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3,701
Albert Peter
German botanist (1853-1937)
Male
Germany
Researcher
1853
1937
3,702
Louis De Geer the Younger
Swedish politician (1854-1935)
Male
Sweden
Politician
1854
1935
3,703
Oscar von Sydow
Swedish 20th century prime minister (1873-1936)
Male
Sweden
Politician
1873
1936
3,704
Ernst Trygger
Swedish 20th century prime minister (1857-1943)
Male
Sweden
Politician
1857
1943
3,705
Rickard Sandler
Prime Minister of Sweden (1884-1964)
Male
Sweden
Artist
1884
1964
3,706
Carl Gustaf Ekman
Swedish 20th century prime minister (1872-1945)
Male
Sweden
Politician
1872
1945
3,707
Felix Hamrin
Swedish 20th century prime minister (1875-1937)
Male
Sweden
Politician
1875
1937
3,708
Per Albin Hansson
Swedish politician, Prime Minister of Sweden between 1932–1936 and 1936–1946
Male
Sweden
Politician
1885
1946
natural causes
3,709
Markus Traber
Swiss bookseller and songwriter (1946-2010)
Switzerland
Artist
1946
2010
3,710
Paul Riant
French medievalist
Male
France
1836
1888
3,711
Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp
Swedish 20th century prime minister (1883-1954)
Male
Sweden
Politician
1883
1954
3,712
Tage Erlander
Swedish 20th century prime minister (1901-1985)
Male
Sweden
Politician
1901
1985
3,713
Olof Palme
Swedish Prime Minister
Male
Sweden
Politician
1927
1986
homicide
3,714
Thorbjörn Fälldin
Swedish 20th century prime minister (1926-2016)
Male
Sweden
Politician
1926
2016
3,715
Walter Bonatti
Italian mountaineer
Male
Italy; Kingdom of Italy
Artist
1930
2011
natural causes
3,716
Ola Ullsten
Swedish politician, prime minister of Sweden between October 1978 and October 1979
Male
Sweden
Politician
1931
2018
3,717
Alexander Khakhanov
Georgian-Russian historian and archaeologist
Male
Russian Empire
Researcher
1864
1912
3,718
Enver Hoxha
Communist leader of Albania from 1944 to 1985
Male
Albania; Ottoman Empire
Politician
1908
1985
3,719
Henry Miller
German-American rancher
Male
Germany
Breeder
1827
1916
3,720
Leszek I the White
High Duke of Poland (1186-1227)
Male
Politician
1186
1227
homicide
3,721
Leszek II the Black
High Duke of POland
Male
Poland
Sovereign
1241
1288
3,722
Louis I of Hungary
King of Hungary, Poland and Croatia
Male
Hungary
Monarch
1326
1382
3,723
Mieszko IV Tanglefoot
High Duke of Poland
Male
Sovereign
1132
1211
3,724
Mieszko III the Old
High Duke of Poland (1121-1202)
Male
Politician
1121
1202
3,725
Stanisław August Poniatowski
King of Poland
Male
Russian Empire; Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Politician
1732
1798
natural causes
3,726
Stanisław Leszczyński
king of Poland
Male
France; Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Art collector
1677
1766
3,727
Stephen Báthory
King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1576–1586)
Male
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth; Principality of Transylvania
Politician
1533
1586
natural causes
3,728
Wenceslaus III of Bohemia
King of Hungary, Bohemia and Poland
Male
Poland
Sovereign
1289
1306
3,729
Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki
King of Poland
Male
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Sovereign
1640
1673
natural causes
3,730
Władysław the White
Duke of Gniewkowo
Male
Religious figure
1327
1388
3,731
Władysław I Herman
Duke of Poland (1043-1102)
Male
Poland
Politician
1043
1102
3,732
Władysław I the Elbow-high
King of Poland (1260-1333)
Male
Politician
1260
1333
3,733
Władysław II Jagiełło
Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland (1362-1434)
Male
Grand Duchy of Lithuania; Kingdom of Poland
Politician
1362
1434
3,734
Władysław II the Exile
High Duke of Poland
Male
Poland
Politician
1105
1159
3,735
Władysław III Spindleshanks
Duke of greater Poland (1165-1231)
Male
Poland
Politician
1165
1231
3,736
Władysław III of Poland
King of Poland and Hungary (1424-1444)
Male
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Politician
1424
1444
3,737
Władysław IV Vasa
King of Poland
Male
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Monarch
1595
1648
3,738
Sigismund I the Old
King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania
Male
Poland
Monarch
1467
1548
3,739
Sigismund II Augustus
King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania
Male
Sweden; Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Statesperson
1520
1572
3,740
Ernst Vetterlein
German university professor, architect and engineer
Male
Germany
Engineer
1873
1950
3,741
Adolf Kowallek
arquiteutu del paisaxe alemán (1852–1902)
Male
Germany
Architect
1852
1902
3,742
J. P. Morgan
American financier, banker, philanthropist and art collector
Male
United States of America
Entrepreneur
1837
1913
3,743
Marian Vayreda i Vila
Catalan painter and writer (1853-1903)
Male
Spain
Artist
1853
1903
3,744
Valeriu Lazarov
Spanish television producer
Male
Spain; Romania
Artist
1935
2009
3,745
Gene Mako
American tennis player
Male
United States of America
Athlete
1916
2013
natural causes
3,746
Jack Kramer
American tennis player
Male
United States of America
Athlete
1921
2009
natural causes
3,747
Art Larsen
American tennis player
Male
United States of America
Athlete
1925
2012
3,748
Alice Marble
American tennis player
Female
United States of America
Athlete
1913
1990
3,749
Bobby Riggs
American tennis player
Male
United States of America
Athlete
1918
1995
natural causes
3,750
Chuck McKinley
American tennis player
Male
United States of America
Athlete
1941
1986
natural causes
3,751
Ralph McKittrick
American golfer and tennis player
Male
United States of America
Athlete
1877
1923
3,752
Helen Wills
American tennis player and writer
Female
United States of America
Athlete
1905
1998
3,753
Sarah Palfrey Cooke
American tennis player
Female
United States of America
Athlete
1912
1996
natural causes
3,754
Charles Sands
American golfer, tennis and real tennis player
Male
United States of America
Athlete
1865
1945
3,755
Ted Schroeder
US tennis player
Male
United States of America
Athlete
1921
2006
natural causes
3,756
Pancho Segura
American tennis player
Male
United States of America; Ecuador
Athlete
1921
2017
natural causes
3,757
May Sutton
US tennis player
Female
United States of America
Athlete
1886
1975
3,758
Bill Tilden
American tennis player
Male
United States of America
Athlete
1893
1953
natural causes
3,759
Tony Trabert
American tennis player
Male
United States of America
Athlete
1930
2021
3,760
Ellsworth Vines
US tennis player
Male
United States of America
Athlete
1911
1994
3,761
Richard Norris Williams
American tennis player
Male
United States of America
Athlete
1891
1968
3,762
Sidney Wood
US tennis player
Male
United States of America
Athlete
1911
2009
3,763
Jakob Gauermann
German landscape and genre painter and engraver (1773-1843)
Male
Germany
Artist
1773
1843
3,764
Karl Gussow
German painter (1843-1907)
Male
German Empire
Artist
1843
1907
3,765
Joan Tompkins
American actress (1915-2005)
Female
United States of America
Artist
1915
2005
3,766
Marc-Antoine Eidous
French writer, translator and Encyclopedist
Male
France
Researcher
1724
1790
3,767
Ivan Yefremov
Soviet paleontologist, science fiction author and social thinker
Male
Soviet Union; Russian Empire
Artist
1907
1972
3,768
Yoram Gross
Polish-Australian animation producer and director (1926-2005)
Male
Australia
Artist
1926
2015
3,769
Jean Ferrat
French singer-songwriter and poet
Male
France
Artist
1930
2010
natural causes
3,770
Marianne Lüdicke
German sculptor
Female
Germany
Artist
1919
2012
3,771
Adolf Hengeler
German painter (1863-1927)
Male
Germany
Artist
1863
1927
3,772
Hannes Alfvén
Swedish electrical engineer, plasma physicist and science fiction author (1908-1995), winner of the 1970 Nobel Prize for Physics
Male
Sweden
Researcher
1908
1995
3,773
Kurt Weill
German composer
Male
United States of America; Germany
Artist
1900
1950
natural causes
3,774
Engelbert Humperdinck
German composer
Male
Germany
Artist
1854
1921
natural causes
3,775
Gustav Quentell
German painter (1816-1896)
Male
Germany
Artist
1816
1896
3,776
Robert Altman
American film director and screenwriter
Male
United States of America
Artist
1925
2006
natural causes
3,777
Krzysztof Kieślowski
Polish film director and screenwriter
Male
Poland
Artist
1941
1996
natural causes
3,778
Thodoros Angelopoulos
Greek film director, screenwriter and film producer
Male
Greece
Artist
1935
2012
accident
3,779
Victor Sjöström
Swedish film director, screenwriter and actor
Male
Sweden
Artist
1879
1960
3,780
Pablo Emilio Madero
Mexican politician (1921-2007)
Male
Mexico
Politician
1921
2007
3,781
Sergei Bondarchuk
Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter, and actor
Male
Russia; Soviet Union
Artist
1920
1994
natural causes
3,782
Gertrude Abercrombie
American painter (1909-1977)
Female
United States of America
Artist
1909
1977
3,783
Vsevolod Pudovkin
Soviet film director, screenwriter and actor
Male
Soviet Union; Russian Empire
Artist
1893
1953
natural causes
3,784
Oleksandr Dovzhenko
Soviet Ukrainian screenwriter, film producer and director (1894-1956)
Male
Soviet Union; Russian Empire; Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic; Ukrainian People's Republic; Ukrainian State
Artist
1894
1956
natural causes
3,785
Lev Kuleshov
Soviet filmmaker and film theorist (1899–1970)
Male
Soviet Union; Russian Empire
Artist
1899
1970
3,786
Abbas Kiarostami
Iranian film director, screenwriter, photographer and film producer (1940-2016)
Male
Iran
Artist
1940
2016
natural causes
3,787
Alexander Korda
Hungarian-born British film producer and director
Male
United Kingdom; Kingdom of Hungary; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Artist
1893
1956
natural causes
3,788
Emeric Pressburger
Hungarian-British screenwriter, film director, and producer (1902-1988)
Male
Hungary; United Kingdom
Artist
1902
1988
natural causes
3,789
Michael Powell
English film director (1905-1990)
Male
United Kingdom
Artist
1905
1990
natural causes
3,790
Marcelino Olaechea
Spanish bishop (1889-1972)
Male
Spain
Religious figure
1889
1972
3,791
Laurence Olivier
British actor, director and producer (1907-1989)
Male
United Kingdom
Artist
1907
1989
natural causes
3,792
King Xuan of Zhou
eleventh king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty
Male
Politician
-850
-782
3,793
Ken Russell
British film director (1927-2011)
Male
United Kingdom
Artist
1927
2011
3,794
Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville
French soldier, ship captain, explorer, and founder of Louisiana
Male
Canada; France
Officer of the french navy; explorer
1661
1706
natural causes
3,795
David Lean
British film director, producer and screenwriter (1908-1991)
Male
United Kingdom
Artist
1908
1991
natural causes
3,796
Charles Laughton
English-born American stage and film actor and director (1899-1962)
Male
United States of America; United Kingdom
Artist
1899
1962
natural causes
3,797
Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville
French-Canadian colonizer, governor of Louisiana, brother of Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville
Male
France
Explorer
1680
1767
3,798
Urania Mella Serrano
Galician politician, and forerunner of the women's associationism
Female
Spain
Politician
1900
1945
3,799
John Schlesinger
English director and actor (1926-2003)
Male
United Kingdom
Artist
1926
2003
3,800
Claude Chabrol
French film director, screenwriter, film producer and actor (1930-2010)
Male
France
Artist
1930
2010
natural causes