List of Famous people who died in 1901

Charles Hermite FRS FRSE MIAS was a French mathematician who did research concerning number theory, quadratic forms, invariant theory, orthogonal polynomials, elliptic functions, and algebra.

Michele Coppino was an Italian politician.

Pierre Carle Édouard Potain was a French cardiologist born in Paris.

Richard Cunningham McCormick, Jr. was an American politician, businessman and journalist. He was the second Governor of Arizona Territory, three times delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona Territory and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York. McCormick was a war correspondent during two conflicts and the creator of two Arizonan newspapers.

James Vincent Chataway was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Francisco de Paula del Villar y Lozano was a Spanish architect.

Sebastiano Galeati was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Bishop of Macerata and Tolentino from 1881 to 1887 and Archbishop of Ravenna from 1887 until his death. He was made a cardinal in 1890.