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

  1. Hend Zaza

    table tennis player

    17 years old

    January 1 · 2009

    Source: New York Post

  2. Ali Zitouni

    association football player

    45 years old

    January 11 · 1981

    Source: Transfermarkt

  3. John Catliff

    association football player

    61 years old

    January 8 · 1965

    Source: Transfermarkt

  4. Sonja Sajzor

    visual artist, disc jockey

    33 years old

    January 26 · 1993

    No external source identified

  5. Jani Christou

    composer

    1926–1970 · aged 44

    January 8 · 1926

    Source: BnF authorities

  6. Fernando Astengo

    association football coach, association football player

    66 years old

    January 8 · 1960

    No external source identified

  7. Johanna Nichols

    linguist, university teacher

    81 years old

    January 1 · 1945

    No external source identified

  8. Giuliano Besson

    alpine skier, businessperson

    1950–2025 · aged 75

    January 1 · 1950

    Source: olympic.org

  9. Park Sung-hyun

    archer

    43 years old

    January 1 · 1983

    No external source identified

  10. Shan Xiaona

    table tennis player

    43 years old

    January 18 · 1983

    No external source identified

  11. Kisum

    actor, singer

    32 years old

    January 20 · 1994

    No external source identified

  12. Raica Oliveira

    model

    42 years old

    January 22 · 1984

    No external source identified

  13. Francisco Bilbao

    politician, philosopher

    1823–1865 · aged 42

    January 19 · 1823

    No external source identified

  14. Toché

    association football player

    43 years old

    January 1 · 1983

    Source: As

  15. Wilhelmus à Brakel

    theologian, writer

    1635–1711 · aged 76

    January 2 · 1635

    Source: Biografisch Portaal

  16. Ou Xuanyi

    badminton player, Olympic competitor

    32 years old

    January 23 · 1994

    Source: bwf.tournamentsoftware.com

  17. Leandro Fernández

    association football player

    43 years old

    January 30 · 1983

    No external source identified

  18. Évariste Lévi-Provençal

    arabist, university teacher

    1894–1956

    January 4 · 1894

    Source: AlKindi

  19. Lothar Wolleh

    photographer

    1930–1979 · aged 49

    January 20 · 1930

    Source: RKDartists

  20. Wang Shanshan

    association football player

    36 years old

    January 27 · 1990

    Source: FBref

  21. Alex Jolig

    singer, actor

    63 years old

    January 17 · 1963

    No external source identified

  22. Baha' Abdel-Rahman

    association football player

    39 years old

    January 5 · 1987

    Source: Transfermarkt

  23. Stoyan Danev

    jurist, university teacher

    1858–1949 · aged 91

    January 28 · 1858

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  24. Nicklas Bärkroth

    association football player

    34 years old

    January 19 · 1992

    Source: FBref

  25. Tang Yi

    swimmer

    33 years old

    January 8 · 1993

    No external source identified

  26. Kurt Maetzig

    camera operator, screenwriter

    1911–2012 · aged 101

    January 25 · 1911

    Source: Munzinger Personen

  27. Corey Flynn

    rugby union player

    45 years old

    January 5 · 1981

    No external source identified

  28. Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji

    Catholic bishop, Catholic priest

    74 years old

    January 13 · 1952

    No external source identified

  29. Joaquín Mir Trinxet

    painter

    1873–1940 · aged 67

    January 6 · 1873

    Source: Mir (i Trinxet), Joaquim

  30. Maor Buzaglo

    association football player

    38 years old

    January 14 · 1988

    Source: Transfermarkt

  31. Rihoko Yoshida

    talent manager, seiyū

    77 years old

    January 24 · 1949

    Source: IMDb

  32. Patrick Bezerra do Nascimento*

    association football player

    Date disputed

    January 22 · 1991

    Source: worldfootball.net

  33. Andrea Pazzagli

    association football player

    1960–2011 · aged 51

    January 18 · 1960

    Source: Transfermarkt

  34. Georges Cravenne

    film director, journalist

    1914–2009 · aged 94

    January 24 · 1914

    Source: Fichier des personnes décédées

  35. Masae Ueno

    judoka

    47 years old

    January 17 · 1979

    Source: JudoInside.com

  36. Ali Elkhattabi

    association football player

    49 years old

    January 17 · 1977

    Source: Transfermarkt

  37. Isabelle Charest

    politician, short-track speed skater

    55 years old

    January 3 · 1971

    No external source identified

  38. Sergey Zhigunov

    television actor, television presenter

    63 years old

    January 2 · 1963

    No external source identified

  39. Max Streibl

    politician, lawyer

    1932–1998 · aged 66

    January 6 · 1932

    Source: Munzinger Personen

  40. Nella Martinetti

    lyricist, children's writer

    1946–2011 · aged 65

    January 21 · 1946

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  41. John of Jenstein*

    politician, writer

    Date disputed

    January 4 · 1351

    Source: Český hudební slovník osob a institucí

  42. Charles Wagner

    philosopher, pastor

    1852–1918 · aged 66

    January 4 · 1852

    Source: birth certificate

  43. Steevy Chong Hue

    association football player

    36 years old

    January 26 · 1990

    Source: Transfermarkt

  44. Adolfo Alsina

    lawyer, politician

    1829–1877 · aged 48

    January 4 · 1829

    Source: Autores.uy

  45. John Owoeri

    association football player

    39 years old

    January 13 · 1987

    Source: FBref

  46. Sergei Petrov

    association football player

    35 years old

    January 2 · 1991

    Source: Transfermarkt

  47. Bent Mejding

    film actor, television actor

    1937–2024 · aged 87

    January 14 · 1937

    Source: IMDb

  48. Menno ter Braak

    literary critic, writer

    1902–1940

    January 26 · 1902

    Source: Encyclopædia Britannica Online

  49. Maroun Bagdadi*

    screenwriter, film director

    Date disputed

    January 21 · 1950

    Source: AlKindi

  50. Lisa Misipeka

    athletics competitor

    51 years old

    January 3 · 1975

    Source: World Athletics database

  51. Raitis Ivanāns

    ice hockey player

    47 years old

    January 3 · 1979

    No external source identified

  52. Felix Gottwald

    Nordic combined skier

    50 years old

    January 13 · 1976

    Source: Salzburgwiki

  53. Lidia San José

    actor

    43 years old

    January 2 · 1983

    No external source identified

  54. Henri Carton de Wiart

    writer, politician

    1869–1951 · aged 82

    January 31 · 1869

    Source: Babelio

  55. Rafik Zekhnini

    association football player

    28 years old

    January 12 · 1998

    Source: Transfermarkt

  56. Yewande Adekoya

    actor, film director

    43 years old

    January 20 · 1983

    No external source identified

  57. Shen Junru

    judge, lawyer

    1875–1963 · aged 88

    January 2 · 1875

    No external source identified

  58. Philip Greaves

    politician

    95 years old

    January 19 · 1931

    No external source identified

  59. Verena Hanshaw

    association football player

    32 years old

    January 20 · 1994

    Source: FBref

  60. Salomé Stévenin

    screenwriter, film director

    41 years old

    January 29 · 1985

    Source: IMDb

  61. Léna Grandveau

    handball player

    23 years old

    January 21 · 2003

    No external source identified

  62. Maria Solheim

    musician, composer

    44 years old

    January 19 · 1982

    Source: BnF authorities

  63. Johann Gottfried Seume

    composer, soldier

    1763–1810 · aged 47

    January 29 · 1763

    Source: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie

  64. Esti Mamo

    actor, model

    43 years old

    January 29 · 1983

    No external source identified

  65. John Savio

    xylographer, artist

    1902–1938 · aged 36

    January 28 · 1902

    Source: KulturNav

  66. Calvin Bridges

    scientist, geneticist

    1889–1938 · aged 49

    January 11 · 1889

    Source: Find a Grave

  67. Antonio González Álvarez

    association football player

    1940–2025 · aged 85

    January 28 · 1940

    No external source identified

  68. Antonio José Cavanilles

    Catholic priest, university teacher

    1745–1804

    January 16 · 1745

    Source: Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana

  69. Kanimozhi Karunanidhi

    journalist, writer

    58 years old

    January 5 · 1968

    No external source identified

  70. Henry Barnard

    writer, politician

    1811–1900 · aged 89

    January 24 · 1811

    Source: SNAC

  71. Håkan Carlqvist

    motocross rider

    1954–2017 · aged 63

    January 15 · 1954

    Source: Fichier des personnes décédées mirror

  72. William Henry Sykes

    politician, entomologist

    1790–1872 · aged 82

    January 25 · 1790

    Source: SNAC

  73. Namig Abdullayev

    amateur wrestler

    55 years old

    January 4 · 1971

    No external source identified

  74. Papa Celestin

    bandleader, jazz musician

    1884–1954 · aged 70

    January 1 · 1884

    Source: BnF authorities

  75. Can Arat

    association football player

    42 years old

    January 21 · 1984

    Source: Transfermarkt

  76. Jean-François de Surville

    explorer

    1717–1770 · aged 53

    January 18 · 1717

    Source: BnF authorities

  77. Sergei Ignatiev

    politician, economist

    78 years old

    January 10 · 1948

    Source: Munzinger Personen

  78. Alexander Lazarev

    actor, film actor

    1938–2011 · aged 73

    January 3 · 1938

    No external source identified

  79. Takahiro Arai

    baseball manager, professional baseball player

    49 years old

    January 30 · 1977

    Source: npb.jp

  80. Bruno Paul

    draftsperson, designer

    1874–1968 · aged 94

    January 19 · 1874

    Source: Benezit Dictionary of Artists

  81. Mamadou Kané

    association football player

    29 years old

    January 22 · 1997

    Source: Transfermarkt

  82. Iris

    singer

    31 years old

    January 19 · 1995

    No external source identified

  83. Saad Abdul-Amir

    association football player

    34 years old

    January 19 · 1992

    Source: Transfermarkt

  84. Ian Tarrafeta Serrano

    handball player

    27 years old

    January 4 · 1999

    Source: Olympics.com athletes database

  85. David Eugene Smith

    historian, historian of mathematics

    1860–1944 · aged 84

    January 21 · 1860

    Source: BnF authorities

  86. David F. Cargo

    politician, lawyer

    1929–2013 · aged 84

    January 13 · 1929

    Source: SNAC

  87. Adrien Hunou

    association football player

    32 years old

    January 19 · 1994

    Source: Transfermarkt

  88. Clemens von Delbrück

    primator, lawyer

    1856–1921 · aged 65

    January 19 · 1856

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  89. Patricia Moyes

    children's writer, editing staff

    1923–2000 · aged 77

    January 19 · 1923

    Source: Internet Broadway Database

  90. Chris von Saltza

    swimmer

    82 years old

    January 13 · 1944

    No external source identified

  91. Marcel Loncle

    association football player

    1936–2026 · aged 90

    January 5 · 1936

    Source: Fichier des personnes décédées mirror

  92. Nicanor Perlas

    environmentalist, politician

    1950–2025 · aged 75

    January 10 · 1950

    No external source identified

  93. Petre Ispirescu

    children's writer, collector of fairy tales

    1830–1887 · aged 57

    January 21 · 1830

    Source: archive.org

  94. Flor Ruiz

    athletics competitor

    35 years old

    January 29 · 1991

    Source: World Athletics database

  95. Alexander Piatigorsky

    linguist, philosopher

    1929–2009 · aged 80

    January 30 · 1929

    Source: BnF authorities

  96. Robin Yalçın

    association football player

    32 years old

    January 25 · 1994

    Source: As

  97. Olga Kabo

    actor

    58 years old

    January 28 · 1968

    Source: IMDb

  98. Jean Dutourd

    critic, resistance fighter

    1920–2011 · aged 91

    January 14 · 1920

    Source: Fichier des personnes décédées mirror

  99. Prince Gustav of Sweden

    aristocrat

    1568–1607 · aged 39

    January 28 · 1568

    No external source identified

  100. Mitra Farahani

    screenwriter, artist

    51 years old

    January 27 · 1975

    Source: Prabook

  101. Harry Stradling

    cinematographer

    1925–2017 · aged 92

    January 7 · 1925

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  102. Fern Hunt

    mathematician

    78 years old

    January 14 · 1948

    Source: thehistorymakers.org

  103. Stephen M. White

    lawyer, politician

    1853–1901 · aged 48

    January 19 · 1853

    Source: Find a Grave

  104. Zeng Cheng

    association football player

    39 years old

    January 8 · 1987

    Source: Transfermarkt

  105. Nicolas Coustou

    sculptor

    1658–1733 · aged 75

    January 9 · 1658

    Source: SNAC

  106. Maksim Nedasekau

    high jumper

    28 years old

    January 21 · 1998

    Source: World Athletics database

  107. Regina Ermits

    biathlete

    30 years old

    January 31 · 1996

    Source: Biographical lexicon of Estonian sport

  108. Corina Casanova

    jurist, politician

    70 years old

    January 4 · 1956

    Source: Davos 2014 Participant List

  109. Jean-Baptiste André Godin

    economist, politician

    1817–1888 · aged 70

    January 26 · 1817

    Source: Croatian Encyclopedia

  110. Liang Shih-chiu

    writer, artist

    1903–1987 · aged 84

    January 6 · 1903

    No external source identified

  111. Kyōko Hikami

    seiyū

    57 years old

    January 11 · 1969

    Source: IMDb

  112. Smith Ballew

    bandleader, songwriter

    1902–1984 · aged 82

    January 21 · 1902

    Source: SNAC

  113. Peter Pilz

    writer, social scientist

    72 years old

    January 22 · 1954

    No external source identified

  114. Andrija Gerić

    volleyball player

    49 years old

    January 24 · 1977

    No external source identified

  115. Guido Verbeck

    educator, missionary

    1830–1898 · aged 68

    January 28 · 1830

    No external source identified

  116. Franz Brorsson

    association football player

    30 years old

    January 30 · 1996

    Source: As

  117. Walter Battiss

    painter

    1906–1982 · aged 76

    January 6 · 1906

    Source: Battiss, Walter

  118. Friedrich Schneider

    composer, organist

    1786–1853 · aged 67

    January 3 · 1786

    Source: Archivio Storico Ricordi

  119. Johan Adolf Pengel

    politician

    1916–1970 · aged 54

    January 20 · 1916

    No external source identified

  120. Romed Baumann

    alpine skier

    40 years old

    January 14 · 1986

    No external source identified

  121. Kazufumi Miyazawa

    singer-songwriter, poet

    60 years old

    January 18 · 1966

    No external source identified

  122. Albert Mol

    actor, painter

    1917–2004 · aged 87

    January 3 · 1917

    Source: TheaterEncyclopedie

  123. Ever Palacios

    association football player

    57 years old

    January 18 · 1969

    Source: FBref

  124. Kornel Saláta

    association football coach, association football player

    41 years old

    January 24 · 1985

    Source: Transfermarkt

  125. Pablo Batalla

    association football player, association football coach

    42 years old

    January 16 · 1984

    Source: FBref

  126. Robert Maaskant

    association football coach, politician

    57 years old

    January 10 · 1969

    Source: Transfermarkt

  127. Bahaa Taher

    journalist, translator

    1935–2022 · aged 87

    January 13 · 1935

    Source: Great Norwegian Encyclopedia

  128. Arkady Plastov

    painter

    1893–1972 · aged 79

    January 31 · 1893

    Source: Great Russian Encyclopedia

  129. Santiago Ventura

    tennis player

    46 years old

    January 5 · 1980

    Source: Association of Tennis Professionals website

  130. Darius Maskoliūnas

    basketball coach, basketball player

    55 years old

    January 6 · 1971

    Source: vle.lt

  131. Cirilo Saucedo

    association football player, association football coach

    44 years old

    January 5 · 1982

    Source: Argentine Soccer Database

  132. Stefana Veljković

    volleyball player, beach volleyball player

    36 years old

    January 9 · 1990

    No external source identified

  133. Cédric Hountondji*

    association football player

    Date disputed

    January 19 · 1994

    Source: Soccerway

  134. Tomás Podstawski

    association football player

    31 years old

    January 30 · 1995

    Source: Transfermarkt

  135. Giovanni Michelucci

    architect

    1891–1990 · aged 99

    January 2 · 1891

    Source: RKDartists

  136. Will Barta

    sport cyclist

    30 years old

    January 4 · 1996

    Source: ProCyclingStats

  137. Rainer Ludwig Claisen

    university teacher, chemist

    1851–1930 · aged 78

    January 14 · 1851

    Source: Proleksis Encyclopedia

  138. Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz

    Catholic bishop, Catholic priest

    80 years old

    January 3 · 1946

    No external source identified

  139. Bradley Nkoana*

    athletics competitor

    Date disputed

    January 27 · 2005

    No external source identified

  140. Benedykt Dybowski*

    biologist, entomologist

    Date disputed

    January 30 · 1833

    Source: Historical Encyclopedia of Siberia

  141. Gladys Yang

    linguist, translator

    1919–1999 · aged 80

    January 19 · 1919

    Source: SNAC

  142. Vojtěch Filip

    politician, lawyer

    71 years old

    January 13 · 1955

    Source: Czech National Authority Database

  143. Solveig Gulbrandsen

    association football player

    45 years old

    January 12 · 1981

    Source: fifa.com

  144. Johannes von Müller

    writer, prose writer

    1752–1809 · aged 57

    January 3 · 1752

    Source: BnF authorities

  145. Wilfred Baddeley

    tennis player, sports executive

    1872–1929 · aged 57

    January 11 · 1872

    Source: 100 years of Wimbledon

  146. Eleanor Hunt

    film actor, actor

    1910–1981 · aged 71

    January 10 · 1910

    Source: BnF authorities

  147. Yekaterina Mtsituridze

    film critic, journalist

    54 years old

    January 10 · 1972

    No external source identified

  148. Ivan Petrovsky

    university teacher, mathematician

    1901–1973 · aged 71

    January 18 · 1901

    Source: mi.ras.ru

  149. Richard Blackmore

    poet, writer

    1654–1729 · aged 75

    January 22 · 1654

    Source: Find a Grave

  150. Fred Åkerström

    actor, Liedermacher

    1937–1985 · aged 48

    January 27 · 1937

    Source: Find a Grave

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