Famous people and celebrities who died in January 1991

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in January 1991. 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 Elfie Mayerhofer

  Elfie Mayerhofer was a renowned Austrian actress known for her performances on stage and screen.

• Jan. 2 Renato Rascel
• Jan. 2 Edmond Jabès
• Jan. 3 Cipe Pineles
• Jan. 5 Vasko Popa

  Renowned Serbian poet and World War II partisan who was a significant figure in post-war Yugoslav literature, known for his modernist poetry...

• Jan. 6 Alan Wiggins

  American baseball player (b. 1958).

• Jan. 6 Jim Brown
• Jan. 8 Steve Clark

  Steve Clark was an English musician, guitarist of the legendary rock band Def Leppard, who tragically died at the young age of 30.

• Jan. 11 Carl David Anderson

  Prize laureate for his discovery of the positron.

• Jan. 12 Vasco Pratolini

  Vasco Pratolini was a prominent Italian novelist, short story writer, and poet, considered the most significant representative of Italian...

• Jan. 12 Robert Jackson

  American politician and lawyer, 57th united states attorney general (d. 1954).

• Jan. 14 Gordon Bryant

  Australian educator and politician (b. 1914).

• Jan. 16 Dino Del Bo
• Jan. 17 Giacomo Manzù
• Jan. 17 Olav V di Norvegia
• Jan. 18 Hamilton Fish

  Long-serving Republican congressman from New York who represented his district from 1969 to 1995.

• Jan. 23 Northrop Frye

  A renowned Canadian literary critic and theorist who revolutionized literary analysis through his groundbreaking work on archetypes and...

• Jan. 24 Jack Schaefer

  Jack Schaefer was a renowned American novelist best known for his Western novel 'Shane', which became a classic of the genre and was adapted...

• Jan. 25 Frank Soo

  English footballer and manager (b. 1914).

• Jan. 28 Red Grange
• Jan. 29 Yasushi Inoue

  Japanese author and poet (b. 1907).

• Jan. 30 John McIntire

  John McIntire was an American character actor best known for his roles in classic radio, film, and television. He is especially recognized for his work on 'Wagon Train' and 'The Virginian,' two of the most celebrated television Westerns. [bio]

• Jan. 30 John Bardeen

  Groundbreaking American physicist who co-invented the transistor and developed the theory of superconductivity.

• Jan. 30 Clifton C. Edom

  American photographer and educator (b. 1907).

• Jan. 30 Kurt Bittel