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

  1. Shay Facey

    association football player

    31 years old

    January 7 · 1995

    Source: Transfermarkt

  2. Nando Cicero

    film actor, screenwriter

    1931–1995 · aged 64

    January 22 · 1931

    Source: BnF authorities

  3. Christian Garve

    university teacher, translator

    1742–1798 · aged 56

    January 7 · 1742

    Source: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie

  4. Yusupha Njie*

    association football player

    Date disputed

    January 3 · 1994

    Source: Transfermarkt

  5. David Gould

    association football referee, association football player

    1873–1939 · aged 66

    January 9 · 1873

    No external source identified

  6. Martha Warren Beckwith

    ethnographer, anthropologist

    1871–1959 · aged 88

    January 19 · 1871

    Source: BnF authorities

  7. Adrien Auzout

    physicist, astronomer

    1622–1691 · aged 69

    January 28 · 1622

    Source: MacTutor History of Mathematics archive

  8. Matteo Palmieri

    politician, poet

    1406–1475 · aged 69

    January 22 · 1406

    Source: BnF authorities

  9. Mansoor Ahmed

    field hockey player

    1968–2018 · aged 50

    January 7 · 1968

    No external source identified

  10. Alexander Vyukhin

    ice hockey player

    1973–2011 · aged 38

    January 9 · 1973

    No external source identified

  11. Bruno Belin

    association football player

    1929–1962 · aged 33

    January 16 · 1929

    Source: Croatian Biographical Lexicon

  12. Ezequiel Cerutti

    association football player

    34 years old

    January 17 · 1992

    Source: As

  13. Aleksandar Šoštar

    water polo player

    62 years old

    January 21 · 1964

    No external source identified

  14. Milagro Sala

    politician, activist

    62 years old

    January 27 · 1964

    No external source identified

  15. Pavel Mogilevets

    association football player

    33 years old

    January 25 · 1993

    Source: As

  16. Paul E. Kahle

    orientalist, theologian

    1875–1964 · aged 89

    January 21 · 1875

    Source: AlKindi

  17. Aníta Hinriksdóttir

    middle-distance runner, athletics competitor

    30 years old

    January 13 · 1996

    Source: World Athletics database

  18. Bunmei Ibuki

    politician

    88 years old

    January 9 · 1938

    No external source identified

  19. Felix Kaspar

    figure skater

    1915–2003 · aged 88

    January 14 · 1915

    No external source identified

  20. Marita Breuer

    stage actor, actor

    73 years old

    January 20 · 1953

    Source: filmportal.de

  21. Oybek

    politician, translator

    1905–1968 · aged 63

    January 10 · 1905

    No external source identified

  22. Vita Marissa

    badminton player

    45 years old

    January 4 · 1981

    Source: bwf.tournamentsoftware.com

  23. Philip Slone

    association football player

    1907–2003 · aged 96

    January 20 · 1907

    No external source identified

  24. Michel Rodange

    writer, poet

    1827–1876 · aged 49

    January 3 · 1827

    Source: Dictionnaire des auteurs luxembourgeois

  25. Montxo Armendáriz

    director, screenwriter

    77 years old

    January 27 · 1949

    Source: filmportal.de

  26. Huang Binhong

    art historian, journalist

    1865–1955 · aged 90

    January 27 · 1865

    Source: The Fine Art Archive

  27. Gunnar Jahn

    politician, statistician

    1883–1971 · aged 88

    January 10 · 1883

    Source: Great Norwegian Encyclopedia

  28. Charles Richman

    stage actor, film actor

    1865–1940 · aged 75

    January 12 · 1865

    Source: Find a Grave

  29. Eduard Bass

    science fiction writer, journalist

    1888–1946 · aged 58

    January 1 · 1888

    Source: BnF authorities

  30. Fahed Attal

    association football player

    41 years old

    January 1 · 1985

    Source: Transfermarkt

  31. Roberto Fresnedoso

    association football coach, association football player

    53 years old

    January 15 · 1973

    Source: FBref

  32. Han Shaogong

    translator, writer

    73 years old

    January 1 · 1953

    Source: Internet Speculative Fiction Database

  33. John Kunkel Small

    curator, bryologist

    1869–1938 · aged 68

    January 31 · 1869

    No external source identified

  34. Tasos Avlonitis

    association football player

    36 years old

    January 1 · 1990

    Source: Transfermarkt

  35. Krzysztof Pomian

    writer, philosopher

    92 years old

    January 25 · 1934

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  36. Roland Grip

    association football player, association football coach

    1941–2024 · aged 83

    January 1 · 1941

    Source: Transfermarkt

  37. Marcello Giordani

    opera singer

    1963–2019 · aged 56

    January 25 · 1963

    Source: Marcello Giordani, Tenor Who ‘Sang Like a God,’ Dies at 56

  38. Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth

    ruler

    1482–1527 · aged 45

    January 5 · 1482

    No external source identified

  39. Antonio Palacios Ramilo

    urban planner, architect

    1874–1945 · aged 71

    January 8 · 1874

    Source: Spanish Biographical Dictionary

  40. Richard Carr

    athletics competitor, field hockey player

    1911–2000 · aged 89

    January 21 · 1911

    Source: Sports-Reference.com

  41. Charles Bacon*

    athletics competitor

    Date disputed

    January 9 · 1883

    Source: Tilastopaja

  42. Jérôme Pineau

    sport cyclist

    46 years old

    January 2 · 1980

    No external source identified

  43. Nancy Johnson

    sport shooter

    52 years old

    January 14 · 1974

    No external source identified

  44. Rudolf Eisler

    philosopher, writer

    1873–1926 · aged 53

    January 7 · 1873

    Source: Croatian Encyclopedia

  45. Gustave De Smet

    draftsperson, graphic artist

    1877–1943 · aged 66

    January 21 · 1877

    Source: Le Delarge

  46. Elias Zoghby

    writer, bishop

    1912–2008 · aged 96

    January 9 · 1912

    Source: AlKindi

  47. Cathy Hopkins

    children's writer, writer

    73 years old

    January 23 · 1953

    Source: Internet Speculative Fiction Database

  48. Oliver Helander

    javelin thrower

    29 years old

    January 1 · 1997

    Source: World Athletics database

  49. Markus Mendler

    association football player

    33 years old

    January 7 · 1993

    Source: Transfermarkt

  50. Pietro Colletta

    historian, politician

    1775–1831 · aged 56

    January 23 · 1775

    Source: BnF authorities

  51. Marcello Nizzoli

    designer, architect

    1887–1969 · aged 82

    January 2 · 1887

    Source: The Fine Art Archive Db

  52. Justin Murisier

    alpine skier

    34 years old

    January 8 · 1992

    No external source identified

  53. Coumba Gawlo

    social activist, griot

    54 years old

    January 29 · 1972

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  54. Vladimir Fedotov

    association football player, association football coach

    1943–2009 · aged 66

    January 18 · 1943

    Source: Transfermarkt

  55. Jutta Bauer

    children's writer, illustrator

    1955–2025 · aged 70

    January 9 · 1955

    Source: RKDartists

  56. Sergei Borovsky

    association football player, association football coach

    70 years old

    January 29 · 1956

    Source: Transfermarkt

  57. Xu Genbao*

    association football coach, association football player

    Date disputed

    January 16 · 1944

    No external source identified

  58. Anselmo Robbiati

    association football player

    56 years old

    January 1 · 1970

    Source: Transfermarkt

  59. Jean Alaux

    painter, artist

    1786–1864 · aged 78

    January 15 · 1786

    Source: Internet Speculative Fiction Database

  60. Eddie Gustafsson

    association football player

    49 years old

    January 31 · 1977

    Source: As

  61. Richard Yates*

    lawyer, jurist

    Date disputed

    January 18 · 1815

    Source: Find a Grave

  62. Juan Lindolfo Cuestas

    politician

    1837–1905 · aged 68

    January 6 · 1837

    Source: authority file of the National Library of Uruguay

  63. Aurélien Capoue*

    association football player

    Date disputed

    January 11 · 1982

    No external source identified

  64. Jessica Beard

    athletics competitor

    37 years old

    January 8 · 1989

    Source: World Athletics database

  65. Arménio Vieira*

    journalist, poet

    Date disputed

    January 24 · 1941

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  66. Luis Coloma

    novelist, children's writer

    1851–1915 · aged 64

    January 9 · 1851

    Source: Spanish Biographical Dictionary

  67. Ziad Abu Amr

    politician, diplomat

    76 years old

    January 22 · 1950

    No external source identified

  68. Paulo Goulart

    television actor, actor

    1933–2014 · aged 81

    January 9 · 1933

    Source: Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural

  69. Elias Andersson

    association football player

    30 years old

    January 31 · 1996

    Source: Transfermarkt

  70. Daniel Pérez

    association football player

    24 years old

    January 17 · 2002

    No external source identified

  71. Pál Jávor

    singer, actor

    1902–1959 · aged 57

    January 31 · 1902

    Source: mymovies.it

  72. Gret Palucca

    choreographer, university teacher

    1902–1993 · aged 91

    January 8 · 1902

    Source: filmportal.de

  73. Stefan Selaković

    association football player

    49 years old

    January 9 · 1977

    Source: Transfermarkt

  74. Felix Owolabi

    association football player

    70 years old

    January 24 · 1956

    Source: Transfermarkt

  75. Chitra Dewi

    director, actor

    1934–2008 · aged 74

    January 26 · 1934

    No external source identified

  76. Jean-Yves Béziau

    editor-in-chief, philosopher

    61 years old

    January 15 · 1965

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  77. Baatarsuren Shuudertsetseg

    author, screenwriter

    55 years old

    January 18 · 1971

    No external source identified

  78. Marcos Gondra Krug

    association football player

    39 years old

    January 1 · 1987

    Source: FBref

  79. Oyuun Sanjaasüren

    politician, geologist

    62 years old

    January 18 · 1964

    No external source identified

  80. Manuel Rojas

    writer, novelist

    1896–1973 · aged 77

    January 8 · 1896

    Source: Encyclopædia Britannica Online

  81. Jenny Wolf

    speed skater

    47 years old

    January 31 · 1979

    Source: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie

  82. Sergio Álvarez Díaz

    association football player

    34 years old

    January 23 · 1992

    Source: As

  83. Mohamed Onajem*

    association football player

    Date disputed

    January 3 · 1992

    No external source identified

  84. Alicia Dickenstein

    mathematician, university teacher

    71 years old

    January 17 · 1955

    No external source identified

  85. Baciro Djá

    minister, politician

    53 years old

    January 31 · 1973

    Source: pantheon.world

  86. César Bernardo Dutra

    association football player

    34 years old

    January 27 · 1992

    Source: Transfermarkt

  87. Cho Min-ho

    ice hockey player

    1987–2022 · aged 35

    January 4 · 1987

    Source: iihf.com

  88. Adrian Ungur

    tennis player

    41 years old

    January 25 · 1985

    Source: Association of Tennis Professionals website

  89. Archduke Rainer Ferdinand of Austria

    Archduke, military personnel

    1827–1913 · aged 86

    January 11 · 1827

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  90. Lev Dyomin

    astronaut, philatelist

    1926–1998 · aged 72

    January 11 · 1926

    Source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)

  91. Rangel Gerovski

    amateur wrestler

    1959–2004 · aged 45

    January 15 · 1959

    No external source identified

  92. Klimenti Tsitaishvili

    association football player, association football coach

    47 years old

    January 5 · 1979

    Source: FBref

  93. Shao Jieni

    table tennis player

    32 years old

    January 25 · 1994

    No external source identified

  94. Antonio Janigro

    music educator, cellist

    1918–1989 · aged 71

    January 21 · 1918

    Source: Croatian Encyclopedia

  95. Sophia Getzowa*

    scientist, pathologist

    Date disputed

    January 23 · 1872

    No external source identified

  96. Hans Alsér

    table tennis player

    1942–1977 · aged 34

    January 23 · 1942

    Source: Find a Grave

  97. Oleksandr Holovko

    association football coach, association football player

    54 years old

    January 6 · 1972

    Source: Transfermarkt

  98. Lyubomir Miletich*

    slavist, university teacher

    Date disputed

    January 1 · 1863

    Source: libsu.uni-sofia.bg

  99. Michel Plancherel

    mathematician, university teacher

    1885–1967 · aged 82

    January 16 · 1885

    Source: MacTutor History of Mathematics archive

  100. Andrei Chindriș

    association football player

    27 years old

    January 12 · 1999

    No external source identified

  101. Stine Sandbech

    association football player

    30 years old

    January 24 · 1996

    Source: FBref

  102. Anton Harapi

    poet, writer

    1888–1946 · aged 58

    January 5 · 1888

    No external source identified

  103. Alain Jessua

    screenwriter, film producer

    1932–2017 · aged 85

    January 16 · 1932

    Source: filmportal.de

  104. Kana Uemura

    singer-songwriter, composer

    43 years old

    January 4 · 1983

    No external source identified

  105. Sakuzō Yoshino

    historian, philosopher

    1878–1933 · aged 55

    January 29 · 1878

    Source: Encyclopædia Britannica Online

  106. William Morris Meredith

    military officer, poet

    1919–2007 · aged 88

    January 9 · 1919

    Source: Encyclopædia Britannica Online

  107. LaDontae Henton

    basketball player

    34 years old

    January 6 · 1992

    Source: FIBA database

  108. Nicolaes Visscher

    printer, visual artist

    1618–1679

    January 25 · 1618

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  109. Bill Tapia

    jazz guitarist, banjoist

    1908–2011 · aged 103

    January 1 · 1908

    No external source identified

  110. Augustin Boué de Lapeyrère

    military personnel, admiral

    1852–1924 · aged 72

    January 18 · 1852

    Source: BnF authorities

  111. Luka Reischl

    association football player

    22 years old

    January 10 · 2004

    Source: Salzburgwiki

  112. F. Percy Smith

    photographer, filmmaker

    1880–1945 · aged 65

    January 12 · 1880

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  113. Radoslav Yankov*

    snowboarder

    Date disputed

    January 26 · 1990

    Source: sports-reference.com

  114. Fernando Uribe

    association football player

    38 years old

    January 1 · 1988

    Source: Transfermarkt

  115. Jermaine Taylor

    association football player

    41 years old

    January 14 · 1985

    Source: Transfermarkt

  116. Carlos Xavier

    association football coach, association football player

    64 years old

    January 26 · 1962

    No external source identified

  117. Anna Sakse

    writer, short story writer

    1905–1981 · aged 76

    January 16 · 1905

    Source: BnF authorities

  118. Alex Grant

    ice hockey player

    37 years old

    January 20 · 1989

    No external source identified

  119. Farid Abbasov

    chess player

    47 years old

    January 31 · 1979

    Source: ratings.fide.com

  120. Andreas Rett

    neurologist, physician writer

    1924–1997 · aged 73

    January 2 · 1924

    Source: Who Named It?

  121. Steve Penney*

    association football player

    Date disputed

    January 6 · 1964

    Source: FBref

  122. Otto Stich

    politician, economist

    1927–2012 · aged 85

    January 10 · 1927

    Source: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie

  123. Germán Leguía

    association football player, association football coach

    72 years old

    January 2 · 1954

    Source: Transfermarkt

  124. Sergio Grieco

    director, screenwriter

    1917–1982 · aged 65

    January 13 · 1917

    Source: BnF authorities

  125. Dāvis Ikaunieks

    association football player

    32 years old

    January 7 · 1994

    Source: Transfermarkt

  126. Maxim Shalunov

    ice hockey player

    33 years old

    January 31 · 1993

    Source: iihf.com

  127. Rustam Ibrahimbeyov*

    film director, director

    Date disputed

    January 5 · 1939

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  128. Samira Magroun

    actor

    39 years old

    January 24 · 1987

    No external source identified

  129. Fernand Pelez

    painter

    1848–1913 · aged 65

    January 18 · 1848

    No external source identified

  130. Adam Batirov

    amateur wrestler

    41 years old

    January 13 · 1985

    No external source identified

  131. Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė

    politician

    42 years old

    January 2 · 1984

    No external source identified

  132. Lana Clelland

    association football player

    33 years old

    January 26 · 1993

    Source: Soccerdonna

  133. Florin Șerban

    director, film producer

    51 years old

    January 21 · 1975

    Source: aarc.ro

  134. Furio Colombo

    lecturer, politician

    1931–2025 · aged 94

    January 1 · 1931

    Source: BnF authorities

  135. Korhan Abay

    film actor, actor

    72 years old

    January 1 · 1954

    No external source identified

  136. Yogin Ma

    academic

    1851–1924 · aged 73

    January 16 · 1851

    Source: cbw.iath.virginia.edu

  137. Fathali Oveisi

    television actor, film director

    1946–2021 · aged 75

    January 11 · 1946

    No external source identified

  138. Nicholas Choi

    fencer

    33 years old

    January 20 · 1993

    No external source identified

  139. Ricardo Serna

    association football player, association football coach

    62 years old

    January 21 · 1964

    Source: BDFutbol

  140. Lillian Rich

    actor, film actor

    1900–1954 · aged 54

    January 1 · 1900

    Source: SNAC

  141. Osip Braz

    visual artist, painter

    1873–1936

    January 22 · 1873

    No external source identified

  142. Valentina Telichkina

    stage actor, actor

    81 years old

    January 10 · 1945

    Source: IMDb

  143. Joseph Vendryes

    linguist

    1875–1960 · aged 85

    January 13 · 1875

    Source: Léonore database

  144. Hans Podlipnik-Castillo

    tennis player

    38 years old

    January 9 · 1988

    No external source identified

  145. Berglind Björg Þorvaldsdóttir

    association football player

    34 years old

    January 18 · 1992

    Source: FBref

  146. Adolphe Gutmann

    pianist, composer

    1819–1882 · aged 63

    January 12 · 1819

    No external source identified

  147. ManuElla

    writer, singer

    37 years old

    January 31 · 1989

    Source: Discogs

  148. Rainer Brandt

    translator, director

    1936–2024 · aged 88

    January 19 · 1936

    Source: Discogs

  149. Juan Carlos Sarnari

    association football player, association football coach

    1942–2023 · aged 81

    January 22 · 1942

    Source: FBref

  150. Richard Adjei

    athlete, American football player

    1983–2020 · aged 37

    January 30 · 1983

    Source: d-nb.info

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