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
Perry Como (1912-2001)
Pop Singer
6
Joey Ramone (1951-2001)
Punk Singer
7
Chuck Schuldiner (1967-2001)
8
Willie Stargell (1940-2001)
Baseball Player
9
Todd Beamer (1968-2001)
10
Victor Wong (1927-2001)
Movie Actor
11
Nigel Hawthorne (1929-2001)
12
Donald Bradman (1908-2001)
Cricketer
13
John Phillips (1935-2001)
14
Mary Kay Ash (1918-2001)
Entrepreneur
15
Eddie Mathews (1931-2001)
16
Betty Ong (1956-2001)
17
Anthony Quinn (1915-2001)
18
Bobby Bass (1936-2001)
19
Peter Griffith (1933-2001)
20
Joe Lynch (1925-2001)
21
Tove Jansson (1914-2001)
Children's Author
22
William Hanna (1910-2001)
Cartoonist
23
Les Brown (1912-2001)
Jazz Singer
24
Celebrities Born in 2001
Deaths by Year
Jane Greer (1924-2001)
Movie Actress
25
David Lewis (1941-2001)
Philosopher
26
Justin Wilson (1914-2001)
Chef
27
Welles Crowther (1977-2001)
28
Carroll O'Connor (1924-2001)
29
Mike Mentzer (1951-2001)
Bodybuilder
30
Douglas Adams (1952-2001)
Novelist
31
Kevin Cosgrove (1955-2001)
Business Executive
32
Ken Kesey (1935-2001)
33
Lorenzo Music (1937-2001)
Voice Actor
34
Stuart Adamson (1958-2001)
35
Christiaan Barnard (1922-2001)
Doctor
36
Mortimer J. Adler (1902-2001)
37
Joe Henderson (1937-2001)
Saxophonist
38
Marvin Harris (1927-2001)
Anthropologist
39
Melanie Thornton (1967-2001)
40
Jennifer Syme (1972-2001)
41
Foster Brooks (1912-2001)
42
David Angell (1946-2001)
TV Producer
43
Morton Downey Jr. (1932-2001)
TV Show Host
44
Bob Verne (1944-2001)
45
Etta Jones (1928-2001)
46
Billy Vessels (1931-2001)
Football Player
47
Berry Berenson (1948-2001)
48