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
John Phillips (1935-2001)
11
Ken Kesey (1935-2001)
Novelist
12
Anthony Quinn (1915-2001)
Movie Actor
13
Donald Bradman (1908-2001)
Cricketer
14
Tove Jansson (1914-2001)
Children's Author
15
Mike Mentzer (1951-2001)
Bodybuilder
16
Betty Ong (1956-2001)
17
Welles Crowther (1977-2001)
18
William Hanna (1910-2001)
Cartoonist
19
Melanie Thornton (1967-2001)
20
Mary Kay Ash (1918-2001)
Entrepreneur
21
Douglas Adams (1952-2001)
22
John Lee Hooker (1917-2001)
23
Josef Bican (1913-2001)
Soccer Player
24
Sandy Saddler (1926-2001)
Boxer
25
David Lewis (1941-2001)
Philosopher
26
Dale Evans (1912-2001)
Movie Actress
27
Peter Griffith (1933-2001)
TV Actor
28
Kevin Cosgrove (1955-2001)
Business Executive
29
Ray Walston (1914-2001)
30
Chet Atkins (1924-2001)
31
Nigel Hawthorne (1929-2001)
32
Carroll O'Connor (1924-2001)
33
John O'Neill (1952-2001)
34
Michael Cuccione (1985-2001)
35
Jack Lemmon (1925-2001)
36
Bobby Bass (1936-2001)
37
Howard W. Koch (1916-2001)
Director
38
Jack Haley Jr. (1933-2001)
TV Producer
39
Les Brown (1912-2001)
Jazz Singer
40
Edward Winter (1937-2001)
41
Justin Wilson (1914-2001)
Chef
42
Berry Berenson (1948-2001)
43
Jane Greer (1924-2001)
44
Jorge Amado (1912-2001)
45
David Angell (1946-2001)
46
Harry Secombe (1921-2001)
Comedian
47
Mortimer J. Adler (1902-2001)
48
Celebrities Born in 2001
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