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2,901
Joachim Meisner
German cardinal and archbishop of Cologne, Catholic cardinal
Male
Germany
Artist
1933
2017
2,902
Christoph Schlingensief
theatre- and filmdirector, playwright and performance artist
Male
Germany
Artist
1960
2010
natural causes
2,903
Sebastian Kneipp
German clergyman and health researcher
Male
Germany
Artist
1821
1897
2,904
Hermann Gmeiner
Austrian philanthropist
Male
Austria
Philanthropist
1919
1986
2,905
Cyril of Turaw
Belarusian and Ukrainian saint
Male
Principality of Turov and Pinsk
Artist
1130
1182
2,906
Attila Zoller
Hungarian Jazz guitarist
Male
Hungary
Artist
1927
1998
2,907
Robert Stolz
Austrian conductor and composer
Male
Austria; Australia
Artist
1880
1975
2,908
William Yarrell
English zoologist, naturalist and bookseller
Male
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Researcher
1784
1856
2,909
Marcel Riesz
Hungarian mathematician
Male
Hungary; Sweden
Researcher
1886
1969
2,910
Oswald von Wolkenstein
German poet, composer, and diplomat
Male
Austria; Germany
Artist
1377
1445
2,911
John R. Neill
1877-1943; magazine and children's book illustrator
Male
United States of America
Artist
1877
1943
2,912
Johann Grueber
Austrian astronomer and missionary
Male
Austria
Astronomer; explorer
1623
1680
2,913
Moses Schönfinkel
Russian logician and mathematician
Male
Soviet Union; Russian Empire
Researcher
1888
1942
2,914
Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti
Austrian naturalist
Male
Austria
Researcher
1735
1805
2,915
Ferenc Faludi
Hungarian writer
Male
Hungary
Artist
1704
1779
2,916
Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi
Uzbek screenwriter and poet (1889-1929)
Male
Soviet Union; Russian Empire
Artist
1889
1929
homicide
2,917
Kitarō Nishida
Japanese philosopher
Male
Japan
Researcher
1870
1945
2,918
Julius Döpfner
Catholic cardinal
Male
Germany
Religious figure
1913
1976
natural causes
2,919
Jakob Hutter
Tyrolean Anabaptist leader and founder of the Hutterites
Male
Hatter
1500
1536
2,920
Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen
German economist (1818-1888)
Male
Germany
Politician
1818
1888
2,921
Carmine Crocco
Italian revolutionary
Male
Kingdom of Italy
Military personnel
1830
1905
2,922
Josef Uridil
Austrian footballer (1895-1962)
Male
Austria
Athlete
1895
1962
2,923
Franziskus von Bettinger
Catholic cardinal
Male
Germany
Religious figure
1850
1917
natural causes
2,924
Harald G. Petersson
screenwriter
Male
Germany
Artist
1904
1977
2,925
Paul Cornu
French engineer
Male
Zimbabwe
Military personnel
1881
1944
2,926
Michael von Faulhaber
German Roman Catholic Cardinal
Male
Germany
Religious figure
1869
1952
2,927
Friedrich Robert Helmert
German geodesist
Male
Germany
Researcher
1843
1917
2,928
Phil Masinga
South African footballer (1969-2019)
Male
South Africa
Athlete
1969
2019
natural causes
2,929
Carlo Tagliavini
Italian linguist who also dealt with Romanic, Italian, Romanian, Albanian and Finnish areas
Italy; Kingdom of Italy
Researcher
1903
1982
2,930
Parveen Shakir
Pakistani writer and poet
Female
Pakistan
Artist
1952
1994
2,931
Pierre Jaccoud
Swiss lawyer (1905-1996)
Male
Switzerland
Politician
1905
1996
2,932
Eusebio Kino
Italian Jesuit missionary
Male
Bishopric of Trent
Artist
1645
1711
2,933
António Ribeiro
Catholic cardinal
Male
Portugal
Religious figure
1928
1998
natural causes
2,934
Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria
German noble
Male
Germany
Aristocrat
1905
1996
2,935
Raoul Dufy
French artist (1877-1953)
Male
France
Artist
1877
1953
2,936
Joseph Freinademetz
Christian missionary in China
Male
Austria-Hungary
Religious figure
1852
1908
natural causes
2,937
Anton Karas
Austrian musician
Male
Austria
Artist
1906
1985
2,938
Maurice de Hirsch
German banker
Male
Germany
Businessperson
1831
1896
2,939
Roberto Lippi
Italian racing driver
Male
Italy; Kingdom of Italy
Formula one driver
1926
2011
2,940
Helmut Qualtinger
Austrian actor
Male
Austria
Artist
1928
1986
2,941
Shaaban Robert
Tanzanian writer
Male
Tanzania
Artist
1909
1962
2,942
Franz Jägerstätter
Austrian martyr and conscientious objector
Male
Austria
Farmer; resistance fighter; conscientious objection
1907
1943
2,943
Joachim Heinrich Campe
German writer and academic
Male
Germany
Researcher
1746
1818
2,944
H. C. Artmann
Austrian poet
Male
Austria
Researcher
1921
2000
natural causes
2,945
Shinji Sōmai
film director
Male
Japan
Artist
1948
2001
natural causes
2,946
Karl Valentin
Bavarian comedian, cabaret performer, clown, author and film producer
Male
Germany; Nazi Germany; Weimar Republic; German Empire
Artist
1882
1948
2,947
Alfred Kolleritsch
Austrian writer and poet
Male
Austria
Artist
1931
2020
2,948
Hans Kohlhase
German merchant
Male
Germany
Merchant
1500
1540
capital punishment
2,949
Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar
Founder of the Saffarid dynasty at Zaranj in what is now Afghanistan
Male
Iran
Coppersmith
840
879
2,950
Georg Kreisler
Austrian–American Viennese-language cabarettist, satirist, composer, and author
Male
United States of America
Artist
1922
2011
2,951
Johann Michael Sailer
Catholic bishop
Male
Germany
Artist
1751
1832
2,952
Rupert Mayer
German Jesuit priest and leading figure of the Catholic resistance movement in Nazi Germany in Munich
Male
Germany
Religious figure
1876
1945
natural causes
2,953
Alfred Polgar
Austrian writer
Male
Austria
Researcher
1873
1955
2,954
Nathaniel Peffer
American researcher
Male
United States of America
Researcher
1890
1964
2,955
Siegfried Sommer
German journalist
Male
Germany
Artist
1914
1996
2,956
Eugen Roth
German poet
Male
Germany
Artist
1895
1976
2,957
Matthias Alban
craftsman of lutes and violins in Triol
Male
Luthier; musical instrument maker
1634
1673
2,958
Alexander Girardi
Austrian actor and singer
Male
Austria
Artist
1850
1918
2,959
Aleksander Zederbaum
Russian journalist
Male
Russian Empire
Journalist
1816
1893
2,960
Ludwig Thoma
German author, publisher and editor
Male
Germany
Artist
1867
1921
natural causes
2,961
Joseph Wendel
German prelate; Roman Catholic Archbishop of Munich and Freising
Male
Germany
Religious figure
1901
1960
natural causes
2,962
Karl von Fasbender
German general
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1852
1933
2,963
Konrad Bayer
Austrian writer and poet
Male
Austria
Artist
1932
1964
suicide
2,964
Ernst von Wildenbruch
German poet
Male
Germany
Artist
1845
1909
2,965
Günther Kaufmann
German actor (1947-2012)
Male
Germany
Artist
1947
2012
natural causes
2,966
Georg Häfner
German priest and martyr
Male
Germany
Religious figure
1900
1942
2,967
Fernando de Buen y Lozano
Spanish zoologist
Male
Spain
Researcher
1895
1962
2,968
Al Swearengen
Pimp, early entertainment entrepreneur in Deadwood, South Dakota
Male
United States of America
Businessperson
1845
1904
2,969
Hans Clarin
German actor
Male
Germany
Artist
1929
2005
natural causes
2,970
Gerhard Bronner
Austrian musician
Male
Austria
Artist
1922
2007
natural causes
2,971
Roy Black
German schlager singer and actor
Male
Germany
Artist
1943
1991
2,972
João Barbosa Rodrigues
Brazilian scientist (1842-1909)
Male
Brazil
Researcher
1842
1909
2,973
Alex Harvey
Scottish blues/rock musician
Male
United Kingdom
Artist
1935
1982
natural causes
2,974
Danuta Siedzikówna
Polish resistance fighter
Female
Poland
Nurse
1928
1946
capital punishment
2,975
John Lewis
American politician and civil rights leader (1940-2020)
Male
United States of America
Politician
1940
2020
2,976
Carlos Baliño
Cuban writer (1848-1926)
Male
Cuba
Artist
1848
1926
2,977
Anna de' Medici, Archduchess of Austria
Archduchess of Austria (1616-1676)
Female
Politician
1616
1676
2,978
Eduard Macheiner
Austrian archbishop, theologian and Esperantist
Male
Austria
Religious figure
1907
1972
2,979
Georg Eder
Austrian Roman Catholic archbishop
Male
Austria
Religious figure
1928
2015
2,980
Rudolph Moshammer
German fashion designer
Male
Germany
Artist
1940
2005
homicide
2,981
Friedrich Achleitner
Poet, architecture critic
Male
Austria
Researcher
1930
2019
2,982
Ernst Mosch
German musician
Male
Germany
Artist
1925
1999
2,983
Yolande Louise of Savoy
Duchess of Savoy
Female
Aristocrat
1487
1499
2,984
Alois Irlmaier
Duits n/a (1894-1959)
Male
Germany
1894
1959
2,985
Matthias Klostermayr
German outlaw
Male
1736
1771
capital punishment
2,986
Blanche of Montferrat
duchess of Savoy and wife of Charles I of Savoy (1472-1519)
Female
Politician
1472
1519
2,987
Charles A. Ferguson
American linguist
Male
United States of America
Researcher
1921
1998
2,988
William Sidney Mount
American painter (1807-1868)
Male
United States of America
Artist
1807
1868
2,989
Hans von Trotha
German knight
Male
Germany
1450
1503
2,990
Seth Bullock
Lawman (1849-1919)
Male
United States of America
Politician
1849
1919
natural causes
2,991
Albrecht Berblinger
German aviation pioneer
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1770
1829
2,992
Georg Danzer
Austrian singer-songwriter
Male
Austria
Artist
1946
2007
natural causes
2,993
Karl Berg
Austrian archbishop
Male
Austria
Religious figure
1908
1997
2,994
Josef Andreas Jungmann
Jesuit reformer
Male
Austria
Artist
1889
1975
2,995
Joachim Chreptowicz
Pools diplomaat
Male
Grand Duchy of Lithuania; Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Artist
1729
1812
2,996
Franz Xaver Eder
German bishop
Male
Germany
Religious figure
1925
2013
2,997
Manfred Müller
German bishop
Male
Germany
Religious figure
1926
2015
2,998
Johannes Diodato
courier (1640-1725)
Male
Ottoman Empire
Restaurateur
1640
1725
2,999
Dieter Hildebrandt
German Kabarett artist, actor, and writer
Male
Germany
Artist
1927
2013
natural causes
3,000
Woody Crumbo
Potawatomi artist from Oklahoma (1912-1989)
Male
United States of America
Artist
1912
1989