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writer · b. 1959

entrepreneur · 1929–1990

athlete · b. 1959

American jazz saxophonist (1928–1975) · 1928–1975

writer · 1887–1955

French Catholic religious man, explorer and scholar (1858–1916) · 1858–1916

artist · 1932–2005

film director · b. 1961

actor · b. 1968

Brazilian association football player · b. 1982

K-pop Idol (Stray Kids) · b. 2000

Paralympic athletes of France · b. 1983

film director · 1938–2022

Italian priest and publisher (1898–1962) · 1898–1962

football player · 1944–2017

politician · b. 1945

French screenwriter and film director (1906-1960) · 1906–1960

actor · 1894–1979

singer · b. 1980

entrepreneur · b. 1960

German SS general and Deputy Reich Protector of Bohemia and Moravia (1897-1946) · 1897–1946

weightlifter · b. 1988

actor · 1936–2005

Polish sportsperson · b. 1980

football player · b. 1978

Polish cross-country skier · 1911–1985

Israeli politician · b. 1961

French Catholic priest · b. 1954

American chemist · 1930–2008

Indian field hockey player (1916-1981) · 1916–1981

German actress and model (1933–2010) · 1933–2010

Helicopter pilot · b. 1984

Journalist · b. 1972

Prime Minister of Slovakia since 2023 · b. 1964

American film director · b. 1945

Brazilian theologian, philosopher, psychoanalyst (1933-2014) · 1933–2014

Notable Trials · b. 1989

politician · b. 1942

Actor · 1958–2005

president of the United States from 1909 to 1913 · 1857–1930

politician · b. 1944

German actor (1926-2019) · 1926–2019

German SS, Security Police and Security Service commander and convicted war criminal · 1906–1955

Jewish-German architect (1887–1953) · 1887–1953

German journalist and author (1938-2022) · 1938–2022

King of Sweden (1950–1973); anthropologist, art historian, collector and archaeologist · 1882–1973

American actor (1926–2017) · 1926–2017

football player · 1904–1960

Austrian architect (1913-1997) · 1913–1997

Polish conductor and composer (1926-2020) · 1926–2020

German writer (1928–1991) · 1928–1991

American chemist (1895-1973) · 1895–1973

actor (1887-1971) · 1887–1971

Bosnian Serb former politician (1945–2020) · 1945–2020

American computer scientist · 1953–2022

German physician and bacteriologist (1858–1945) · 1858–1945

singer-songwriter · 1943–2008

jazz musician best known for his work on string bass (1890-1965) · 1890–1965

basketball player, Czechoslovakia (1952–2009) · 1952–2009

Soviet tennis player, multiple champion of Soviet Union (1899–1978) · 1899–1978

scientist · 1906–1985

German actor and voice actor (1925–2006) · 1925–2006

athlete · b. 1892

American urban climber · b. 1898

entrepreneur · b. 1901

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

American computer scientist · b. 1901

scientist · b. 1901

artist · b. 1901

musician · 1903–2014

American musician · b. 1904

American Leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1907-2013) · 1907–2013

entrepreneur · 1907–2015

Orca · 1981–2017

Orange tabby cat · 1997–2017

Calico cat · 1999–2015

Western lowland gorilla · 1999–2016

Reticulated giraffe · 2000–2021

Banking · b. 1865

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Film · b. 1979

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Film · b. 1980