List of Famous people who died in 1901

Nikola Zhivkov was a Bulgarian educator. He founded the first kindergarten in Bulgaria and wrote the lyrics of Shumi Maritsa, national anthem of the country from 1886 until 1944. He was the brother of educator and women's rights activist Vela Blagoeva and politician Georgi Zhivkov.

Prince Edmond Melchior Jean Marie de Polignac was a French aristocrat and composer.

Edward John Eyre was an English land explorer of the Australian continent, colonial administrator, and a controversial Governor of Jamaica.

Fritz Ludvig von Dardel was a Swedish diarist, illustrator and early comics artist. He was a courtier, and is known for his diary and illustrations depicting the life of the Swedish court in the mid 19th century.

James Stephens was an Irish Republican, and the founding member of an originally unnamed revolutionary organisation in Dublin. This organisation, founded on 17 March 1858, was later to become known as the Irish Republican Brotherhood (I.R.B).

Josef Gabriel Rheinberger was an organist and composer, born in Liechtenstein and resident in Germany for most of his life.

Carlos María Fitz-James Stuart y Palafox, 16th Duke of Alba, 9th Duke of Berwick GE was a Spanish nobleman and diplomat, who held, amongst others, the Dukedom of Alba and Berwick.