Died in 2001

1

Aaliyah (1979-2001)

R&B Singer

2

George Harrison (1943-2001)

Guitarist

3

Dale Earnhardt (1951-2001)

Race Car Driver

4

Thuy Trang (1973-2001)

TV Actress

5

Etan Patz (1972-2001)

6

Perry Como (1912-2001)

Pop Singer

7

Joey Ramone (1951-2001)

Punk Singer

8

Peter Griffith (1933-2001)

TV Actor

9

Mary Kay Ash (1918-2001)

Entrepreneur

10

Eddie Mathews (1931-2001)

Baseball Player

11

Chuck Schuldiner (1967-2001)

Guitarist

12

Donald Bradman (1908-2001)

Cricket Player

13

Carroll O'Connor (1924-2001)

TV Actor

14

Ken Kesey (1935-2001)

Novelist

15

Tove Jansson (1914-2001)

Children's Author

16

John Phillips (1935-2001)

Guitarist

17

Anthony Quinn (1915-2001)

Movie Actor

18

Jack Lemmon (1925-2001)

TV Actor

19

Todd Beamer (1968-2001)

20

Betty Ong (1956-2001)

21

Anne Haney (1934-2001)

Movie Actress

22

William Hanna (1910-2001)

Cartoonist

23

Justin Wilson (1914-2001)

Chef

24

Douglas Adams (1952-2001)

Novelist

25

Welles Crowther (1977-2001)

26

Johnny Valentine (1928-2001)

Wrestler

27

Melanie Thornton (1967-2001)

Pop Singer

28

Jennifer Syme (1972-2001)

Movie Actress

29

Rhonda Sing (1961-2001)

Wrestler

30

Troy Donahue (1936-2001)

Movie Actor

31

Chet Atkins (1924-2001)

Guitarist

32

Lorenzo Music (1937-2001)

Voice Actor

33

Bob Verne (1944-2001)

TV Actor

34

Whitman Mayo (1930-2001)

TV Actor

35

Imogene Coca (1908-2001)

TV Actress

36

Kevin Cosgrove (1955-2001)

Business Executive

37

Eudora Welty (1909-2001)

Novelist

38

David Lewis (1941-2001)

Philosopher

39

Les Brown (1912-2001)

Jazz Singer

40

Stuart Adamson (1958-2001)

Guitarist

41

Jay Moriarity (1978-2001)

Surfer

42

Rick Martin (1951-2001)

Hockey Player

43

Dale Evans (1912-2001)

Movie Actress

44

Ray Walston (1914-2001)

TV Actor

45

Harvey Ball (1921-2001)

Entrepreneur

46

Sivaji Ganesan (1928-2001)

Movie Actor

47

John Lee Hooker (1917-2001)

Guitarist

48

Morton Downey Jr. (1932-2001)

TV Show Host