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2,301
Sun Tzu
6th century BC Chinese general, military strategist, philosopher and writer
Male
Qi; Wu
Artist
-544
-496
2,302
David Hume
Scottish philosopher, economist, and historian
Male
Kingdom of Great Britain
Researcher
1711
1776
2,303
Robert Koch
German physician and bacteriologist
Male
German Empire; German Confederation
Researcher
1843
1910
natural causes
2,304
Mary Fergusson
British engineer
Female
Engineer
1914
1997
2,305
Fyodor Tyutchev
Russian poet (1803-1873)
Male
Russian Empire
Artist
1803
1873
2,306
Charles Lewis Gazin
American vertebrate paleontologist and paleobiologist
Male
United States of America
Paleontologist
1904
1995
2,307
John Paul I
263rd Pope of the Catholic Church
Male
Italy; Kingdom of Italy
Artist
1912
1978
natural causes
2,308
Samuel Beckett
Irish novelist, playwright, and poet (1906-1989)
Male
Ireland
Athlete
1906
1989
2,309
Francis Bacon
English philosopher and statesman (1561–1626)
Male
Kingdom of England
Artist
1561
1626
natural causes
2,310
Robert Fournier-Sarlovèze
French politician and polo player (1869-1937)
Male
France
Athlete
1869
1937
2,311
Pierre Curie
French physicist
Male
France
Researcher
1859
1906
accident
2,312
Jackson Pollock
American artist (1912-1956)
Male
United States of America
Artist
1912
1956
accident
2,313
John Calvin
French Protestant reformer
Male
France; Republic of Geneva
Artist
1509
1564
2,314
David Ben-Gurion
Israeli politician, Zionist leader, prime minister of Israel (1886-1973)
Male
Israel; Ottoman Empire; Mandatory Palestine; Congress Poland
Politician
1886
1973
2,315
Luciano Pavarotti
Italian operatic tenor
Male
Italy; Kingdom of Italy
Artist
1935
2007
natural causes
2,316
Thomas Hobbes
English philosopher (1588-1679)
Male
United Kingdom; Kingdom of England
Researcher
1588
1679
2,317
Manuel de Escandón
polo player
Male
Mexico
Athlete
1857
1940
2,318
Walter McCreery
American polo player and Olympic silver medallist
Male
United States of America
Athlete
1871
1922
2,319
Francisco Solano López
2nd President of Paraguay (1827-1870)
Male
Paraguay
Politician
1827
1870
2,320
Fulgencio Yegros
President of Paraguay (1780-1821)
Male
Paraguay
Politician
1780
1821
2,321
Paul Gauguin
French Post-Impressionist artist
Male
France
Artist
1848
1903
natural causes
2,322
Uthman ibn Affan
Companion of Muhammad and third Rashidun Caliph (574-656)
Male
Hejaz; Rashidun Caliphates
Politician
574
656
homicide
2,323
Martin Moynihan
American evolutionary biologist and ornithologist (1928–1996)
Male
United States of America
Researcher
1928
1996
natural causes
2,324
T. S. Eliot
English author
Male
United States of America; United Kingdom
Artist
1888
1965
natural causes
2,325
Johannes Nielsen
Danish actor and director (1870-1935)
Male
Denmark
Artist
1870
1935
2,326
Jean de Madre
polo player
Male
France
Athlete
1862
1934
2,327
Frederick Agnew Gill
Manx polo player
Male
United Kingdom
Athlete
1873
1938
2,328
Frederick Freake
British polo player
Male
United Kingdom
Athlete
1876
1950
2,329
Gregor Mendel
Silesian scientist and Augustinian friar (1822-1884)
Male
Austria-Hungary; Austrian Empire
Researcher
1822
1884
natural causes
2,330
Lewis Carroll
English writer, logician, Anglican deacon and photographer
Male
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Researcher
1832
1898
natural causes
2,331
Mary Russell, Duchess of Bedford
English aviator and ornithologist, nurse and hospital manager
Female
United Kingdom
Military personnel
1865
1937
2,332
Thomas Thynne, 2nd Viscount Weymouth
English Viscount (1710-1751)
Male
Kingdom of Great Britain
Politician
1710
1751
2,333
Arthur Schopenhauer
German philosopher
Male
German Confederation
Artist
1788
1860
natural causes
2,334
John Thynne
English Member of Parliament, died 1580
Male
Kingdom of England
Politician
1513
1580
2,335
Helen Keller
U.S. author and political activist for women's suffrage, labor rights, socialism, and antimilitarism; the 1st deaf-blind person to earn a bachelor's degree
Female
United States of America
Researcher
1880
1968
2,336
Leroy Shield
American film score and radio composer, pianist, session musician
Male
United States of America
Artist
1893
1962
2,337
Paco Campos
Spanish footballer and manager (1916-1995)
Male
Spain
Athlete
1916
1995
2,338
Thomas Thynne, 1st Viscount Weymouth
English politician and Viscount (1640-1714)
Male
Kingdom of Great Britain; Kingdom of England
Politician
1640
1714
2,339
Hastings Russell, 12th Duke of Bedford
British ornithologist (1888-1953)
Male
United Kingdom
Ornithologist
1888
1953
2,340
Justus Jonas
German Lutheran reformer
Male
Holy Roman Empire
Researcher
1493
1555
2,341
Wolf Albach-Retty
Austrian actor
Male
Austria
Artist
1906
1967
natural causes
2,342
Ēriks Pētersons
Latvian footballer and hockey player
Male
Latvia
Athlete
1909
1987
2,343
Alberts Šeibelis
Latvian footballer (1906-1972)
Male
Latvia
Athlete
1906
1972
2,344
Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath
British noble (1734-1796)
Male
Kingdom of Great Britain
Politician
1734
1796
2,345
Alexandre Dumas
French writer and dramatist
Male
France
Playwright; author; novelist
1802
1870
natural causes
2,346
Odo Russell, 1st Baron Ampthill
British diplomat (1829-1884)
Male
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Politician
1829
1884
2,347
Alexander Konstantinovich Benckendorff
Russian diplomat
Male
Russian Empire
Politician
1849
1916
natural causes
2,348
Thomas Dewar, 1st Baron Dewar
Scottish distiller and politician (1864-1930)
Male
United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Politician
1864
1930
2,349
Henry VIII of England
King of England from 1509 until 1547
Male
Kingdom of England
Artist
1491
1547
2,350
William Faulkner
American writer
Male
United States of America
Artist
1897
1962
natural causes
2,351
Ernie Pyle
American war correspondent and writer
Male
United States of America
Artist
1900
1945
2,352
Walter Jens
German philologist, literature historian, critic, university professor and writer
Male
Germany
Researcher
1923
2013
2,353
Tony Sbarbaro
American jazz drummer
Male
United States of America
Artist
1897
1969
2,354
Walter Eucken
German economist
Male
Germany
Businessperson
1891
1950
2,355
Epifanio Fernández
Spanish footballer (1919-1977)
Spain
Athlete
1919
1977
2,356
Ninel Kulagina
Russian woman claiming to have psychic powers
Female
Soviet Union
Researcher
1926
1990
2,357
Richard Corliss
American editor for Time Magazine
Male
United States of America
Journalist
1944
2015
natural causes
2,358
Eduardo Herrera Bueno
Spanish footballer (1914-1991)
Male
Spain
Athlete
1914
1991
2,359
Bertolt Brecht
German poet, playwright, theatre director
Male
Austria; German Democratic Republic; Weimar Republic; German Empire
Artist
1898
1956
natural causes
2,360
Mikhail Larionov
Russian artist (1881-1964)
Male
France; Russian Empire
Artist
1881
1964
2,361
Mathilde Fibiger
Danish feminist, novelist, and telegraphist
Female
Denmark
Artist
1830
1872
2,362
José María Ortiz de Mendíbil
Spanish football referee
Male
Spain
Athlete
1926
2015
2,363
Kim Yong-chun
North Korean military leader (1936-2018)
Male
North Korea; Empire of Japan
Politician
1936
2018
natural causes
2,364
Franz von Rinecker
German pharmacologist
Male
Germany
Researcher
1811
1883
2,365
Lou Andreas-Salomé
German-Russian Psychoanalyst and author
Female
Germany
Artist
1861
1937
2,366
Joseph Werbrouck
Belgian track cycling racer
Male
Belgium
Athlete
1882
1974
2,367
Theodor von Heldreich
German botanist (1822–1902)
Male
Germany
Researcher
1822
1902
2,368
Joe Benjamin
American musician
Male
United States of America
Artist
1919
1974
2,369
Clarence Kingsbury
English racing cyclist
Male
United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Athlete
1882
1949
2,370
Ernest Payne
English racing cyclist (1884-1961)
Male
United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Athlete
1884
1961
2,371
Ramon Humbert
sprinter and athlete from Luxembourg
Male
Luxembourg
Athlete
1939
2003
2,372
Hugo Rasmussen
Danish musician
Male
Denmark
Artist
1941
2015
2,373
André Cluysenaar
Belgian painter (1872-1939)
Male
Belgium
Artist
1872
1939
2,374
Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
British military commander and field marshal; Governor General of Canada (1891-1969)
Male
United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Politician
1891
1969
2,375
Matthew Kavukatt
Catholic archbishop
Male
India; British Raj
Religious figure
1904
1969
2,376
John Steinbeck
American writer
Male
United States of America
Artist
1902
1968
2,377
Richard Feynman
American theoretical physicist (1918-1988)
Male
United States of America
Researcher
1918
1988
natural causes
2,378
Johann Ignaz Walter
German singer and composer
Male
Austrian Empire
Artist
1755
1822
2,379
Wilfried Dietrich
West German wrestler
Male
Germany; West Germany
Amateur wrestler
1933
1992
natural causes
2,380
Xu Liangying
Chinese physicist
Male
People's Republic of China
Researcher
1920
2013
2,381
Jean Françaix
French composer and pianist
Male
France
Artist
1912
1997
2,382
Tomita Yoshirō
Japanese geographer
Japan
Geographer
1895
1982
2,383
Radovan Zogović
Montenegrin poet (1907-1986)
Male
Montenegro
Artist
1907
1986
2,384
Newton Cannon
American politician (1781-1841)
Male
United States of America
Politician
1781
1841
2,385
Allene Ray
American actress (1901-1979)
Female
United States of America
Artist
1901
1979
natural causes
2,386
John Carroll
first Roman Catholic bishop and archbishop in the United States
Male
United States of America
Religious figure
1735
1815
2,387
Gamal Abdel Nasser
second president of Egypt (1918-1970)
Male
Egypt
Politician
1918
1970
natural causes
2,388
Claus Luthe
German automobile designer
Male
Germany
Engineer
1932
2008
2,389
Ptolemy II Philadelphus
king of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt (308-246 B.C.)
Male
Ancient Egypt
Sovereign
-308
-246
2,390
Ptolemy IV Philopator
Egyptian pharaoh
Male
Sovereign
-244
-205
2,391
Christiaan Huygens
Dutch mathematician and natural philosopher
Male
Dutch Republic
Researcher
1629
1695
2,392
Ptolemy III Euergetes
Egyptian pharaoh
Male
Ancient Egypt
Sovereign
-284
-222
2,393
Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier
French chemist
Male
French First Republic; Kingdom of France
Researcher
1743
1794
capital punishment
2,394
Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib
Cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad, first of the Shia Imams, and fourth Sunni Caliph (601-661)
Male
Rashidun Caliphates
Judge
601
661
homicide
2,395
Harry C. Oberholser
American ornithologist
Male
United States of America
Researcher
1870
1963
2,396
Nicolas Appert
French inventor of airtight food preservation
Male
France
Businessperson
1749
1841
2,397
Carl Peter Thunberg
Swedish naturalist (1743-1828)
Male
Sweden
Researcher
1743
1828
2,398
Johann Ludwig Burckhardt
Swiss traveller and writer
Male
Switzerland
Researcher
1784
1817
natural causes
2,399
Daniel Solander
Swedish botanist (1733-1782)
Male
Sweden
Researcher
1733
1782
2,400
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
French painter and sculptor (1841-1919)
Male
France
Artist
1841
1919
natural causes