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

  1. Peter J. Denning

    computer scientist, opinion journalist

    84 years old

    January 6 · 1942

    Source: SNAC

  2. Grigore Moisil

    university teacher, computer scientist

    1906–1973 · aged 67

    January 10 · 1906

    Source: MacTutor History of Mathematics archive

  3. Andreas Reinke

    association football player, association football coach

    57 years old

    January 10 · 1969

    Source: Transfermarkt

  4. Richard Šmehlík

    ice hockey player

    56 years old

    January 23 · 1970

    No external source identified

  5. Abdelilah Hafidi*

    association football player

    Date disputed

    January 30 · 1992

    Source: worldfootball.net

  6. Shin Da-eun

    actor, film actor

    41 years old

    January 7 · 1985

    No external source identified

  7. Neil Faulkner

    journalist, anthropologist

    1958–2022 · aged 64

    January 22 · 1958

    Source: archaeologyworldwide.com

  8. Bjørn Tidmand

    singer, voice actor

    1940–2026 · aged 86

    January 24 · 1940

    No external source identified

  9. Shigeru Nakahara

    seiyū

    65 years old

    January 22 · 1961

    No external source identified

  10. Paulo Victor Vidotti

    association football player

    39 years old

    January 12 · 1987

    Source: Transfermarkt

  11. Eva Schatzer

    association football player

    21 years old

    January 16 · 2005

    No external source identified

  12. Catherine Schneider

    tutor

    1856–1918 · aged 62

    January 20 · 1856

    No external source identified

  13. Bimal Gharti Magar

    association football player

    28 years old

    January 26 · 1998

    Source: Transfermarkt

  14. Stefan Savić

    association football player

    32 years old

    January 9 · 1994

    Source: Transfermarkt

  15. Samuel C. Pomeroy

    politician

    1816–1891 · aged 75

    January 3 · 1816

    Source: Find a Grave

  16. Kadri Simson

    European Commissioner, political scientist

    49 years old

    January 22 · 1977

    No external source identified

  17. Cho Ki-chon

    poet

    1913–1951 · aged 38

    January 6 · 1913

    No external source identified

  18. Terry Hands

    director, theatre director

    1941–2020 · aged 79

    January 9 · 1941

    Source: SNAC

  19. Georgie Dann

    singer, composer

    1940–2021 · aged 81

    January 14 · 1940

    Source: Discogs

  20. Mike Di Meglio

    endurance motorcycle rider, motorcycle racer

    38 years old

    January 17 · 1988

    No external source identified

  21. Kim Ha-eun

    actor, film actor

    42 years old

    January 3 · 1984

    No external source identified

  22. Sergey Avdeyev

    astronaut, engineer

    70 years old

    January 1 · 1956

    Source: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie

  23. Natalia Linares

    athletics competitor

    23 years old

    January 3 · 2003

    Source: World Athletics database

  24. Jan Muršak

    ice hockey player

    38 years old

    January 20 · 1988

    Source: iihf.com

  25. Marek Štěch

    association football player

    36 years old

    January 28 · 1990

    Source: As

  26. Mary MacLaren

    actor, stage actor

    1896–1985 · aged 89

    January 19 · 1896

    Source: IMDb

  27. Israel Pickens

    governor, politician

    1780–1827 · aged 47

    January 30 · 1780

    Source: SNAC

  28. Frode Kippe

    association football player

    48 years old

    January 17 · 1978

    Source: Argentine Soccer Database

  29. William III, Duke of Jülich-Berg

    aristocrat

    1455–1511 · aged 56

    January 18 · 1455

    No external source identified

  30. Ambujam Ammal

    academic, activist

    1899–1983

    January 8 · 1899

    No external source identified

  31. Charles Corver

    referee, association football referee

    1936–2020 · aged 84

    January 16 · 1936

    No external source identified

  32. Danny Hoesen

    association football player

    35 years old

    January 15 · 1991

    Source: As

  33. Jenis av Rana

    physician, radio personality

    73 years old

    January 7 · 1953

    No external source identified

  34. Dioko Kaluyituka

    association football player

    39 years old

    January 2 · 1987

    Source: Argentine Soccer Database

  35. Pierre Tchernia

    television actor, film actor

    1928–2016 · aged 88

    January 29 · 1928

    Source: SNAC

  36. Al McKibbon

    musician, bassist

    1919–2005 · aged 86

    January 1 · 1919

    Source: Discogs

  37. John Neihardt

    poet, philosopher

    1881–1973 · aged 92

    January 8 · 1881

    Source: SNAC

  38. Khaled Khalifa

    poet, writer

    1964–2023 · aged 59

    January 1 · 1964

    Source: AlKindi

  39. Wigald Boning

    composer, singer

    59 years old

    January 20 · 1967

    Source: filmportal.de

  40. Martin Angha

    association football player

    32 years old

    January 22 · 1994

    Source: Transfermarkt

  41. Mitya Fomin

    director, manufacturer

    52 years old

    January 17 · 1974

    No external source identified

  42. Mariam al-Mansouri

    fighter pilot

    47 years old

    January 1 · 1979

    No external source identified

  43. Jeanne de Lestonnac

    religious sister, founder of Catholic religious community

    1556–1640 · aged 84

    January 6 · 1556

    No external source identified

  44. Hibla Gerzmava

    opera singer, singer

    56 years old

    January 6 · 1970

    Source: Biographical Dictionary of Georgia

  45. Mainza Chona*

    lawyer, minister

    Date disputed

    January 21 · 1930

    No external source identified

  46. Omar Dhani

    politician

    1924–2009 · aged 85

    January 23 · 1924

    No external source identified

  47. Countess Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg

    aristocrat, ruler

    1602–1651 · aged 49

    January 29 · 1602

    Source: SNAC

  48. Galeazzo I Visconti

    capitano del popolo, ruler

    1277–1328

    January 21 · 1277

    No external source identified

  49. John Walter Gregory

    geographer, university teacher

    1864–1932 · aged 68

    January 27 · 1864

    Source: Biographical Database of Southern African Science

  50. John Tait Robertson*

    association football coach, association football player

    Date disputed

    January 25 · 1877

    Source: worldfootball.net

  51. Patrizio Oliva

    boxer, boxing trainer

    67 years old

    January 28 · 1959

    No external source identified

  52. Kevin Kuske

    athletics competitor, bobsledder

    47 years old

    January 4 · 1979

    Source: World Athletics database

  53. Federigo Enriques

    historian of science, philosopher of science

    1871–1946 · aged 75

    January 5 · 1871

    Source: www.accademiadellescienze.it

  54. Sean Kerly

    field hockey player

    66 years old

    January 29 · 1960

    No external source identified

  55. David Zec

    association football player

    26 years old

    January 5 · 2000

    Source: Transfermarkt

  56. Michal Krčmář

    cross-country skier, biathlete

    35 years old

    January 23 · 1991

    Source: pantheon.world

  57. Ajara Nchout

    association football player

    33 years old

    January 12 · 1993

    Source: Soccerdonna

  58. Hannelore Schroth

    voice actor, stage actor

    1922–1987 · aged 65

    January 10 · 1922

    Source: filmportal.de

  59. İsmail Beşikci

    writer, sociologist

    87 years old

    January 7 · 1939

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  60. Yury Zakharevich

    weightlifter

    63 years old

    January 18 · 1963

    No external source identified

  61. Russell Ohl

    inventor, physicist

    1898–1987 · aged 89

    January 31 · 1898

    No external source identified

  62. Józefa Joteyko

    university teacher, neurologist

    1866–1928 · aged 62

    January 29 · 1866

    Source: FemBio database

  63. Vic Crowe

    association football player, association football coach

    1932–2009 · aged 76

    January 31 · 1932

    Source: FBref

  64. Somjit Jongjohor

    boxer, Thai boxer

    51 years old

    January 19 · 1975

    No external source identified

  65. Oscar Troplowitz

    politician, pharmacist

    1863–1918 · aged 55

    January 18 · 1863

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  66. Ruth R. Benerito

    chemist, inventor

    1916–2013 · aged 97

    January 12 · 1916

    Source: Encyclopædia Britannica Online

  67. Pi Hongyan

    Olympic competitor, badminton player

    47 years old

    January 25 · 1979

    Source: bwf.tournamentsoftware.com

  68. Rory Fitzpatrick

    ice hockey player, politician

    51 years old

    January 11 · 1975

    No external source identified

  69. Onik Gasparyan

    military personnel

    56 years old

    January 6 · 1970

    No external source identified

  70. Valentina Bergamaschi

    association football player

    29 years old

    January 22 · 1997

    Source: Soccerdonna

  71. Shinobu Ono

    association football player

    42 years old

    January 23 · 1984

    Source: Soccerdonna

  72. Garry Cook

    athletics competitor

    68 years old

    January 10 · 1958

    Source: World Athletics database

  73. Daniela Schadt

    journalist

    66 years old

    January 3 · 1960

    Source: Munzinger Personen

  74. Anselm Francis, 2nd Prince of Thurn and Taxis

    postmaster, statesperson

    1681–1739 · aged 58

    January 30 · 1681

    Source: The Peerage

  75. Willian Lima

    judoka

    26 years old

    January 31 · 2000

    Source: Les-Sports.info

  76. Kornel Makuszyński

    theatre critic, poet

    1884–1953 · aged 69

    January 8 · 1884

    Source: BnF authorities

  77. Jean-Baptiste Faure

    opera singer, music educator

    1830–1914 · aged 84

    January 15 · 1830

    Source: Faure, Jean-Baptiste

  78. Bob Gerard

    Formula One driver

    1914–1990 · aged 76

    January 19 · 1914

    No external source identified

  79. Abdülhak Hâmit Tarhan

    writer, playwright

    1852–1937 · aged 85

    January 2 · 1852

    Source: BnF authorities

  80. Valerio Verre

    association football player

    32 years old

    January 11 · 1994

    Source: Transfermarkt

  81. Nam Su-hyeon

    archer

    21 years old

    January 27 · 2005

    Source: olympics.com

  82. Barbara Wood

    writer, novelist

    79 years old

    January 30 · 1947

    Source: Discogs

  83. Charles Hatchett

    collector, organist

    1765–1847 · aged 82

    January 2 · 1765

    Source: Encyclopædia Britannica Online

  84. William Nolan

    Catholic bishop, Catholic priest

    72 years old

    January 26 · 1954

    No external source identified

  85. Abdoulaye Ba

    association football player

    35 years old

    January 1 · 1991

    Source: Transfermarkt

  86. Patrick Vervoort

    association football player

    61 years old

    January 17 · 1965

    Source: FBref

  87. Eliezer Kaplan

    diplomat, politician

    1891–1952 · aged 61

    January 27 · 1891

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  88. Bernard Binlin Dadié

    screenwriter, politician

    1916–2019 · aged 103

    January 10 · 1916

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  89. Tim Don

    athletics competitor, triathlete

    48 years old

    January 14 · 1978

    No external source identified

  90. Jef Lambeaux

    visual artist, sculptor

    1852–1908 · aged 56

    January 14 · 1852

    Source: Find a Grave

  91. Michalis Georgiou

    snooker player

    38 years old

    January 18 · 1988

    No external source identified

  92. André Frossard

    philosopher, journalist

    1915–1995 · aged 80

    January 14 · 1915

    Source: Munzinger Personen

  93. Jean-Jacques Pierre

    association football coach, association football player

    45 years old

    January 23 · 1981

    Source: As

  94. Carol Szathmari

    draftsperson, war photographer

    1812–1887

    January 11 · 1812

    Source: The Fine Art Archive Db

  95. Dick Rathmann

    Formula One driver

    1924–2000 · aged 76

    January 6 · 1924

    No external source identified

  96. Vijayalakshmi Navaneethakrishnan

    singer, songwriter

    80 years old

    January 27 · 1946

    No external source identified

  97. David Aganzo

    association football player

    45 years old

    January 10 · 1981

    No external source identified

  98. David Clarinval

    politician

    50 years old

    January 10 · 1976

    No external source identified

  99. Patrick Vieira

    association football player

    34 years old

    January 11 · 1992

    Source: Transfermarkt

  100. Robert Joseph Pothier

    jurist, jurist-consultant

    1699–1772 · aged 73

    January 9 · 1699

    Source: Internet Philosophy Ontology project

  101. Iroda Tulyaganova

    tennis player

    44 years old

    January 7 · 1982

    Source: WTA website

  102. Winnie Shaw

    tennis player

    1947–1992 · aged 45

    January 18 · 1947

    Source: ITF website

  103. Franz Karl Achard*

    physicist, chemist

    Date disputed

    January 28 · 1753

    Source: www.accademiadellescienze.it

  104. Peter Struck

    lawyer, jurist

    1943–2012 · aged 69

    January 24 · 1943

    Source: Munzinger Personen

  105. Diane Leather

    athletics competitor

    1933–2018 · aged 85

    January 7 · 1933

    No external source identified

  106. Julius Sergius von Klever

    university teacher, draftsperson

    1850–1924 · aged 74

    January 31 · 1850

    No external source identified

  107. Hans J. Salter

    film score composer, musician

    1896–1994 · aged 98

    January 14 · 1896

    Source: filmportal.de

  108. Antonio Cassese

    judge, editor

    1937–2011

    January 1 · 1937

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  109. Derek Parkin

    association football player

    78 years old

    January 2 · 1948

    Source: Transfermarkt

  110. Thierry Tusseau

    association football player

    68 years old

    January 19 · 1958

    No external source identified

  111. Countess Ina Marie von Bassewitz

    aristocrat

    1888–1973 · aged 85

    January 27 · 1888

    Source: The Peerage

  112. Félix Kir

    politician, French resistance fighter

    1876–1968 · aged 92

    January 22 · 1876

    Source: Léonore database

  113. Nora Heysen

    painter, artist

    1911–2003 · aged 92

    January 11 · 1911

    Source: CLARA

  114. Dale Dehaven Myers

    military flight engineer, engineer

    1922–2015 · aged 93

    January 8 · 1922

    No external source identified

  115. Esteban Staniscia

    association football player, association football coach

    52 years old

    January 30 · 1974

    Source: Transfermarkt

  116. Andres Tarand

    politician, geographer

    86 years old

    January 11 · 1940

    No external source identified

  117. Charles De Geer*

    zoologist, arachnologist

    Date disputed

    January 30 · 1720

    Source: Dictionary of Swedish National Biography

  118. Adin Vrabac

    basketball player

    32 years old

    January 27 · 1994

    Source: FIBA database

  119. Chitose Hajime

    singer, radio personality

    47 years old

    January 5 · 1979

    No external source identified

  120. Erwin Bälz

    internist, anthropologist

    1849–1913 · aged 64

    January 13 · 1849

    Source: Base biographique

  121. Güven Yalçın

    association football player

    27 years old

    January 18 · 1999

    Source: Transfermarkt

  122. Ennio Girolami

    actor, television actor

    1935–2013 · aged 78

    January 14 · 1935

    Source: filmportal.de

  123. Stevan Moljević

    politician, jurist

    1888–1959 · aged 71

    January 6 · 1888

    No external source identified

  124. Dino Radončić

    basketball player

    27 years old

    January 8 · 1999

    Source: FIBA database

  125. Vitória Yaya

    association football player

    24 years old

    January 23 · 2002

    Source: Soccerdonna

  126. George Spalatin*

    theologian, jurist

    Date disputed

    January 26 · 1484

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  127. Danny Bakker

    association football player

    31 years old

    January 16 · 1995

    Source: Transfermarkt

  128. Ellen Kullman

    business executive

    70 years old

    January 22 · 1956

    Source: Munzinger Personen

  129. Kostas Lapavitsas

    economist, politician

    65 years old

    January 20 · 1961

    Source: BnF authorities

  130. Sammy Clingan

    association football player

    42 years old

    January 13 · 1984

    Source: Transfermarkt

  131. Frank Ullrich

    national team coach, biathlete

    68 years old

    January 24 · 1958

    Source: SNAC

  132. Joshua King

    university teacher, mathematician

    1798–1857 · aged 59

    January 16 · 1798

    No external source identified

  133. Marilyn Musgrave

    businessperson, politician

    77 years old

    January 27 · 1949

    No external source identified

  134. Melchior Wańkowicz

    writer, publisher

    1892–1974 · aged 82

    January 10 · 1892

    Source: BnF authorities

  135. Anna Bonaiuto

    film actor, stage actor

    76 years old

    January 28 · 1950

    Source: IMDb

  136. Archduke Sigismund of Austria

    politician, military personnel

    1826–1891 · aged 65

    January 7 · 1826

    Source: The Peerage

  137. Youddiph

    actor, singer

    53 years old

    January 23 · 1973

    Source: IMDb

  138. Chŏng Inji

    autobiographer, civil servant

    1397–1478 · aged 81

    January 5 · 1397

    No external source identified

  139. Fernando Andrade

    association football player

    33 years old

    January 8 · 1993

    Source: Transfermarkt

  140. Ruth Taylor*

    Ziegfeld girl, actor

    Date disputed

    January 13 · 1905

    No external source identified

  141. Kelly VanderBeek

    alpine skier

    43 years old

    January 21 · 1983

    No external source identified

  142. Andrei Bogdanov

    politician, campaign manager

    56 years old

    January 27 · 1970

    No external source identified

  143. Joachim Chreptowicz

    politician, civil servant

    1729–1812 · aged 83

    January 4 · 1729

    Source: Urzędnicy Wielkiego Księstwa Litewskiego. Spisy, t. VI, Ziemia nowogródzka i wojew…

  144. Dorothea Wieck

    stage actor, actor

    1908–1986 · aged 78

    January 3 · 1908

    Source: filmportal.de

  145. Leila Meskhi

    tennis player, athlete

    58 years old

    January 5 · 1968

    Source: WTA website

  146. Gheorghe Dinică

    stage actor, actor

    1934–2009 · aged 75

    January 1 · 1934

    Source: BnF authorities

  147. Halbe Zijlstra

    politician

    57 years old

    January 21 · 1969

    No external source identified

  148. Alexander Kurakin

    diplomat, ambassador

    1752–1818 · aged 66

    January 29 · 1752

    No external source identified

  149. Abdel-Zaher El-Saqua

    association football player, association football coach

    52 years old

    January 30 · 1974

    Source: Transfermarkt

  150. Vadim Evseev

    association football coach, association football player

    50 years old

    January 8 · 1976

    Source: Transfermarkt

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