Deaths in January 2001
Wikimedia list article
The following is a list of notable deaths in January 2001.
Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:
Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.
January 2001
1
Madeleine Barbulée, 90, French actress.
Sir Michael Hanley, 82, British intelligence officer, Director-General of MI5.
Fabijan Šovagović, 68, Croatian actor and writer.
John Steadman, 73, American sportswriter.
Heriberto Urán, 46, Colombian racing cyclist.
Ray Walston, 86, American actor (My Favorite Martian, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Picket Fences), Emmy winner (1995, 1996).
2
Sir Ewart Bell, 76, Northern Irish rugby player and civil servant.
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