Famous people died in February - page 28

Maurice White

Maurice White

Maurice White was a celebrated American musician, singer, and songwriter

Walter Winchell

Walter Winchell was the most powerful and feared gossip columnist and radio commentator in America in the 1930s and 1940s

AmericanApril 7, 1897139 views

Jim Varney

James Albert Varney Jr

AmericanJune 15, 1949664 views

Umberto Eco

Umberto Eco was an Italian essayist, philosopher, novelist and literary critic, known for his pioneering novel ‘The Name of the Rose’

ItalianJanuary 5, 1932184 views

Liberace

Liberace was an American pianist, entertainer and actor

AmericanMay 16, 1919169 views

Tom Landry

Tom Landry was an American football player and a coach who was known for bringing in new techniques and formations in football

AmericanSeptember 11, 1924122 views

Ethan Allen

Ethan Allen was an American Revolutionary War hero and one of the founders of the U.S

AmericanJanuary 21, 1738125 views

Percy Grainger

Australian-born American composer and pianist, Percy Grainger is lauded for his eccentric music and lifestyle

AustralianJuly 8, 1882142 views

Don Knotts

Don Knotts was an American comedic actor, best known for his character Barney Fife on the television show ‘The Andy Griffith Show’

AmericanJuly 21, 1924223 views

Wassily Leontief

Wassily Wassilyovich Leontief was a Russian-American economist renowned for his input–output theory of capital

RussianAugust 5, 1906183 views