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

  1. Della H. Raney

    military nurse

    1912–1987 · aged 75

    January 10 · 1912

    No external source identified

  2. Gabriel Gabrio

    actor, film actor

    1887–1946

    January 13 · 1887

    Source: BnF authorities

  3. Alicia Pucheta

    lawyer

    76 years old

    January 14 · 1950

    No external source identified

  4. Kari Mäkinen

    Lutheran pastor

    71 years old

    January 5 · 1955

    No external source identified

  5. Max Tau

    philosopher, poet

    1897–1976 · aged 79

    January 19 · 1897

    Source: SNAC

  6. Joonas Nättinen

    ice hockey player

    35 years old

    January 3 · 1991

    No external source identified

  7. Carlos Morete

    association football player

    74 years old

    January 14 · 1952

    Source: Transfermarkt

  8. Silva Batuta

    association football player

    1940–2020 · aged 80

    January 2 · 1940

    Source: Transfermarkt

  9. Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom

    writer, philosopher

    1790–1855 · aged 65

    January 19 · 1790

    Source: BnF authorities

  10. Ahmad Jamil Madani

    association football player

    56 years old

    January 6 · 1970

    Source: Transfermarkt

  11. Georg Sauerwein

    linguist, translator

    1831–1904 · aged 73

    January 15 · 1831

    Source: BnF authorities

  12. Valentin Filatyev

    explorer, aircraft pilot

    1930–1990 · aged 60

    January 21 · 1930

    No external source identified

  13. Claus Nielsen

    association football player

    62 years old

    January 13 · 1964

    Source: Transfermarkt

  14. Hans Leutenegger

    entrepreneur, bobsledder

    86 years old

    January 16 · 1940

    Source: IMDb

  15. Ruan Renato Bonifácio Augusto

    association football player

    32 years old

    January 14 · 1994

    Source: Transfermarkt

  16. Stanislas-André Steeman

    novelist, writer

    1908–1970 · aged 62

    January 23 · 1908

    Source: Biographie Nationale de Belgique

  17. Steve Genter

    swimmer

    75 years old

    January 4 · 1951

    No external source identified

  18. Philipp von Hörnigk

    economist

    1640–1714 · aged 74

    January 23 · 1640

    Source: BnF authorities

  19. Grégory Pujol

    association football player

    46 years old

    January 25 · 1980

    Source: Argentine Soccer Database

  20. Vincent Millot

    tennis player

    40 years old

    January 30 · 1986

    Source: Association of Tennis Professionals website

  21. Antonio Musa Brassavola

    botanist, physician

    1500–1555 · aged 55

    January 25 · 1500

    Source: Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani

  22. William Jack

    botanical collector, surgeon

    1795–1822 · aged 27

    January 29 · 1795

    No external source identified

  23. Barbro Alving

    writer, translator

    1909–1987 · aged 78

    January 12 · 1909

    Source: BnF authorities

  24. Hamza Alić

    athletics competitor

    47 years old

    January 20 · 1979

    Source: World Athletics database

  25. Jurrie Koolhof

    association football player, association football coach

    1960–2019 · aged 59

    January 10 · 1960

    Source: Transfermarkt

  26. Jamel Saihi*

    association football player

    Date disputed

    January 27 · 1987

    No external source identified

  27. Antonio I, Prince of Monaco

    aristocrat, politician

    1661–1731 · aged 70

    January 25 · 1661

    Source: Find a Grave

  28. David Nilsson

    association football player

    35 years old

    January 12 · 1991

    Source: Transfermarkt

  29. Naci Erdem

    association football coach, association football player

    1931–2022 · aged 91

    January 28 · 1931

    Source: Transfermarkt

  30. Luis Lacy y Gautier

    military personnel, politician

    1775–1817

    January 11 · 1775

    Source: Spanish Biographical Dictionary

  31. John Dick

    association football coach, association football player

    1877–1932 · aged 55

    January 29 · 1877

    No external source identified

  32. Martí Riverola

    association football player

    35 years old

    January 26 · 1991

    Source: As

  33. Kenny Mansally

    association football player

    37 years old

    January 27 · 1989

    Source: FBref

  34. Pierre Étienne Louis Dumont*

    pastor, politician

    Date disputed

    January 18 · 1759

    No external source identified

  35. Peter Loy Chong

    Catholic priest, Catholic bishop

    65 years old

    January 30 · 1961

    No external source identified

  36. José Soto

    association football coach, association football player

    56 years old

    January 11 · 1970

    No external source identified

  37. Maurice Strakosch*

    pianist, composer

    Date disputed

    January 15 · 1825

    Source: BnF authorities

  38. Bernice Claire

    actor, singer

    1906–2003 · aged 96

    January 27 · 1906

    Source: IMDb

  39. Carlotta Ferrari*

    composer, poet

    Date disputed

    January 27 · 1837

    No external source identified

  40. Jisna Mathew

    athletics competitor

    27 years old

    January 7 · 1999

    Source: World Athletics database

  41. Elena Nicolai

    opera singer, actor

    1905–1993

    January 24 · 1905

    Source: mymovies.it

  42. Li Nina

    freestyle skier

    43 years old

    January 10 · 1983

    No external source identified

  43. Li Ju

    table tennis player

    50 years old

    January 22 · 1976

    No external source identified

  44. Frank Aarebrot

    university teacher, political scientist

    1947–2017 · aged 70

    January 19 · 1947

    No external source identified

  45. Jean-Paul Akono

    association football coach, association football player

    74 years old

    January 1 · 1952

    No external source identified

  46. Lasse Nilsson

    association football player

    44 years old

    January 3 · 1982

    Source: As

  47. Otto Fischer

    association football player, association football coach

    1901–1941

    January 1 · 1901

    No external source identified

  48. Carl von Gontard

    architect

    1731–1791 · aged 60

    January 13 · 1731

    Source: Proleksis Encyclopedia

  49. Julianne Dalcanton

    astronomer

    58 years old

    January 29 · 1968

    No external source identified

  50. David Carmona Sierra

    association football player

    29 years old

    January 11 · 1997

    Source: Transfermarkt

  51. Pierre-Antoine Berryer

    lawyer, politician

    1790–1868 · aged 78

    January 4 · 1790

    Source: Sycomore

  52. Per Thorén

    figure skater

    1885–1962 · aged 76

    January 26 · 1885

    Source: svenskagravar.se

  53. Daniel Casper von Lohenstein

    writer, jurist

    1635–1683 · aged 48

    January 25 · 1635

    Source: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie

  54. Adnan Mansour

    foreign minister, diplomat

    80 years old

    January 5 · 1946

    No external source identified

  55. Joseph Rosenstock

    conductor

    1895–1985 · aged 90

    January 27 · 1895

    Source: filmportal.de

  56. Ákos Kecskés

    association football player

    30 years old

    January 4 · 1996

    Source: Transfermarkt

  57. Choman Hardi

    poet, writer

    52 years old

    January 29 · 1974

    No external source identified

  58. Paul Graener

    music teacher, musician

    1872–1944 · aged 72

    January 11 · 1872

    Source: International Music Score Library Project

  59. Rodrigo Tosi

    association football player

    43 years old

    January 6 · 1983

    Source: Transfermarkt

  60. Israel Hernández

    judoka

    56 years old

    January 7 · 1970

    No external source identified

  61. Adrienne Clarke

    taxonomist, botanist

    88 years old

    January 6 · 1938

    Source: Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation

  62. Jay Laurence Lush

    university teacher, geneticist

    1896–1982 · aged 86

    January 3 · 1896

    Source: SNAC

  63. Andrea Pisanu

    association football coach, association football player

    44 years old

    January 7 · 1982

    Source: Transfermarkt

  64. Johan Peter Koch

    career soldier, military officer

    1870–1928 · aged 57

    January 15 · 1870

    Source: Dansk Biografisk Leksikon

  65. Evelyn Regner

    politician

    60 years old

    January 24 · 1966

    Source: Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze

  66. Jean d'Outremeuse*

    audiencier, chronicler

    Date disputed

    January 2 · 1338

    Source: Biographie Nationale de Belgique

  67. George Evans

    jurist, politician

    1797–1867 · aged 70

    January 12 · 1797

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  68. Larry Cain

    canoeist, kayaker

    63 years old

    January 9 · 1963

    No external source identified

  69. Félix Denayer

    field hockey player

    36 years old

    January 31 · 1990

    No external source identified

  70. Niccolò Cacciatore

    astronomer

    1770–1841 · aged 71

    January 26 · 1770

    Source: www.accademiadellescienze.it

  71. Kay Voser

    association football player

    39 years old

    January 4 · 1987

    Source: As

  72. Lucien Capet

    music educator, musician

    1873–1928 · aged 55

    January 8 · 1873

    Source: Léonore database

  73. Archibald MacKinnon

    rower

    1937–2026 · aged 89

    January 13 · 1937

    Source: Sports-Reference.com

  74. Nora Bossong

    writer, poet

    44 years old

    January 9 · 1982

    Source: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie

  75. Sarah Webb

    skipper

    49 years old

    January 13 · 1977

    No external source identified

  76. Tamara Duda

    translator, writer

    50 years old

    January 5 · 1976

    Source: Czech National Authority Database

  77. Marcel Balsa

    Formula One driver, racing automobile driver

    1909–1984 · aged 75

    January 1 · 1909

    Source: Fichier des personnes décédées mirror

  78. Ferenc Kovács

    association football coach, association football player

    1934–2018 · aged 84

    January 7 · 1934

    Source: Transfermarkt

  79. Emil Krukowicz-Przedrzymirski

    military officer

    1886–1957 · aged 71

    January 25 · 1886

    Source: MAK

  80. Johnny Logan

    screenwriter, basketball coach

    1921–1977 · aged 56

    January 1 · 1921

    No external source identified

  81. Emil Hünten

    illustrator, battle painter

    1827–1902 · aged 75

    January 19 · 1827

    Source: BnF authorities

  82. Walter Gay

    painter

    1856–1937

    January 22 · 1856

    Source: Benezit Dictionary of Artists

  83. Adam Okruashvili

    judoka

    37 years old

    January 1 · 1989

    No external source identified

  84. Angela Williams

    athletics competitor, sprinter

    46 years old

    January 30 · 1980

    Source: World Athletics database

  85. Nadia El Fani

    screenwriter, film director

    66 years old

    January 1 · 1960

    No external source identified

  86. David Castedo*

    association football player

    Date disputed

    January 26 · 1974

    Source: FBref

  87. Félix-Gabriel Marchand

    writer, notary

    1832–1900 · aged 68

    January 9 · 1832

    Source: Dictionary of Canadian Biography

  88. Alberto Fernández

    sport cyclist

    1955–1984 · aged 29

    January 15 · 1955

    No external source identified

  89. Katarzyna Sobieska

    aristocrat

    1634–1694 · aged 60

    January 7 · 1634

    Source: Urzędnicy Wielkiego Księstwa Litewskiego. Spisy, t. I, Województwo wileńskie XIV‒X…

  90. Rubye De Remer

    film actor, Ziegfeld girl

    1892–1984 · aged 92

    January 9 · 1892

    No external source identified

  91. Wang Han

    competitive diver, swimmer

    35 years old

    January 24 · 1991

    No external source identified

  92. Yūki Hashioka

    athletics competitor

    27 years old

    January 23 · 1999

    Source: World Athletics database

  93. Calvin Harrison

    sprinter, athletics competitor

    52 years old

    January 20 · 1974

    Source: World Athletics database

  94. Sittichok Paso

    association football player

    27 years old

    January 28 · 1999

    Source: Transfermarkt

  95. Jan Urbas

    ice hockey player

    37 years old

    January 26 · 1989

    Source: iihf.com

  96. Izis Bidermanas

    photographer

    1911–1980 · aged 69

    January 17 · 1911

    Source: Luminous-Lint

  97. Marwa Amri

    amateur wrestler

    37 years old

    January 8 · 1989

    Source: olympedia.org

  98. Ágnes Nemes Nagy

    teacher, writer

    1922–1991 · aged 69

    January 3 · 1922

    Source: BnF authorities

  99. Svitlana Azarova

    composer, music teacher

    50 years old

    January 9 · 1976

    Source: SNAC

  100. Arsen Kotsoyev

    writer, translator

    1872–1944 · aged 72

    January 15 · 1872

    No external source identified

  101. Šime Fantela

    sailor

    40 years old

    January 19 · 1986

    No external source identified

  102. Rafael Vidal

    journalist, swimmer

    1964–2005 · aged 41

    January 6 · 1964

    Source: Find a Grave

  103. Arkadiusz Onyszko

    association football player

    52 years old

    January 12 · 1974

    Source: Argentine Soccer Database

  104. Juliene Simpson

    basketball player, basketball coach

    73 years old

    January 20 · 1953

    Source: FIBA database

  105. Joseph Sapir

    politician

    1902–1972 · aged 70

    January 27 · 1902

    Source: knesset.gov.il

  106. Arkady Rylov*

    graphic artist, art educator

    Date disputed

    January 29 · 1870

    No external source identified

  107. Léonce Bénédite

    art historian, art critic

    1859–1925 · aged 66

    January 14 · 1859

    Source: SNAC

  108. Nikola Mitrović

    association football player

    39 years old

    January 2 · 1987

    Source: Transfermarkt

  109. Roxana Gómez

    athletics competitor

    27 years old

    January 7 · 1999

    No external source identified

  110. Grgo Martić

    writer, translator

    1822–1905 · aged 83

    January 22 · 1822

    No external source identified

  111. Lasha Gobadze

    amateur wrestler

    32 years old

    January 10 · 1994

    No external source identified

  112. Bok de Korver

    association football player

    1883–1957 · aged 74

    January 27 · 1883

    Source: Transfermarkt

  113. Dao Bandon

    songwriter, singer

    79 years old

    January 4 · 1947

    No external source identified

  114. Ajip Rosidi

    university teacher, translator

    1938–2020 · aged 82

    January 31 · 1938

    Source: SNAC

  115. Raisa Bogatyrova

    politician, physician

    73 years old

    January 6 · 1953

    No external source identified

  116. Ernest Schultz

    association football coach, association football player

    1931–2013 · aged 82

    January 29 · 1931

    Source: National-Football-Teams.com

  117. Philibert Jacques Melotte

    astronomer

    1880–1961 · aged 81

    January 29 · 1880

    No external source identified

  118. Jerrold Meinwald

    chemist, pharmacologist

    1927–2018 · aged 91

    January 16 · 1927

    Source: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

  119. Arthur Machado

    association football player

    1909–1997

    January 1 · 1909

    Source: Transfermarkt

  120. Sebastian Eriksson

    association football player

    37 years old

    January 31 · 1989

    Source: As

  121. Janine Darcey

    actor, film actor

    1917–1993 · aged 76

    January 14 · 1917

    Source: Fichier des personnes décédées mirror

  122. Philippe Bergeroo

    association football coach, association football player

    72 years old

    January 13 · 1954

    Source: Transfermarkt

  123. Ilarion Ohienko

    metropolitan, historian

    1882–1972 · aged 90

    January 14 · 1882

    Source: slovoprosvity.org

  124. Margaux Pinot

    judoka

    32 years old

    January 6 · 1994

    Source: olympedia.org

  125. Thomas William Robertson

    writer, theatre director

    1829–1871 · aged 42

    January 9 · 1829

    Source: SNAC

  126. Alfred J. Goulding*

    screenwriter, director

    Date disputed

    January 26 · 1885

    Source: Social Security Death Index

  127. Karl Stein

    mathematician, university teacher

    1913–2000 · aged 87

    January 1 · 1913

    No external source identified

  128. Osman Göçen

    amateur wrestler

    29 years old

    January 5 · 1997

    Source: olympedia.org

  129. Shawqi Daif

    literary scholar, arabist

    1910–2005 · aged 95

    January 13 · 1910

    Source: BnF authorities

  130. Asano Nagasato

    association football player

    37 years old

    January 24 · 1989

    Source: Soccerdonna

  131. Marius Bauer

    lithographer, draftsperson

    1867–1932 · aged 65

    January 25 · 1867

    Source: SNAC

  132. Anthony Wallace

    association football player

    37 years old

    January 26 · 1989

    Source: Transfermarkt

  133. Frédéric Boilet

    draftsperson, comics artist

    66 years old

    January 16 · 1960

    Source: Lambiek Comiclopedia

  134. Tomi Kallio

    ice hockey player

    49 years old

    January 27 · 1977

    No external source identified

  135. Shuhrat Abbosov

    drama teacher, film producer

    1931–2018 · aged 87

    January 16 · 1931

    No external source identified

  136. Andrei Belyanin

    science fiction writer, writer

    59 years old

    January 24 · 1967

    No external source identified

  137. Magdalena Dobromila Rettigová

    playwright, poet

    1785–1845 · aged 60

    January 31 · 1785

    Source: regional database of the Municipal Library of Hradec Kralove

  138. Martti Haavio

    folklorist, poet

    1899–1973 · aged 74

    January 22 · 1899

    Source: Great Norwegian Encyclopedia

  139. Seison Maeda

    painter

    1885–1977 · aged 92

    January 27 · 1885

    Source: Artists of the World Online

  140. William H. Smathers

    lawyer, judge

    1891–1955 · aged 64

    January 7 · 1891

    Source: SNAC

  141. Abdulla Gadimbayli

    chess player

    24 years old

    January 2 · 2002

    No external source identified

  142. Eve Queler

    conductor

    95 years old

    January 11 · 1931

    Source: Discogs

  143. Jader Volnei Spindler

    association football player

    44 years old

    January 18 · 1982

    Source: Argentine Soccer Database

  144. Fariborz Raisdana

    economist, university teacher

    1945–2020 · aged 75

    January 19 · 1945

    Source: meidaan.com

  145. Wilhelm Bölsche

    writer, editor

    1861–1939 · aged 78

    January 2 · 1861

    Source: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie

  146. Jean-Joseph de Laborde

    slave trader, banker

    1724–1794 · aged 70

    January 29 · 1724

    Source: BnF authorities

  147. Ángel Berni

    association football coach, association football player

    1931–2017 · aged 86

    January 9 · 1931

    Source: FBref

  148. Henri Louveau

    Formula One driver, racing automobile driver

    1910–1991 · aged 80

    January 25 · 1910

    No external source identified

  149. Dana Hussain

    athletics competitor, sprinter

    40 years old

    January 3 · 1986

    Source: World Athletics database

  150. Alice Tissot

    film actor, actor

    1890–1971 · aged 81

    January 1 · 1890

    Source: BnF authorities

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