhardt (1951-2001)
Race Car Driver
3
Perry Como (1912-2001)
Pop Singer
4
Thuy Trang (1973-2001)
TV Actress
5
Eddie Mathews (1931-2001)
Baseball Player
6
Pauline Kael (1919-2001)
Journalist
7
Chuck Schuldiner (1967-2001)
8
Joey Ramone (1951-2001)
Punk Singer
9
John Phillips (1935-2001)
10
Todd Beamer (1968-2001)
11
Welles Crowther (1977-2001)
12
Donald Bradman (1908-2001)
Cricketer
13
Mary Kay Ash (1918-2001)
Entrepreneur
14
Anthony Quinn (1915-2001)
Movie Actor
15
Jack Lemmon (1925-2001)
TV Actor
16
Ken Kesey (1935-2001)
Novelist
17
Tove Jansson (1914-2001)
Children's Author
18
Betty Ong (1956-2001)
19
William Hanna (1910-2001)
Cartoonist
20
Mike Mentzer (1951-2001)
Bodybuilder
21
Bobby Bass (1936-2001)
22
Peter Griffith (1933-2001)
23
Carroll O'Connor (1924-2001)
24
John Lee Hooker (1917-2001)
25
Josef Bican (1913-2001)
Soccer Player
26
David Lewis (1941-2001)
Philosopher
27
Melanie Thornton (1967-2001)
28
Christiaan Barnard (1922-2001)
Doctor
29
Dale Evans (1912-2001)
Movie Actress
30
Bob Verne (1944-2001)
31
Kevin Cosgrove (1955-2001)
Business Executive
32
Jack Haley Jr. (1933-2001)
TV Producer
33
Douglas Adams (1952-2001)
34
Nigel Hawthorne (1929-2001)
35
Berry Berenson (1948-2001)
36
Michael Cuccione (1985-2001)
37
Howard W. Koch (1916-2001)
Director
38
Sivaji Ganesan (1928-2001)
39
Ray Walston (1914-2001)
40
Johnny Valentine (1928-2001)
Wrestler
41
Sandy Saddler (1926-2001)
Boxer
42
Rhonda Sing (1961-2001)
43
Ann Sothern (1909-2001)
44
Les Brown (1912-2001)
Jazz Singer
45
John O'Neill (1952-2001)
46
Chet Atkins (1924-2001)
47
Harry Secombe (1921-2001)
Comedian
48
Celebrities Born in 2001
Deaths by Year