List of Famous people who died in 1901

Edward Onslow Ford was an English sculptor.

Commanding General Shree 3 Maharaja Sir Bir Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana was the 11th Prime Minister of Nepal. He is remembered as a statesman who made reforms and infrastructure improvements. Bir Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana was known as Kailay in his childhood; this name was given by Jung Bahadur. His mother was daughter of Pahalman Singh Basnyat and sister of Lalitman Singh Basnyat. His mother died at his birth and he was taken care of by Putali Maharani, wife of Jung Bahadur. He spent his childhood at Thapathali Durbar.

Sixtus Armin Thon was a German painter, etcher and lithographer. There is widespread disagreement over whether his name was Sixtus or Sixt, even though his gravestone says "Sixtus".

William Mathews (1828–1901) was an English mountaineer, botanist, land agent and surveyor, who first proposed the formation of the Alpine Club of London in 1857.

Henri, vicomte de Bornier was a French poet and dramatist.

Stephen Mallory White was an American attorney and politician from California. A Democrat, he was most notable for his service as a U.S. Senator from 1893 to 1899.

Louis Auguste Sabatier, French Protestant theologian, was born at Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, Ardèche and died in Strasbourg.

Baron Boris Alexandrovich Fitinhoff-Schell was a Russian composer of Baltic German descent.

Antoine Joseph Paul Alexis was a French novelist, dramatist, and journalist. He is best remembered today as the friend and biographer of Émile Zola.

John Peter Cleaver Shanks was a U.S. Representative from Indiana and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.