Famous people and celebrities who died in January 1922

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in January 1922. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• Jan. 1 Miloš Čech
• Jan. 2 Gastón Eugène Marie Bonnier
• Jan. 3 Wilhelm Voigt

  Wilhelm voigt german criminal (d. 1922).

• Jan. 3 Sebastiano Del Buono
• Jan. 3 Berthold Delbrück
• Jan. 5 Ernest Shackleton

  An irish antarctic explorer and leader of a british expedition that reached the south pole in 1909.

• Jan. 6 Jakob Rosanes

  Ukrainian-german mathematician, chess player, and academic (d. 1922).

• Jan. 7 François-Xavier Brunet
• Jan. 7 Antonio Scontrino
• Jan. 10 Frank Tudor

  Australian politician, 6th australian minister for trade and investment (b. 1866).

• Jan. 16 Henri Brocard
• Jan. 17 Carl Robert
• Jan. 22 Fredrik Bajer

  Danish educator and politician, nobel prize laureate (b. 1837).

• Jan. 22 Camille Jordan

  French mathematician and topologist, as well as sociologist.

• Jan. 22 Pope Benedict XV (b. 1854)
• Jan. 22 Enrique Almaraz y Santos
• Jan. 22 Papa Benedetto XV
• Jan. 22 James Bryce
• Jan. 22 Alexandru Ciurcu
• Jan. 22 Elizabeth Jane Gardner
• Jan. 22 William Morrow
• Jan. 22 Alexander Rhind
• Jan. 23 Arthur Nikisch

  Hungarian conductor, who was a performer internationally.

• Jan. 23 René Beeh

  Alsatian painter and draughtsman (b. 1886).

• Jan. 26 Alfred Gercke
• Jan. 27 Nellie Bly

  Nellie Bly was an American journalist who was famous for her record-breaking trip around the world in 72 days, in emulation of the fictional...

• Jan. 30 Sebastiano Schiavon