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

  1. Marc Daniels

    director, film director

    1912–1989 · aged 77

    January 27 · 1912

    Source: SNAC

  2. Keith Thomas

    historian

    93 years old

    January 2 · 1933

    No external source identified

  3. Satomi Suzuki

    swimmer

    35 years old

    January 29 · 1991

    No external source identified

  4. John Gidman

    association football player

    72 years old

    January 10 · 1954

    Source: Transfermarkt

  5. Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar*

    teacher, poet

    Date disputed

    January 11 · 1898

    Source: Sankshipt Marathi Vangmayakosh Khand 1 to 3

  6. Katie Grimes

    swimmer

    20 years old

    January 8 · 2006

    Source: Olympedia

  7. Ivor Guest, 1st Viscount Wimborne

    politician, polo player

    1873–1939 · aged 66

    January 16 · 1873

    Source: Dictionary of Irish Biography

  8. Reinhold Hanisch

    painter

    1884–1937 · aged 53

    January 27 · 1884

    No external source identified

  9. Eli Lotar

    photojournalist, camera operator

    1905–1969 · aged 64

    January 30 · 1905

    Source: hdl.handle.net

  10. Ibrahim Abd al-Aziz al-Assaf

    economist, politician

    77 years old

    January 28 · 1949

    Source: Davos 2014 Participant List

  11. Paul Hanlon

    association football player

    36 years old

    January 20 · 1990

    Source: Transfermarkt

  12. Anatoly Rybakov

    film screenwriter, writer

    1911–1998 · aged 87

    January 14 · 1911

    Source: ProDetLit

  13. Juan Pablo Añor

    association football player

    32 years old

    January 24 · 1994

    Source: Transfermarkt

  14. Emre Demir

    association football player

    22 years old

    January 15 · 2004

    Source: FBref

  15. Caleb Strong

    governor, lawyer

    1745–1819 · aged 74

    January 9 · 1745

    Source: GeneaStar

  16. Tom Boon

    field hockey player

    36 years old

    January 25 · 1990

    No external source identified

  17. Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber

    lichenologist, entomologist

    1739–1810 · aged 71

    January 17 · 1739

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  18. Prince Nico Mbarga

    musician, hotel manager

    1950–1997

    January 1 · 1950

    No external source identified

  19. Matt Salmon

    politician, academic administrator

    68 years old

    January 21 · 1958

    Source: bioguide.congress.gov

  20. Otto Glória

    association football player, association football coach

    1917–1986 · aged 69

    January 9 · 1917

    No external source identified

  21. Keith Fahey

    association football player

    43 years old

    January 15 · 1983

    Source: Transfermarkt

  22. Vincent Fang

    film director, songwriter

    57 years old

    January 26 · 1969

    No external source identified

  23. Igor Chislenko

    bandy player, association football player

    1939–1994 · aged 55

    January 4 · 1939

    Source: Transfermarkt

  24. Luis Alfonso Espino García

    association football player

    34 years old

    January 5 · 1992

    Source: Transfermarkt

  25. Faouzi Benzarti

    association football coach, association football player

    76 years old

    January 3 · 1950

    No external source identified

  26. Eva Navarro

    association football player, futsal player

    25 years old

    January 27 · 2001

    Source: Soccerdonna

  27. Robert Gadocha

    association football player

    80 years old

    January 10 · 1946

    Source: Transfermarkt

  28. Ariane Rädler

    alpine skier

    31 years old

    January 20 · 1995

    No external source identified

  29. Teresa Abelleira

    association football player

    26 years old

    January 9 · 2000

    Source: farodevigo.es

  30. Silvy De Bie

    singer

    45 years old

    January 4 · 1981

    Source: Discogs

  31. Jagannath Pahadia

    politician

    1932–2021 · aged 89

    January 15 · 1932

    No external source identified

  32. Beatrice Hastings

    novelist, poet

    1879–1943 · aged 64

    January 27 · 1879

    Source: Dictionary of National Biography

  33. Luigi Simoni

    association football player, association football coach

    1939–2020 · aged 81

    January 22 · 1939

    Source: Transfermarkt

  34. Catalina Saavedra

    voice actor, actor

    58 years old

    January 8 · 1968

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  35. Ackeem Blake

    sprinter

    24 years old

    January 21 · 2002

    No external source identified

  36. Michael David O'Brien

    essayist, writer

    78 years old

    January 1 · 1948

    Source: Goodreads

  37. Jiří Hudler

    ice hockey player

    42 years old

    January 4 · 1984

    Source: Elite Prospects

  38. Kenny Swain

    association football player, association football coach

    74 years old

    January 28 · 1952

    Source: Transfermarkt

  39. Urho Vaakanainen

    ice hockey player

    27 years old

    January 1 · 1999

    No external source identified

  40. Lee Moon-sae

    composer, singer

    67 years old

    January 17 · 1959

    No external source identified

  41. Alessio da Cruz

    association football player

    29 years old

    January 18 · 1997

    Source: Transfermarkt

  42. Sebastián Ligarde

    stage actor, film actor

    72 years old

    January 26 · 1954

    No external source identified

  43. Kim Joo-sung

    association football coach, association football player

    60 years old

    January 17 · 1966

    No external source identified

  44. Giovanni Bragolin

    painter

    1911–1981 · aged 70

    January 15 · 1911

    No external source identified

  45. Mehmed Fuad Paşa

    writer, politician

    1814–1869 · aged 55

    January 17 · 1814

    Source: Croatian Encyclopedia

  46. Grétar Steinsson

    association football player, association football coach

    44 years old

    January 9 · 1982

    Source: Argentine Soccer Database

  47. Robert W. Holley

    chemist, biochemist

    1922–1993 · aged 71

    January 28 · 1922

    Source: independent.co.uk

  48. Nicole

    actor, guitarist

    49 years old

    January 19 · 1977

    Source: MusicBrainz

  49. Marcus Buckingham

    docent, business consultant

    60 years old

    January 11 · 1966

    No external source identified

  50. Niccolò Piccinni

    university teacher, music educator

    1728–1800 · aged 72

    January 16 · 1728

    Source: Croatian Encyclopedia

  51. Mohammad-Reza Rahimi

    entrepreneur, businessperson

    77 years old

    January 11 · 1949

    No external source identified

  52. Austin Watson

    ice hockey player

    34 years old

    January 13 · 1992

    No external source identified

  53. Iddrisu Baba

    association football player

    30 years old

    January 22 · 1996

    Source: Transfermarkt

  54. Tigran Sargsyan

    politician, banker

    66 years old

    January 29 · 1960

    No external source identified

  55. Charles Trowbridge

    actor

    1882–1967

    January 10 · 1882

    Source: Internet Broadway Database

  56. Sang-il Lee

    screenwriter, film director

    52 years old

    January 6 · 1974

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  57. Guy Gardner

    military officer, astronaut

    78 years old

    January 6 · 1948

    No external source identified

  58. Fernando Chui

    businessperson, politician

    69 years old

    January 13 · 1957

    Source: pantheon.world

  59. Nikolai Linevich

    military personnel

    1839–1908 · aged 69

    January 5 · 1839

    Source: Historical Encyclopedia of Siberia

  60. Hüseyin Velioğlu

    militant

    1952–2000 · aged 48

    January 1 · 1952

    No external source identified

  61. Kaitlyn Christian

    tennis player

    34 years old

    January 13 · 1992

    Source: web.archive.org

  62. Jarnell Stokes

    basketball player

    32 years old

    January 7 · 1994

    Source: FIBA database

  63. James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos*

    patron of the arts, politician

    Date disputed

    January 6 · 1673

    Source: Brydges, James, 1st Duke of Chandos

  64. Tomasz Mackiewicz

    mountaineer

    1975–2018 · aged 43

    January 13 · 1975

    Source: radiozet.pl

  65. Carlo Cecchi

    actor, theatre director

    1939–2026 · aged 86

    January 25 · 1939

    No external source identified

  66. Stefan Simič

    association football player

    31 years old

    January 20 · 1995

    Source: Transfermarkt

  67. Mykhailo Dobkin

    Eastern Orthodox deacon, politician

    56 years old

    January 26 · 1970

    No external source identified

  68. Speedy Smith

    basketball player

    33 years old

    January 28 · 1993

    Source: TBLStat.net

  69. Jean-Marc Gounon

    racing automobile driver, engineer

    63 years old

    January 1 · 1963

    No external source identified

  70. Víctor Ruiz

    association football player

    37 years old

    January 25 · 1989

    Source: As

  71. Andreas Hillgruber

    pedagogue, historian

    1925–1989 · aged 64

    January 18 · 1925

    Source: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie

  72. Jim Anderton

    businessperson, politician

    1938–2018 · aged 79

    January 21 · 1938

    Source: parliament.nz

  73. Patrice Brisebois

    ice hockey player, racing automobile driver

    55 years old

    January 27 · 1971

    No external source identified

  74. Shohreh Solati

    recording artist, singer

    67 years old

    January 4 · 1959

    No external source identified

  75. Henri Duparc

    composer, musician

    1848–1933 · aged 85

    January 21 · 1848

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  76. Cayetano Ripoll

    teacher

    1778–1826 · aged 48

    January 22 · 1778

    No external source identified

  77. Jean Piccard

    chemist, balloonist

    1884–1963 · aged 79

    January 28 · 1884

    Source: Encyclopædia Britannica Online

  78. Katherine Philips

    writer, translator

    1632–1664 · aged 32

    January 1 · 1632

    Source: Dictionary of Irish Biography

  79. Rolfe Sedan

    television actor, actor

    1896–1982

    January 20 · 1896

    Source: Find a Grave

  80. Erich Klausener

    undersecretary, politician

    1885–1934 · aged 49

    January 25 · 1885

    Source: Munzinger Personen

  81. Lauro Cavazos

    healthcare scientist, university teacher

    1927–2022 · aged 95

    January 4 · 1927

    No external source identified

  82. Byron Beck

    basketball player

    81 years old

    January 25 · 1945

    Source: tradingcarddb.com

  83. Anthony Ludovici

    painter, philosopher

    1882–1971 · aged 89

    January 8 · 1882

    Source: SNAC

  84. Guido Fubini

    university teacher, mathematician

    1879–1943 · aged 64

    January 19 · 1879

    Source: SNAC

  85. Jesús Vázquez Alcalde

    association football player

    23 years old

    January 2 · 2003

    No external source identified

  86. Bernard Thévenet

    sport cyclist, athlete

    78 years old

    January 10 · 1948

    Source: Roglo

  87. Jürgen Hingsen*

    actor, athlete

    Date disputed

    January 25 · 1958

    Source: deutsche-biographie.de

  88. Fernando Sancho

    film actor

    1916–1990 · aged 74

    January 7 · 1916

    Source: BnF authorities

  89. Fay Baker

    television actor, stage actor

    1917–1987 · aged 70

    January 31 · 1917

    Source: Internet Broadway Database

  90. Marko Babić*

    association football player, association football coach

    Date disputed

    January 21 · 1981

    Source: worldfootball.net

  91. Malkhas Amoyan

    amateur wrestler

    27 years old

    January 22 · 1999

    No external source identified

  92. Carol Bellamy

    lawyer, politician

    84 years old

    January 14 · 1942

    Source: SNAC

  93. Howard Cannon

    military officer, politician

    1912–2002

    January 26 · 1912

    Source: Find a Grave

  94. Robert de Vere, Duke of Ireland

    politician

    1362–1392 · aged 30

    January 24 · 1362

    No external source identified

  95. Georges Lautner

    film director, theatre designer

    1926–2013 · aged 87

    January 24 · 1926

    Source: BD Gest'

  96. Luca Sbisa

    ice hockey player

    36 years old

    January 30 · 1990

    No external source identified

  97. Clare Wheeler

    association football player

    28 years old

    January 14 · 1998

    Source: Soccerdonna

  98. Hugo Kraas

    military officer

    1911–1980 · aged 69

    January 25 · 1911

    No external source identified

  99. Paul Ginsparg

    physicist, university teacher

    71 years old

    January 1 · 1955

    No external source identified

  100. Tadas Sedekerskis

    basketball player

    28 years old

    January 17 · 1998

    Source: ACB.com

  101. Lisa Teige

    actor, dancer

    28 years old

    January 19 · 1998

    No external source identified

  102. Marcel Broodthaers

    photographer, sculptor

    1924–1976 · aged 52

    January 28 · 1924

    Source: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie

  103. Mohammad Hejazi*

    politician, military personnel

    Date disputed

    January 22 · 1957

    No external source identified

  104. John David Jackson

    physicist, university teacher

    1925–2016 · aged 91

    January 19 · 1925

    No external source identified

  105. Sebastian Sebulonsen

    association football player

    26 years old

    January 27 · 2000

    Source: FBref

  106. José Saraiva Martins

    Catholic priest, Catholic bishop

    94 years old

    January 6 · 1932

    No external source identified

  107. Elizabeth Gertrude Britton

    scientific collector, bryologist

    1858–1934 · aged 76

    January 9 · 1858

    Source: Encyclopædia Britannica Online

  108. Josef Wagner

    member of parliament, Oberpräsident

    1899–1945 · aged 46

    January 12 · 1899

    Source: Munzinger Personen

  109. Kathleen Lynn

    physician, politician

    1874–1955 · aged 81

    January 28 · 1874

    Source: Find a Grave

  110. Berkin Elvan

    1999–2014 · aged 15

    January 5 · 1999

    No external source identified

  111. Alex Thomson

    cinematographer

    1929–2007 · aged 78

    January 12 · 1929

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  112. Heather Stanning

    rower

    41 years old

    January 26 · 1985

    Source: World Rowing athlete database

  113. Lee Jackson

    bass guitarist, composer

    83 years old

    January 8 · 1943

    Source: Discogs

  114. Pedro Abad Santos

    politician

    1876–1945 · aged 68

    January 31 · 1876

    No external source identified

  115. Murray Alper

    actor

    1904–1984 · aged 80

    January 11 · 1904

    Source: SNAC

  116. Fennis Dembo

    basketball player

    60 years old

    January 24 · 1966

    Source: FIBA database

  117. Florian Maurice

    association football player

    52 years old

    January 20 · 1974

    Source: Transfermarkt

  118. Alan Cervantes

    association football player

    28 years old

    January 17 · 1998

    Source: Transfermarkt

  119. Paul Fannin

    politician, businessperson

    1907–2002 · aged 94

    January 29 · 1907

    Source: Find a Grave

  120. Edmund S. Morgan

    historian, university teacher

    1916–2013 · aged 97

    January 17 · 1916

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  121. Ya Boy

    rapper, singer

    42 years old

    January 28 · 1984

    No external source identified

  122. Qazi Hussain Ahmad

    politician

    1938–2013 · aged 74

    January 12 · 1938

    No external source identified

  123. Kirsty Smith

    association football player

    32 years old

    January 6 · 1994

    Source: Soccerdonna

  124. Jordan Caroline

    basketball player

    30 years old

    January 15 · 1996

    Source: ACB.com

  125. Norman Cohn

    screenwriter, historian

    1915–2007

    January 12 · 1915

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  126. Delphine Wespiser

    actor, model

    34 years old

    January 3 · 1992

    Source: Nouveau dictionnaire de biographie alsacienne

  127. Samuel Gustafson

    association football player

    31 years old

    January 11 · 1995

    Source: Transfermarkt

  128. Venita Akpofure

    actor

    39 years old

    January 1 · 1987

    No external source identified

  129. Andrea Bertolacci

    association football player

    35 years old

    January 11 · 1991

    Source: Transfermarkt

  130. Dmytro Riznyk

    association football player

    27 years old

    January 30 · 1999

    Source: FBref

  131. Franz Alexander

    psychiatrist, physician

    1891–1964 · aged 73

    January 22 · 1891

    Source: Babelio

  132. Karim Haggui

    association football player

    42 years old

    January 20 · 1984

    Source: As

  133. Ronnie Allen

    association football player, association football coach

    1929–2001 · aged 72

    January 15 · 1929

    No external source identified

  134. Archibald Bulloch

    politician, jurist

    1730–1777 · aged 47

    January 1 · 1730

    Source: SNAC

  135. Philip Freneau

    writer, editor

    1752–1832 · aged 80

    January 2 · 1752

    Source: SNAC

  136. Adebisi Akande

    politician

    87 years old

    January 23 · 1939

    No external source identified

  137. Peggy Shannon*

    stage actor, film actor

    Date disputed

    January 10 · 1907

    Source: SNAC

  138. Xia Xuanze

    Olympic competitor, badminton player

    47 years old

    January 5 · 1979

    Source: sports-reference.com

  139. Ieronim Uborevich

    military personnel

    1896–1937 · aged 41

    January 14 · 1896

    Source: Historical Encyclopedia of Siberia

  140. Frank Wess

    jazz musician, conductor

    1922–2013 · aged 91

    January 4 · 1922

    Source: BnF authorities

  141. Eytan Stibbe

    aircraft pilot, astronaut

    68 years old

    January 12 · 1958

    Source: Davos 2014 Participant List

  142. Juanita M. Kreps

    politician, economist

    1921–2010 · aged 89

    January 11 · 1921

    Source: Find a Grave

  143. Petrache Poenaru

    physicist, engineer

    1799–1875 · aged 76

    January 10 · 1799

    No external source identified

  144. Pharaoh

    rapper, singer

    30 years old

    January 30 · 1996

    No external source identified

  145. Sarah Höfflin

    freestyle skier

    35 years old

    January 8 · 1991

    No external source identified

  146. Iram Haq

    screenwriter, director

    50 years old

    January 1 · 1976

    No external source identified

  147. Peio Canales

    association football player

    21 years old

    January 17 · 2005

    No external source identified

  148. Marc Porel

    film actor, actor

    1949–1983

    January 3 · 1949

    Source: filmportal.de

  149. Edward Givens

    military officer, aircraft pilot

    1930–1967 · aged 37

    January 5 · 1930

    Source: Find a Grave

  150. Isaak Dunayevsky

    film score composer, music educator

    1900–1955 · aged 55

    January 30 · 1900

    No external source identified

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