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22,879 people in this dataset · ordered by Wikipedia popularity

Fay Ajzenberg-Selove
nuclear physicist, university teacher
1926–2012 · aged 86
February 13 · 1926
Source: SNAC
Sylvain Bellemare
audio engineer
58 years old
February 20 · 1968
Source: Internet Speculative Fiction Database
Colin Murray Turbayne
philosopher, university teacher
1916–2006 · aged 90
February 7 · 1916
No external source identified
Paul Ferdinand Schilder
professor, physician
1886–1940 · aged 54
February 15 · 1886
Source: BnF authorities
Alexander Koenig
zoologist, zoological collector
1858–1940 · aged 82
February 20 · 1858
No external source identified
André Strappe
association football player, association football coach
1928–2006 · aged 77
February 23 · 1928
Source: Transfermarkt
Phillippa Yaa de Villiers
actor, writer
60 years old
February 17 · 1966
No external source identified
Artsem Karalek
handball player
30 years old
February 20 · 1996
No external source identified
Gehad Grisha
association football referee
50 years old
February 29 · 1976
No external source identified
Rasmus Andresen
politician
40 years old
February 20 · 1986
No external source identified
Zvi Laron
pedagogue, physician
99 years old
February 6 · 1927
No external source identified
Isabel Fernández
judoka, politician
54 years old
February 1 · 1972
No external source identified
Kuzma Grebennik
politician, military personnel
1900–1974 · aged 74
February 18 · 1900
Source: Who led the state security agencies: 1941-1954
Lon Poff
actor, film actor
1870–1952 · aged 82
February 8 · 1870
Source: Find a Grave
Gertrude Blanch
computer scientist, mathematician
1897–1996 · aged 98
February 2 · 1897
Source: MacTutor History of Mathematics archive
Matti Järvinen
javelin thrower, athletics competitor
1909–1985 · aged 76
February 18 · 1909
Source: World Athletics database
Steve Mvoué
association football player
24 years old
February 2 · 2002
Source: FBref
Florence Hartmann
journalist, essayist
63 years old
February 17 · 1963
Source: GeneaStar
Wilhelm Freddie*
painter, film director
Date disputed
February 7 · 1909
Source: The Fine Art Archive
Feliks Falk
theatre director, playwright
85 years old
February 25 · 1941
Source: IMDb
Giuseppe Papadopulo
association football player, association football coach
78 years old
February 2 · 1948
Source: Transfermarkt
Eldin Adilović
association football player
40 years old
February 8 · 1986
Source: FBref
Lorenzo Sotomayor
boxer
41 years old
February 16 · 1985
No external source identified
Guillermo Marino
association football player
45 years old
February 2 · 1981
Source: Argentine Soccer Database
Johann Peter Pixis
composer, pianist
1788–1874 · aged 86
February 10 · 1788
Source: BnF authorities
Andrew Gemmell
swimmer
35 years old
February 20 · 1991
No external source identified
Daniil Khlusevich
futsal player, association football player
25 years old
February 26 · 2001
No external source identified
Christian Tiffert
association football player, association football coach
44 years old
February 18 · 1982
Source: Salzburgwiki
Alfonso Sastre
playwright, television writer
1926–2021 · aged 95
February 20 · 1926
Source: SNAC
Michalis Manias
association football player
36 years old
February 20 · 1990
Source: Transfermarkt
Piotr Machalica
singer, actor
1955–2020 · aged 65
February 13 · 1955
Source: filmportal.de
Françoise de Châlus
royal mistress, lady-in-waiting
1734–1821 · aged 87
February 24 · 1734
No external source identified
Carrie Steinseifer
swimmer
58 years old
February 12 · 1968
No external source identified
Andrea Bonomi
association football player
1923–2003 · aged 80
February 14 · 1923
No external source identified
David Avidan
translator, film director
1934–1995 · aged 61
February 21 · 1934
Source: Integrated Authority File
Jean Effel
draftsperson, writer
1908–1982
February 12 · 1908
Source: BnF authorities
Runar Espejord
association football player
30 years old
February 26 · 1996
Source: Transfermarkt
Daniel Botwe
politician, minister
68 years old
February 26 · 1958
Source: parliament.gh
John Truscott
costume designer, actor
1936–1993 · aged 57
February 23 · 1936
No external source identified
Hedwig of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel*
duke, aristocrat
Date disputed
February 19 · 1595
Source: Integrated Authority File
Tal Burstein
basketball player, basketball coach
46 years old
February 19 · 1980
Source: ACB.com
Joseph Wresinski
theologian, politician
1917–1988 · aged 71
February 12 · 1917
Source: SNAC
Alexandre Rignault
actor, film actor
1901–1985
February 14 · 1901
Source: IMDb
Claude Poullart des Places
Catholic priest
1679–1709 · aged 30
February 26 · 1679
Source: BnF authorities
Anna Maria Rubatto
nun, Christian nun
1844–1904 · aged 60
February 14 · 1844
Source: GCatholic.org
Johan Evertsen*
privateer
Date disputed
February 1 · 1600
Source: BnF authorities
Inoue Kowashi
statesperson, politician
1843–1895 · aged 52
February 6 · 1843
No external source identified
Fulvio Valbusa
cross-country skier
57 years old
February 15 · 1969
No external source identified
Alai Ghasem
association football player
23 years old
February 16 · 2003
No external source identified
Walter Janssen
theatre director, film actor
1887–1976 · aged 88
February 7 · 1887
Source: filmportal.de
Bahiyyih Nakhjavani
university teacher, writer
78 years old
February 24 · 1948
Source: BnF authorities
Archana Sharma
botanist, geneticist
1932–2008 · aged 75
February 16 · 1932
Source: The International Who's Who of Women 2006
Helga Dernesch
opera singer
87 years old
February 3 · 1939
Source: enciclopedia.cat
Viktor Markin
sprinter, athletics competitor
69 years old
February 23 · 1957
Source: World Athletics database
Myriam Nicole
mountain biker, sport cyclist
36 years old
February 8 · 1990
Source: uci.org
Alejandro Domínguez*
association football coach, association football player
Date disputed
February 9 · 1961
No external source identified
Hans Krahe
university teacher, linguist
1898–1965 · aged 67
February 7 · 1898
Source: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
Carlos Clerc
association football player
34 years old
February 21 · 1992
Source: As
Haruka Yoshimura
seiyū
40 years old
February 14 · 1986
Source: nikkansports.com
Anna Tumarkin
professor, suffragette
1875–1951 · aged 76
February 16 · 1875
Source: Integrated Authority File
Jan Smeekens
speed skater
39 years old
February 11 · 1987
No external source identified
Marcos Bolados
association football coach, association football player
30 years old
February 28 · 1996
Source: X
Cristián Gutiérrez
association football player, association football coach
29 years old
February 18 · 1997
Source: Transfermarkt
Gian Francesco Albani
theologian, Catholic bishop
1720–1803 · aged 83
February 26 · 1720
Source: SNAC
Adrien Albert Marie de Mun
politician, military officer
1841–1914 · aged 73
February 28 · 1841
Source: Encyclopædia Britannica Online
Johann Georg Christian Lehmann
university teacher, entomologist
1792–1860 · aged 67
February 25 · 1792
Source: Integrated Authority File
Bejoy Nicephorus D’Cruze
Catholic bishop, Catholic priest
70 years old
February 9 · 1956
No external source identified
Janne Lahtela
freestyle skier
52 years old
February 28 · 1974
No external source identified
Francisco García Gómez
association football coach, association football player
1938–2024 · aged 86
February 14 · 1938
No external source identified
Alberto Colombo
engineer, racing automobile driver
1946–2024 · aged 77
February 23 · 1946
No external source identified
Milen Dobrev
weightlifter
1980–2015 · aged 35
February 22 · 1980
No external source identified
Beat Hefti
bobsledder, athletics competitor
48 years old
February 3 · 1978
Source: World Athletics database
Yuri Savichev
association football coach, association football player
61 years old
February 13 · 1965
Source: Transfermarkt
Johannes von Miquel*
politician, jurist
Date disputed
February 19 · 1828
Source: Geni
Nicolaus Reimers
mathematician, astronomer
1551–1600 · aged 49
February 12 · 1551
No external source identified
Ketil Solvik-Olsen
politician, economist
54 years old
February 14 · 1972
Source: Great Norwegian Encyclopedia
Babatunde Osotimehin
pathologist, minister
1949–2017 · aged 68
February 6 · 1949
No external source identified
Deidra Dionne
freestyle skier
44 years old
February 5 · 1982
No external source identified
Sharon Walsh
tennis player
74 years old
February 24 · 1952
Source: WTA website
Alon Harazi
association football player, association football coach
55 years old
February 13 · 1971
Source: Argentine Soccer Database
Thomas Platter the Elder
humanist, theologian
1499–1582 · aged 82
February 19 · 1499
Source: Theaterlexikon der Schweiz
Erich Engel
theatre director, director
1891–1966 · aged 75
February 14 · 1891
Source: Find a Grave
Peggy Michel
tennis player
77 years old
February 2 · 1949
Source: 100 years of Wimbledon
Constantin Rădulescu-Motru
human rights defender, politician
1868–1957 · aged 89
February 15 · 1868
Source: BnF authorities
Florent Serra
tennis player
45 years old
February 28 · 1981
Source: Association of Tennis Professionals website
Oleksandr Yatsenko
association football player, association football coach
41 years old
February 24 · 1985
Source: Transfermarkt
Yerkebulan Seidakhmet
association football player
26 years old
February 4 · 2000
No external source identified
Viktor Korniyenko
association football player
27 years old
February 14 · 1999
Source: Transfermarkt
Johannes Oporinus
printer, librarian
1507–1568 · aged 61
February 4 · 1507
Source: BnF authorities
Harald Fritzsch
university teacher, non-fiction writer
1943–2022 · aged 79
February 10 · 1943
Source: Babelio
Alfred Desenclos
university teacher, composer
1912–1971 · aged 59
February 7 · 1912
Source: birth certificate
Willy Brokamp
association football player
80 years old
February 25 · 1946
Source: Transfermarkt
Annette Kolb
pianist, essayist
1870–1967 · aged 97
February 3 · 1870
Source: BnF authorities
Samuel Dyer
missionary, Bible translator
1804–1843 · aged 39
February 20 · 1804
No external source identified
Adam Sinclair
field hockey player
42 years old
February 29 · 1984
No external source identified
Tommaso Martinelli
university teacher, Catholic priest
1827–1888 · aged 61
February 4 · 1827
No external source identified
Cesáreo Onzari
association football player
1903–1964 · aged 60
February 22 · 1903
No external source identified
Walther Lucht
military personnel
1882–1949 · aged 67
February 26 · 1882
Source: Integrated Authority File
Valentin Bontus
kitesurfer, Olympic champion
25 years old
February 1 · 2001
Source: olympics.com
Kim Su-ji
swimmer, competitive diver
28 years old
February 16 · 1998
Source: fina.org
Rida Johnson Young*
librettist, lyricist
Date disputed
February 28 · 1869
Source: Library of Congress Name Authority File
Uri Milstein
historian, university teacher
86 years old
February 29 · 1940
No external source identified
Kanō Hōgai
painter
1828–1888 · aged 60
February 27 · 1828
No external source identified
Margo Lion
cabaret performer, theatre manager
1899–1989 · aged 89
February 28 · 1899
Source: filmportal.de
Ustaritz Aldekoaotalora
association football player
43 years old
February 16 · 1983
Source: As
Luis Ángel Mendoza
association football player
36 years old
February 3 · 1990
Source: FBref
Paul Otto
actor, film director
1878–1943
February 8 · 1878
Source: filmportal.de
Avraham Hirschson
politician
1941–2022 · aged 81
February 11 · 1941
Source: knesset.gov.il
Cornelis Johannes van Houten
astronomer
1920–2002 · aged 82
February 18 · 1920
No external source identified
Sheri-Ann Brooks
sprinter
43 years old
February 11 · 1983
Source: World Athletics database
Augusto Algueró
songwriter, pianist
1934–2011 · aged 76
February 23 · 1934
Source: BnF authorities
Pär Nuder
politician
63 years old
February 27 · 1963
No external source identified
Arturo Fernández
actor
1929–2019 · aged 90
February 21 · 1929
Source: diezminutos.es
Tong Wen
judoka
43 years old
February 1 · 1983
No external source identified
Jaroslav Kubera
politician
1947–2020 · aged 72
February 16 · 1947
Source: Aktuálně.cz
Louis de Maud'huy
military personnel, politician
1857–1921 · aged 64
February 17 · 1857
Source: Sycomore
Wang Gang
association football player
37 years old
February 17 · 1989
No external source identified
Komi Klassou
politician, minister
66 years old
February 10 · 1960
No external source identified
Ricardo Penella Arias
association football player
69 years old
February 25 · 1957
Source: FBref
Florence Omagbemi
association football player, association football coach
51 years old
February 2 · 1975
Source: Soccerdonna
Francis Gillot
association football coach, association football player
66 years old
February 9 · 1960
Source: Transfermarkt
Miguel Bossio*
association football player
Date disputed
February 10 · 1960
Source: Argentine Soccer Database
Paul Ponomaryov
Christian minister
74 years old
February 19 · 1952
No external source identified
William Sherard
botanist, botanical collector
1659–1728 · aged 69
February 27 · 1659
Source: BnF authorities
Hsü Ti-shan
writer, university teacher
1893–1941 · aged 48
February 3 · 1893
No external source identified
Jacques Courtois
printmaker, draftsperson
1621–1676 · aged 55
February 12 · 1621
Source: The Fine Art Archive
Fatih Portakal
journalist
59 years old
February 2 · 1967
No external source identified
Sheikh Sibi
association football player
28 years old
February 21 · 1998
No external source identified
Erik Gjems-Onstad
politician, athletics competitor
1922–2011 · aged 89
February 22 · 1922
Source: Hvem er Hvem? (1973)
John Barclay
literary critic, philologist
1582–1621 · aged 39
February 7 · 1582
Source: SNAC
Robert Hedin
handball coach, handball player
60 years old
February 2 · 1966
No external source identified
Alberto Barrera Tyszka
screenwriter, journalist
66 years old
February 18 · 1960
No external source identified
Ernst Wilhelm Wolf
conductor, composer
1735–1792 · aged 57
February 25 · 1735
Source: International Music Score Library Project
Ejgayehu Taye
athletics competitor
26 years old
February 10 · 2000
Source: Olympedia
Alpheus Spring Packard
university teacher, paleontologist
1839–1905 · aged 65
February 19 · 1839
Source: SNAC
Hugo Hofstetter
sport cyclist
32 years old
February 13 · 1994
Source: procyclingstats.com
Taha Ismail
association football player, association football coach
87 years old
February 8 · 1939
Source: Transfermarkt
František Štambachr
association football player
73 years old
February 13 · 1953
Source: FBref
Adnan Dibrani
politician
41 years old
February 12 · 1985
Source: Sveriges befolkning 2000
Héctor López
boxer
1967–2011 · aged 44
February 1 · 1967
No external source identified
Françoise Christophe
actor, film actor
1923–2012 · aged 88
February 3 · 1923
Source: Roglo
Vahe Tilbian
musician, singer
46 years old
February 17 · 1980
No external source identified
Georg Sterzinsky
Catholic priest, Catholic bishop
1936–2011 · aged 75
February 9 · 1936
Source: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
Friedrich Spielhagen
opinion journalist, poet
1829–1911 · aged 82
February 24 · 1829
Source: BnF authorities
Sarah Roy
sport cyclist
40 years old
February 27 · 1986
No external source identified
Ivan Fomin
architect, architectural historian
1872–1936 · aged 64
February 3 · 1872
No external source identified
Valery Rubakov
physicist
1955–2022 · aged 67
February 16 · 1955
No external source identified
Pavel Maslák
athletics competitor, runner
35 years old
February 21 · 1991
Source: World Athletics database
Johan Ernst Gunnerus
theologian, philosopher
1718–1773 · aged 55
February 26 · 1718
Source: MAK
Jerome Kiesewetter
association football player
33 years old
February 9 · 1993
Source: Transfermarkt

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