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25,206 people in this dataset · ordered by Wikipedia popularity

  1. Frederic Hymen Cowen

    composer, conductor

    1852–1935 · aged 83

    January 29 · 1852

    Source: Archivio Storico Ricordi

  2. Dorothea Marie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

    aristocrat

    1674–1713 · aged 39

    January 22 · 1674

    Source: The Peerage

  3. Sandra Kiriasis

    luger, athlete

    51 years old

    January 4 · 1975

    Source: web.de

  4. Jamel Artis

    basketball player

    33 years old

    January 12 · 1993

    Source: FIBA database

  5. Don Patinkin

    economist, pedagogue

    1922–1995 · aged 73

    January 8 · 1922

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  6. Diego Valencia

    association football player

    26 years old

    January 14 · 2000

    Source: Argentine Soccer Database

  7. Giovanni Battista Crespi

    architect, sculptor

    1574–1632

    January 2 · 1574

    Source: BeWeB

  8. Mateusz Łęgowski

    association football player

    23 years old

    January 29 · 2003

    No external source identified

  9. Rafael Berges

    association football coach, association football player

    55 years old

    January 21 · 1971

    Source: Transfermarkt

  10. Hilarion Kapral

    Eastern Orthodox priest

    1948–2022 · aged 74

    January 6 · 1948

    No external source identified

  11. Cornelius Gurlitt

    university teacher, architect

    1850–1938 · aged 88

    January 1 · 1850

    Source: BnF authorities

  12. Teresa Żylis-Gara

    opera singer

    1930–2021 · aged 91

    January 23 · 1930

    Source: culture.pl

  13. Eddy Pieters Graafland

    association football player, association football coach

    1934–2020 · aged 86

    January 5 · 1934

    Source: Transfermarkt

  14. Oskar Roehler

    journalist, screenwriter

    67 years old

    January 21 · 1959

    Source: SNAC

  15. Merhawi Kudus

    sport cyclist

    32 years old

    January 23 · 1994

    No external source identified

  16. Lasse Lehtinen

    journalist, writer

    79 years old

    January 23 · 1947

    No external source identified

  17. Abubakr Abakarov

    amateur wrestler

    27 years old

    January 28 · 1999

    No external source identified

  18. Pina Menichelli

    stage actor, actor

    1890–1984

    January 10 · 1890

    Source: IMDb

  19. Abdul Hamid

    field hockey player

    1927–2019 · aged 92

    January 7 · 1927

    No external source identified

  20. John-John Dohmen

    field hockey coach, field hockey player

    38 years old

    January 24 · 1988

    No external source identified

  21. Hermann Kesten

    novelist, opinion journalist

    1900–1996 · aged 96

    January 28 · 1900

    Source: The Fine Art Archive Db

  22. Gabriel Rosillo

    amateur wrestler

    27 years old

    January 4 · 1999

    Source: wrsd.lima2019.pe

  23. Gyula Lázár

    association football coach, association football player

    1911–1983 · aged 72

    January 24 · 1911

    Source: mek.oszk.hu

  24. Asami Kai

    actor, gravure idol

    39 years old

    January 9 · 1987

    No external source identified

  25. Dương Hồng Sơn*

    association football player

    Date disputed

    January 20 · 1982

    Source: worldfootball.net

  26. Dmitry Blokhintsev

    university teacher, physicist

    1908–1979 · aged 71

    January 11 · 1908

    No external source identified

  27. Christoph Bach

    actor, stage actor

    51 years old

    January 1 · 1975

    No external source identified

  28. Karlina Leksono Supelli

    astronomer, philosopher

    68 years old

    January 15 · 1958

    No external source identified

  29. J. Bernlef

    literary scholar, translator

    1937–2012 · aged 75

    January 14 · 1937

    Source: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie

  30. Fernando Cardenal

    politician, theologian

    1934–2016 · aged 82

    January 26 · 1934

    Source: Encyclopædia Britannica Online

  31. Dixon Denham

    Major, botanist

    1786–1828 · aged 42

    January 1 · 1786

    Source: SNAC

  32. Michael Lumb

    association football player

    38 years old

    January 9 · 1988

    Source: FBref

  33. Paul Kiparsky

    linguist, university teacher

    85 years old

    January 28 · 1941

    Source: SNAC

  34. Saratu Gidado

    actor, television actor

    1968–2024 · aged 56

    January 17 · 1968

    No external source identified

  35. Nathaniel Moore*

    golfer

    Date disputed

    January 31 · 1884

    Source: sports-reference.com

  36. Karmen Bruus

    athletics competitor

    21 years old

    January 24 · 2005

    Source: Biographical lexicon of Estonian sport

  37. Gustave Rolin-Jaequemyns

    jurist, politician

    1835–1902 · aged 66

    January 31 · 1835

    Source: SNAC

  38. Katarina Kresal

    jurist, lawyer

    53 years old

    January 28 · 1973

    No external source identified

  39. Francisco Assis

    politician

    61 years old

    January 8 · 1965

    Source: Assembly of the Republic

  40. Han Mei

    speed skater

    28 years old

    January 27 · 1998

    Source: speedskatingstats.com

  41. Frederick Winther

    association football player

    25 years old

    January 4 · 2001

    Source: Transfermarkt

  42. Filip Janković

    association football player

    31 years old

    January 17 · 1995

    Source: Transfermarkt

  43. Francesco Bellissimo

    chef, actor

    47 years old

    January 3 · 1979

    No external source identified

  44. Zhang Mo

    table tennis player

    37 years old

    January 17 · 1989

    No external source identified

  45. Daniel Goldston

    mathematician, university teacher

    72 years old

    January 4 · 1954

    No external source identified

  46. John Box

    scenographer

    1920–2005

    January 27 · 1920

    Source: Find a Grave

  47. László Polgár

    university teacher, opera singer

    1947–2010 · aged 63

    January 1 · 1947

    Source: IMDb

  48. Jan Zamoyski*

    military personnel

    Date disputed

    January 9 · 1627

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  49. Anton Abele

    politician

    34 years old

    January 10 · 1992

    Source: Sveriges befolkning 2000

  50. Maria Theresia Ahlefeldt

    pianist, actor

    1755–1810

    January 16 · 1755

    Source: The Peerage

  51. Sophie Hosking

    rower

    40 years old

    January 25 · 1986

    Source: Sports-Reference.com

  52. Jeanne Boitel

    stage actor, film actor

    1904–1987 · aged 83

    January 4 · 1904

    Source: IMDb

  53. Francis Guthrie

    botanical collector, mathematician

    1831–1899 · aged 68

    January 22 · 1831

    Source: Biographical Database of Southern African Science

  54. Bi Feiyu

    writer, literary critic

    62 years old

    January 19 · 1964

    No external source identified

  55. Mahieddine Khalef

    association football coach, association football player

    1944–2024 · aged 80

    January 17 · 1944

    No external source identified

  56. Nazyr Mankiev

    amateur wrestler

    41 years old

    January 27 · 1985

    No external source identified

  57. Taijo Teniste

    association football player

    38 years old

    January 31 · 1988

    Source: Biographical lexicon of Estonian sport

  58. Jules Demersseman

    flautist, composer

    1833–1866 · aged 33

    January 9 · 1833

    Source: Library of Congress Authorities

  59. Morgan Russell

    painter, artist

    1886–1953 · aged 67

    January 25 · 1886

    Source: Benezit Dictionary of Artists

  60. Sinan Gümüş

    association football player

    32 years old

    January 15 · 1994

    Source: As

  61. Liliana Fernández

    volleyball player, beach volleyball player

    39 years old

    January 4 · 1987

    No external source identified

  62. Shirō Toyoda

    screenwriter, director

    1906–1977 · aged 71

    January 3 · 1906

    No external source identified

  63. Marcia Barbosa

    physicist, university teacher

    66 years old

    January 14 · 1960

    Source: abc.org.br

  64. Maksim Khramtsov

    taekwondo athlete

    28 years old

    January 12 · 1998

    Source: olympedia.org

  65. Paul Ahyi

    sculptor, architect

    1930–2010 · aged 79

    January 15 · 1930

    Source: Artists of the World Online

  66. Oluwafemi Ajilore

    association football player

    41 years old

    January 18 · 1985

    Source: FBref

  67. Clifford Grey

    film actor, lyricist

    1887–1941 · aged 54

    January 5 · 1887

    Source: Internet Broadway Database

  68. James Ryder Randall

    journalist, poet

    1839–1908 · aged 69

    January 1 · 1839

    Source: SNAC

  69. Nicholas Bett

    athlete, hurdler

    1990–2018 · aged 28

    January 27 · 1990

    Source: World Athletics database

  70. Riccardo Fontana

    Catholic priest, Catholic bishop

    1947–2026 · aged 79

    January 20 · 1947

    No external source identified

  71. Willy Böckl

    figure skater

    1893–1975 · aged 82

    January 27 · 1893

    No external source identified

  72. Nicolas Clément

    physicist, chemist

    1779–1841 · aged 62

    January 12 · 1779

    Source: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie

  73. Rüdiger Schnuphase

    association football player, association football coach

    72 years old

    January 23 · 1954

    Source: FBref

  74. Allan Starski

    production designer, scenographer

    83 years old

    January 1 · 1943

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  75. Francis Rogallo

    inventor, military flight engineer

    1912–2009 · aged 97

    January 27 · 1912

    No external source identified

  76. Frederick Converse

    composer, university teacher

    1871–1940 · aged 69

    January 5 · 1871

    Source: BnF authorities

  77. Franciscus Junius*

    art historian, philologist

    Date disputed

    January 29 · 1591

    Source: BnF authorities

  78. Yun Jong-su

    association football player, association football coach

    64 years old

    January 3 · 1962

    No external source identified

  79. Rufat Abdullazade

    association football player

    25 years old

    January 17 · 2001

    No external source identified

  80. Clive Finlayson

    paleoanthropologist, ornithologist

    71 years old

    January 15 · 1955

    No external source identified

  81. Acácio Cordeiro Barreto*

    association football player, association football coach

    Date disputed

    January 24 · 1959

    Source: Transfermarkt

  82. Fabiana Luperini

    sport cyclist

    52 years old

    January 14 · 1974

    No external source identified

  83. Mohammed Al-Fatil

    association football player

    34 years old

    January 4 · 1992

    No external source identified

  84. Romano Amerio

    philosopher, theologian

    1905–1997 · aged 91

    January 17 · 1905

    No external source identified

  85. Lauris Dārziņš

    ice hockey player

    41 years old

    January 28 · 1985

    No external source identified

  86. Ricardo Santos

    beach volleyball player, volleyball player

    51 years old

    January 6 · 1975

    No external source identified

  87. Abbas Suan

    association football player, association football coach

    50 years old

    January 27 · 1976

    Source: Transfermarkt

  88. Jackie Carmichael

    basketball player

    36 years old

    January 2 · 1990

    Source: TBLStat.net

  89. Herman Rosse

    illustrator, designer

    1887–1965 · aged 78

    January 1 · 1887

    Source: SNAC

  90. Friedrich Heiler

    university teacher, religious studies scholar

    1892–1967 · aged 75

    January 30 · 1892

    Source: Great Norwegian Encyclopedia

  91. Ester Mägi

    music educator, university teacher

    1922–2021 · aged 99

    January 10 · 1922

    Source: Musicalics

  92. Xavier Estrada Fernández

    association football referee, politician

    50 years old

    January 27 · 1976

    Source: Catalan Sport Encyclopedia

  93. Paul Louis Courier

    hellenist, military personnel

    1772–1825 · aged 53

    January 4 · 1772

    Source: Encyclopædia Britannica Online

  94. Solomon Mamaloni

    politician

    1943–2000 · aged 56

    January 23 · 1943

    Source: press-files.anu.edu.au

  95. Aydın Yılmaz

    association football player

    38 years old

    January 29 · 1988

    Source: Argentine Soccer Database

  96. Lennart Grill

    association football player

    27 years old

    January 25 · 1999

    Source: Transfermarkt

  97. Victor Thorn

    diplomat, lawyer

    1844–1930 · aged 86

    January 31 · 1844

    No external source identified

  98. Henri Van der Noot

    lawyer, politician

    1731–1827 · aged 96

    January 7 · 1731

    Source: Encyclopædia Britannica Online

  99. Eugène-Anatole Demarçay

    chemist

    1852–1903 · aged 51

    January 1 · 1852

    No external source identified

  100. Cornelius Newton Bliss

    treasurer, merchant

    1833–1911 · aged 78

    January 26 · 1833

    Source: SNAC

  101. Anto Gvozdenović

    diplomat

    1853–1935 · aged 82

    January 26 · 1853

    No external source identified

  102. Ángel Martínez

    association football player

    40 years old

    January 31 · 1986

    Source: Catalan Sport Encyclopedia

  103. Carl Oliver

    sprinter

    57 years old

    January 30 · 1969

    Source: World Athletics database

  104. Sergio Ibarra

    television presenter, association football player

    53 years old

    January 11 · 1973

    Source: Transfermarkt

  105. Conrad Schick

    architect, archaeologist

    1822–1901 · aged 79

    January 27 · 1822

    Source: SNAC

  106. Mario Levrero

    comedian, bookseller

    1940–2004 · aged 64

    January 23 · 1940

    Source: Autores.uy

  107. Tommaso Grossi

    notary, writer

    1790–1853 · aged 63

    January 23 · 1790

    Source: Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani

  108. Ahmet Dursun

    association football player

    48 years old

    January 25 · 1978

    Source: Transfermarkt

  109. Fritz Saxl

    art historian, librarian

    1890–1948 · aged 58

    January 8 · 1890

    Source: SNAC

  110. Günther Maleuda

    politician

    1931–2012 · aged 81

    January 20 · 1931

    Source: basic data about the members of the Bundestag

  111. Bjørn Otto Bragstad

    association football player

    55 years old

    January 5 · 1971

    Source: Transfermarkt

  112. Yevgeny Nesterenko

    bass singer, musician

    1938–2021 · aged 83

    January 8 · 1938

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  113. Adelaide Ristori*

    stage actor, actor

    Date disputed

    January 29 · 1822

    Source: SNAC

  114. Ervin Omić

    association football player

    23 years old

    January 20 · 2003

    No external source identified

  115. Alexandre Jacques Chantron

    photographer, painter

    1842–1918 · aged 75

    January 28 · 1842

    Source: Benezit Dictionary of Artists

  116. Joseph-Benoît Suvée

    painter, draftsperson

    1743–1807 · aged 64

    January 3 · 1743

    Source: SNAC

  117. Don Thompson

    athletics competitor

    1933–2006 · aged 73

    January 20 · 1933

    No external source identified

  118. Philippe Laudenbach

    television actor, actor

    1936–2024 · aged 88

    January 31 · 1936

    Source: Fichier des personnes décédées mirror

  119. Sergey Kirdyapkin*

    racewalker, athletics competitor

    Date disputed

    January 16 · 1980

    Source: iaaf.org

  120. Oliver Janich

    writer, journalist

    57 years old

    January 3 · 1969

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  121. Jackie Henderson

    association football player

    1932–2005 · aged 73

    January 17 · 1932

    Source: hugmansfootballers.com

  122. Nikiforos Vrettakos

    poet, translator

    1912–1991 · aged 79

    January 1 · 1912

    Source: Λεξικό Νεοελληνικής Λογοτεχνίας

  123. Leif Andrée

    television actor, voice actor

    68 years old

    January 29 · 1958

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  124. Antonio Milošoski

    politician

    50 years old

    January 29 · 1976

    Source: Munzinger Personen

  125. Jean-Pierre Nicolas

    rally driver

    81 years old

    January 22 · 1945

    No external source identified

  126. Zygmunt Bohusz-Szyszko*

    military officer

    Date disputed

    January 19 · 1893

    Source: Internetowa encyklopedia PWN

  127. Slavoljub Marjanović

    chess player

    1955–2026 · aged 71

    January 6 · 1955

    No external source identified

  128. Henry Bauchau

    psychotherapist, novelist

    1913–2012 · aged 99

    January 22 · 1913

    Source: Fichier des personnes décédées mirror

  129. Bas Nijhuis

    association football referee

    49 years old

    January 12 · 1977

    No external source identified

  130. Germund Dahlquist

    mathematician, university teacher

    1925–2005 · aged 80

    January 16 · 1925

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  131. Laura Mañá

    director, actor

    58 years old

    January 12 · 1968

    Source: IMDb

  132. Simon Skrabb

    association football player

    31 years old

    January 19 · 1995

    Source: Transfermarkt

  133. Ernst Benda

    judge, politician

    1925–2009 · aged 84

    January 15 · 1925

    Source: filmportal.de

  134. David Theile

    surgeon, swimmer

    88 years old

    January 17 · 1938

    No external source identified

  135. Beatrice Mintz

    embryologist, university teacher

    1921–2022 · aged 100

    January 24 · 1921

    Source: SNAC

  136. Bonke Innocent

    association football player

    30 years old

    January 20 · 1996

    Source: Transfermarkt

  137. Kathleen Barry

    sociologist, activist

    85 years old

    January 22 · 1941

    No external source identified

  138. Derek Briggs

    geologist, paleontologist

    76 years old

    January 10 · 1950

    No external source identified

  139. Xenia Desni*

    film actor, stage actor

    Date disputed

    January 19 · 1897

    Source: Find a Grave

  140. Shikha Tandon

    swimmer

    41 years old

    January 12 · 1985

    Source: Sports-Reference.com

  141. Jean Douchet

    writer, program maker

    1929–2019 · aged 90

    January 19 · 1929

    Source: Le Monde

  142. Toshiko Kishida

    writer, teacher

    1864–1901 · aged 37

    January 13 · 1864

    No external source identified

  143. Dominique Lebrun

    Catholic bishop, Catholic theologian

    69 years old

    January 10 · 1957

    Source: BnF authorities

  144. Krzysztof Opaliński

    politician, satirist

    1611–1655 · aged 44

    January 21 · 1611

    Source: RKDartists

  145. James Semple

    diplomat, politician

    1798–1866 · aged 68

    January 5 · 1798

    Source: SNAC

  146. Henryk Stażewski

    painter, sculptor

    1894–1988 · aged 94

    January 9 · 1894

    Source: Stażewski, Henryk

  147. Meilen Tu

    tennis player

    48 years old

    January 17 · 1978

    Source: WTA website

  148. Facundo Hernán Quiroga

    association football player

    48 years old

    January 10 · 1978

    Source: Argentine Soccer Database

  149. Guilherme Fontes

    film director, television actor

    59 years old

    January 8 · 1967

    No external source identified

  150. Jean-Luc Vasseur

    association football player, association football coach

    57 years old

    January 1 · 1969

    Source: Transfermarkt

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