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

  1. Cesare Milani

    coxswain

    1905–1956 · aged 51

    January 4 · 1905

    Source: Sports-Reference.com

  2. Johannes Große

    field hockey player

    29 years old

    January 7 · 1997

    No external source identified

  3. Inge Vermeulen

    field hockey player

    1985–2015 · aged 30

    January 6 · 1985

    Source: Online Begraafplaatsen

  4. Pierre-Dominique Bazaine

    engineer, civil engineer

    1786–1838

    January 13 · 1786

    Source: BnF authorities

  5. Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann

    japanologist, politician

    71 years old

    January 23 · 1955

    Source: basic data about the members of the Bundestag

  6. Angelo Scalzone

    sport shooter

    1931–1987 · aged 56

    January 2 · 1931

    No external source identified

  7. Michael Wilson

    sport cyclist

    66 years old

    January 15 · 1960

    No external source identified

  8. Tilly van der Zwaard

    middle-distance runner, sprinter

    1938–2019 · aged 81

    January 18 · 1938

    No external source identified

  9. Michal Ordoš

    association football player

    43 years old

    January 27 · 1983

    Source: Transfermarkt

  10. Žiga Pance

    ice hockey player

    37 years old

    January 1 · 1989

    Source: iihf.com

  11. Marijo Možnik

    artistic gymnast, sports official

    39 years old

    January 18 · 1987

    No external source identified

  12. Timothy Beck

    bobsledder, athletics competitor

    49 years old

    January 2 · 1977

    Source: World Athletics database

  13. Isabelle Härle

    swimmer, Playboy Playmate

    38 years old

    January 10 · 1988

    No external source identified

  14. Francesco Maria Zanotti

    philosopher, writer

    1692–1777 · aged 85

    January 6 · 1692

    Source: Enciclopedia Treccani

  15. Vital Bulyga

    association football player

    46 years old

    January 12 · 1980

    Source: FBref

  16. Aleksander Miśta

    chess composer, chess player

    43 years old

    January 7 · 1983

    No external source identified

  17. Szidonia Vajda

    chess player

    47 years old

    January 20 · 1979

    No external source identified

  18. Joseph T. Rucker

    cinematographer

    1887–1957 · aged 70

    January 1 · 1887

    No external source identified

  19. Osama Omari

    association football player

    34 years old

    January 10 · 1992

    Source: Transfermarkt

  20. Richard José Blanco

    association football player

    44 years old

    January 21 · 1982

    Source: Argentine Soccer Database

  21. Vinko Žganec

    jurist, musician

    1890–1976 · aged 86

    January 22 · 1890

    Source: BnF authorities

  22. Valentino Orsini*

    director, screenwriter

    Date disputed

    January 19 · 1927

    Source: filmportal.de

  23. Seigo Kobayashi

    association football player

    32 years old

    January 8 · 1994

    Source: Transfermarkt

  24. Wilhelm Burgsmüller

    joiner, association football player

    1932–2025 · aged 93

    January 18 · 1932

    Source: Transfermarkt

  25. Benjamin Kiptoo

    marathon runner

    47 years old

    January 10 · 1979

    Source: World Athletics database

  26. Georg Büchmann

    teacher, writer

    1822–1884 · aged 62

    January 4 · 1822

    Source: SNAC

  27. Katie Hall

    sport cyclist

    39 years old

    January 6 · 1987

    No external source identified

  28. Reinhart Ahlrichs

    university teacher, chemist

    1940–2016 · aged 76

    January 16 · 1940

    Source: Prabook

  29. Bernard Vallet

    sport cyclist, track cyclist

    72 years old

    January 18 · 1954

    No external source identified

  30. Andriy Bohdanov

    association football player

    36 years old

    January 21 · 1990

    Source: Transfermarkt

  31. Eduard Campabadal

    association football player

    33 years old

    January 26 · 1993

    Source: As

  32. Stev Theloke

    swimmer

    48 years old

    January 18 · 1978

    No external source identified

  33. Ramona Portwich

    canoeist, coach

    59 years old

    January 5 · 1967

    No external source identified

  34. Zafer Önen

    actor, television actor

    1921–2013

    January 1 · 1921

    No external source identified

  35. Leonard Steckel*

    dramaturge, film actor

    Date disputed

    January 8 · 1901

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  36. Reiichi Mikata

    Nordic combined skier

    59 years old

    January 14 · 1967

    No external source identified

  37. Elvis Kafoteka

    association football player

    48 years old

    January 17 · 1978

    Source: Transfermarkt

  38. Leonard Scott

    athletics competitor, sprinter

    46 years old

    January 19 · 1980

    Source: World Athletics database

  39. Anatoly Samoilenko

    mathematician, university teacher

    1938–2020 · aged 82

    January 2 · 1938

    Source: MacTutor History of Mathematics archive

  40. Koji Miyata

    association football player, association football coach

    103 years old

    January 15 · 1923

    No external source identified

  41. Shavkat Mullajanov

    association football player

    40 years old

    January 19 · 1986

    Source: FBref

  42. Martin-Joseph Mengal

    horn player, conductor

    1784–1851

    January 27 · 1784

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  43. Paavo Lonkila

    cross-country skier

    1923–2017 · aged 94

    January 11 · 1923

    No external source identified

  44. Oleksandr Azatskyi

    association football player

    32 years old

    January 13 · 1994

    Source: Transfermarkt

  45. Celso Morga Iruzubieta

    Catholic priest, theologian

    78 years old

    January 28 · 1948

    No external source identified

  46. František Šterc

    association football player

    1912–1978 · aged 66

    January 27 · 1912

    No external source identified

  47. Markus Eggler

    curler

    57 years old

    January 22 · 1969

    No external source identified

  48. Thomas Gerull

    fencer

    64 years old

    January 2 · 1962

    No external source identified

  49. Ivan Sleziuk

    Catholic priest, Catholic bishop

    1896–1973 · aged 77

    January 14 · 1896

    Source: Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon

  50. Jaime Jefferson

    long jumper

    64 years old

    January 17 · 1962

    Source: World Athletics database

  51. Matilda Cullen Knowles

    botanist, lichenologist

    1864–1933 · aged 69

    January 31 · 1864

    No external source identified

  52. Clarence McKerrow

    ice hockey player, lacrosse player

    1877–1959 · aged 82

    January 18 · 1877

    No external source identified

  53. Frank Stack

    speed skater

    1906–1987 · aged 81

    January 1 · 1906

    Source: SpeedSkatingStats

  54. Maikki Friberg

    author, feminist

    1861–1927

    January 5 · 1861

    Source: Biografiskt lexikon för Finland

  55. Carl Schlyter

    politician, environmentalist

    58 years old

    January 7 · 1968

    Source: Sveriges befolkning 1990

  56. Luis Armando Bambarén Gastelumendi

    Catholic priest, Catholic bishop

    1928–2021 · aged 93

    January 14 · 1928

    Source: iglesia.org.pe

  57. Yasin Çakmak

    association football player

    41 years old

    January 6 · 1985

    Source: Transfermarkt

  58. Tuna Altuna

    tennis player

    37 years old

    January 30 · 1989

    No external source identified

  59. Kirill Kolesnichenko

    association football player

    26 years old

    January 31 · 2000

    Source: Transfermarkt

  60. Abilio Estévez

    literary scholar, playwright

    72 years old

    January 7 · 1954

    Source: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie

  61. Renate Boy

    athletics competitor

    1939–2023 · aged 83

    January 24 · 1939

    No external source identified

  62. Hideo Shinojima

    association football player

    1910–1975 · aged 65

    January 21 · 1910

    No external source identified

  63. Anouck Jaubert

    rock climber

    32 years old

    January 27 · 1994

    Source: olympedia.org

  64. Birgit Peter

    rower

    62 years old

    January 27 · 1964

    Source: World Rowing athlete database

  65. Karl-Erik Nilsson

    amateur wrestler, firefighter

    1922–2017 · aged 95

    January 4 · 1922

    No external source identified

  66. Aylin Daşdelen

    weightlifter

    44 years old

    January 1 · 1982

    No external source identified

  67. Aleksandr Anpilogov

    athlete, handball player

    72 years old

    January 18 · 1954

    Source: Biographical Dictionary of Georgia

  68. Josef Adelbrecht*

    association football player

    Date disputed

    January 10 · 1910

    No external source identified

  69. Mieczysław Nowicki

    sport cyclist, politician

    75 years old

    January 26 · 1951

    No external source identified

  70. Piero Pierotti

    screenwriter, film director

    1912–1970 · aged 58

    January 1 · 1912

    Source: filmportal.de

  71. Mohsen Habacha

    association football player, association football coach

    1942–2025 · aged 82

    January 25 · 1942

    No external source identified

  72. Jonny Uchuari

    association football player

    32 years old

    January 19 · 1994

    Source: Transfermarkt

  73. Ewald Kluge

    motorcycle racer, racing automobile driver

    1909–1964 · aged 55

    January 19 · 1909

    Source: kolumbus.fi

  74. Franco Bontadini

    association football player

    1893–1943 · aged 50

    January 4 · 1893

    No external source identified

  75. Edmund Piątkowski

    athletics competitor

    1936–2016 · aged 80

    January 31 · 1936

    Source: filmportal.de

  76. Volodymyr Sheiko

    conductor

    64 years old

    January 11 · 1962

    No external source identified

  77. Meng Guanliang

    kayaker, canoeist

    49 years old

    January 24 · 1977

    No external source identified

  78. Pasquale Vivolo

    association football player

    1928–2002 · aged 74

    January 6 · 1928

    No external source identified

  79. Anton Handlirsch

    paleontologist, zoologist

    1865–1935 · aged 70

    January 20 · 1865

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  80. Dedimar Souza Lima

    association football player, association football coach

    50 years old

    January 27 · 1976

    Source: Transfermarkt

  81. André Rey

    association football player

    78 years old

    January 22 · 1948

    Source: national-football-teams.com

  82. Xiao Hailiang

    competitive diver

    49 years old

    January 24 · 1977

    No external source identified

  83. Gertrud de Lalsky

    film actor, stage actor

    1878–1958 · aged 80

    January 27 · 1878

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  84. Marco Schönbächler

    association football player

    36 years old

    January 11 · 1990

    Source: Argentine Soccer Database

  85. André Danielsen

    association football player

    41 years old

    January 20 · 1985

    Source: Transfermarkt

  86. James Juvenal

    rowing coach, rower

    1874–1942 · aged 68

    January 12 · 1874

    Source: Sports-Reference.com

  87. Abraham Diepraam

    draftsperson, painter

    1622–1670

    January 23 · 1622

    Source: Benezit Dictionary of Artists

  88. Paul Howe

    swimmer

    58 years old

    January 8 · 1968

    No external source identified

  89. Đỗ Thị Ánh Nguyệt

    archer

    25 years old

    January 15 · 2001

    No external source identified

  90. Fernand de Montigny

    architect, field hockey player

    1885–1974 · aged 88

    January 5 · 1885

    Source: Roglo

  91. Pieter van Avont

    painter, draftsperson

    1600–1652 · aged 52

    January 14 · 1600

    Source: BnF authorities

  92. Esteban Burgos*

    association football player

    Date disputed

    January 9 · 1992

    Source: Transfermarkt

  93. Caio Pumputis

    swimmer

    27 years old

    January 8 · 1999

    No external source identified

  94. Ostap Nyzhankivsky

    conductor, composer

    1863–1919 · aged 56

    January 24 · 1863

    No external source identified

  95. Toshiki Takahashi

    association football player

    28 years old

    January 20 · 1998

    No external source identified

  96. Gustavo César

    sport cyclist

    46 years old

    January 29 · 1980

    No external source identified

  97. Pedro Masó

    film producer, film director

    1927–2008 · aged 81

    January 26 · 1927

    Source: Spanish Biographical Dictionary

  98. Jan Eriksson

    ice hockey player

    68 years old

    January 14 · 1958

    No external source identified

  99. Chon Sang-pyong

    writer, poet

    1930–1993 · aged 63

    January 29 · 1930

    Source: IdRef

  100. Gu Bingfeng

    field hockey player

    32 years old

    January 25 · 1994

    No external source identified

  101. Raymond Suvigny

    weightlifter

    1903–1945 · aged 42

    January 21 · 1903

    Source: Roglo

  102. Apollinary Goravsky

    painter

    1833–1900 · aged 67

    January 30 · 1833

    No external source identified

  103. Kasper Doenhoff

    politician

    1588–1645 · aged 57

    January 1 · 1588

    No external source identified

  104. Adílson Warken

    association football coach, association football player

    39 years old

    January 16 · 1987

    Source: Argentine Soccer Database

  105. Loni Heuser

    film actor

    1908–1999 · aged 91

    January 22 · 1908

    Source: filmportal.de

  106. Mario Giordana

    Catholic priest, Catholic bishop

    84 years old

    January 16 · 1942

    No external source identified

  107. Ihor Honchar

    association football player

    33 years old

    January 10 · 1993

    Source: Transfermarkt

  108. Gabrijel Bukatko

    Catholic bishop, Catholic priest

    1913–1981 · aged 68

    January 27 · 1913

    Source: Croatian Biographical Lexicon

  109. Jean-Paul Rabier

    association football coach, association football player

    71 years old

    January 25 · 1955

    Source: Transfermarkt

  110. Craig Lewis

    sport cyclist

    41 years old

    January 10 · 1985

    No external source identified

  111. Jan Keller

    sociologist, ecologist

    71 years old

    January 23 · 1955

    Source: The Fine Art Archive

  112. Irbek Farniev

    amateur wrestler

    44 years old

    January 12 · 1982

    No external source identified

  113. Roger Balian

    physicist, engineer

    93 years old

    January 18 · 1933

    Source: Lyon Municipal Archives

  114. Darya Blashko

    biathlete

    30 years old

    January 28 · 1996

    No external source identified

  115. John Zander

    athletics competitor

    1890–1967 · aged 77

    January 31 · 1890

    No external source identified

  116. Borys Ivchenko

    actor, film director

    1941–1990 · aged 49

    January 29 · 1941

    Source: esu.com.ua

  117. Mounir Chaftar

    association football player

    40 years old

    January 29 · 1986

    Source: Transfermarkt

  118. Hermann Tomasgaard

    sailor

    32 years old

    January 4 · 1994

    Source: teamnor.no

  119. Kåre Bremer

    botanist, curator

    78 years old

    January 17 · 1948

    No external source identified

  120. Tursunali Rustamov

    association football player, association football coach

    36 years old

    January 31 · 1990

    Source: Transfermarkt

  121. Pedro Celestino Silva Soares

    association football player

    39 years old

    January 2 · 1987

    Source: FBref

  122. Marco Mordente

    basketball player

    47 years old

    January 7 · 1979

    Source: FIBA database

  123. Alfonsas Eidintas

    diplomat, politician

    74 years old

    January 4 · 1952

    Source: Catalog of the German National Library

  124. Carlos Pedroso

    fencer

    1967–2024 · aged 57

    January 28 · 1967

    No external source identified

  125. Konrad Eubel

    Catholic theologian, church historian

    1842–1923 · aged 81

    January 19 · 1842

    Source: BnF authorities

  126. Ödön Bodor

    association football player, athlete

    1882–1927 · aged 44

    January 24 · 1882

    No external source identified

  127. Sattar Zare

    association football player

    44 years old

    January 27 · 1982

    Source: Argentine Soccer Database

  128. John Martin Schaeberle

    astronomer

    1853–1924 · aged 71

    January 10 · 1853

    Source: SNAC

  129. Ryujiro Ueda

    association football player

    38 years old

    January 29 · 1988

    Source: Transfermarkt

  130. Zsófia Balla

    journalist, musician

    77 years old

    January 15 · 1949

    No external source identified

  131. Alberto Bertuccelli

    association football player

    1924–2002 · aged 78

    January 14 · 1924

    Source: Transfermarkt

  132. Yevhen Buslovych

    amateur wrestler

    1972–2007 · aged 35

    January 26 · 1972

    No external source identified

  133. Péter Nagy

    weightlifter

    40 years old

    January 16 · 1986

    No external source identified

  134. Andriy Annenkov

    association football player, association football coach

    57 years old

    January 21 · 1969

    Source: Transfermarkt

  135. Adil Atan

    amateur wrestler

    1929–1989 · aged 60

    January 1 · 1929

    Source: sports-reference.com

  136. Clément Mignon

    swimmer

    33 years old

    January 21 · 1993

    Source: olympedia.org

  137. Marcel Utembi Tapa

    Catholic priest, Catholic bishop

    67 years old

    January 7 · 1959

    No external source identified

  138. Vasilisa Stepanova

    rower

    33 years old

    January 26 · 1993

    Source: World Rowing athlete database

  139. John McKinlay

    rower

    1932–2013 · aged 80

    January 20 · 1932

    Source: Sports-Reference.com

  140. Miguel Aceval

    association football player

    43 years old

    January 8 · 1983

    Source: FBref

  141. Novak Roganović

    association football player

    1932–2008 · aged 76

    January 14 · 1932

    No external source identified

  142. Jules-Léon Dutreuil de Rhins

    explorer, geographer

    1846–1894 · aged 48

    January 2 · 1846

    Source: GeneaStar

  143. Felice Cavagnis

    Catholic priest

    1841–1906 · aged 65

    January 13 · 1841

    Source: BnF authorities

  144. Tina Dietze

    canoeist

    38 years old

    January 25 · 1988

    No external source identified

  145. Prince Hendrik Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz

    politician

    1657–1696 · aged 39

    January 18 · 1657

    Source: Biografisch Portaal

  146. Andrea Pasqualon

    sport cyclist

    38 years old

    January 2 · 1988

    No external source identified

  147. Miroslav Bošković

    association football player

    1947–2023 · aged 76

    January 3 · 1947

    Source: Transfermarkt

  148. Paul d'Albert, Cardinal de Luynes

    Catholic priest, archbishop

    1703–1788 · aged 85

    January 5 · 1703

    Source: BnF authorities

  149. Małgorzata Jasińska

    sport cyclist

    42 years old

    January 18 · 1984

    No external source identified

  150. Alberto Piccinini

    association football player, association football coach

    1923–1972 · aged 49

    January 25 · 1923

    Source: national-football-teams.com

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