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

  1. Prokofy Dzhaparidze

    politician

    1880–1918 · aged 38

    January 15 · 1880

    No external source identified

  2. Florián Rey

    film director, screenwriter

    1894–1962 · aged 68

    January 25 · 1894

    Source: filmportal.de

  3. Alexandre Soumet

    poet, writer

    1786–1845 · aged 59

    January 29 · 1786

    Source: BnF authorities

  4. Andrzej Fischer

    association football player, association football coach

    1952–2018 · aged 66

    January 15 · 1952

    Source: Transfermarkt

  5. Sabine Lepsius

    artist, painter

    1864–1942 · aged 78

    January 15 · 1864

    Source: FemBio database

  6. Alice Abadam

    writer, suffragette

    1856–1940 · aged 84

    January 2 · 1856

    Source: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

  7. Momir Korunović

    architect

    1883–1969 · aged 86

    January 1 · 1883

    Source: WorldCat Entities

  8. Giovanna Marini

    composer, ethnomusicologist

    1937–2024 · aged 87

    January 19 · 1937

    Source: SNAC

  9. Nilton Pereira Mendes

    association football player

    1976–2006 · aged 30

    January 7 · 1976

    Source: Transfermarkt

  10. Natnael Berhane

    sport cyclist

    35 years old

    January 5 · 1991

    No external source identified

  11. Toni Ulmen

    Formula One driver, engineer

    1906–1976 · aged 70

    January 25 · 1906

    No external source identified

  12. Laure Conan

    novelist, journalist

    1845–1924 · aged 79

    January 9 · 1845

    Source: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie

  13. Glenn Turner

    field hockey player

    42 years old

    January 5 · 1984

    No external source identified

  14. Anneisha McLaughlin-Whilby

    athletics competitor

    40 years old

    January 6 · 1986

    Source: World Athletics database

  15. José Ornelas Carvalho

    Catholic priest, Catholic bishop

    72 years old

    January 5 · 1954

    No external source identified

  16. Vladimir Miholjević

    sport cyclist

    52 years old

    January 18 · 1974

    No external source identified

  17. Sarah Michel

    basketball player

    37 years old

    January 10 · 1989

    Source: FIBA database

  18. Felipe S. Guzmán

    pedagogue, Poto

    1879–1932 · aged 53

    January 17 · 1879

    No external source identified

  19. Oliver Stević

    basketball player

    42 years old

    January 18 · 1984

    Source: ACB.com

  20. María Guggiari Echeverría Santos

    nun, Christian nun

    1925–1959

    January 12 · 1925

    Source: GCatholic.org

  21. Antonio Draghi

    composer

    1634–1700 · aged 65

    January 17 · 1634

    Source: Archivio Storico Ricordi

  22. Lodovico Buglio

    missionary, Catholic priest

    1606–1682 · aged 76

    January 26 · 1606

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  23. Amanda Longan

    water polo player, swimmer

    29 years old

    January 16 · 1997

    No external source identified

  24. Fozil Musaev

    association football player

    37 years old

    January 2 · 1989

    Source: Transfermarkt

  25. Konrad Pellikan

    theologian, humanist

    1478–1556 · aged 78

    January 17 · 1478

    Source: Contemporaries of Erasmus (vol. 3)

  26. Rolf Nesch

    printmaker, graphic artist

    1893–1975 · aged 82

    January 7 · 1893

    Source: Benezit Dictionary of Artists

  27. Gu Guangming

    association football coach, association football player

    67 years old

    January 31 · 1959

    No external source identified

  28. John Joseph Frederick Otto Zardetti

    Catholic priest, Catholic bishop

    1847–1902

    January 24 · 1847

    Source: portraitarchiv.ch

  29. Ferdinand Ebner

    teacher, philosopher

    1882–1931 · aged 49

    January 31 · 1882

    Source: BnF authorities

  30. Théodore Deck

    administrator, entrepreneur

    1823–1891 · aged 68

    January 2 · 1823

    Source: Nouveau dictionnaire de biographie alsacienne

  31. Austin Roberts

    zoologist, scientific collector

    1883–1948 · aged 65

    January 3 · 1883

    Source: Biographical Database of Southern African Science

  32. Ieva Simonaitytė

    writer

    1897–1978 · aged 81

    January 23 · 1897

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  33. Giovanni Vincenzo Gravina

    philosopher, literary critic

    1664–1718 · aged 53

    January 20 · 1664

    No external source identified

  34. Francisco Claver

    Catholic theologian, Catholic bishop

    1929–2010 · aged 81

    January 20 · 1929

    Source: Catalogue of the Library of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross

  35. Antoine-Vincent Arnault

    politician, playwright

    1766–1834 · aged 68

    January 22 · 1766

    Source: Léonore database

  36. Aselefech Mergia

    athletics competitor, marathon runner

    41 years old

    January 23 · 1985

    Source: World Athletics database

  37. Hugo Nervo

    association football player

    35 years old

    January 6 · 1991

    Source: As

  38. Léon Carvalho

    impresario, opera singer

    1825–1897 · aged 72

    January 18 · 1825

    Source: Léonore database

  39. Sam Schreck

    association football player

    27 years old

    January 29 · 1999

    Source: Transfermarkt

  40. Jean-Robert Ipoustéguy

    artist, illustrator

    1920–2006 · aged 86

    January 6 · 1920

    Source: Fichier des personnes décédées mirror

  41. William Mason

    composer, pianist

    1829–1908 · aged 79

    January 24 · 1829

    Source: International Music Score Library Project

  42. Yang Wenyi

    swimmer

    54 years old

    January 11 · 1972

    No external source identified

  43. Yuri Levitansky

    translator, poet

    1922–1996 · aged 74

    January 22 · 1922

    Source: BnF authorities

  44. Sergey Erenburg

    chess player

    43 years old

    January 27 · 1983

    No external source identified

  45. Karl Grune

    director, screenwriter

    1890–1962 · aged 72

    January 22 · 1890

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  46. Carlos Diarte

    association football player, association football coach

    1954–2011 · aged 57

    January 26 · 1954

    Source: Transfermarkt

  47. Joanna Jędryka

    actor, film actor

    86 years old

    January 1 · 1940

    Source: Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze

  48. Latifa Ibn Ziaten

    activist

    66 years old

    January 1 · 1960

    Source: Babelio

  49. Anton Malej

    gymnast, artistic gymnast

    1908–1930 · aged 22

    January 16 · 1908

    Source: Obrazi slovenskih pokrajin

  50. Torkil Nielsen

    chess player, association football referee

    62 years old

    January 26 · 1964

    Source: Transfermarkt

  51. Pierre Goubert

    historian, director of studies

    1915–2012 · aged 96

    January 25 · 1915

    Source: BnF authorities

  52. Leyla Adamyan

    physician, obstetrician

    77 years old

    January 20 · 1949

    No external source identified

  53. Daria Virolaynen

    coach, biathlete

    37 years old

    January 24 · 1989

    No external source identified

  54. Davíð Stefánsson

    poet, writer

    1895–1964 · aged 69

    January 21 · 1895

    Source: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie

  55. Antoni Edward Odyniec

    linguist, German–Polish translator

    1804–1885 · aged 80

    January 25 · 1804

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  56. Wally Ris

    swimmer

    1924–1989 · aged 65

    January 4 · 1924

    No external source identified

  57. Murat Kardanov

    amateur wrestler

    55 years old

    January 4 · 1971

    No external source identified

  58. Carroll S. Page

    lawyer, entrepreneur

    1843–1925 · aged 82

    January 10 · 1843

    Source: SNAC

  59. Claudio Graf

    association football player, association football coach

    50 years old

    January 31 · 1976

    Source: FBref

  60. Paulinho Piracicaba

    association football player

    43 years old

    January 16 · 1983

    Source: Transfermarkt

  61. Brausch Niemann

    racing driver, motorcycle racer

    87 years old

    January 7 · 1939

    No external source identified

  62. Mingote

    painter, comics artist

    1919–2012 · aged 93

    January 17 · 1919

    Source: Spanish Biographical Dictionary

  63. Alexander Bonsaksen

    association football player, ice hockey player

    39 years old

    January 24 · 1987

    Source: iihf.com

  64. Bernard Hopkins

    basketball player

    53 years old

    January 13 · 1973

    Source: FIBA database

  65. Vladimir Pilguy

    association football player, association football coach

    78 years old

    January 26 · 1948

    Source: Transfermarkt

  66. Mona Seilitz

    film actor, voice actor

    1943–2008 · aged 65

    January 16 · 1943

    Source: IMDb

  67. William Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen

    military personnel, Prince of Nassau-Siegen

    1649–1691 · aged 42

    January 28 · 1649

    Source: l'Allemagne dynastique Tome III: Brunswick-Nassau-Schwarzbourg

  68. Mehdi Shiri

    association football player

    35 years old

    January 31 · 1991

    Source: Transfermarkt

  69. Hedwig of Württemberg

    aristocrat

    1547–1590 · aged 43

    January 15 · 1547

    Source: The Peerage

  70. Vladimir Popov*

    amateur wrestler

    Date disputed

    January 1 · 1962

    Source: whatsmat.uww.org

  71. Alberto Ullastres

    politician, lawyer

    1914–2001 · aged 87

    January 15 · 1914

    Source: Spanish Biographical Dictionary

  72. Alberto Cavasin

    association football player, association football coach

    70 years old

    January 9 · 1956

    Source: Transfermarkt

  73. Inna Gomes

    actor, film actor

    56 years old

    January 2 · 1970

    Source: Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze

  74. Nikolay Larionov

    association football coach, association football player

    69 years old

    January 19 · 1957

    Source: FBref

  75. Remy Ryan

    actor, television actor

    42 years old

    January 24 · 1984

    Source: Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze

  76. Greg Jones

    tennis player

    37 years old

    January 31 · 1989

    Source: Association of Tennis Professionals website

  77. Jean-Pierre Vigier

    political activist, physicist

    1920–2004 · aged 84

    January 16 · 1920

    Source: SNAC

  78. Agnès Merlet

    screenwriter, director

    67 years old

    January 4 · 1959

    No external source identified

  79. Hans van den Hende

    Catholic bishop, theologian

    62 years old

    January 9 · 1964

    No external source identified

  80. Madelaynne Montaño

    volleyball player

    43 years old

    January 6 · 1983

    No external source identified

  81. Johannes Franz Hartmann

    university teacher, astronomer

    1865–1936 · aged 71

    January 11 · 1865

    Source: SNAC

  82. Franziskus von Paula Graf von Schönborn

    Catholic priest, Catholic deacon

    1844–1899 · aged 55

    January 24 · 1844

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  83. Lucien Pothier

    sport cyclist

    1883–1957 · aged 74

    January 15 · 1883

    Source: birth certificate

  84. Olga Hankin

    midwife

    1852–1942 · aged 90

    January 9 · 1852

    Source: BnF authorities

  85. Antonio Veracini

    composer, violinist

    1659–1733 · aged 74

    January 17 · 1659

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  86. Ernst Dieffenbach

    physician, ethnologist

    1811–1855 · aged 44

    January 27 · 1811

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  87. Pancrace Bessa

    botanical illustrator, flower painter

    1772–1846

    January 1 · 1772

    No external source identified

  88. Rami Bedoui

    association football player

    36 years old

    January 19 · 1990

    Source: Transfermarkt

  89. Patricia Kraus

    singer

    62 years old

    January 4 · 1964

    No external source identified

  90. Fráňa Šrámek

    playwright, writer

    1877–1952 · aged 75

    January 19 · 1877

    Source: BnF authorities

  91. Wilhelm Góra

    association football player, soldier

    1916–1975 · aged 59

    January 18 · 1916

    Source: FBref

  92. Aristid von Grosse

    chemist

    1905–1985 · aged 80

    January 4 · 1905

    Source: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

  93. Nicolas Chalon du Blé

    politician, diplomat

    1652–1730 · aged 78

    January 24 · 1652

    Source: GeneaStar

  94. Juan Carlos Rodríguez Ibarra

    university teacher, politician

    78 years old

    January 19 · 1948

    No external source identified

  95. Antoine Duprat

    archbishop, jurist

    1463–1535 · aged 72

    January 26 · 1463

    Source: BnF authorities

  96. Per Karlsson*

    association football player

    Date disputed

    January 2 · 1986

    Source: Transfermarkt

  97. Hermann Kretzschmar

    musicographer, musicologist

    1848–1924 · aged 76

    January 19 · 1848

    Source: Croatian Encyclopedia

  98. Joseph Aved

    painter, art dealer

    1702–1766 · aged 64

    January 12 · 1702

    Source: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie

  99. Dustley Mulder

    association football player

    41 years old

    January 27 · 1985

    Source: Transfermarkt

  100. Noureddine Bouyahyaoui

    association football player

    71 years old

    January 7 · 1955

    Source: Transfermarkt

  101. John Riseley-Prichard

    Formula One driver, racing automobile driver

    1924–1993 · aged 69

    January 17 · 1924

    No external source identified

  102. Kouadio-Yves Dabila

    association football player

    29 years old

    January 1 · 1997

    Source: Transfermarkt

  103. Paul Bronsart von Schellendorff

    politician, military personnel

    1832–1891

    January 25 · 1832

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  104. Marie Le Net

    sport cyclist

    26 years old

    January 25 · 2000

    Source: uci.org

  105. Antanas Venclova

    literary critic, writer

    1906–1971 · aged 65

    January 7 · 1906

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  106. Marcel Gecov

    association football player

    38 years old

    January 1 · 1988

    Source: FBref

  107. Stefan Örn

    composer, guitarist

    51 years old

    January 9 · 1975

    Source: Sveriges befolkning 2000

  108. János Ferencsik

    conductor

    1907–1984 · aged 77

    January 18 · 1907

    Source: SNAC

  109. Ito

    association football coach, association football player

    51 years old

    January 21 · 1975

    Source: Argentine Soccer Database

  110. Masanori Yusa

    swimmer

    1915–1975 · aged 60

    January 20 · 1915

    No external source identified

  111. Eduard Friedrich Eversmann

    ornithologist, zoologist

    1794–1860 · aged 66

    January 23 · 1794

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  112. Takahira Kogorō

    diplomat, politician

    1854–1926 · aged 72

    January 29 · 1854

    Source: SNAC

  113. Sonja Sutter

    actor, stage actor

    1931–2017

    January 17 · 1931

    Source: salzburg.com

  114. Teodoro Lechi*

    politician, military officer

    Date disputed

    January 16 · 1778

    No external source identified

  115. Chicão

    association football player, association football coach

    1949–2008 · aged 59

    January 30 · 1949

    No external source identified

  116. Jakob Balde

    poet, historian

    1604–1668 · aged 64

    January 4 · 1604

    Source: BnF authorities

  117. Bobby Combe

    association football coach, association football player

    1924–1991 · aged 66

    January 29 · 1924

    Source: FBref

  118. Marko Simonovski

    association football player, association football coach

    34 years old

    January 2 · 1992

    Source: Transfermarkt

  119. Pauline

    singer-songwriter

    38 years old

    January 5 · 1988

    Source: BnF authorities

  120. José Luis Rubiera

    sport cyclist

    53 years old

    January 27 · 1973

    No external source identified

  121. Dorian Coninx

    triathlete

    32 years old

    January 28 · 1994

    Source: olympedia.org

  122. Karl Kleist

    psychiatrist, neurologist

    1879–1960 · aged 81

    January 31 · 1879

    Source: Pedagogues and Psychologists of the World

  123. Yevgeny Dementyev

    cross-country skier

    43 years old

    January 17 · 1983

    No external source identified

  124. Élie Catherine Fréron

    writer, art critic

    1718–1776 · aged 58

    January 20 · 1718

    Source: SNAC

  125. Barbara Schwartz

    tennis player

    47 years old

    January 27 · 1979

    Source: WTA website

  126. Brent Lang

    swimmer

    58 years old

    January 25 · 1968

    No external source identified

  127. Filippo Tamagnini

    politician

    54 years old

    January 30 · 1972

    No external source identified

  128. Christian Parlati

    judoka

    28 years old

    January 23 · 1998

    Source: judoinside.com

  129. Voldemar Väli

    elite athlete, amateur wrestler

    1903–1997 · aged 94

    January 10 · 1903

    Source: Biographical lexicon of Estonian sport

  130. Wilhelm von Apell

    military personnel

    1892–1969 · aged 77

    January 16 · 1892

    No external source identified

  131. Tomasz Gielo

    basketball player

    33 years old

    January 4 · 1993

    Source: TBLStat.net

  132. Antonio Mota

    association football player

    1939–1986 · aged 47

    January 26 · 1939

    Source: Transfermarkt

  133. Serghei Covalciuc

    association football player

    44 years old

    January 20 · 1982

    Source: Argentine Soccer Database

  134. Iñaki Lafuente

    association football player, association football coach

    50 years old

    January 24 · 1976

    Source: Transfermarkt

  135. Marianne Oswald

    film actor, singer

    1901–1985 · aged 84

    January 9 · 1901

    Source: IMDb

  136. Alef Dos Santos Saldanha

    association football player

    31 years old

    January 28 · 1995

    Source: As

  137. David Arroyo

    sport cyclist

    46 years old

    January 7 · 1980

    No external source identified

  138. Silvio Martinello

    sport cyclist, track cyclist

    63 years old

    January 19 · 1963

    No external source identified

  139. Anastasia Blayvas

    amateur wrestler

    25 years old

    January 13 · 2001

    Source: buenosaires2018.com

  140. Giacomo Di Chirico

    painter

    1844–1883 · aged 39

    January 27 · 1844

    Source: RKDartists

  141. Marta Rovira i Vergés

    law professor, politician

    49 years old

    January 25 · 1977

    Source: twitter.com

  142. Yasin Pehlivan

    association football player

    37 years old

    January 5 · 1989

    Source: Transfermarkt

  143. Kewullay Conteh*

    association football player

    Date disputed

    January 31 · 1977

    Source: Soccerway

  144. Cheng Shao-Chieh

    Olympic competitor, badminton player

    40 years old

    January 4 · 1986

    Source: badmintonlink.com

  145. Şeref Osmanoğlu

    triple jumper

    37 years old

    January 2 · 1989

    Source: World Athletics database

  146. Kenrick Monk

    swimmer

    38 years old

    January 1 · 1988

    No external source identified

  147. Askanaz Mravyan

    opinion journalist, statesperson

    1886–1929 · aged 43

    January 2 · 1886

    Source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8

  148. Max Littmann

    university teacher, architect

    1862–1931 · aged 69

    January 3 · 1862

    Source: Littmann, Max

  149. Rastislav Staňa

    ice hockey player

    46 years old

    January 10 · 1980

    No external source identified

  150. Ivan Stranski

    physicist, chemist

    1897–1979 · aged 82

    January 2 · 1897

    Source: Integrated Authority File

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