1928 deaths

Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the South Pole (1872–1928)

English novelist and poet (1840–1928)

Dutch physicist (1853–1928)

German physicist (1864-1928)

English suffragist

British politician; Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916 (1852–1928)

German philosopher (1874-1928)

Czech composer (1854–1928)

United States chemist (1868–1928)

Italian writer (1861-1928)

Spanish author (1867-1928)

Danish physician

Russian army general of Baltic German origin (1878-1928)

Empress consort of Russia (1847–1928)

Mexican politician, president of Mexico

French painter (1849-1928)

Scottish architect, designer, water colourist and artist (1868-1928)

British senior officer during the First World War (1861-1928)

Italian statesman (1842–1928)

Australian politician, fifth Prime Minister of Australia (1862-1928)

Italian general (1861-1928)

Russian physician, philosopher and revolutionary (1873–1928)

Italian general (1850-1928)

English actress (1847–1928)

Croatian politician (1871-1928)

Japanese bacteriologist (1876–1928)

German painter, sculptor, printmaker, and architect (1863–1928)

German admiral (1863-1928)

Indian author and politician (1865-1928)

Chinese warlord and politician (1875-1928)

American politician (1864-1928)

Ruler of Lithuania from 11 July to 2 November 1918 (1864–1928)

American athletics competitor (1876-1928)

German dramatist and novelist (1857–1928)

American dancer (1862–1928)

British writer, founder of the garden city movement (1850–1928)

Dutch painter (1858-1928)

Chinese general and politician (1864-1928)

Russian Menshevik (1850–1928)

Italian astronomer (1846-1928)

British classical scholar, linguist and feminist (1850–1928)

Swedish film director (1883–1928)

American lawyer and feminist

Grand Duke of Baden (1857–1928)

English astronomer studying sunspots

German geophysicist and seismologist (1861-1928)

Swedish geologist and polar researche (1869–1928)

American astronomer

Indian spiritual leader and social reformer (1856–1928)

American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (1889-1928)

Colombian writer, politician and diplomat (1888–1928)

Russian composer of Armenian descent (1871-1928)

English poet, author and critic (1849–1928)

11th Prime Minister of Norway (1848–1928)

Czech poet and writer (1864–1928)

British tennis player (1868–1928)

American inventor (1848–1928)

Bolivian writer

French legal scholar (1859–1928)

German diplomat (1869-1928)