List of Famous people who died in 2001

Erna Diez was an Austrian classical archaeologist who undertook significant work on Roman art and the archaeology of the provinces of Noricum and Pannonia.

Arne Pedersen was a Danish cyclist. He competed in the 1000m time trial and team pursuit events at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Hugh Felkin (1922–2001) was a research chemist in France from 1950 to 1990 and a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry.

Aage B. Sørensen was born on May 13, 1941 in Silkeborg, Denmark, and died on April 18, 2001 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

Sergey Anatolyevich Cherny, known as The Beast, was a Ukrainian-born Russian serial killer who killed 10 girls aged between 15 and 23 years in Smolensk from August to December 1999.

Nello Lauredi was a professional French road bicycle racer. He was of Italian origin but in 1948 he changed nationality to France. He was a professional cyclist from 1949 until 1959 and had 17 wins. His most important win being three overall wins in the Dauphiné Libéré. Other wins included a stage in the 1950 Tour de France and in the 1952 Tour de France where he also wore the yellow jersey for 4 days.

Maria Vincent was a French film actress and singer.

Walter F. Dukes was a center for the New York Knicks (1955–1956), Minneapolis Lakers (1956–1957) and Detroit Pistons (1957–1963).