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

Atsushi Kisaichi
actor, seiyū
54 years old
February 23 · 1972
No external source identified
Philip Jones Griffiths
photojournalist, war photographer
1936–2008 · aged 72
February 18 · 1936
Source: Integrated Authority File
Adrian Alston
association football coach, association football player
77 years old
February 6 · 1949
Source: FBref
Pepito el Pro
association football player
30 years old
February 1 · 1996
Source: FBref
Patrick Andrade
association football player
33 years old
February 9 · 1993
Source: As
Yoshimi Yamashita
association football referee
40 years old
February 20 · 1986
No external source identified
Patrick Cramer
manager, chemist
57 years old
February 3 · 1969
No external source identified
Tu Weiming
university teacher, philosopher
86 years old
February 6 · 1940
No external source identified
Martine Grael
sailor
35 years old
February 12 · 1991
Source: olympedia.org
Rudolf Simek
Scandinavian studies scholar, medieval historian
72 years old
February 21 · 1954
Source: Integrated Authority File
Zena Dare
film actor, actor
1887–1975 · aged 88
February 4 · 1887
No external source identified
W. Richard Stevens
computer scientist, writer
1951–1999 · aged 48
February 5 · 1951
No external source identified
Mary Beth Edelson
painter, sculptor
1933–2021 · aged 88
February 6 · 1933
Source: CLARA
Sergey Kapitsa
television presenter, mathematician
1928–2012 · aged 84
February 14 · 1928
Source: Integrated Authority File
Ahti Karjalainen
jurist, foreign minister
1923–1990 · aged 67
February 10 · 1923
Source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)
Hans Reiter
bacteriologist, docent
1881–1969 · aged 88
February 26 · 1881
Source: Who Named It?
Klas Östergren
writer, screenwriter
71 years old
February 20 · 1955
Source: Munzinger Personen
José Abella
association football player
32 years old
February 10 · 1994
Source: As
Alessandro Magnasco
painter
1667–1749 · aged 82
February 4 · 1667
Source: The Fine Art Archive
Gustl Bayrhammer
film actor, stage actor
1922–1993 · aged 71
February 12 · 1922
Source: filmportal.de
László Botka
politician, jurist
53 years old
February 21 · 1973
No external source identified
Carlos Paredes
musician, songwriter
1925–2004 · aged 79
February 16 · 1925
Source: BnF authorities
Koge-Donbo
comics writer, illustrator
50 years old
February 27 · 1976
No external source identified
Niccolò Antonelli
motorcycle racer
30 years old
February 23 · 1996
Source: As
Giovanni Battista Piazzetta
fresco painter, draftsperson
1683–1754
February 13 · 1683
No external source identified
Christopher Rouse
musicologist, classical composer
1949–2019 · aged 70
February 15 · 1949
Source: Integrated Authority File
Agnes Mary Clerke
writer, astronomer
1842–1907 · aged 64
February 10 · 1842
Source: MacTutor History of Mathematics archive
Georges Guingouin
resistance fighter, teacher
1913–2005 · aged 92
February 2 · 1913
Source: BnF authorities
Emily Rosa
psychologist
39 years old
February 6 · 1987
No external source identified
Nicolas Le Goff
volleyball player
34 years old
February 15 · 1992
Source: cev.eu
Edward D. Hoch
science fiction writer, novelist
1930–2008 · aged 77
February 22 · 1930
Source: SNAC
Aleksei Dikiy
director, pedagogue
1889–1955 · aged 66
February 24 · 1889
No external source identified
Eduardo Bauermann
association football player
30 years old
February 13 · 1996
Source: Transfermarkt
Byron K. Lichtenberg
astronaut, engineer
78 years old
February 19 · 1948
No external source identified
Elisabeth Görgl
alpine skier
45 years old
February 20 · 1981
Source: Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze
Mani Madhava Chakyar
writer, actor
1899–1990 · aged 90
February 15 · 1899
Source: Library of Congress Authorities
James W. Throckmorton
governor, lawyer
1825–1894 · aged 69
February 1 · 1825
Source: SNAC
Sebastiano Visconti Prasca
military personnel
1883–1961 · aged 77
February 27 · 1883
Source: Generals of World War II
William Fleming
governor, surgeon
1729–1794
February 18 · 1729
Source: SNAC
Carlos Meléndez Ramírez
politician
1861–1919 · aged 58
February 1 · 1861
No external source identified
Grant Riller
basketball player
29 years old
February 8 · 1997
Source: FIBA database
Maurice Ager
basketball player
42 years old
February 9 · 1984
Source: FIBA database
Simcha Rotem*
resistance fighter
Date disputed
February 24 · 1924
Source: Integrated Authority File
Roberto Sánchez Vilella
politician, university teacher
1913–1997 · aged 84
February 19 · 1913
No external source identified
Karoline von Günderrode
philosopher, writer
1780–1806 · aged 26
February 11 · 1780
Source: Discogs
Giulio Cabianca
Formula One driver, engineer
1923–1961 · aged 38
February 19 · 1923
No external source identified
Dan Choi
linguist
45 years old
February 22 · 1981
No external source identified
Joseph LeConte
geologist, physicist
1823–1901 · aged 78
February 26 · 1823
Source: SNAC
Sam McQueen
association football player
31 years old
February 6 · 1995
Source: As
Amal Hijazi
singer, peace activist
49 years old
February 20 · 1977
No external source identified
Moji Olaiya
actor
1975–2017 · aged 42
February 27 · 1975
No external source identified
Kenneth S. Wherry
politician, salesperson
1892–1951 · aged 59
February 28 · 1892
Source: SNAC
Vasily Lazarev
astronaut, physician
1928–1990 · aged 62
February 23 · 1928
Source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)
Arthur Barrow
multi-instrumentalist, composer
74 years old
February 28 · 1952
Source: SNAC
Seweryna Szmaglewska
writer, children's writer
1916–1992 · aged 76
February 11 · 1916
Source: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
Navarone Foor
association football player
34 years old
February 4 · 1992
Source: Transfermarkt
Spiru Haret
astronomer, sociologist
1851–1912 · aged 61
February 15 · 1851
Source: MacTutor History of Mathematics archive
Renata Dancewicz
film actor, actor
57 years old
February 7 · 1969
No external source identified
Avi Gabbai
chief executive officer, politician
59 years old
February 22 · 1967
Source: Munzinger Personen
Coen Moulijn
association football player
1937–2011 · aged 73
February 15 · 1937
Source: Transfermarkt
Rosy Bindi
politician
75 years old
February 12 · 1951
Source: BeWeB
Kevin Crossley-Holland
author, children's writer
85 years old
February 7 · 1941
Source: NooSFere
George Udny Yule
statistician, mathematician
1871–1951 · aged 80
February 18 · 1871
Source: SNAC
Enrique Wolff
sports journalist, association football player
77 years old
February 21 · 1949
Source: FBref
Cristina Sánchez
bullfighter, female bullfighter
54 years old
February 20 · 1972
Source: ABC
Jacques Herbrand
mathematician, philosopher
1908–1931 · aged 23
February 12 · 1908
Source: MacTutor History of Mathematics archive
Joseph Grinnell
ornithologist, botanical collector
1877–1939 · aged 62
February 27 · 1877
No external source identified
Alberto Górriz
association football player, beach soccer player
68 years old
February 16 · 1958
Source: Transfermarkt
Don Welsh
association football coach, association football player
1911–1990 · aged 78
February 25 · 1911
Source: Transfermarkt
Matthew Sorinola
association football player
25 years old
February 19 · 2001
Source: FBref
Peter Vanderkaay
swimmer
42 years old
February 12 · 1984
No external source identified
P. J. Axelsson
ice hockey player
51 years old
February 26 · 1975
No external source identified
Keisya Levronka
singer, actor
23 years old
February 2 · 2003
Source: insertlive.com
Stochelo Rosenberg
guitarist, musician
58 years old
February 19 · 1968
Source: Discogs
Jon Bentley
computer scientist, mathematician
73 years old
February 20 · 1953
No external source identified
Guglielmo Gabetto
association football player
1916–1949 · aged 33
February 24 · 1916
No external source identified
Jozef Murgaš
inventor, painter
1864–1929 · aged 65
February 17 · 1864
Source: Find a Grave
Siegfried Bing
publisher, art collector
1838–1905 · aged 67
February 26 · 1838
Source: Bing, S(iegfried)
Bessie Jones
traditional folk singer, singer
1902–1984
February 8 · 1902
Source: SNAC
Lou Banach
amateur wrestler
66 years old
February 6 · 1960
No external source identified
Tobias Mayer
university teacher, astronomer
1723–1762 · aged 39
February 17 · 1723
Source: Croatian Encyclopedia
Mikhail Prishvin
pedagogue, war correspondent
1873–1954 · aged 80
February 4 · 1873
Source: Concise Literary Encyclopedia
Jia Pingwa
writer
74 years old
February 21 · 1952
Source: BnF authorities
Andrea Koevska
singer
26 years old
February 14 · 2000
Source: escplus.es
Jakob von Hartmann
military personnel
1795–1873 · aged 78
February 4 · 1795
Source: Benezit Dictionary of Artists
Catherine De Bolle
police officer
56 years old
February 17 · 1970
No external source identified
Crane Brinton
university teacher, historian
1898–1968 · aged 70
February 2 · 1898
Source: Brinton, Clarence Crane (1898-1968), historian and educator
Jonathan Grounds
association football player
38 years old
February 2 · 1988
Source: Transfermarkt
Tytti Tuppurainen
politician
50 years old
February 18 · 1976
Source: eduskunta.fi
Vardges Sureniants
art theorist, art critic
1860–1921 · aged 61
February 27 · 1860
Source: The Fine Art Archive Db
Alexander Werth
historian, writer
1901–1969 · aged 68
February 4 · 1901
Source: BnF authorities
Javier Pinola
association football player, association football coach
43 years old
February 24 · 1983
Source: transfermarkt.com
Henry Horne, 1st Baron Horne
soldier, politician
1861–1929 · aged 68
February 19 · 1861
Source: The Peerage
Paul Cassirer
gallerist, art collector
1871–1926 · aged 54
February 21 · 1871
Source: RKDartists
Jimmy Bloomfield
association football coach, association football player
1934–1983 · aged 49
February 15 · 1934
No external source identified
Hilmar Baunsgaard
politician
1920–1989 · aged 69
February 26 · 1920
Source: Munzinger Personen
Rick Green
ice hockey coach, ice hockey player
70 years old
February 20 · 1956
No external source identified
Jo Duffy
writer, editor
72 years old
February 9 · 1954
Source: BD Gest'
Pablo Orbaiz
association football player
47 years old
February 6 · 1979
Source: Transfermarkt
Leone Nakarawa
rugby union player, rugby sevens player
38 years old
February 4 · 1988
No external source identified
Tony Marshall
schlager singer, singer
1938–2023 · aged 85
February 3 · 1938
Source: Munzinger Personen
Cezar
singer, musician
46 years old
February 18 · 1980
No external source identified
Đurđina Jauković
handball player
29 years old
February 24 · 1997
Source: Ligue féminine de handball
Othon Friesz
teacher, painter
1879–1949
February 6 · 1879
Source: GeneaStar
Hajime Shacho
television producer, YouTuber
33 years old
February 14 · 1993
No external source identified
Albert Vögler
politician, metallurgist
1877–1945 · aged 68
February 8 · 1877
Source: BnF authorities
Hrvoje Sep
boxer
40 years old
February 26 · 1986
No external source identified
Ole Paus
program host, songwriter
1947–2023 · aged 76
February 9 · 1947
Source: IMDb
Maciej Płażyński
politician, jurist
1958–2010 · aged 52
February 10 · 1958
No external source identified
Jānis Balodis
soldier, politician
1881–1965 · aged 84
February 20 · 1881
Source: SNAC
Nazime Sultan
aristocrat
1866–1947 · aged 81
February 14 · 1866
No external source identified
William Dunn Moseley
jurist, lawyer
1795–1863 · aged 67
February 1 · 1795
Source: Find a Grave
Jānis Ikaunieks
association football player
31 years old
February 16 · 1995
Source: Transfermarkt
Jacory Patterson
sprinter, athletics competitor
26 years old
February 2 · 2000
No external source identified
Mikael Gabriel
rapper, actor
36 years old
February 25 · 1990
Source: Discogs
Arif Pashayev
physicist
92 years old
February 15 · 1934
No external source identified
Kuni Asaakira
politician, aircraft pilot
1901–1959 · aged 58
February 2 · 1901
No external source identified
Ivan Ivanov-Vano
director, film director
1900–1987 · aged 87
February 8 · 1900
No external source identified
Ed Emshwiller*
video artist, film director
Date disputed
February 16 · 1925
Source: Internet Speculative Fiction Database
Liane Carroll
jazz musician, composer
62 years old
February 9 · 1964
Source: oxfordreference.com
Dorothea von Medem
salonnière
1761–1821 · aged 60
February 3 · 1761
Source: Integrated Authority File
Goga Sekulić
singer
49 years old
February 27 · 1977
Source: Discogs
Ibrokhimkhalil Yuldoshev
association football player
25 years old
February 14 · 2001
No external source identified
Géza Toldi
association football coach, association football player
1909–1985 · aged 76
February 11 · 1909
Source: FBref
Paul Préboist
stage actor, actor
1927–1997 · aged 70
February 21 · 1927
No external source identified
Ingo Hoffmann
racing automobile driver, Formula One driver
73 years old
February 28 · 1953
No external source identified
Cristina Chirichella
volleyball player
32 years old
February 10 · 1994
No external source identified
Manfred Starke
association football player
35 years old
February 21 · 1991
Source: Transfermarkt
Paul Tighe
Catholic priest, theologian
68 years old
February 12 · 1958
No external source identified
Erdal Rakip
association football player
30 years old
February 13 · 1996
Source: Transfermarkt
Devaneya Pavanar
poet, writer
1902–1981 · aged 78
February 7 · 1902
No external source identified
Marina Denikina
journalist, radio producer
1919–2005 · aged 86
February 20 · 1919
Source: Fichier des personnes décédées mirror
Humam Tariq
association football player
30 years old
February 10 · 1996
Source: Transfermarkt
Gautier Larsonneur
association football player
29 years old
February 23 · 1997
Source: Transfermarkt
Mikhail Oktan
journalist, soldier
114 years old
February 4 · 1912
No external source identified
Rika Zaraï
singer, composer
1938–2020 · aged 82
February 19 · 1938
Source: Fichier des personnes décédées mirror
Arturo Bocchini
politician, police
1880–1940
February 12 · 1880
No external source identified
Koshirō Oikawa
politician, military personnel
1883–1958 · aged 75
February 16 · 1883
Source: TracesOfWar
Claude Lecourbe
military personnel, lieutenant general
1759–1815 · aged 56
February 22 · 1759
Source: Léonore database
Luigi Valentino Brugnatelli
physician, inventor
1761–1818 · aged 57
February 14 · 1761
Source: BnF authorities
Naoko Ogigami
film director, screenwriter
54 years old
February 15 · 1972
No external source identified
Brian Savage
ice hockey player
55 years old
February 24 · 1971
No external source identified
Michael Ammermüller
racing automobile driver, Formula One driver
40 years old
February 14 · 1986
No external source identified
George Harris, 4th Baron Harris
cricketer
1851–1932 · aged 81
February 3 · 1851
Source: The Peerage
Juan José Narváez
association football player
31 years old
February 12 · 1995
Source: As
Clayton Murphy
middle-distance runner
31 years old
February 26 · 1995
Source: World Athletics database
Andrei Kolesnikov
military officer
49 years old
February 6 · 1977
Source: function.mil.ru
Ifeoma Onumonu
association football player
32 years old
February 25 · 1994
Source: Soccerdonna
C. R. Hagen
university teacher, theoretical physicist
89 years old
February 2 · 1937
No external source identified
Kristers Aparjods
luger
28 years old
February 24 · 1998
No external source identified

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