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3,401
Gustav von Rauch
Prussian general (1774-1841)
Male
Germany
Politician
1774
1841
3,402
Moritz Karl Ernst von Prittwitz
19th century Prussian military officer (1795-1885)
Male
Kingdom of Prussia; Prussia
Artist
1795
1885
3,403
Friedrich August Peter von Colomb
Prussian general
Male
Kingdom of Prussia
Military personnel
1775
1854
3,404
Ernst Ludwig von Aster
Prussian, Saxon and Russian general
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1778
1855
3,405
Hermann von Boyen
Prussian army officer (1771-1848)
Male
Germany
Politician
1771
1848
3,406
Georg von Kameke
German general (1817-1893)
Male
Germany
Politician
1817
1893
3,407
Wilhelm Eugen Ludwig Ferdinand von Rohr
Prussian general and minister of war (1782-1851)
Male
Kingdom of Prussia
Politician
1782
1851
3,408
Nina Dumbadze
athletics competitor
Female
Soviet Union
Athlete
1919
1983
3,409
Paul Elvstrøm
Danish yachtsman
Male
Denmark
Artist
1928
2016
3,410
Victor Ilitch Alexeev
Soviet track and field coach (1914-1977)
Soviet Union
Athlete
1914
1977
3,411
Prince Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia
Prussian Prince and general
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1730
1813
3,412
Zita of Bourbon-Parma
Empress consort of Austria, Queen consort of Hungary (1892-1989) and Servant of God
Female
Italy; Kingdom of Italy
Politician
1892
1989
natural causes
3,413
Arina Rodionovna Yakovleva
nurse of Alexander Pushkin
Russian Empire
Nanny
1758
1828
3,414
Helga Hahnemann
German entertainer, actress, comedian and singer
Female
Germany; Nazi Germany; German Democratic Republic
Comedian; television presenter; radio personality
1937
1991
3,415
Princess Wilhelmina of Hesse-Kassel
Prussian princess
Female
Aristocrat
1726
1808
3,416
Edward Akufo-Addo
Second President of the Republic of Ghana (1906-1979)
Male
Ghana
Politician
1906
1979
3,417
Prince Henry of Prussia
Prince of Prussia (1726-1802)
Male
Germany; Prussia
Politician
1726
1802
3,418
Prince Adalbert of Prussia
Prince Adalbert of Prussia (1884-1948)
Male
Germany
Politician
1884
1948
3,419
Adelaide del Vasto
third wife of Roger I of Sicily
Female
Consort
1075
1118
3,420
Jerry Rawlings
Fourth President of the Republic of Ghana
Male
Ghana
Politician
1947
2020
3,421
Prince Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe
regent of the Principality of Lippe
Male
Germany
Regent
1859
1916
3,422
John Evans Atta Mills
sixth President of the Republic of Ghana (1944-2012)
Male
Ghana
Politician
1944
2012
natural causes
3,423
Prince Albert of Prussia
Prussian colonel-general; youngest child of Frederick William III of Prussia
Male
Germany; Prussia
Politician
1809
1872
3,424
Yi Bangja
Japanese-Korean princess
Female
Japan; South Korea; Korean Empire; Empire of Japan
Politician
1901
1989
natural causes
3,425
Zoltán Zelk
Hungarian writer
Male
Hungary
Artist
1906
1981
3,426
Ida Ferenczy
Austrian lady-in-waiting
Female
Hungary
Lady-in-waiting
1839
1928
3,427
Franz Joseph I of Austria
Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary (1830-1916)
Male
Austria-Hungary; Austrian Empire
Politician
1830
1916
natural causes
3,428
Len Wein
American comic book writer and editor
Male
United States of America
Artist
1948
2017
natural causes
3,429
István Gulyás
Hungarian tennis player
Male
Hungary
Athlete
1931
2000
3,430
Charles I of Austria
Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary as Charles IV (1887-1922) and Blessed
Male
Austria
Politician
1887
1922
natural causes
3,431
Antonio Salieri
Italian classical composer and conductor
Male
Republic of Venice; Austrian Empire
Artist
1750
1825
natural causes
3,432
Beatrice Regina della Scala
wife of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan
Female
Aristocrat
1333
1384
3,433
Georges Courteline
French dramatist and novelist
Male
France
Artist
1858
1929
natural causes
3,434
Esther Szekeres
Hungarian-Australian mathematician
Female
Australia
Researcher
1910
2005
3,435
John Ford
American film director (1894-1973)
Male
United States of America
Artist
1894
1973
natural causes
3,436
Pietro Magni
Italian sculptor (1817-1877)
Male
Kingdom of Italy
Artist
1817
1877
3,437
D. W. Griffith
American film director and producer (1875-1948)
Male
United States of America
Artist
1875
1948
natural causes
3,438
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Danish film director
Male
Denmark
Artist
1889
1968
natural causes
3,439
Vasili Bazhenov
Russian neoclassical architect (1737-1799)
Male
Russian Empire
Researcher
1737
1799
3,440
Nikolay Alexandrovich Lvov
Russian artist and architect
Male
Russian Empire
Researcher
1753
1803
3,441
Giambattista Canal
Italian painter (1745-1825)
Male
Republic of Venice
Artist
1745
1825
3,442
King Vidor
American film director, film producer, and screenwriter
Male
United States of America
Artist
1894
1982
3,443
Alexei Baikov
Russian architect
Male
Russian Empire
Architect
1790
1854
3,444
Carlo Scarpa
Italian architect
Male
Italy; Kingdom of Italy
Researcher
1906
1978
accident
3,445
Alexander Baryshnikov
Russian engineer and architect (1877-1924)
Russian Empire
Politician
1877
1924
3,446
Alvin Stardust
English pop singer and stage actor (1942-2014)
Male
United Kingdom
Artist
1942
2014
natural causes
3,447
Domenico Maria Federici
historic Italian
Male
Researcher
1739
1808
3,448
Tommaso da Modena
Italian painter (1326-1379)
Male
Artist
1326
1379
3,449
Giuseppe Mazzotti
Italian art critic, writer, and essayist
Male
Italy; Kingdom of Italy
Artist
1907
1981
3,450
Giovanni Comisso
Italian writer
Male
Italy; Kingdom of Italy
Artist
1895
1969
3,451
Arturo Martini
Italian sculptor, painter and engraver (1889-1947)
Male
Italy; Kingdom of Italy
Artist
1889
1947
3,452
Henri François Gabriel Viollier
Russian painter of Genevan origins (1752-1839)
Male
Russian Empire
Architect
1752
1839
3,453
Andrey Voronikhin
Russian architect and painter (1759-1814)
Male
Russian Empire
Artist
1759
1814
3,454
Andreyan Zakharov
Russian architect
Male
Russian Empire
Architect
1761
1811
3,455
Adrian Vassilievitch Kokorev
architect uit Keizerrijk Rusland (1810-1877)
Male
Russian Empire
Architect
1810
1877
3,456
Roman Kuzmin
Russian architect and restorer (1811–1867)
Russian Empire
Architect
1811
1867
3,457
Ivan Starov
Russian architect
Male
Russian Empire
Architect
1745
1808
3,458
Ludwig Spoerer
Russian architect
Male
Russian Empire
Architect
1835
1898
3,459
Johann Waldemar Strom
Russian architect and university teacher (1823-1888)
Male
Russian Empire
Architect
1823
1887
3,460
Kofi Abrefa Busia
university teacher at Leiden University (1913-1978)
Male
Ghana
Politician
1913
1978
natural causes
3,461
Sam Peckinpah
American film director and screenwriter
Male
United States of America
Artist
1925
1984
3,462
Budd Boetticher
film director
Male
United States of America
Artist
1916
2001
3,463
Rouben Mamoulian
Armenian American film and theatre director
Male
United States of America; Russian Empire
Artist
1897
1987
3,464
Tod Browning
American film director (1880-1962)
Male
United States of America
Artist
1880
1962
3,465
John Cassavetes
American actor, film director, and screenwriter (1929-1989)
Male
United States of America
Artist
1929
1989
natural causes
3,466
George Stevens
American film director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer (1904-1975)
Male
United States of America
Artist
1904
1975
natural causes
3,467
Michael Curtiz
American director
Male
Hungary; United States of America; Austria-Hungary
Artist
1886
1962
natural causes
3,468
Frank Capra
Sicilian-born American film director, producer and writer (1897-1991)
Male
United States of America; Kingdom of Italy
Artist
1897
1991
natural causes
3,469
William Wyler
German-born American film director, producer and screenwriter (1902-1981)
Male
United States of America; Switzerland
Artist
1902
1981
natural causes
3,470
Robert Siodmak
German-born American film director (1900-1973)
Male
United States of America; Germany
Artist
1900
1973
3,471
Curtis Bernhardt
German film director
Male
United States of America; Germany
Artist
1899
1981
3,472
Franklin J. Schaffner
American film director
Male
United States of America
Artist
1920
1989
3,473
Marcellin Marbot
French general (1782-1854)
Male
France
Politician
1782
1854
3,474
Richard Attenborough
English actor, film director and producer (1923-2014)
Male
United Kingdom
Artist
1923
2014
natural causes
3,475
Adolphe Marbot
French general
Male
France
Military personnel
1781
1844
3,476
Wolfgang Hildesheimer
German author (1916-1991)
Male
Germany
Researcher
1916
1991
3,477
George A. Romero
American-Canadian film director, film producer, screenwriter and editor (1940-2017)
Male
Canada; United States of America
Artist
1940
2017
natural causes
3,478
Ira H. Abbott
American aerospace engineer
Male
United States of America
Engineer
1906
1988
3,479
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Austrian novelist, librettist, poet, dramatist, narrator, and essayist
Male
Austria; Austria-Hungary
Artist
1874
1929
3,480
John Chadwick
English linguist and classical scholar
Male
United Kingdom
Teacher
1920
1998
3,481
Alan J. Pakula
American film director, writer and producer (1928-1998)
Male
United States of America
Artist
1928
1998
accident
3,482
Sydney Pollack
American film director, producer and actor (1934-2008)
Male
United States of America
Artist
1934
2008
natural causes
3,483
Miloš Forman
Czech American director, screenwriter, and professor (1932-2018)
Male
United States of America; Czech Republic; Czechoslovakia
Artist
1932
2018
3,484
Vincente Minnelli
American stage and film director
Male
United States of America
Artist
1903
1986
natural causes
3,485
Mike Nichols
German-American television director, writer, producer and comedian (1931-2014)
Male
United States of America
Artist
1931
2014
natural causes
3,486
Nicolas Roeg
English film director and cinematographer
Male
United Kingdom
Artist
1928
2018
3,487
Luis Buñuel
Mexican-Spanish film director
Male
Spain; Mexico
Artist
1900
1983
3,488
Billy Wilder
Austrian-born American film director and screenwriter (1906-2002)
Male
United States of America; Austria
Artist
1906
2002
natural causes
3,489
Jacques Tati
French filmmaker (1907-1982)
Male
France
Artist
1907
1982
natural causes
3,490
Sidney Lumet
American director, producer and screenwriter
Male
United States of America
Artist
1924
2011
natural causes
3,491
Ernst Lubitsch
German American actor, screenwriter, producer and film director (1892-1947)
Male
United States of America; Germany
Artist
1892
1947
natural causes
3,492
George Roy Hill
American film director (1921-2002)
Male
United States of America
Artist
1921
2002
natural causes
3,493
John Huston
American film director, screenwriter and actor (1906-1987)
Male
United States of America
Artist
1906
1987
3,494
Howard Hawks
American film director, producer and screenwriter (1896-1977)
Male
United States of America
Artist
1896
1977
natural causes
3,495
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
American film director, screenwriter, and producer (1909-1993)
Male
United States of America
Artist
1909
1993
natural causes
3,496
Gustav Leonhardt
Dutch keyboard player, conductor, musicologist, teacher and editor
Male
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Artist
1928
2012
natural causes
3,497
historical Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth as a historical person
Male
Carpenter; preacher; social activist; nan
-1
33
capital punishment
3,498
Herod the Great
king of Judea
Male
Politician
-74
-4
natural causes
3,499
Annas
1st century CE High Priest of the Roman province of Iudaea
Male
Politician
-22
66
3,500
Imre Szász
Hungarian writer, translator
Male
Hungary
Artist
1927
2003