Famous people died in August - page 28

Theodore Roethke

Theodore Roethke

Theodore Roethke was a Pulitzer Prize winning American Poet

AmericanMay 25, 1908107 views

Simone Weil

Simone Weil was a French philosopher, Christian spiritualist and an activist who was a part of the French Resistance during World War II

FrenchFebruary 3, 1909223 views

Bertil Gotthard Ohlin

Bertil Gotthard Ohlin was a famous Swedish economist

SwedishApril 23, 1899224 views

Shirley Jackson

Shirley Jackson was an American author of novels and short stories

AmericanDecember 14, 1916202 views

Seamus Heaney

Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney was an Irish poet, playwright and translator

IrishApril 13, 1939310 views

John C Harsanyi

Read on to know the profile, career, important works, contributions and timeline of the famous American economist and Nobel Laureate, John C Harsanyi.

HungarianMay 29, 1920243 views

Robin Williams

Robin Williams was an American actor best known for his performance in the movie ‘Good Will Hunting’

AmericanJuly 21, 1951254 views

Robert Johnson

Robert Johnson was an American blues singer-songwriter and musician

AmericanMay 8, 1911218 views

Rick James

Rick James was an acclaimed American musician

Richard Burton

The famous Shakespearean actor of the 1950s, known for his honeyed voice and artistic expressions, Richard Burton was a stage and cinema actor from Wales

WelshNovember 10, 1925186 views