List of Famous people who died in 2001

Mahmud Esad Coşan was a Turkish academic author, preacher, professor of Islam and Naqshbandi leader.

Kathleen Freeman was an American film, television, voice actress, and stage actress. In a career that spanned more than 50 years, she portrayed acerbic maids, secretaries, teachers, busybodies, nurses, and battle-axe neighbors and relatives, almost invariably to comic effect. In film she is perhaps best remembered for appearing in 11 Jerry Lewis comedies in the 1950s and 60s, The Blues Brothers (1980) and its sequel, and Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994).

Marie-José of Belgium was the last Queen of Italy. Her 35-day tenure as queen consort earned her the nickname "the May Queen".

Flora Groult was a French writer.

Sachiko Hidari was a Japanese film actress. She appeared in 42 films between 1952 and 1995. At the 1964 14th Berlin International Film Festival she won the Silver Bear for Best Actress for her roles in She and He and The Insect Woman. In 1977, she directed and starred in the film The Far Road, which was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival.

Necati Cumalı was a Turkish writer of novels, short-stories, essays and poetry. He was born in Florina, Greece to a Turkish family and his family had settled in Urla near İzmir in the framework of the 1923 agreement for the population exchange between Greece and Turkey.

Manuel Aznar y Acedo was a Spanish journalist and radio broadcaster.

Aleksandr Moiseyevich Volodin, born Lifschitz, was a Soviet and Russian playwright, screenwriter and poet. His first play was The Factory Girl (1956). His most famous plays were Five Evenings, My Elder Sister and some others. In addition, he created the script for the film Autumn Marathon (1979) by director Georgy Daneliya.

Antônio da Costa Santos was a Brazilian architect and politician of the Workers' Party (PT).

Ramón Mendoza Fontela was a Spanish lawyer and businessman who was most famous for being the 13th President of Real Madrid from 24 May 1985 until 26 November 1995. He was born in Madrid, Kingdom of Spain.