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

  1. Gottlieb Graf von Haeseler

    military officer, politician

    1836–1919

    January 19 · 1836

    Source: Geni

  2. Giacomo Galanda

    basketball player

    51 years old

    January 30 · 1975

    Source: FIBA database

  3. Aymen Belaïd

    association football player

    37 years old

    January 2 · 1989

    Source: Transfermarkt

  4. Renata Ávila Pinto

    lawyer, human rights defender

    45 years old

    January 1 · 1981

    No external source identified

  5. Louis Alfred Wiltz

    governor, politician

    1843–1881 · aged 38

    January 21 · 1843

    Source: Find a Grave

  6. Jordi Aláez

    beach soccer player, association football player

    28 years old

    January 23 · 1998

    Source: FBref

  7. Elliot Sperling

    human rights defender, university teacher

    1951–2017 · aged 66

    January 4 · 1951

    Source: google.fr

  8. Karl-Heinz Metzner

    association football player

    1923–1994 · aged 71

    January 9 · 1923

    Source: Transfermarkt

  9. Matías Zaldivia

    association football player

    35 years old

    January 22 · 1991

    Source: Transfermarkt

  10. Bilge Karasu

    writer, translator

    1930–1995 · aged 65

    January 9 · 1930

    Source: BnF authorities

  11. Moyshe-Leyb Halpern

    painter, writer

    1886–1932 · aged 46

    January 2 · 1886

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  12. Giovanni I Cornaro

    politician

    1551–1629 · aged 78

    January 21 · 1551

    No external source identified

  13. Friedrich Gogarten

    philosophy historian, university teacher

    1887–1967 · aged 80

    January 13 · 1887

    Source: Proleksis Encyclopedia

  14. Carl Rottmann

    painter, landscape painter

    1797–1850 · aged 53

    January 11 · 1797

    Source: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie

  15. Javier Heraud

    writer, teacher

    1942–1963 · aged 21

    January 19 · 1942

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  16. Robin Nelisse

    association football player

    48 years old

    January 25 · 1978

    Source: Salzburgwiki

  17. Víctor García de la Concha

    politician, linguist

    92 years old

    January 2 · 1934

    No external source identified

  18. Claudio Scajola

    politician

    78 years old

    January 15 · 1948

    No external source identified

  19. Adane Girma*

    association football player

    Date disputed

    January 25 · 1985

    Source: FBref

  20. Vladimir Khotinenko

    screenwriter, actor

    74 years old

    January 20 · 1952

    Source: SNAC

  21. Camilo Mayada

    association football player

    35 years old

    January 8 · 1991

    Source: Transfermarkt

  22. Antonio Pennacchi

    writer

    1950–2021 · aged 71

    January 26 · 1950

    Source: BD Gest'

  23. Paul Mulders

    association football player

    45 years old

    January 16 · 1981

    No external source identified

  24. Anat Berko

    criminologist, docent

    66 years old

    January 14 · 1960

    Source: knesset.gov.il

  25. Carole Merle

    alpine skier

    62 years old

    January 24 · 1964

    Source: GeneaStar

  26. Andrew Vernon

    long-distance runner

    40 years old

    January 7 · 1986

    Source: World Athletics database

  27. Stéphane Badji

    association football player

    36 years old

    January 18 · 1990

    Source: As

  28. Yosuke Hanya

    association football player

    27 years old

    January 30 · 1999

    Source: Transfermarkt

  29. Mulud Hamroush

    military personnel, politician

    83 years old

    January 3 · 1943

    Source: Munzinger Personen

  30. Adolf Jensen

    pianist, composer

    1837–1879 · aged 42

    January 12 · 1837

    Source: International Music Score Library Project

  31. Artūrs Plēsnieks

    weightlifter

    34 years old

    January 21 · 1992

    No external source identified

  32. Leo Ortolani

    comics artist, screenwriter

    59 years old

    January 14 · 1967

    Source: Lambiek Comiclopedia

  33. Alessandro Salvio

    non-fiction writer, chess player

    1570–1640

    January 1 · 1570

    No external source identified

  34. Elias Kristoffersen Hagen

    association football player

    26 years old

    January 20 · 2000

    No external source identified

  35. Charles Kendall Adams

    teacher, historian

    1835–1902 · aged 67

    January 24 · 1835

    Source: SNAC

  36. Nia Künzer

    association football player, athlete

    46 years old

    January 18 · 1980

    Source: laureus.com

  37. Beyhan Sultan

    1766–1824 · aged 58

    January 13 · 1766

    No external source identified

  38. Franco Cerri

    music educator, television presenter

    1926–2021 · aged 95

    January 29 · 1926

    No external source identified

  39. Michał Karaszewicz-Tokarzewski

    military officer, priest

    1893–1964 · aged 71

    January 5 · 1893

    Source: Internetowy Polski Słownik Biograficzny

  40. Edward Robert Harrison

    astrophysicist, physicist

    1919–2007 · aged 88

    January 8 · 1919

    Source: Babelio

  41. Yang Jung-Mo

    amateur wrestler

    73 years old

    January 21 · 1953

    No external source identified

  42. Ivan Ivanji

    translator, essayist

    1929–2024 · aged 95

    January 24 · 1929

    Source: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie

  43. Arthur Ripley

    film producer, film editor

    1897–1961 · aged 64

    January 12 · 1897

    No external source identified

  44. Zororo Makamba

    announcer, journalist

    1990–2020 · aged 30

    January 17 · 1990

    Source: pindula.co.zw

  45. Andrea Benetti

    painter, visual artist

    62 years old

    January 15 · 1964

    Source: biografieonline.it

  46. David Adams

    tennis player

    56 years old

    January 5 · 1970

    Source: Association of Tennis Professionals website

  47. Józef Klotz

    association football player

    1900–1941

    January 2 · 1900

    No external source identified

  48. Thomas Kessler

    association football player

    40 years old

    January 20 · 1986

    Source: Transfermarkt

  49. Raf Baldassarre

    actor, film actor

    1932–1995 · aged 62

    January 17 · 1932

    Source: IMDb

  50. Juan Padrón

    screenwriter, animator

    1947–2020 · aged 73

    January 29 · 1947

    Source: juanpadron.guru

  51. Maurice Faure

    diplomat, French resistance fighter

    1922–2014 · aged 92

    January 2 · 1922

    Source: Sycomore

  52. Markus Reiner

    pedagogue, engineer

    1886–1976 · aged 90

    January 5 · 1886

    Source: SNAC

  53. Herluf Trolle

    admiral, humanist

    1516–1565 · aged 49

    January 14 · 1516

    Source: Dansk Biografisk Leksikon, 3rd edition

  54. Agustina Albertario

    field hockey player

    33 years old

    January 1 · 1993

    No external source identified

  55. Paolo Marella

    Catholic priest, Catholic bishop

    1895–1984 · aged 89

    January 25 · 1895

    Source: BnF authorities

  56. Haydar Baş

    politician, writer

    1947–2020 · aged 73

    January 28 · 1947

    No external source identified

  57. Park Kyung-hoon

    association football coach, association football player

    65 years old

    January 19 · 1961

    No external source identified

  58. Joshua B. Lee

    politician

    1892–1967

    January 23 · 1892

    Source: SNAC

  59. Gerardo Herrero

    film producer, screenwriter

    73 years old

    January 28 · 1953

    Source: IMDb

  60. Anita Márton

    athletics competitor

    37 years old

    January 15 · 1989

    Source: World Athletics database

  61. Werenfried van Straaten

    Catholic theologian, Catholic priest

    1913–2003 · aged 90

    January 17 · 1913

    Source: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie

  62. Théodore Duret

    journalist, art critic

    1838–1927 · aged 88

    January 20 · 1838

    Source: The Fine Art Archive

  63. Yumi Ishikawa

    women's rights activist, gravure idol

    39 years old

    January 1 · 1987

    No external source identified

  64. William Heerlein Lindley

    engineer, civil engineer

    1853–1917 · aged 64

    January 30 · 1853

    Source: Frankfurter Personenlexikon

  65. Gustavo Morínigo

    association football coach, association football player

    49 years old

    January 23 · 1977

    Source: Argentine Soccer Database

  66. Josephine Chavarria Højbjerg

    actor, model

    23 years old

    January 14 · 2003

    No external source identified

  67. Johann Gottfried Müthel

    pianist, composer

    1728–1788 · aged 60

    January 17 · 1728

    Source: BnF authorities

  68. Rafael Barrett

    philosopher, writer

    1876–1910 · aged 34

    January 7 · 1876

    Source: Spanish Biographical Dictionary

  69. Mehmet Müezzinoğlu

    physician, politician

    71 years old

    January 9 · 1955

    No external source identified

  70. Xavier Pons

    enduro rider, rally driver

    46 years old

    January 21 · 1980

    Source: Catalan Sport Encyclopedia

  71. Friedrich von Matthisson*

    librarian, poet

    Date disputed

    January 23 · 1761

    Source: BnF authorities

  72. Safar Abiyev

    military officer, statesperson

    76 years old

    January 27 · 1950

    No external source identified

  73. Wichard Joachim Heinrich von Möllendorf

    military officer, governor

    1724–1816 · aged 92

    January 7 · 1724

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  74. Anders Roslund

    writer, film producer

    65 years old

    January 1 · 1961

    Source: datos.bne.es

  75. Helke Sander

    film screenwriter, actor

    89 years old

    January 31 · 1937

    Source: IMDb

  76. Emma Jørgensen*

    canoeist, kayaker

    Date disputed

    January 30 · 1996

    Source: rio2016.com

  77. Yukio Endō

    artistic gymnast, athlete

    1937–2009 · aged 72

    January 18 · 1937

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  78. Radek Drulák

    association football player

    64 years old

    January 12 · 1962

    Source: Czech National Authority Database

  79. Hiroyuki Akimoto

    judoka

    40 years old

    January 31 · 1986

    No external source identified

  80. Dmytro Ivanisenya

    association football player

    32 years old

    January 11 · 1994

    Source: FBref

  81. Ricardo Prado

    journalist, swimmer

    61 years old

    January 3 · 1965

    No external source identified

  82. Rai San'yo*

    painter, scholar

    Date disputed

    January 21 · 1780

    Source: Artists of the World Online

  83. Anton Malatinský

    association football coach, association football player

    1920–1992 · aged 72

    January 15 · 1920

    Source: Transfermarkt

  84. Mahmoud Riad

    politician, diplomat

    1917–1992

    January 8 · 1917

    Source: Munzinger Personen

  85. Dragoș Tudorache

    politician, judge

    51 years old

    January 14 · 1975

    No external source identified

  86. Ed Westcott

    scientific illustrator, photographer

    1922–2019 · aged 97

    January 20 · 1922

    Source: nytimes.com

  87. Liisi Oterma

    astronomer, Esperantist

    1915–2001 · aged 86

    January 6 · 1915

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  88. Alfredo del Águila

    association football player

    1935–2018 · aged 83

    January 3 · 1935

    Source: Transfermarkt

  89. Nemanja Tomić

    association football player

    38 years old

    January 21 · 1988

    Source: As

  90. Malcolm Frager

    musician, pianist

    1935–1991 · aged 56

    January 15 · 1935

    Source: BnF authorities

  91. Faouzi Mansouri

    association football coach, association football player

    1956–2022 · aged 66

    January 17 · 1956

    Source: FBref

  92. Carlo Pedretti

    historian, art historian

    1928–2018 · aged 89

    January 6 · 1928

    Source: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

  93. Kay A. Orr

    politician

    87 years old

    January 2 · 1939

    Source: SNAC

  94. Liu Chunhong*

    weightlifter

    Date disputed

    January 29 · 1985

    Source: International Weightlifting Federation database

  95. Rudolf Olden

    writer, lawyer

    1885–1940

    January 14 · 1885

    Source: stolpersteine-berlin.de

  96. Markus Ferber

    engineer, politician

    61 years old

    January 15 · 1965

    No external source identified

  97. René Iché

    painter, designer

    1897–1954 · aged 57

    January 21 · 1897

    Source: GeneaStar

  98. Elena Gorolová

    human rights defender

    57 years old

    January 2 · 1969

    No external source identified

  99. Danilo Hondo

    sport cyclist

    52 years old

    January 4 · 1974

    No external source identified

  100. Konstantin von Notz

    jurist, politician

    55 years old

    January 21 · 1971

    Source: basic data about the members of the Bundestag

  101. Javier Acevedo

    swimmer

    28 years old

    January 28 · 1998

    Source: swimswam.com

  102. Joseph Méry

    poet, novelist

    1797–1866 · aged 69

    January 21 · 1797

    Source: Municipal archive of Marseille

  103. Constantinos Makrides

    association football coach, association football player

    44 years old

    January 13 · 1982

    Source: Transfermarkt

  104. T. S. Ashton

    university teacher, economist

    1889–1968 · aged 79

    January 11 · 1889

    Source: AlKindi

  105. Nora Jabri

    singer

    30 years old

    January 29 · 1996

    No external source identified

  106. Akira Miyoshi

    conductor, photographer

    1933–2013 · aged 80

    January 10 · 1933

    Source: BnF authorities

  107. Tero Seppälä

    biathlete, cross-country skier

    30 years old

    January 25 · 1996

    No external source identified

  108. August Föppl

    mechanic, engineer

    1854–1924

    January 25 · 1854

    Source: Professorenkatalog der Universität Leipzig

  109. Bolanle Awe

    researcher, university teacher

    93 years old

    January 28 · 1933

    No external source identified

  110. Charles Philip of Brandenburg-Schwedt

    politician, military officer

    1673–1695 · aged 22

    January 5 · 1673

    Source: Genealogics

  111. Paulo Roberto Gonzaga

    association football player

    37 years old

    January 26 · 1989

    Source: Transfermarkt

  112. Fredrik Söderström

    association football player

    53 years old

    January 30 · 1973

    Source: Transfermarkt

  113. Marielle Berger Sabbatel

    alpine skier, freestyle skier

    36 years old

    January 29 · 1990

    No external source identified

  114. Tina Krajišnik

    basketball player

    35 years old

    January 12 · 1991

    Source: FIBA database

  115. Gustav Hügel

    figure skater, figure skating judge

    1871–1953 · aged 82

    January 1 · 1871

    Source: Olympedia

  116. Błażej Augustyn

    association football player

    38 years old

    January 26 · 1988

    Source: Transfermarkt

  117. Jacques Gruber*

    painter, artist

    Date disputed

    January 25 · 1870

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  118. Stefan Elliott

    ice hockey player

    35 years old

    January 30 · 1991

    No external source identified

  119. Sinéad Mulvey

    singer, flight attendant

    38 years old

    January 22 · 1988

    No external source identified

  120. Ahron Daum

    Judaic scholar, writer

    1951–2018 · aged 67

    January 6 · 1951

    No external source identified

  121. Vicente Ferreira da Silva*

    philosopher, journalist

    Date disputed

    January 10 · 1916

    Source: BnF authorities

  122. Julián Chicco

    association football player

    28 years old

    January 13 · 1998

    Source: FBref

  123. Vicky Peña

    stage actor, film director

    72 years old

    January 11 · 1954

    Source: IMDb

  124. Ladislav Mňačko*

    poet, writer

    Date disputed

    January 29 · 1919

    Source: Olomouc City Library regional database

  125. Wanda Panfil

    athletics competitor

    67 years old

    January 26 · 1959

    Source: World Athletics database

  126. María Luisa Anido

    university teacher, classical guitarist

    1907–1996 · aged 89

    January 26 · 1907

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  127. Oleksandr Pielieshenko

    military personnel, weightlifter

    1994–2024 · aged 30

    January 7 · 1994

    Source: Olympedia

  128. Zigmas Zinkevičius

    politician, university teacher

    1925–2018 · aged 93

    January 4 · 1925

    Source: “Scholarship must always serve life and its own nation” (Zigmas Zinkevičius)

  129. Prafulla Dahanukar

    painter

    1934–2014 · aged 80

    January 1 · 1934

    No external source identified

  130. Yordanka Blagoeva

    athletics competitor

    79 years old

    January 19 · 1947

    No external source identified

  131. Anne Clough

    suffragette, college head

    1820–1892 · aged 72

    January 20 · 1820

    Source: Encyclopædia Britannica Online

  132. Shlomo Scharf

    association football coach, association football player

    83 years old

    January 1 · 1943

    No external source identified

  133. Alexis Flips

    association football player

    26 years old

    January 18 · 2000

    Source: Transfermarkt

  134. Stanislav Galiev

    ice hockey player

    34 years old

    January 17 · 1992

    No external source identified

  135. Vladimir Lutchenko

    ice hockey player

    77 years old

    January 2 · 1949

    No external source identified

  136. Opoku Afriyie*

    association football player, association football coach

    Date disputed

    January 29 · 1945

    No external source identified

  137. Jonas Föhrenbach

    association football player

    30 years old

    January 26 · 1996

    Source: Transfermarkt

  138. Roger Lapébie

    sport cyclist

    1911–1996

    January 16 · 1911

    Source: BnF authorities

  139. Radovan Vlatković

    horn player, musician

    64 years old

    January 29 · 1962

    Source: Salzburgwiki

  140. Ionel Teodoreanu

    lawyer, poet

    1897–1954 · aged 57

    January 6 · 1897

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  141. Yuki Honda

    association football player

    35 years old

    January 2 · 1991

    No external source identified

  142. Jordan van der Gaag

    association football player

    27 years old

    January 3 · 1999

    Source: Transfermarkt

  143. Walter Hendl

    pianist, musician

    1917–2007 · aged 90

    January 12 · 1917

    Source: Discogs

  144. Lisa Jane Weightman

    athletics competitor

    47 years old

    January 16 · 1979

    Source: Athletics Australia

  145. Bojan Mališić

    association football player

    41 years old

    January 14 · 1985

    Source: Transfermarkt

  146. Hunter Freeman

    association football player

    41 years old

    January 8 · 1985

    Source: Transfermarkt

  147. María Guadalupe González

    athletics competitor, racewalker

    37 years old

    January 9 · 1989

    Source: World Athletics database

  148. Adam Reideborn

    ice hockey player

    34 years old

    January 18 · 1992

    Source: Olympedia

  149. Jane Porter

    writer, novelist

    1776–1850 · aged 74

    January 17 · 1776

    Source: A historical dictionary of British women

  150. Aldo Monti

    television actor, film director

    1929–2016

    January 4 · 1929

    No external source identified

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