Aaliyah (1979-2001)
R&B Singer
1
George Harrison (1943-2001)
Guitarist
2
Dale Earnhardt (1951-2001)
Race Car Driver
3
Jack Lemmon (1925-2001)
TV Actor
4
Thuy Trang (1973-2001)
TV Actress
5
Willie Stargell (1940-2001)
Baseball Player
6
Perry Como (1912-2001)
Pop Singer
7
Victor Wong (1927-2001)
Movie Actor
8
Chuck Schuldiner (1967-2001)
9
Nigel Hawthorne (1929-2001)
10
Joey Ramone (1951-2001)
Punk Singer
11
Melanie Thornton (1967-2001)
12
Donald Bradman (1908-2001)
Cricketer
13
Eddie Mathews (1931-2001)
14
Mike Mentzer (1951-2001)
Bodybuilder
15
Mary Kay Ash (1918-2001)
Entrepreneur
16
John Phillips (1935-2001)
17
Jane Greer (1924-2001)
Movie Actress
18
Carroll O'Connor (1924-2001)
19
William Hanna (1910-2001)
Cartoonist
20
Todd Beamer (1968-2001)
21
Peter Griffith (1933-2001)
22
Welles Crowther (1977-2001)
23
Tove Jansson (1914-2001)
Children's Author
24
Celebrities Born in 2001
Deaths by Year
Bobby Bass (1936-2001)
25
David Lewis (1941-2001)
Philosopher
26
Betty Ong (1956-2001)
27
Justin Wilson (1914-2001)
Chef
28
Joe Lynch (1925-2001)
29
Anthony Quinn (1915-2001)
30
Douglas Adams (1952-2001)
Novelist
31
John Lee Hooker (1917-2001)
32
Troy Donahue (1936-2001)
33
Imogene Coca (1908-2001)
34
Chet Atkins (1924-2001)
35
Dale Evans (1912-2001)
36
Ken Kesey (1935-2001)
37
Kevin Cosgrove (1955-2001)
Business Executive
38
Billy Higgins (1936-2001)
Drummer
39
Bob Verne (1944-2001)
40
Jennifer Syme (1972-2001)
41
Michael Cuccione (1985-2001)
42
Anne Haney (1934-2001)
43
Lorenzo Music (1937-2001)
Voice Actor
44
Joe Henderson (1937-2001)
Saxophonist
45
William Redington Hewlett (1913-2001)
46
Pradeep Kumar (1925-2001)
47
Les Brown (1912-2001)
Jazz Singer
48
