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3,101
Mikhail Lermontov
Russian writer, poet and painter (1814-1841)
Male
Russian Empire
Artist
1814
1841
homicide
3,102
Ivan Bunin
Russian winter and poket
Male
France; Russian Empire
Artist
1870
1953
natural causes
3,103
Sergio Burzi
Italian painter, illustrator (1901-1954)
Male
Italy; Kingdom of Italy
Artist
1901
1954
3,104
Charles Babbage
English mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer who originated the concept of a programmable computer
Male
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Researcher
1791
1871
3,105
Jack Kevorkian
American pathologist, euthanasia activist (1928-2011)
Male
United States of America
Artist
1928
2011
natural causes
3,106
Nikolai Essen
Russian admiral
Male
Russian Empire
Military personnel
1860
1915
natural causes
3,107
Lewis Clive
British rower
Male
United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Rower
1910
1938
3,108
Álvaro de Figueroa
Spanish polo player
Male
Spain
Politician
1893
1950
3,109
Riccardo Divora
Italian rower
Male
Italy; Kingdom of Italy
Rower
1908
1951
3,110
Walter Meyer
German rower
Male
Germany
Rower
1904
1949
3,111
Agnes Haakonsdatter
Illegitimate daughter of King Haakon V of Norway
Female
Politician
1290
1319
3,112
Nelson Margetts
Amerikaans sporter (1879-1932)
Male
United States of America
Athlete
1879
1932
3,113
Akhtar Raza Khan
former Grand Mufti of India
Male
India; British Raj
Mufti
1941
2018
3,114
Eugène Ionesco
French Romanian playwright
Male
France; Germany; Romania
Artist
1909
1994
3,115
Constantine II
Roman emperor (316-340)
Male
Byzantine Empire; ancient Rome
Politician
316
340
homicide
3,116
Octavio Paz
Mexican writer laureated with the 1990 Nobel Prize for Literature
Male
Spain; Mexico
Researcher
1914
1998
natural causes
3,117
Benny Goodman
American jazz musician, band leader
Male
United States of America
Artist
1909
1986
natural causes
3,118
Arvo Lindén
Finnish wrestler
Male
Finland
Competitive diver; amateur wrestler
1887
1941
3,119
Johan Olin
Olympic wrestler
Male
Finland
Amateur wrestler
1883
1928
3,120
Hans Hildebrand
Swedish archeologist
Male
Sweden
Researcher
1842
1913
3,121
Willoughby Hamilton
Irish tennis and badminton player (1864-1943)
Male
Ireland; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Athlete
1864
1943
3,122
Stanley Bacon
Olympic wrestler
Male
United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Amateur wrestler
1885
1952
3,123
Ahmed Shahe Durrani
founder of the Durrani Empire, considered founder of the state of Afghanistan
Male
Durrani Empire
Artist
1722
1772
3,124
Robert Hooke
English natural philosopher, architect and polymath
Male
Kingdom of England
Researcher
1635
1703
3,125
Bobbie Rosenfeld
Canadian athletics competitor
Female
Canada
Athlete
1904
1969
3,126
Tatyana Elizarenkova
Russian linguist
Female
Russia
Researcher
1929
2007
3,127
Gar Samuelson
American musician
Male
United States of America
Artist
1958
1999
3,128
Max Theiler
South African-American virologist and doctor
Male
United States of America; South Africa
Researcher
1899
1972
3,129
Ismail Qemali
Prime Minister of Albania (1844-1919)
Male
Albania; Ottoman Empire
Politician
1844
1919
natural causes
3,130
José de Figueroa y Alonso-Martínez
Spanish equestrian
Male
Spain
Military personnel
1897
1920
3,131
Kurt Graebe
German politician (1874-1952)
Male
Germany
Politician
1874
1952
3,132
Naim Frashëri
Albanian poet and writer (1846-1900)
Male
Janina Vilayet
Researcher
1846
1900
3,133
Feodor Minkov
болгарський і російський педагог і просвітник
Male
Bulgaria; Russian Empire
1830
1906
3,134
Zigmas Zinkevičius
Lithuanian academic (1925-2018)
Male
Lithuania; Soviet Union
Researcher
1925
2018
3,135
John Piatrowski
schrijver uit Verenigde Staten van Amerika (????-2002)
Male
United States of America; Nazi Germany; Russian Empire; Second Polish Republic
Artist
1905
2001
3,136
Ioannis Politis
Greek university professor
Male
Greece
Researcher
1886
1968
3,137
Arthur C. Clarke
British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist
Male
United Kingdom; Sri Lanka
Artist
1917
2008
3,138
Carl David af Wirsén
poet, literary critic and the Swedish Academy's permanent secretary from 1884-1912
Male
Sweden
Artist
1842
1912
3,139
Joseph Smith
American religious leader and the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement (1805-1844)
Male
United States of America
Politician
1805
1844
homicide
3,140
David Oistrakh
Soviet violinist
Male
Soviet Union; Russian Empire; Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Violinist
1908
1974
natural causes
3,141
Slobodan Milošević
Yugoslavian and Serbian politician (1941-2006)
Male
Serbia and Montenegro; Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Politician
1941
2006
natural causes
3,142
Sylvester I
33rd pope and saint (reigned 314-335)
Male
Religious figure
300
335
3,143
Mary Shelley
English writer
Female
Kingdom of Great Britain; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Artist
1797
1851
natural causes
3,144
Nate Dogg
American singer, rapper and songwriter
Male
United States of America
Artist
1969
2011
natural causes
3,145
Romain Rolland
French author
Male
France
Researcher
1866
1944
natural causes
3,146
Anne Anderson
Scottish illustrator known best for new editions of fairy tales and other stories for children (1874-1952)
Female
United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Artist
1874
1952
3,147
Tyko Vylka
Nenets Landscape Artist (1886-1960)
Male
Soviet Union; Russian Empire
Artist
1886
1960
3,148
Louis-Claude de Saint-Martin
French philosopher
Male
France
Artist
1743
1803
3,149
Arthur Morin
French physicist
Male
France
Researcher
1795
1880
3,150
J. J. Thomson
British physicist
Male
United Kingdom
Researcher
1856
1940
3,151
Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
Grand Prince of Tuscany
Male
Statesperson
1642
1723
3,152
Erich Maria Remarque
German novelist
Male
United States of America; Germany
Artist
1898
1970
3,153
Kang Gyeong-ae
Korean writer, novelist and poet
Female
Korean Empire; Korea under Japanese rule
Artist
1907
1944
3,154
Gaston Castel
French architect
France
Architect
1886
1971
3,155
Marie Antoinette
last Queen of France prior to the French Revolution
Female
France
Socialite; consort
1755
1793
capital punishment
3,156
Ferdinand I of Aragon
Aragonese king
Male
Ruler
1380
1416
3,157
Milton Friedman Correa
American economist, statistician, and writer
Male
United States of America
Researcher
1912
2006
natural causes
3,158
Edmund Halley
English astronomer, geophysicist, mathematician, meteorologist, and physicist
Male
United Kingdom; Kingdom of England
Researcher
1656
1742
3,159
Swami Vivekananda
Indian Hindu monk and philosopher (1863-1902)
Male
British Raj
Artist
1863
1902
3,160
Paul Dirac
theoretical physicist (1902-1984)
Male
Switzerland; United Kingdom
Researcher
1902
1984
3,161
André Gide
French novelist and essayist
Male
France
Artist
1869
1951
3,162
Titian
Italian painter (c.1490-1576)
Male
Republic of Venice
Artist
1488
1576
natural causes
3,163
Ivo Andrić
Yugoslav novelist
Male
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Artist
1892
1975
3,164
Alfonso X of Castile
King of Castile
Male
Crown of Castile
Researcher
1221
1284
3,165
Nadine Gordimer
South African writer
Female
South Africa
Artist
1923
2014
3,166
Karl Jónsson
writer
Male
Iceland
Artist
1135
1213
3,167
Marco Pannella
Italian politician and journalist
Male
Italy; Kingdom of Italy
Politician
1930
2016
natural causes
3,168
Hu Shih
Chinese philosopher, essayist and diplomate
Male
Taiwan; Republic of China (1912–1949)
Researcher
1891
1962
3,169
Amerigo Vespucci
Italian explorer, financier, navigator and cartographer
Male
Merchant; cartographer; explorer
1454
1512
natural causes
3,170
Chen Boda
Chinese politician (1904-1989)
Male
People's Republic of China; Republic of China (1912–1949)
Researcher
1904
1989
natural causes
3,171
Rudolf Christoph Eucken
German philosopher
Male
Germany; Prussia; Weimar Republic; German Empire
Artist
1846
1926
3,172
Kahlil Gibran
Lebanese-American writer, poet, and painter (1883–1931)
Male
Lebanon
Artist
1883
1931
natural causes
3,173
Zhuangzi
Chinese Philosopher
Male
Song
Artist
-369
-288
3,174
Imre Kertész
Hungarian author
Male
Hungary; People's Republic of Hungary; Kingdom of Hungary; Republic of Hungary
Artist
1929
2016
3,175
Zaha Hadid
Iraqi-British architect
Female
United Kingdom; Iraq
Teacher
1950
2016
natural causes
3,176
Bertel Thorvaldsen
Danish sculptor
Male
Denmark
Artist
1770
1844
3,177
Empress Dowager Cixi
Chinese empress (1835-1908)
Female
Qing dynasty
Artist
1835
1908
3,178
Sid Vicious
English bassist and vocalist
Male
United Kingdom
Artist
1957
1979
suicide; unfortunate accident
3,179
Nestor Makhno
Ukrainian anarchist revolutionary (1888-1934)
Male
Russian Empire
Artist
1888
1934
natural causes
3,180
Hermann Göring
German Nazi politician, military leader and convicted war criminal (1893-1946)
Male
Nazi Germany; German Empire
Politician
1893
1946
suicide
3,181
Henry Morgenthau
American diplomat
Male
United States of America
Politician
1856
1946
3,182
Vasily Sokolovsky
Marshal of the Soviet Union (1897-1968)
Male
Soviet Union; Russian Empire; Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Politician
1897
1968
3,183
Vasily Ivanovich Petrov
Marshal of the Soviet Union (1917-2014)
Male
Russia; Soviet Union; Russian Empire; Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Politician
1917
2014
3,184
Pyotr Koshevoy
Soviet military commander (1905-1976)
Male
Artist
1904
1976
3,185
Dmitry Yazov
Soviet minister of defence
Male
Russia; Soviet Union
Politician
1924
2020
3,186
Sergey Akhromeyev
Soviet marshal (1923-1991)
Male
Soviet Union
Politician
1923
1991
suicide
3,187
Grigory Kulik
Marshal of the Soviet Union (1890-1950)
Male
Soviet Union; Russian Empire
Politician
1890
1950
capital punishment; unnatural death
3,188
Boris Shaposhnikov
Marshal of the Soviet Union (1882-1945)
Male
Soviet Union; Russian Empire; Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Politician
1882
1945
natural causes
3,189
Ivan Ignatyevich Yakubovsky
Soviet military commander, Marshal of the Soviet Union (1912-1976)
Male
Soviet Union
Politician
1911
1976
3,190
Viktor Kulikov
Marshal of the Soviet Union (1921-2013)
Male
Russia; Soviet Union
Politician
1921
2013
3,191
Kirill Moskalenko
Soviet military commander (1902-1985)
Male
Soviet Union; Russian Empire
Artist
1902
1985
3,192
Sergey Biryuzov
Soviet military commander (1904-1964)
Male
Soviet Union; Russian Empire
Politician
1904
1964
accident
3,193
Dmitriy Ustinov
Soviet military commander and politician (1908-1984)
Male
Soviet Union; Russian Empire
Artist
1908
1984
natural causes
3,194
Pavel Batitsky
Soviet military leader (1910-1984)
Male
Soviet Union
Politician
1910
1984
3,195
Filipp Golikov
Soviet marshal (1900-1980)
Male
Soviet Union; Russian Empire
Politician
1900
1980
3,196
Semyon Kurkotkin
Marshal of the Soviet Union (1917-1990)
Male
Soviet Union
Politician
1917
1990
3,197
Andrey Yeryomenko
Marshal of the Soviet Union (1892-1970)
Male
Soviet Union; Russian Empire; Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic; Russian Republic; Ukrainian People's Republic; Ukrainian State
Politician
1892
1970
3,198
Nikolai Bulganin
Soviet Politician
Male
Soviet Union; Russian Empire
Politician
1895
1975
3,199
Nikolai Ogarkov
Marshal of the Soviet Union (1917-1994)
Male
Russia; Soviet Union; Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Politician
1917
1994
3,200
Nikolay Ivanovich Krylov
Soviet military commander (1903-1972)
Male
Soviet Union
Politician
1903
1972