Famous people and celebrities who died in January 1928

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in January 1928. 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. 2 Loïe Fuller
• Jan. 3 Dorothy Donnelly
• Jan. 3 James Homer Wright
• Jan. 4 Cástor Jaureguibeitia Ibarra )
• Jan. 4 Johan Ludvig Heiberg
• Jan. 6 Alvin Kraenzlein

  American hurdler and long jumper (b. 1876).

• Jan. 6 Wilhelm Ramsay

  Finnish geologist and professor (b. 1865).

• Jan. 6 Arturo Tricomi
• Jan. 7 Richard Pribram
• Jan. 11 Thomas Hardy

  Thomas Hardy was a renowned British novelist and poet, widely recognized as one of the most significant late Victorian authors. Known for his powerful explorations of rural society, tragedy, and human suffering, Hardy's novels and poetry remain influential and celebrated for their insight into social change, loss, and the passage of time. [bio]

• Jan. 16 Costantino Palumbo
• Jan. 16 Albrecht von Alvensleben-Schönborn
• Jan. 16 Bernardo III di Sassonia-Meiningen
• Jan. 16 James Edmund Harting
• Jan. 17 Paolo Emilio Bensa
• Jan. 19 Francesco Fazi
• Jan. 19 Erasmo Percopo
• Jan. 20 Edmond Slade
• Jan. 20 John de Robeck
• Jan. 21 George Washington Goethals

  American general and engineer (b. 1858).

• Jan. 26 Paul Stupar
• Jan. 27 Wallace McCutcheon Jr.
• Jan. 29 Douglas Haig

  British senior officer during World War I, best known for commanding the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front.

• Jan. 30 Johannes Fibiger

  Danish physician and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1867).

• Jan. 30 Johannes Andreas Grib Fibiger

  Prize laureate for his discovery of the Spiroptera carcinoma.

• Jan. 30 Giuseppe Pirandello