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Died Penniless

Can you name these notable figures who are often said to have "died penniless," meaning they were bankrupt or in severe debt at the time of their death?
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Last updated: December 12, 2025
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Nationality
Died
Clue
Answer
English
1718
Quaker and colony founder
William Penn
Hungarian-American
1956
Actor; played Dracula
Bela Lugosi
Dutch
1890
Struggling painter; now highly acclaimed
Vincent van Gogh
American
2009
The "King of Pop"
Michael Jackson
German
1974
Businessman; saved hundreds of Jews from the Holocaust
Oskar Schindler
American
1921
Went over Niagara Falls in a barrel
Annie Edson Taylor
American
1969
Actor; played Dorothy
Judy Garland
American
1860
Survived an iron rod being driven through his brain
Phineas Gage
Nationality
Died
Clue
Answer
Scottish
1902
"Worst" poet in British history
William McGonagall
Swiss-American
1941
Auto company founder
Louis-Joseph Chevrolet
American
1981
The "Brown Bomber"
Joe Louis
Irish
1900
Playwright who "died above his means"
Oscar Wilde
American
1949
Tap dancer
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson
Serbian-American
1943
Electrical engineer and inventor
Nikola Tesla
American
1826
Third U.S. president
Thomas Jefferson
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