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

Gregor Balažic
association football player
38 years old
February 12 · 1988
Source: Transfermarkt
Jesús Rueda
association football player
39 years old
February 19 · 1987
Source: As
Tom Bradshaw
association football player
1904–1986 · aged 82
February 7 · 1904
No external source identified
Semyon Poltavskiy
volleyball player, beach volleyball player
45 years old
February 8 · 1981
No external source identified
Serge Ducosté
association football player
1944–2024 · aged 80
February 4 · 1944
Source: Transfermarkt
Angie Skirving
field hockey player
45 years old
February 1 · 1981
No external source identified
Heinrich von Handel-Mazzetti
scientific collector, botanical collector
1882–1940 · aged 57
February 19 · 1882
Source: BnF authorities
Berislav Grgić
Catholic priest, theologian
66 years old
February 15 · 1960
No external source identified
Abdelkbir El Ouadi
association football player
33 years old
February 20 · 1993
Source: Transfermarkt
Daria Stavrovich
composer, singer-songwriter
40 years old
February 1 · 1986
No external source identified
Sara Yorke Stevenson
suffragette, anthropologist
1847–1921 · aged 74
February 19 · 1847
Source: SNAC
Müfide İlhan
politician, pedagogue
1911–1996 · aged 84
February 11 · 1911
No external source identified
Kate Gillou*
tennis player
Date disputed
February 17 · 1887
Source: olympedia.org
Rodrigo Souto*
beach soccer player, association football player
Date disputed
February 9 · 1983
Source: footballdatabase.eu
Giacomo Bresadola
mycologist, botanist
1847–1929 · aged 82
February 14 · 1847
Source: SNAC
Ernst Arndt
actor, film actor
1861–1942
February 3 · 1861
Source: The Database of Victims of the Nazi Persecution
Bobbie Friberg da Cruz
association football player, consultant
44 years old
February 16 · 1982
Source: Transfermarkt
Simona Babčáková
actor, discussion moderator
53 years old
February 21 · 1973
Source: The Fine Art Archive
Sebastián Pinto*
association football player
Date disputed
February 5 · 1986
Source: Transfermarkt
Ronaldo Chacón
association football player
28 years old
February 18 · 1998
Source: Transfermarkt
Stéphane Gsell
prehistorian, historian
1864–1932 · aged 67
February 7 · 1864
Source: BnF authorities
Alexandru Suvorov
association football player
39 years old
February 2 · 1987
Source: Transfermarkt
Jorge Valderrama*
association football coach, association football player
Date disputed
February 12 · 1906
No external source identified
Siegfried Wilhelm Dehn
music theorist, musicographer
1799–1858 · aged 59
February 24 · 1799
Source: International Music Score Library Project
Yevgeniya Mravina
opera singer
1864–1914 · aged 50
February 16 · 1864
No external source identified
Ana Đokić
handball player
47 years old
February 9 · 1979
No external source identified
Harriet Taylor
rower
32 years old
February 14 · 1994
Source: World Rowing athlete database
Joaquín Francisco Pacheco y Gutiérrez-Calderón
minister, historian
1808–1865 · aged 57
February 22 · 1808
Source: Spanish Biographical Dictionary
Tariq Aziz
field hockey player
88 years old
February 5 · 1938
Source: Sports-Reference.com
Donizete Oliveira
association football player
58 years old
February 21 · 1968
Source: Transfermarkt
Jonathan Dibben
sport cyclist
32 years old
February 12 · 1994
No external source identified
Daniel Gutiérrez
association football player, lawyer
23 years old
February 16 · 2003
No external source identified
Lotte Wæver
actor
84 years old
February 17 · 1942
Source: IMDb
Sascha Benecken
luger
36 years old
February 14 · 1990
No external source identified
Patric Leitner
luger
49 years old
February 23 · 1977
No external source identified
Erol Dora
politician, lawyer
62 years old
February 2 · 1964
No external source identified
Husein Balić
association football player
30 years old
February 15 · 1996
Source: Transfermarkt
Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
ruler
1577–1656 · aged 78
February 17 · 1577
Source: The Peerage
Simon Hjalmarsson
ice hockey player
37 years old
February 1 · 1989
No external source identified
Mamello Makhabane
association football player
38 years old
February 24 · 1988
Source: Soccerdonna
Johann Pistorius the Younger
theologian, Catholic priest
1546–1608 · aged 62
February 24 · 1546
Source: Integrated Authority File
Jack Luden
actor
1902–1951 · aged 49
February 8 · 1902
Source: SNAC
Ante Vukičević
swimmer, water polo player
33 years old
February 24 · 1993
No external source identified
Sahit Prizreni
amateur wrestler
43 years old
February 23 · 1983
Source: iat.uni-leipzig.de
Jan Fethke
film screenwriter, Esperantist
1903–1980 · aged 77
February 26 · 1903
Source: e-teatr.pl
Maruchi Fresno
film actor, actor
1916–2003 · aged 87
February 14 · 1916
Source: IMDb
Roman Sludnov
swimmer
46 years old
February 24 · 1980
No external source identified
Ralf Bartels
athletics competitor
48 years old
February 21 · 1978
Source: World Athletics database
Oleksiy Shevchenko
association football player
34 years old
February 24 · 1992
Source: Transfermarkt
José Fernández
association football coach, association football player
87 years old
February 14 · 1939
No external source identified
Theodor Hartig
naturalist, forester
1805–1880 · aged 75
February 21 · 1805
Source: Geni
David Šain
rower
38 years old
February 8 · 1988
Source: World Rowing athlete database
Mimma Zavoli
politician
63 years old
February 13 · 1963
No external source identified
Thomas Shimada
tennis player
51 years old
February 10 · 1975
Source: Association of Tennis Professionals website
Daichi Ishikawa
association football player
30 years old
February 22 · 1996
Source: Transfermarkt
Benjamin Wegner
timber merchant, industrialist
1795–1864 · aged 69
February 21 · 1795
No external source identified
Thomas Lincoln Casey
zoologist, astronomer
1857–1925 · aged 67
February 19 · 1857
Source: Biographies of the Entomologists of the World
Alain Masudi
association football player, association football coach
48 years old
February 12 · 1978
Source: FBref
Ivan Sytin
entrepreneur
1851–1934 · aged 83
February 5 · 1851
Source: Concise Literary Encyclopedia
Komaki Kikuchi
fencer
29 years old
February 22 · 1997
Source: Japanese Olympic Committee
John T. Myers
politician, cashier
1927–2015 · aged 87
February 8 · 1927
Source: Find a Grave
Frédéric Amorison
sport cyclist
48 years old
February 16 · 1978
No external source identified
Jean Bobet
cyclist, writer
1930–2022 · aged 92
February 22 · 1930
Source: Roglo
Roger Boutry
pianist, composer
1932–2019 · aged 87
February 27 · 1932
Source: Integrated Authority File
Hema Bharali
academic
1919–2020 · aged 101
February 19 · 1919
No external source identified
Erkka Petäjä
association football player
62 years old
February 13 · 1964
Source: FBref
Antonina Skorobogatchenko
handball player
27 years old
February 14 · 1999
Source: olympedia.org
Theodor Reimann
coach, association football coach
1921–1982 · aged 61
February 10 · 1921
Source: FBref
Josip Primožič
painter, artistic gymnast
1900–1985 · aged 85
February 7 · 1900
No external source identified
Iris Slappendel
sports commentator, graphic designer
41 years old
February 18 · 1985
No external source identified
Carol Rich
singer
64 years old
February 25 · 1962
No external source identified
Paweł Sibik
association football coach, association football player
55 years old
February 15 · 1971
Source: Transfermarkt
Margeir Pétursson
banker, chess player
66 years old
February 15 · 1960
No external source identified
Stéphane Bernadis
figure skating coach, figure skater
52 years old
February 23 · 1974
No external source identified
Xavier Perrot
racing automobile driver, engineer
1932–2008 · aged 76
February 1 · 1932
No external source identified
Bernie Raymond Kevin Blom
association football player, association football referee
52 years old
February 21 · 1974
No external source identified
Lucille Ward
actor, film actor
1880–1952 · aged 72
February 25 · 1880
Source: IMDb
Nello Celio
lawyer, politician
1914–1995 · aged 81
February 12 · 1914
Source: Historical Dictionary of Switzerland
Pierfrancesco Pavoni
sprinter
63 years old
February 21 · 1963
Source: World Athletics database
Yang Liyu
association football player
29 years old
February 13 · 1997
Source: FBref
Zoran Marić
association football player, association football coach
66 years old
February 21 · 1960
Source: Transfermarkt
Vasily Aleksandrovich Yushkevich
military officer
1897–1951 · aged 54
February 28 · 1897
No external source identified
Slađana Golić
basketball player
66 years old
February 12 · 1960
Source: FIBA database
Samantha Richards
basketball player
43 years old
February 24 · 1983
Source: FIBA database
John Landen
surveyor, mathematician
1719–1790 · aged 70
February 3 · 1719
Source: MacTutor History of Mathematics archive
Wolfgang von Gronau
aircraft pilot, diplomat
1893–1977 · aged 84
February 25 · 1893
Source: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Jordan
journalist, politician
1819–1904 · aged 85
February 8 · 1819
Source: The Fine Art Archive Db
Yevhen Malaniuk
technician, opinion journalist
1897–1968 · aged 71
February 1 · 1897
Source: The Fine Art Archive
Sjaak Polak
association football player, association football coach
50 years old
February 18 · 1976
Source: Transfermarkt
Miloslav Ransdorf
prognostician, politician
1953–2016 · aged 62
February 15 · 1953
Source: The Fine Art Archive Db
Christo Pimpirev
geologist, explorer
73 years old
February 13 · 1953
No external source identified
David Tarka
association football player
43 years old
February 11 · 1983
Source: FBref
Roser Bru
painter, printmaker
1923–2021 · aged 98
February 15 · 1923
Source: MACBA Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art
Paula del Rio
model, actor
26 years old
February 28 · 2000
No external source identified
Kim Polling
judoka
35 years old
February 8 · 1991
Source: JudoInside.com
Léon Jeck
association football player
1947–2007 · aged 60
February 9 · 1947
Source: worldfootball.net
Stefano Sandrone
university teacher, author
38 years old
February 1 · 1988
No external source identified
Michela Ponza
biathlete
47 years old
February 12 · 1979
No external source identified
Fan Pengfei*
songwriter, biologist
Date disputed
February 15 · 1992
No external source identified
Jaakko Tallus
ski jumper, cross-country skier
45 years old
February 23 · 1981
No external source identified
Nikola Karaklajić
disc jockey, radio personality
1926–2008 · aged 82
February 24 · 1926
No external source identified
Pierre Ebéde
association football player
46 years old
February 9 · 1980
Source: FBref
Yumi Obe
association football player
51 years old
February 15 · 1975
Source: Soccerdonna
Péter Bornemisza
preacher, protestant clergyman
1535–1584
February 22 · 1535
Source: International Music Score Library Project
Jobst Herman, Count of Lippe
aristocrat
1625–1678 · aged 53
February 9 · 1625
Source: Integrated Authority File
Gerd Hornberger
athletics competitor, sprinter
1910–1988 · aged 78
February 17 · 1910
No external source identified
Fabian von Fersen
military officer, military personnel
1626–1677 · aged 51
February 7 · 1626
Source: Dictionary of Swedish National Biography
Roman Prymula
physician, chess player
62 years old
February 4 · 1964
Source: chessgames.com
Georgy Cherdantsev
television presenter, pundit
55 years old
February 1 · 1971
No external source identified
Jean-Herbert Austin
association football player
76 years old
February 23 · 1950
Source: FBref
David Mourão-Ferreira
writer, poet
1927–1996 · aged 69
February 24 · 1927
Source: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
Alejandro Hisis
association football player, association football coach
64 years old
February 16 · 1962
Source: Transfermarkt
Marie-Thérèse Reboul*
printmaker, miniature painter
Date disputed
February 26 · 1735
Source: RKDartists
Nataliia Polonska-Vasylenko
historian
1884–1973 · aged 89
February 12 · 1884
No external source identified
Emmanuel Liais
astronomer, botanist
1826–1900 · aged 74
February 15 · 1826
Source: BnF authorities
Kim Jae-woo
association football player
28 years old
February 6 · 1998
Source: Transfermarkt
Thomas Florschütz
bobsledder, luger
48 years old
February 20 · 1978
Source: d-nb.info
Mikhail Devyatyarov
coach, cross-country skier
67 years old
February 25 · 1959
No external source identified
Helin Evrim Sommer
politician
55 years old
February 7 · 1971
Source: basic data about the members of the Bundestag
Jaume Ferran i Clua
bacteriologist, biologist
1851–1929 · aged 78
February 1 · 1851
Source: Integrated Authority File
Andrea Vitali
physician, writer
70 years old
February 5 · 1956
Source: BeWeB
Igor Gamula
association football coach, association football player
1960–2021 · aged 61
February 17 · 1960
No external source identified
Róbson Januário de Paula
association football player
32 years old
February 14 · 1994
Source: Transfermarkt
Frank Elliott
actor
1880–1970
February 11 · 1880
No external source identified
Jadwiga Rappé
opera singer
1952–2025 · aged 73
February 24 · 1952
Source: resmusica.com
Flemming Nielsen
association football player, journalist
1934–2018 · aged 84
February 24 · 1934
Source: Transfermarkt
Tahesia Harrigan
sprinter
44 years old
February 15 · 1982
Source: World Athletics database
Ferdinand Löwe*
chapelmaster, composer
Date disputed
February 19 · 1865
Source: Find a Grave
Ahn Byeong-Keun
judoka
64 years old
February 23 · 1962
No external source identified
Kristina Astakhova
figure skater
29 years old
February 25 · 1997
No external source identified
Cliff Griffith
Formula One driver, engineer
1916–1996 · aged 79
February 6 · 1916
Source: Find a Grave
Caboré
association football player
46 years old
February 19 · 1980
Source: Transfermarkt
Ilir Azemi
association football player
34 years old
February 21 · 1992
Source: Transfermarkt
Takeshi Kamo
association football player
1915–2004 · aged 89
February 8 · 1915
No external source identified
Danilo Beskorovayniy
association football player
27 years old
February 7 · 1999
Source: Transfermarkt
Alfonso Blanco
boxer
40 years old
February 2 · 1986
No external source identified
Angelina Zhuk-Krasnova
pole vaulter
35 years old
February 7 · 1991
Source: World Athletics database
Brigitte Grothum
film producer, actor
91 years old
February 26 · 1935
Source: filmportal.de
Hiroki Kosai
astronomer
1933–2026 · aged 93
February 8 · 1933
No external source identified
Henry Glaß
ski jumper
73 years old
February 15 · 1953
No external source identified
Magnús Guðmundsson
politician
1879–1937 · aged 58
February 6 · 1879
No external source identified
Gioseffo Guami*
organist, composer
Date disputed
February 6 · 1542
Source: BnF authorities
Robert Gibson
rower
40 years old
February 2 · 1986
Source: World Rowing athlete database
Mario Rapisardi
translator, poet
1844–1912 · aged 67
February 25 · 1844
Source: BnF authorities
Philippe Rozier
show jumper
63 years old
February 5 · 1963
Source: GeneaStar
Maria Gusakova
cross-country skier
1931–2022 · aged 91
February 6 · 1931
Source: flgr.ru
Sung Si-Bak
short-track speed skater
39 years old
February 18 · 1987
No external source identified
Tomaž Pandur
theatre manager, theatre director
1963–2016 · aged 53
February 19 · 1963
Source: Croatian Encyclopedia
David Mateos Rocha
association football coach, association football player
41 years old
February 7 · 1985
Source: As
Per Lønning
priest, university teacher
1928–2016 · aged 88
February 24 · 1928
Source: Hvem er Hvem? (1973)

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