List of Famous people who died in 2001
Erich Leyens
Mainza Chona
Mainza Mathias Chona was a Zambian politician and diplomat who served as Vice President of Zambia from 1970 to 1973 and Prime Minister on two occasions: from 25 August 1973 to 27 May 1975 and from 20 July 1977 to 15 June 1978.
Abd Al-Qadir Al-Qit
Abd al-Qadir Hassan Al-Qitt was a prominent Egyptian poet, critic, and writer. He was born in Belqas, Dakahlia Governorate, and held a doctorate in Arabic literature and literary criticism. Al-Qat edited the “Poetry” magazine in 1964, and was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Arts at Ain Shams University in 1972. He received the King Faisal International Prize in Literature in 1980 and the State Appreciation Award in 1985, and was the editor-in-chief of the “Ibdaa” magazine for theatre and cinema in 1983.
Alexandra Freund
Ralph P. Shutt
Simon Raven
Simon Arthur Noël Raven was an English author, playwright, essayist, television writer, and screenwriter. He is known for his louche lifestyle as much as for his literary output.
Jamal Ramses
Francis Louis Egerton
David Auldjo Jamieson, V.C.
Susannah McCorkle
Susannah McCorkle was an American jazz singer.