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

  1. Paula Ostiz Taco

    sport cyclist

    19 years old

    January 12 · 2007

    No external source identified

  2. Gisi Fleischmann*

    writer

    Date disputed

    January 21 · 1892

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  3. Graham Higman

    mathematician, editor

    1917–2008 · aged 91

    January 19 · 1917

    Source: MacTutor History of Mathematics archive

  4. Ryosuke Kojima

    association football player

    29 years old

    January 30 · 1997

    Source: Transfermarkt

  5. Winfred Omwakwe

    beauty pageant contestant, model

    45 years old

    January 1 · 1981

    No external source identified

  6. Michael Langer

    association football player

    41 years old

    January 6 · 1985

    Source: Transfermarkt

  7. Mahmud Khoja Behbudiy

    writer, journalist

    1875–1919 · aged 44

    January 20 · 1875

    No external source identified

  8. Xavier Margairaz

    association football player

    42 years old

    January 7 · 1984

    Source: Transfermarkt

  9. Ovays Azizi

    association football player

    34 years old

    January 29 · 1992

    Source: FBref

  10. Stefano Cerioni

    coach, fencer

    62 years old

    January 24 · 1964

    No external source identified

  11. András Kern

    singer, screenwriter

    78 years old

    January 28 · 1948

    Source: filmportal.de

  12. David Rousset

    writer, politician

    1912–1997 · aged 85

    January 18 · 1912

    Source: Sycomore

  13. Kōichi Hashimoto

    actor, seiyū

    73 years old

    January 12 · 1953

    No external source identified

  14. Karnit Flug

    banker, economist

    71 years old

    January 9 · 1955

    Source: Davos 2014 Participant List

  15. Onismor Bhasera*

    association football player

    Date disputed

    January 7 · 1986

    No external source identified

  16. Christian August Vulpius*

    librarian, writer

    Date disputed

    January 22 · 1762

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  17. Velichko Cholakov

    weightlifter

    1982–2017 · aged 35

    January 12 · 1982

    No external source identified

  18. Chris Tierney

    association football player

    40 years old

    January 9 · 1986

    Source: Transfermarkt

  19. Qiu Bo

    competitive diver

    33 years old

    January 31 · 1993

    No external source identified

  20. Laurus Škurla

    Eastern Orthodox priest

    1928–2008 · aged 80

    January 1 · 1928

    Source: Encyclopædia Britannica Online

  21. John Jairo Ruiz

    association football player

    32 years old

    January 10 · 1994

    Source: FBref

  22. Attila Bartis

    journalist, writer

    58 years old

    January 22 · 1968

    No external source identified

  23. Mohammad Nouri

    association football player

    43 years old

    January 9 · 1983

    Source: Transfermarkt

  24. Svetlana Kharitonova

    actor

    1932–2012 · aged 79

    January 30 · 1932

    Source: IMDb

  25. Sun Chuanting

    politician

    1593–1643 · aged 50

    January 1 · 1593

    No external source identified

  26. Manuel Lanzarote Bruno

    association football player

    42 years old

    January 20 · 1984

    Source: Transfermarkt

  27. Job Getcha

    Eastern Orthodox priest, liturgist

    52 years old

    January 31 · 1974

    No external source identified

  28. Simona Caparrini

    actor

    54 years old

    January 5 · 1972

    Source: Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze

  29. George Francis Hampson

    zoologist, entomologist

    1860–1936 · aged 76

    January 14 · 1860

    Source: SNAC

  30. Charles Green

    balloonist

    1785–1870 · aged 85

    January 31 · 1785

    Source: Find a Grave

  31. Claudia Conserva

    model, actor

    52 years old

    January 12 · 1974

    Source: IMDb

  32. Mert Çetin

    association football player

    29 years old

    January 1 · 1997

    Source: FBref

  33. Henry Ogg Forbes

    explorer, ornithologist

    1851–1932 · aged 81

    January 30 · 1851

    Source: SNAC

  34. Paula Prendes

    television presenter, actor

    43 years old

    January 21 · 1983

    Source: IMDb

  35. Fernando Lewis

    association football player

    33 years old

    January 31 · 1993

    Source: As

  36. Günseli Başar

    beauty pageant contestant, model

    1932–2013 · aged 81

    January 22 · 1932

    No external source identified

  37. Anni Espar

    water polo player, swimmer

    33 years old

    January 8 · 1993

    Source: Catalan Sport Encyclopedia

  38. Harry A. Pollard

    film director, film actor

    1879–1934 · aged 55

    January 23 · 1879

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  39. Pierre Gripari

    playwright, journalist

    1925–1990 · aged 65

    January 7 · 1925

    Source: Internet Speculative Fiction Database

  40. Burim Kukeli

    association football player

    42 years old

    January 16 · 1984

    Source: Transfermarkt

  41. Jonas Alströmer

    merchant, diplomat

    1685–1761 · aged 76

    January 17 · 1685

    Source: Dictionary of Swedish National Biography

  42. Nikolay Obolskiy

    association football player

    29 years old

    January 14 · 1997

    Source: Transfermarkt

  43. Carme Elias

    actor

    75 years old

    January 14 · 1951

    No external source identified

  44. Francisco Dornelles

    politician, lawyer

    1935–2023 · aged 88

    January 7 · 1935

    No external source identified

  45. Magdalena Środa

    philosopher, politician

    69 years old

    January 7 · 1957

    No external source identified

  46. José Manuel Contreras*

    association football player

    Date disputed

    January 10 · 1986

    Source: Soccerway

  47. Yoko Akino

    actor

    69 years old

    January 18 · 1957

    Source: IMDb

  48. Gaston Miron

    poet

    1928–1996 · aged 68

    January 8 · 1928

    Source: BnF authorities

  49. Knut Ångström

    inventor, physicist

    1857–1910 · aged 53

    January 12 · 1857

    Source: Sveriges dödbok

  50. Roberto Rambaudi

    association football coach, association football player

    60 years old

    January 12 · 1966

    Source: Transfermarkt

  51. Danilo Sousa Campos

    association football player

    36 years old

    January 13 · 1990

    Source: Transfermarkt

  52. Denise Burton

    sport cyclist

    70 years old

    January 24 · 1956

    No external source identified

  53. Renan Brito Soares

    association football player, association football coach

    41 years old

    January 24 · 1985

    Source: Argentine Soccer Database

  54. Željko Šturanović

    politician

    1960–2014 · aged 54

    January 31 · 1960

    Source: Munzinger Personen

  55. Kamran Baghirov

    politician

    1933–2000 · aged 67

    January 24 · 1933

    No external source identified

  56. Hayden Roulston

    track cyclist, sport cyclist

    45 years old

    January 10 · 1981

    No external source identified

  57. Angel Marin

    military personnel, politician

    1942–2024 · aged 82

    January 8 · 1942

    No external source identified

  58. Fábio Alves Félix

    association football coach, association football player

    46 years old

    January 10 · 1980

    Source: Transfermarkt

  59. Albert Conti

    actor

    1887–1967 · aged 79

    January 29 · 1887

    Source: filmportal.de

  60. Robin Benzing

    basketball player

    37 years old

    January 25 · 1989

    Source: TBLStat.net

  61. Sobir Rakhimov

    military personnel

    1902–1945 · aged 43

    January 25 · 1902

    No external source identified

  62. Werner Krämer

    association football player, association football coach

    1940–2010 · aged 70

    January 23 · 1940

    Source: Transfermarkt

  63. Ulvu Ganizade

    amateur wrestler

    27 years old

    January 19 · 1999

    No external source identified

  64. Jonathan Moya

    association football player

    34 years old

    January 6 · 1992

    Source: Transfermarkt

  65. Edwin Franko Goldman

    bandleader, cornetist

    1878–1956 · aged 78

    January 1 · 1878

    Source: International Music Score Library Project

  66. Michael Raeburn*

    director, film director

    Date disputed

    January 22 · 1943

    Source: sfi.se

  67. Grégory Baugé

    sport cyclist, track cyclist

    41 years old

    January 31 · 1985

    No external source identified

  68. Lotika Sarkar

    lawyer

    1923–2013 · aged 90

    January 4 · 1923

    No external source identified

  69. Joseph R. Grundy

    politician, businessperson

    1863–1961 · aged 98

    January 13 · 1863

    Source: SNAC

  70. Jean Sony

    association football player

    40 years old

    January 23 · 1986

    Source: Transfermarkt

  71. Josu Sarriegi

    association football player

    47 years old

    January 19 · 1979

    Source: FBref

  72. Jan Hofer

    news presenter, journalist

    76 years old

    January 31 · 1950

    Source: sueddeutsche.de

  73. Hans Erich Nossack

    writer, poet

    1901–1977 · aged 76

    January 30 · 1901

    Source: The Fine Art Archive

  74. Juan Carlos González*

    association football player

    Date disputed

    January 13 · 1924

    No external source identified

  75. Alice Mangione

    athletics competitor

    29 years old

    January 19 · 1997

    Source: World Athletics database

  76. Lee Kyung-won

    badminton player, Olympic competitor

    46 years old

    January 21 · 1980

    Source: bwf.tournamentsoftware.com

  77. Walter Eli Clark

    journalist, politician

    1869–1950 · aged 81

    January 7 · 1869

    No external source identified

  78. Amago Tsunehisa

    samurai

    1459–1541 · aged 82

    January 3 · 1459

    No external source identified

  79. Alice Kunek

    basketball player

    35 years old

    January 6 · 1991

    Source: FIBA database

  80. Jacqueline Maillan

    film actor, stage actor

    1923–1992 · aged 69

    January 11 · 1923

    Source: GeneaStar

  81. Per Røntved

    association football player

    1949–2023

    January 27 · 1949

    No external source identified

  82. Heiko Scholz

    association football player, association football coach

    60 years old

    January 7 · 1966

    Source: Transfermarkt

  83. Carola Braunbock

    musician, actor

    1924–1978 · aged 54

    January 9 · 1924

    Source: BnF authorities

  84. Julio Garavito Armero

    astronomer, mathematician

    1865–1920 · aged 55

    January 5 · 1865

    Source: sci.org.co

  85. Maurice E. McLoughlin*

    tennis player

    Date disputed

    January 7 · 1890

    Source: The Bud Collins History of Tennis (3rd ed.)

  86. Iraj Ghaderi

    film producer, screenwriter

    1935–2012 · aged 77

    January 5 · 1935

    No external source identified

  87. Boyd Alexander

    zoological collector, scientific collector

    1873–1910 · aged 37

    January 16 · 1873

    Source: SNAC

  88. David Sambissa

    association football player

    30 years old

    January 11 · 1996

    Source: Transfermarkt

  89. Anna Andexer

    biathlete

    23 years old

    January 26 · 2003

    Source: lausanne2020.sport

  90. Sadaf Khadem

    boxer

    31 years old

    January 23 · 1995

    No external source identified

  91. Reuven Atar

    association football coach, association football player

    57 years old

    January 3 · 1969

    Source: Transfermarkt

  92. Wild Bill Davison

    cornetist, bandleader

    1906–1989 · aged 83

    January 5 · 1906

    Source: National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File

  93. Dick Tärnström

    ice hockey player

    51 years old

    January 20 · 1975

    No external source identified

  94. Jacques Chardonne

    novelist, publisher

    1884–1968 · aged 84

    January 2 · 1884

    Source: GeneaStar

  95. Douglas Chapman

    politician, researcher

    71 years old

    January 5 · 1955

    No external source identified

  96. Sylvie Germain

    teacher, philosopher

    72 years old

    January 8 · 1954

    Source: Babelio

  97. Anton Lutskevich

    historian, opinion journalist

    1884–1942 · aged 58

    January 29 · 1884

    No external source identified

  98. Martin Grabmann

    philosopher, Catholic priest

    1875–1949 · aged 74

    January 5 · 1875

    Source: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie

  99. Paolo Angioni

    event rider

    1938–2025 · aged 87

    January 22 · 1938

    Source: Genealogics

  100. Karoline von Fuchs-Mollard

    lady-in-waiting, educator

    1675–1754 · aged 79

    January 14 · 1675

    Source: data.matricula-online.eu

  101. Sergey Gorodetsky*

    literary critic, poet

    Date disputed

    January 17 · 1884

    Source: Concise Literary Encyclopedia

  102. Jessica Rossi

    police officer, sport shooter

    34 years old

    January 7 · 1992

    No external source identified

  103. Melchiorre Cafà

    sculptor

    1636–1667 · aged 31

    January 21 · 1636

    No external source identified

  104. Paul Cremona

    Catholic bishop, Latin Catholic priest

    1946–2025 · aged 79

    January 25 · 1946

    No external source identified

  105. Sayyed Ibn Tawus

    Islamic jurist, historian

    1193–1266 · aged 73

    January 28 · 1193

    Source: Virtual International Authority File

  106. Peter De Wint

    artist, painter

    1784–1849 · aged 65

    January 21 · 1784

    Source: De Wint, Peter

  107. Kenia Carcaces

    volleyball player

    40 years old

    January 22 · 1986

    No external source identified

  108. Roberto Peccei

    university teacher, physicist

    1942–2020 · aged 78

    January 6 · 1942

    Source: hpk.uni-hamburg.de

  109. Agnes of Solms-Laubach

    1578–1602 · aged 24

    January 7 · 1578

    No external source identified

  110. Nicolaas Pieneman

    lithographer, painter

    1809–1860 · aged 51

    January 1 · 1809

    Source: Biografisch Portaal

  111. Krisztián Adorján

    athlete, association football player

    33 years old

    January 19 · 1993

    Source: Transfermarkt

  112. Claude Hagège

    linguist, researcher

    90 years old

    January 1 · 1936

    Source: BnF authorities

  113. Theodor von Grotthuss

    physicist, chemist

    1785–1822

    January 20 · 1785

    Source: Proleksis Encyclopedia

  114. Christian de Chalonge

    film director, television director

    1937–2025 · aged 88

    January 21 · 1937

    Source: SNAC

  115. Enrico Marconi

    architect

    1792–1863

    January 7 · 1792

    Source: SNAC

  116. Ayumi Ishida

    dancer, singer

    29 years old

    January 7 · 1997

    No external source identified

  117. Hans Schlemmer

    soldier, military personnel

    1893–1973 · aged 80

    January 18 · 1893

    No external source identified

  118. Francesco Cozza

    association football player, association football coach

    52 years old

    January 19 · 1974

    Source: Transfermarkt

  119. John Selden Roane

    Brigadegeneral, politician

    1817–1867 · aged 50

    January 8 · 1817

    Source: SNAC

  120. Evert Horn*

    writer, military leader

    Date disputed

    January 11 · 1585

    Source: Dictionary of Swedish National Biography

  121. Todor Kableshkov

    revolutionary

    1851–1876 · aged 25

    January 13 · 1851

    No external source identified

  122. Ludvík Daněk

    athletics competitor

    1937–1998 · aged 61

    January 6 · 1937

    Source: World Athletics database

  123. Bengt Strömgren

    astrophysicist, astronomer

    1908–1987 · aged 79

    January 21 · 1908

    Source: SNAC

  124. Jens Bratlie

    military officer, politician

    1856–1939 · aged 83

    January 17 · 1856

    Source: 1910 census of Norway

  125. David Gobejishvili

    athlete, amateur wrestler

    63 years old

    January 3 · 1963

    Source: Biographical Dictionary of Georgia

  126. Valentinianus Galates

    politician

    366–369

    January 19 · 366

    No external source identified

  127. Józef Dietl

    physician, politician

    1804–1878 · aged 73

    January 24 · 1804

    Source: BnF authorities

  128. Sēmisi Sika

    politician

    58 years old

    January 31 · 1968

    No external source identified

  129. Nicholas Adontz

    historian, philologist

    1871–1942 · aged 71

    January 22 · 1871

    Source: BnF authorities

  130. Wolfgang Reichmann

    actor, musical theatre actor

    1932–1991 · aged 59

    January 7 · 1932

    Source: BnF authorities

  131. Walter Gramatté

    painter, printmaker

    1897–1929 · aged 32

    January 8 · 1897

    Source: The Fine Art Archive Db

  132. Hanns Kräly*

    director, actor

    Date disputed

    January 16 · 1884

    Source: IMDb

  133. Slavoljub Srnić

    association football player

    34 years old

    January 12 · 1992

    Source: As

  134. Friedrich Schütter

    film director, television actor

    1921–1995 · aged 74

    January 4 · 1921

    Source: Munzinger Personen

  135. Ettore Petrolini

    playwright, writer

    1884–1936 · aged 52

    January 13 · 1884

    Source: SNAC

  136. Martín Almada

    jurist, writer

    1937–2024 · aged 87

    January 30 · 1937

    No external source identified

  137. Sir James Hall, 4th Baronet

    geologist, politician

    1761–1832 · aged 71

    January 17 · 1761

    Source: SNAC

  138. Svetlana Radzivil

    athletics competitor

    39 years old

    January 17 · 1987

    Source: World Athletics database

  139. Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart

    geologist, botanical collector

    1801–1876

    January 14 · 1801

    Source: grave

  140. Patrick Nyarko

    association football player

    40 years old

    January 15 · 1986

    Source: Transfermarkt

  141. Paul Richer

    neurologist, photographer

    1849–1933 · aged 84

    January 17 · 1849

    Source: Base biographique

  142. Paul Vaillant-Couturier

    journalist, politician

    1892–1937 · aged 45

    January 8 · 1892

    Source: BnF authorities

  143. Kari Aalvik Grimsbø

    handball player, photographer

    41 years old

    January 4 · 1985

    No external source identified

  144. Ricardo Ezzati Andrello

    Catholic priest, Catholic bishop

    84 years old

    January 7 · 1942

    No external source identified

  145. Otto Lehmann*

    physicist, university teacher

    Date disputed

    January 13 · 1855

    Source: SNAC

  146. Turid Knaak

    association football player

    35 years old

    January 24 · 1991

    Source: Soccerdonna

  147. Vicente Cerna Sandoval

    politician

    1815–1885 · aged 70

    January 22 · 1815

    No external source identified

  148. Aliye Rona*

    actor

    Date disputed

    January 1 · 1921

    No external source identified

  149. Shlomo Eliahu

    politician, businessperson

    90 years old

    January 18 · 1936

    Source: knesset.gov.il

  150. Thomas Dähne

    association football player

    32 years old

    January 4 · 1994

    Source: As

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