Famous people and celebrities who died in January 1917

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in January 1917. 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 Léon Flameng

  French cyclist (d. 1917)

• Jan. 2 Edward B Tylor English anthropologist

  At the age of 84, he dies.

• Jan. 2 Edward Burnett Tylor

  English anthropologist (born in 1832).

• Jan. 5 Isobel Lilian Gloag

  English painter (b. 1865)

• Jan. 6 Hendrick Peter Godfried Quack

  Dutch economist and historian (b. 1834)

• Jan. 6 Hendrik P G Quack

  At 82, a lawyer/economist (bank of the netherlands) dies.

• Jan. 9 Luther D. Bradley

  American cartoonist (b. 1853)

• Jan. 10 Feliks Leparsky

  Russian fencer and captain (b. 1875)

• Jan. 10 Buffalo Bill

  American soldier and hunter (d. 1918)

• Jan. 10 William F ''Buffalo Bill'' Cody

  American frontiersman (born in 1846).

• Jan. 10 Buffalo Bill Cody army scout and Indian fighter

  Dies.

• Jan. 16 George Dewey

  American admiral (born 1837).

• Jan. 17 Hendrik Goeman Borgesius Dutch politician

  At the age of 70, she dies.

• Jan. 29 Evelyn Baring

  1st earl of cromer, british statesman, diplomat and colonial administrator (b. 1841)

• Jan. 29 Evelyn Baring Earl Cromer English consul-General in Egypt

  At 75 years old, the victim dies.