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13,001
John Talbot, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury
English nobleman (1448-1473)
Male
Kingdom of England
Politician
1448
1473
13,002
George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury
English magnate and military commander (1528-1590)
Male
Kingdom of England
Politician
1528
1590
13,003
Lucrezia Barberini
Italian noble
Female
Aristocrat
1628
1699
13,004
Martin Frobisher
English explorer
Male
Kingdom of England
Explorer
1535
1594
13,005
Ángel Otaegui
Spanish politician (1942-1975)
Spain
Politician
1942
1975
13,006
Halldór Laxness
Icelandic author
Male
Iceland
Researcher
1902
1998
13,007
William P. Murphy
American scientist
Male
United States of America
Physician
1892
1987
13,008
Mateja Matevski
Albanian poet
Male
North Macedonia
Researcher
1929
2018
13,009
Maria Angela Ardinghelli
Italian mathematician, physicist, and translator
Female
Researcher
1728
1825
13,010
Pericles
ancient Greek statesman, orator, and general of Athens
Male
Classical Athens
Politician
-494
-429
natural causes
13,011
Anna Akhmatova
Russian poet (1889-1966)
Female
Soviet Union; Russian Empire
Artist
1889
1966
natural causes
13,012
Robert Campin
first great master of Flemish and Early Netherlandish painting (1375-1444)
Male
Southern Netherlands
Artist
1375
1444
13,013
Robert Haskell
American politician (1903-1987)
Male
United States of America
Politician
1903
1987
13,014
Nathaniel M. Haskell
Maine politician
Male
United States of America
Judge
1912
1983
13,015
P. A. Yeomans
Australian inventor
Male
Australia
Engineer
1905
1984
13,016
Gavrilo Princip
Bosnian assassin
Male
Austria-Hungary
Revolutionary
1894
1918
natural causes
13,017
Nicolae Ceaușescu
Romanian politician, general secretary of the Romanian Communist Party (1918-1989), head of state of Romania (1967-1989)
Male
Kingdom of Romania; Socialist Republic of Romania
Politician
1918
1989
capital punishment
13,018
Julius II
Pope, 1503-1513
Male
France
Religious figure
1443
1513
natural causes
13,019
Daniel Elmen
Soviet politician (1885-1932)
Male
Soviet Union; Russian Empire
Politician
1885
1932
13,020
Jerzy Milewski
Brazilian violinist
Male
Brazil
1946
2017
13,021
Norman Johnson
American mathematician
Male
United States of America
Researcher
1930
2017
13,022
Louis-Vincent-Joseph Le Blond de Saint-Hilaire
French general noted for his participation to the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
Male
France
Military personnel
1766
1809
13,023
Abram Arkhipov
Russian artist (1862-1930)
Male
Soviet Union; Russian Empire
Artist
1862
1930
13,024
Arthur Miller
American playwright
Male
United States of America
Artist
1915
2005
natural causes
13,025
Adolf Hollnagel
German archaeologist and prehistorian
Male
Germany
Researcher
1907
1975
13,026
Edvard Grieg
Norwegian composer and pianist
Male
Norway
Artist
1843
1907
natural causes
13,027
Paul Barbarin
American musician
Male
United States of America
Artist
1899
1969
13,028
Papa French
American musician
Male
United States of America
Artist
1910
1977
13,029
Richeza of Poland, Queen of Castile
Queen consort of Galicia, León and Castile, Countess consort of Provence and Countess consort of Everstein
Female
Poland
Politician
1140
1185
13,030
Godfrey I, Count of Namur
Count of Château-Porcéan and Namur
Male
Sovereign
1068
1139
13,031
Louis von Kohl
dansk filminstruktør, forfatter og forlægger
Male
Denmark
Artist
1882
1962
13,032
Tenzing Norgay
Nepalese Indian Sherpa mountaineer
Male
Nepal
Mountain guide; explorer; autobiographer
1914
1986
13,033
Charlton Heston
American actor and guns rights activist (1923-2008)
Male
United States of America
Artist
1923
2008
natural causes
13,034
Buddy DeSylva
American songwriter, film producer and record executive
Male
United States of America
Artist
1895
1950
natural causes
13,035
Daniel F. Davis
American politician and lawyer (1843-1897)
Male
United States of America
Politician
1843
1897
13,036
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
Union Army general and Medal of Honor recipient (1828-1914)
Male
United States of America
Politician
1828
1914
13,037
Seldon Connor
Union United States Army general (1839-1917)
Male
United States of America
Politician
1839
1917
13,038
Anne Boleyn
second wife of Henry VIII of England, mother of Queen Elizabeth I of England
Female
Kingdom of England
Politician
1501
1536
capital punishment
13,039
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba
Spanish military leader and diplomat (1507-1582)
Male
Spain
Politician
1507
1582
13,040
Agnes of Austria, Queen of Hungary
Hungarian queen consort
Female
Austria
Politician
1151
1182
13,041
James Chadwick
English physicist
Male
United Kingdom
Researcher
1891
1974
13,042
Sigrid Undset
Norwegian writer
Female
Norway
Artist
1882
1949
13,043
José Luzan
Spanish painter (1710-1785)
Male
Spain
Artist
1710
1785
13,044
Pearl S. Buck
American writer (1892–1973)
Female
United States of America
Artist
1892
1973
natural causes
13,045
Donald Arthur Glaser
American physicist and neurobiologist
Male
United States of America
Researcher
1926
2013
13,046
William Eagle Clarke
British ornithologist
Male
United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Ornithologist
1853
1938
13,047
William Courtenay
Archbishop of Canterbury
Male
Religious figure
1342
1396
13,048
Wálter Guevara
President of Bolivia (1912-1996)
Male
Bolivia
Artist
1912
1996
13,049
Svante August Arrhenius
Swedish astronomer, chemist and physicist
Male
Sweden
Researcher
1859
1927
13,050
Nikolaos Katravas
Greek gymnast and painter
Male
Greece
Athlete
1873
1947
13,051
Brigit of Kildare
Irish abbess and saint
Female
Kingdom of Leinster
Nun
451
525
13,052
Giovanni delle Bande Nere
Italian condottiero
Male
Condottiero
1498
1526
natural causes
13,053
Caterina Sforza
Lady of Imola and Countess of Forlì (1463-1509)
Female
Politician
1463
1509
13,054
Richard II of England
King of England
Male
Kingdom of England
Monarch
1367
1400
13,055
Michel-Joseph Maunoury
French general, Marshal of France (posthume)
Male
France
Military personnel
1847
1923
13,056
Fyodor Kuznetsov
Soviet general
Male
Soviet Union; Russian Empire
Military personnel
1898
1961
13,057
James M. Cain
American novelist, short story writer, journalist
Male
United States of America
Artist
1892
1977
13,058
Henri Poincaré
French mathematician, physicist, engineer, and philosopher of science
Male
France
Researcher
1854
1912
13,059
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
French army general, Marshal of France (1889-1952)
Male
France
Military personnel
1889
1952
natural causes
13,060
Tristão da Cunha
Portuguese explorer and diplomat
Male
Portugal
Explorer
1460
1540
13,061
Antoine Béchamp
French scientist
Male
France
Researcher
1816
1908
13,062
Anders Celsius
Swedish astronomer, physicist, and naturalist
Male
Sweden
Researcher
1701
1744
era
13,063
Petar Mladenov
Bulgarian politician and diplomat (1936-2000)
Male
Bulgaria
Politician
1936
2000
13,064
John Parker
American colonial farmer, smith and soldier
Male
United States of America
Military personnel
1729
1775
natural causes
13,065
Giacomo Biffi
Catholic cardinal
Male
Italy; Kingdom of Italy
Religious figure
1928
2015
13,066
Lilian, Princess of Réthy
second wife of king Leopold III of Belgium
Female
Belgium
Aristocrat
1916
2002
13,067
Émile Fayolle
french general, Marshal of France
Male
France
Military personnel
1852
1928
13,068
Jigar Moradabadi
Indian writer
Male
India; British Raj
Artist
1890
1960
13,069
Theodor Meyer
German physicist
Male
Germany
Researcher
1882
1972
13,070
Lionel Casson
American classicist
Male
United States of America
Military personnel
1914
2009
natural causes
13,071
Pepin the Short
King of the Franks
Male
Francia
Monarch
715
768
13,072
Sándor Petőfi
Hungarian poet and liberal revolutionary
Male
Kingdom of Hungary
Artist
1823
1849
13,073
Hernán Gaviria
Colombian association football player
Male
Colombia
Athlete
1969
2002
accident
13,074
Karl Popper
Austrian-British philosopher of science
Male
United Kingdom; Austria-Hungary; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; Federal State of Austria; First Republic of Austria
Artist
1902
1994
13,075
François Baby
Canadian politician (1768-1852)
Male
Kingdom of Great Britain
Politician
1768
1852
13,076
Krsto Hegedušić
Croatian naive painter (1901-1975)
Male
Yugoslavia
Artist
1901
1975
13,077
Donald Nicol
British Byzantinist
Male
United Kingdom
Researcher
1923
2003
13,078
John Robert Parsons
Irish photographer (1826-1909)
Male
Ireland
Artist
1826
1909
13,079
蕭撝
515
573
13,080
蕭泰
Military personnel
518
568
13,081
Walt Whitman
American poet, essayist and journalist
Male
United States of America
Artist
1819
1892
13,082
Aldous Huxley
English writer
Male
United Kingdom
Researcher
1894
1963
natural causes
13,083
Joseph Arch
British politician (1826-1919)
Male
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Politician
1826
1919
13,084
Louis Bréhier
French historian
Male
France
Researcher
1868
1951
13,085
Charles I of England
monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1600-1649)
Male
Kingdom of England
Politician
1600
1649
capital punishment
13,086
Albert Collett
Norwegian landowner (1842-1896)
Male
Norway
Politician
1842
1896
13,087
François Achille Bazaine
French general (1811-1888)
Male
France
Politician
1811
1888
13,088
Dirk Bach
German actor, comedian, and TV presenter
Male
Germany
Artist
1961
2012
13,089
Rashid Jahan
Indian writer
Female
India; British Raj
Artist
1905
1952
natural causes
13,090
Sixtus I
7th Pope of the Catholic Church
Male
ancient Rome
Religious figure
42
126
13,091
Valentín Paniagua
Peruvian politician (1936-2006)
Male
Peru
Politician
1936
2006
13,092
Jeffrey Catherine Jones
artist (1944-2011)
Transgender Female
United States of America
Artist
1944
2011
13,093
Pero López de Ayala
Spanish statesman, historian and writer (1332-1407)
Male
Kingdom of Castile; Kingdom of Navarre
Researcher
1332
1407
13,094
François Mauriac
French writer
Male
France
Artist
1885
1970
13,095
Charles-Augustin de Coulomb
French physicist
Male
France
Researcher
1736
1806
13,096
Anton Bruckner
Austrian composer
Male
Austria; Austria-Hungary; Austrian Empire
Artist
1824
1896
13,097
Jan Niemiec
Catholic bishop
Male
Poland
Religious figure
1958
2020
13,098
J. M. Barrie
Scottish writer
Male
United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Artist
1860
1937
natural causes
13,099
Sadakichi Hartmann
American writer (1867-1944)
Male
Japan; United States of America; Germany
Artist
1867
1944
13,100
Walter Bartel
German university professor and historian
Male
Germany; German Democratic Republic
Researcher
1904
1992