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

  1. Gösta Salén

    sailor, skipper

    1922–2002

    January 4 · 1922

    No external source identified

  2. Sergey Koryashkin

    fencer

    66 years old

    January 2 · 1960

    No external source identified

  3. Niels Turin Nielsen

    gymnast, artistic gymnast

    1887–1964 · aged 77

    January 22 · 1887

    Source: Kunstindeks Danmark

  4. Flavio Martini

    sport cyclist

    81 years old

    January 13 · 1945

    Source: firstcycling.com

  5. Jean Boudehen

    kayaker, canoeist

    1939–1982 · aged 43

    January 11 · 1939

    Source: Fichier des personnes décédées mirror

  6. Ana Usabiaga

    track cyclist, sport cyclist

    36 years old

    January 19 · 1990

    No external source identified

  7. Maria Paola Turcutto

    sport cyclist

    61 years old

    January 2 · 1965

    No external source identified

  8. Jacira Mendonça

    amateur wrestler

    40 years old

    January 7 · 1986

    No external source identified

  9. Maurizio Mannelli

    water polo player

    1930–2014 · aged 84

    January 1 · 1930

    No external source identified

  10. Zheng Lulu

    sport cyclist

    39 years old

    January 24 · 1987

    No external source identified

  11. Heaton Wrenn

    rugby union player

    1900–1978 · aged 77

    January 18 · 1900

    No external source identified

  12. Heikki Sammallahti

    artistic gymnast

    1886–1954 · aged 68

    January 20 · 1886

    No external source identified

  13. Berik Kupeshov

    sport cyclist, track cyclist

    39 years old

    January 30 · 1987

    No external source identified

  14. Wojciech Brydziński

    director, actor

    1877–1966 · aged 89

    January 28 · 1877

    Source: Catalog of the German National Library

  15. Eberhard Ferstl

    field hockey player

    1933–2019 · aged 86

    January 16 · 1933

    No external source identified

  16. Hiroto Miyauchi

    association football player

    28 years old

    January 23 · 1998

    Source: Transfermarkt

  17. Verena Jooß

    sport cyclist

    47 years old

    January 9 · 1979

    No external source identified

  18. Lyudmila Krokhina

    rower

    72 years old

    January 10 · 1954

    Source: Sports-Reference.com

  19. Werner Stuber

    dressage rider, show jumper

    1900–1957 · aged 57

    January 27 · 1900

    No external source identified

  20. Rasmus Hansen

    artistic gymnast

    1885–1967 · aged 82

    January 13 · 1885

    Source: Olympedia

  21. Gérard Loncke

    sport cyclist

    1905–1979 · aged 74

    January 15 · 1905

    Source: firstcycling.com

  22. Gerardus Craeyvanger

    violinist, singer

    1775–1855 · aged 80

    January 13 · 1775

    No external source identified

  23. Camillo Gargano

    skipper, sailor

    1942–1999 · aged 57

    January 30 · 1942

    No external source identified

  24. Mohamed Bouaichaoui

    judoka

    47 years old

    January 15 · 1979

    No external source identified

  25. Nada Cristofoli

    sport cyclist

    55 years old

    January 6 · 1971

    No external source identified

  26. Alfredo Pasotti

    sport cyclist

    1925–2000 · aged 75

    January 6 · 1925

    Source: firstcycling.com

  27. Magne Johansen

    ski jumper

    61 years old

    January 18 · 1965

    No external source identified

  28. Josef Kristen

    sport cyclist

    66 years old

    January 28 · 1960

    Source: cyclingarchives.com

  29. Björn Hübner-Fehrer

    fencer

    40 years old

    January 22 · 1986

    No external source identified

  30. Sebastian Schwager

    sport cyclist

    42 years old

    January 4 · 1984

    No external source identified

  31. Tatyana Mokshanova

    poet

    42 years old

    January 9 · 1984

    No external source identified

  32. Jacques Ladègaillerie

    fencer, politician

    86 years old

    January 10 · 1940

    No external source identified

  33. Heinz Wöltje

    field hockey player

    1902–1968 · aged 66

    January 4 · 1902

    No external source identified

  34. Ingvar Pettersson

    athletics competitor

    1926–1996 · aged 70

    January 19 · 1926

    Source: sok.se

  35. Guy Guillabert

    rower

    1931–2009 · aged 78

    January 28 · 1931

    Source: Sports-Reference.com

  36. Miguel Ángel Ruiz García

    association football player

    71 years old

    January 5 · 1955

    Source: Transfermarkt

  37. Charles René Zeiller

    university teacher, paleobotanist

    1847–1915 · aged 68

    January 14 · 1847

    Source: BnF authorities

  38. Nikolay Razgonov

    athletics competitor

    62 years old

    January 16 · 1964

    Source: World Athletics database

  39. Larysa Briukhovetska*

    film critic, film scholar

    Date disputed

    January 7 · 1949

    Source: Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine

  40. Lyubov Talalaeva

    rower

    1953–2021 · aged 68

    January 24 · 1953

    Source: World Rowing athlete database

  41. Andoni Aranaga

    sport cyclist

    47 years old

    January 1 · 1979

    No external source identified

  42. Rafael Garralda

    field hockey player

    70 years old

    January 21 · 1956

    No external source identified

  43. Andrei Malyukov

    director, film director

    1948–2021 · aged 73

    January 6 · 1948

    No external source identified

  44. Domenico Mezzadri

    Catholic priest, Catholic bishop

    1867–1936 · aged 69

    January 30 · 1867

    Source: pantheon.world

  45. Humbert Lundén

    sailor

    1882–1961 · aged 79

    January 7 · 1882

    Source: Sveriges dödbok 1860–2017

  46. Christian Eduard Langethal

    opinion journalist, agrarian historian

    1806–1878

    January 6 · 1806

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  47. Walter Riggs

    skipper, sailor

    1877–1951 · aged 74

    January 1 · 1877

    No external source identified

  48. Eino Tukiainen

    artistic gymnast

    1915–1975 · aged 60

    January 1 · 1915

    No external source identified

  49. Umberto Bonadè

    rower

    1909–1992 · aged 83

    January 2 · 1909

    Source: Sports-Reference.com

  50. Ivan Cerioli

    sport cyclist

    55 years old

    January 26 · 1971

    No external source identified

  51. Raimo Vartia

    basketball player

    1937–2018 · aged 81

    January 15 · 1937

    No external source identified

  52. Meinhard I, Count of Gorizia-Tyrol

    aristocrat, Vogt

    1194–1258 · aged 64

    January 17 · 1194

    No external source identified

  53. Dieudonné Bogmis

    Catholic priest, Catholic bishop

    1955–2018 · aged 63

    January 12 · 1955

    No external source identified

  54. Antton Luengo

    sport cyclist

    45 years old

    January 17 · 1981

    No external source identified

  55. Virgilio Mantegazza

    fencer

    1889–1928 · aged 39

    January 30 · 1889

    No external source identified

  56. Joaquim Rufino do Rêgo

    Catholic bishop, Catholic priest

    1926–2013 · aged 87

    January 14 · 1926

    No external source identified

  57. Louis Déprez

    sport cyclist

    1921–1999 · aged 78

    January 6 · 1921

    Source: BnF authorities

  58. Per-Ove Trollsås

    athletics competitor

    1933–2000 · aged 67

    January 18 · 1933

    Source: sok.se

  59. Hennie Keetelaar

    water polo player

    1927–2002 · aged 75

    January 23 · 1927

    No external source identified

  60. Julien Palma

    sport cyclist

    33 years old

    January 1 · 1993

    Source: siteducyclisme.net

  61. Taishi Sunagawa

    association football player

    36 years old

    January 20 · 1990

    Source: Transfermarkt

  62. Agustín Navarro

    film director, screenwriter

    1926–2001 · aged 75

    January 19 · 1926

    Source: Spanish Biographical Dictionary

  63. Bill Wood

    rower

    1899–1969 · aged 70

    January 6 · 1899

    Source: Sports-Reference.com

  64. Sigurd Kander

    skipper, sailor

    1890–1980 · aged 90

    January 29 · 1890

    No external source identified

  65. Herman Van Loo

    sport cyclist, track cyclist

    1945–2017 · aged 72

    January 14 · 1945

    No external source identified

  66. Kristoffer Hjort Storm

    politician

    37 years old

    January 26 · 1989

    No external source identified

  67. Ronald Maitland

    sailor

    1887–1937 · aged 50

    January 6 · 1887

    No external source identified

  68. Frederick Sutermeister

    theologian, parson

    1873–1934

    January 29 · 1873

    Source: Geni

  69. Ingolf Davidsen

    artistic gymnast

    1893–1946 · aged 53

    January 30 · 1893

    No external source identified

  70. Juan Antonio Menéndez Fernández

    Catholic priest, Catholic bishop

    1957–2019 · aged 62

    January 6 · 1957

    No external source identified

  71. Tan Jian*

    discus thrower

    Date disputed

    January 20 · 1988

    No external source identified

  72. Timothée Modibo-Nzockena

    Catholic priest, Catholic bishop

    1950–2016 · aged 66

    January 1 · 1950

    Source: historygreatest.com

  73. Antoine Koné

    Catholic priest, Catholic bishop

    1963–2019 · aged 56

    January 10 · 1963

    No external source identified

  74. Ettore Meini

    sport cyclist

    1903–1961 · aged 58

    January 5 · 1903

    No external source identified

  75. Aage Jørgensen

    artistic gymnast

    1900–1972 · aged 72

    January 22 · 1900

    No external source identified

  76. Christin Piek

    tug of war competitor

    Born 1889

    January 23 · 1889

    No external source identified

  77. Ulrich Mense

    sailor

    1927–2003 · aged 76

    January 29 · 1927

    No external source identified

  78. Richard Domba Mady

    Catholic bishop, Catholic priest

    1953–2021 · aged 68

    January 10 · 1953

    Source: Catholic-Hierarchy.org

  79. Oleksandr Papush

    association football player

    41 years old

    January 14 · 1985

    Source: Transfermarkt

  80. Ernesto Vecchi

    Catholic bishop, Catholic priest

    1936–2022 · aged 86

    January 4 · 1936

    No external source identified

  81. Sigge Johannessen

    artistic gymnast

    1884–1974 · aged 90

    January 9 · 1884

    Source: historical register of persons

  82. Eva González Fernández

    writer

    1918–2007 · aged 89

    January 17 · 1918

    No external source identified

  83. Otto VI or IV, Duke of Bavaria

    sovereign

    1307–1334 · aged 27

    January 11 · 1307

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  84. Chen Xiaodong

    fencer

    38 years old

    January 11 · 1988

    No external source identified

  85. Claudio Pafundi

    archer

    64 years old

    January 31 · 1962

    No external source identified

  86. Johannes Vinther

    artistic gymnast

    1893–1968 · aged 75

    January 5 · 1893

    No external source identified

  87. Louis Dutfoy

    sport shooter

    1860–1904 · aged 44

    January 12 · 1860

    Source: Roglo

  88. Konstancja Benislawska

    songwriter, poet

    1747–1806 · aged 59

    January 6 · 1747

    Source: BnF authorities

  89. Yudai Nagano

    association football player

    28 years old

    January 22 · 1998

    Source: FBref

  90. Adriano Zanaga

    sport cyclist

    1896–1977 · aged 81

    January 14 · 1896

    Source: BnF authorities

  91. Paul Wartelle

    artistic gymnast

    1892–1974 · aged 82

    January 9 · 1892

    Source: Fichier des personnes décédées mirror

  92. Kenta Komatsu

    association football player

    38 years old

    January 19 · 1988

    Source: FBref

  93. André Even

    basketball player

    1926–2009 · aged 83

    January 14 · 1926

    Source: Fichier des personnes décédées mirror

  94. Shuto Watanabe

    association football player

    29 years old

    January 28 · 1997

    No external source identified

  95. Louis III, Duke of Württemberg

    aristocrat

    1554–1593

    January 11 · 1554

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  96. Joaquín Ruiz

    judoka

    67 years old

    January 12 · 1959

    No external source identified

  97. Ernest II

    duke, aristocrat

    1565–1611 · aged 46

    January 10 · 1565

    Source: The Peerage

  98. Armando Brambilla

    theologian, Catholic bishop

    1942–2011 · aged 69

    January 21 · 1942

    No external source identified

  99. Hugo Betting

    association football player, rugby union player

    1880–1930

    January 25 · 1880

    No external source identified

  100. John I, Duke of Cleves

    monarch

    1419–1481 · aged 62

    January 23 · 1419

    No external source identified

  101. Timbuktu

    singer, songwriter

    51 years old

    January 11 · 1975

    Source: Sveriges befolkning 2000

  102. Hippolyte Sebert

    Esperantist, military officer

    1839–1930 · aged 90

    January 30 · 1839

    Source: BnF authorities

  103. Maximilian I, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

    royalty, feudatory

    1636–1689 · aged 53

    January 20 · 1636

    Source: The Peerage

  104. Atsushi Matsuura

    association football player

    44 years old

    January 10 · 1982

    No external source identified

  105. Christian William I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

    1647–1721 · aged 74

    January 6 · 1647

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  106. Roy Cochran

    athletics competitor

    1919–1981 · aged 62

    January 6 · 1919

    No external source identified

  107. Josef Hrdlička

    auxiliary bishop, poet

    84 years old

    January 19 · 1942

    Source: REGO

  108. Marcellin Yao Kouadio

    Catholic priest, Catholic bishop

    66 years old

    January 10 · 1960

    No external source identified

  109. Antal Molnár

    university teacher, musicologist

    1890–1983 · aged 93

    January 7 · 1890

    Source: BnF authorities

  110. John Frederick III, Duke of Saxony

    aristocrat

    1538–1565 · aged 27

    January 16 · 1538

    Source: SNAC

  111. Robert Leroy Cochran

    diplomat, governor

    1886–1963 · aged 77

    January 28 · 1886

    Source: SNAC

  112. Anton Günther I, Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

    1620–1666 · aged 46

    January 9 · 1620

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  113. Charles I

    Lutheran pastor

    1541–1610 · aged 69

    January 7 · 1541

    No external source identified

  114. Ancuța Stoenescu

    basketball player

    46 years old

    January 1 · 1980

    Source: FIBA database

  115. Christian Ulrich II of Württemberg-Wilhelminenort

    aristocrat

    1691–1734 · aged 43

    January 27 · 1691

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  116. John Davis

    governor, lawyer

    1787–1854 · aged 67

    January 13 · 1787

    Source: Find a Grave

  117. George II, Duke of Pomerania

    aristocrat

    1582–1617 · aged 35

    January 30 · 1582

    No external source identified

  118. Don "Red" Barry

    television actor, actor

    1912–1980 · aged 68

    January 11 · 1912

    Source: Find a Grave

  119. Frank Bell

    politician, governor

    1840–1927 · aged 87

    January 28 · 1840

    Source: Find a Grave

  120. Shigeru Sarusawa

    association football player

    66 years old

    January 30 · 1960

    No external source identified

  121. Sophie Dee

    erotic photography model, pornographic film director

    42 years old

    January 17 · 1984

    Source: Adult Film Index

  122. Shu Mogi

    association football player

    27 years old

    January 15 · 1999

    Source: Transfermarkt

  123. Hideaki Hagino

    association football player

    53 years old

    January 20 · 1973

    No external source identified

  124. Takeshi Nakashima

    association football player

    50 years old

    January 15 · 1976

    No external source identified

  125. Hiroyuki Sawada

    association football player

    52 years old

    January 29 · 1974

    No external source identified

  126. Hidetoyo Watanabe

    association football player

    55 years old

    January 19 · 1971

    No external source identified

  127. Shogo Sakai

    association football player

    38 years old

    January 28 · 1988

    Source: Transfermarkt

  128. Mitsuki Ichihara

    association football player

    40 years old

    January 31 · 1986

    Source: Transfermarkt

  129. Akira Kawaguchi

    association football player

    59 years old

    January 24 · 1967

    No external source identified

  130. Takamichi Kobayashi

    association football player

    47 years old

    January 3 · 1979

    No external source identified

  131. Ava Devine

    pornographic film actor

    52 years old

    January 22 · 1974

    Source: Adult Film Index

  132. Vladislav Bugera

    philosopher, researcher

    55 years old

    January 24 · 1971

    No external source identified

  133. Nobuhisa Isono

    association football player

    52 years old

    January 8 · 1974

    No external source identified

  134. Adem Kastrati

    artist, painter

    1933–2000 · aged 67

    January 15 · 1933

    No external source identified

  135. Kaiho Nakayama

    association football player

    33 years old

    January 11 · 1993

    Source: Transfermarkt

  136. Masafumi Terada

    association football player

    32 years old

    January 10 · 1994

    Source: Transfermarkt

  137. Kleio Valentien

    pornographic film actor

    40 years old

    January 15 · 1986

    Source: Adult Film Index

  138. Raven Alexis

    businessperson, pornographic film actor

    1987–2022 · aged 35

    January 26 · 1987

    Source: IMDb

  139. Hideaki Ikematsu

    association football player

    40 years old

    January 10 · 1986

    Source: Transfermarkt

  140. Daisuke Tanaka

    association football player

    43 years old

    January 6 · 1983

    Source: Transfermarkt

  141. Shunichiro Zaitsu

    association football player

    39 years old

    January 23 · 1987

    Source: Transfermarkt

  142. Atsushi Yoshimoto

    association football player

    44 years old

    January 14 · 1982

    No external source identified

  143. Shinta Fukushima

    association football player

    37 years old

    January 28 · 1989

    Source: Transfermarkt

  144. Seiko Yamanaka

    association football player

    37 years old

    January 22 · 1989

    Source: Transfermarkt

  145. Ryosuke Sasagaki

    association football player

    41 years old

    January 13 · 1985

    Source: Transfermarkt

  146. Masataka Tamura

    association football player

    38 years old

    January 12 · 1988

    Source: Transfermarkt

  147. Takuya Sugiyama

    association football player

    43 years old

    January 1 · 1983

    Source: Transfermarkt

  148. Taiten Sato

    association football player

    43 years old

    January 26 · 1983

    No external source identified

  149. Jun Kamita

    association football player

    34 years old

    January 17 · 1992

    Source: Transfermarkt

  150. Shota Kanno

    association football player

    42 years old

    January 6 · 1984

    Source: Transfermarkt

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