Dead at age 101

129 Notable deaths

Marge Champion

American dancer and actress (1919–2020).

Born September 2nd, 1919 in Los Angeles.

Died October 21st, 2020 at 101 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Grandma Moses

American artist (1860-1961).

Born September 7th, 1860 in Washington County, Greenwich. [ref]

Died December 13th, 1961 at 101 years old in Hoosick Falls. [ref]

Wayne Thiebaud

American painter (1920–2021).

Born November 15th, 1920 in Mesa. [ref]

Died December 25th, 2021 at 101 years old in Sacramento. [ref]

Lawrence Ferlinghetti

American artist, writer and activist (1919-2021).

Born March 24th, 1919 in Yonkers.

Died February 22nd, 2021 at 101 years old in San Francisco (interstitial lung disease). [ref]

Frances Oldham Kelsey

Canadian-american pharmacologist (1914-2015).

Born July 24th, 1914 in Cobble Hill, British Columbia.

Died August 7th, 2015 at 101 years old in London.

Ellen Albertini Dow

Actress (1913-2015).

Born November 16th, 1913 in Mount Carmel.

Died May 4th, 2015 at 101 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).

Janis Paige

American actress.

Born September 16th, 1922 in Tacoma.

Died June 2nd, 2024 at 101 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

V. S. Achuthanandan

Indian politician.

Born October 20th, 1923 in Punnapra.

Died July 21st, 2025 at 101 years old in Thiruvananthapuram. [ref]

Bernard Lewis

British-american historian (1916-2018).

Born May 31st, 1916 in Stoke Newington. [ref]

Died May 19th, 2018 at 101 years old in Voorhees Township. [ref]

Gail Halvorsen

United states air force pilot.

Born October 10th, 1920 in Utah.

Died February 16th, 2022 at 101 years old in Provo. [ref]

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