Famous People Who Died in 1925

Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1925. This list includes people like Alexandra of Denmark, Rudolf Steiner, Erik Satie, William Jennings Bryan, Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, mathematicians, military leaders and artists who died in 1925. This list includes people from United States, Germany, United Kingdom & France and many more countries.

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Alexandra of Denmark

(Former Queen Consort of the United Kingdom and British Dominions (1901 - 1910))

Birthdate: December 1, 1844

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark

Died: November 20

Alexandra of Denmark was the queen of the U.K. and the empress of India from 1901 to 1910, as the wife of King Edward VII. Her style of dressing inspired English fashion back then. She supported her son George V’s campaign against Germany, with the Allies, during World War I.

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Erik Satie

(French Composer and Pianist Known for His Work ‘Gymnopédies’)

Birthdate: May 17, 1866

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Honfleur, France

Died: July 1

Erik Satie was a French pianist and composer. An influential artist during his time, Satie's works served as a predecessor to later artistic movements like repetitive music, minimalism, and the Theatre of the Absurd. Apart from being a musician, Erik Satie was also a prolific writer, who contributed to publications, such as Vanity Fair and 391.

 3 

Sun Yat-Sen

(Provisional President of the Republic of China (January - March 1912))

Birthdate: November 12, 1866

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Cuiheng, Zhongshan, China

Died: March 12

Chinese revolutionary Sun Yat Sen, also known as the "Father of the Nation" in China, ousted the Qing Dynasty in 1911. He was the first leader of the Nationalist Party of China and laid down the Three Principles of the People, which included nationalism, democracy, and livelihood.

Birthdate: March 19, 1860

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Salem, Illinois, United States

Died: July 26

William Jennings Bryan had served as the U.S. secretary of state under President Woodrow Wilson and had also been the U.S. representative from Nebraska's 1st district. He ran for president thrice, though unsuccessfully. He also banned the teaching of evolution in schools, leading to the Scopes Monkey Trial.

Birthdate: July 29, 1841

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Constantinople, Ottoman Empire

Died: November 19

Henri Fayol was a French mining engineer, author, mining executive, and director of mines. He is credited with developing a theory of business administration called Fayolism. Along with Frederick Winslow Taylor, Henri Fayol is credited with founding modern management methods.

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John Singer Sargent

(American Expatriate Artist and One of the Leading Portrait Painters of His Generation)

Birthdate: January 12, 1856

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Florence, Italy

Died: April 14

John Singer Sargent, an artist active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, was considered the "leading portrait painter of his generation." Prolific in his output, he created more than 2,000 watercolors and around 900 oil paintings. He also made numerous sketches and charcoal drawings. He painted with remarkable technical acumen and was internationally known for his expertise.   

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Rudolf Steiner

( Austrian Occultist, Social Reformer and Founder of 'Anthroposophy' Spiritualist Movement)

Birthdate: February 27, 1861

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Hungary ,Austrian

Died: March 30

Austrian philosopher and architect and Rudolf Steiner gained fame as a literary critic and published works such as The Philosophy of Freedom. His interests included esotericism and clairvoyance. He termed his work spiritual science. He designed the Goetheanum and also laid down concepts such as Waldorf education and biodynamic agriculture.

Birthdate: August 12, 1880

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Factoryville, Pennsylvania, United States

Died: October 7

Birthdate: March 17, 1862

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Died: March 1

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Floyd Collins

(American Cave Explorer)

Birthdate: July 20, 1887

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Auburn, Kentucky, United States

Died: February 13

Cave explorer Floyd Collins is remembered for an ill-fated solo cave exploration in Kentucky, when he lost his balance and got stuck in a tight tunnel. His rescue attempt was widely covered by the media, but the tunnel collapsed and he died eventually. His body was recovered after 2 months.

Birthdate: June 22, 1856

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Bradenham, England

Died: May 14

Birthdate: February 4, 1871

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Heidelberg, Germany

Died: February 28

Friedrich Ebert was a German politician who served as the president of Germany from 1919 to 1925. He played an important role during the German Revolution of 1918–19, which helped replace the federal constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary republic, which came to be known as the Weimar Republic. Friedrich Ebert also worked towards restoring peace in Germany.

Birthdate: April 25, 1849

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Düsseldorf

Died: June 22

Felix Christian Klein was a German mathematician and educator remembered for his work on complex analysis, group theory, and non-Euclidean geometry. He is also popular for his work on the relationship between group theory and geometry. He is credited with teaching advanced courses to students like Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro, who went on to become a renowned mathematician in his own right.

Birthdate: March 24, 1873

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Odessa

Died: November 5

Born in Russia, Sigmund Rosenblum was the illegitimate son of a doctor. He later joined the British intelligence services as a spy under the alias Sidney Reilly and mostly reported on the oil deals of Russia. He wished to topple the Bolshevik regime but was eventually executed by Russian authorities.

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Gottlob Frege

(Philosopher)

Birthdate: November 8, 1848

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Wismar, Germany

Died: July 26

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Sergei Yesenin

(One of the Most Popular Russian Lyric Poets of the 20th Century)

Birthdate: October 3, 1895

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Konstantinovo, Russia

Died: December 28

Born into a peasant family, Russian lyrical poet Sergei Yesenin was a significant figure of Imaginism. Known as "the last poet of wooden Russia," Yesenin soared to fame with works such as Radunitsa. He later committed suicide in a hotel, having written his last poem in his own blood.

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Georgy Lvov

(8th Prime Minister of Russia (March 1917 - July 1917))

Birthdate: November 2, 1861

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Dresden, Germany

Died: March 7

Russian statesman Georgy Lvov created history by becoming the first prime minister of the Russian provisional government formed during the 1917 February Revolution. A qualified lawyer, he worked in civil service for a few years, before joining the Kadet Party, or the Constitutional Democratic Party.

Birthdate: June 14, 1855

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Primrose

Died: June 18

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Josef Breuer

(Austrian Physician)

Birthdate: January 15, 1842

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Vienna, Austria

Died: June 20

Psychoanalyst and physician Josef Breuer inspired what later came to be known as Sigmund Freud’s cathartic method to treat mental ailments. His experiments with his patient Anna O. proved the therapeutic effect of the talking cure. He had also conducted research on the respiratory cycle and discovered the Hering-Breuer reflex.

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George Bellows

(Painter, Artist, University teacher)

Birthdate: August 19, 1882

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Columbus

Died: January 8

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Mikhail Frunze

(Former Bolshevik leader during and just prior to the Russian Revolution of 1917)

Birthdate: February 2, 1885

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Died: October 31

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Félix Vallotton

(Swiss and French Painter and Printmaker)

Birthdate: December 28, 1865

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Lausanne, Switzerland

Died: December 29

Born in Switzerland, Félix Vallotton later moved to Paris to study art and grew to be one of the prominent members of the Les Nabis. Renowned for his woodcuts, he mostly focused on nudes and interiors. Politically conscious, he often infused political themes in his art, such as The Demonstration.

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Pier Giorgio Frassati

(Activist)

Birthdate: April 6, 1901

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Turin, Italy

Died: July 4

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Alexander Friedmann

(Physicist and Mathematician Best Known for His Pioneering Theory That the Universe Was Expanding)

Birthdate: June 16, 1888

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: St. Petersburg, Russia

Died: September 16

Though born to a ballet dancer father and a pianist mother, Alexander Friedmann grew up to be a talented mathematician and cosmologist. He had served as an aviator during World War I and later also taught. He died of typhoid at age 37 after eating a pear during his honeymoon.

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Eugen Sandow

(German Bodybuilder and Showman)

Birthdate: April 2, 1867

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Königsberg, Kingdom of Prussia

Died: October 14

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

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Supayalat

(Queen)

Birthdate: December 13, 1859

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Mandalay, Myanmar

Died: November 24

Birthdate: November 5, 1870

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Kolkata, India

Died: June 16

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Amy Lowell

(Poet, Writer, Socialite)

Birthdate: February 9, 1874

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Brookline

Died: May 12

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Johanna van Gogh-Bonger

(Multilingual Dutch Editor and Translator)

Birthdate: October 4, 1862

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Amsterdam

Died: September 2

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Władysław Reymont

(Polish Novelist)

Birthdate: May 7, 1867

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Kobiele Wielkie, Poland

Died: December 5

Though trained as a tailor, Władysław Stanisław Reymont never worked as one and joined a traveling theater instead. He later devoted himself to writing and gained fame with novels such as The Promised Land and Revolt. His 4-volume novel The Peasants won him the Nobel Prize and was also filmed.

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Thomas R. Marshall

(Politician, Lawyer)

Birthdate: March 14, 1854

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: North Manchester

Died: June 1

Birthdate: January 14, 1880

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Staten Island, New York City, New York, United States

Died: September 4

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Oliver Heaviside

(Mathematician, Physicist, Engineer, Telegraphy)

Birthdate: May 18, 1850

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Camden Town

Died: February 3

Oliver Heaviside was an English mathematician and physicist. He invented a new technique for solving differential equations and independently developed vector calculus. He is also credited with rewriting Maxwell's equations in the form commonly used today. He formulated the telegrapher’s equations and invented the Heaviside step function as well. In 1922, he received the Faraday Medal.

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Clément Ader

(engineer, inventor, aerospace engineer)

Birthdate: February 4, 1841

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Muret

Died: March 5

Clément Ader was a French engineer and inventor best remembered for his pioneering work in aviation. Widely regarded as the father of aviation in France, Clément Ader is still revered for his early powered-flight efforts. His aircraft models are still displayed at Paris' Musée des Arts et Métiers.

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Max Linder

(French Comedian and the World's First Movie Star)

Birthdate: December 16, 1883

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Cavernes, Saint-Loubès, Gironde, French Third Republic

Died: November 1

French comedian, filmmaker, and screenwriter of the silent-film era, Gabriel Leuvielle, better known as Max Linder, is remembered as the world’s first movie star. He is known to have influenced Charlie Chaplin. He also created his iconic character Max, beginning with The Skater's Debut, and played it in several comedies later.

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Hjalmar Branting

(Former Prime Minister of Sweden Who Served for Three Terms Between 1920 and 1924)

Birthdate: November 23, 1860

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden

Died: February 24

One of the prominent names in the formation of the Social Democratic Party of Sweden and also its leader from 1907 to 1925, Karl Hjalmar Branting served thrice as the Prime Minister of Sweden between 1920 and 1925. In 1921, the father of socialism in Sweden was awarded Nobel Peace Prize together with Norwegian diplomat Christian Lous Lange.

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Pierre Louÿs

(Poet)

Birthdate: December 10, 1870

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Ghent, Belgium

Died: June 6

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Elwood Haynes

(Inventor)

Birthdate: October 14, 1857

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Portland, Indiana, United States

Died: April 13

Birthdate: May 21, 1851

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: September 29

Léon Bourgeois was a French statesman known for his progressive political ideals. He studied law as a young man and soon entered politics. With time, he steadily rose through the political ranks and became the prime minister of France in 1895. He promoted social insurance schemes, economic equality, controlled disarmament, economic sanctions, and expanded educational opportunities.

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William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme

(Entrepreneur)

Birthdate: September 19, 1851

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Bolton, England

Died: May 7

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Ioan Slavici

(Writer)

Birthdate: January 18, 1848

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Siria, Transilvania, Romania

Died: August 17

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Battling Siki

(French Light Heavyweight Boxer)

Birthdate: September 16, 1897

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Saint-Louis, Senegal

Died: December 15

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Russell Conwell

(Lawyer)

Birthdate: February 15, 1843

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: South Worthington, Massachusetts, United States

Died: December 6

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Louis Feuillade

(French Silent-Era Filmmaker Known for His Crime Film Serials)

Birthdate: February 19, 1873

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Lunel, France

Died: February 25

French silent-era director Louis Feuillade is remembered primarily for his crime film serials such as Fantômas, Judex, and Les Vampires. Initially a journalist, he began his career in the movie industry as a screenwriter. His powerful films breathed life into the French film industry, which, back then, was suffering due to foreign competition.

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George Taubman Goldie

(British Colonial Administrator Who Had a Major Role in Founding Nigeria)

Birthdate: May 20, 1846

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Douglas, Isle of Man

Died: August 20

British colonial administrator George Taubman Goldie who is known for his efforts in founding the country Nigeria. He led the Royal Niger Company and marked clear boundaries of control in his negotiations with the French and the German authorities. He was eventually knighted for his achievements.

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Moritz Moszkowski

(German Composer and Pianist)

Birthdate: August 23, 1854

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Wrocław, Poland

Died: March 4

Moritz Moszkowski was a pianist, teacher, and composer of Polish-Jewish descent. He achieved popularity during the late 19th century and was well respected by his peers. Moritz Moszkowski is credited with teaching future composers like Ernest Schelling, Joaquín Nin, Carl Lachmund, and Joaquín Turina.

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Alexandru Marghiloman

(Statesman)

Birthdate: July 4, 1854

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Buzău, Romania

Died: May 10

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Aristide Bruant

(French Cabaret Singer, Nightclub Owner, and Comedian)

Birthdate: May 6, 1851

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Courtenay, France

Died: February 11

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Camille Flammarion

(French Astronomer and Author)

Birthdate: February 26, 1842

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Val-de-Meuse, France

Died: June 3

French astronomer Camille Flammarion began his career as a human computer at the Paris Observatory at 16. He believed intelligent beings from Mars had tried to communicate with people on Earth in the past. He also published L'Astronomie and penned sci-fi novels such as Omega: The Last Days of the World.

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Lovis Corinth

(German Artist)

Birthdate: July 21, 1858

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Gvardeysk, Russia

Died: July 17

Lovis Corinth was a German writer and artist whose work as a printmaker and painter realized a synthesis of expressionism and impressionism. An important member of the Berlin Secession group, Corinth went on to serve as the group's president as Max Liebermann's successor. Apart from creating landscapes and portraits of extraordinary vitality, Lovis Corinth also painted biblical scenes and nudes.