Celebrity Deaths in
2004
This page contains a list of the most famous people who died in 2004. The pantheon dataset contains 349 who passed this year, the most famous by HPI being Yasser Arafat, Ronald Reagan, Marlon Brando, Ahmed Yassin, and Jacques Derrida. The cities with the most deaths were Los Angeles (16), Moscow (9), and New York City (9). The most common occupations for people who died this year were Politician (47), Actor (47), Soccer Player (37), Writer (31), and Athlete (21).
2004 Deaths: Honoring Lives and Legacies
The year 2004 saw the passing of many beloved celebrities, leaving behind legacies that continue to inspire fans across the globe. From legendary actors like Marlon Brando, Peter Ustinov, and Christopher Reeve and iconic musicians like Ray Charles, Renata Tebaldi, and Laura Branigan to groundbreaking athletes like Leônidas, Fanny Blankers-Koen, and Brian Clough, these remarkable individuals have made a lasting impact in their fields. This page is dedicated to commemorating the lives of those we lost in 2004, celebrating their achievements and remembering their contributions to art, culture, and history. Below are the list of the most famous people to have died in 2004 based on cultural impact.
Yasser Arafat
Egyptian Politician
Aug 24, 1929 - Nov 11, 2004
Age 75
HPI: 87.00
Ronald Reagan
American Politician
Feb 6, 1911 - Jun 5, 2004
Age 93
HPI: 84.85
Marlon Brando
American Actor
Apr 3, 1924 - Jul 1, 2004
Age 80
HPI: 81.80
Ahmed Yassin
Israeli Religious Figure
Jan 1, 1937 - Mar 22, 2004
Age 67
HPI: 79.69
Jacques Derrida
Algerian Philosopher
Jul 15, 1930 - Oct 9, 2004
Age 74
HPI: 77.46
Ray Charles
American Musician
Sep 23, 1930 - Jun 10, 2004
Age 74
HPI: 77.46
Juliana of the Netherlands
Dutch Politician
Apr 30, 1909 - Mar 20, 2004
Age 95
HPI: 76.58
Francis Crick
British Biologist
Jun 8, 1916 - Jul 28, 2004
Age 88
HPI: 76.07
Françoise Sagan
French Writer
Jun 21, 1935 - Sep 24, 2004
Age 69
HPI: 74.47
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
British Companion
Dec 25, 1901 - Oct 29, 2004
Age 103
HPI: 74.25
Czesław Miłosz
Lithuanian Writer
Jun 30, 1911 - Aug 14, 2004
Age 93
HPI: 74.23
Henri Cartier-Bresson
French Photographer
Aug 22, 1908 - Aug 3, 2004
Age 96
HPI: 73.98
Peter Ustinov
British Actor
Apr 16, 1921 - Mar 28, 2004
Age 83
HPI: 73.31
Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Emirati Politician
May 6, 1918 - Nov 2, 2004
Age 86
HPI: 72.90
Susan Sontag
American Writer
Jan 16, 1933 - Dec 28, 2004
Age 71
HPI: 72.33
Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
German Politician
Jun 29, 1911 - Dec 1, 2004
Age 93
HPI: 72.33
Deaths by Month in 2004
January 2004
The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in January of 2004. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in January were Helmut Newton (HPI: 71.06), Leônidas (HPI: 69.69), and Ingrid Thulin (HPI: 68.66).
Walter Frentz
Jan 1, 2004
German Film Director
HPI: 61.09
Joan Aiken
Jan 4, 2004
British Writer
HPI: 57.09
Charles Dumas
Jan 5, 2004
American Athlete
HPI: 50.39
Ingrid Thulin
Jan 7, 2004
Swedish Actor
HPI: 68.66
Delfín Benítez Cáceres
Jan 8, 2004
Paraguayan Soccer Player
HPI: 56.51
Norberto Bobbio
Jan 9, 2004
Italian Philosopher
HPI: 65.52
Alexandra Ripley
Jan 10, 2004
American Writer
HPI: 60.63
Olga Ladyzhenskaya
Jan 12, 2004
Russian Mathematician
HPI: 62.75
Harold Shipman
Jan 13, 2004
British Extremist
HPI: 63.53
Uta Hagen
Jan 14, 2004
German Actor
HPI: 63.22
Eric Sturgess
Jan 14, 2004
South African Tennis Player
HPI: 57.88
Terje Bakken
Jan 14, 2004
Norwegian Singer
HPI: 42.80
Kalevi Sorsa
Jan 16, 2004
Finnish Politician
HPI: 58.62
Czesław Niemen
Jan 17, 2004
Belarusian Singer
HPI: 60.89
Alan Brown
Jan 20, 2004
British Racing Driver
HPI: 56.53
Guinn Smith
Jan 20, 2004
American Athlete
HPI: 52.68
Juan Zambudio Velasco
Jan 21, 2004
Spanish Soccer Player
HPI: 58.78
Yordan Radichkov
Jan 21, 2004
Bulgarian Writer
HPI: 53.02
Ann Miller
Jan 22, 2004
American Actor
HPI: 60.47
Helmut Newton
Jan 23, 2004
German Photographer
HPI: 71.06
Vasili Mitrokhin
Jan 23, 2004
Russian Military Personnel
HPI: 61.97
Lennart Strand
Jan 23, 2004
Swedish Athlete
HPI: 52.26
Leônidas
Jan 24, 2004
Brazilian Soccer Player
HPI: 69.69
Abdul Rahman Munif
Jan 24, 2004
Jordanian Writer
HPI: 56.13
Fanny Blankers-Koen
Jan 25, 2004
Dutch Athlete
HPI: 67.25
Miklós Fehér
Jan 25, 2004
Hungarian Soccer Player
HPI: 62.44
Zurab Sakandelidze
Jan 25, 2004
Georgian Basketball Player
HPI: 54.24
Salvador Laurel
Jan 27, 2004
Filipino Politician
HPI: 47.28
Joe Viterelli
Jan 28, 2004
American Actor
HPI: 59.83
Janet Frame
Jan 29, 2004
New Zealander Writer
HPI: 57.44
O. W. Fischer
Jan 29, 2004
Austrian Actor
HPI: 55.32
Eleanor Holm
Jan 31, 2004
American Swimmer
HPI: 49.99
Suraiya
Jan 31, 2004
Pakistani Actor
HPI: 48.79
February 2004
The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in February of 2004. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in February were Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev (HPI: 64.96), José López Portillo y Pacheco (HPI: 64.74), and John Charles (HPI: 64.14).
Alan Bullock
Feb 2, 2004
British Politician
HPI: 56.05
Henry Cockburn
Feb 2, 2004
British Soccer Player
HPI: 47.42
Malika Pukhraj
Feb 4, 2004
Singer
HPI: 45.32
Mikheil Korkia
Feb 7, 2004
Georgian Basketball Player
HPI: 53.38
Cem Karaca
Feb 8, 2004
Turkish Singer
HPI: 58.84
Kristian Henriksen
Feb 8, 2004
Norwegian Soccer Player
HPI: 51.81
Jozef Lenárt
Feb 11, 2004
Slovak Politician
HPI: 59.40
Ryszard Kukliński
Feb 11, 2004
Polish Military Personnel
HPI: 58.26
Shirley Strickland
Feb 11, 2004
Australian Athlete
HPI: 54.89
Albeiro Usuriaga
Feb 11, 2004
Colombian Soccer Player
HPI: 45.99
Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev
Feb 13, 2004
Kazakhstani Politician
HPI: 64.96
Marco Pantani
Feb 14, 2004
Italian Cyclist
HPI: 63.63
Yang Xinhai
Feb 14, 2004
Chinese Extremist
HPI: 51.69
Hasse Ekman
Feb 15, 2004
Swedish Film Director
HPI: 56.80
Friedrich Waller
Feb 15, 2004
Swiss Athlete
HPI: 50.43
José López Portillo y Pacheco
Feb 17, 2004
Mexican Politician
HPI: 64.74
Jean Rouch
Feb 18, 2004
French Film Director
HPI: 63.29
John Charles
Feb 21, 2004
British Soccer Player
HPI: 64.14
Lyudmila Shishova
Feb 21, 2004
Russian Fencer
HPI: 50.52
Custódio Pinto
Feb 21, 2004
Portuguese Soccer Player
HPI: 50.49
Roque Máspoli
Feb 22, 2004
Uruguayan Soccer Player
HPI: 64.11
Irina Press
Feb 22, 2004
Ukrainian Athlete
HPI: 62.47
Carl Anderson
Feb 23, 2004
Greek Actor
HPI: 52.66
John Randolph
Feb 24, 2004
American Actor
HPI: 56.00
Bagrat Shinkuba
Feb 25, 2004
Politician
HPI: 56.05
Boris Trajkovski
Feb 26, 2004
Macedonian Politician
HPI: 62.48
Adolf Ehrnrooth
Feb 26, 2004
Finnish Military Personnel
HPI: 56.69
Paul Sweezy
Feb 27, 2004
American Economist
HPI: 56.40
Carmen Laforet
Feb 28, 2004
Spanish Writer
HPI: 58.51
Daniel J. Boorstin
Feb 28, 2004
American Historian
HPI: 54.53
Ruslan Gelayev
Feb 28, 2004
Russian Military Personnel
HPI: 50.73
March 2004
The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in March of 2004. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in March were Ahmed Yassin (HPI: 79.69), Juliana of the Netherlands (HPI: 76.58), and Peter Ustinov (HPI: 73.31).
Augusto da Costa
Mar 1, 2004
Brazilian Soccer Player
HPI: 58.10
Mercedes McCambridge
Mar 2, 2004
American Actor
HPI: 62.03
Claude Nougaro
Mar 4, 2004
French Singer
HPI: 56.28
Masanori Tokita
Mar 5, 2004
Japanese Soccer Player
HPI: 63.53
Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy
Mar 5, 2004
Ecuadorean Politician
HPI: 53.36
Frances Dee
Mar 6, 2004
American Actor
HPI: 52.28
Paul Winfield
Mar 7, 2004
American Actor
HPI: 60.54
Muhammad Zaidan
Mar 8, 2004
Syrian Social Activist
HPI: 60.04
Ehrenfried Patzel
Mar 8, 2004
Czech Soccer Player
HPI: 56.10
Robert Pastorelli
Mar 8, 2004
American Actor
HPI: 51.93
Albert Mol
Mar 9, 2004
Dutch Writer
HPI: 54.25
Philip Arthur Fisher
Mar 11, 2004
American Writer
HPI: 56.31
Karel Kachyňa
Mar 12, 2004
Czech Film Director
HPI: 56.17
Sylvi Saimo
Mar 12, 2004
Russian Athlete
HPI: 52.68
Franz König
Mar 13, 2004
Austrian Religious Figure
HPI: 60.26
Vilayat Khan
Mar 13, 2004
Bangladeshi Musician
HPI: 50.93
René Laloux
Mar 14, 2004
French Film Director
HPI: 61.52
John Pople
Mar 15, 2004
British Chemist
HPI: 64.38
Bill Pickering
Mar 15, 2004
New Zealander Politician
HPI: 50.73
Juliana of the Netherlands
Mar 20, 2004
Dutch Politician
HPI: 76.58
Ahmed Yassin
Mar 22, 2004
Israeli Religious Figure
HPI: 79.69
Janet Akyüz Mattei
Mar 22, 2004
Turkish Astronomer
HPI: 56.08
Otto Kumm
Mar 23, 2004
German Military Personnel
HPI: 65.09
Takeshi Kamo
Mar 26, 2004
Japanese Soccer Player
HPI: 59.53
Jan Sterling
Mar 26, 2004
American Actor
HPI: 53.91
Robert Merle
Mar 27, 2004
Algerian Writer
HPI: 66.41
Peter Ustinov
Mar 28, 2004
British Actor
HPI: 73.31
Ljubiša Spajić
Mar 28, 2004
Serbian Soccer Player
HPI: 57.01
Albert Brülls
Mar 28, 2004
German Soccer Player
HPI: 56.85
András Toma
Mar 30, 2004
Hungarian Military Personnel
HPI: 54.94
April 2004
The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in April of 2004. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in April were Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi (HPI: 71.69), Estée Lauder (HPI: 68.28), and John Maynard Smith (HPI: 62.12).
Carrie Snodgress
Apr 1, 2004
American Actor
HPI: 57.72
Mykola Rudenko
Apr 1, 2004
Ukrainian Social Activist
HPI: 53.53
Briek Schotte
Apr 4, 2004
Belgian Cyclist
HPI: 60.02
Victor Argo
Apr 7, 2004
American Actor
HPI: 53.05
Julius Sang
Apr 9, 2004
Kenyan Athlete
HPI: 53.31
Jiří Weiss
Apr 9, 2004
Czech Film Director
HPI: 53.24
Jacek Kaczmarski
Apr 10, 2004
Polish Singer
HPI: 50.80
Mitsuteru Yokoyama
Apr 15, 2004
Japanese Comic Artist
HPI: 58.31
Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi
Apr 17, 2004
Israeli Politician
HPI: 71.69
Soundarya
Apr 17, 2004
Indian Actor
HPI: 42.08
Kamisese Mara
Apr 18, 2004
Fijian Politician
HPI: 53.98
John Maynard Smith
Apr 19, 2004
British Biologist
HPI: 62.12
Volodymyr Kaplychnyi
Apr 19, 2004
Ukrainian Soccer Player
HPI: 54.47
Pat Tillman
Apr 22, 2004
American Military Personnel
HPI: 41.27
Estée Lauder
Apr 24, 2004
American Businessperson
HPI: 68.28
José Giovanni
Apr 24, 2004
French Writer
HPI: 58.89
Willie Watson
Apr 24, 2004
British Cricketer
HPI: 48.39
Eddie Hopkinson
Apr 25, 2004
British Soccer Player
HPI: 48.59
Albert Paulsen
Apr 25, 2004
Ecuadorean Actor
HPI: 47.49
Hubert Selby Jr.
Apr 26, 2004
American Writer
HPI: 58.82
Kurt Dossin
Apr 26, 2004
German Handball Player
HPI: 47.78
Evelyn Mase
Apr 30, 2004
South African Social Activist
HPI: 57.59
May 2004
The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in May of 2004. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in May were Akhmad Kadyrov (HPI: 71.33), Nikolai Chernykh (HPI: 64.48), and Marika Rökk (HPI: 64.10).
Ken Downing
May 3, 2004
British Racing Driver
HPI: 44.92
Torsten Hägerstrand
May 4, 2004
Swedish Geographer
HPI: 57.33
David Reimer
May 4, 2004
Canadian Social Activist
HPI: 54.57
Coxsone Dodd
May 4, 2004
Jamaican Producer
HPI: 49.89
Thea Beckman
May 5, 2004
Dutch Writer
HPI: 53.84
Barney Kessel
May 6, 2004
American Musician
HPI: 57.79
Virginia Capers
May 6, 2004
American Actor
HPI: 48.09
Nick Berg
May 7, 2004
American Military Personnel
HPI: 42.27
Akhmad Kadyrov
May 9, 2004
Kazakhstani Politician
HPI: 71.33
Alan King
May 9, 2004
American Actor
HPI: 51.93
Brenda Fassie
May 9, 2004
South African Singer
HPI: 48.30
Orvar Bergmark
May 10, 2004
Swedish Soccer Player
HPI: 59.25
Dennis Wilshaw
May 10, 2004
British Soccer Player
HPI: 47.35
Jesús Gil
May 14, 2004
Politician
HPI: 59.57
Anna Lee
May 14, 2004
British Actor
HPI: 54.50
Gloria E. Anzaldúa
May 15, 2004
American Writer
HPI: 55.21
Marika Rökk
May 16, 2004
Egyptian Actor
HPI: 64.10
Kamala Markandaya
May 16, 2004
Indian Writer
HPI: 44.83
Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer
May 17, 2004
South African Biologist
HPI: 58.73
Tony Randall
May 17, 2004
American Actor
HPI: 57.25
Arnold Orville Beckman
May 18, 2004
American Inventor
HPI: 50.93
Carl Raddatz
May 19, 2004
German Actor
HPI: 53.45
Leonid Shcherbakov
May 19, 2004
Russian Athlete
HPI: 51.85
Mikhail Voronin
May 22, 2004
Russian Gymnast
HPI: 55.10
Richard Biggs
May 22, 2004
American Actor
HPI: 49.15
Maxime Rodinson
May 23, 2004
French Historian
HPI: 59.40
Nikolai Chernykh
May 26, 2004
Russian Astronomer
HPI: 64.48
Umberto Agnelli
May 27, 2004
Swiss Businessperson
HPI: 61.87
Jerzy Klempel
May 28, 2004
Polish Handball Player
HPI: 49.83
June 2004
The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in June of 2004. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in June were Ronald Reagan (HPI: 84.85), Ray Charles (HPI: 77.46), and Nicolai Ghiaurov (HPI: 66.12).
Nicolai Ghiaurov
Jun 2, 2004
Bulgarian Singer
HPI: 66.12
Tini Wagner
Jun 2, 2004
Dutch Swimmer
HPI: 53.40
Tesfaye Gebre Kidan
Jun 2, 2004
Ethiopian Politician
HPI: 52.14
Frances Shand Kydd
Jun 3, 2004
British Nobleman
HPI: 63.80
Nino Manfredi
Jun 4, 2004
Italian Actor
HPI: 63.76
Anthony Steffen
Jun 4, 2004
Italian Actor
HPI: 62.04
Marvin Heemeyer
Jun 4, 2004
American Extremist
HPI: 54.67
Steve Lacy
Jun 4, 2004
American Musician
HPI: 49.69
Ronald Reagan
Jun 5, 2004
American Politician
HPI: 84.85
Quorthon
Jun 7, 2004
Swedish Musician
HPI: 54.13
Ray Charles
Jun 10, 2004
American Musician
HPI: 77.46
Xenophon Zolotas
Jun 10, 2004
Greek Politician
HPI: 58.08
Thanom Kittikachorn
Jun 16, 2004
Thai Politician
HPI: 63.79
Jacek Kuroń
Jun 17, 2004
Ukrainian Politician
HPI: 57.10
Sara Lidman
Jun 17, 2004
Swedish Writer
HPI: 56.11
Leonel Brizola
Jun 21, 2004
Brazilian Politician
HPI: 56.05
Thomas Gold
Jun 22, 2004
Austrian Astronomer
HPI: 60.29
Fred Ramdat Misier
Jun 25, 2004
Surinamer Politician
HPI: 54.21
Naomi Shemer
Jun 26, 2004
Israeli Singer
HPI: 59.88
Yash Johar
Jun 26, 2004
Indian Producer
HPI: 47.32
Jean Graczyk
Jun 27, 2004
French Cyclist
HPI: 52.53
July 2004
The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in July of 2004. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in July were Marlon Brando (HPI: 81.80), Francis Crick (HPI: 76.07), and Carlos Kleiber (HPI: 68.89).
Marlon Brando
Jul 1, 2004
American Actor
HPI: 81.80
Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen
Jul 2, 2004
Portuguese Writer
HPI: 60.32
Mochtar Lubis
Jul 2, 2004
Indonesian Writer
HPI: 53.48
Andriyan Nikolayev
Jul 3, 2004
Russian Astronaut
HPI: 67.25
Rodger Ward
Jul 5, 2004
American Racing Driver
HPI: 52.03
Thomas Klestil
Jul 6, 2004
Austrian Diplomat
HPI: 67.92
Eric Douglas
Jul 6, 2004
American Actor
HPI: 51.78
Jean Lefebvre
Jul 9, 2004
French Actor
HPI: 61.43
Carlo Di Palma
Jul 9, 2004
Italian Film Director
HPI: 55.96
Isabel Sanford
Jul 9, 2004
American Actor
HPI: 50.17
Paul Klebnikov
Jul 9, 2004
American Writer
HPI: 49.82
Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo
Jul 10, 2004
Portuguese Politician
HPI: 60.12
Inge Meysel
Jul 10, 2004
German Actor
HPI: 55.09
Laurance Rockefeller
Jul 11, 2004
American Politician
HPI: 54.98
James Quinn
Jul 12, 2004
American Athlete
HPI: 59.21
Carlos Kleiber
Jul 13, 2004
German Musician
HPI: 68.89
Germano de Figueiredo
Jul 14, 2004
Portuguese Soccer Player
HPI: 53.44
Hugh Shearer
Jul 15, 2004
Jamaican Politician
HPI: 47.43
Charles Sweeney
Jul 16, 2004
American Military Personnel
HPI: 66.61
Pat Roach
Jul 17, 2004
British Actor
HPI: 55.14
Zenkō Suzuki
Jul 19, 2004
Japanese Politician
HPI: 62.12
Carvalho Leite
Jul 19, 2004
Brazilian Soccer Player
HPI: 57.39
Antonio Gades
Jul 20, 2004
Dancer
HPI: 59.55
Jerry Goldsmith
Jul 21, 2004
American Composer
HPI: 67.71
Edward B. Lewis
Jul 21, 2004
American Biologist
HPI: 67.39
Sacha Distel
Jul 22, 2004
French Singer
HPI: 64.59
Serge Reggiani
Jul 23, 2004
Italian Singer
HPI: 63.31
Piero Piccioni
Jul 23, 2004
Italian Composer
HPI: 58.75
Rogelio Domínguez
Jul 23, 2004
Argentinean Soccer Player
HPI: 58.34
Mehmood
Jul 23, 2004
Indian Actor
HPI: 52.07
Jacques Georges
Jul 25, 2004
French Politician
HPI: 59.97
Bob Tisdall
Jul 27, 2004
Sri Lankan Athlete
HPI: 48.01
Francis Crick
Jul 28, 2004
British Biologist
HPI: 76.07
Tiziano Terzani
Jul 28, 2004
Italian Writer
HPI: 58.90
Laura Betti
Jul 31, 2004
Italian Actor
HPI: 61.91
Virginia Grey
Jul 31, 2004
American Actor
HPI: 56.95
August 2004
The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in August of 2004. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in August were Czesław Miłosz (HPI: 74.23), Henri Cartier-Bresson (HPI: 73.98), and Elisabeth Kübler-Ross (HPI: 71.76).
Philip Abelson
Aug 1, 2004
American Physicist
HPI: 64.37
Madeleine Robinson
Aug 1, 2004
French Actor
HPI: 55.30
José Omar Pastoriza
Aug 2, 2004
Argentinean Soccer Player
HPI: 56.45
Arturo Tolentino
Aug 2, 2004
Filipino Politician
HPI: 43.58
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Aug 3, 2004
French Photographer
HPI: 73.98
Rick James
Aug 6, 2004
American Musician
HPI: 58.05
Fay Wray
Aug 8, 2004
Canadian Actor
HPI: 60.56
David Raksin
Aug 9, 2004
American Composer
HPI: 53.13
Godfrey Hounsfield
Aug 12, 2004
British Engineer
HPI: 66.46
Bjarne Andersson
Aug 12, 2004
Swedish Athlete
HPI: 50.36
Ko Yong-hui
Aug 13, 2004
Japanese Politician
HPI: 66.26
Julia Child
Aug 13, 2004
American Chef
HPI: 65.23
Czesław Miłosz
Aug 14, 2004
Lithuanian Writer
HPI: 74.23
Sune Bergström
Aug 15, 2004
Swedish Chemist
HPI: 68.41
Atefeh Sahaaleh
Aug 15, 2004
Iranian Extremist
HPI: 41.32
Ivan Hlinka
Aug 16, 2004
Czech Politician
HPI: 58.26
Elmer Bernstein
Aug 18, 2004
American Composer
HPI: 64.98
Hiram Fong
Aug 18, 2004
American Politician
HPI: 49.33
Ota Šik
Aug 22, 2004
Czech Politician
HPI: 58.98
Heinrich Mark
Aug 23, 2004
Estonian Politician
HPI: 52.31
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Aug 24, 2004
Swiss Physician
HPI: 71.76
Carlos Lacoste
Aug 24, 2004
Argentinean Politician
HPI: 64.58
Marcelo González Martín
Aug 25, 2004
Spanish Religious Figure
HPI: 53.72
Laura Branigan
Aug 26, 2004
American Singer
HPI: 69.92
Fred Lawrence Whipple
Aug 30, 2004
American Astronomer
HPI: 59.42
September 2004
The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in September of 2004. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in September were Françoise Sagan (HPI: 74.47), Brian Clough (HPI: 65.42), and Johnny Ramone (HPI: 64.21).
George Baird
Sep 4, 2004
American Athlete
HPI: 55.12
Alphonso Ford
Sep 4, 2004
American Basketball Player
HPI: 45.76
Beyers Naudé
Sep 7, 2004
South African Social Activist
HPI: 47.33
Bror Mellberg
Sep 8, 2004
Swedish Soccer Player
HPI: 56.91
Frank Thomas
Sep 8, 2004
American Musician
HPI: 56.62
Hussein al-Houthi
Sep 10, 2004
Yemeni Politician
HPI: 60.25
Brock Adams
Sep 10, 2004
American Politician
HPI: 44.98
Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria
Sep 11, 2004
Religious Figure
HPI: 56.19
Fred Ebb
Sep 11, 2004
American Composer
HPI: 49.60
Max Abramovitz
Sep 12, 2004
American Architect
HPI: 48.79
Luis E. Miramontes
Sep 13, 2004
Mexican Chemist
HPI: 55.77
Fernando Campos
Sep 14, 2004
Chilean Soccer Player
HPI: 52.82
Johnny Ramone
Sep 15, 2004
American Musician
HPI: 64.21
Daouda Malam Wanké
Sep 15, 2004
Nigerien Politician
HPI: 60.07
Russ Meyer
Sep 18, 2004
American Film Director
HPI: 62.14
Klara Rumyanova
Sep 18, 2004
Russian Actor
HPI: 56.39
Eddie Adams
Sep 19, 2004
American Journalist
HPI: 59.91
Skeeter Davis
Sep 19, 2004
American Singer
HPI: 55.44
Brian Clough
Sep 20, 2004
British Soccer Player
HPI: 65.42
Big Boss Man
Sep 22, 2004
American Wrestler
HPI: 49.10
Bryce DeWitt
Sep 23, 2004
American Physicist
HPI: 58.14
André Hazes
Sep 23, 2004
Dutch Singer
HPI: 54.32
Françoise Sagan
Sep 24, 2004
French Writer
HPI: 74.47
Raja Ramanna
Sep 24, 2004
Indian Physicist
HPI: 52.59
Werner Goldberg
Sep 28, 2004
German Military Personnel
HPI: 59.98
Christl Cranz
Sep 28, 2004
Belgian Skier
HPI: 57.39
Mulk Raj Anand
Sep 28, 2004
Pakistani Writer
HPI: 52.49
FannyAnn Eddy
Sep 28, 2004
Sierra Leonean Social Activist
HPI: 42.64
Christer Pettersson
Sep 29, 2004
Swedish Politician
HPI: 58.49
Balamani Amma
Sep 29, 2004
Indian Writer
HPI: 56.32
Mildred McDaniel
Sep 30, 2004
American Athlete
HPI: 57.63
October 2004
The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in October of 2004. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in October were Jacques Derrida (HPI: 77.46), Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (HPI: 74.25), and Christopher Reeve (HPI: 71.44).
Richard Avedon
Oct 1, 2004
American Photographer
HPI: 64.10
Janet Leigh
Oct 3, 2004
American Actor
HPI: 71.24
Matthäus Hetzenauer
Oct 3, 2004
Austrian Military Personnel
HPI: 64.47
Gordon Cooper
Oct 4, 2004
American Astronaut
HPI: 61.11
Michael Grant
Oct 4, 2004
British Writer
HPI: 53.15
Maurice Wilkins
Oct 5, 2004
New Zealander Physicist
HPI: 70.94
Rodney Dangerfield
Oct 5, 2004
American Comedian
HPI: 56.89
Veríssimo Correia Seabra
Oct 6, 2004
Guinea-Bissauan Politician
HPI: 57.34
Miki Matsubara
Oct 7, 2004
Japanese Composer
HPI: 63.50
Oscar Heisserer
Oct 7, 2004
French Soccer Player
HPI: 56.20
Jacques Noël
Oct 7, 2004
French Athlete
HPI: 55.73
Jacques Derrida
Oct 9, 2004
Algerian Philosopher
HPI: 77.46
Christopher Reeve
Oct 10, 2004
American Actor
HPI: 71.44
Nirupa Roy
Oct 13, 2004
Indian Actor
HPI: 51.55
Bernice Rubens
Oct 13, 2004
British Writer
HPI: 50.40
Veerappan
Oct 18, 2004
Indian Social Activist
HPI: 53.11
Viktor Zubarev
Oct 18, 2004
Kazakhstani Soccer Player
HPI: 38.95
Kenneth E. Iverson
Oct 19, 2004
Canadian Computer Scientist
HPI: 55.54
Paul Nitze
Oct 19, 2004
American Politician
HPI: 49.09
Neil Campbell
Oct 21, 2004
American Biologist
HPI: 54.72
Bill Nicholson
Oct 23, 2004
British Soccer Player
HPI: 52.72
James Aloysius Hickey
Oct 24, 2004
American Religious Figure
HPI: 48.46
John Peel
Oct 25, 2004
British Presenter
HPI: 56.68
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
Oct 29, 2004
British Companion
HPI: 74.25
Natalya Baranskaya
Oct 29, 2004
Russian Writer
HPI: 54.02
November 2004
The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in November of 2004. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in November were Yasser Arafat (HPI: 87.00), Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (HPI: 72.90), and Stieg Larsson (HPI: 70.40).
Mac Dre
Nov 1, 2004
American Musician
HPI: 37.95
Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Nov 2, 2004
Emirati Politician
HPI: 72.90
Theo van Gogh
Nov 2, 2004
Dutch Film Director
HPI: 66.68
Gerrie Knetemann
Nov 2, 2004
Dutch Cyclist
HPI: 54.20
Sergejs Žoltoks
Nov 3, 2004
Latvian Hockey Player
HPI: 40.72
Yasutomi Nishizuka
Nov 4, 2004
Japanese Biologist
HPI: 52.80
Johnny Warren
Nov 6, 2004
Australian Soccer Player
HPI: 48.51
Howard Keel
Nov 7, 2004
American Actor
HPI: 59.97
Lennox Miller
Nov 8, 2004
Jamaican Athlete
HPI: 52.74
Stieg Larsson
Nov 9, 2004
Swedish Writer
HPI: 70.40
Iris Chang
Nov 9, 2004
American Writer
HPI: 52.35
Emlyn Hughes
Nov 9, 2004
British Soccer Player
HPI: 52.27
Yasser Arafat
Nov 11, 2004
Egyptian Politician
HPI: 87.00
Richard Dembo
Nov 11, 2004
French Film Director
HPI: 54.96
Lucia Berlin
Nov 12, 2004
American Writer
HPI: 59.72
Carlo Rustichelli
Nov 13, 2004
Italian Composer
HPI: 58.17
Ol' Dirty Bastard
Nov 13, 2004
American Singer
HPI: 54.18
Michel Colombier
Nov 14, 2004
French Composer
HPI: 54.77
Alexander Ragulin
Nov 17, 2004
Russian Athlete
HPI: 57.70
Mikael Ljungberg
Nov 17, 2004
Swedish Wrestler
HPI: 45.81
Juan Carlos Aramburu
Nov 18, 2004
Argentinean Religious Figure
HPI: 59.69
Robert Bacher
Nov 18, 2004
American Physicist
HPI: 51.15
John Vane
Nov 19, 2004
British Chemist
HPI: 66.70
Helmut Griem
Nov 19, 2004
German Actor
HPI: 61.17
Terry Melcher
Nov 19, 2004
American Musician
HPI: 55.54
Ancel Keys
Nov 20, 2004
American Physician
HPI: 55.55
Rafael Eitan
Nov 23, 2004
Israeli Politician
HPI: 63.74
Arthur Hailey
Nov 24, 2004
British Writer
HPI: 65.72
Philippe de Broca
Nov 26, 2004
French Film Director
HPI: 63.91
Gunder Hägg
Nov 27, 2004
Swedish Athlete
HPI: 55.45
Velimir Valenta
Nov 27, 2004
Croatian Athlete
HPI: 52.22
John Drew Barrymore
Nov 29, 2004
American Actor
HPI: 56.78
Ugo Ferrante
Nov 29, 2004
Italian Soccer Player
HPI: 52.21
December 2004
The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in December of 2004. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in December were Susan Sontag (HPI: 72.33), Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld (HPI: 72.33), and Renata Tebaldi (HPI: 70.64).
Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
Dec 1, 2004
German Politician
HPI: 72.33
Alicia Markova
Dec 2, 2004
British Dancer
HPI: 56.34
Shiing-Shen Chern
Dec 3, 2004
Chinese Mathematician
HPI: 62.19
Helmut Rix
Dec 3, 2004
German Linguist
HPI: 52.04
June Maston
Dec 3, 2004
Australian Athlete
HPI: 46.99
Mahmut Atalay
Dec 4, 2004
Turkish Wrestler
HPI: 55.53
Hicham Zerouali
Dec 5, 2004
Moroccan Soccer Player
HPI: 43.23
Raymond Goethals
Dec 6, 2004
Belgian Coach
HPI: 64.06
Pacita Abad
Dec 7, 2004
Filipino Painter
HPI: 45.29
Dimebag Darrell
Dec 8, 2004
American Musician
HPI: 57.79
Lea De Mae
Dec 9, 2004
Czech Pornographic Actor
HPI: 51.49
M. S. Subbulakshmi
Dec 11, 2004
Indian Singer
HPI: 61.32
José Luis Cuciuffo
Dec 11, 2004
Argentinean Soccer Player
HPI: 55.13
George Hunter
Dec 12, 2004
South African Boxer
HPI: 50.85
Tom Turesson
Dec 13, 2004
Swedish Soccer Player
HPI: 54.32
Alexey Korneyev
Dec 14, 2004
Russian Soccer Player
HPI: 52.37
Fernando Poe Jr.
Dec 14, 2004
Filipino Actor
HPI: 51.53
Chiang Fang-liang
Dec 15, 2004
Belarusian Politician
HPI: 61.28
Agnes Martin
Dec 16, 2004
Canadian Painter
HPI: 57.12
Tom Wesselmann
Dec 17, 2004
Painter
HPI: 63.85
Kikuko, Princess Takamatsu
Dec 18, 2004
Japanese Nobleman
HPI: 57.45
Renata Tebaldi
Dec 19, 2004
Italian Singer
HPI: 70.64
Herbert C. Brown
Dec 19, 2004
British Chemist
HPI: 65.96
Lennart Bernadotte
Dec 21, 2004
Swedish Politician
HPI: 64.07
P. V. Narasimha Rao
Dec 23, 2004
Indian Politician
HPI: 61.49
Gennadi Strekalov
Dec 25, 2004
Russian Astronaut
HPI: 57.26
Angus Ogilvy
Dec 26, 2004
British Businessperson
HPI: 57.10
Susan Sontag
Dec 28, 2004
American Writer
HPI: 72.33
Jerry Orbach
Dec 28, 2004
American Actor
HPI: 62.36
Julius Axelrod
Dec 29, 2004
American Chemist
HPI: 68.03
Eugenio Garin
Dec 29, 2004
Italian Philosopher
HPI: 55.78
Artie Shaw
Dec 30, 2004
American Musician
HPI: 60.72
Gérard Debreu
Dec 31, 2004
French Economist
HPI: 66.30
