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
Thuy Trang (1973-2001)
TV Actress
5
Pauline Kael (1919-2001)
Journalist
6
Perry Como (1912-2001)
Pop Singer
7
Chuck Schuldiner (1967-2001)
8
Joey Ramone (1951-2001)
Punk Singer
9
Todd Beamer (1968-2001)
10
Ken Kesey (1935-2001)
Novelist
11
Donald Bradman (1908-2001)
Cricketer
12
John Phillips (1935-2001)
13
Mary Kay Ash (1918-2001)
Entrepreneur
14
Welles Crowther (1977-2001)
15
Mike Mentzer (1951-2001)
Bodybuilder
16
Betty Ong (1956-2001)
17
John Lee Hooker (1917-2001)
18
Josef Bican (1913-2001)
Soccer Player
19
Anthony Quinn (1915-2001)
Movie Actor
20
William Hanna (1910-2001)
Cartoonist
21
Melanie Thornton (1967-2001)
22
Jack Lemmon (1925-2001)
TV Actor
23
Tove Jansson (1914-2001)
Children's Author
24
Peter Griffith (1933-2001)
25
Ray Walston (1914-2001)
26
Michael Cuccione (1985-2001)
27
David Lewis (1941-2001)
Philosopher
28
Douglas Adams (1952-2001)
29
Kevin Cosgrove (1955-2001)
Business Executive
30
Nigel Hawthorne (1929-2001)
31
Carroll O'Connor (1924-2001)
32
Bobby Bass (1936-2001)
33
Sandy Saddler (1926-2001)
Boxer
34
Justin Wilson (1914-2001)
Chef
35
Chet Atkins (1924-2001)
36
Les Brown (1912-2001)
Jazz Singer
37
Howard W. Koch (1916-2001)
Director
38
Dale Evans (1912-2001)
Movie Actress
39
John O'Neill (1952-2001)
40
Berry Berenson (1948-2001)
41
Buddy Starcher (1906-2001)
Country Singer
42
Edward Winter (1937-2001)
43
David Angell (1946-2001)
TV Producer
44
Christiaan Barnard (1922-2001)
Doctor
45
Joan Sims (1930-2001)
46
Jorge Amado (1912-2001)
47
Eugene Sledge (1923-2001)
48
Celebrities Born in 2001
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