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    Dec. at 67 (1452-1519)   Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was an Italian polymath, painter, sculptor, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer.

    Leonardo da Vinci

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    Dec. at 67 (1452-1519) Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was an Italian polymath, painter, sculptor, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer.

    Dec. at 84 (1643-1727)   Sir Isaac Newton PRS MP was an English physicist and mathematician who is widely recognised as one of the most influential scientists of all time and as a key figure in the scientific...

    Isaac Newton

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    Dec. at 84 (1643-1727) Sir Isaac Newton PRS MP was an English physicist and mathematician who is widely recognised as one of the most influential scientists of all time and as a key figure in the scientific...

    Dec. at 76 (1879-1955)   Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist. Einstein's work is also known for its influence on the philosophy of science.

    Albert Einstein

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    Dec. at 76 (1879-1955) Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist. Einstein's work is also known for its influence on the philosophy of science.

    Dec. at 78 (1564-1642)   Galileo Galilei, often known mononymously as Galileo, was an Italian physicist, mathematician, engineer, astronomer, and philosopher who played a major role in the scientific revolution during...

    Galileo Galilei

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    Dec. at 78 (1564-1642) Galileo Galilei, often known mononymously as Galileo, was an Italian physicist, mathematician, engineer, astronomer, and philosopher who played a major role in the scientific revolution during...

    Dec. at 62 (383 BC-321 BC)   Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and scientist born in the Macedonian city of Stagira, Chalkidice, on the northern periphery of Classical Greece.

    Aristotle

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    Dec. at 62 (383 BC-321 BC) Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and scientist born in the Macedonian city of Stagira, Chalkidice, on the northern periphery of Classical Greece.

    Plato was a philosopher, as well as mathematician, in Classical Greece.

    Plato

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    Plato was a philosopher, as well as mathematician, in Classical Greece.

    Dec. at 87 (1856-1943)   Nikola Tesla was a Serbian American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, physicist, and futurist best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current...

    Nikola Tesla

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    Dec. at 87 (1856-1943) Nikola Tesla was a Serbian American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, physicist, and futurist best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current...

    Archimedes of Syracuse was an Ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer.

    Archimedes

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    Archimedes of Syracuse was an Ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer.

    Dec. at 35 (1756-1791)   Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, baptised as Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era.

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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    Dec. at 35 (1756-1791) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, baptised as Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era.

    Socrates was a classical Greek philosopher credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy.

    Socrates

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    Socrates was a classical Greek philosopher credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy.

    Dec. at 52 (1564-1616)   William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.

    William Shakespeare

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    Dec. at 52 (1564-1616) William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.

    Dec. at 65 (1685-1750)   Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period.

    Johann Sebastian Bach

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    Dec. at 65 (1685-1750) Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period.

    Dec. at 89 (1475-1564)   Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, commonly known as Michelangelo, was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, poet, and engineer of the High Renaissance who exerted an unparalleled...

    Michelangelo

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    Dec. at 89 (1475-1564) Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, commonly known as Michelangelo, was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, poet, and engineer of the High Renaissance who exerted an unparalleled...

    Pythagoras of Samos was an Ionian Greek philosopher, mathematician, and founder of the religious movement called Pythagoreanism.

    Pythagoras

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    Pythagoras of Samos was an Ionian Greek philosopher, mathematician, and founder of the religious movement called Pythagoreanism.

    Dec. at 57 (1770-1827)   Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist.

    Ludwig van Beethoven

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    Dec. at 57 (1770-1827) Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist.

    Dec. at 59 (1571-1630)   Johannes Kepler was a German mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer.

    Johannes Kepler

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    Dec. at 59 (1571-1630) Johannes Kepler was a German mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer.

    Dec. at 67 (1867-1934)   Marie Skłodowska-Curie was a Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity.

    Marie Curie

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    Dec. at 67 (1867-1934) Marie Skłodowska-Curie was a Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity.

    Dec. at 73 (1809-1882)   Charles Robert Darwin, FRS was an English naturalist and geologist, best known for his contributions to evolutionary theory.

    Charles Darwin

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    Dec. at 73 (1809-1882) Charles Robert Darwin, FRS was an English naturalist and geologist, best known for his contributions to evolutionary theory.

    Dec. at 80 (1724-1804)   Immanuel Kant was a German philosopher who is widely considered to be a central figure of modern philosophy.

    Immanuel Kant

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    Dec. at 80 (1724-1804) Immanuel Kant was a German philosopher who is widely considered to be a central figure of modern philosophy.

    age 77   Stephen William Hawking CH CBE FRS FRSA (8 January 1942 – 14 March 2018) was an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, author and Director of Research at the Centre for Theoretical...

    Stephen Hawking

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    age 77 Stephen William Hawking CH CBE FRS FRSA (8 January 1942 – 14 March 2018) was an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, author and Director of Research at the Centre for Theoretical...

    Dec. at 84 (1706-1790)   Benjamin Franklin FRS was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.

    Benjamin Franklin

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    Dec. at 84 (1706-1790) Benjamin Franklin FRS was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.

    Dec. at 89 (1858-1947)   Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck, FRS was a German theoretical physicist who originated quantum theory, which won him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1918.

    Max Planck

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    Dec. at 89 (1858-1947) Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck, FRS was a German theoretical physicist who originated quantum theory, which won him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1918.

    Dec. at 70 (1473-1543)   Nicolaus Copernicus was a Renaissance mathematician and astronomer who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than the Earth at its center.

    Nicolaus Copernicus

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    Dec. at 70 (1473-1543) Nicolaus Copernicus was a Renaissance mathematician and astronomer who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than the Earth at its center.

    Homerus, best known as his anglicised name Homer, is the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey. He was believed by the ancient Greeks to have been the first and greatest of the epic poets.

    Homer

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    Homerus, best known as his anglicised name Homer, is the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey. He was believed by the ancient Greeks to have been the first and greatest of the epic poets.

    Dec. at 70 (1646-1716)   Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz was a German polymath and philosopher. He occupies a prominent place in the history of mathematics and the history of philosophy.

    Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz

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    Dec. at 70 (1646-1716) Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz was a German polymath and philosopher. He occupies a prominent place in the history of mathematics and the history of philosophy.

    Dec. at 83 (1749-1832)   Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German writer and statesman.

    Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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    Dec. at 83 (1749-1832) Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German writer and statesman.

    Dec. at 83 (459 BC-376 BC)   Hippocrates of Kos, was a Greek physician of the Age of Pericles, and is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine.

    Hippocrates

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    Dec. at 83 (459 BC-376 BC) Hippocrates of Kos, was a Greek physician of the Age of Pericles, and is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine.

    Dec. at 70 (1398-1468)   Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg was a German blacksmith, goldsmith, printer, and publisher who introduced printing to Europe.

    Johannes Gutenberg

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    Dec. at 70 (1398-1468) Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg was a German blacksmith, goldsmith, printer, and publisher who introduced printing to Europe.

    4 B.C - 30 A.D. Jesus, also referred to as Jesus of Nazareth, is the central figure of Christianity, whom the teachings of most Christian denominations hold to be the Son of God.

    Jesus of Nazareth

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    4 B.C - 30 A.D. Jesus, also referred to as Jesus of Nazareth, is the central figure of Christianity, whom the teachings of most Christian denominations hold to be the Son of God.

    Dec. at 56 (1844-1900)   Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche was a German philosopher, cultural critic, poet, composer and Latin and Greek scholar.

    Friedrich Nietzsche

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    Dec. at 56 (1844-1900) Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche was a German philosopher, cultural critic, poet, composer and Latin and Greek scholar.

    Dec. at 42 (1912-1954)   Alan Mathison Turing, OBE, FRS was a British pioneering computer scientist, mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher, mathematical biologist, and marathon and ultra distance runner.

    Alan Turing

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    Dec. at 42 (1912-1954) Alan Mathison Turing, OBE, FRS was a British pioneering computer scientist, mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher, mathematical biologist, and marathon and ultra distance runner.

    Dec. at 72 (550 BC-478 BC)   Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history.

    Confucius

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    Dec. at 72 (550 BC-478 BC) Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history.

    Dec. at 83 (1743-1826)   Thomas Jefferson was an American Founding Father, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence, and the third President of the United States.

    Thomas Jefferson

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    Dec. at 83 (1743-1826) Thomas Jefferson was an American Founding Father, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence, and the third President of the United States.

    Dec. at 39 (1623-1662)   Blaise Pascal was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer and Christian philosopher. He was a child prodigy who was educated by his father, a tax collector in Rouen.

    Blaise Pascal

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    Dec. at 39 (1623-1662) Blaise Pascal was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer and Christian philosopher. He was a child prodigy who was educated by his father, a tax collector in Rouen.

    Dec. at 78 (1777-1855)   Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss was a German mathematician who contributed significantly to many fields, including number theory, algebra, statistics, analysis, differential geometry, geodesy,...

    Carl Friedrich Gauss

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    Dec. at 78 (1777-1855) Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss was a German mathematician who contributed significantly to many fields, including number theory, algebra, statistics, analysis, differential geometry, geodesy,...

    Dec. at 82 (1828-1910)   Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, commonly referred to as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, playwright and philosopher who primarily wrote novels and short...

    Leo Tolstoy

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    Dec. at 82 (1828-1910) Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, commonly referred to as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, playwright and philosopher who primarily wrote novels and short...

    Dec. at 75 (1901-1976)   Werner Karl Heisenberg was a German theoretical physicist and one of the key pioneers of quantum mechanics. He published his work in 1925 in a breakthrough paper.

    Werner Heisenberg

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    Dec. at 75 (1901-1976) Werner Karl Heisenberg was a German theoretical physicist and one of the key pioneers of quantum mechanics. He published his work in 1925 in a breakthrough paper.

    Dec. at 54 (1596-1650)   René Descartes was a French philosopher, mathematician and writer who spent most of his life in the Dutch Republic.

    René Descartes

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    Dec. at 54 (1596-1650) René Descartes was a French philosopher, mathematician and writer who spent most of his life in the Dutch Republic.

    Dec. at 84 (1694-1778)   François-Marie Arouet, known by his nom de plume Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit, his attacks on the established Catholic...

    Voltaire

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    Dec. at 84 (1694-1778) François-Marie Arouet, known by his nom de plume Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit, his attacks on the established Catholic...

    Dec. at 75 (1847-1922)   Alexander Graham Bell was an eminent Scottish-born scientist, inventor, engineer and innovator who is credited with inventing the first practical telephone.

    Alexander Graham Bell

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    Dec. at 75 (1847-1922) Alexander Graham Bell was an eminent Scottish-born scientist, inventor, engineer and innovator who is credited with inventing the first practical telephone.

    Dec. at 60 (1821-1881)   Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky, sometimes transliterated Dostoevsky, was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist and philosopher.

    Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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    Dec. at 60 (1821-1881) Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky, sometimes transliterated Dostoevsky, was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist and philosopher.

    Euclid, sometimes called Euclid of Alexandria to distinguish him from Euclid of Megara, was a Greek mathematician, often referred to as the "Father of Geometry".

    Euclid

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    Euclid, sometimes called Euclid of Alexandria to distinguish him from Euclid of Megara, was a Greek mathematician, often referred to as the "Father of Geometry".

    Gautama Buddha, also known as Siddhārtha Gautama, Shakyamuni, or simply the Buddha, was a sage on whose teachings Buddhism was founded.

    Buddha

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    Gautama Buddha, also known as Siddhārtha Gautama, Shakyamuni, or simply the Buddha, was a sage on whose teachings Buddhism was founded.

    Dec. at 48 (543 BC-495 BC)   Sun Tzu was a Chinese military general, strategist, and philosopher who lived in the Spring and Autumn period of ancient China.

    Sun Tzu

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    Dec. at 48 (543 BC-495 BC) Sun Tzu was a Chinese military general, strategist, and philosopher who lived in the Spring and Autumn period of ancient China.

    Dec. at 76 (1791-1867)   Michael Faraday FRS was an English scientist who contributed to the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry.

    Michael Faraday

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    Dec. at 76 (1791-1867) Michael Faraday FRS was an English scientist who contributed to the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry.

    Dec. at 63 (1483-1546)   Martin Luther was a German friar, priest and professor of theology who was a seminal figure in the Protestant Reformation.

    Martin Luther

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    Dec. at 63 (1483-1546) Martin Luther was a German friar, priest and professor of theology who was a seminal figure in the Protestant Reformation.

    Dec. at 84 (1847-1931)   Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman.

    Thomas Edison

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    Dec. at 84 (1847-1931) Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman.

    Dec. at 72 (1788-1860)   Arthur Schopenhauer was a German philosopher best known for his book, The World as Will and Representation, in which he claimed that our world is driven by a continually dissatisfied will,...

    Arthur Schopenhauer

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    Dec. at 72 (1788-1860) Arthur Schopenhauer was a German philosopher best known for his book, The World as Will and Representation, in which he claimed that our world is driven by a continually dissatisfied will,...

    Dec. at 56 (1809-1865)   Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his life was taken in April 1865.

    Abraham Lincoln

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    Dec. at 56 (1809-1865) Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his life was taken in April 1865.

    Dec. at 37 (1853-1890)   Vincent Willem van Gogh was a major Post-Impressionist painter.

    Vincent van Gogh

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    Dec. at 37 (1853-1890) Vincent Willem van Gogh was a major Post-Impressionist painter.

    Dec. at 90 (459 BC-369 BC)   Democritus was an influential Ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher primarily remembered today for his formulation of an atomic theory of the universe.

    Democritus

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    Dec. at 90 (459 BC-369 BC) Democritus was an influential Ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher primarily remembered today for his formulation of an atomic theory of the universe.

    Sophocles is one of three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays have survived.

    Sophocles

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    Sophocles is one of three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays have survived.

    Niels Henrik David Bohr (7 October 1885 – 18 November 1962) was a Danish physicist who made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum theory, for which he received...

    Niels Bohr

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    Niels Henrik David Bohr (7 October 1885 – 18 November 1962) was a Danish physicist who made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum theory, for which he received...

    Dec. at 73 (1822-1895)   Louis Pasteur was a French chemist and microbiologist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation and pasteurization.

    Louis Pasteur

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    Dec. at 73 (1822-1895) Louis Pasteur was a French chemist and microbiologist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation and pasteurization.

    Dec. at 69 (524 BC-455 BC)   Aeschylus was an ancient Greek tragedian.

    Aeschylus

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    Dec. at 69 (524 BC-455 BC) Aeschylus was an ancient Greek tragedian.

    Dec. at 56 (1265-1321)   Durante degli Alighieri, simply called Dante, was a major Italian poet of the late Middle Ages.

    Dante Alighieri

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    Dec. at 56 (1265-1321) Durante degli Alighieri, simply called Dante, was a major Italian poet of the late Middle Ages.

    Dec. at 74 (479 BC-405 BC)   Euripides was a tragedian of classical Athens. He is one of the three whose plays have survived, with the other two being Aeschylus and Sophocles.

    Euripides

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    Dec. at 74 (479 BC-405 BC) Euripides was a tragedian of classical Athens. He is one of the three whose plays have survived, with the other two being Aeschylus and Sophocles.

    Dec. at 40 (1809-1849)   Edgar Allan Poe was an American author, poet, editor, and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement.

    Edgar Allan Poe

    [ranking: 58]
    Dec. at 40 (1809-1849) Edgar Allan Poe was an American author, poet, editor, and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement.

    Dec. at 58 (1812-1870)   Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English writer and social critic.

    Charles Dickens

    [ranking: 59]
    Dec. at 58 (1812-1870) Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English writer and social critic.

    Dec. at 42 (1813-1855)   Søren Aabye Kierkegaard was a Danish philosopher, theologian, poet, social critic and religious author who is widely considered to be the first existentialist philosopher.

    Søren Kierkegaard

    [ranking: 60]
    Dec. at 42 (1813-1855) Søren Aabye Kierkegaard was a Danish philosopher, theologian, poet, social critic and religious author who is widely considered to be the first existentialist philosopher.

    Dec. at 62 (1822-1884)   Gregor Johann Mendel was a German-speaking Moravian scientist and Augustinian friar who gained posthumous fame as the founder of the modern science of genetics.

    Gregor Mendel

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    Dec. at 62 (1822-1884) Gregor Johann Mendel was a German-speaking Moravian scientist and Augustinian friar who gained posthumous fame as the founder of the modern science of genetics.

    Dec. at 81 (1892-1973)   John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE FRSL was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor who is best known as the author of the classic high-fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of...

    J. R. R. Tolkien

    [ranking: 62]
    Dec. at 81 (1892-1973) John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE FRSL was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor who is best known as the author of the classic high-fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of...

    Dec. at 61 (1770-1831)   Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel was a German philosopher who was a major figure in German idealism.

    Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

    [ranking: 63]
    Dec. at 61 (1770-1831) Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel was a German philosopher who was a major figure in German idealism.

    Dec. at 47 (1903-1950)   Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 21 January 1950), better known by his psuedonymGeorge Orwell, was an English author.

    George Orwell

    [ranking: 64]
    Dec. at 47 (1903-1950) Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 21 January 1950), better known by his psuedonymGeorge Orwell, was an English author.

    Dec. at 75 (1835-1910)   Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist.

    Mark Twain

    [ranking: 65]
    Dec. at 75 (1835-1910) Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist.

    Dec. at 53 (1840-1893)   Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, often anglicised as Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, was a Russian composer whose works included symphonies, concertos, operas, ballets, chamber music, and a choral setting of...

    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    [ranking: 66]
    Dec. at 53 (1840-1893) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, often anglicised as Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, was a Russian composer whose works included symphonies, concertos, operas, ballets, chamber music, and a choral setting of...

    Dec. at 53 (1901-1954)   Enrico Fermi was an Italian physicist, best known for his work on Chicago Pile-1, and for his contributions to the development of quantum theory, nuclear and particle physics, and statistical...

    Enrico Fermi

    [ranking: 67]
    Dec. at 53 (1901-1954) Enrico Fermi was an Italian physicist, best known for his work on Chicago Pile-1, and for his contributions to the development of quantum theory, nuclear and particle physics, and statistical...

    Dec. at 39 (1929-1968)   Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr., January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement.

    Martin Luther King, Jr.

    [ranking: 68]
    Dec. at 39 (1929-1968) Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr., January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement.

    Dec. at 37 (1483-1520)   Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, known as Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance.

    Raphael

    [ranking: 69]
    Dec. at 37 (1483-1520) Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, known as Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance.

    Dec. at 69 (1547-1616)   Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, often known mononymously as Cervantes, was a Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright.

    Miguel de Cervantes

    [ranking: 70]
    Dec. at 69 (1547-1616) Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, often known mononymously as Cervantes, was a Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright.

    Thales of Miletus was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher from Miletus in Asia Minor and one of the Seven Sages of Greece.

    Thales

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    Thales of Miletus was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher from Miletus in Asia Minor and one of the Seven Sages of Greece.

    Dec. at 83 (1856-1939)   Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist, now known as the father of psychoanalysis.

    Sigmund Freud

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    Dec. at 83 (1856-1939) Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist, now known as the father of psychoanalysis.

    Dec. at 58 (1469-1527)   Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli was a Florentine historian, politician, diplomat, philosopher, humanist, and writer during the Renaissance.

    Niccolò Machiavelli

    [ranking: 73]
    Dec. at 58 (1469-1527) Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli was a Florentine historian, politician, diplomat, philosopher, humanist, and writer during the Renaissance.

    Dec. at 46 (1759-1805)   Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller was a German poet, philosopher, historian, and playwright.

    Friedrich Schiller

    [ranking: 74]
    Dec. at 46 (1759-1805) Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller was a German poet, philosopher, historian, and playwright.

    Dec. at 67 (1723-1790)   Adam Smith was a Scottish moral philosopher, pioneer of political economy, and key Scottish Enlightenment figure.

    Adam Smith

    [ranking: 75]
    Dec. at 67 (1723-1790) Adam Smith was a Scottish moral philosopher, pioneer of political economy, and key Scottish Enlightenment figure.

    Dec. at 67 (1732-1799)   George Washington was the first President of the United States, the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.

    George Washington

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    Dec. at 67 (1732-1799) George Washington was the first President of the United States, the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.

    Dec. at 71 (340 BC-269 BC)   Epicurus was an ancient Greek philosopher as well as the founder of the school of philosophy called Epicureanism. Only a few fragments and letters of Epicurus's 300 written works remain.

    Epicurus

    [ranking: 77]
    Dec. at 71 (340 BC-269 BC) Epicurus was an ancient Greek philosopher as well as the founder of the school of philosophy called Epicureanism. Only a few fragments and letters of Epicurus's 300 written works remain.

    Dec. at 52 (1548-1600)   Giordano Bruno, born Filippo Bruno, was an Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, mathematician, poet, and astrologer.

    Giordano Bruno

    [ranking: 78]
    Dec. at 52 (1548-1600) Giordano Bruno, born Filippo Bruno, was an Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, mathematician, poet, and astrologer.

    Dec. at 64 (1889-1953)   Edwin Powell Hubble was an American astronomer who played a crucial role in establishing the field of extragalactic astronomy and is generally regarded as one of the most important observational...

    Edwin Hubble

    [ranking: 79]
    Dec. at 64 (1889-1953) Edwin Powell Hubble was an American astronomer who played a crucial role in establishing the field of extragalactic astronomy and is generally regarded as one of the most important observational...

    Dec. at 33 (355 BC-322 BC)   Alexander III of Macedon, commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a King of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon and a member of the Argead dynasty.

    Alexander the Great

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    Dec. at 33 (355 BC-322 BC) Alexander III of Macedon, commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a King of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon and a member of the Argead dynasty.

    Dec. at 55 (1546-1601)   Tycho Brahe, born Tyge Ottesen Brahe, was a Danish nobleman known for his accurate and comprehensive astronomical and planetary observations.

    Tycho Brahe

    [ranking: 81]
    Dec. at 55 (1546-1601) Tycho Brahe, born Tyge Ottesen Brahe, was a Danish nobleman known for his accurate and comprehensive astronomical and planetary observations.

    Dec. at 59 (121-180)   Marcus Aurelius was Roman Emperor from 161 to 180.

    Marcus Aurelius

    [ranking: 82]
    Dec. at 59 (121-180) Marcus Aurelius was Roman Emperor from 161 to 180.

    Dec. at 85 (1910-1995)   He is the inventor of the computer . Konrad Zuse was a German civil engineer, inventor and computer pioneer.

    Konrad Zuse

    [ranking: 83]
    Dec. at 85 (1910-1995) He is the inventor of the computer . Konrad Zuse was a German civil engineer, inventor and computer pioneer.

    Dec. at 70 (1466-1536)   Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus of Rotterdam, or simply Erasmus, was a Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, social critic, teacher, and theologian.

    Desiderius Erasmus

    [ranking: 84]
    Dec. at 70 (1466-1536) Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus of Rotterdam, or simply Erasmus, was a Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, social critic, teacher, and theologian.

    The Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, were two American brothers, inventors, and aviation pioneers who are credited with inventing and building the world's first successful airplane and...

    Wright Brothers

    [ranking: 85]
    The Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, were two American brothers, inventors, and aviation pioneers who are credited with inventing and building the world's first successful airplane and...

    Dec. at 77 (1828-1905)   Jules Gabriel Verne was a French novelist, poet, and playwright best known for his adventure novels and his profound influence on the literary genre of science fiction.

    Jules Verne

    [ranking: 86]
    Dec. at 77 (1828-1905) Jules Gabriel Verne was a French novelist, poet, and playwright best known for his adventure novels and his profound influence on the literary genre of science fiction.

    Dec. at 65 (1445-1510)   Sandro Botticelli was one of the most famous painters of the Renaissance period, and he was one of five painters chosen by Pope Sixtus IV in 1481 to adorn the Sistine Chapel with a series of...

    Sandro Botticelli

    [ranking: 87]
    Dec. at 65 (1445-1510) Sandro Botticelli was one of the most famous painters of the Renaissance period, and he was one of five painters chosen by Pope Sixtus IV in 1481 to adorn the Sistine Chapel with a series of...

    Died at 65 (1912-1977)   Wernher Magnus Maximilian, Freiherr von Braun was a German and later American aerospace engineer and space architect, but made his greatest contributions as an aerospace program manager.

    Werner Von Braun

    [ranking: 88]
    Died at 65 (1912-1977) Wernher Magnus Maximilian, Freiherr von Braun was a German and later American aerospace engineer and space architect, but made his greatest contributions as an aerospace program manager.

    Dec. at 71 (1707-1778)   Carl Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as Carl von Linné, was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern biological naming scheme of...

    Carl Linnaeus

    [ranking: 89]
    Dec. at 71 (1707-1778) Carl Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as Carl von Linné, was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern biological naming scheme of...

    Dec. at 90 (1769-1859)   Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt was a Prussian geographer, naturalist, and explorer, and the younger brother of the Prussian minister, philosopher and linguist Wilhelm von...

    Alexander von Humboldt

    [ranking: 90]
    Dec. at 90 (1769-1859) Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt was a Prussian geographer, naturalist, and explorer, and the younger brother of the Prussian minister, philosopher and linguist Wilhelm von...

    Dec. at 91 (1588-1679)   Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury, in some older texts Thomas Hobbs of Malmsbury, was an English philosopher, best known today for his work on political philosophy.

    Thomas Hobbes

    [ranking: 91]
    Dec. at 91 (1588-1679) Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury, in some older texts Thomas Hobbs of Malmsbury, was an English philosopher, best known today for his work on political philosophy.

    Dec. at 76 (1707-1783)   Leonhard Euler was a pioneering Swiss mathematician and physicist.

    Leonhard Euler

    [ranking: 92]
    Dec. at 76 (1707-1783) Leonhard Euler was a pioneering Swiss mathematician and physicist.

    Dec. at 79 (1775-1854)   Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, later von Schelling, was a German philosopher.

    Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling

    [ranking: 93]
    Dec. at 79 (1775-1854) Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, later von Schelling, was a German philosopher.

    Dec. at 88 (1813-1901)   Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian Romantic composer primarily known for his operas.

    Giuseppe Verdi

    [ranking: 94]
    Dec. at 88 (1813-1901) Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian Romantic composer primarily known for his operas.

    Dec. at 79 (1869-1948)   Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was the preeminent leader of Indian independence movement in British-ruled India.

    Mahatma Gandhi

    [ranking: 95]
    Dec. at 79 (1869-1948) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was the preeminent leader of Indian independence movement in British-ruled India.

    Dec. at 51 (69 BC-18 BC)   Publius Vergilius Maro, usually called Virgil or Vergil in English, was an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period.

    Virgil

    [ranking: 96]
    Dec. at 51 (69 BC-18 BC) Publius Vergilius Maro, usually called Virgil or Vergil in English, was an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period.

    Dec. at 78 (1845-1923)   Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen was a German physicist, who, on 8 November 1895, produced and detected electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range known as X-rays or Röntgen rays, an...

    Wilhelm Röntgen

    [ranking: 97]
    Dec. at 78 (1845-1923) Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen was a German physicist, who, on 8 November 1895, produced and detected electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range known as X-rays or Röntgen rays, an...

    Dec. at 69 (1861-1930)   Fridtjof Nansen was a Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

    Fridtjof Nansen

    [ranking: 98]
    Dec. at 69 (1861-1930) Fridtjof Nansen was a Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

    Dec. at 50 (1813-1863)   Christian Friedrich Hebbel, was a German poet and dramatist.

    Christian Friedrich Hebbel

    [ranking: 99]
    Dec. at 50 (1813-1863) Christian Friedrich Hebbel, was a German poet and dramatist.

    Dec. at 76 (62 BC-14)   Augustus was the founder of the Roman Empire and its first Emperor, ruling from 27 BC until his death in 14 AD.

    Augustus

    [ranking: 100]
    Dec. at 76 (62 BC-14) Augustus was the founder of the Roman Empire and its first Emperor, ruling from 27 BC until his death in 14 AD.

    Dec. at 68 (1767-1835)   Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Karl Ferdinand von Humboldt was a Prussian philosopher, government functionary, diplomat, and founder of the Humboldt University of Berlin, which was named after him...

    Wilhelm von Humboldt

    [ranking: 101]
    Dec. at 68 (1767-1835) Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Karl Ferdinand von Humboldt was a Prussian philosopher, government functionary, diplomat, and founder of the Humboldt University of Berlin, which was named after him...

    Dec. at 86 (1875-1961)   Carl Gustav Jung, often referred to as C. G. Jung, was a Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist who founded analytical psychology.

    Carl Gustav Jung

    [ranking: 102]
    Dec. at 86 (1875-1961) Carl Gustav Jung, often referred to as C. G. Jung, was a Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist who founded analytical psychology.

    Dec. at 64 (1833-1897)   Johannes Brahms was a German composer and pianist. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, Brahms spent much of his professional life in Vienna, Austria.

    Johannes Brahms

    [ranking: 103]
    Dec. at 64 (1833-1897) Johannes Brahms was a German composer and pianist. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, Brahms spent much of his professional life in Vienna, Austria.

    Claudius Ptolemy was a Greco-Egyptian writer of Alexandria, known as a mathematician, astronomer, geographer, astrologer, and poet of a single epigram in the Greek Anthology.

    Ptolemy

    [ranking: 104]
    Claudius Ptolemy was a Greco-Egyptian writer of Alexandria, known as a mathematician, astronomer, geographer, astrologer, and poet of a single epigram in the Greek Anthology.

    Dec. at 63 (1606-1669)   Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn was a Dutch painter and etcher.

    Rembrandt

    [ranking: 105]
    Dec. at 63 (1606-1669) Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn was a Dutch painter and etcher.

    Dec. at 39 (1798-1837)   Giacomo Taldegardo Francesco di Sales Saverio Pietro Leopardi was an Italian poet, philosopher, essayist and philologist.

    Giacomo Leopardi

    [ranking: 106]
    Dec. at 39 (1798-1837) Giacomo Taldegardo Francesco di Sales Saverio Pietro Leopardi was an Italian poet, philosopher, essayist and philologist.

    Dec. at 46 (1854-1900)   Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish author, playwright and poet.

    Oscar Wilde

    [ranking: 107]
    Dec. at 46 (1854-1900) Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish author, playwright and poet.

    Saint Francis of Assisi was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men's Order of Friars Minor, the women’s Order of St.

    Francis of Assissi

    [ranking: 108]
    Saint Francis of Assisi was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men's Order of Friars Minor, the women’s Order of St.

    Dec. at 91 (1764-1855)   John Locke, was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.

    John Locke

    [ranking: 109]
    Dec. at 91 (1764-1855) John Locke, was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.

    Dec. at 63 (1833-1896)   Alfred Bernhard Nobel was a Swedish chemist, engineer, innovator, and armaments manufacturer. He was the inventor of dynamite.

    Alfred Nobel

    [ranking: 110]
    Dec. at 63 (1833-1896) Alfred Bernhard Nobel was a Swedish chemist, engineer, innovator, and armaments manufacturer. He was the inventor of dynamite.

    Dec. at 65 (1711-1776)   David Hume was a Scottish historian, philosopher, economist, diplomat and essayist known today especially for his radical philosophical empiricism and scepticism.

    David Hume

    [ranking: 111]
    Dec. at 65 (1711-1776) David Hume was a Scottish historian, philosopher, economist, diplomat and essayist known today especially for his radical philosophical empiricism and scepticism.

    Dec. at 48 (1831-1879)   James Clerk Maxwell FRS FRSE was a Scottish scientist in the field of mathematical physics.

    James Clerk Maxwell

    [ranking: 112]
    Dec. at 48 (1831-1879) James Clerk Maxwell FRS FRSE was a Scottish scientist in the field of mathematical physics.

    Dec. at 84 (1688-1772)   Emanuel Swedenborg was a Swedish scientist, philosopher, theologian, revelator, and mystic. He is best known for his book on the afterlife, Heaven and Hell.

    Emanuel Swedenborg

    [ranking: 113]
    Dec. at 84 (1688-1772) Emanuel Swedenborg was a Swedish scientist, philosopher, theologian, revelator, and mystic. He is best known for his book on the afterlife, Heaven and Hell.

    Dec. at 83 (1815-1898)   Otto Eduard Leopold, Prince of Bismarck, Duke of Lauenburg, known as Otto von Bismarck, was a conservative Prussian statesman who dominated German and European affairs from the 1860s until 1890....

    Otto von Bismarck

    [ranking: 114]
    Dec. at 83 (1815-1898) Otto Eduard Leopold, Prince of Bismarck, Duke of Lauenburg, known as Otto von Bismarck, was a conservative Prussian statesman who dominated German and European affairs from the 1860s until 1890....

    Dec. at 63 (1678-1741)   Antonio Lucio Vivaldi was an Italian Baroque composer, virtuoso violinist, teacher and cleric.

    Antonio Vivaldi

    [ranking: 115]
    Dec. at 63 (1678-1741) Antonio Lucio Vivaldi was an Italian Baroque composer, virtuoso violinist, teacher and cleric.

    Dec. at 60 (1170-1230)   Walther von der Vogelweide is the most celebrated of the Middle High German lyric poets.

    Walther von der Vogelweide

    [ranking: 116]
    Dec. at 60 (1170-1230) Walther von der Vogelweide is the most celebrated of the Middle High German lyric poets.

    Dec. at 48 (1848-1896)   Otto Lilienthal was a German pioneer of aviation who became known as the Glider King. He was the first person to make well-documented, repeated, successful gliding flights.

    Otto Lilienthal

    [ranking: 117]
    Dec. at 48 (1848-1896) Otto Lilienthal was a German pioneer of aviation who became known as the Glider King. He was the first person to make well-documented, repeated, successful gliding flights.

    Dec. at 49 (1225-1274)   Thomas Aquinas, OP, also Thomas of Aquin or Aquino, was an Italian Dominican friar and Catholic priest who was an immensely influential philosopher and theologian in the tradition of...

    Thomas Aquinas

    [ranking: 118]
    Dec. at 49 (1225-1274) Thomas Aquinas, OP, also Thomas of Aquin or Aquino, was an Italian Dominican friar and Catholic priest who was an immensely influential philosopher and theologian in the tradition of...

    Dec. at 77 (1885-1962)   Niels Henrik David Bohr was a Danish physicist who made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum theory, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922....

    Neils Bohr

    [ranking: 119]
    Dec. at 77 (1885-1962) Niels Henrik David Bohr was a Danish physicist who made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum theory, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922....

    Dec. at 74 (1881-1955)   Sir Alexander Fleming, FRSE, FRS, FRCS was a Scottish biologist, pharmacologist and botanist.

    Alexander Fleming

    [ranking: 120]
    Dec. at 74 (1881-1955) Sir Alexander Fleming, FRSE, FRS, FRCS was a Scottish biologist, pharmacologist and botanist.

    Dec. at 60 (1781-1841)   Karl Friedrich Schinkel was a Prussian architect, city planner, and painter who also designed furniture and stage sets.

    Karl Friedrich Schinkel

    [ranking: 121]
    Dec. at 60 (1781-1841) Karl Friedrich Schinkel was a Prussian architect, city planner, and painter who also designed furniture and stage sets.

    Dec. at 39 (1810-1849)   Fryderyk Chopin is a film score composer.

    Frédéric Chopin

    [ranking: 122]
    Dec. at 39 (1810-1849) Fryderyk Chopin is a film score composer.

    Dec. at 84 (1863-1947)   Henry Ford was an American industrialist, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, and sponsor of the development of the assembly line technique of mass production.

    Henry Ford

    [ranking: 123]
    Dec. at 84 (1863-1947) Henry Ford was an American industrialist, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, and sponsor of the development of the assembly line technique of mass production.

    Dec. at 23 (1880-1903)   Otto Weininger was an Austrian philosopher. In 1903, he published the book Geschlecht und Charakter, which gained popularity after his suicide at the age of 23.

    Otto Weininger

    [ranking: 124]
    Dec. at 23 (1880-1903) Otto Weininger was an Austrian philosopher. In 1903, he published the book Geschlecht und Charakter, which gained popularity after his suicide at the age of 23.

    Dec. at 70 (1254-1324)   Marco Polo was a Venetian merchant traveller whose travels are recorded in Livres des merveilles du monde, a book that introduced Europeans to Central Asia and China.

    Marco Polo

    [ranking: 125]
    Dec. at 70 (1254-1324) Marco Polo was a Venetian merchant traveller whose travels are recorded in Livres des merveilles du monde, a book that introduced Europeans to Central Asia and China.

    Dec. at 56 (99 BC-43 BC)   Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman general, statesman, Consul, and notable author of Latin prose.

    Julius Caesar

    [ranking: 126]
    Dec. at 56 (99 BC-43 BC) Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman general, statesman, Consul, and notable author of Latin prose.

    Dec. at 63 (105 BC-42 BC)   Marcus Tullius Cicero was a Roman philosopher, politician, lawyer, orator, political theorist, consul and constitutionalist.

    Marcus Tullius Cicero

    [ranking: 127]
    Dec. at 63 (105 BC-42 BC) Marcus Tullius Cicero was a Roman philosopher, politician, lawyer, orator, political theorist, consul and constitutionalist.

    Dec. at 47 (1757-1804)   Alexander Hamilton was a founding father of the United States, chief staff aide to General George Washington, one of the most influential interpreters and promoters of the U.S.

    Alexander Hamilton

    [ranking: 128]
    Dec. at 47 (1757-1804) Alexander Hamilton was a founding father of the United States, chief staff aide to General George Washington, one of the most influential interpreters and promoters of the U.S.

    Dec. at 90 (1918-2008)   Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn was a Russian novelist, historian, and critic of Soviet totalitarianism. He helped to raise global awareness of the gulag.

    Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

    [ranking: 129]
    Dec. at 90 (1918-2008) Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn was a Russian novelist, historian, and critic of Soviet totalitarianism. He helped to raise global awareness of the gulag.

    Dec. at 83 (1736-1819)   James Watt, FRS, FRSE was a Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer whose improvements to the Newcomen steam engine were fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both...

    James Watt

    [ranking: 130]
    Dec. at 83 (1736-1819) James Watt, FRS, FRSE was a Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer whose improvements to the Newcomen steam engine were fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both...

    Dec. at 72 (1737-1809)   Thomas Paine was an English-American political activist, philosopher, political theorist and revolutionary.

    Thomas Paine

    [ranking: 131]
    Dec. at 72 (1737-1809) Thomas Paine was an English-American political activist, philosopher, political theorist and revolutionary.

    Dec. at 72 (1920-1992)   Isaac Asimov was an American author and professor of biochemistry at Boston University, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books.

    Isaac Asimov

    [ranking: 132]
    Dec. at 72 (1920-1992) Isaac Asimov was an American author and professor of biochemistry at Boston University, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books.

    Dec. at 66 (1768-1834)   Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher was a German theologian, philosopher, and biblical scholar known for his attempt to reconcile the criticisms of the Enlightenment with traditional...

    Friedrich Schleiermacher

    [ranking: 133]
    Dec. at 66 (1768-1834) Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher was a German theologian, philosopher, and biblical scholar known for his attempt to reconcile the criticisms of the Enlightenment with traditional...

    Dec. at 62 (1934-1996)   Carl Sagan appeared in the 2012 documentary film Beyond Expression Bright.

    Carl Sagan

    [ranking: 134]
    Dec. at 62 (1934-1996) Carl Sagan appeared in the 2012 documentary film Beyond Expression Bright.

    Dec. at 86 (1903-1989)   Konrad Zacharias Lorenz was an Austrian zoologist, ethologist, and ornithologist.

    Konrad Lorenz

    [ranking: 135]
    Dec. at 86 (1903-1989) Konrad Zacharias Lorenz was an Austrian zoologist, ethologist, and ornithologist.

    Dec. at 65 (1561-1626)   Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St. Alban, QC, was an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist, orator, essayist and author.

    Francis Bacon

    [ranking: 136]
    Dec. at 65 (1561-1626) Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St. Alban, QC, was an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist, orator, essayist and author.

    Dec. at 66 (1712-1778)   Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer of the 18th century.

    Rosseau

    [ranking: 137]
    Dec. at 66 (1712-1778) Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer of the 18th century.

    Dec. at 52 (1762-1814)   Johann Gottlieb Fichte was a German philosopher.

    Johann Gottlieb Fichte

    [ranking: 138]
    Dec. at 52 (1762-1814) Johann Gottlieb Fichte was a German philosopher.

    Dec. at 98 (1872-1970)   Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, writer, social critic and political activist.

    Bertrand Russell

    [ranking: 139]
    Dec. at 98 (1872-1970) Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, writer, social critic and political activist.

    Dec. at 90 (1875-1965)   Albert Schweitzer, OM was a German—and later French—theologian, organist, philosopher, physician, and medical missionary in Africa, also known for his historical work on Jesus.

    Albert Schweitzer

    [ranking: 140]
    Dec. at 90 (1875-1965) Albert Schweitzer, OM was a German—and later French—theologian, organist, philosopher, physician, and medical missionary in Africa, also known for his historical work on Jesus.

    Dec. at 70 (1918-1988)   Richard Phillips Feynman, ForMemRS was an American theoretical physicist known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum electrodynamics, and the...

    Richard Feynman

    [ranking: 141]
    Dec. at 70 (1918-1988) Richard Phillips Feynman, ForMemRS was an American theoretical physicist known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum electrodynamics, and the...

    Dec. at 82 (1745-1827)   Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta was an Italian physicist and chemist credited with the invention of the first electrical battery, the Voltaic pile, which he invented in 1799 and the...

    Alessandro Volta

    [ranking: 142]
    Dec. at 82 (1745-1827) Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta was an Italian physicist and chemist credited with the invention of the first electrical battery, the Voltaic pile, which he invented in 1799 and the...

    Dec. at 86 (1840-1926)   Oscar-Claude Monet was a founder of French Impressionist painting, and the most consistent and prolific practitioner of the movement's philosophy of expressing one's perceptions before nature,...

    Claude Monet

    [ranking: 143]
    Dec. at 86 (1840-1926) Oscar-Claude Monet was a founder of French Impressionist painting, and the most consistent and prolific practitioner of the movement's philosophy of expressing one's perceptions before nature,...

    Dec. at 63 (1904-1967)   Julius Robert Oppenheimer was an American theoretical physicist and professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley.

    Robert Oppenheimer

    [ranking: 144]
    Dec. at 63 (1904-1967) Julius Robert Oppenheimer was an American theoretical physicist and professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley.

    Dec. at 65 (1789-1854)   Georg Simon Ohm was a German physicist and mathematician. As a school teacher, Ohm began his research with the new electrochemical cell, invented by Italian scientist Alessandro Volta.

    Georg Ohm

    [ranking: 145]
    Dec. at 65 (1789-1854) Georg Simon Ohm was a German physicist and mathematician. As a school teacher, Ohm began his research with the new electrochemical cell, invented by Italian scientist Alessandro Volta.

    Dec. at 66 (1871-1937)   Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, OM FRS was a New Zealand-born British physicist who became known as the father of nuclear physics.

    Ernest Rutherford

    [ranking: 146]
    Dec. at 66 (1871-1937) Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, OM FRS was a New Zealand-born British physicist who became known as the father of nuclear physics.

    Dec. at 65 (350-415)   Hypatia was a Greek mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher in Egypt, then a part of the Byzantine Empire.

    Hypatia

    [ranking: 147]
    Dec. at 65 (350-415) Hypatia was a Greek mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher in Egypt, then a part of the Byzantine Empire.

    Dec. at 56 (1864-1920)   Karl Emil Maximilian "Max" Weber was a German sociologist, philosopher, and political economist whose ideas profoundly influenced social theory and social research.

    Max Weber

    [ranking: 148]
    Dec. at 56 (1864-1920) Karl Emil Maximilian "Max" Weber was a German sociologist, philosopher, and political economist whose ideas profoundly influenced social theory and social research.

    Dec. at 45 (1632-1677)   Baruch Spinoza was a Dutch philosopher of Sephardi Portuguese origin. The breadth and importance of Spinoza's work was not fully realized until many years after his death.

    Baruch Spinoza

    [ranking: 149]
    Dec. at 45 (1632-1677) Baruch Spinoza was a Dutch philosopher of Sephardi Portuguese origin. The breadth and importance of Spinoza's work was not fully realized until many years after his death.

    Dec. at 80 (1866-1946)   Herbert George Wells — known as H. G. Wells — was a prolific English writer in many genres, including the novel, history, politics, and social commentary, and textbooks and rules for games.

    H. G. Wells

    [ranking: 150]
    Dec. at 80 (1866-1946) Herbert George Wells — known as H. G. Wells — was a prolific English writer in many genres, including the novel, history, politics, and social commentary, and textbooks and rules for games.

    Dec. at 59 (483 BC-424 BC)   Herodotus was a Greek historian who was born in Halicarnassus, Caria and lived in the fifth century BC.

    Herodotus

    [ranking: 151]
    Dec. at 59 (483 BC-424 BC) Herodotus was a Greek historian who was born in Halicarnassus, Caria and lived in the fifth century BC.

    Dec. at 71 (1859-1930)   Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle KStJ, DL was a Scottish writer and physician, most noted for his fictional stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered milestones...

    Arthur Conan Doyle

    [ranking: 152]
    Dec. at 71 (1859-1930) Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle KStJ, DL was a Scottish writer and physician, most noted for his fictional stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered milestones...

    Dec. at 70 (1813-1883)   Richard Wagner is a film score composer.

    Richard Wagner

    [ranking: 153]
    Dec. at 70 (1813-1883) Richard Wagner is a film score composer.

    Dec. at 63 (1849-1912)   Johan August Strindberg was a Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painter.

    August Strindberg

    [ranking: 154]
    Dec. at 63 (1849-1912) Johan August Strindberg was a Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painter.

    Parmenides of Elea was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher from Elea in Magna Graecia. He was the founder of the Eleatic school of philosophy.

    Parmenides

    [ranking: 155]
    Parmenides of Elea was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher from Elea in Magna Graecia. He was the founder of the Eleatic school of philosophy.

    Dec. at 65 (459 BC-394 BC)   Thucydides was an Athenian historian, political philosopher and general.

    Thucydides

    [ranking: 156]
    Dec. at 65 (459 BC-394 BC) Thucydides was an Athenian historian, political philosopher and general.

    Dec. at 66 (1689-1755)   Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, generally referred to as simply Montesquieu, was a French lawyer, man of letters, and political philosopher who lived...

    Charles De Secondat

    [ranking: 157]
    Dec. at 66 (1689-1755) Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, generally referred to as simply Montesquieu, was a French lawyer, man of letters, and political philosopher who lived...

    Lao Tsu

    [ranking: 158]

    Dec. at 80 (1386-1466)   During the early 1400s, he produced sculptures that won him critical acclaim, and he pionerred the field of schiacciato.

    Donatello

    [ranking: 159]
    Dec. at 80 (1386-1466) During the early 1400s, he produced sculptures that won him critical acclaim, and he pionerred the field of schiacciato.

    Dec. at 63 (1874-1937)   Guglielmo Marconi, 1st Marquis of Marconi was an Italian inventor and electrical engineer, known for his pioneering work on long-distance radio transmission and for his development of Marconi's...

    Guglielmo Marconi

    [ranking: 160]
    Dec. at 63 (1874-1937) Guglielmo Marconi, 1st Marquis of Marconi was an Italian inventor and electrical engineer, known for his pioneering work on long-distance radio transmission and for his development of Marconi's...

    Dec. at 50 (1170-1220)   Wolfram von Eschenbach was a German knight and poet, regarded as one of the greatest epic poets of his time.

    Wolfram von Eschenbach

    [ranking: 161]
    Dec. at 50 (1170-1220) Wolfram von Eschenbach was a German knight and poet, regarded as one of the greatest epic poets of his time.

    Dec. at 85 (1844-1929)   He is the inventor of the car. In 1885 Karl Benz designed and built the world's first practical automobile to be powered by an internal-combustion engine. On January 29, 1886, Benz received the first patent (DRP No. 37435) for a gas-fueled car.

    Karl Benz

    [ranking: 162]
    Dec. at 85 (1844-1929) He is the inventor of the car. In 1885 Karl Benz designed and built the world's first practical automobile to be powered by an internal-combustion engine. On January 29, 1886, Benz received the first patent (DRP No. 37435) for a gas-fueled car.

    Dec. at 65 (1818-1883)   Karl Marx was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist.

    Karl Marx

    [ranking: 163]
    Dec. at 65 (1818-1883) Karl Marx was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist.

    Dec. at 67 (1806-1873)   John Stuart Mill was a British philosopher, political economist and civil servant.

    John Stuart Mill

    [ranking: 164]
    Dec. at 67 (1806-1873) John Stuart Mill was a British philosopher, political economist and civil servant.

    Dec. at 70 (1304-1374)   Francesco Petrarca, commonly anglicized as Petrarch, was an Italian scholar and poet in Renaissance Italy, and one of the earliest humanists.

    Petrarch

    [ranking: 165]
    Dec. at 70 (1304-1374) Francesco Petrarca, commonly anglicized as Petrarch, was an Italian scholar and poet in Renaissance Italy, and one of the earliest humanists.

    Dec. at 65 (1818-1883)   Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev was a Russian novelist, short story writer, and playwright.

    Ivan Turgenev

    [ranking: 166]
    Dec. at 65 (1818-1883) Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev was a Russian novelist, short story writer, and playwright.

    Dec. at 75 (45-120)   Plutarch was a Greek historian, biographer and essayist, known primarily for his Parallel Lives and Moralia. He is considered today to be a Middle Platonist.

    Plutarch

    [ranking: 167]
    Dec. at 75 (45-120) Plutarch was a Greek historian, biographer and essayist, known primarily for his Parallel Lives and Moralia. He is considered today to be a Middle Platonist.

    Dec. at 31 (1797-1828)   Franz Peter Schubert was an Austrian composer. Schubert 's life ended at 31 but was extremely prolific during his lifetime.

    Franz Schubert

    [ranking: 168]
    Dec. at 31 (1797-1828) Franz Peter Schubert was an Austrian composer. Schubert 's life ended at 31 but was extremely prolific during his lifetime.

    Dec. at 60 (1741-1801)   Johann Kaspar Lavater was a Swiss poet, writer, philosopher, physiognomist and theologian.

    Johann Kaspar Lavater

    [ranking: 169]
    Dec. at 60 (1741-1801) Johann Kaspar Lavater was a Swiss poet, writer, philosopher, physiognomist and theologian.

    Dec. at 91 (1735-1826)   John Adams was the second president of the United States, having earlier served as the first vice president of the United States.

    John Adams

    [ranking: 170]
    Dec. at 91 (1735-1826) John Adams was the second president of the United States, having earlier served as the first vice president of the United States.

    Dec. at 76 (354-430)   Augustine of Hippo, also known as Saint Augustine or Saint Austin, was an early Christian theologian and philosopher whose writings influenced the development of Western Christianity and Western...

    Augustine of Hippo

    [ranking: 171]
    Dec. at 76 (354-430) Augustine of Hippo, also known as Saint Augustine or Saint Austin, was an early Christian theologian and philosopher whose writings influenced the development of Western Christianity and Western...

    Dec. at 67 (1455-1522)   Johann Reuchlin was a German-born humanist and a scholar of Greek and Hebrew, whose work also took him to modern-day France, Austria, Switzerland, Italy.

    Johann Reuchlin

    [ranking: 172]
    Dec. at 67 (1455-1522) Johann Reuchlin was a German-born humanist and a scholar of Greek and Hebrew, whose work also took him to modern-day France, Austria, Switzerland, Italy.

    Dec. at 52 (1769-1821)   Napoléon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution.

    Napoleon Bonaparte

    [ranking: 173]
    Dec. at 52 (1769-1821) Napoléon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution.

    Dec. at 85 (1751-1836)   James Madison, Jr. was an American statesman, political theorist, and the fourth President of the United States.

    James Madison

    [ranking: 174]
    Dec. at 85 (1751-1836) James Madison, Jr. was an American statesman, political theorist, and the fourth President of the United States.

    Dec. at 37 (1857-1894)   Heinrich Rudolf Hertz was a German physicist who first conclusively proved the existence of electromagnetic waves theorized by James Clerk Maxwell's electromagnetic theory of light.

    Heinrich Hertz

    [ranking: 175]
    Dec. at 37 (1857-1894) Heinrich Rudolf Hertz was a German physicist who first conclusively proved the existence of electromagnetic waves theorized by James Clerk Maxwell's electromagnetic theory of light.

    Dec. at 70 (1805-1875)   Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author.

    Hans Christian Andersen

    [ranking: 176]
    Dec. at 70 (1805-1875) Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author.

    Dec. at 44 (1860-1904)   Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian physician, playwright and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history.

    Anton Chekhov

    [ranking: 177]
    Dec. at 44 (1860-1904) Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian physician, playwright and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history.

    age 84   Dame Jane Morris Goodall, DBE is an English primatologist, ethologist, anthropologist, and UN Messenger of Peace.

    Jane Goodall

    [ranking: 178]
    age 84 Dame Jane Morris Goodall, DBE is an English primatologist, ethologist, anthropologist, and UN Messenger of Peace.

    Dec. at 81 (1899-1980)   Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE was an English film director and producer.

    Alfred Hitchcock

    [ranking: 179]
    Dec. at 81 (1899-1980) Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE was an English film director and producer.

    Dec. at 93 (1901-1994)   Linus Carl Pauling was an American chemist, biochemist, peace activist, author, and educator.

    Linus Pauling

    [ranking: 180]
    Dec. at 93 (1901-1994) Linus Carl Pauling was an American chemist, biochemist, peace activist, author, and educator.

    Dec. at 45 (1817-1862)   Henry David Thoreau was an American author, naturalist, transcendentalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, sage writer and philosopher.

    Henry David Thoreau

    [ranking: 181]
    Dec. at 45 (1817-1862) Henry David Thoreau was an American author, naturalist, transcendentalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, sage writer and philosopher.

    Dec. at 57 (1471-1528)   Albrecht Dürer was a German painter, printmaker, mathematician, and theorist from Nuremberg.

    Albrecht Dürer

    [ranking: 182]
    Dec. at 57 (1471-1528) Albrecht Dürer was a German painter, printmaker, mathematician, and theorist from Nuremberg.

    Dec. at 93 (1899-1992)   Friedrich Hayek CH, born in Austria-Hungary as Friedrich August von Hayek and frequently referred to as F. A.

    Friedrich Von Hayek

    [ranking: 183]
    Dec. at 93 (1899-1992) Friedrich Hayek CH, born in Austria-Hungary as Friedrich August von Hayek and frequently referred to as F. A.

    Dec. at 56 (1955-2011)   Steven Paul Jobs was an American entrepreneur, marketer, and inventor, who was the cofounder, chairman, and CEO of Apple Inc.

    Steve Jobs

    [ranking: 184]
    Dec. at 56 (1955-2011) Steven Paul Jobs was an American entrepreneur, marketer, and inventor, who was the cofounder, chairman, and CEO of Apple Inc.

    Dec. at 65 (1901-1966)   Walter Elias "Walt" Disney was an American entrepreneur, cartoonist, animator, voice actor, and film producer.

    Walt Disney

    [ranking: 185]
    Dec. at 65 (1901-1966) Walter Elias "Walt" Disney was an American entrepreneur, cartoonist, animator, voice actor, and film producer.

    Dec. at 65 (1898-1963)   Clive Staples Lewis, commonly known as C. S. Lewis, was a novelist, poet, academic, medievalist, literary critic, essayist, lay theologian, broadcaster, lecturer, and Christian apologist.

    C. S. Lewis

    [ranking: 186]
    Dec. at 65 (1898-1963) Clive Staples Lewis, commonly known as C. S. Lewis, was a novelist, poet, academic, medievalist, literary critic, essayist, lay theologian, broadcaster, lecturer, and Christian apologist.

    Dec. at 76 (1798-1874)   August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben, who used Hoffmann von Fallersleben as his pen name, was a German poet.

    August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben

    [ranking: 187]
    Dec. at 76 (1798-1874) August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben, who used Hoffmann von Fallersleben as his pen name, was a German poet.

    Dec. at 62 (1313-1375)   Giovanni Boccaccio was an Italian writer, poet, correspondent of Petrarch, and an important Renaissance humanist.

    Giovanni Boccaccio

    [ranking: 188]
    Dec. at 62 (1313-1375) Giovanni Boccaccio was an Italian writer, poet, correspondent of Petrarch, and an important Renaissance humanist.

    Dec. at 39 (1571-1610)   Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was an Italian painter active in Rome, Naples, Malta, and Sicily between 1592 and 1610.

    Caravaggio

    [ranking: 189]
    Dec. at 39 (1571-1610) Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was an Italian painter active in Rome, Naples, Malta, and Sicily between 1592 and 1610.

    age 83   Ryke Geerd Hamer, a former German physician, is the originator of Germanic New Medicine, also formerly known as German New Medicine and New Medicine, a system of pseudo-medicine that purports to...

    Ryke Geerd Hamer

    [ranking: 190]
    age 83 Ryke Geerd Hamer, a former German physician, is the originator of Germanic New Medicine, also formerly known as German New Medicine and New Medicine, a system of pseudo-medicine that purports to...

    Charlemagne, also known as Charles the Great or Charles I, was King of the Franks who united most of Western Europe during the Middle Ages and laid the foundations for modern France and Germany....

    Charlemagne

    [ranking: 191]
    Charlemagne, also known as Charles the Great or Charles I, was King of the Franks who united most of Western Europe during the Middle Ages and laid the foundations for modern France and Germany....

    Dec. at 65 (1480-1545)   Hans Baldung Grien or Grün was a German artist in painting and printmaking who was considered the most gifted student of Albrecht Dürer.

    Hans Baldung

    [ranking: 192]
    Dec. at 65 (1480-1545) Hans Baldung Grien or Grün was a German artist in painting and printmaking who was considered the most gifted student of Albrecht Dürer.

    Dec. at 81 (1098-1179)   Saint Hildegard of Bingen, O.S.B., also known as Saint Hildegard and Sibyl of the Rhine, was a German writer, composer, philosopher, Christian mystic, Benedictine abbess, visionary, and...

    Hildegard of Bingen

    [ranking: 193]
    Dec. at 81 (1098-1179) Saint Hildegard of Bingen, O.S.B., also known as Saint Hildegard and Sibyl of the Rhine, was a German writer, composer, philosopher, Christian mystic, Benedictine abbess, visionary, and...

    Dec. at 69 (1894-1963)   Aldous Leonard Huxley was an English writer, philosopher and a prominent member of the Huxley family.

    Aldous Huxley

    [ranking: 194]
    Dec. at 69 (1894-1963) Aldous Leonard Huxley was an English writer, philosopher and a prominent member of the Huxley family.

    Dec. at 43 (1701-1744)   Anders Celsius was a Swedish astronomer, physicist and mathematician.

    Anders Celsius

    [ranking: 195]
    Dec. at 43 (1701-1744) Anders Celsius was a Swedish astronomer, physicist and mathematician.

    Dec. at 75 (1811-1886)   Franz Liszt is a film score composer.

    Franz Liszt

    [ranking: 196]
    Dec. at 75 (1811-1886) Franz Liszt is a film score composer.

    Dec. at 78 (1667-1745)   Jonathan Swift was an Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer, poet and cleric who became Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin.

    Jonathan Swift

    [ranking: 197]
    Dec. at 78 (1667-1745) Jonathan Swift was an Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer, poet and cleric who became Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin.

    Dec. at 62 (1891-1953)   Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor.

    Sergei Prokofiev

    [ranking: 198]
    Dec. at 62 (1891-1953) Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor.

    Dec. at 66 (1629-1695)   Christiaan Huygens, FRS was a prominent Dutch mathematician and scientist.

    Christiaan Huygens

    [ranking: 199]
    Dec. at 66 (1629-1695) Christiaan Huygens, FRS was a prominent Dutch mathematician and scientist.

    Dec. at 73 (603 BC-530 BC)   Laozi was a philosopher and poet of ancient China.

    Laozi

    [ranking: 200]
    Dec. at 73 (603 BC-530 BC) Laozi was a philosopher and poet of ancient China.

    Dec. at 59 (1882-1941)   Adeline Virginia Woolf was an English writer and one of the foremost modernists of the twentieth century.

    Virginia Woolf

    [ranking: 201]
    Dec. at 59 (1882-1941) Adeline Virginia Woolf was an English writer and one of the foremost modernists of the twentieth century.

    Dec. at 61 (1300-1361)   Johannes Tauler OP was a German mystic, a Catholic preacher and a theologian. A disciple of Meister Eckhart, he belonged to the Dominican order.

    Johannes Tauler

    [ranking: 202]
    Dec. at 61 (1300-1361) Johannes Tauler OP was a German mystic, a Catholic preacher and a theologian. A disciple of Meister Eckhart, he belonged to the Dominican order.

    Dec. at 88 (1916-2004)   Francis Harry Compton Crick, OM, FRS was a British molecular biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist, most noted for being a co-discoverer of the structure of the DNA molecule in 1953 with...

    Francis Crick

    [ranking: 203]
    Dec. at 88 (1916-2004) Francis Harry Compton Crick, OM, FRS was a British molecular biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist, most noted for being a co-discoverer of the structure of the DNA molecule in 1953 with...

    Dec. at 80 (309 BC-229 BC)   Aristarchus of Samos was an ancient Greek astronomer and mathematician who presented the first known model that placed the Sun at the center of the known universe with the Earth revolving around...

    Aristarchus of Samos

    [ranking: 204]
    Dec. at 80 (309 BC-229 BC) Aristarchus of Samos was an ancient Greek astronomer and mathematician who presented the first known model that placed the Sun at the center of the known universe with the Earth revolving around...

    Dec. at 85 (1864-1949)   Richard Georg Strauss was a leading German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras.

    Richard Strauss

    [ranking: 205]
    Dec. at 85 (1864-1949) Richard Georg Strauss was a leading German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras.

    Dec. at 92 (1865-1957)   Jean Sibelius was a Finnish composer of the late Romantic period. His music played an important role in the formation of the Finnish national identity.

    Jean Sibelius

    [ranking: 206]
    Dec. at 92 (1865-1957) Jean Sibelius was a Finnish composer of the late Romantic period. His music played an important role in the formation of the Finnish national identity.

    age 63   William Henry "Bill" Gates III is an American business magnate, philanthropist, investor, computer programmer, and inventor.

    Bill Gates

    [ranking: 207]
    age 63 William Henry "Bill" Gates III is an American business magnate, philanthropist, investor, computer programmer, and inventor.

    Dec. at 51 (1797-1848)   Anna Elisabeth Franziska Adolphine Wilhelmine Louise Maria, Freiin von Droste zu Hülshoff, known as Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, was a 19th-century German writer and composer.

    Annette von Droste-Hülshoff

    [ranking: 208]
    Dec. at 51 (1797-1848) Anna Elisabeth Franziska Adolphine Wilhelmine Louise Maria, Freiin von Droste zu Hülshoff, known as Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, was a 19th-century German writer and composer.

    Dec. at 59 (1882-1941)   James Augustine Aloysius Joyce was an Irish novelist and poet, considered to be one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde of the early 20th century.

    James Joyce

    [ranking: 209]
    Dec. at 59 (1882-1941) James Augustine Aloysius Joyce was an Irish novelist and poet, considered to be one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde of the early 20th century.

    Dec. at 61 (1819-1880)   George Eliot is a writer.

    George Eliot

    [ranking: 210]
    Dec. at 61 (1819-1880) George Eliot is a writer.

    Zarathustra

    [ranking: 211]

    Dec. at 73 (1885-1958)   Viktor Schauberger was an Austrian forest caretaker, naturalist, philosopher, inventor and biomimicry experimenter. Schauberger developed his own ideas based on what he observed in nature.

    Viktor Schauberger

    [ranking: 212]
    Dec. at 73 (1885-1958) Viktor Schauberger was an Austrian forest caretaker, naturalist, philosopher, inventor and biomimicry experimenter. Schauberger developed his own ideas based on what he observed in nature.

    Dec. at 64 (1843-1907)   Edvard Hagerup Grieg was a Norwegian composer and pianist.

    Edvard Grieg

    [ranking: 213]
    Dec. at 64 (1843-1907) Edvard Hagerup Grieg was a Norwegian composer and pianist.

    Dec. at 91 (1485-1576)   Tiziano Vecelli or Tiziano Vecellio, known in English as Titian, was an Italian painter, the most important member of the 16th-century Venetian school.

    Titian

    [ranking: 214]
    Dec. at 91 (1485-1576) Tiziano Vecelli or Tiziano Vecellio, known in English as Titian, was an Italian painter, the most important member of the 16th-century Venetian school.

    Dec. at 70 (1757-1827)   William Blake was an English painter, poet and printmaker.

    William Blake

    [ranking: 215]
    Dec. at 70 (1757-1827) William Blake was an English painter, poet and printmaker.

    Dec. at 66 (1834-1900)   Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler was an engineer, industrial designer and industrialist born in Schorndorf, in what is now Germany.

    Gottlieb Daimler

    [ranking: 216]
    Dec. at 66 (1834-1900) Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler was an engineer, industrial designer and industrialist born in Schorndorf, in what is now Germany.

    Dec. at 55 (1858-1913)   Rudolf Diesel invented the diesel-fueled internal combustion enginThat is to say, his motors are in 30 percent of all cars and most lorries on earth, plus most ships which run a Diesel engine plus home generators all around the world. And this since a hundred years. Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel was a German inventor and mechanical engineer, famous for the invention of the diesel engine.

    Rudolf Diesel

    [ranking: 217]
    Dec. at 55 (1858-1913) Rudolf Diesel invented the diesel-fueled internal combustion enginThat is to say, his motors are in 30 percent of all cars and most lorries on earth, plus most ships which run a Diesel engine plus home generators all around the world. And this since a hundred years. Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel was a German inventor and mechanical engineer, famous for the invention of the diesel engine.

    Eratosthenes of Cyrene was a Greek mathematician, geographer, poet, astronomer, and music theorist.

    Eratosthenes

    [ranking: 218]
    Eratosthenes of Cyrene was a Greek mathematician, geographer, poet, astronomer, and music theorist.

    Dec. at 85 (1904-1989)   Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, 1st Marqués de Dalí de Pubol, known as Salvador Dalí, was a prominent Spanish surrealist painter born in...

    Salvador Dalí

    [ranking: 219]
    Dec. at 85 (1904-1989) Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, 1st Marqués de Dalí de Pubol, known as Salvador Dalí, was a prominent Spanish surrealist painter born in...

    Dec. at 81 (1863-1944)   Edvard Munch was a Norwegian painter and printmaker whose intensely evocative treatment of psychological themes built upon some of the main tenets of late 19th-century Symbolism and greatly...

    Edvard Munch

    [ranking: 220]
    Dec. at 81 (1863-1944) Edvard Munch was a Norwegian painter and printmaker whose intensely evocative treatment of psychological themes built upon some of the main tenets of late 19th-century Symbolism and greatly...

    Dec. at 78 (1828-1906)   Henrik Johan Ibsen was a major 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet.

    Henrik Ibsen

    [ranking: 221]
    Dec. at 78 (1828-1906) Henrik Johan Ibsen was a major 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet.

    Dec. at 46 (1810-1856)   Robert Schumann was a German composer and influential music critic. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era.

    Robert Schumann

    [ranking: 222]
    Dec. at 46 (1810-1856) Robert Schumann was a German composer and influential music critic. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era.

    Dec. at 88 (1752-1840)   Johann Friedrich Blumenbach was a German physician, naturalist, physiologist, and anthropologist.

    Johann Friedrich Blumenbach

    [ranking: 223]
    Dec. at 88 (1752-1840) Johann Friedrich Blumenbach was a German physician, naturalist, physiologist, and anthropologist.

    Dec. at 41 (1883-1924)   Franz Kafka was a German-language writer of novels and short stories, regarded by critics as one of the most influential authors of the 20th century.

    Franz Kafka

    [ranking: 224]
    Dec. at 41 (1883-1924) Franz Kafka was a German-language writer of novels and short stories, regarded by critics as one of the most influential authors of the 20th century.

    Dec. at 78 (1838-1916)   Ernst Waldfried Josef Wenzel Mach was an Austrian physicist and philosopher, noted for his contributions to physics such as the Mach number and the study of shock waves.

    Ernst Mach

    [ranking: 225]
    Dec. at 78 (1838-1916) Ernst Waldfried Josef Wenzel Mach was an Austrian physicist and philosopher, noted for his contributions to physics such as the Mach number and the study of shock waves.

    Dec. at 68 (1789-1857)   Baron Augustin-Louis Cauchy was a French mathematician reputed as a pioneer of analysis.

    Augustin-Louis Cauchy

    [ranking: 226]
    Dec. at 68 (1789-1857) Baron Augustin-Louis Cauchy was a French mathematician reputed as a pioneer of analysis.

    Dec. at 87 (1889-1976)   Martin Heidegger was a German philosopher and a seminal thinker in the Continental tradition, particularly within the fields of existential phenomenology and philosophical hermeneutics.

    Martin Heidegger

    [ranking: 227]
    Dec. at 87 (1889-1976) Martin Heidegger was a German philosopher and a seminal thinker in the Continental tradition, particularly within the fields of existential phenomenology and philosophical hermeneutics.

    Dec. at 62 (1763-1825)   Jean Paul, born Johann Paul Friedrich Richter, was a German Romantic writer, best known for his humorous novels and stories.

    Jean Paul

    [ranking: 228]
    Dec. at 62 (1763-1825) Jean Paul, born Johann Paul Friedrich Richter, was a German Romantic writer, best known for his humorous novels and stories.

    Dec. at 59 (1533-1592)   Michel Eyquem de Montaigne was one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance, known for popularizing the essay as a literary genre.

    Michel de Montaigne

    [ranking: 229]
    Dec. at 59 (1533-1592) Michel Eyquem de Montaigne was one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance, known for popularizing the essay as a literary genre.

    Dec. at 50 (1880-1930)   Alfred Lothar Wegener was a German polar researcher, geophysicist and meteorologist.

    Alfred Wegener

    [ranking: 230]
    Dec. at 50 (1880-1930) Alfred Lothar Wegener was a German polar researcher, geophysicist and meteorologist.

    Dec. at 43 (1449-1492)   Lorenzo de' Medici was an Italian statesman and de facto ruler of the Florentine Republic during the Italian Renaissance.

    Lorenzo de' Medici

    [ranking: 231]
    Dec. at 43 (1449-1492) Lorenzo de' Medici was an Italian statesman and de facto ruler of the Florentine Republic during the Italian Renaissance.

    Dec. at 58 (1454-1512)   Amerigo Vespucci was an Italian explorer, financier, navigator and cartographer who first demonstrated that Brazil and the West Indies did not represent Asia's eastern outskirts as initially...

    Amerigo Vespucci

    [ranking: 232]
    Dec. at 58 (1454-1512) Amerigo Vespucci was an Italian explorer, financier, navigator and cartographer who first demonstrated that Brazil and the West Indies did not represent Asia's eastern outskirts as initially...

    Dec. at 51 (1780-1831)   Carl Philipp Gottfried von Clausewitz was a Prussian general and military theorist who stressed the "moral" and political aspects of war.

    Carl von Clausewitz

    [ranking: 233]
    Dec. at 51 (1780-1831) Carl Philipp Gottfried von Clausewitz was a Prussian general and military theorist who stressed the "moral" and political aspects of war.

    age 77   Clinton Richard Dawkins, FRS, FRSL is an English ethologist, evolutionary biologist, and writer.

    Richard Dawkins

    [ranking: 234]
    age 77 Clinton Richard Dawkins, FRS, FRSL is an English ethologist, evolutionary biologist, and writer.

    Dec. at 63 (1841-1904)   Antonín Leopold Dvořák was a Czech composer.

    Antonín Dvořák

    [ranking: 235]
    Dec. at 63 (1841-1904) Antonín Leopold Dvořák was a Czech composer.

    Dec. at 73 (1562-1635)   Félix Lope de Vega y Carpio was a Spanish playwright and poet.

    Lope de Vega

    [ranking: 236]
    Dec. at 73 (1562-1635) Félix Lope de Vega y Carpio was a Spanish playwright and poet.

    Dec. at 63 (1497-1560)   Philipp Melanchthon, born Philipp Schwartzerdt, was a German reformer, collaborator with Martin Luther, the first systematic theologian of the Protestant Reformation, intellectual leader of the...

    Philipp Melanchthon

    [ranking: 237]
    Dec. at 63 (1497-1560) Philipp Melanchthon, born Philipp Schwartzerdt, was a German reformer, collaborator with Martin Luther, the first systematic theologian of the Protestant Reformation, intellectual leader of the...

    Dec. at 69 (1377-1446)   Filippo Brunelleschi was one of the foremost architects and engineers of the Italian Renaissance.

    Filippo Brunelleschi

    [ranking: 238]
    Dec. at 69 (1377-1446) Filippo Brunelleschi was one of the foremost architects and engineers of the Italian Renaissance.

    Dec. at 46 (1917-1963)   John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), also referred to as John F. Kennedy, JFK, John Kennedy or Jack Kennedy, was the 35th President of the United States.

    John F. Kennedy

    [ranking: 239]
    Dec. at 46 (1917-1963) John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), also referred to as John F. Kennedy, JFK, John Kennedy or Jack Kennedy, was the 35th President of the United States.

    Dec. at 43 (1632-1675)   Johannes, Jan or Johan Vermeer was a Dutch painter who specialized in domestic interior scenes of middle-class life.

    Johannes Vermeer

    [ranking: 240]
    Dec. at 43 (1632-1675) Johannes, Jan or Johan Vermeer was a Dutch painter who specialized in domestic interior scenes of middle-class life.

    Dec. at 89 (1874-1963)   Robert Lee Frost was an American poet.

    Robert Frost

    [ranking: 241]
    Dec. at 89 (1874-1963) Robert Lee Frost was an American poet.

    Dec. at 75 (1389-1464)   Cosimo di Giovanni de' Medici was the first of the Medici political dynasty, de facto rulers of Florence during much of the Italian Renaissance; also known as "Cosimo 'the Elder'" and...

    Cosimo de' Medici

    [ranking: 242]
    Dec. at 75 (1389-1464) Cosimo di Giovanni de' Medici was the first of the Medici political dynasty, de facto rulers of Florence during much of the Italian Renaissance; also known as "Cosimo 'the Elder'" and...

    Dec. at 73 (1821-1894)   Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz was a German physician and physicist who made significant contributions to several widely varied areas of modern science.

    Hermann von Helmholtz

    [ranking: 243]
    Dec. at 73 (1821-1894) Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz was a German physician and physicist who made significant contributions to several widely varied areas of modern science.

    Chrétien de Troyes was a late 12th century French poet and trouvère known for his work on Arthurian subjects, and for originating the character Lancelot.

    Chrétien de Troyes

    [ranking: 244]
    Chrétien de Troyes was a late 12th century French poet and trouvère known for his work on Arthurian subjects, and for originating the character Lancelot.

    Dec. at 91 (1874-1965)   Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, DL, FRS, RA was a British politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955.

    Winston Churchill

    [ranking: 245]
    Dec. at 91 (1874-1965) Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, DL, FRS, RA was a British politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955.

    Dec. at 80 (1789-1869)   Carl Gustav Carus was a German physiologist and painter, born in Leipzig, who played various roles during the Romantic era.

    Carl Gustav Carus

    [ranking: 246]
    Dec. at 80 (1789-1869) Carl Gustav Carus was a German physiologist and painter, born in Leipzig, who played various roles during the Romantic era.

    Dec. at 59 (1288-1347)   William of Ockham was an English Franciscan friar and scholastic philosopher and theologian, who is believed to have been born in Ockham, a small village in Surrey.

    William of Ockham

    [ranking: 247]
    Dec. at 59 (1288-1347) William of Ockham was an English Franciscan friar and scholastic philosopher and theologian, who is believed to have been born in Ockham, a small village in Surrey.

    Dec. at 76 (1792-1868)   Gioachino Antonio Rossini was an Italian composer who wrote 39 operas as well as sacred music, chamber music, songs, and some instrumental and piano pieces.

    Gioacchino Rossini

    [ranking: 248]
    Dec. at 76 (1792-1868) Gioachino Antonio Rossini was an Italian composer who wrote 39 operas as well as sacred music, chamber music, songs, and some instrumental and piano pieces.

    Dec. at 68 (1260-1328)   Eckhart von Hochheim O.P., commonly known as Meister Eckhart, was a German theologian, philosopher and mystic, born near Gotha, in the Landgraviate of Thuringia in the Holy Roman Empire.

    Meister Eckhart

    [ranking: 249]
    Dec. at 68 (1260-1328) Eckhart von Hochheim O.P., commonly known as Meister Eckhart, was a German theologian, philosopher and mystic, born near Gotha, in the Landgraviate of Thuringia in the Holy Roman Empire.

    age 99   Artur Fischer is an inventor.

    Artur Fischer

    [ranking: 250]
    age 99 Artur Fischer is an inventor.

    Dec. at 66 (1858-1924)   Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini was an Italian composer whose operas are among the important operas played as standards.

    Giacomo Puccini

    [ranking: 251]
    Dec. at 66 (1858-1924) Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini was an Italian composer whose operas are among the important operas played as standards.

    Dec. at 54 (1903-1957)   John von Neumann was a Hungarian and later American pure and applied mathematician, physicist, inventor, polymath, and polyglot.

    John von Neumann

    [ranking: 252]
    Dec. at 54 (1903-1957) John von Neumann was a Hungarian and later American pure and applied mathematician, physicist, inventor, polymath, and polyglot.

    Dec. at 63 (1401-1464)   Nicholas of Kues, also referred to as Nicolaus Cusanus and Nicholas of Cusa, was a German philosopher, theologian, jurist, and astronomer.

    Nicholas of Cusa

    [ranking: 253]
    Dec. at 63 (1401-1464) Nicholas of Kues, also referred to as Nicolaus Cusanus and Nicholas of Cusa, was a German philosopher, theologian, jurist, and astronomer.

    Dec. at 59 (1873-1932)   Alberto Santos-Dumont was a Brazilian aviation pioneer.

    Alberto Santos-Dumont

    [ranking: 254]
    Dec. at 59 (1873-1932) Alberto Santos-Dumont was a Brazilian aviation pioneer.

    Dec. at 84 (1602-1686)   Otto von Guericke was a German scientist, inventor, and politician.

    Otto von Guericke

    [ranking: 255]
    Dec. at 84 (1602-1686) Otto von Guericke was a German scientist, inventor, and politician.

    Dec. at 48 (1493-1541)   Paracelsus was a Swiss German Renaissance physician, botanist, alchemist, astrologer, and general occultist.

    Paracelsus

    [ranking: 256]
    Dec. at 48 (1493-1541) Paracelsus was a Swiss German Renaissance physician, botanist, alchemist, astrologer, and general occultist.

    Dec. at 55 (1451-1506)   Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer, navigator, and colonizer, citizen of the Republic of Genoa.

    Christopher Columbus

    [ranking: 257]
    Dec. at 55 (1451-1506) Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer, navigator, and colonizer, citizen of the Republic of Genoa.

    Dec. at 77 (1848-1925)   Friedrich Ludwig Gottlob Frege was a German mathematician, logician and philosopher.

    Gottlob Frege

    [ranking: 258]
    Dec. at 77 (1848-1925) Friedrich Ludwig Gottlob Frege was a German mathematician, logician and philosopher.

    Dec. at 52 (1729-1781)   Gotthold Ephraim Lessing was a German writer, philosopher, dramatist, publicist and art critic, and one of the most outstanding representatives of the Enlightenment era.

    Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

    [ranking: 259]
    Dec. at 52 (1729-1781) Gotthold Ephraim Lessing was a German writer, philosopher, dramatist, publicist and art critic, and one of the most outstanding representatives of the Enlightenment era.

    Dec. at 58 (1782-1840)   Niccolo Paganini is a film score composer.

    Niccolò Paganini

    [ranking: 260]
    Dec. at 58 (1782-1840) Niccolo Paganini is a film score composer.

    Dec. at 82 (1494-1576)   Hans Sachs was a German meistersinger, poet, playwright, and shoemaker.

    Hans Sachs

    [ranking: 261]
    Dec. at 82 (1494-1576) Hans Sachs was a German meistersinger, poet, playwright, and shoemaker.

    Dec. at 63 (1577-1640)   Sir Peter Paul Rubens was a Flemish Baroque painter.

    Peter Paul Rubens

    [ranking: 262]
    Dec. at 63 (1577-1640) Sir Peter Paul Rubens was a Flemish Baroque painter.

    Dec. at 50 (1806-1856)   Johann Kaspar Schmidt, better known as Max Stirner, was a German philosopher.

    Max Stirner

    [ranking: 263]
    Dec. at 50 (1806-1856) Johann Kaspar Schmidt, better known as Max Stirner, was a German philosopher.

    Dec. at 87 (1849-1936)   Ivan Petrovich Pavlov was a Russian physiologist known primarily for his work in classical conditioning.

    Ivan Pavlov

    [ranking: 264]
    Dec. at 87 (1849-1936) Ivan Petrovich Pavlov was a Russian physiologist known primarily for his work in classical conditioning.

    Dec. at 76 (1518-1594)   Tintoretto, was an Italian painter and a notable exponent of the Renaissance school. For his phenomenal energy in painting he was termed Il Furioso.

    Tintoretto

    [ranking: 265]
    Dec. at 76 (1518-1594) Tintoretto, was an Italian painter and a notable exponent of the Renaissance school. For his phenomenal energy in painting he was termed Il Furioso.

    Dec. at 70 (1758-1828)   Franz Josef Gall was a neuroanatomist, physiologist, and pioneer in the study of the localization of mental functions in the brain.

    Franz Joseph Gall

    [ranking: 266]
    Dec. at 70 (1758-1828) Franz Josef Gall was a neuroanatomist, physiologist, and pioneer in the study of the localization of mental functions in the brain.

    Dec. at 73 (1541-1614)   El Greco, born Doménikos Theotokópoulos, was a painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance. "El Greco" was a nickname, a reference to his Greek origin, and...

    El Greco

    [ranking: 267]
    Dec. at 73 (1541-1614) El Greco, born Doménikos Theotokópoulos, was a painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance. "El Greco" was a nickname, a reference to his Greek origin, and...

    Francois de la Rochefoucauld

    [ranking: 268]

    Dec. at 58 (1480-1538)   Albrecht Altdorfer was a German painter, engraver and architect of the Renaissance working in Regensburg.

    Albrecht Altdorfer

    [ranking: 269]
    Dec. at 58 (1480-1538) Albrecht Altdorfer was a German painter, engraver and architect of the Renaissance working in Regensburg.

    Dec. at 62 (1889-1951)   Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein was an Austrian-British philosopher who worked primarily in logic, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of language.

    Ludwig Wittgenstein

    [ranking: 270]
    Dec. at 62 (1889-1951) Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein was an Austrian-British philosopher who worked primarily in logic, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of language.

    Dec. at 72 (1906-1978)   Kurt Friedrich Gödel was an Austrian, and later American, logician, mathematician, and philosopher.

    Kurt Gödel

    [ranking: 271]
    Dec. at 72 (1906-1978) Kurt Friedrich Gödel was an Austrian, and later American, logician, mathematician, and philosopher.

    Dec. at 56 (1880-1936)   Oswald Arnold Gottfried Spengler was a German historian and philosopher of history whose interests included mathematics, science, and art.

    Oswald Spengler

    [ranking: 272]
    Dec. at 56 (1880-1936) Oswald Arnold Gottfried Spengler was a German historian and philosopher of history whose interests included mathematics, science, and art.

    Dec. at 80 (1791-1871)   Charles Babbage, FRS was an English polymath.

    Charles Babbage

    [ranking: 273]
    Dec. at 80 (1791-1871) Charles Babbage, FRS was an English polymath.

    Dec. at 85 (1744-1829)   Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, Chevalier de Lamarck, often known simply as Lamarck, was a French naturalist.

    Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

    [ranking: 274]
    Dec. at 85 (1744-1829) Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, Chevalier de Lamarck, often known simply as Lamarck, was a French naturalist.

    Dec. at 90 (1820-1910)   Florence Nightingale, OM, RRC was a celebrated English social reformer and statistician, and the founder of modern nursing.

    Florence Nightingale

    [ranking: 275]
    Dec. at 90 (1820-1910) Florence Nightingale, OM, RRC was a celebrated English social reformer and statistician, and the founder of modern nursing.

    Dec. at 68 (1685-1753)   George Berkeley, also known as Bishop Berkeley, was an Anglo-Irish philosopher whose primary achievement was the advancement of a theory he called "immaterialism".

    George Berkeley

    [ranking: 276]
    Dec. at 68 (1685-1753) George Berkeley, also known as Bishop Berkeley, was an Anglo-Irish philosopher whose primary achievement was the advancement of a theory he called "immaterialism".

    Dec. at 56 (1862-1918)   Claude-Achille Debussy was a French composer.

    Claude Debussy

    [ranking: 277]
    Dec. at 56 (1862-1918) Claude-Achille Debussy was a French composer.

    Dec. at 80 (1875-1955)   Paul Thomas Mann was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and the 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate.

    Thomas Mann

    [ranking: 278]
    Dec. at 80 (1875-1955) Paul Thomas Mann was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and the 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate.

    Dec. at 46 (1395-1441)   Jan van Eyck was an Early Netherlandish painter active in Bruges and one of the most significant Northern Renaissance artists of the 15th century.

    Jan van Eyck

    [ranking: 279]
    Dec. at 46 (1395-1441) Jan van Eyck was an Early Netherlandish painter active in Bruges and one of the most significant Northern Renaissance artists of the 15th century.

    Dec. at 62 (1583-1645)   Hugo Grotius, also known as Huig de Groot, Hugo Grocio or Hugo de Groot, was a jurist in the Dutch Republic.

    Hugo Grotius

    [ranking: 280]
    Dec. at 62 (1583-1645) Hugo Grotius, also known as Huig de Groot, Hugo Grocio or Hugo de Groot, was a jurist in the Dutch Republic.

    Dec. at 40 (1826-1866)   Georg Friedrich Bernhard Riemann was an influential German mathematician who made lasting contributions to analysis, number theory, and differential geometry, some of them enabling the later...

    Bernhard Riemann

    [ranking: 281]
    Dec. at 40 (1826-1866) Georg Friedrich Bernhard Riemann was an influential German mathematician who made lasting contributions to analysis, number theory, and differential geometry, some of them enabling the later...

    Imhotep was an Egyptian polymath who served under the Third Dynasty king Djoser as chancellor to the pharaoh and high priest of the sun god Ra at Heliopolis.

    Imhotep

    [ranking: 282]
    Imhotep was an Egyptian polymath who served under the Third Dynasty king Djoser as chancellor to the pharaoh and high priest of the sun god Ra at Heliopolis.

    Dec. at 73 (1655-1728)   Christian Thomasius was a German jurist and philosopher.

    Christian Thomasius

    [ranking: 283]
    Dec. at 73 (1655-1728) Christian Thomasius was a German jurist and philosopher.

    Dec. at 57 (1781-1838)   Adelbert von Chamisso was a German poet and botanist.

    Adelbert von Chamisso

    [ranking: 284]
    Dec. at 57 (1781-1838) Adelbert von Chamisso was a German poet and botanist.

    Dec. at 70 (130-200)   Aelius Galenus or Claudius Galenus, better known as Galen of Pergamon, was a prominent Greek physician, surgeon and philosopher in the Roman empire.

    Galen

    [ranking: 285]
    Dec. at 70 (130-200) Aelius Galenus or Claudius Galenus, better known as Galen of Pergamon, was a prominent Greek physician, surgeon and philosopher in the Roman empire.

    Dec. at 57 (980-1037)   Avicenna Arabic: أبو علي الحسين ابن عبد الله ابن سينا‍; c. 980 – June 1037) was a Persian polymath who is regarded as one of the most significant thinkers and writers of the Islamic Golden Age....

    Ebn Sina

    [ranking: 286]
    Dec. at 57 (980-1037) Avicenna Arabic: أبو علي الحسين ابن عبد الله ابن سينا‍; c. 980 – June 1037) was a Persian polymath who is regarded as one of the most significant thinkers and writers of the Islamic Golden Age....

    Dec. at 51 (1743-1794)   Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier was a French nobleman and chemist central to the 18th-century Chemical Revolution and a large influence on both the histories of chemistry and biology.

    Antoine Lavoisier

    [ranking: 287]
    Dec. at 51 (1743-1794) Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier was a French nobleman and chemist central to the 18th-century Chemical Revolution and a large influence on both the histories of chemistry and biology.

    Hesiod was a Greek poet generally thought by scholars to have been active between 750 and 650 BC, around the same time as Homer.

    Hesiod

    [ranking: 288]
    Hesiod was a Greek poet generally thought by scholars to have been active between 750 and 650 BC, around the same time as Homer.

    Dec. at 44 (1838-1882)   Carl Hueter was a German surgeon born in Marburg. He was the son of obstetrician Karl Christoph Hueter. In 1854 began his medical studies in Marburg at the age of 16.

    Carl Huter

    [ranking: 289]
    Dec. at 44 (1838-1882) Carl Hueter was a German surgeon born in Marburg. He was the son of obstetrician Karl Christoph Hueter. In 1854 began his medical studies in Marburg at the age of 16.

    Dec. at 72 (1855-1927)   Houston Stewart Chamberlain was an English author of books on political philosophy, natural science and son-in-law of the German composer Richard Wagner; he is described in the Oxford Dictionary...

    Houston Stewart Chamberlain

    [ranking: 290]
    Dec. at 72 (1855-1927) Houston Stewart Chamberlain was an English author of books on political philosophy, natural science and son-in-law of the German composer Richard Wagner; he is described in the Oxford Dictionary...

    Dec. at 89 (1822-1911)   Sir Francis Galton, FRS was an English Victorian progressive, polymath, sociologist, psychologist, anthropologist, eugenicist, tropical explorer, geographer, inventor, meteorologist,...

    Francis Galton

    [ranking: 291]
    Dec. at 89 (1822-1911) Sir Francis Galton, FRS was an English Victorian progressive, polymath, sociologist, psychologist, anthropologist, eugenicist, tropical explorer, geographer, inventor, meteorologist,...

    Dec. at 51 (1799-1850)   Honoré de Balzac was a French novelist and playwright.

    Honoré de Balzac

    [ranking: 292]
    Dec. at 51 (1799-1850) Honoré de Balzac was a French novelist and playwright.

    Dec. at 62 (1908-1970)   Abraham Harold Maslow was an American psychologist who was best known for creating Maslow's hierarchy of needs, a theory of psychological health predicated on fulfilling innate human needs in...

    Abraham Maslow

    [ranking: 293]
    Dec. at 62 (1908-1970) Abraham Harold Maslow was an American psychologist who was best known for creating Maslow's hierarchy of needs, a theory of psychological health predicated on fulfilling innate human needs in...

    Paul the Apostle, originally known as Saul of Tarsus, was an apostle who taught the gospel of Christ to the first-century world.

    Paul of Tarsus

    [ranking: 294]
    Paul the Apostle, originally known as Saul of Tarsus, was an apostle who taught the gospel of Christ to the first-century world.

    Dec. at 48 (1616-1664)   Andreas Gryphius was a German lyric poet and dramatist.

    Andreas Gryphius

    [ranking: 295]
    Dec. at 48 (1616-1664) Andreas Gryphius was a German lyric poet and dramatist.

    Dec. at 51 (1645-1696)   Jean de La Bruyère was a French philosopher and moralist.

    Jean de La Bruyère

    [ranking: 296]
    Dec. at 51 (1645-1696) Jean de La Bruyère was a French philosopher and moralist.

    Dec. at 79 (1803-1882)   Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist, lecturer, and poet, who led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century.

    Ralph Waldo Emerson

    [ranking: 297]
    Dec. at 79 (1803-1882) Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist, lecturer, and poet, who led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century.

    Dec. at 92 (1867-1959)   Frank Lloyd Wright was an American architect, interior designer, writer, and educator, who designed more than 1,000 structures, 532 of which were completed.

    Frank Lloyd Wright

    [ranking: 298]
    Dec. at 92 (1867-1959) Frank Lloyd Wright was an American architect, interior designer, writer, and educator, who designed more than 1,000 structures, 532 of which were completed.

    Dec. at 76 (1668-1744)   Giovan Battista Vico was an Italian political philosopher, rhetorician, historian, and jurist.

    Giambattista Vico

    [ranking: 299]
    Dec. at 76 (1668-1744) Giovan Battista Vico was an Italian political philosopher, rhetorician, historian, and jurist.

    Dec. at 47 (1913-1960)   Albert Camus was a French Nobel Prize winning author, journalist, and philosopher.

    Albert Camus

    [ranking: 300]
    Dec. at 47 (1913-1960) Albert Camus was a French Nobel Prize winning author, journalist, and philosopher.

    Dec. at 73 (1758-1831)   James Monroe was the fifth President of the United States.

    James Monroe

    [ranking: 301]
    Dec. at 73 (1758-1831) James Monroe was the fifth President of the United States.

    Dec. at 83 (1802-1885)   Victor Marie Hugo was a French poet, novelist, and dramatist of the Romantic movement. He is considered one of the greatest and best known French writers.

    Victor Hugo

    [ranking: 302]
    Dec. at 83 (1802-1885) Victor Marie Hugo was a French poet, novelist, and dramatist of the Romantic movement. He is considered one of the greatest and best known French writers.

    Dec. at 60 (489 BC-429 BC)   Empedocles was a Greek pre-Socratic philosopher and a citizen of Agrigentum, a Greek city in Sicily.

    Empedocles

    [ranking: 303]
    Dec. at 60 (489 BC-429 BC) Empedocles was a Greek pre-Socratic philosopher and a citizen of Agrigentum, a Greek city in Sicily.

    Dec. at 38 (1799-1837)   Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin was a Russian author of the Romantic era who is considered by many to be the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern Russian literature.

    Aleksandr Pushkin

    [ranking: 304]
    Dec. at 38 (1799-1837) Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin was a Russian author of the Romantic era who is considered by many to be the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern Russian literature.

    Dec. at 68 (1804-1872)   Ludwig Andreas von Feuerbach was a German philosopher and anthropologist best known for his book The Essence of Christianity, which provided a critique of Christianity which strongly influenced...

    Ludwig Feuerbach

    [ranking: 305]
    Dec. at 68 (1804-1872) Ludwig Andreas von Feuerbach was a German philosopher and anthropologist best known for his book The Essence of Christianity, which provided a critique of Christianity which strongly influenced...

    Dec. at 62 (1899-1961)   Ernest Miller Hemingway was an American author and journalist.

    Ernest Hemingway

    [ranking: 306]
    Dec. at 62 (1899-1961) Ernest Miller Hemingway was an American author and journalist.

    Dec. at 60 (1766-1826)   Friedrich Weinbrenner was a German architect and city planner admired for his mastery of classical style.

    Friedrich Weinbrenner

    [ranking: 307]
    Dec. at 60 (1766-1826) Friedrich Weinbrenner was a German architect and city planner admired for his mastery of classical style.

    Frederick Douglass was an African-American social reformer, orator, abolitionist, writer, and statesman.

    Frederick Douglass

    [ranking: 308]
    Frederick Douglass was an African-American social reformer, orator, abolitionist, writer, and statesman.

    Dec. at 78 (1870-1948)   Weston Andrew Valleau Price was a dentist known primarily for his theories on the relationship between nutrition, dental health, and physical health.

    Weston Price

    [ranking: 309]
    Dec. at 78 (1870-1948) Weston Andrew Valleau Price was a dentist known primarily for his theories on the relationship between nutrition, dental health, and physical health.

    Dec. at 62 (1840-1902)   Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola was a French writer, the most well-known practitioner of the literary school of naturalism and an important contributor to the development of...

    Émile Zola

    [ranking: 310]
    Dec. at 62 (1840-1902) Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola was a French writer, the most well-known practitioner of the literary school of naturalism and an important contributor to the development of...

    Dec. at 66 (1816-1882)   Joseph Arthur, Comte de Gobineau was a French aristocrat, novelist and man of letters who became famous for developing the theory of the Aryan master race in his book An Essay on the Inequality...

    Arthur de Gobineau

    [ranking: 311]
    Dec. at 66 (1816-1882) Joseph Arthur, Comte de Gobineau was a French aristocrat, novelist and man of letters who became famous for developing the theory of the Aryan master race in his book An Essay on the Inequality...

    Dec. at 98 (1750-1848)   Caroline Lucretia Herschel was a German British astronomer and the sister of astronomer Sir William Herschel with whom she worked throughout both of their careers.

    Caroline Herschel

    [ranking: 312]
    Dec. at 98 (1750-1848) Caroline Lucretia Herschel was a German British astronomer and the sister of astronomer Sir William Herschel with whom she worked throughout both of their careers.

    Dec. at 57 (1343-1400)   Geoffrey Chaucer, known as the Father of English literature, is widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages and was the first poet to be buried in Poets' Corner of Westminster...

    Geoffrey Chaucer

    [ranking: 313]
    Dec. at 57 (1343-1400) Geoffrey Chaucer, known as the Father of English literature, is widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages and was the first poet to be buried in Poets' Corner of Westminster...

    Dec. at 62 (1949-2011)   Christopher Eric Hitchens was an Anglo-American author, literary critic and journalist.

    Christopher Hitchens

    [ranking: 314]
    Dec. at 62 (1949-2011) Christopher Eric Hitchens was an Anglo-American author, literary critic and journalist.

    Moses was, according to the Hebrew Bible, a former Egyptian prince later turned prophet, religious leader and lawgiver, to whom the authorship of the Torah is traditionally attributed.

    Moses

    [ranking: 315]
    Moses was, according to the Hebrew Bible, a former Egyptian prince later turned prophet, religious leader and lawgiver, to whom the authorship of the Torah is traditionally attributed.

    Dec. at 82 (1902-1984)   Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac OM FRS was an English theoretical physicist who made fundamental contributions to the early development of both quantum mechanics and quantum electrodynamics.

    Paul Dirac

    [ranking: 316]
    Dec. at 82 (1902-1984) Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac OM FRS was an English theoretical physicist who made fundamental contributions to the early development of both quantum mechanics and quantum electrodynamics.

    Dec. at 65 (272-337)   Constantine the Great, also known as Constantine I or Saint Constantine, was a Roman Emperor from 306 to 337 AD of Thracian-Illyrian ancestry.

    Flavius Valerius Constantinus

    [ranking: 317]
    Dec. at 65 (272-337) Constantine the Great, also known as Constantine I or Saint Constantine, was a Roman Emperor from 306 to 337 AD of Thracian-Illyrian ancestry.

    Dec. at 19 (1412-1431)   Joan of Arc, nicknamed "The Maid of Orléans", is considered a heroine of France and a Roman Catholic saint.

    Joan of Arc

    [ranking: 318]
    Dec. at 19 (1412-1431) Joan of Arc, nicknamed "The Maid of Orléans", is considered a heroine of France and a Roman Catholic saint.

    Dec. at 61 (1737-1798)   Luigi Aloisio Galvani was an Italian physician, physicist and philosopher who lived and died in Bologna.

    Luigi Galvani

    [ranking: 319]
    Dec. at 61 (1737-1798) Luigi Aloisio Galvani was an Italian physician, physicist and philosopher who lived and died in Bologna.

    Dec. at 66 (1608-1674)   John Milton was an English poet, polemicist, man of letters, and a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell.

    John Milton

    [ranking: 320]
    Dec. at 66 (1608-1674) John Milton was an English poet, polemicist, man of letters, and a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell.

    age 90   John Forbes Nash, Jr. is an American mathematician whose works in game theory, differential geometry, and partial differential equations have provided insight into the factors that govern chance...

    John Forbes Nash, Jr.

    [ranking: 321]
    age 90 John Forbes Nash, Jr. is an American mathematician whose works in game theory, differential geometry, and partial differential equations have provided insight into the factors that govern chance...

    Dec. at 63 (1883-1946)   John Maynard Keynes, 1st Baron Keynes, CB, FBA, was a British economist whose ideas have fundamentally affected the theory and practice of modern macroeconomics and informed the economic...

    John Maynard Keynes

    [ranking: 322]
    Dec. at 63 (1883-1946) John Maynard Keynes, 1st Baron Keynes, CB, FBA, was a British economist whose ideas have fundamentally affected the theory and practice of modern macroeconomics and informed the economic...

    Dec. at 72 (1902-1974)   Charles Augustus Lindbergh, nicknamed Slim, Lucky Lindy, and The Lone Eagle, was an American aviator, author, inventor, military officer, explorer, and social activist.

    Charles Lindbergh

    [ranking: 323]
    Dec. at 72 (1902-1974) Charles Augustus Lindbergh, nicknamed Slim, Lucky Lindy, and The Lone Eagle, was an American aviator, author, inventor, military officer, explorer, and social activist.

    Dec. at 56 (1830-1886)   Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was an American poet. Born in Amherst, Massachusetts, to a successful family with strong community ties, she lived a mostly introverted and reclusive life.

    Emily Dickinson

    [ranking: 324]
    Dec. at 56 (1830-1886) Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was an American poet. Born in Amherst, Massachusetts, to a successful family with strong community ties, she lived a mostly introverted and reclusive life.

    age 90   Avram Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, logician, political commentator, social justice activist, and anarcho-syndicalist advocate.

    Noam Chomsky

    [ranking: 325]
    age 90 Avram Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, logician, political commentator, social justice activist, and anarcho-syndicalist advocate.

    Died at 73 (1920-1993)   Federico Fellini was an Italian film director and scriptwriter.

    Federico Fellini

    [ranking: 326]
    Died at 73 (1920-1993) Federico Fellini was an Italian film director and scriptwriter.

    Dec. at 84 (1738-1822)   Sir Frederick William Herschel, KH, FRS was a German-born British astronomer, composer, and brother of Caroline Herschel.

    William Herschel

    [ranking: 327]
    Dec. at 84 (1738-1822) Sir Frederick William Herschel, KH, FRS was a German-born British astronomer, composer, and brother of Caroline Herschel.

    Dec. at 74 (476-550)   Aryabhata or Aryabhata I was the first of the major mathematician-astronomers from the classical age of Indian mathematics and Indian astronomy.

    Aryabhata

    [ranking: 328]
    Dec. at 74 (476-550) Aryabhata or Aryabhata I was the first of the major mathematician-astronomers from the classical age of Indian mathematics and Indian astronomy.

    Dec. at 41 (1480-1521)   Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who organised the Spanish expedition to the East Indies from 1519 to 1522, resulting in the first circumnavigation of the Earth.

    Ferdinand Magellan

    [ranking: 329]
    Dec. at 41 (1480-1521) Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who organised the Spanish expedition to the East Indies from 1519 to 1522, resulting in the first circumnavigation of the Earth.

    Dec. at 69 (1906-1975)   Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich was a Russian composer and pianist, and a prominent figure of 20th-century music.

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    [ranking: 330]
    Dec. at 69 (1906-1975) Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich was a Russian composer and pianist, and a prominent figure of 20th-century music.

    Dec. at 61 (1858-1919)   Theodore "T.R." Roosevelt Jr. was an American politician, author, naturalist, soldier, explorer, and historian who served as the 26th President of the United States.

    Theodore Roosevelt

    [ranking: 331]
    Dec. at 61 (1858-1919) Theodore "T.R." Roosevelt Jr. was an American politician, author, naturalist, soldier, explorer, and historian who served as the 26th President of the United States.

    Dec. at 64 (1627-1691)   Robert Boyle, FRS, was an Anglo-Irish natural philosopher, chemist, physicist and inventor born in Lismore, County Waterford, Ireland.

    Robert Boyle

    [ranking: 332]
    Dec. at 64 (1627-1691) Robert Boyle, FRS, was an Anglo-Irish natural philosopher, chemist, physicist and inventor born in Lismore, County Waterford, Ireland.

    age 55   Garry Kimovich Kasparov is a Russian chess Grandmaster, former World Chess Champion, writer, and political activist, considered by many to be the greatest chess player of all time.

    Garry Kasparov

    [ranking: 333]
    age 55 Garry Kimovich Kasparov is a Russian chess Grandmaster, former World Chess Champion, writer, and political activist, considered by many to be the greatest chess player of all time.

    Dec. at 94 (1912-2006)   Milton Friedman was an American economist, statistician and writer who taught at the University of Chicago for more than three decades.

    Milton Friedman

    [ranking: 334]
    Dec. at 94 (1912-2006) Milton Friedman was an American economist, statistician and writer who taught at the University of Chicago for more than three decades.

    age 47   Elon Reeve Musk is a South African-born, Canadian-American entrepreneur, engineer, inventor and investor.

    Elon Musk

    [ranking: 335]
    age 47 Elon Reeve Musk is a South African-born, Canadian-American entrepreneur, engineer, inventor and investor.

    Dec. at 68 (1729-1797)   Edmund Burke PC was an Irish statesman born in Dublin; author, orator, political theorist, and philosopher, who, after moving to England, served for many years in the House of Commons of Great...

    Edmund Burke

    [ranking: 336]
    Dec. at 68 (1729-1797) Edmund Burke PC was an Irish statesman born in Dublin; author, orator, political theorist, and philosopher, who, after moving to England, served for many years in the House of Commons of Great...

    Dec. at 86 (1904-1990)   Burrhus Frederic Skinner was an American psychologist, behaviorist, author, inventor, and social philosopher.

    B. F. Skinner

    [ranking: 337]
    Dec. at 86 (1904-1990) Burrhus Frederic Skinner was an American psychologist, behaviorist, author, inventor, and social philosopher.

    Dec. at 79 (1859-1938)   Edmund Gustav Albrecht Husserl was a German philosopher who established the school of phenomenology.

    Edmund Husserl

    [ranking: 338]
    Dec. at 79 (1859-1938) Edmund Gustav Albrecht Husserl was a German philosopher who established the school of phenomenology.

    Dec. at 88 (1889-1977)   Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin, KBE was an English comic actor and filmmaker who rose to fame in the silent film era.

    Charlie Chaplin

    [ranking: 339]
    Dec. at 88 (1889-1977) Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin, KBE was an English comic actor and filmmaker who rose to fame in the silent film era.

    Dec. at 51 (1728-1779)   Captain James Cook, FRS, RN was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy.

    James Cook

    [ranking: 340]
    Dec. at 51 (1728-1779) Captain James Cook, FRS, RN was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy.

    Dec. at 58 (1926-1984)   Michel Foucault was a French philosopher, historian of ideas, social theorist, philologist and literary critic.

    Michel Foucault

    [ranking: 341]
    Dec. at 58 (1926-1984) Michel Foucault was a French philosopher, historian of ideas, social theorist, philologist and literary critic.

    age 79   Francis Ford Coppola is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He was part of the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking.

    Francis Ford Coppola

    [ranking: 342]
    age 79 Francis Ford Coppola is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He was part of the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking.

    Dec. at 71 (1928-1999)   Stanley Kubrick was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, and editor who did much of his work in the United Kingdom.

    Stanley Kubrick

    [ranking: 343]
    Dec. at 71 (1928-1999) Stanley Kubrick was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, and editor who did much of his work in the United Kingdom.

    Dec. at 33 (330-363)   Julian, also known as Julian the Apostate, was Roman Emperor from 361 to 363, as well as a notable philosopher and author in Greek.

    Julian

    [ranking: 344]
    Dec. at 33 (330-363) Julian, also known as Julian the Apostate, was Roman Emperor from 361 to 363, as well as a notable philosopher and author in Greek.

    Dec. at 54 (1805-1859)   Alexis-Charles-Henri Clérel de Tocqueville was a French political thinker and historian best known for his works Democracy in America and The Old Regime and the Revolution.

    Alex De Toqueville

    [ranking: 345]
    Dec. at 54 (1805-1859) Alexis-Charles-Henri Clérel de Tocqueville was a French political thinker and historian best known for his works Democracy in America and The Old Regime and the Revolution.

    Dec. at 80 (1214-1294)   Roger Bacon, OFM, was an English philosopher and Franciscan friar who placed considerable emphasis on the study of nature through empirical methods.

    Roger Bacon

    [ranking: 346]
    Dec. at 80 (1214-1294) Roger Bacon, OFM, was an English philosopher and Franciscan friar who placed considerable emphasis on the study of nature through empirical methods.

    Dec. at 58 (1915-1973)   Alan Wilson Watts was a British-born philosopher, writer, and speaker, best known as an interpreter and populariser of Eastern philosophy for a Western audience.

    Alan Watts

    [ranking: 347]
    Dec. at 58 (1915-1973) Alan Wilson Watts was a British-born philosopher, writer, and speaker, best known as an interpreter and populariser of Eastern philosophy for a Western audience.

    Dec. at 88 (1880-1968)   Helen Adams Keller was an American author, political activist, and lecturer. She was the first deafblind person to earn a bachelor of arts degree.

    Helen Keller

    [ranking: 348]
    Dec. at 88 (1880-1968) Helen Adams Keller was an American author, political activist, and lecturer. She was the first deafblind person to earn a bachelor of arts degree.

    Dec. at 89 (1882-1971)   Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor. He is widely considered to be one of the most important and influential composers of the 20th century.

    Igor Stravinsky

    [ranking: 349]
    Dec. at 89 (1882-1971) Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor. He is widely considered to be one of the most important and influential composers of the 20th century.

    Genghis Khan, born Temüjin, was the founder and Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his demise.

    Genghis Khan

    [ranking: 350]
    Genghis Khan, born Temüjin, was the founder and Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his demise.

    Dec. at 93 (1859-1952)   John Dewey, FAA was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer whose ideas have been influential in education and social reform.

    John Dewey

    [ranking: 351]
    Dec. at 93 (1859-1952) John Dewey, FAA was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer whose ideas have been influential in education and social reform.

    Dec. at 77 (1840-1917)   François-Auguste-René Rodin, known as Auguste Rodin, was a French sculptor.

    Auguste Rodin

    [ranking: 352]
    Dec. at 77 (1840-1917) François-Auguste-René Rodin, known as Auguste Rodin, was a French sculptor.

    Dec. at 75 (1709-1784)   Samuel Johnson, often referred to as Dr Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and...

    Samuel Johnson

    [ranking: 353]
    Dec. at 75 (1709-1784) Samuel Johnson, often referred to as Dr Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and...

    Dec. at 73 (1819-1892)   Walter "Walt" Whitman was an American poet, essayist and journalist.

    Walt Whitman

    [ranking: 354]
    Dec. at 73 (1819-1892) Walter "Walt" Whitman was an American poet, essayist and journalist.

    Epictetus was a Greek Stoic philosopher.

    Epictetus

    [ranking: 355]
    Epictetus was a Greek Stoic philosopher.

    Dec. at 60 (10-70)   Hero of Alexandria was a Greek mathematician and engineer who was active in his native city of Alexandria, Roman Egypt.

    Hero of Alexandria

    [ranking: 356]
    Dec. at 60 (10-70) Hero of Alexandria was a Greek mathematician and engineer who was active in his native city of Alexandria, Roman Egypt.

    Dec. at 54 (1711-1765)   Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov was a Russian polymath, scientist and writer, who made important contributions to literature, education, and science.

    Mikhail Lomonosov

    [ranking: 357]
    Dec. at 54 (1711-1765) Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov was a Russian polymath, scientist and writer, who made important contributions to literature, education, and science.

    age 87   Umberto Eco, OMRI is an Italian semiotician, essayist, philosopher, literary critic, and novelist.

    Umberto Eco

    [ranking: 358]
    age 87 Umberto Eco, OMRI is an Italian semiotician, essayist, philosopher, literary critic, and novelist.

    Dec. at 69 (244-313)   Diocletian was a Roman emperor from 284 to 305.

    Diocletian

    [ranking: 359]
    Dec. at 69 (244-313) Diocletian was a Roman emperor from 284 to 305.

    Dec. at 92 (1881-1973)   Pablo Ruiz y Picasso, also known as Pablo Picasso, was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, stage designer, poet and playwright who spent most of his adult life in France.

    Pablo Picasso

    [ranking: 360]
    Dec. at 92 (1881-1973) Pablo Ruiz y Picasso, also known as Pablo Picasso, was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, stage designer, poet and playwright who spent most of his adult life in France.

    Dec. at 46 (1821-1867)   Charles Pierre Baudelaire was a French poet who also produced notable work as an essayist, art critic, and pioneering translator of Edgar Allan Poe.

    Charles Baudelaire

    [ranking: 361]
    Dec. at 46 (1821-1867) Charles Pierre Baudelaire was a French poet who also produced notable work as an essayist, art critic, and pioneering translator of Edgar Allan Poe.

    Dec. at 42 (1775-1817)   Jane Austen was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature.

    Jane Austen

    [ranking: 362]
    Dec. at 42 (1775-1817) Jane Austen was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature.

    Dec. at 63 (1818-1881)   Alexander II was the Emperor of Russia from 2 March 1855 until his assassination in 1881. He was also the King of Poland and the Grand Prince of Finland.

    Alexander II of Russia

    [ranking: 363]
    Dec. at 63 (1818-1881) Alexander II was the Emperor of Russia from 2 March 1855 until his assassination in 1881. He was also the King of Poland and the Grand Prince of Finland.

    Dec. at 66 (1942-2008)   John Michael Crichton, MD was an American best-selling author, physician, producer, director, and screenwriter, best known for his work in the science fiction, medical fiction, and thriller...

    Michael Crichton

    [ranking: 364]
    Dec. at 66 (1942-2008) John Michael Crichton, MD was an American best-selling author, physician, producer, director, and screenwriter, best known for his work in the science fiction, medical fiction, and thriller...

    Dec. at 36 (1788-1824)   George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, later George Gordon Noel, 6th Baron Byron, FRS, commonly known simply as Lord Byron, was an English poet and a leading figure in the Romantic movement....

    George Gordon Byron

    [ranking: 365]
    Dec. at 36 (1788-1824) George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, later George Gordon Noel, 6th Baron Byron, FRS, commonly known simply as Lord Byron, was an English poet and a leading figure in the Romantic movement....

    Dec. at 74 (1852-1926)   Antoni Gaudí i Cornet was a Spanish Catalan architect from Reus and the best known practitioner of Catalan Modernism.

    Antoni Gaudí

    [ranking: 366]
    Dec. at 74 (1852-1926) Antoni Gaudí i Cornet was a Spanish Catalan architect from Reus and the best known practitioner of Catalan Modernism.

    Dec. at 51 (260-311)   Galerius, was Roman Emperor from 305 to 311. During his reign he campaigned, aided by Diocletian, against the Sassanid Empire, sacking their capital Ctesiphon in 299.

    Galerius

    [ranking: 367]
    Dec. at 51 (260-311) Galerius, was Roman Emperor from 305 to 311. During his reign he campaigned, aided by Diocletian, against the Sassanid Empire, sacking their capital Ctesiphon in 299.

    Dec. at 85 (1827-1912)   Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister, Bt., OM, FRS, PC, known as Sir Joseph Lister, Bt., between 1883 and 1897, was a British surgeon and a pioneer of antiseptic surgery.

    Joseph Lister

    [ranking: 368]
    Dec. at 85 (1827-1912) Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister, Bt., OM, FRS, PC, known as Sir Joseph Lister, Bt., between 1883 and 1897, was a British surgeon and a pioneer of antiseptic surgery.

    Dec. at 72 (1842-1914)   Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was an American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist.

    Ambrose Bierce

    [ranking: 369]
    Dec. at 72 (1842-1914) Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was an American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist.

    Dec. at 68 (1404-1472)   Leon Battista Alberti was an Italian humanist author, artist, architect, poet, priest, linguist, philosopher and cryptographer; he epitomised the Renaissance Man.

    Leone Battista Alberti

    [ranking: 370]
    Dec. at 68 (1404-1472) Leon Battista Alberti was an Italian humanist author, artist, architect, poet, priest, linguist, philosopher and cryptographer; he epitomised the Renaissance Man.

    Dec. at 81 (1862-1943)   David Hilbert was a German mathematician.

    David Hilbert

    [ranking: 371]
    Dec. at 81 (1862-1943) David Hilbert was a German mathematician.

    Dec. at 89 (411 BC-322 BC)   Diogenes of Sinope was a Greek philosopher and one of the founders of Cynic philosophy.

    Diogenes of Sinope

    [ranking: 372]
    Dec. at 89 (411 BC-322 BC) Diogenes of Sinope was a Greek philosopher and one of the founders of Cynic philosophy.

    Dec. at 64 (1861-1925)   Rudolf Joseph Lorenz Steiner was an Austrian philosopher, social reformer, architect, and esotericist.

    Rudolf Steiner

    [ranking: 373]
    Dec. at 64 (1861-1925) Rudolf Joseph Lorenz Steiner was an Austrian philosopher, social reformer, architect, and esotericist.

    Dec. at 101 (1908-2009)   Claude Lévi-Strauss was a French anthropologist and ethnologist whose work was key in the development of the theory of structuralism and structural anthropology.

    Claude Lévi-Strauss

    [ranking: 374]
    Dec. at 101 (1908-2009) Claude Lévi-Strauss was a French anthropologist and ethnologist whose work was key in the development of the theory of structuralism and structural anthropology.

    Dec. at 75 (1905-1980)   Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre was a French philosopher, playwright, novelist, political activist, biographer, and literary critic.

    Jean-Paul Sartre

    [ranking: 375]
    Dec. at 75 (1905-1980) Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre was a French philosopher, playwright, novelist, political activist, biographer, and literary critic.

    Dec. at 74 (1865-1939)   William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet and one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature.

    William Butler Yeats

    [ranking: 376]
    Dec. at 74 (1865-1939) William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet and one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature.

    age 60   Neil deGrasse Tyson is an American astrophysicist, cosmologist, author, and science communicator. Since 1996, he has been the Frederick P.

    Neil deGrasse Tyson

    [ranking: 377]
    age 60 Neil deGrasse Tyson is an American astrophysicist, cosmologist, author, and science communicator. Since 1996, he has been the Frederick P.

    Dec. at 59 (1858-1917)   David Émile Durkheim was a French sociologist, social psychologist and philosopher.

    Émile Durkheim

    [ranking: 378]
    Dec. at 59 (1858-1917) David Émile Durkheim was a French sociologist, social psychologist and philosopher.

    Dec. at 60 (534 BC-474 BC)   Heraclitus of Ephesus was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher, a native of the Greek city Ephesus, Ionia, on the coast of Asia Minor. He was of distinguished parentage.

    Heraklitos

    [ranking: 379]
    Dec. at 60 (534 BC-474 BC) Heraclitus of Ephesus was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher, a native of the Greek city Ephesus, Ionia, on the coast of Asia Minor. He was of distinguished parentage.

    Dec. at 67 (1725-1792)   George Mason IV was an American Patriot, statesman and a delegate from Virginia to the U.S. Constitutional Convention.

    George Mason

    [ranking: 380]
    Dec. at 67 (1725-1792) George Mason IV was an American Patriot, statesman and a delegate from Virginia to the U.S. Constitutional Convention.

    age 83   The 14th Dalai Lama is the current Dalai Lama, as well as the longest-lived incumbent.

    Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama

    [ranking: 381]
    age 83 The 14th Dalai Lama is the current Dalai Lama, as well as the longest-lived incumbent.

    Inventor of the Telephone in 1862. He gave it also the name and it was used in the USA.

    Philip Reis

    [ranking: 382]
    Inventor of the Telephone in 1862. He gave it also the name and it was used in the USA.

    Dec. at 36 (1961-1997)   Diana, Princess of Wales, was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, who is the eldest child and heir apparent of Queen Elizabeth II.

    Diana, Princess of Wales

    [ranking: 383]
    Dec. at 36 (1961-1997) Diana, Princess of Wales, was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, who is the eldest child and heir apparent of Queen Elizabeth II.

    Dec. at 87 (1904-1991)   Theodor Seuss Geisel was an American writer and cartoonist.

    Dr. Seuss

    [ranking: 384]
    Dec. at 87 (1904-1991) Theodor Seuss Geisel was an American writer and cartoonist.

    Dec. at 70 (1873-1943)   Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor.

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    [ranking: 385]
    Dec. at 70 (1873-1943) Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor.

    Dec. at 68 (1842-1910)   William James was an American philosopher and psychologist who was also trained as a physician.

    William James

    [ranking: 386]
    Dec. at 68 (1842-1910) William James was an American philosopher and psychologist who was also trained as a physician.

    Dec. at 43 (1872-1915)   First modern Russian composer who was at the forefront of breaking down western tonality in music. Most have forgotten him, but he was one of the most important musicians in western history. Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin was a Russian composer and pianist.

    Alexander Scriabin

    [ranking: 387]
    Dec. at 43 (1872-1915) First modern Russian composer who was at the forefront of breaking down western tonality in music. Most have forgotten him, but he was one of the most important musicians in western history. Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin was a Russian composer and pianist.

    Dec. at 86 (1890-1976)   Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, DBE was an English novelist, short story writer, and playwright.

    Agatha Christie

    [ranking: 388]
    Dec. at 86 (1890-1976) Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, DBE was an English novelist, short story writer, and playwright.

    Dec. at 82 (1930-2012)   Neil Alden Armstrong was an American astronaut and the first person to walk on the Moon. He was also an aerospace engineer, naval aviator, test pilot, and university professor.

    Neil Armstrong

    [ranking: 389]
    Dec. at 82 (1930-2012) Neil Alden Armstrong was an American astronaut and the first person to walk on the Moon. He was also an aerospace engineer, naval aviator, test pilot, and university professor.

    Dec. at 33 (1887-1920)   He was an Indianmathematician and autodidact who, with almost no formal training in pure mathematics, made extraordinary contributions to mathematical analysis, number theory, infinite series, and continued fractions. Living in India with no access to the larger mathematical community, which was centred in Europe at the time, Ramanujan developed his own mathematical research in isolation.

    Srinivasa Ramanujam

    [ranking: 390]
    Dec. at 33 (1887-1920) He was an Indianmathematician and autodidact who, with almost no formal training in pure mathematics, made extraordinary contributions to mathematical analysis, number theory, infinite series, and continued fractions. Living in India with no access to the larger mathematical community, which was centred in Europe at the time, Ramanujan developed his own mathematical research in isolation.

    Dec. at 86 (1914-2000)   Hedy Lamarr was an Austrian and American inventor and film actress.

    Hedy Lamarr

    [ranking: 391]
    Dec. at 86 (1914-2000) Hedy Lamarr was an Austrian and American inventor and film actress.

    Dec. at 86 (1835-1921)   Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns was a French composer, organist, conductor and pianist of the Romantic era.

    Camille Saint-Saëns

    [ranking: 392]
    Dec. at 86 (1835-1921) Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns was a French composer, organist, conductor and pianist of the Romantic era.

    Dec. at 78 (1899-1977)   Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov was a Russian-American novelist. While Nabokov's first nine novels were in Russian, he later rose to international prominence as a writer of English prose.

    Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov

    [ranking: 393]
    Dec. at 78 (1899-1977) Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov was a Russian-American novelist. While Nabokov's first nine novels were in Russian, he later rose to international prominence as a writer of English prose.

    Dec. at 50 (1514-1564)   Andreas Vesalius was an anatomist, physician, and author of one of the most influential books on human anatomy, De humani corporis fabrica.

    Andreas Vesalius

    [ranking: 394]
    Dec. at 50 (1514-1564) Andreas Vesalius was an anatomist, physician, and author of one of the most influential books on human anatomy, De humani corporis fabrica.

    Dec. at 75 (1591-1666)   Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, best known as Guercino, or Il Guercino, was an Italian Baroque painter and draftsman from the region of Emilia, and active in Rome and Bologna.

    Giovanni Francesco Barbieri

    [ranking: 395]
    Dec. at 75 (1591-1666) Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, best known as Guercino, or Il Guercino, was an Italian Baroque painter and draftsman from the region of Emilia, and active in Rome and Bologna.

    Dec. at 86 (1656-1742)   Edmond Halley, FRS was an English astronomer, geophysicist, mathematician, meteorologist, and physicist who is best known for computing the orbit of the eponymous Halley's Comet.

    Edmond Halley

    [ranking: 396]
    Dec. at 86 (1656-1742) Edmond Halley, FRS was an English astronomer, geophysicist, mathematician, meteorologist, and physicist who is best known for computing the orbit of the eponymous Halley's Comet.

    Dec. at 53 (1893-1946)   Alfred Ernst Rosenberg was a Baltic German philosopher and an influential ideologue of the Nazi Party.

    Alfred Rosenberg

    [ranking: 397]
    Dec. at 53 (1893-1946) Alfred Ernst Rosenberg was a Baltic German philosopher and an influential ideologue of the Nazi Party.

    Dec. at 32 (1906-1938)   Ettore Majorana was an Italian theoretical physicist who worked on neutrino masses. He disappeared suddenly under mysterious circumstances while going by ship from Palermo to Naples.

    Ettore Majorana

    [ranking: 398]
    Dec. at 32 (1906-1938) Ettore Majorana was an Italian theoretical physicist who worked on neutrino masses. He disappeared suddenly under mysterious circumstances while going by ship from Palermo to Naples.

    Dec. at 85 (1898-1983)   Piero Sraffa was an influential Italian economist, who served as lecturer of economics at the University of Cambridge.

    Piero Sraffa

    [ranking: 399]
    Dec. at 85 (1898-1983) Piero Sraffa was an influential Italian economist, who served as lecturer of economics at the University of Cambridge.

    Dec. at 39 (68 BC-29 BC)   Cleopatra VII Philopator, known to history simply as "Cleopatra", was the last active pharaoh of Ancient Egypt, only shortly survived by her son, Caesarion as pharaoh.

    Cleopatra

    [ranking: 400]
    Dec. at 39 (68 BC-29 BC) Cleopatra VII Philopator, known to history simply as "Cleopatra", was the last active pharaoh of Ancient Egypt, only shortly survived by her son, Caesarion as pharaoh.

    Dec. at 72 (1865-1937)   Madison Grant was an American lawyer known primarily for his work as a eugenicist and conservationist.

    Madison Grant

    [ranking: 401]
    Dec. at 72 (1865-1937) Madison Grant was an American lawyer known primarily for his work as a eugenicist and conservationist.

    Dec. at 40 (1940-1980)   John Winston Ono Lennon MBE was an English singer and songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as a co-founder of the band the Beatles, the most commercially successful band in the history of...

    John Lennon

    [ranking: 402]
    Dec. at 40 (1940-1980) John Winston Ono Lennon MBE was an English singer and songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as a co-founder of the band the Beatles, the most commercially successful band in the history of...

    Dec. at 59 (1797-1856)   Christian Johann Heinrich Heine was a German poet, journalist, essayist, and literary critic.

    Heinrich Heine

    [ranking: 403]
    Dec. at 59 (1797-1856) Christian Johann Heinrich Heine was a German poet, journalist, essayist, and literary critic.

    Dec. at 66 (204-270)   Plotinus was a major philosopher of the ancient world. In his philosophy there are three principles: the One, the Intellect, and the Soul.

    Plotinus

    [ranking: 404]
    Dec. at 66 (204-270) Plotinus was a major philosopher of the ancient world. In his philosophy there are three principles: the One, the Intellect, and the Soul.

    Dec. at 91 (1917-2008)   Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, CBE, FRAS was a British science fiction writer, science writer and futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host.

    Sir Arthur C. Clarke

    [ranking: 405]
    Dec. at 91 (1917-2008) Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, CBE, FRAS was a British science fiction writer, science writer and futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host.

    Dec. at 81 (1722-1803)   Samuel Adams was an American statesman, political philosopher, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.

    Samuel Adams

    [ranking: 406]
    Dec. at 81 (1722-1803) Samuel Adams was an American statesman, political philosopher, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.

    age 62   Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks is an American film actor, director, voice-over artist, writer and film producer.

    Tom Hanks

    [ranking: 407]
    age 62 Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks is an American film actor, director, voice-over artist, writer and film producer.

    Dec. at 69 (1135-1204)   Moshe ben Maimon, or Mūsā ibn Maymūn, acronymed RaMBaM, and Latinized Moses Maimonides, was a preeminent medieval Spanish, Sephardic Jewish philosopher, astronomer and one of the most prolific...

    Maimonides

    [ranking: 408]
    Dec. at 69 (1135-1204) Moshe ben Maimon, or Mūsā ibn Maymūn, acronymed RaMBaM, and Latinized Moses Maimonides, was a preeminent medieval Spanish, Sephardic Jewish philosopher, astronomer and one of the most prolific...

    Dec. at 74 (1920-1994)   Henry Charles Bukowski was a German-born American poet, novelist, and short story writer.

    Charles Bukowski

    [ranking: 409]
    Dec. at 74 (1920-1994) Henry Charles Bukowski was a German-born American poet, novelist, and short story writer.

    Dec. at 67 (1883-1950)   Theodore Lothrop Stoddard was an American historian, journalist, eugenicist, and political theorist.

    Lothrop Stoddard

    [ranking: 410]
    Dec. at 67 (1883-1950) Theodore Lothrop Stoddard was an American historian, journalist, eugenicist, and political theorist.

    Dec. at 59 (1798-1857)   Isidore Auguste Marie François Xavier Comte, better known as Auguste Comte, was a French philosopher.

    Auguste Comte

    [ranking: 411]
    Dec. at 59 (1798-1857) Isidore Auguste Marie François Xavier Comte, better known as Auguste Comte, was a French philosopher.

    Dec. at 84 (1748-1832)   Jeremy Bentham was a British philosopher, jurist, and social reformer. He is regarded as the founder of modern utilitarianism.

    Jeremy Bentham

    [ranking: 412]
    Dec. at 84 (1748-1832) Jeremy Bentham was a British philosopher, jurist, and social reformer. He is regarded as the founder of modern utilitarianism.

    Dec. at 63 (1882-1945)   Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the...

    Franklin D. Roosevelt

    [ranking: 413]
    Dec. at 63 (1882-1945) Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the...

    Dec. at 89 (1918-2007)   Ernst Ingmar Bergman was a Swedish director, writer and producer who worked in film, television, and theatre.

    Ingmar Bergman

    [ranking: 414]
    Dec. at 89 (1918-2007) Ernst Ingmar Bergman was a Swedish director, writer and producer who worked in film, television, and theatre.

    Georges Vacher de Lapouge

    Georges Vacher de Lapouge

    [ranking: 415]
    Dec. at 82 (1854-1936) Count Georges Vacher de Lapouge was a French anthropologist and a theoretician of eugenics and racialism.

    Dec. at 37 (1503-1540)   Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola was an Italian Mannerist painter and printmaker active in Florence, Rome, Bologna, and his native city of Parma.

    Parmigianino

    [ranking: 416]
    Dec. at 37 (1503-1540) Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola was an Italian Mannerist painter and printmaker active in Florence, Rome, Bologna, and his native city of Parma.

    Dec. at 65 (1897-1962)   William Cuthbert Faulkner was an American writer and Nobel Prize laureate from Oxford, Mississippi. Faulkner wrote novels, short stories, a play, poetry, essays and screenplays.

    William Faulkner

    [ranking: 417]
    Dec. at 65 (1897-1962) William Cuthbert Faulkner was an American writer and Nobel Prize laureate from Oxford, Mississippi. Faulkner wrote novels, short stories, a play, poetry, essays and screenplays.

    Dec. at 37 (1815-1852)   Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, born Augusta Ada Byron and now commonly known as Ada Lovelace, was an English mathematician and writer chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage's...

    Ada Lovelace

    [ranking: 418]
    Dec. at 37 (1815-1852) Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, born Augusta Ada Byron and now commonly known as Ada Lovelace, was an English mathematician and writer chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage's...

    Dec. at 83 (1048-1131)   Omar Khayyám; born Ghiyāth ad-Dīn Abu'l-Fatḥ ʿUmar ibn Ibrāhīm al-Khayyām Nīshāpūrī, was a Persian mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and poet.

    Omar Khayyám

    [ranking: 419]
    Dec. at 83 (1048-1131) Omar Khayyám; born Ghiyāth ad-Dīn Abu'l-Fatḥ ʿUmar ibn Ibrāhīm al-Khayyām Nīshāpūrī, was a Persian mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and poet.

    age 76   Martin Charles Scorsese is an American director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and film historian.

    Martin Scorsese

    [ranking: 420]
    age 76 Martin Charles Scorsese is an American director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and film historian.

    Dec. at 78 (1841-1919)   Working closely with Paul Cezanne, Edgar Degas, and other artists, he helped shape the Impressionism movement.

    Pierre-Auguste Renoir

    [ranking: 421]
    Dec. at 78 (1841-1919) Working closely with Paul Cezanne, Edgar Degas, and other artists, he helped shape the Impressionism movement.

    Dec. at 71 (1855-1926)   John Moses Browning, born in Ogden, Utah, was an American firearms designer who developed many varieties of military and civilian firearms, cartridges, and gun mechanisms, many of which are...

    John Browning

    [ranking: 422]
    Dec. at 71 (1855-1926) John Moses Browning, born in Ogden, Utah, was an American firearms designer who developed many varieties of military and civilian firearms, cartridges, and gun mechanisms, many of which are...

    Dec. at 70 (1924-1994)   Enrico Nicola "Henry" Mancini was an American composer, conductor and arranger, who is best remembered for his film and television scores.

    Henry Mancini

    [ranking: 423]
    Dec. at 70 (1924-1994) Enrico Nicola "Henry" Mancini was an American composer, conductor and arranger, who is best remembered for his film and television scores.

    Dec. at 49 (1815-1864)   George Boole was an English mathematician, philosopher and logician.

    George Boole

    [ranking: 424]
    Dec. at 49 (1815-1864) George Boole was an English mathematician, philosopher and logician.

    Dec. at 55 (1509-1564)   John Calvin was an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation.

    John Calvin

    [ranking: 425]
    Dec. at 55 (1509-1564) John Calvin was an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation.

    age 72   Michio Kaku is an American futurist, theoretical physicist and popularizer of science. Dr. Kaku is a Professor of Theoretical Physics at the City College of New York.

    Michio Kaku

    [ranking: 426]
    age 72 Michio Kaku is an American futurist, theoretical physicist and popularizer of science. Dr. Kaku is a Professor of Theoretical Physics at the City College of New York.

    Dec. at 81 (1767-1848)   John Quincy Adams was an American statesman who served as the sixth President of the United States from 1825 to 1829.

    John Quincy Adams

    [ranking: 427]
    Dec. at 81 (1767-1848) John Quincy Adams was an American statesman who served as the sixth President of the United States from 1825 to 1829.

    Dec. at 84 (1835-1919)   Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish American industrialist who led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century.

    Andrew Carnegie

    [ranking: 428]
    Dec. at 84 (1835-1919) Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish American industrialist who led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century.

    Dec. at 102 (1900-2002)   Hans-Georg Gadamer was a German philosopher of the continental tradition, best known for his 1960 magnum opus Truth and Method on hermeneutics.

    Hans-Georg Gadamer

    [ranking: 429]
    Dec. at 102 (1900-2002) Hans-Georg Gadamer was a German philosopher of the continental tradition, best known for his 1960 magnum opus Truth and Method on hermeneutics.

    Dec. at 47 (1890-1937)   Howard Phillips Lovecraft —known as H. P. Lovecraft—was an American author who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction.

    H. P. Lovecraft

    [ranking: 430]
    Dec. at 47 (1890-1937) Howard Phillips Lovecraft —known as H. P. Lovecraft—was an American author who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction.

    Dec. at 72 (1819-1891)   Herman Melville was an American novelist, writer of short stories, and poet from the American Renaissance period. Most of his writings were published between 1846 and 1857.

    Herman Melville

    [ranking: 431]
    Dec. at 72 (1819-1891) Herman Melville was an American novelist, writer of short stories, and poet from the American Renaissance period. Most of his writings were published between 1846 and 1857.

    age 87   John Towner Williams is an American composer, conductor, and pianist.

    John Williams

    [ranking: 432]
    age 87 John Towner Williams is an American composer, conductor, and pianist.

    Dec. at 71 (1713-1784)   Denis Diderot was a French philosopher, art critic and writer.

    Denis Diderot

    [ranking: 433]
    Dec. at 71 (1713-1784) Denis Diderot was a French philosopher, art critic and writer.

    Dec. at 77 (1748-1825)   Jacques-Louis David was an influential French painter in the Neoclassical style, considered to be the preeminent painter of the era.

    Jacques-Louis David

    [ranking: 434]
    Dec. at 77 (1748-1825) Jacques-Louis David was an influential French painter in the Neoclassical style, considered to be the preeminent painter of the era.

    Dec. at 73 (1779-1852)   Thomas Moore was an Irish poet, singer, songwriter, and entertainer, now best remembered for the lyrics of "The Minstrel Boy" and "The Last Rose of Summer".

    Thomas Moore

    [ranking: 435]
    Dec. at 73 (1779-1852) Thomas Moore was an Irish poet, singer, songwriter, and entertainer, now best remembered for the lyrics of "The Minstrel Boy" and "The Last Rose of Summer".

    Dec. at 80 (1770-1850)   William Wordsworth was a major English Romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped to launch the Romantic Age in English literature with their joint publication Lyrical Ballads....

    William Wordsworth

    [ranking: 436]
    Dec. at 80 (1770-1850) William Wordsworth was a major English Romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped to launch the Romantic Age in English literature with their joint publication Lyrical Ballads....

    Dec. at 60 (489 BC-429 BC)   Zeno of Elea was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher of Magna Graecia and a member of the Eleatic School founded by Parmenides. Aristotle called him the inventor of the dialectic.

    Zenon

    [ranking: 437]
    Dec. at 60 (489 BC-429 BC) Zeno of Elea was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher of Magna Graecia and a member of the Eleatic School founded by Parmenides. Aristotle called him the inventor of the dialectic.

    Dec. at 61 (1854-1915)   Scientist,pioneered synthetic drugs(chemicals produced in laboratory rather than extracted from natural resources, opened up the allopathic medicine world wide.

    Paul Ehrlich

    [ranking: 438]
    Dec. at 61 (1854-1915) Scientist,pioneered synthetic drugs(chemicals produced in laboratory rather than extracted from natural resources, opened up the allopathic medicine world wide.

    Dec. at 76 (1033-1109)   Saint Anselm of Canterbury, also called Anselm of Aosta after his birthplace and Anselm of Bec after his monastery, was a Benedictine monk, philosopher, and prelate of the Church, who held the...

    Anselm of Canterbury

    [ranking: 439]
    Dec. at 76 (1033-1109) Saint Anselm of Canterbury, also called Anselm of Aosta after his birthplace and Anselm of Bec after his monastery, was a Benedictine monk, philosopher, and prelate of the Church, who held the...

    Dec. at 65 (1943-2008)   Robert James "Bobby" Fischer was an American chess prodigy, grandmaster, and the eleventh World Chess Champion. Many consider him the greatest chess player of all time.

    Bobby Fischer

    [ranking: 440]
    Dec. at 65 (1943-2008) Robert James "Bobby" Fischer was an American chess prodigy, grandmaster, and the eleventh World Chess Champion. Many consider him the greatest chess player of all time.

    Rudolph Steiner

    [ranking: 441]

    age 72   David Bowie is an English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, arranger, and actor. He is also a painter and collector of fine art.

    David Bowie

    [ranking: 442]
    age 72 David Bowie is an English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, arranger, and actor. He is also a painter and collector of fine art.

    Dec. at 71 (1865-1936)   Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English short-story writer, poet, and novelist.

    Rudyard Kipling

    [ranking: 443]
    Dec. at 71 (1865-1936) Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English short-story writer, poet, and novelist.

    Dec. at 67 (1839-1906)   Paul Cézanne was a French artist and Post-Impressionist painter whose work laid the foundations of the transition from the 19th-century conception of artistic endeavour to a new and...

    Paul Cézanne

    [ranking: 444]
    Dec. at 67 (1839-1906) Paul Cézanne was a French artist and Post-Impressionist painter whose work laid the foundations of the transition from the 19th-century conception of artistic endeavour to a new and...

    Dec. at 78 (1884-1962)   Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was an American politician, diplomat, and activist.

    Eleanor Roosevelt

    [ranking: 445]
    Dec. at 78 (1884-1962) Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was an American politician, diplomat, and activist.

    Dec. at 37 (1759-1796)   Robert Burns was a Scottish poet and lyricist.

    Robert Burns

    [ranking: 446]
    Dec. at 37 (1759-1796) Robert Burns was a Scottish poet and lyricist.

    Saint Agustin

    [ranking: 447]

    Dec. at 61 (1775-1836)   André-Marie Ampère was a French physicist and mathematician who was one of the founders of the science of classical electromagnetism, which he referred to as...

    André-Marie Ampère

    [ranking: 448]
    Dec. at 61 (1775-1836) André-Marie Ampère was a French physicist and mathematician who was one of the founders of the science of classical electromagnetism, which he referred to as...

    Dec. at 38 (1594-1632)   Gustav II Adolf; widely known in English by his Latinized name Gustavus Adolphus or as Gustav II Adolph, or as Gustavus Adolphus the Great; was the King of Sweden from 1611 to 1632 and is...

    Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden

    [ranking: 449]
    Dec. at 38 (1594-1632) Gustav II Adolf; widely known in English by his Latinized name Gustavus Adolphus or as Gustav II Adolph, or as Gustavus Adolphus the Great; was the King of Sweden from 1611 to 1632 and is...

    Dec. at 56 (1862-1918)   Gustav Klimt was an Austrian symbolist painter and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement.

    Gustav Klimt

    [ranking: 450]
    Dec. at 56 (1862-1918) Gustav Klimt was an Austrian symbolist painter and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement.

    Dec. at 61 (1872-1933)   John Calvin Coolidge Jr. was the 30th President of the United States.

    Calvin Coolidge

    [ranking: 451]
    Dec. at 61 (1872-1933) John Calvin Coolidge Jr. was the 30th President of the United States.

    Dec. at 77 (1804-1881)   Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, KG, PC, FRS, was a British Conservative politician and writer, who twice served as Prime Minister.

    Benjamin Disraeli

    [ranking: 452]
    Dec. at 77 (1804-1881) Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, KG, PC, FRS, was a British Conservative politician and writer, who twice served as Prime Minister.

    Dec. at 78 (872-950)   Al-Farabi, known in the West as Alpharabius, was a renowned philosopher of the Islamic Golden Age, who wrote in areas of political philosophy, metaphysics, ethics and logic.

    Al-Farabi

    [ranking: 453]
    Dec. at 78 (872-950) Al-Farabi, known in the West as Alpharabius, was a renowned philosopher of the Islamic Golden Age, who wrote in areas of political philosophy, metaphysics, ethics and logic.

    Hatshepsut was the fifth pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt. Hatshepsut came to the throne of Egypt in 1478 BC.

    Hatshepsut

    [ranking: 454]
    Hatshepsut was the fifth pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt. Hatshepsut came to the throne of Egypt in 1478 BC.

    Dec. at 77 (1905-1982)   Ayn Rand was a Russian-American novelist, philosopher, playwright, and screenwriter.

    Ayn Rand

    [ranking: 455]
    Dec. at 77 (1905-1982) Ayn Rand was a Russian-American novelist, philosopher, playwright, and screenwriter.

    Dec. at 78 (1857-1935)   Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky was a Russian and Soviet rocket scientist and pioneer of the astronautic theory, of Russian and Polish descent.

    Konstantin Tsiolkovsky

    [ranking: 456]
    Dec. at 78 (1857-1935) Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky was a Russian and Soviet rocket scientist and pioneer of the astronautic theory, of Russian and Polish descent.

    Dec. at 57 (1881-1938)   Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was a Turkish army officer, reformist statesman, and the first President of Turkey.

    Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

    [ranking: 457]
    Dec. at 57 (1881-1938) Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was a Turkish army officer, reformist statesman, and the first President of Turkey.

    Dec. at 85 (1811-1896)   Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe was an American abolitionist and author.

    Harriet Beecher Stowe

    [ranking: 458]
    Dec. at 85 (1811-1896) Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe was an American abolitionist and author.

    Dec. at 90 (1823-1913)   Alfred Russel Wallace OM FRS was a British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist, and biologist.

    Alfred Russel Wallace

    [ranking: 459]
    Dec. at 90 (1823-1913) Alfred Russel Wallace OM FRS was a British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist, and biologist.

    Dec. at 56 (1737-1793)   John Hancock was a merchant, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution.

    John Hancock

    [ranking: 460]
    Dec. at 56 (1737-1793) John Hancock was a merchant, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution.

    Dec. at 70 (434 BC-364 BC)   Euclid of Megara was a Greek Socratic philosopher who founded the Megarian school of philosophy.

    Euclid of Megara

    [ranking: 461]
    Dec. at 70 (434 BC-364 BC) Euclid of Megara was a Greek Socratic philosopher who founded the Megarian school of philosophy.

    Dec. at 70 (1901-1971)   Louis Armstrong, nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter, singer, and an influential figure in jazz music.

    Louis Armstrong

    [ranking: 462]
    Dec. at 70 (1901-1971) Louis Armstrong, nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter, singer, and an influential figure in jazz music.

    Dec. at 63 (1626-1689)   Christina, remembered as one of the most educated women of the 1600s, was Queen regnant of Sweden from 1632 to 1654, with the titles of Queen of the Swedes, Goths and Wends; Grand Princess of...

    Christina, Queen of Sweden

    [ranking: 463]
    Dec. at 63 (1626-1689) Christina, remembered as one of the most educated women of the 1600s, was Queen regnant of Sweden from 1632 to 1654, with the titles of Queen of the Swedes, Goths and Wends; Grand Princess of...

    Dec. at 63 (1503-1566)   Michel de Nostredame, usually Latinised as Nostradamus, was a French apothecary and reputed seer who published collections of prophecies that have since become famous worldwide.

    Nostradamus

    [ranking: 464]
    Dec. at 63 (1503-1566) Michel de Nostredame, usually Latinised as Nostradamus, was a French apothecary and reputed seer who published collections of prophecies that have since become famous worldwide.

    Dec. at 87 (1910-1997)   Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, MC, commonly known as Mother Teresa, was a Roman Catholic religious sister and missionary who lived most of her life in India.

    Mother Teresa

    [ranking: 465]
    Dec. at 87 (1910-1997) Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, MC, commonly known as Mother Teresa, was a Roman Catholic religious sister and missionary who lived most of her life in India.

    Dec. at 65 (1664-1729)   Thomas Newcomen was an English inventor who created the first practical steam engine for pumping water, the Newcomen steam engine.

    Thomas Newcomen

    [ranking: 466]
    Dec. at 65 (1664-1729) Thomas Newcomen was an English inventor who created the first practical steam engine for pumping water, the Newcomen steam engine.

    Dec. at 72 (1126-1198)   Averroës is the Latinized form of Ibn Rushd, full name ʾAbū l-Walīd Muḥammad Ibn ʾAḥmad Ibn Rušd, a Berber medieval Andalusian polymath.

    Averroes

    [ranking: 467]
    Dec. at 72 (1126-1198) Averroës is the Latinized form of Ibn Rushd, full name ʾAbū l-Walīd Muḥammad Ibn ʾAḥmad Ibn Rušd, a Berber medieval Andalusian polymath.

    Ibrahim, known as Abraham in the Old Testament, is recognized in Islam as a prophet and apostle of God and patriarch of many peoples.

    Abraham

    [ranking: 468]
    Ibrahim, known as Abraham in the Old Testament, is recognized in Islam as a prophet and apostle of God and patriarch of many peoples.

    Dec. at 79 (1892-1971)   Karl Paul Reinhold Niebuhr was an American theologian, ethicist, public intellectual, commentator on politics and public affairs, and professor at Union Theological Seminary for more than 30...

    Reinhold Niebuhr

    [ranking: 469]
    Dec. at 79 (1892-1971) Karl Paul Reinhold Niebuhr was an American theologian, ethicist, public intellectual, commentator on politics and public affairs, and professor at Union Theological Seminary for more than 30...

    Dec. at 62 (1772-1834)   Samuel Taylor Coleridge was an English poet, literary critic and philosopher who, with his friend William Wordsworth, was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England and a member of the Lake...

    Samuel Taylor Coleridge

    [ranking: 470]
    Dec. at 62 (1772-1834) Samuel Taylor Coleridge was an English poet, literary critic and philosopher who, with his friend William Wordsworth, was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England and a member of the Lake...

    Dec. at 92 (1902-1994)   Erik Homburger Erikson was a German-born American developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst known for his theory on psychosocial development of human beings.

    Erik Erikson

    [ranking: 471]
    Dec. at 92 (1902-1994) Erik Homburger Erikson was a German-born American developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst known for his theory on psychosocial development of human beings.

    Dec. at 58 (1854-1912)   Jules Henri Poincaré was a French mathematician, theoretical physicist, engineer, and a philosopher of science.

    Henri Poincaré

    [ranking: 472]
    Dec. at 58 (1854-1912) Jules Henri Poincaré was a French mathematician, theoretical physicist, engineer, and a philosopher of science.

    Dec. at 73 (1845-1918)   Georg Ferdinand Ludwig Philipp Cantor was a German mathematician, best known as the inventor of set theory, which has become a fundamental theory in mathematics.

    Georg Cantor

    [ranking: 473]
    Dec. at 73 (1845-1918) Georg Ferdinand Ludwig Philipp Cantor was a German mathematician, best known as the inventor of set theory, which has become a fundamental theory in mathematics.

    Dec. at 74 (1744-1818)   Abigail Adams was the wife of John Adams, the first Vice President, and second President, of the United States, and the mother of John Quincy Adams, the sixth President.

    Abigail Adams

    [ranking: 474]
    Dec. at 74 (1744-1818) Abigail Adams was the wife of John Adams, the first Vice President, and second President, of the United States, and the mother of John Quincy Adams, the sixth President.

    Dec. at 83 (1889-1972)   Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky, was a Russian American aviation pioneer in both helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft.

    Igor Sikorsky

    [ranking: 475]
    Dec. at 83 (1889-1972) Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky, was a Russian American aviation pioneer in both helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft.

    Dec. at 77 (810-887)   Abbas ibn Firnas, also known as Abbas Abu al-Qasim ibn Firnas ibn Wirdas al-Takurini, was an Andalusian polymath: an inventor, physician, engineer, Andalusian musician, and Arabic-language poet....

    Abbas Ibn Firnas

    [ranking: 476]
    Dec. at 77 (810-887) Abbas ibn Firnas, also known as Abbas Abu al-Qasim ibn Firnas ibn Wirdas al-Takurini, was an Andalusian polymath: an inventor, physician, engineer, Andalusian musician, and Arabic-language poet....

    age 76   Sir James Paul McCartney MBE is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer.

    Paul McCartney

    [ranking: 477]
    age 76 Sir James Paul McCartney MBE is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer.

    Dec. at 79 (1731-1810)   Henry Cavendish FRS was a British natural philosopher, scientist, and an important experimental and theoretical chemist and physicist.

    Henry Cavendish

    [ranking: 478]
    Dec. at 79 (1731-1810) Henry Cavendish FRS was a British natural philosopher, scientist, and an important experimental and theoretical chemist and physicist.

    Dec. at 102 (1906-2008)   Albert Hofmann was a Swiss scientist known best for being the first person to synthesize, ingest, and learn of the psychedelic effects of lysergic acid diethylamide.

    Albert Hofmann

    [ranking: 479]
    Dec. at 102 (1906-2008) Albert Hofmann was a Swiss scientist known best for being the first person to synthesize, ingest, and learn of the psychedelic effects of lysergic acid diethylamide.

    age 55   Quentin Jerome Tarantino is an American film director, screenwriter, cinematographer, producer, and actor.

    Quentin Tarantino

    [ranking: 480]
    age 55 Quentin Jerome Tarantino is an American film director, screenwriter, cinematographer, producer, and actor.

    Dom Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira, was a Portuguese explorer.

    Vasco da Gama

    [ranking: 481]
    Dom Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira, was a Portuguese explorer.

    Dec. at 92 (1920-2012)   Ray Douglas Bradbury was an American fantasy, science fiction, horror and mystery fiction author.

    Ray Bradbury

    [ranking: 482]
    Dec. at 92 (1920-2012) Ray Douglas Bradbury was an American fantasy, science fiction, horror and mystery fiction author.

    Dec. at 54 (1932-1986)   Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky was a Soviet and Russian film-maker, writer, film editor, film theorist, theatre and opera director.

    Andrei Tarkovsky

    [ranking: 483]
    Dec. at 54 (1932-1986) Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky was a Soviet and Russian film-maker, writer, film editor, film theorist, theatre and opera director.

    age 90   James Dewey Watson is an American molecular biologist, geneticist and zoologist, best known as one of the co-discoverers of the structure of DNA in 1953 with Francis Crick.

    James D. Watson

    [ranking: 484]
    age 90 James Dewey Watson is an American molecular biologist, geneticist and zoologist, best known as one of the co-discoverers of the structure of DNA in 1953 with Francis Crick.

    Dec. at 70 (1533-1603)   Elizabeth I was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her passing.

    Elizabeth I of England

    [ranking: 485]
    Dec. at 70 (1533-1603) Elizabeth I was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her passing.

    Dec. at 85 (973-1058)   Abul ʿAla Al-Maʿarri was a blind Arab philosopher, poet, and writer.

    Al-Maʿarri

    [ranking: 486]
    Dec. at 85 (973-1058) Abul ʿAla Al-Maʿarri was a blind Arab philosopher, poet, and writer.

    Dec. at 84 (1745-1829)   John Jay was an American statesman, Patriot, diplomat, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, signer of the Treaty of Paris, and first Chief Justice of the United States.

    John Jay

    [ranking: 487]
    Dec. at 84 (1745-1829) John Jay was an American statesman, Patriot, diplomat, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, signer of the Treaty of Paris, and first Chief Justice of the United States.

    Dec. at 16 (1929-1945)   Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank was a diarist and writer. She is one of the most discussed Jewish victims of the Holocaust.

    Anne Frank

    [ranking: 488]
    Dec. at 16 (1929-1945) Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank was a diarist and writer. She is one of the most discussed Jewish victims of the Holocaust.

    Dec. at 53 (1741-1794)   Sébastien-Roch Nicolas, also known as Chamfort, was a French writer, best known for his witty epigrams and aphorisms.

    Nicolas Chamfort

    [ranking: 489]
    Dec. at 53 (1741-1794) Sébastien-Roch Nicolas, also known as Chamfort, was a French writer, best known for his witty epigrams and aphorisms.

    Dec. at 77 (1736-1813)   Joseph-Louis Lagrange was an Italian Enlightenment Era mathematician and astronomer.

    Joseph-Louis Lagrange

    [ranking: 490]
    Dec. at 77 (1736-1813) Joseph-Louis Lagrange was an Italian Enlightenment Era mathematician and astronomer.

    Dec. at 40 (1925-1965)   Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little and also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, was an American Muslim minister and a human rights activist.

    Malcolm X

    [ranking: 491]
    Dec. at 40 (1925-1965) Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little and also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, was an American Muslim minister and a human rights activist.

    Dec. at 88 (1882-1970)   Max Born was a German physicist and mathematician who was instrumental in the development of quantum mechanics.

    Max Born

    [ranking: 492]
    Dec. at 88 (1882-1970) Max Born was a German physicist and mathematician who was instrumental in the development of quantum mechanics.

    Dec. at 92 (1881-1973)   Ludwig Heinrich Edler von Mises was a philosopher, Austrian School economist, sociologist, and classical liberal.

    Ludwig von Mises

    [ranking: 493]
    Dec. at 92 (1881-1973) Ludwig Heinrich Edler von Mises was a philosopher, Austrian School economist, sociologist, and classical liberal.

    Dec. at 37 (1940-1977)   Gudrun Ensslin was a founder of the German urban guerilla group Red Army Faction.

    Gudrun Ensslin

    [ranking: 494]
    Dec. at 37 (1940-1977) Gudrun Ensslin was a founder of the German urban guerilla group Red Army Faction.

    age 63   Sir Timothy John "Tim" Berners-Lee, OM, KBE, FRS, FREng, FRSA, DFBCS, also known as TimBL, is an English computer scientist, best known as the inventor of the World Wide Web.

    Tim Berners-Lee

    [ranking: 495]
    age 63 Sir Timothy John "Tim" Berners-Lee, OM, KBE, FRS, FREng, FRSA, DFBCS, also known as TimBL, is an English computer scientist, best known as the inventor of the World Wide Web.

    Dec. at 39 (1903-1942)   Georges Politzer was a French philosopher and Marxist theoretician of Hungarian origin, affectionately referred to by some as the "red-headed philosopher".

    Georges Politzer

    [ranking: 496]
    Dec. at 39 (1903-1942) Georges Politzer was a French philosopher and Marxist theoretician of Hungarian origin, affectionately referred to by some as the "red-headed philosopher".

    Dec. at 53 (1882-1935)   Emmy Noether was an influential German mathematician known for her contributions to abstract algebra and theoretical physics.

    Emmy Noether

    [ranking: 497]
    Dec. at 53 (1882-1935) Emmy Noether was an influential German mathematician known for her contributions to abstract algebra and theoretical physics.

    Dec. at 66 (1717-1783)   Jean-Baptiste le Rond d'Alembert was a French mathematician, mechanician, physicist, philosopher, and music theorist.

    Jean le Rond d'Alembert

    [ranking: 498]
    Dec. at 66 (1717-1783) Jean-Baptiste le Rond d'Alembert was a French mathematician, mechanician, physicist, philosopher, and music theorist.

    Dec. at 59 (1744-1803)   Johann Gottfried von Herder was a German philosopher, theologian, poet, and literary critic.

    Johann Gottfried Herder

    [ranking: 499]
    Dec. at 59 (1744-1803) Johann Gottfried von Herder was a German philosopher, theologian, poet, and literary critic.

    Dec. at 61 (1599-1660)   Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez was a Spanish painter who was the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV and one of the most important painters of the Spanish Golden...

    Diego Velázquez

    [ranking: 500]
    Dec. at 61 (1599-1660) Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez was a Spanish painter who was the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV and one of the most important painters of the Spanish Golden...

    Dec. at 71 (1733-1804)   Joseph Priestley FRS was an 18th-century English theologian, Dissenting clergyman, natural philosopher, chemist, educator, and Liberal political theorist who published over 150 works.

    Joseph Priestley

    [ranking: 501]
    Dec. at 71 (1733-1804) Joseph Priestley FRS was an 18th-century English theologian, Dissenting clergyman, natural philosopher, chemist, educator, and Liberal political theorist who published over 150 works.

    age 67   Edward Witten is an American theoretical physicist and professor of mathematical physics at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey.

    Edward Witten

    [ranking: 502]
    age 67 Edward Witten is an American theoretical physicist and professor of mathematical physics at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey.

    Dec. at 53 (1868-1921)   Henrietta Swan Leavitt was an American astronomer who discovered the relation between the luminosity and the period of Cepheid variable stars.

    Henrietta Swan Leavitt

    [ranking: 503]
    Dec. at 53 (1868-1921) Henrietta Swan Leavitt was an American astronomer who discovered the relation between the luminosity and the period of Cepheid variable stars.

    Dec. at 74 (1332-1406)   Ibn Khaldūn was an Arab Muslim historiographer and historian, regarded to be among the founding fathers of modern sociology, historiography and economics.

    Ibn Khaldun

    [ranking: 504]
    Dec. at 74 (1332-1406) Ibn Khaldūn was an Arab Muslim historiographer and historian, regarded to be among the founding fathers of modern sociology, historiography and economics.

    Dec. at 70 (1915-1985)   George Orson Welles was an American actor, director, writer and producer who worked in theater, radio and film.

    Orson Welles

    [ranking: 505]
    Dec. at 70 (1915-1985) George Orson Welles was an American actor, director, writer and producer who worked in theater, radio and film.

    Dec. at 71 (1937-2008)   George Denis Patrick Carlin was an American comedian, social critic, actor, and author.

    George Carlin

    [ranking: 506]
    Dec. at 71 (1937-2008) George Denis Patrick Carlin was an American comedian, social critic, actor, and author.

    Dec. at 85 (1831-1916)   Julius Wilhelm Richard Dedekind was a German mathematician who made important contributions to abstract algebra, algebraic number theory and the foundations of the real numbers.

    Richard Dedekind

    [ranking: 507]
    Dec. at 85 (1831-1916) Julius Wilhelm Richard Dedekind was a German mathematician who made important contributions to abstract algebra, algebraic number theory and the foundations of the real numbers.

    Dec. at 66 (1207-1273)   Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī, also known as Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhī, Mawlānā, Mevlânâ, Mevlevî, and more popularly simply as Rūmī, was a 13th-century Persian poet, jurist,...

    Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi

    [ranking: 508]
    Dec. at 66 (1207-1273) Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī, also known as Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhī, Mawlānā, Mevlânâ, Mevlevî, and more popularly simply as Rūmī, was a 13th-century Persian poet, jurist,...

    Dec. at 83 (1909-1992)   Francis Bacon was an Irish-born British figurative painter known for his bold, emotionally charged and raw imagery.

    Francis Bacon

    [ranking: 509]
    Dec. at 83 (1909-1992) Francis Bacon was an Irish-born British figurative painter known for his bold, emotionally charged and raw imagery.

    Dec. at 74 (1749-1823)   Edward Jenner, FRS was an English physician and scientist who was the pioneer of smallpox vaccine, the world's first vaccine.

    Edward Jenner

    [ranking: 510]
    Dec. at 74 (1749-1823) Edward Jenner, FRS was an English physician and scientist who was the pioneer of smallpox vaccine, the world's first vaccine.

    Dec. at 69 (1933-2002)   William Luther Pierce III was a prominent American white nationalist and political activist.

    William Luther Pierce

    [ranking: 511]
    Dec. at 69 (1933-2002) William Luther Pierce III was a prominent American white nationalist and political activist.

    Dec. at 59 (1831-1890)   Sitting Bull was a Hunkpapa Lakota holy man who led his people as a tribal chief during years of resistance to United States government policies.

    Sitting Bull

    [ranking: 512]
    Dec. at 59 (1831-1890) Sitting Bull was a Hunkpapa Lakota holy man who led his people as a tribal chief during years of resistance to United States government policies.

    Dec. at 57 (1737-1794)   Edward Gibbon was an English historian and Member of Parliament.

    Edward Gibbon

    [ranking: 513]
    Dec. at 57 (1737-1794) Edward Gibbon was an English historian and Member of Parliament.

    Dec. at 83 (1906-1989)   Samuel Barclay Beckett was an Irish avant-garde novelist, playwright, theatre director, and poet, who lived in Paris for most of his adult life and wrote in both English and French.

    Samuel Beckett

    [ranking: 514]
    Dec. at 83 (1906-1989) Samuel Barclay Beckett was an Irish avant-garde novelist, playwright, theatre director, and poet, who lived in Paris for most of his adult life and wrote in both English and French.

    age 63   William Sanford "Bill" Nye, popularly known as Bill Nye the Science Guy, is an American science educator, comedian, television host, actor, writer, scientist, and former mechanical...

    Bill Nye

    [ranking: 515]
    age 63 William Sanford "Bill" Nye, popularly known as Bill Nye the Science Guy, is an American science educator, comedian, television host, actor, writer, scientist, and former mechanical...

    Dec. at 84 (1903-1987)   Andrey Nikolaevich Kolmogorov was a 20th-century Soviet mathematician who made significant contributions to the mathematics of probability theory, topology, intuitionistic logic, turbulence,...

    Andrey Kolmogorov

    [ranking: 516]
    Dec. at 84 (1903-1987) Andrey Nikolaevich Kolmogorov was a 20th-century Soviet mathematician who made significant contributions to the mathematics of probability theory, topology, intuitionistic logic, turbulence,...

    Dec. at 33 (1919-1952)   María Eva Duarte de Perón was the second wife of Argentine President Juan Perón and served as the First Lady of Argentina.

    Eva Perón

    [ranking: 517]
    Dec. at 33 (1919-1952) María Eva Duarte de Perón was the second wife of Argentine President Juan Perón and served as the First Lady of Argentina.

    age 83   Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author, and former Republican congressman, two-time Republican presidential candidate, and the presidential nominee of the...

    Ron Paul

    [ranking: 518]
    age 83 Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author, and former Republican congressman, two-time Republican presidential candidate, and the presidential nominee of the...

    Dec. at 26 (1795-1821)   John Keats was an English Romantic poet.

    John Keats

    [ranking: 519]
    Dec. at 26 (1795-1821) John Keats was an English Romantic poet.

    Dec. at 53 (1672-1725)   Peter the Great, Peter I or Pyotr Alexeyevich ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire from 7 May until his death, jointly ruling before 1696 with his half-brother.

    Peter the Great

    [ranking: 520]
    Dec. at 53 (1672-1725) Peter the Great, Peter I or Pyotr Alexeyevich ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire from 7 May until his death, jointly ruling before 1696 with his half-brother.

    age 78   Hayao Miyazaki is a Japanese film director, producer, screenwriter, animator, author, and manga artist.

    Hayao Miyazaki

    [ranking: 521]
    age 78 Hayao Miyazaki is a Japanese film director, producer, screenwriter, animator, author, and manga artist.

    age 70   George Raymond Richard Martin, often referred to as GRRM, is an American novelist and short story writer in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres, a screenwriter, and television...

    George R. R. Martin

    [ranking: 522]
    age 70 George Raymond Richard Martin, often referred to as GRRM, is an American novelist and short story writer in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres, a screenwriter, and television...

    Dec. at 80 (1733-1813)   Christoph Martin Wieland was a German poet and writer.

    Christoph Martin Wieland

    [ranking: 523]
    Dec. at 80 (1733-1813) Christoph Martin Wieland was a German poet and writer.

    Dec. at 64 (1601-1665)   Pierre de Fermat was a French lawyer at the Parlement of Toulouse, France, and a mathematician who is given credit for early developments that led to infinitesimal calculus, including his...

    Pierre de Fermat

    [ranking: 524]
    Dec. at 64 (1601-1665) Pierre de Fermat was a French lawyer at the Parlement of Toulouse, France, and a mathematician who is given credit for early developments that led to infinitesimal calculus, including his...

    age 88   Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev is a former Soviet statesman.

    Mikhail Gorbachev

    [ranking: 525]
    age 88 Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev is a former Soviet statesman.

    Dec. at 62 (1883-1945)   Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was an Italian politician, journalist, and leader of the National Fascist Party, ruling the country as Prime Minister from 1922 until his ousting in 1943.

    Benito Mussolini

    [ranking: 526]
    Dec. at 62 (1883-1945) Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was an Italian politician, journalist, and leader of the National Fascist Party, ruling the country as Prime Minister from 1922 until his ousting in 1943.

    age 57   Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th President of the United States from 2009 to 2017.

    Barack Obama

    [ranking: 527]
    age 57 Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th President of the United States from 2009 to 2017.

    age 53   Joanne "Jo" Rowling, OBE FRSL, pen names J. K. Rowling and Robert Galbraith, is a British novelist best known as the author of the Harry Potter fantasy series.

    J. K. Rowling

    [ranking: 528]
    age 53 Joanne "Jo" Rowling, OBE FRSL, pen names J. K. Rowling and Robert Galbraith, is a British novelist best known as the author of the Harry Potter fantasy series.

    Dec. at 56 (1857-1913)   Ferdinand de Saussure was a Swiss linguist and semiotician whose ideas laid a foundation for many significant developments both in linguistics and semiology in the 20th century.

    Ferdinand de Saussure

    [ranking: 529]
    Dec. at 56 (1857-1913) Ferdinand de Saussure was a Swiss linguist and semiotician whose ideas laid a foundation for many significant developments both in linguistics and semiology in the 20th century.

    Dec. at 90 (1915-2005)   Arthur Asher Miller was a prolific American playwright, essayist, and prominent figure in twentieth-century American theatre.

    Arthur Miller

    [ranking: 530]
    Dec. at 90 (1915-2005) Arthur Asher Miller was a prolific American playwright, essayist, and prominent figure in twentieth-century American theatre.

    Dec. at 88 (1895-1983)   Geodesic Dome .. Richard Buckminster "Bucky" Fuller was an American neo-futuristic architect, systems theorist, author, designer, and inventor.

    Buckminster Fuller

    [ranking: 531]
    Dec. at 88 (1895-1983) Geodesic Dome .. Richard Buckminster "Bucky" Fuller was an American neo-futuristic architect, systems theorist, author, designer, and inventor.

    Dec. at 72 (1712-1784)   The Comte de Saint Germain was a European courtier, with an interest in science and the arts. He achieved prominence in European high society of the mid-1700s.

    Count of St. Germain

    [ranking: 532]
    Dec. at 72 (1712-1784) The Comte de Saint Germain was a European courtier, with an interest in science and the arts. He achieved prominence in European high society of the mid-1700s.

    age 75   Eric Idle is an English comedian, actor, author, singer, writer and comedic composer.

    Eric Idle

    [ranking: 533]
    age 75 Eric Idle is an English comedian, actor, author, singer, writer and comedic composer.

    age 74   George Walton Lucas, Jr. is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and entrepreneur.

    George Lucas

    [ranking: 534]
    age 74 George Walton Lucas, Jr. is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and entrepreneur.

    Dec. at 51 (1871-1922)   Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust was a French novelist, critic, and essayist best known for his monumental novel À la recherche du temps perdu, published in seven parts...

    Marcel Proust

    [ranking: 535]
    Dec. at 51 (1871-1922) Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust was a French novelist, critic, and essayist best known for his monumental novel À la recherche du temps perdu, published in seven parts...

    Dec. at 68 (1905-1973)   Gerard Peter Kuiper was a Netherlands-born American astronomer after whom the Kuiper belt was named.

    Gerard P. Kuiper

    [ranking: 536]
    Dec. at 68 (1905-1973) Gerard Peter Kuiper was a Netherlands-born American astronomer after whom the Kuiper belt was named.

    age 76   Daniel Clement Dennett III is an American philosopher, writer, and cognitive scientist whose research centers on the philosophy of mind, philosophy of science and philosophy of biology,...

    Daniel Dennett

    [ranking: 537]
    age 76 Daniel Clement Dennett III is an American philosopher, writer, and cognitive scientist whose research centers on the philosophy of mind, philosophy of science and philosophy of biology,...

    Dec. at 53 (1940-1993)   Frank Vincent Zappa was an American musician, bandleader, songwriter, composer, recording engineer, record producer, and film director.

    Frank Zappa

    [ranking: 538]
    Dec. at 53 (1940-1993) Frank Vincent Zappa was an American musician, bandleader, songwriter, composer, recording engineer, record producer, and film director.

    Dec. at 50 (160-210)   Sextus Empiricus, was a physician and philosopher, and has been variously reported to have lived in Alexandria, Rome, or Athens.

    Sextus Empiricus

    [ranking: 539]
    Dec. at 50 (160-210) Sextus Empiricus, was a physician and philosopher, and has been variously reported to have lived in Alexandria, Rome, or Athens.

    Dec. at 63 (672-735)   Bede, also referred to as Saint Bede or the Venerable Bede, was an English monk at the monastery of Saint Peter at Monkwearmouth and its companion monastery, Saint Paul's, in modern Jarrow,...

    Bede

    [ranking: 540]
    Dec. at 63 (672-735) Bede, also referred to as Saint Bede or the Venerable Bede, was an English monk at the monastery of Saint Peter at Monkwearmouth and its companion monastery, Saint Paul's, in modern Jarrow,...

    Dec. at 51 (1860-1911)   Gustav Mahler was an Austrian late-Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation.

    Gustav Mahler

    [ranking: 541]
    Dec. at 51 (1860-1911) Gustav Mahler was an Austrian late-Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation.

    Dec. at 91 (1919-2010)   Jerome David "J. D." Salinger was an American writer who won acclaim early in life.

    J. D. Salinger

    [ranking: 542]
    Dec. at 91 (1919-2010) Jerome David "J. D." Salinger was an American writer who won acclaim early in life.

    age 96   Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE, CStJ, is an English actor, singer and author.

    Christopher Lee

    [ranking: 543]
    age 96 Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE, CStJ, is an English actor, singer and author.

    age 85   Arno Allan Penzias is an American physicist, radio astronomer and Nobel laureate in physics who is co-discoverer of the cosmic microwave background radiation, which helped establish the Big Bang...

    Arno Allan Penzias

    [ranking: 544]
    age 85 Arno Allan Penzias is an American physicist, radio astronomer and Nobel laureate in physics who is co-discoverer of the cosmic microwave background radiation, which helped establish the Big Bang...

    Dec. at 88 (1925-2013)   Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC, FRS was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and the Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990.

    Margaret Thatcher

    [ranking: 545]
    Dec. at 88 (1925-2013) Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC, FRS was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and the Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990.

    Dec. at 48 (1631-1679)   Anne Conway, Viscountess Conway was an English philosopher whose work, in the tradition of the Cambridge Platonists, was an influence on Leibniz.

    Anne Conway, Viscountess Conway

    [ranking: 546]
    Dec. at 48 (1631-1679) Anne Conway, Viscountess Conway was an English philosopher whose work, in the tradition of the Cambridge Platonists, was an influence on Leibniz.

    Dec. at 77 (1874-1951)   Arnold Schoenberg or Schönberg was an Austrian composer and painter, associated with the expressionist movement in German poetry and art, and leader of the Second Viennese School.

    Arnold Schoenberg

    [ranking: 547]
    Dec. at 77 (1874-1951) Arnold Schoenberg or Schönberg was an Austrian composer and painter, associated with the expressionist movement in German poetry and art, and leader of the Second Viennese School.

    age 49   Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a Somali-born American activist, writer, and politician... She collaborated on a short movie with Theo van Gogh, entitled Submission.

    Ayaan Hirsi Ali

    [ranking: 548]
    age 49 Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a Somali-born American activist, writer, and politician... She collaborated on a short movie with Theo van Gogh, entitled Submission.

    Dec. at 64 (1929-1993)   Audrey Hepburn was a British actress and humanitarian. Recognised as a film and fashion icon, Hepburn was active during Hollywood's Golden Age.

    Audrey Hepburn

    [ranking: 549]
    Dec. at 64 (1929-1993) Audrey Hepburn was a British actress and humanitarian. Recognised as a film and fashion icon, Hepburn was active during Hollywood's Golden Age.

    Dec. at 70 (1825-1895)   Thomas Henry Huxley PC FRS FLS was an English biologist, known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his advocacy of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.

    Thomas Huxley

    [ranking: 550]
    Dec. at 70 (1825-1895) Thomas Henry Huxley PC FRS FLS was an English biologist, known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his advocacy of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.

    Dec. at 82 (1888-1970)   Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, FRS was an Indian physicist, born in the former Madras Province, whose ground breaking work in the field of light scattering earned him the 1930 Nobel Prize for...

    C. V. Raman

    [ranking: 551]
    Dec. at 82 (1888-1970) Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, FRS was an Indian physicist, born in the former Madras Province, whose ground breaking work in the field of light scattering earned him the 1930 Nobel Prize for...

    Dec. at 49 (1853-1902)   The Rt Hon Cecil John Rhodes DCL was a British businessman, mining magnate, and politician in South Africa.

    Cecil Rhodes

    [ranking: 552]
    Dec. at 49 (1853-1902) The Rt Hon Cecil John Rhodes DCL was a British businessman, mining magnate, and politician in South Africa.

    Dec. at 55 (1161-1216)   Pope Innocent III reigned from 8 January 1198 to his death. His birth name was Lotario dei Conti di Segni, sometimes anglicised to Lothar of Segni.

    Pope Innocent III

    [ranking: 553]
    Dec. at 55 (1161-1216) Pope Innocent III reigned from 8 January 1198 to his death. His birth name was Lotario dei Conti di Segni, sometimes anglicised to Lothar of Segni.

    Dec. at 89 (1801-1890)   John Henry Newman CO, also referred to as Cardinal Newman and Blessed John Henry Newman, was an important figure in the religious history of England in the 19th century.

    John Henry Newman

    [ranking: 554]
    Dec. at 89 (1801-1890) John Henry Newman CO, also referred to as Cardinal Newman and Blessed John Henry Newman, was an important figure in the religious history of England in the 19th century.

    Dec. at 38 (1759-1797)   Mary Wollstonecraft was an English writer, philosopher, and advocate of women's rights.

    Mary Wollstonecraft

    [ranking: 555]
    Dec. at 38 (1759-1797) Mary Wollstonecraft was an English writer, philosopher, and advocate of women's rights.

    Dec. at 70 (1921-1991)   Eugene Wesley "Gene" Roddenberry was an American television screenwriter, producer, populistic philosopher, satirist, and futurist.

    Gene Roddenberry

    [ranking: 556]
    Dec. at 70 (1921-1991) Eugene Wesley "Gene" Roddenberry was an American television screenwriter, producer, populistic philosopher, satirist, and futurist.

    age 73   Aung San Suu Kyi AC is a Burmese opposition politician and chairperson of the National League for Democracy in Burma.

    Aung San Suu Kyi

    [ranking: 557]
    age 73 Aung San Suu Kyi AC is a Burmese opposition politician and chairperson of the National League for Democracy in Burma.

    age 75   Antonio Damasio is a Portuguese-American neuroscientist/neurobiologist.

    Antonio Damasio

    [ranking: 558]
    age 75 Antonio Damasio is a Portuguese-American neuroscientist/neurobiologist.

    Dec. at 39 (1863-1902)   Swami Vivekananda, born Narendra Nath Datta, was an Indian Hindu monk and chief disciple of the 19th-century saint Ramakrishna.

    Swami Vivekananda

    [ranking: 559]
    Dec. at 39 (1863-1902) Swami Vivekananda, born Narendra Nath Datta, was an Indian Hindu monk and chief disciple of the 19th-century saint Ramakrishna.

    Dec. at 58 (1552-1610)   Matteo Ricci, S.J., was an Italian Jesuit priest and one of the founding figures of the Jesuit China missions.

    Matteo Ricci

    [ranking: 560]
    Dec. at 58 (1552-1610) Matteo Ricci, S.J., was an Italian Jesuit priest and one of the founding figures of the Jesuit China missions.

    Dec. at 82 (1901-1983)   Alfred Tarski was a Polish logician, mathematician and philosopher.

    Alfred Tarski

    [ranking: 561]
    Dec. at 82 (1901-1983) Alfred Tarski was a Polish logician, mathematician and philosopher.

    Dec. at 70 (1039 BC-969 BC)   David was, according to the books of Samuel, the second king of the United Kingdom of Israel, and according to the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, an ancestor of Jesus.

    David

    [ranking: 562]
    Dec. at 70 (1039 BC-969 BC) David was, according to the books of Samuel, the second king of the United Kingdom of Israel, and according to the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, an ancestor of Jesus.

    Dec. at 70 (1925-1995)   Gilles Deleuze was a French philosopher who, from the early 1960s until his death, wrote influentially on philosophy, literature, film, and fine art.

    Gilles Deleuze

    [ranking: 563]
    Dec. at 70 (1925-1995) Gilles Deleuze was a French philosopher who, from the early 1960s until his death, wrote influentially on philosophy, literature, film, and fine art.

    Dec. at 72 (1773-1845)   Henrik Steffens, was a Norwegian-born Danish philosopher, scientist, and poet. He was born at Stavanger, Norway.

    Henrik Steffens

    [ranking: 564]
    Dec. at 72 (1773-1845) Henrik Steffens, was a Norwegian-born Danish philosopher, scientist, and poet. He was born at Stavanger, Norway.

    Dec. at 70 (1885-1955)   Hermann Klaus Hugo Weyl, ForMemRS was a German mathematician, theoretical physicist and philosopher.

    Hermann Weyl

    [ranking: 565]
    Dec. at 70 (1885-1955) Hermann Klaus Hugo Weyl, ForMemRS was a German mathematician, theoretical physicist and philosopher.

    Dec. at 49 (1952-2001)   Douglas Noel Adams was an English writer, humorist, and dramatist.

    Douglas Adams

    [ranking: 566]
    Dec. at 49 (1952-2001) Douglas Noel Adams was an English writer, humorist, and dramatist.

    age 72   Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is the 45th and current President of the United States, in office since January 20, 2017.

    Donald Trump

    [ranking: 567]
    age 72 Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is the 45th and current President of the United States, in office since January 20, 2017.

    age 73   Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE, is an English musician, singer-songwriter and guitarist.

    Eric Clapton

    [ranking: 568]
    age 73 Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE, is an English musician, singer-songwriter and guitarist.

    age 68   Stephen Gary "Steve" Wozniak, known as "Woz", is an American inventor, electronics engineer, and computer programmer who co-founded Apple Computer with Steve Jobs and Ronald...

    Steve Wozniak

    [ranking: 569]
    age 68 Stephen Gary "Steve" Wozniak, known as "Woz", is an American inventor, electronics engineer, and computer programmer who co-founded Apple Computer with Steve Jobs and Ronald...

    Dec. at 59 (1928-1987)   Andy Warhol was an American artist who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art.

    Andy Warhol

    [ranking: 570]
    Dec. at 59 (1928-1987) Andy Warhol was an American artist who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art.

    Dec. at 49 (1867-1916)   Félix Rubén García Sarmiento, known as Rubén Darío, was a Nicaraguan poet who initiated the Spanish-American literary movement known as modernismo that...

    Rubén Darío

    [ranking: 571]
    Dec. at 49 (1867-1916) Félix Rubén García Sarmiento, known as Rubén Darío, was a Nicaraguan poet who initiated the Spanish-American literary movement known as modernismo that...

    Dec. at 89 (1891-1980)   Henry Valentine Miller was an American writer.

    Henry Miller

    [ranking: 572]
    Dec. at 89 (1891-1980) Henry Valentine Miller was an American writer.

    Dec. at 79 (1842-1921)   Prince Pyotr Alexeyevich Kropotkin was a Russian geographer, economist, activist, philologist, zoologist, evolutionary theorist, philosopher, writer and prominent anarchist.

    Peter Kropotkin

    [ranking: 573]
    Dec. at 79 (1842-1921) Prince Pyotr Alexeyevich Kropotkin was a Russian geographer, economist, activist, philologist, zoologist, evolutionary theorist, philosopher, writer and prominent anarchist.

    Dec. at 87 (1927-2014)   Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez was a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo throughout Latin America....

    Gabriel García Márquez

    [ranking: 574]
    Dec. at 87 (1927-2014) Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez was a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo throughout Latin America....

    Dec. at 75 (965-1040)   Abū ʿAlī al-Ḥasan ibn al-Ḥasan ibn al-Haytham, frequently referred to as Ibn al-Haytham, was an Arab, Muslim, polymath and philosopher who made significant contributions to the principles of...

    Alhazen

    [ranking: 575]
    Dec. at 75 (965-1040) Abū ʿAlī al-Ḥasan ibn al-Ḥasan ibn al-Haytham, frequently referred to as Ibn al-Haytham, was an Arab, Muslim, polymath and philosopher who made significant contributions to the principles of...

    Dec. at 74 (1916-1990)   Roald Dahl was a British novelist, short story writer, poet, screenwriter, and fighter pilot.

    Roald Dahl

    [ranking: 576]
    Dec. at 74 (1916-1990) Roald Dahl was a British novelist, short story writer, poet, screenwriter, and fighter pilot.

    Dec. at 23 (1936-1959)   Charles Hardin Holley, known as Buddy Holly, was an American musician and singer-songwriter, often considered one of the main figures of the rock and roll genre in the mid-1950s.

    Buddy Holly

    [ranking: 577]
    Dec. at 23 (1936-1959) Charles Hardin Holley, known as Buddy Holly, was an American musician and singer-songwriter, often considered one of the main figures of the rock and roll genre in the mid-1950s.

    Dec. at 60 (1831-1891)   Helena Petrovna Blavatsky was an occultist, spirit medium, and author who co-founded the Theosophical Society in 1875.

    Helena Blavatsky

    [ranking: 578]
    Dec. at 60 (1831-1891) Helena Petrovna Blavatsky was an occultist, spirit medium, and author who co-founded the Theosophical Society in 1875.

    Dec. at 21 (1811-1832)   Évariste Galois was a French mathematician born in Bourg-la-Reine.

    Évariste Galois

    [ranking: 579]
    Dec. at 21 (1811-1832) Évariste Galois was a French mathematician born in Bourg-la-Reine.

    Dec. at 85 (1912-1997)   Chien-Shiung Wu was a Chinese American experimental physicist who made significant contributions in the research of radioactivity.

    Chien-Shiung Wu

    [ranking: 580]
    Dec. at 85 (1912-1997) Chien-Shiung Wu was a Chinese American experimental physicist who made significant contributions in the research of radioactivity.

    Dec. at 42 (1935-1977)   Elvis Aaron Presley was an American singer and actor.

    Elvis Presley

    [ranking: 581]
    Dec. at 42 (1935-1977) Elvis Aaron Presley was an American singer and actor.

    age 77   Paul Frederic Simon is an American musician, actor and singer-songwriter.

    Paul Simon

    [ranking: 582]
    age 77 Paul Frederic Simon is an American musician, actor and singer-songwriter.

    George Washington Carver, was an American botanist and inventor. The exact day and year of his birth are unknown; he was born in Missouri, either in 1861, or January 1864.

    George Washington Carver

    [ranking: 583]
    George Washington Carver, was an American botanist and inventor. The exact day and year of his birth are unknown; he was born in Missouri, either in 1861, or January 1864.

    Dec. at 81 (1810-1891)   Phineas Taylor "P. T." Barnum was an American showman and businessman remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and for founding the Barnum & Bailey Circus.

    P. T. Barnum

    [ranking: 584]
    Dec. at 81 (1810-1891) Phineas Taylor "P. T." Barnum was an American showman and businessman remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and for founding the Barnum & Bailey Circus.

    Dec. at 30 (1923-1953)   Hiram King "Hank" Williams, Sr. was an American singer-songwriter and musician.

    Hank Williams

    [ranking: 585]
    Dec. at 30 (1923-1953) Hiram King "Hank" Williams, Sr. was an American singer-songwriter and musician.

    Gustavo Rol

    Gustavo Rol

    [ranking: 586]
    Dec. at 91 (1903-1994) Gustavo Adolfo Rol was an Italian thinker and painter. His devotees consider him to have been a great spiritual master and have testified to miraculous feats he supposedly accomplished.

    age 76   Aretha Louise Franklin was an American singer and songwriter. She began her career as a child singing gospel at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, where her father, C. L.

    Aretha Franklin

    [ranking: 587]
    age 76 Aretha Louise Franklin was an American singer and songwriter. She began her career as a child singing gospel at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, where her father, C. L.

    age 52   Grigori Yakovlevich Perelman is a Russian mathematician who made landmark contributions to Riemannian geometry and geometric topology before apparently withdrawing from mathematics.

    Grigori Perelman

    [ranking: 588]
    age 52 Grigori Yakovlevich Perelman is a Russian mathematician who made landmark contributions to Riemannian geometry and geometric topology before apparently withdrawing from mathematics.

    Dec. at 39 (1914-1953)   Dylan Marlais Thomas was a Welsh poet and writer whose works include the poems "Do not go gentle into that good night" and "And death shall have no dominion", the "Play...

    Dylan Thomas

    [ranking: 589]
    Dec. at 39 (1914-1953) Dylan Marlais Thomas was a Welsh poet and writer whose works include the poems "Do not go gentle into that good night" and "And death shall have no dominion", the "Play...

    Dec. at 94 (1893-1987)   Andrés Segovia Torres, 1st Marquis of Salobreña, known as Andrés Segovia, was a virtuoso Spanish classical guitarist from Linares, Spain.

    Andrés Segovia

    [ranking: 590]
    Dec. at 94 (1893-1987) Andrés Segovia Torres, 1st Marquis of Salobreña, known as Andrés Segovia, was a virtuoso Spanish classical guitarist from Linares, Spain.

    Dec. at 47 (1888-1935)   Fernando Pessoa, born Fernando António Nogueira Pessôa, was a Portuguese poet, writer, literary critic, translator, publisher and philosopher, described as one of the most...

    Fernando Pessoa

    [ranking: 591]
    Dec. at 47 (1888-1935) Fernando Pessoa, born Fernando António Nogueira Pessôa, was a Portuguese poet, writer, literary critic, translator, publisher and philosopher, described as one of the most...

    Dec. at 75 (1165-1240)   Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad ibn al-ʿArabī al-Ḥātimī aṭ-Ṭāʾī ‎ was an Andalusian Sufi mystic and philosopher.

    Ibn Arabi

    [ranking: 592]
    Dec. at 75 (1165-1240) Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad ibn al-ʿArabī al-Ḥātimī aṭ-Ṭāʾī ‎ was an Andalusian Sufi mystic and philosopher.

    Dec. at 38 (1920-1958)   Rosalind Elsie Franklin was an English chemist and X-ray crystallographer who made critical contributions to the understanding of the fine molecular structures of DNA, RNA, viruses, coal, and...

    Rosalind Franklin

    [ranking: 593]
    Dec. at 38 (1920-1958) Rosalind Elsie Franklin was an English chemist and X-ray crystallographer who made critical contributions to the understanding of the fine molecular structures of DNA, RNA, viruses, coal, and...

    age 69   Elizabeth Ann Warren is an American academic and politician who is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic Party.

    Elizabeth Warren

    [ranking: 594]
    age 69 Elizabeth Ann Warren is an American academic and politician who is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic Party.

    Dec. at 85 (1882-1967)   Edward Hopper was a prominent American realist painter and printmaker.

    Edward Hopper

    [ranking: 595]
    Dec. at 85 (1882-1967) Edward Hopper was a prominent American realist painter and printmaker.

    Dec. at 69 (1839-1908)   Cyrus Reed Teed was a U.S. eclectic physician and alchemist turned religious leader and messiah. In 1869, claiming divine inspiration, Dr.

    Cyrus Reed Teed

    [ranking: 596]
    Dec. at 69 (1839-1908) Cyrus Reed Teed was a U.S. eclectic physician and alchemist turned religious leader and messiah. In 1869, claiming divine inspiration, Dr.

    Alex Steyermark

    Alex Steyermark

    [ranking: 597]
    Alex Steyermark is a film director.

    age 85   Amartya Kumar Sen is a Bangladeshi-born Indian economist and philosopher, who since 1972 has taught and worked in the United Kingdom and the United States.

    Amartya Sen

    [ranking: 598]
    age 85 Amartya Kumar Sen is a Bangladeshi-born Indian economist and philosopher, who since 1972 has taught and worked in the United Kingdom and the United States.

    age 89   Milan Kundera is the most recognized Czech-born living writer, and one of the world's best-known authors.

    Milan Kundera

    [ranking: 599]
    age 89 Milan Kundera is the most recognized Czech-born living writer, and one of the world's best-known authors.

    Solomon, also called Jedidiah, was, according to the Bible, Qur'an, and Hidden Words a king of Israel and the son of David. The conventional dates of Solomon's reign are circa 970 to 931 BC.

    Solomon

    [ranking: 600]
    Solomon, also called Jedidiah, was, according to the Bible, Qur'an, and Hidden Words a king of Israel and the son of David. The conventional dates of Solomon's reign are circa 970 to 931 BC.

    Dec. at 60 (1924-1984)   Truman Streckfus Persons, known as Truman Capote, was an American author, screenwriter, playwright, actor, many of whose short stories, novels, plays, and nonfiction are recognized literary...

    Truman Capote

    [ranking: 601]
    Dec. at 60 (1924-1984) Truman Streckfus Persons, known as Truman Capote, was an American author, screenwriter, playwright, actor, many of whose short stories, novels, plays, and nonfiction are recognized literary...

    age 100   William Franklin "Billy" Graham Jr., KBE is an American evangelical Christian evangelist, ordained as a Southern Baptist minister, who rose to celebrity status in 1949 reaching a core...

    Billy Graham

    [ranking: 602]
    age 100 William Franklin "Billy" Graham Jr., KBE is an American evangelical Christian evangelist, ordained as a Southern Baptist minister, who rose to celebrity status in 1949 reaching a core...

    Dec. at 95 (1913-2008)   Aimé Fernand David Césaire was a Francophone and French poet, author and politician from Martinique.

    Aimé Césaire

    [ranking: 603]
    Dec. at 95 (1913-2008) Aimé Fernand David Césaire was a Francophone and French poet, author and politician from Martinique.

    Dec. at 70 (1858-1928)   Emmeline Pankhurst was a British political activist and leader of the British suffragette movement who helped women win the right to vote.

    Emmeline Pankhurst

    [ranking: 604]
    Dec. at 70 (1858-1928) Emmeline Pankhurst was a British political activist and leader of the British suffragette movement who helped women win the right to vote.

    Dec. at 71 (1869-1940)   Emma Goldman was an anarchist known for her political activism, writing, and speeches.

    Emma Goldman

    [ranking: 605]
    Dec. at 71 (1869-1940) Emma Goldman was an anarchist known for her political activism, writing, and speeches.

    Dec. at 69 (1834-1903)   James Abbott McNeill Whistler /ˈdʒeɪmz ˈæbət məkˈniːl ˈwɪslɚ/ was an American-born, British-based artist active during the American Gilded Age.

    James Abbott McNeill Whistler

    [ranking: 606]
    Dec. at 69 (1834-1903) James Abbott McNeill Whistler /ˈdʒeɪmz ˈæbət məkˈniːl ˈwɪslɚ/ was an American-born, British-based artist active during the American Gilded Age.

    Dec. at 65 (1572-1637)   Ben Jonson was an English playwright, poet, and literary critic of the seventeenth century, whose artistry exerted a lasting impact upon English poetry and stage comedy.

    Ben Jonson

    [ranking: 607]
    Dec. at 65 (1572-1637) Ben Jonson was an English playwright, poet, and literary critic of the seventeenth century, whose artistry exerted a lasting impact upon English poetry and stage comedy.

    age 96   Stan Lee was an American comic book writer, editor, publisher, media producer, television host, actor, and former president and chairman of Marvel Comics.

    Stan Lee

    [ranking: 608]
    age 96 Stan Lee was an American comic book writer, editor, publisher, media producer, television host, actor, and former president and chairman of Marvel Comics.

    Dec. at 50 (1877-1927)   Angela Isadora Duncan was an American dancer. Born in California, she lived in Western Europe and the Soviet Union from the age of 22 until age 50.

    Isadora Duncan

    [ranking: 609]
    Dec. at 50 (1877-1927) Angela Isadora Duncan was an American dancer. Born in California, she lived in Western Europe and the Soviet Union from the age of 22 until age 50.

    Dec. at 84 (1903-1987)   Clare Boothe Luce was the first American woman appointed to a major ambassadorial post abroad.

    Clare Boothe Luce

    [ranking: 610]
    Dec. at 84 (1903-1987) Clare Boothe Luce was the first American woman appointed to a major ambassadorial post abroad.

    age 89   Jürgen Habermas is a German sociologist and philosopher in the tradition of critical theory and pragmatism.

    Jürgen Habermas

    [ranking: 611]
    age 89 Jürgen Habermas is a German sociologist and philosopher in the tradition of critical theory and pragmatism.

    Dec. at 63 (1717-1780)   Maria Theresa Walburga Amalia Christina was the only Queen regnant of the Habsburg dominions and the last of the House of Habsburg.

    Maria Theresa

    [ranking: 612]
    Dec. at 63 (1717-1780) Maria Theresa Walburga Amalia Christina was the only Queen regnant of the Habsburg dominions and the last of the House of Habsburg.

    Dec. at 49 (1829-1878)   Maurice Joly was a French satirist and lawyer known for his work titled The Dialogue in Hell Between Machiavelli and Montesquieu, later used as a basis for The Protocols of the Elders of Zion.

    Maurice Joly

    [ranking: 613]
    Dec. at 49 (1829-1878) Maurice Joly was a French satirist and lawyer known for his work titled The Dialogue in Hell Between Machiavelli and Montesquieu, later used as a basis for The Protocols of the Elders of Zion.

    Dec. at 84 (1896-1980)   Jean Piaget was a Swiss developmental psychologist and philosopher known for his epistemological studies with children.

    Jean Piaget

    [ranking: 614]
    Dec. at 84 (1896-1980) Jean Piaget was a Swiss developmental psychologist and philosopher known for his epistemological studies with children.

    Dec. at 40 (1876-1916)   John Griffith "Jack" London was an American author, journalist, and social activist.

    Jack London

    [ranking: 615]
    Dec. at 40 (1876-1916) John Griffith "Jack" London was an American author, journalist, and social activist.

    Dec. at 46 (1898-1944)   William James Sidis was an American child prodigy with exceptional mathematical abilities and a claimed mastery of many languages.

    William James Sidis

    [ranking: 616]
    Dec. at 46 (1898-1944) William James Sidis was an American child prodigy with exceptional mathematical abilities and a claimed mastery of many languages.

    Dec. at 82 (1815-1897)   Karl Theodor Wilhelm Weierstrass was a German mathematician often cited as the "father of modern analysis".

    Karl Weierstrass

    [ranking: 617]
    Dec. at 82 (1815-1897) Karl Theodor Wilhelm Weierstrass was a German mathematician often cited as the "father of modern analysis".

    Dec. at 78 (1908-1986)   Simone Lucie Ernestine Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir, commonly known as Simone de Beauvoir, was a French writer, intellectual, existentialist philosopher, political activist, feminist and social...

    Simone de Beauvoir

    [ranking: 618]
    Dec. at 78 (1908-1986) Simone Lucie Ernestine Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir, commonly known as Simone de Beauvoir, was a French writer, intellectual, existentialist philosopher, political activist, feminist and social...

    age 92   Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music.

    Chuck Berry

    [ranking: 619]
    age 92 Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music.

    Dec. at 38 (1898-1936)   Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca, known as Federico García Lorca was a Spanish poet, playwright, and theatre director.

    Federico García Lorca

    [ranking: 620]
    Dec. at 38 (1898-1936) Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca, known as Federico García Lorca was a Spanish poet, playwright, and theatre director.

    Dec. at 36 (1945-1981)   Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley OM was a Jamaican reggae singer-songwriter, musician, and guitarist who achieved international fame and acclaim.

    Bob Marley

    [ranking: 621]
    Dec. at 36 (1945-1981) Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley OM was a Jamaican reggae singer-songwriter, musician, and guitarist who achieved international fame and acclaim.

    Dec. at 84 (1903-1987)   Bertrand de Jouvenel des Ursins, usually known only as Bertrand de Jouvenel, was a French philosopher, political economist, and futurist.

    Bertrand de Jouvenel

    [ranking: 622]
    Dec. at 84 (1903-1987) Bertrand de Jouvenel des Ursins, usually known only as Bertrand de Jouvenel, was a French philosopher, political economist, and futurist.

    Dec. at 93 (1911-2004)   Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States.

    Ronald Reagan

    [ranking: 623]
    Dec. at 93 (1911-2004) Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States.

    Dec. at 79 (1900-1979)   Cecilia Helena Payne-Gaposchkin was a British–American astronomer and astrophysicist who, in 1925, proposed in her Ph.D. thesis an explanation for the composition of stars in terms of the...

    Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin

    [ranking: 624]
    Dec. at 79 (1900-1979) Cecilia Helena Payne-Gaposchkin was a British–American astronomer and astrophysicist who, in 1925, proposed in her Ph.D. thesis an explanation for the composition of stars in terms of the...

    Dec. at 43 (1706-1749)   Gabrielle Émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise du Châtelet was a French mathematician, physicist, and author during the Age of Enlightenment.

    Émilie du Châtelet

    [ranking: 625]
    Dec. at 43 (1706-1749) Gabrielle Émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise du Châtelet was a French mathematician, physicist, and author during the Age of Enlightenment.

    Dec. at 75 (1731-1806)   Benjamin Banneker was a free African American scientist, surveyor, almanac author and farmer.

    Benjamin Banneker

    [ranking: 626]
    Dec. at 75 (1731-1806) Benjamin Banneker was a free African American scientist, surveyor, almanac author and farmer.

    Dec. at 79 (1853-1932)   Errico Malatesta was an Italian anarchist. He spent much of his life exiled from Italy and in total spent more than ten years in prison.

    Errico Malatesta

    [ranking: 627]
    Dec. at 79 (1853-1932) Errico Malatesta was an Italian anarchist. He spent much of his life exiled from Italy and in total spent more than ten years in prison.

    Dec. at 74 (1882-1956)   Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó, better known as Bela Lugosi, was a Hungarian-American actor, famous for portraying Count Dracula in the original 1931 film and for his roles in various...

    Bela Lugosi

    [ranking: 628]
    Dec. at 74 (1882-1956) Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó, better known as Bela Lugosi, was a Hungarian-American actor, famous for portraying Count Dracula in the original 1931 film and for his roles in various...

    age 70   Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber is an English composer and impresario of musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway.

    Andrew Lloyd Webber

    [ranking: 629]
    age 70 Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber is an English composer and impresario of musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway.

    Dec. at 85 (1881-1966)   Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer ForMemRS, usually cited as L. E. J.

    L. E. J. Brouwer

    [ranking: 630]
    Dec. at 85 (1881-1966) Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer ForMemRS, usually cited as L. E. J.

    Dec. at 78 (1766-1844)   John Dalton FRS was an English chemist, physicist, and meteorologist.

    John Dalton

    [ranking: 631]
    Dec. at 78 (1766-1844) John Dalton FRS was an English chemist, physicist, and meteorologist.

    Dec. at 82 (1863-1945)   Charles Edward Spearman, FRS was an English psychologist known for work in statistics, as a pioneer of factor analysis, and for Spearman's rank correlation coefficient.

    Charles Spearman

    [ranking: 632]
    Dec. at 82 (1863-1945) Charles Edward Spearman, FRS was an English psychologist known for work in statistics, as a pioneer of factor analysis, and for Spearman's rank correlation coefficient.

    age 35   Edward Joseph "Ed" Snowden is an American computer professional who leaked classified information from the National Security Agency to the mainstream media, starting in June 2013.

    Edward Joseph Snowden

    [ranking: 633]
    age 35 Edward Joseph "Ed" Snowden is an American computer professional who leaked classified information from the National Security Agency to the mainstream media, starting in June 2013.

    Died at 92 (1920-2012)   Ravi Shankar, his name often preceded by the title Pandit, was an Indian musician who was one of the best-known exponents of the sitar in the second half of the 20th century as well as a...

    Ravi Shankar

    [ranking: 634]
    Died at 92 (1920-2012) Ravi Shankar, his name often preceded by the title Pandit, was an Indian musician who was one of the best-known exponents of the sitar in the second half of the 20th century as well as a...

    age 51   Samuel B. "Sam" Harris is an American author, philosopher, neuroscientist, and the co-founder and chief executive of Project Reason, a non-profit that promotes science and secularism....

    Sam Harris

    [ranking: 635]
    age 51 Samuel B. "Sam" Harris is an American author, philosopher, neuroscientist, and the co-founder and chief executive of Project Reason, a non-profit that promotes science and secularism....

    Dec. at 69 (1898-1967)   René François Ghislain Magritte was a Belgian surrealist artist.

    René Magritte

    [ranking: 636]
    Dec. at 69 (1898-1967) René François Ghislain Magritte was a Belgian surrealist artist.

    Dec. at 28 (1942-1970)   James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter.

    Jimi Hendrix

    [ranking: 637]
    Dec. at 28 (1942-1970) James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter.

    Dec. at 62 (1894-1956)   Alfred Charles Kinsey was an American biologist, professor of entomology and zoology.

    Alfred Kinsey

    [ranking: 638]
    Dec. at 62 (1894-1956) Alfred Charles Kinsey was an American biologist, professor of entomology and zoology.

    age 76   Brian Douglas Wilson is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer best known for being the multi-tasking leader and co-founder of the rock band the Beach Boys.

    Brian Wilson

    [ranking: 639]
    age 76 Brian Douglas Wilson is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer best known for being the multi-tasking leader and co-founder of the rock band the Beach Boys.

    'Abd al-Hamīd ibn Turk

    'Abd al-Hamīd ibn Turk

    [ranking: 640]
    ʿAbd al-Hamīd ibn Turk, known also as ʿAbd al-Hamīd ibn Wase ibn Turk Jili was a ninth-century Turkic Muslim mathematician. Not much is known about his biography.

    Dec. at 28 (1943-1971)   James Douglas "Jim" Morrison was an American singer, poet and songwriter best remembered as the lead vocalist of the Doors.

    Jim Morrison

    [ranking: 641]
    Dec. at 28 (1943-1971) James Douglas "Jim" Morrison was an American singer, poet and songwriter best remembered as the lead vocalist of the Doors.

    Dec. at 71 (854-925)   Muhammad ibn Zakariyā Rāzī, was a Persian polymath, physician, alchemist and chemist, philosopher and important figure in the history of medicine.

    Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi

    [ranking: 642]
    Dec. at 71 (854-925) Muhammad ibn Zakariyā Rāzī, was a Persian polymath, physician, alchemist and chemist, philosopher and important figure in the history of medicine.

    Dec. at 27 (1942-1969)   Lewis Brian Hopkin Jones was the founder and original bandleader of the Rolling Stones.

    Brian Jones

    [ranking: 643]
    Dec. at 27 (1942-1969) Lewis Brian Hopkin Jones was the founder and original bandleader of the Rolling Stones.

    Dec. at 62 (1209-1271)   Haji Bektash Veli or Ḥājī Baktāsh Walī was an Alevi Muslim mystic, Sayyid, humanist and philosopher from Nishapur in Khorasan, Persia, who lived and taught from approximately 1209 to 1271 in...

    Haji Bektash Veli

    [ranking: 644]
    Dec. at 62 (1209-1271) Haji Bektash Veli or Ḥājī Baktāsh Walī was an Alevi Muslim mystic, Sayyid, humanist and philosopher from Nishapur in Khorasan, Persia, who lived and taught from approximately 1209 to 1271 in...

    Dec. at 85 (1902-1987)   Carl Ransom Rogers was an influential American psychologist and among the founders of the humanistic approach to psychology.

    Carl Rogers

    [ranking: 645]
    Dec. at 85 (1902-1987) Carl Ransom Rogers was an influential American psychologist and among the founders of the humanistic approach to psychology.

    age 47   ulian Paul Assange is an Australian publisher and journalist.

    Julian Assange

    [ranking: 646]
    age 47 ulian Paul Assange is an Australian publisher and journalist.

    Dec. at 33 (1940-1973)   Bruce Lee was a Hong Kong American martial artist, Hong Kong action film actor, martial arts instructor, philosopher, filmmaker, and the founder of Jeet Kune Do.

    Bruce Lee

    [ranking: 647]
    Dec. at 33 (1940-1973) Bruce Lee was a Hong Kong American martial artist, Hong Kong action film actor, martial arts instructor, philosopher, filmmaker, and the founder of Jeet Kune Do.

    age 42   Judit Polgár is a Hungarian chess grandmaster. She is the strongest female chess player in history.

    Judit Polgár

    [ranking: 648]
    age 42 Judit Polgár is a Hungarian chess grandmaster. She is the strongest female chess player in history.

    Dec. at 57 (1907-1964)   Rachel Louise Carson was an American marine biologist and conservationist whose book Silent Spring and other writings are credited with advancing the global environmental movement.

    Rachel Carson

    [ranking: 649]
    Dec. at 57 (1907-1964) Rachel Louise Carson was an American marine biologist and conservationist whose book Silent Spring and other writings are credited with advancing the global environmental movement.

    Dec. at 45 (1946-1991)   Freddie Mercury was a British singer, songwriter and producer, best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the rock band Queen.

    Freddie Mercury

    [ranking: 650]
    Dec. at 45 (1946-1991) Freddie Mercury was a British singer, songwriter and producer, best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the rock band Queen.

    Dec. at 62 (1814-1876)   Mikhail Alexandrovich Bakunin was a Russian revolutionary anarchist, and founder of collectivist anarchism.

    Mikhail Bakunin

    [ranking: 651]
    Dec. at 62 (1814-1876) Mikhail Alexandrovich Bakunin was a Russian revolutionary anarchist, and founder of collectivist anarchism.

    Dec. at 98 (1839-1937)   John Davison Rockefeller Sr. was an American business magnate and philanthropist.

    John D. Rockefeller

    [ranking: 652]
    Dec. at 98 (1839-1937) John Davison Rockefeller Sr. was an American business magnate and philanthropist.

    age 82   Alain Badiou is a French philosopher, formerly chair of Philosophy at the École Normale Supérieure.

    Alain Badiou

    [ranking: 653]
    age 82 Alain Badiou is a French philosopher, formerly chair of Philosophy at the École Normale Supérieure.

    age 77   Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, artist, and writer. He has been influential in popular music and culture for more than five decades.

    Bob Dylan

    [ranking: 654]
    age 77 Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, artist, and writer. He has been influential in popular music and culture for more than five decades.

    Dec. at 55 (1848-1903)   Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin was a French Post-Impressionist artist who was not well appreciated until after his death.

    Paul Gauguin

    [ranking: 655]
    Dec. at 55 (1848-1903) Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin was a French Post-Impressionist artist who was not well appreciated until after his death.

    Dec. at 56 (1773-1829)   Thomas Young was an English polymath.

    Thomas Young

    [ranking: 656]
    Dec. at 56 (1773-1829) Thomas Young was an English polymath.

    age 87   Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam is an Indian scientist and administrator who served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007.

    A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

    [ranking: 657]
    age 87 Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam is an Indian scientist and administrator who served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007.

    Dec. at 69 (1774-1843)   Robert Southey was an English poet of the Romantic school, one of the so-called "Lake Poets", and Poet Laureate for 30 years from 1813 to his death in 1843.

    Robert Southey

    [ranking: 658]
    Dec. at 69 (1774-1843) Robert Southey was an English poet of the Romantic school, one of the so-called "Lake Poets", and Poet Laureate for 30 years from 1813 to his death in 1843.

    Abu Mūsā Jābir ibn Hayyān, also known as Geber, was a prominent Muslim polymath: a chemist and alchemist, astronomer and astrologer, engineer, geographer, philosopher, physicist, and pharmacist...

    Jābir ibn Hayyān

    [ranking: 659]
    Abu Mūsā Jābir ibn Hayyān, also known as Geber, was a prominent Muslim polymath: a chemist and alchemist, astronomer and astrologer, engineer, geographer, philosopher, physicist, and pharmacist...

    Dec. at 81 (1768-1849)   Dolley Payne Todd Madison was the wife of James Madison, President of the United States from 1809 to 1817.

    Dolley Madison

    [ranking: 660]
    Dec. at 81 (1768-1849) Dolley Payne Todd Madison was the wife of James Madison, President of the United States from 1809 to 1817.

    Dec. at 71 (1340-1411)   Hasdai ben Judah Crescas was a Spanish-Jewish philosopher and a renowned halakhist.

    Hasdai Crescas

    [ranking: 661]
    Dec. at 71 (1340-1411) Hasdai ben Judah Crescas was a Spanish-Jewish philosopher and a renowned halakhist.

    Dec. at 95 (1918-2013)   Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.

    Nelson Mandela

    [ranking: 662]
    Dec. at 95 (1918-2013) Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.

    Dec. at 71 (1932-2003)   John R. "Johnny" Cash was a singer-songwriter, actor, and author, widely considered one of the most influential American musicians of the 20th century.

    Johnny Cash

    [ranking: 663]
    Dec. at 71 (1932-2003) John R. "Johnny" Cash was a singer-songwriter, actor, and author, widely considered one of the most influential American musicians of the 20th century.

    age 48   Christopher Jonathan James Nolan is a British American film director, screenwriter, and producer.

    Christopher Nolan

    [ranking: 664]
    age 48 Christopher Jonathan James Nolan is a British American film director, screenwriter, and producer.

    age 73   Neil Young is a singer-songwriter, Musician,film score composer, film producer, film director, actor and screenwriter.

    Neil Young

    [ranking: 665]
    age 73 Neil Young is a singer-songwriter, Musician,film score composer, film producer, film director, actor and screenwriter.

    Dec. at 58 (1943-2001)   George Harrison, MBE was an English musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter and music and film producer who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles....

    George Harrison

    [ranking: 666]
    Dec. at 58 (1943-2001) George Harrison, MBE was an English musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter and music and film producer who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles....

    Dec. at 86 (1883-1969)   Walter Adolph Georg Gropius was a German architect and founder of the Bauhaus School, who, along with Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier and Frank Lloyd Wright, is widely regarded as one of...

    Walter Gropius

    [ranking: 667]
    Dec. at 86 (1883-1969) Walter Adolph Georg Gropius was a German architect and founder of the Bauhaus School, who, along with Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier and Frank Lloyd Wright, is widely regarded as one of...

    Dec. at 68 (1856-1924)   Thomas Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President of the United States from 1913 to 1921 and leader of the Progressive Movement.

    Woodrow Wilson

    [ranking: 668]
    Dec. at 68 (1856-1924) Thomas Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President of the United States from 1913 to 1921 and leader of the Progressive Movement.

    Dec. at 80 (1900-1980)   Erich Seligmann Fromm was a German social psychologist, psychoanalyst, sociologist, humanistic philosopher, and democratic socialist.

    Erich Fromm

    [ranking: 669]
    Dec. at 80 (1900-1980) Erich Seligmann Fromm was a German social psychologist, psychoanalyst, sociologist, humanistic philosopher, and democratic socialist.

    Dec. at 75 (1889-1964)   awaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India and a central figure in Indian politics for much of the 20th century.

    Jawaharlal Nehru

    [ranking: 670]
    Dec. at 75 (1889-1964) awaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India and a central figure in Indian politics for much of the 20th century.

    Carl Gustav Hempel

    Carl Gustav Hempel

    [ranking: 671]
    Dec. at 92 (1905-1997) Carl Gustav "Peter" Hempel was a German writer and philosopher.

    age 68   Francis Sellers Collins is an American physician-geneticist noted for his discoveries of disease genes and his leadership of the Human Genome Project.

    Francis Collins

    [ranking: 672]
    age 68 Francis Sellers Collins is an American physician-geneticist noted for his discoveries of disease genes and his leadership of the Human Genome Project.

    Dec. at 51 (1772-1823)   David Ricardo was a British political economist.

    David Ricardo

    [ranking: 673]
    Dec. at 51 (1772-1823) David Ricardo was a British political economist.

    Dec. at 58 (684 BC-626 BC)   Ashurbanipal, also spelled Assurbanipal or Ashshurbanipal, was an Assyrian king, the son of Esarhaddon and the last strong king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.

    Ashurbanipal

    [ranking: 674]
    Dec. at 58 (684 BC-626 BC) Ashurbanipal, also spelled Assurbanipal or Ashshurbanipal, was an Assyrian king, the son of Esarhaddon and the last strong king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.

    age 93   Albert Bandura OC is a psychologist who is the David Starr Jordan Professor Emeritus of Social Science in Psychology at Stanford University.

    Albert Bandura

    [ranking: 675]
    age 93 Albert Bandura OC is a psychologist who is the David Starr Jordan Professor Emeritus of Social Science in Psychology at Stanford University.

    age 61   Hans Florian Zimmer is a German film composer and music producer.

    Hans Zimmer

    [ranking: 676]
    age 61 Hans Florian Zimmer is a German film composer and music producer.

    age 66   David Byrne is a Scottish musician and a founding member and principal songwriter of the American new wave band Talking Heads, active between 1975 and 1991.

    David Byrne

    [ranking: 677]
    age 66 David Byrne is a Scottish musician and a founding member and principal songwriter of the American new wave band Talking Heads, active between 1975 and 1991.

    Dec. at 80 (1838-1918)   Henry Brooks Adams was an American historian and member of the Adams political family, being descended from two U.S. Presidents.

    Henry Adams

    [ranking: 678]
    Dec. at 80 (1838-1918) Henry Brooks Adams was an American historian and member of the Adams political family, being descended from two U.S. Presidents.

    Dec. at 80 (1782-1862)   Martin Van Buren was the eighth President of the United States.

    Martin Van Buren

    [ranking: 679]
    Dec. at 80 (1782-1862) Martin Van Buren was the eighth President of the United States.

    Dec. at 78 (1887-1965)   Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, who was better known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-French architect, designer, painter, urban planner, writer, and one of the pioneers of what is now called...

    Le Corbusier

    [ranking: 680]
    Dec. at 78 (1887-1965) Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, who was better known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-French architect, designer, painter, urban planner, writer, and one of the pioneers of what is now called...

    In Abrahamic religions, Noah, or Noé or Noach, was the tenth and last of the pre-flood Patriarchs.

    Noah

    [ranking: 681]
    In Abrahamic religions, Noah, or Noé or Noach, was the tenth and last of the pre-flood Patriarchs.

    age 66   Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin has been the President of Russia since 7 May 2012.

    Vladimir Putin

    [ranking: 682]
    age 66 Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin has been the President of Russia since 7 May 2012.

    Douglas Reed

    Douglas Reed

    [ranking: 683]
    Dec. at 81 (1895-1976) Douglas Launcelot Reed was a British journalist, playwright, novelist and author of a number of books of political analysis.

    age 71   Brian Harold May, CBE is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and astrophysicist who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the rock band Queen.

    Brian May

    [ranking: 684]
    age 71 Brian Harold May, CBE is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and astrophysicist who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the rock band Queen.

    Dec. at 47 (1888-1935)   Thomas Edward Lawrence CB DSO was an archaeologist and British Army officer renowned especially for his liaison role during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign, and the Arab Revolt against Ottoman...

    T. E. Lawrence

    [ranking: 685]
    Dec. at 47 (1888-1935) Thomas Edward Lawrence CB DSO was an archaeologist and British Army officer renowned especially for his liaison role during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign, and the Arab Revolt against Ottoman...

    Dec. at 65 (100-165)   Justin Martyr, also known as Saint Justin, was an early Christian apologist, and is regarded as the foremost interpreter of the theory of the Logos in the 2nd century.

    Justin Martyr

    [ranking: 686]
    Dec. at 65 (100-165) Justin Martyr, also known as Saint Justin, was an early Christian apologist, and is regarded as the foremost interpreter of the theory of the Logos in the 2nd century.

    Dec. at 72 (1890-1962)   Sir Ronald Aylmer Fisher FRS was an English statistician, evolutionary biologist, mathematician, geneticist, and eugenicist.

    Ronald Fisher

    [ranking: 687]
    Dec. at 72 (1890-1962) Sir Ronald Aylmer Fisher FRS was an English statistician, evolutionary biologist, mathematician, geneticist, and eugenicist.

    Dec. at 87 (1899-1986)   Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges KBE, was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator, and a key figure in Spanish language literature.

    Jorge Luis Borges

    [ranking: 688]
    Dec. at 87 (1899-1986) Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges KBE, was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator, and a key figure in Spanish language literature.

    Dec. at 72 (1722-1794)   Gregory Skovoroda, also Hryhorii Skovoroda, or Grigory Skovoroda was a Ukrainian and Russian philosopher, poet, teacher and composer.

    Hryhorii Skovoroda

    [ranking: 689]
    Dec. at 72 (1722-1794) Gregory Skovoroda, also Hryhorii Skovoroda, or Grigory Skovoroda was a Ukrainian and Russian philosopher, poet, teacher and composer.

    Dec. at 71 (50-121)   Cai Lun, courtesy name Jingzhong, was a Han dynasty Chinese eunuch and official.

    Cai Lun

    [ranking: 690]
    Dec. at 71 (50-121) Cai Lun, courtesy name Jingzhong, was a Han dynasty Chinese eunuch and official.

    Dec. at 46 (1909-1955)   Carmen Miranda, GCIH was a Portuguese Brazilian samba singer, dancer, Broadway actress, and film star who was popular from the 1930s to the 1950s.

    Carmen Miranda

    [ranking: 691]
    Dec. at 46 (1909-1955) Carmen Miranda, GCIH was a Portuguese Brazilian samba singer, dancer, Broadway actress, and film star who was popular from the 1930s to the 1950s.

    Dec. at 63 (1795-1858)   Ary Scheffer, was a Dutch-French Romantic painter.

    Ary Scheffer

    [ranking: 692]
    Dec. at 63 (1795-1858) Ary Scheffer, was a Dutch-French Romantic painter.

    age 88   Jean-Luc Godard is a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter and film critic. He is often identified with the 1960s French film movement La Nouvelle Vague, or "New Wave".

    Jean-Luc Godard

    [ranking: 693]
    age 88 Jean-Luc Godard is a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter and film critic. He is often identified with the 1960s French film movement La Nouvelle Vague, or "New Wave".

    Dec. at 36 (1796-1832)   Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot was a French military engineer and physicist, often described as the "father of thermodynamics".

    Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot

    [ranking: 694]
    Dec. at 36 (1796-1832) Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot was a French military engineer and physicist, often described as the "father of thermodynamics".

    age 88   Warren Edward Buffett is an American business magnate, investor and philanthropist. He was the most successful investor of the 20th century.

    Warren Buffett

    [ranking: 695]
    age 88 Warren Edward Buffett is an American business magnate, investor and philanthropist. He was the most successful investor of the 20th century.

    Dec. at 84 (1911-1995)   Emil Michel Cioran was a Romanian philosopher and essayist, who published works in both Romanian and French.

    Emil Cioran

    [ranking: 696]
    Dec. at 84 (1911-1995) Emil Michel Cioran was a Romanian philosopher and essayist, who published works in both Romanian and French.

    Dec. at 70 (1913-1983)   McKinley Morganfield, known by his stage name Muddy Waters, was an American blues musician. He is often considered the "father of modern Chicago blues".

    Muddy Waters

    [ranking: 697]
    Dec. at 70 (1913-1983) McKinley Morganfield, known by his stage name Muddy Waters, was an American blues musician. He is often considered the "father of modern Chicago blues".

    Dec. at 83 (1914-1997)   William Seward Burroughs II was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, painter, and spoken word performer.

    William S. Burroughs

    [ranking: 698]
    Dec. at 83 (1914-1997) William Seward Burroughs II was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, painter, and spoken word performer.

    Dec. at 54 (1549-1603)   Ahmad I al-Mansur was Sultan of the Saadi dynasty from 1578 to his death in 1603, the sixth and most famous of all rulers of the Saadis.

    Ahmad al-Mansur

    [ranking: 699]
    Dec. at 54 (1549-1603) Ahmad I al-Mansur was Sultan of the Saadi dynasty from 1578 to his death in 1603, the sixth and most famous of all rulers of the Saadis.

    Dec. at 48 (1941-1989)   Graham Arthur Chapman was an English comedian, writer, actor, and one of the six members of the surreal comedy group Monty Python.

    Graham Chapman

    [ranking: 700]
    Dec. at 48 (1941-1989) Graham Arthur Chapman was an English comedian, writer, actor, and one of the six members of the surreal comedy group Monty Python.

    Dec. at 76 (1767-1843)   Sequoyah, named in English George Gist or George Guess, was a Cherokee silversmith.

    Sequoyah

    [ranking: 701]
    Dec. at 76 (1767-1843) Sequoyah, named in English George Gist or George Guess, was a Cherokee silversmith.

    age 77   Arthur Ira "Art" Garfunkel is a Grammy Award-winning American singer and Golden Globe-nominated actor best known for his partnership with Paul Simon in the folk rock duo Simon &...

    Art Garfunkel

    [ranking: 702]
    age 77 Arthur Ira "Art" Garfunkel is a Grammy Award-winning American singer and Golden Globe-nominated actor best known for his partnership with Paul Simon in the folk rock duo Simon &...

    Dec. at 79 (1891-1970)   Rudolf Carnap was a German-born philosopher who was active in Europe before 1935 and in the United States thereafter.

    Rudolf Carnap

    [ranking: 703]
    Dec. at 79 (1891-1970) Rudolf Carnap was a German-born philosopher who was active in Europe before 1935 and in the United States thereafter.

    Dec. at 47 (1818-1865)   Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis was a Hungarian physician of German extraction now known as an early pioneer of antiseptic procedures.

    Ignaz Semmelweis

    [ranking: 704]
    Dec. at 47 (1818-1865) Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis was a Hungarian physician of German extraction now known as an early pioneer of antiseptic procedures.

    Died at 87 (1925-2012)   Gore Vidal was an American writer and a public intellectual known for his patrician manner, epigrammatic wit, and polished style of writing.

    Gore Vidal

    [ranking: 705]
    Died at 87 (1925-2012) Gore Vidal was an American writer and a public intellectual known for his patrician manner, epigrammatic wit, and polished style of writing.

    age 60   Madonna Louise Ciccone is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman.

    Madonna

    [ranking: 706]
    age 60 Madonna Louise Ciccone is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman.

    Dec. at 88 (1887-1975)   Sir Julian Sorell Huxley FRS was a British evolutionary biologist, eugenicist, and internationalist.

    Julian Huxley

    [ranking: 707]
    Dec. at 88 (1887-1975) Sir Julian Sorell Huxley FRS was a British evolutionary biologist, eugenicist, and internationalist.

    age 79   John Marwood Cleese is an English actor, comedian, writer and film producer. He achieved success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and as a scriptwriter and performer on The Frost Report.

    John Cleese

    [ranking: 708]
    age 79 John Marwood Cleese is an English actor, comedian, writer and film producer. He achieved success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and as a scriptwriter and performer on The Frost Report.

    John the Apostle was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament.

    John the Apostle

    [ranking: 709]
    John the Apostle was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament.

    age 71   Carlos Santana audio is a Mexican and American musician who first became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, Santana, which pioneered a fusion of rock and Latin American...

    Carlos Santana

    [ranking: 710]
    age 71 Carlos Santana audio is a Mexican and American musician who first became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, Santana, which pioneered a fusion of rock and Latin American...

    Dec. at 71 (1886-1957)   Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez, known as Diego Rivera was a prominent Mexican painter and the husband...

    Diego Rivera

    [ranking: 711]
    Dec. at 71 (1886-1957) Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez, known as Diego Rivera was a prominent Mexican painter and the husband...

    Dec. at 70 (780-850)   Abū ‘Abdallāh Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī, formerly Latinized as Algoritmi or Algaurizin, was a Persian mathematician, astronomer and geographer during the Abbasid Caliphate, a scholar in the...

    Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī

    [ranking: 712]
    Dec. at 70 (780-850) Abū ‘Abdallāh Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī, formerly Latinized as Algoritmi or Algaurizin, was a Persian mathematician, astronomer and geographer during the Abbasid Caliphate, a scholar in the...

    Dec. at 71 (45-116)   Bān Zhāo, courtesy name Huiban, was the first known female Chinese historian.

    Ban Zhao

    [ranking: 713]
    Dec. at 71 (45-116) Bān Zhāo, courtesy name Huiban, was the first known female Chinese historian.

    age 53   King Solomon boxed professionally for five years in the super featherweight division out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss, and 3 draws.

    King Solomon

    [ranking: 714]
    age 53 King Solomon boxed professionally for five years in the super featherweight division out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss, and 3 draws.

    Dec. at 65 (1891-1956)   Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, popularly known as Babasaheb, was an Indian jurist, economist, politician and social reformer who inspired the Modern Buddhist Movement and campaigned against social...

    B. R. Ambedkar

    [ranking: 715]
    Dec. at 65 (1891-1956) Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, popularly known as Babasaheb, was an Indian jurist, economist, politician and social reformer who inspired the Modern Buddhist Movement and campaigned against social...

    age 72   David Russell Gordon "Dave" Davies is an English musician, a multi-instrumentalist best known for his role as lead guitarist and vocalist for the English rock band the Kinks, which...

    Dave Davies

    [ranking: 716]
    age 72 David Russell Gordon "Dave" Davies is an English musician, a multi-instrumentalist best known for his role as lead guitarist and vocalist for the English rock band the Kinks, which...

    age 80   Benjamin Earl King, known as Ben E. King, is an American soul and R&B singer.

    Ben E. King

    [ranking: 717]
    age 80 Benjamin Earl King, known as Ben E. King, is an American soul and R&B singer.

    Dec. at 88 (1703-1791)   John Wesley was an Anglican divine and theologian who, with his brother Charles Wesley and fellow cleric George Whitefield, is credited with the foundation of the evangelical movement known as...

    John Wesley

    [ranking: 718]
    Dec. at 88 (1703-1791) John Wesley was an Anglican divine and theologian who, with his brother Charles Wesley and fellow cleric George Whitefield, is credited with the foundation of the evangelical movement known as...

    age 81   Thomas Ruggles Pynchon, Jr. is an American novelist. A MacArthur Fellow, he is noted for his dense and complex novels.

    Thomas Pynchon

    [ranking: 719]
    age 81 Thomas Ruggles Pynchon, Jr. is an American novelist. A MacArthur Fellow, he is noted for his dense and complex novels.

    Kobayashi Kiyochika

    Kobayashi Kiyochika

    [ranking: 720]
    Dec. at 68 (1847-1915) Kobayashi Kiyochika was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist of the Meiji period. Kiyochika is best known for his prints of scenes around Tokyo which reflect the transformations of modernity.

    Dec. at 85 (1920-2005)   Pope Saint John Paul II born Karol Józef Wojtyła was a Roman Catholic priest, bishop, and Cardinal who eventually rose to become Pope.

    Pope John Paul II

    [ranking: 721]
    Dec. at 85 (1920-2005) Pope Saint John Paul II born Karol Józef Wojtyła was a Roman Catholic priest, bishop, and Cardinal who eventually rose to become Pope.

    Dec. at 87 (1878-1965)   Martin Buber was an Austrian-born Israeli Jewish philosopher best known for his philosophy of dialogue, a form of existentialism centered on the distinction between the I–Thou relationship and...

    Martin Buber

    [ranking: 722]
    Dec. at 87 (1878-1965) Martin Buber was an Austrian-born Israeli Jewish philosopher best known for his philosophy of dialogue, a form of existentialism centered on the distinction between the I–Thou relationship and...

    Dec. at 81 (1913-1994)   Peter Wilton Cushing, OBE was an English actor and a BAFTA TV Award Best Actor winner in 1956.

    Peter Cushing

    [ranking: 723]
    Dec. at 81 (1913-1994) Peter Wilton Cushing, OBE was an English actor and a BAFTA TV Award Best Actor winner in 1956.

    age 91   Marvin Lee Minsky is an American cognitive scientist in the field of artificial intelligence, co-founder of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's AI laboratory, and author of several texts...

    Marvin Minsky

    [ranking: 724]
    age 91 Marvin Lee Minsky is an American cognitive scientist in the field of artificial intelligence, co-founder of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's AI laboratory, and author of several texts...

    Dec. at 73 (1843-1916)   Henry James, OM was an American-British writer who spent most of his writing career in Britain.

    Henry James

    [ranking: 725]
    Dec. at 73 (1843-1916) Henry James, OM was an American-British writer who spent most of his writing career in Britain.

    age 77   Muhammad Ali (January 17, 1942 - June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer, activist, and philanthropist.

    Muhammad Ali

    [ranking: 726]
    age 77 Muhammad Ali (January 17, 1942 - June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer, activist, and philanthropist.

    age 75   Roberta Joan "Joni" Mitchell, CC, is a Canadian singer-songwriter and painter.

    Joni Mitchell

    [ranking: 727]
    age 75 Roberta Joan "Joni" Mitchell, CC, is a Canadian singer-songwriter and painter.

    age 66   Avital Ronell is an American philosopher who contributes to the fields of continental philosophy, literary studies, psychoanalysis, feminist philosophy, political philosophy, and ethics.

    Avital Ronell

    [ranking: 728]
    age 66 Avital Ronell is an American philosopher who contributes to the fields of continental philosophy, literary studies, psychoanalysis, feminist philosophy, political philosophy, and ethics.

    Dec. at 84 (827-911)   Abu al-Hasan Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn Ishaq al-Rawandi, commonly known as Ibn al-Rawandi, was an early skeptic of Islam and a critic of religion in general.

    Ibn al-Rawandi

    [ranking: 729]
    Dec. at 84 (827-911) Abu al-Hasan Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn Ishaq al-Rawandi, commonly known as Ibn al-Rawandi, was an early skeptic of Islam and a critic of religion in general.

    Dec. at 63 (1931-1994)   Guy Louis Debord was a French Marxist theorist, writer, filmmaker, member of the Letterist International, founder of a Letterist faction, and founding member of the Situationist International....

    Guy Debord

    [ranking: 730]
    Dec. at 63 (1931-1994) Guy Louis Debord was a French Marxist theorist, writer, filmmaker, member of the Letterist International, founder of a Letterist faction, and founding member of the Situationist International....

    Dec. at 93 (1920-2013)   Raymond Frederick "Ray" Harryhausen was an American visual effects creator, writer, and producer who created a form of stop-motion model animation known as "Dynamation." His...

    Ray Harryhausen

    [ranking: 731]
    Dec. at 93 (1920-2013) Raymond Frederick "Ray" Harryhausen was an American visual effects creator, writer, and producer who created a form of stop-motion model animation known as "Dynamation." His...

    age 78   Terry Gilliam is a actor, animator, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and a writer.

    Terry Gilliam

    [ranking: 732]
    age 78 Terry Gilliam is a actor, animator, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and a writer.

    Dec. at 90 (1910-2000)   Diana Patience Beverly Ross, relative of Robert Ross, was an English children's author and occasional and longtime resident of Shaw, near Melksham, in Wiltshire.

    Diana Ross

    [ranking: 733]
    Dec. at 90 (1910-2000) Diana Patience Beverly Ross, relative of Robert Ross, was an English children's author and occasional and longtime resident of Shaw, near Melksham, in Wiltshire.

    age 63   Angus McKinnon Young is a Scottish-born Australian guitarist best known as a co-founder, lead guitarist, and songwriter of the Australian hard rock band, AC/DC.

    Angus Young

    [ranking: 734]
    age 63 Angus McKinnon Young is a Scottish-born Australian guitarist best known as a co-founder, lead guitarist, and songwriter of the Australian hard rock band, AC/DC.

    Dec. at 81 (1921-2002)   John Bordley Rawls was an American moral and political philosopher.

    John Rawls

    [ranking: 735]
    Dec. at 81 (1921-2002) John Bordley Rawls was an American moral and political philosopher.

    Dec. at 68 (1849-1917)   John William Waterhouse was an English painter known for working in the Pre-Raphaelite style.

    John William Waterhouse

    [ranking: 736]
    Dec. at 68 (1849-1917) John William Waterhouse was an English painter known for working in the Pre-Raphaelite style.

    age 69   Julius Winfield Erving II, commonly known by the nickname Dr.

    Julius Erving

    [ranking: 737]
    age 69 Julius Winfield Erving II, commonly known by the nickname Dr.

    John Philoponus

    John Philoponus

    [ranking: 738]
    Dec. at 80 (490-570) John Philoponus was an Alexandrian philologist, Aristotelian commentator and Christian theologian, author of a considerable number of philosophical treatises and theological works.

    Dec. at 79 (1890-1969)   Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States from 1953 until 1961.

    Dwight D. Eisenhower

    [ranking: 739]
    Dec. at 79 (1890-1969) Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States from 1953 until 1961.

    Dec. at 54 (1928-1982)   Philip Kindred Dick was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist and philosopher whose published works mainly belong to the genre of science fiction.

    Philip K. Dick

    [ranking: 740]
    Dec. at 54 (1928-1982) Philip Kindred Dick was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist and philosopher whose published works mainly belong to the genre of science fiction.

    Dec. at 72 (801-873)   Abu Yūsuf Yaʻqūb ibn ʼIsḥāq aṣ-Ṣabbāḥ al-Kindī, known as "the Philosopher of the Arabs", was an Iraqi Muslim Arab philosopher, polymath, mathematician, physician and musician.

    Al-Kindi

    [ranking: 741]
    Dec. at 72 (801-873) Abu Yūsuf Yaʻqūb ibn ʼIsḥāq aṣ-Ṣabbāḥ al-Kindī, known as "the Philosopher of the Arabs", was an Iraqi Muslim Arab philosopher, polymath, mathematician, physician and musician.

    Dec. at 98 (1887-1985)   Marc Zakharovich Chagall was a Russian-French artist.

    Marc Chagall

    [ranking: 742]
    Dec. at 98 (1887-1985) Marc Zakharovich Chagall was a Russian-French artist.

    Dec. at 66 (1932-1998)   Carl Lee Perkins was an American singer-songwriter who recorded most notably at Sun Records Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, beginning in 1954.

    Carl Perkins

    [ranking: 743]
    Dec. at 66 (1932-1998) Carl Lee Perkins was an American singer-songwriter who recorded most notably at Sun Records Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, beginning in 1954.

    Dec. at 78 (1872-1950)   Sri Aurobindo, born Aurobindo Ghose, was an Indian nationalist, philosopher, yogi, guru, and poet.

    Sri Aurobindo

    [ranking: 744]
    Dec. at 78 (1872-1950) Sri Aurobindo, born Aurobindo Ghose, was an Indian nationalist, philosopher, yogi, guru, and poet.

    Dec. at 99 (1489-1588)   Koca Mi'mâr Sinân Âğâ was the chief Ottoman architect and civil engineer for sultans Suleiman the Magnificent, Selim II, and Murad III.

    Mimar Sinan

    [ranking: 745]
    Dec. at 99 (1489-1588) Koca Mi'mâr Sinân Âğâ was the chief Ottoman architect and civil engineer for sultans Suleiman the Magnificent, Selim II, and Murad III.

    Dec. at 80 (1928-2008)   Ellas Otha Bates, known by his stage name Bo Diddley, was an American R&B and Chicago Blues vocalist, guitarist, songwriter and music producer.

    Bo Diddley

    [ranking: 746]
    Dec. at 80 (1928-2008) Ellas Otha Bates, known by his stage name Bo Diddley, was an American R&B and Chicago Blues vocalist, guitarist, songwriter and music producer.

    age 38   Mary Abigail "Abby" Wambach is an American soccer player, coach, two-time Olympic gold medalist, and the 2012 FIFA World Player of the Year.

    Abby Wambach

    [ranking: 747]
    age 38 Mary Abigail "Abby" Wambach is an American soccer player, coach, two-time Olympic gold medalist, and the 2012 FIFA World Player of the Year.

    age 71   Stephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy.

    Stephen King

    [ranking: 748]
    age 71 Stephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy.

    Dec. at 75 (1863-1938)   Konstantin Sergeyevich Stanislavsky was a Russian actor and theatre director. The Stanislavsky system has had a pervasive influence, especially in the period after World War II.

    Constantin Stanislavski

    [ranking: 749]
    Dec. at 75 (1863-1938) Konstantin Sergeyevich Stanislavsky was a Russian actor and theatre director. The Stanislavsky system has had a pervasive influence, especially in the period after World War II.

    Vyasa is a central and revered figure in most Hindu traditions.

    Vyasa

    [ranking: 750]
    Vyasa is a central and revered figure in most Hindu traditions.

    Dec. at 52 (1936-1988)   Roy Kelton Orbison, also known by his nickname The Big O, was an American singer-songwriter, best known for his trademark sunglasses, distinctive, powerful voice, complex compositions, and dark...

    Roy Orbison

    [ranking: 751]
    Dec. at 52 (1936-1988) Roy Kelton Orbison, also known by his nickname The Big O, was an American singer-songwriter, best known for his trademark sunglasses, distinctive, powerful voice, complex compositions, and dark...

    Dec. at 78 (1905-1983)   Felix Bloch was a Swiss physicist, working mainly in the U.S.

    Felix Bloch

    [ranking: 752]
    Dec. at 78 (1905-1983) Felix Bloch was a Swiss physicist, working mainly in the U.S.

    age 72   William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001.

    Bill Clinton

    [ranking: 753]
    age 72 William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001.

    age 62   T. V.

    TV Smith

    [ranking: 754]
    age 62 T. V.

    Dec. at 25 (1946-1971)   Howard Duane Allman was an American guitarist, session musician, co-founder and leader of the The Allman Brothers Band.

    Duane Allman

    [ranking: 755]
    Dec. at 25 (1946-1971) Howard Duane Allman was an American guitarist, session musician, co-founder and leader of the The Allman Brothers Band.

    Dec. at 83 (1892-1975)   Haile Selassie I, born Tafari Makonnen Woldemikael, was Ethiopia's regent from 1916 to 1930 and Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He was a member of the Solomonic dynasty.

    Haile Selassie

    [ranking: 756]
    Dec. at 83 (1892-1975) Haile Selassie I, born Tafari Makonnen Woldemikael, was Ethiopia's regent from 1916 to 1930 and Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He was a member of the Solomonic dynasty.

    Dec. at 73 (1803-1876)   Orestes Augustus Brownson was a New England intellectual and activist, preacher, labor organizer, and noted Catholic convert and writer.

    Orestes Brownson

    [ranking: 757]
    Dec. at 73 (1803-1876) Orestes Augustus Brownson was a New England intellectual and activist, preacher, labor organizer, and noted Catholic convert and writer.

    Dec. at 47 (1814-1861)   Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko was a Ukrainian poet, writer, artist, public and political figure, as well as folklorist and ethnographer.

    Taras Shevchenko

    [ranking: 758]
    Dec. at 47 (1814-1861) Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko was a Ukrainian poet, writer, artist, public and political figure, as well as folklorist and ethnographer.

    Dec. at 88 (1892-1980)   Josip Broz Tito was a Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman, serving in various roles from 1943 until 1980.

    Josip Broz Tito

    [ranking: 759]
    Dec. at 88 (1892-1980) Josip Broz Tito was a Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman, serving in various roles from 1943 until 1980.

    Dec. at 74 (1740-1814)   Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade, was a French aristocrat, revolutionary politician, philosopher and writer, famous for his libertine sexuality.

    Marquis de Sade

    [ranking: 760]
    Dec. at 74 (1740-1814) Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade, was a French aristocrat, revolutionary politician, philosopher and writer, famous for his libertine sexuality.

    age 69   Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and humanitarian. He is best known for his work with his E Street Band.

    Bruce Springsteen

    [ranking: 761]
    age 69 Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and humanitarian. He is best known for his work with his E Street Band.

    age 84   Akinwande Oluwole "Wole" Babatunde Soyinka is a Nigerian playwright and poet. He was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature, the first African to be honored.

    Wole Soyinka

    [ranking: 762]
    age 84 Akinwande Oluwole "Wole" Babatunde Soyinka is a Nigerian playwright and poet. He was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature, the first African to be honored.

    age 28   Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson is an English actress, model, and activist.

    Emma Watson

    [ranking: 763]
    age 28 Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson is an English actress, model, and activist.

    age 71   Gregory LeNoir "Gregg" Allman is an American rock and blues singer-songwriter, keyboardist, guitarist and a founding member, with his brother Duane, of The Allman Brothers Band.

    Gregg Allman

    [ranking: 764]
    age 71 Gregory LeNoir "Gregg" Allman is an American rock and blues singer-songwriter, keyboardist, guitarist and a founding member, with his brother Duane, of The Allman Brothers Band.

    Dec. at 80 (1755-1835)   John Marshall was the fourth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

    John Marshall

    [ranking: 765]
    Dec. at 80 (1755-1835) John Marshall was the fourth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

    age 69   Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu is the current Prime Minister of Israel.

    Benjamin Netanyahu

    [ranking: 766]
    age 69 Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu is the current Prime Minister of Israel.

    Dec. at 77 (1888-1965)   Thomas Stearns Eliot OM, usually known as T. S. Eliot, was an essayist, publisher, playwright, literary and social critic, and "one of the twentieth century's major poets".

    T. S. Eliot

    [ranking: 767]
    Dec. at 77 (1888-1965) Thomas Stearns Eliot OM, usually known as T. S. Eliot, was an essayist, publisher, playwright, literary and social critic, and "one of the twentieth century's major poets".

    Dec. at 79 (1858-1937)   Jagadish Chandra Bose, CSI, CIE, FRS was a Bengali polymath, physicist, biologist, botanist, archaeologist, as well as an early writer of science fiction.

    Jagadish Chandra Bose

    [ranking: 768]
    Dec. at 79 (1858-1937) Jagadish Chandra Bose, CSI, CIE, FRS was a Bengali polymath, physicist, biologist, botanist, archaeologist, as well as an early writer of science fiction.

    Dec. at 81 (1707-1788)   Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon was a French naturalist, mathematician, cosmologist, and encyclopedic author.

    Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon

    [ranking: 769]
    Dec. at 81 (1707-1788) Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon was a French naturalist, mathematician, cosmologist, and encyclopedic author.

    Dec. at 74 (1930-2004)   Jacques Derrida was a French philosopher, born in Algeria. Derrida is best known for developing a form of semiotic analysis known as deconstruction, which he discussed in numerous texts.

    Jacques Derrida

    [ranking: 770]
    Dec. at 74 (1930-2004) Jacques Derrida was a French philosopher, born in Algeria. Derrida is best known for developing a form of semiotic analysis known as deconstruction, which he discussed in numerous texts.

    Dec. at 91 (1903-1994)   Yeshayahu Leibowitz was an Israeli Jewish public intellectual, professor of biochemistry, organic chemistry and neurophysiology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a polymath known for his...

    Yeshayahu Leibowitz

    [ranking: 771]
    Dec. at 91 (1903-1994) Yeshayahu Leibowitz was an Israeli Jewish public intellectual, professor of biochemistry, organic chemistry and neurophysiology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a polymath known for his...

    Dec. at 93 (1916-2009)   Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr. was an American broadcast journalist, best known as anchorman for the CBS Evening News for 19 years.

    Walter Cronkite

    [ranking: 772]
    Dec. at 93 (1916-2009) Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr. was an American broadcast journalist, best known as anchorman for the CBS Evening News for 19 years.

    Dec. at 57 (1942-1999)   Curtis Lee Mayfield was an African American soul, R&B, and funk singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer, who was one of the most influential musicians behind soul and politically...

    Curtis Mayfield

    [ranking: 773]
    Dec. at 57 (1942-1999) Curtis Lee Mayfield was an African American soul, R&B, and funk singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer, who was one of the most influential musicians behind soul and politically...

    Dec. at 66 (1822-1888)   Matthew Arnold was an English poet and cultural critic who worked as an inspector of schools.

    Matthew Arnold

    [ranking: 774]
    Dec. at 66 (1822-1888) Matthew Arnold was an English poet and cultural critic who worked as an inspector of schools.

    Dec. at 74 (1922-1996)   Thomas Samuel Kuhn was an American physicist, historian, and philosopher of science whose controversial 1962 book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions was influential in both academic and...

    Thomas Samuel Kuhn

    [ranking: 775]
    Dec. at 74 (1922-1996) Thomas Samuel Kuhn was an American physicist, historian, and philosopher of science whose controversial 1962 book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions was influential in both academic and...

    age 85   Daniel Kahneman is an Israeli-American psychologist notable for his work on the psychology of judgment and decision-making, as well as behavioral economics, for which he was awarded the 2002...

    Daniel Kahneman

    [ranking: 776]
    age 85 Daniel Kahneman is an Israeli-American psychologist notable for his work on the psychology of judgment and decision-making, as well as behavioral economics, for which he was awarded the 2002...

    age 76   Andrew "Andy" James Summers is an English multi-instrumentalist, born in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire.

    Andy Summers

    [ranking: 777]
    age 76 Andrew "Andy" James Summers is an English multi-instrumentalist, born in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire.

    Dec. at 84 (1901-1985)   Eric Voegelin was a German-born American political philosopher.

    Eric Voegelin

    [ranking: 778]
    Dec. at 84 (1901-1985) Eric Voegelin was a German-born American political philosopher.

    Dec. at 51 (1924-1975)   Rodman Edward "Rod" Serling was an American screenwriter, playwright, television producer, and narrator known for his live television dramas of the 1950s and his science fiction...

    Rod Serling

    [ranking: 779]
    Dec. at 51 (1924-1975) Rodman Edward "Rod" Serling was an American screenwriter, playwright, television producer, and narrator known for his live television dramas of the 1950s and his science fiction...

    age 86   John Rogers Searle is an American philosopher and currently the Slusser Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley.

    John Searle

    [ranking: 780]
    age 86 John Rogers Searle is an American philosopher and currently the Slusser Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley.

    age 82   Donald Richard "Don" DeLillo is an American novelist, playwright and essayist.

    Don DeLillo

    [ranking: 781]
    age 82 Donald Richard "Don" DeLillo is an American novelist, playwright and essayist.

    Dec. at 97 (1894-1991)   Martha Graham was an American modern dancer and choreographer whose influence on dance has been compared with the influence Picasso had on the modern visual arts, Stravinsky had on music, or...

    Martha Graham

    [ranking: 782]
    Dec. at 97 (1894-1991) Martha Graham was an American modern dancer and choreographer whose influence on dance has been compared with the influence Picasso had on the modern visual arts, Stravinsky had on music, or...

    age 45   Christian Charles Philip Bale is an English actor. He has starred in both blockbuster films and smaller projects from independent producers and art houses.

    Christian Bale

    [ranking: 783]
    age 45 Christian Charles Philip Bale is an English actor. He has starred in both blockbuster films and smaller projects from independent producers and art houses.

    age 92   Elizabeth II is the Queen of 16 of the 53 member states in the Commonwealth of Nations. She is Head of the Commonwealth and Supreme Governor of the Church of England.

    Elizabeth II

    [ranking: 784]
    age 92 Elizabeth II is the Queen of 16 of the 53 member states in the Commonwealth of Nations. She is Head of the Commonwealth and Supreme Governor of the Church of England.

    Dec. at 82 (1911-1993)   Vincent Leonard Price, Jr. was an American actor, well known for his distinctive voice as well as his serio-comic performances in a series of horror films made in the latter part of his career.

    Vincent Price

    [ranking: 785]
    Dec. at 82 (1911-1993) Vincent Leonard Price, Jr. was an American actor, well known for his distinctive voice as well as his serio-comic performances in a series of horror films made in the latter part of his career.

    Dec. at 74 (1887-1961)   Erwin Rudolf Josef Alexander Schrödinger, sometimes written as Erwin Schrodinger or Erwin Schroedinger, was a Nobel Prize-winning Austrian physicist who developed a number of fundamental...

    Erwin Schrödinger

    [ranking: 786]
    Dec. at 74 (1887-1961) Erwin Rudolf Josef Alexander Schrödinger, sometimes written as Erwin Schrodinger or Erwin Schroedinger, was a Nobel Prize-winning Austrian physicist who developed a number of fundamental...

    age 79   Peter Edward "Ginger" Baker is an English drummer, best known as the founder of the rock band Cream.

    Ginger Baker

    [ranking: 787]
    age 79 Peter Edward "Ginger" Baker is an English drummer, best known as the founder of the rock band Cream.

    Dec. at 70 (1903-1973)   Sidney Farber was an American pediatric pathologist.

    Sidney Farber

    [ranking: 788]
    Dec. at 70 (1903-1973) Sidney Farber was an American pediatric pathologist.

    Dec. at 80 (1756-1836)   William Godwin was an English journalist, political philosopher and novelist. He is considered one of the first exponents of utilitarianism, and the first modern proponent of anarchism.

    William Godwin

    [ranking: 789]
    Dec. at 80 (1756-1836) William Godwin was an English journalist, political philosopher and novelist. He is considered one of the first exponents of utilitarianism, and the first modern proponent of anarchism.

    age 71   David Michael Letterman is an American television host, comedian, writer, producer, and actor.

    David Letterman

    [ranking: 790]
    age 71 David Michael Letterman is an American television host, comedian, writer, producer, and actor.

    age 64   Steven Arthur Pinker is a Canadian-born American experimental psychologist, cognitive scientist, linguist, and popular science author.

    Steven Pinker

    [ranking: 791]
    age 64 Steven Arthur Pinker is a Canadian-born American experimental psychologist, cognitive scientist, linguist, and popular science author.

    age 70   Albert Arnold Gore, Jr., is an American environmental activist, author, businessperson, former politician and former journalist.

    Al Gore

    [ranking: 792]
    age 70 Albert Arnold Gore, Jr., is an American environmental activist, author, businessperson, former politician and former journalist.

    age 52   William Scott "Bill" Goldberg is an American actor, former professional football player and retired professional wrestler.

    Bill Goldberg

    [ranking: 793]
    age 52 William Scott "Bill" Goldberg is an American actor, former professional football player and retired professional wrestler.

    Dec. at 64 (540-604)   Pope Gregory I, commonly known as Saint Gregory the Great, was Pope from 3 September 590 to his death in 604.

    Pope Gregory I

    [ranking: 794]
    Dec. at 64 (540-604) Pope Gregory I, commonly known as Saint Gregory the Great, was Pope from 3 September 590 to his death in 604.

    Dec. at 61 (1879-1940)   Leon Trotsky was a Marxist revolutionary and theorist, Soviet politician, and the founder and first leader of the Red Army.

    Lev Davidovich Bronshtein

    [ranking: 795]
    Dec. at 61 (1879-1940) Leon Trotsky was a Marxist revolutionary and theorist, Soviet politician, and the founder and first leader of the Red Army.

    age 72   David Jon Gilmour, CBE, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.

    David Gilmour

    [ranking: 796]
    age 72 David Jon Gilmour, CBE, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.

    Dec. at 71 (1942-2013)   Lewis Allan "Lou" Reed was an American musician, singer, and songwriter.

    Lou Reed

    [ranking: 797]
    Dec. at 71 (1942-2013) Lewis Allan "Lou" Reed was an American musician, singer, and songwriter.

    age 64   George Galloway is a British politician, broadcaster, and writer. Since late March 2012 he has been the Respect Party Member of Parliament for Bradford West.

    George Galloway

    [ranking: 798]
    age 64 George Galloway is a British politician, broadcaster, and writer. Since late March 2012 he has been the Respect Party Member of Parliament for Bradford West.

    age 72   Steven Allan Spielberg is an American filmmaker.

    Steven Spielberg

    [ranking: 799]
    age 72 Steven Allan Spielberg is an American filmmaker.

    Dec. at 89 (1901-1990)   Michael Joseph Oakeshott was an English philosopher and political theorist who wrote about philosophy of history, philosophy of religion, aesthetics, philosophy of education, and philosophy of...

    Michael Oakeshott

    [ranking: 800]
    Dec. at 89 (1901-1990) Michael Joseph Oakeshott was an English philosopher and political theorist who wrote about philosophy of history, philosophy of religion, aesthetics, philosophy of education, and philosophy of...

    Dec. at 50 (1917-1967)   Carson McCullers was an American writer of novels, short stories, plays, essays, and poetry.

    Carson McCullers

    [ranking: 801]
    Dec. at 50 (1917-1967) Carson McCullers was an American writer of novels, short stories, plays, essays, and poetry.

    Dec. at 66 (1833-1899)   Robert Green "Bob" Ingersoll was a lawyer, a Civil War veteran, political leader, and orator of United States during the Golden Age of Freethought, noted for his broad range of culture...

    Robert G. Ingersoll

    [ranking: 802]
    Dec. at 66 (1833-1899) Robert Green "Bob" Ingersoll was a lawyer, a Civil War veteran, political leader, and orator of United States during the Golden Age of Freethought, noted for his broad range of culture...

    Dec. at 64 (1887-1951)   Edward Leedskalnin was an eccentric Latvian emigrant to the United States and amateur sculptor who single-handedly built the monument known as Coral Castle in Florida.

    Edward Leedskalnin

    [ranking: 803]
    Dec. at 64 (1887-1951) Edward Leedskalnin was an eccentric Latvian emigrant to the United States and amateur sculptor who single-handedly built the monument known as Coral Castle in Florida.

    Gersonides

    Gersonides

    [ranking: 804]
    Dec. at 56 (1288-1344) Levi ben Gershon, better known by his Latinised name as Gersonides or the abbreviation of first letters as RaLBaG, was a philosopher, Talmudist, mathematician and astronomer/astrologer.

    Murasaki Shikibu was a Japanese novelist, poet and lady-in-waiting at the Imperial court during the Heian period.

    Murasaki Shikibu

    [ranking: 805]
    Murasaki Shikibu was a Japanese novelist, poet and lady-in-waiting at the Imperial court during the Heian period.

    Dec. at 52 (1930-1982)   Hugh Everett III was an American physicist who first proposed the many-worlds interpretation of quantum physics, which he termed his "relative state" formulation.

    Hugh Everett III

    [ranking: 806]
    Dec. at 52 (1930-1982) Hugh Everett III was an American physicist who first proposed the many-worlds interpretation of quantum physics, which he termed his "relative state" formulation.

    Dec. at 78 (1175-1253)   Robert Grosseteste or Grossetete was an English statesman, scholastic philosopher, theologian, scientist and Bishop of Lincoln. He was born of humble parents at Stradbroke in Suffolk. A.

    Robert Grosseteste

    [ranking: 807]
    Dec. at 78 (1175-1253) Robert Grosseteste or Grossetete was an English statesman, scholastic philosopher, theologian, scientist and Bishop of Lincoln. He was born of humble parents at Stradbroke in Suffolk. A.

    age 70   Glenn Lewis Frey is an American musician, singer, songwriter, producer and actor, best known as a founding member of Eagles.

    Glenn Frey

    [ranking: 808]
    age 70 Glenn Lewis Frey is an American musician, singer, songwriter, producer and actor, best known as a founding member of Eagles.

    age 92   Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz is a Cuban politician and revolutionary who served as Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976, and President from 1976 to 2008.

    Fidel Castro

    [ranking: 809]
    age 92 Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz is a Cuban politician and revolutionary who served as Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976, and President from 1976 to 2008.

    Dec. at 52 (1918-1970)   Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein was the second President of Egypt, serving from 1956 until his death.

    Gamal Abdel Nasser

    [ranking: 810]
    Dec. at 52 (1918-1970) Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein was the second President of Egypt, serving from 1956 until his death.

    Thiruvalluvar, is a celebrated Tamil poet and philosopher whose contribution to Tamil literature is the Thirukkural, a work on ethics.

    Thiruvalluvar

    [ranking: 811]
    Thiruvalluvar, is a celebrated Tamil poet and philosopher whose contribution to Tamil literature is the Thirukkural, a work on ethics.

    Dec. at 77 (1881-1958)   Clinton Joseph Davisson, was an American physicist who won the 1937 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of electron diffraction in the famous Davisson-Germer experiment.

    Clinton Davisson

    [ranking: 812]
    Dec. at 77 (1881-1958) Clinton Joseph Davisson, was an American physicist who won the 1937 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of electron diffraction in the famous Davisson-Germer experiment.

    Dec. at 43 (1925-1968)   Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy, commonly known by his initials RFK, was an American politician from Massachusetts.

    Robert F. Kennedy

    [ranking: 813]
    Dec. at 43 (1925-1968) Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy, commonly known by his initials RFK, was an American politician from Massachusetts.

    age 68   Hugh Anthony Cregg III, better known by his professional name of Huey Lewis, is an American musician, songwriter, and actor.

    Huey Lewis

    [ranking: 814]
    age 68 Hugh Anthony Cregg III, better known by his professional name of Huey Lewis, is an American musician, songwriter, and actor.

    age 53   Björk Guðmundsdóttir, known mononymously as Björk, is an Icelandic singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and occasional actress.

    Björk

    [ranking: 815]
    age 53 Björk Guðmundsdóttir, known mononymously as Björk, is an Icelandic singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and occasional actress.

    Dec. at 77 (1901-1978)   Margaret Mead was an American cultural anthropologist who featured frequently as an author and speaker in the mass media during the 1960s and 1970s.

    Margaret Mead

    [ranking: 816]
    Dec. at 77 (1901-1978) Margaret Mead was an American cultural anthropologist who featured frequently as an author and speaker in the mass media during the 1960s and 1970s.

    age 72   Patricia Lee "Patti" Smith is an American singer-songwriter, poet and visual artist who became a highly influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975...

    Patti Smith

    [ranking: 817]
    age 72 Patricia Lee "Patti" Smith is an American singer-songwriter, poet and visual artist who became a highly influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975...

    Dec. at 47 (1783-1830)   Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios Ponte y Blanco, commonly known as Simón Bolívar, was a Venezuelan statesman and military...

    Simón Bolívar

    [ranking: 818]
    Dec. at 47 (1783-1830) Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios Ponte y Blanco, commonly known as Simón Bolívar, was a Venezuelan statesman and military...

    Dec. at 78 (1929-2007)   Jean Baudrillard was a French sociologist, philosopher, cultural theorist, political commentator, and photographer.

    Jean Baudrillard

    [ranking: 819]
    Dec. at 78 (1929-2007) Jean Baudrillard was a French sociologist, philosopher, cultural theorist, political commentator, and photographer.

    age 88   Stephen Joshua Sondheim is an American composer and lyricist known for his contributions to musical theatre for over 50 years.

    Stephen Sondheim

    [ranking: 820]
    age 88 Stephen Joshua Sondheim is an American composer and lyricist known for his contributions to musical theatre for over 50 years.

    age 85   Ruth Joan Bader Ginsburg is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Ginsburg was appointed by President Bill Clinton and took the oath of office on August 10, 1993.

    Ruth Bader Ginsburg

    [ranking: 821]
    age 85 Ruth Joan Bader Ginsburg is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Ginsburg was appointed by President Bill Clinton and took the oath of office on August 10, 1993.

    Dec. at 81 (1240-1321)   Yunus Emre was a Turkish poet and Sufi mystic. He has exercised immense influence on Turkish literature, from his own day until the present.

    Yunus Emre

    [ranking: 822]
    Dec. at 81 (1240-1321) Yunus Emre was a Turkish poet and Sufi mystic. He has exercised immense influence on Turkish literature, from his own day until the present.

    age 77   David Van Cortlandt Crosby is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter.

    David Crosby

    [ranking: 823]
    age 77 David Van Cortlandt Crosby is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter.

    age 55   Glenn Lee Beck is an American television personality and radio host, conservative political commentator, author, television network producer, filmmaker, and entrepreneur.

    Glenn Beck

    [ranking: 824]
    age 55 Glenn Lee Beck is an American television personality and radio host, conservative political commentator, author, television network producer, filmmaker, and entrepreneur.

    Walter Trier

    Walter Trier

    [ranking: 825]
    Dec. at 61 (1890-1951) Walter Trier was a costume designer and an film art director.

    Dec. at 63 (1841-1904)   Sir Henry Morton Stanley GCB was a Welsh journalist and explorer famous for his exploration of central Africa and his search for missionary and explorer David Livingstone.

    Henry Morton Stanley

    [ranking: 826]
    Dec. at 63 (1841-1904) Sir Henry Morton Stanley GCB was a Welsh journalist and explorer famous for his exploration of central Africa and his search for missionary and explorer David Livingstone.

    Dec. at 87 (369 BC-282 BC)   Chanakya was an Indian teacher, philosopher, and royal advisor.

    Chanakya

    [ranking: 827]
    Dec. at 87 (369 BC-282 BC) Chanakya was an Indian teacher, philosopher, and royal advisor.

    Dec. at 54 (1946-2000)   Terence Kemp McKenna was an American psychonaut, ethnobotanist, lecturer, and author.

    Terence McKenna

    [ranking: 828]
    Dec. at 54 (1946-2000) Terence Kemp McKenna was an American psychonaut, ethnobotanist, lecturer, and author.

    age 71   Anthony Frank "Tony" Iommi is an English guitarist, songwriter and producer.

    Tony Iommi

    [ranking: 829]
    age 71 Anthony Frank "Tony" Iommi is an English guitarist, songwriter and producer.

    age 56   David Arthur Eppstein is an American computer scientist and mathematician.

    David Eppstein

    [ranking: 830]
    age 56 David Arthur Eppstein is an American computer scientist and mathematician.

    Dec. at 84 (1850-1934)   The Honourable John Maler Collier OBE RP ROI was a leading English artist, and an author.

    John Collier

    [ranking: 831]
    Dec. at 84 (1850-1934) The Honourable John Maler Collier OBE RP ROI was a leading English artist, and an author.

    Dec. at 39 (1895-1934)   Augusto Nicolás Sandino, also known as Augusto César Sandino, was a Nicaraguan revolutionary and leader of a rebellion between 1927 and 1933 against the U.S. military occupation of...

    Augusto César Sandino

    [ranking: 832]
    Dec. at 39 (1895-1934) Augusto Nicolás Sandino, also known as Augusto César Sandino, was a Nicaraguan revolutionary and leader of a rebellion between 1927 and 1933 against the U.S. military occupation of...

    Dec. at 56 (1809-1865)   Pierre-Joseph Proudhon was a French politician and the founder of mutualist philosophy.

    Pierre-Joseph Proudhon

    [ranking: 833]
    Dec. at 56 (1809-1865) Pierre-Joseph Proudhon was a French politician and the founder of mutualist philosophy.

    Died at 81 (1901-1982)   Lee Strasberg was an American actor, director and acting teacher born in Galicia, Austria-Hungary.

    Lee Strasberg

    [ranking: 834]
    Died at 81 (1901-1982) Lee Strasberg was an American actor, director and acting teacher born in Galicia, Austria-Hungary.

    Dec. at 76 (1918-1994)   Russell Kirk was an American political theorist, moralist, historian, social critic, literary critic, and fiction author known for his influence on 20th century American conservatism.

    Russell Kirk

    [ranking: 835]
    Dec. at 76 (1918-1994) Russell Kirk was an American political theorist, moralist, historian, social critic, literary critic, and fiction author known for his influence on 20th century American conservatism.

    Dec. at 45 (1939-1984)   Marvin Gaye was an American singer, songwriter and musician.

    Marvin Gaye

    [ranking: 836]
    Dec. at 45 (1939-1984) Marvin Gaye was an American singer, songwriter and musician.

    Dec. at 44 (1860-1904)   Theodor Herzl, born Benjamin Ze'ev Herzl was an Austro-Hungarian journalist, playwright, political activist, and writer.

    Theodor Herzl

    [ranking: 837]
    Dec. at 44 (1860-1904) Theodor Herzl, born Benjamin Ze'ev Herzl was an Austro-Hungarian journalist, playwright, political activist, and writer.

    Dec. at 55 (1884-1939)   Edward Sapir was an American anthropologist-linguist, who is widely considered to be one of the most important figures in the early development of the discipline of linguistics.

    Edward Sapir

    [ranking: 838]
    Dec. at 55 (1884-1939) Edward Sapir was an American anthropologist-linguist, who is widely considered to be one of the most important figures in the early development of the discipline of linguistics.

    Dec. at 62 (1789-1851)   James Fenimore Cooper was a prolific and popular American writer of the early 19th century.

    James Fenimore Cooper

    [ranking: 839]
    Dec. at 62 (1789-1851) James Fenimore Cooper was a prolific and popular American writer of the early 19th century.

    age 73   Aziz Sancar (born 8 September 1946) is a Turkish-American biochemist and molecular biologist specializing in DNA repair, cell cycle checkpoints, and circadian clock. In 2015, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry along withTomas Lindahl and Paul L. Modrich for their mechanistic studies of DNA repair.

    Aziz Sancar

    [ranking: 840]
    age 73 Aziz Sancar (born 8 September 1946) is a Turkish-American biochemist and molecular biologist specializing in DNA repair, cell cycle checkpoints, and circadian clock. In 2015, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry along withTomas Lindahl and Paul L. Modrich for their mechanistic studies of DNA repair.

    age 92   Thích Nhất Hạnh is a Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk, teacher, author, poet and peace activist.

    Nhat Hanh

    [ranking: 841]
    age 92 Thích Nhất Hạnh is a Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk, teacher, author, poet and peace activist.

    Dec. at 63 (1909-1972)   Kwame Nkrumah, P.C. was the leader of Ghana and its predecessor state, the Gold Coast, from 1951 to 1966.

    Kwame Nkrumah

    [ranking: 842]
    Dec. at 63 (1909-1972) Kwame Nkrumah, P.C. was the leader of Ghana and its predecessor state, the Gold Coast, from 1951 to 1966.

    Dec. at 77 (1917-1994)   Jack Kirby, born Jacob Kurtzberg, was an American comic book artist, writer and editor regarded by historians and fans as one of the major innovators and most influential creators in the comic...

    Jack Kirby

    [ranking: 843]
    Dec. at 77 (1917-1994) Jack Kirby, born Jacob Kurtzberg, was an American comic book artist, writer and editor regarded by historians and fans as one of the major innovators and most influential creators in the comic...

    Dec. at 33 (1931-1964)   Samuel "Sam" Cooke was an American recording artist and singer-songwriter, generally considered among the greatest of all time.

    Sam Cooke

    [ranking: 844]
    Dec. at 33 (1931-1964) Samuel "Sam" Cooke was an American recording artist and singer-songwriter, generally considered among the greatest of all time.

    age 72   Peter Albert David Singer, AC is an Australian moral philosopher. He is currently the Ira W.

    Peter Singer

    [ranking: 845]
    age 72 Peter Albert David Singer, AC is an Australian moral philosopher. He is currently the Ira W.

    Dec. at 82 (1887-1969)   William Henry Pratt, better known by his stage name Boris Karloff, was an English actor.

    Boris Karloff

    [ranking: 846]
    Dec. at 82 (1887-1969) William Henry Pratt, better known by his stage name Boris Karloff, was an English actor.

    Dec. at 52 (1952-2004)   Christopher D'Olier Reeve was an American actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, author, and activist.

    Christopher Reeve

    [ranking: 847]
    Dec. at 52 (1952-2004) Christopher D'Olier Reeve was an American actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, author, and activist.

    age 54   Andre Romelle Young, known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper and entrepreneur.

    Dr. Dre

    [ranking: 848]
    age 54 Andre Romelle Young, known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper and entrepreneur.

    Dec. at 69 (1911-1980)   Herbert Marshall McLuhan, CC was a Canadian philosopher of communication theory and a public intellectual.

    Marshall McLuhan

    [ranking: 849]
    Dec. at 69 (1911-1980) Herbert Marshall McLuhan, CC was a Canadian philosopher of communication theory and a public intellectual.

    Dec. at 70 (1924-1994)   Paul Karl Feyerabend was an Austrian-born philosopher of science best known for his work as a professor of philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley, where he worked for three...

    Paul Feyerabend

    [ranking: 850]
    Dec. at 70 (1924-1994) Paul Karl Feyerabend was an Austrian-born philosopher of science best known for his work as a professor of philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley, where he worked for three...

    Dec. at 31 (1966-1997)   Jeffrey Scott "Jeff" Buckley, raised as Scott "Scottie" Moorhead, was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.

    Jeff Buckley

    [ranking: 851]
    Dec. at 31 (1966-1997) Jeffrey Scott "Jeff" Buckley, raised as Scott "Scottie" Moorhead, was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.

    age 77   Steven Lee "Steve" Cropper is an American guitarist, songwriter and record producer.

    Steve Cropper

    [ranking: 852]
    age 77 Steven Lee "Steve" Cropper is an American guitarist, songwriter and record producer.

    age 71   Donald Hugh Henley (born July 22, 1947) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and founding member of the Eagles.

    Don Henley

    [ranking: 853]
    age 71 Donald Hugh Henley (born July 22, 1947) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and founding member of the Eagles.

    Dec. at 47 (1808-1855)   Gérard de Nerval was the nom-de-plume of the French writer, poet, essayist and translator Gérard Labrunie, one of the most essentially Romantic of French poets.

    Gérard de Nerval

    [ranking: 854]
    Dec. at 47 (1808-1855) Gérard de Nerval was the nom-de-plume of the French writer, poet, essayist and translator Gérard Labrunie, one of the most essentially Romantic of French poets.

    Dec. at 48 (1897-1945)   Paul Joseph Goebbels was a German politician and Reich Minister of Propaganda in Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945.

    Joseph Goebbels

    [ranking: 855]
    Dec. at 48 (1897-1945) Paul Joseph Goebbels was a German politician and Reich Minister of Propaganda in Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945.

    Dec. at 75 (1896-1971)   Lester Halbert Germer was an American physicist.

    Lester Germer

    [ranking: 856]
    Dec. at 75 (1896-1971) Lester Halbert Germer was an American physicist.

    Charles Minsky is a cinematographer.

    Charles Minsky

    [ranking: 857]
    Charles Minsky is a cinematographer.

    age 42   Travis Cordell Kalanick is an American entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of the peer-to-peer file-sharing company Red Swoosh and the transportation network company, Uber.

    Travis Kalanick

    [ranking: 858]
    age 42 Travis Cordell Kalanick is an American entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of the peer-to-peer file-sharing company Red Swoosh and the transportation network company, Uber.

    age 69   William Martin "Billy" Joel is an American pianist, singer-songwriter, and composer.

    Billy Joel

    [ranking: 859]
    age 69 William Martin "Billy" Joel is an American pianist, singer-songwriter, and composer.

    age 69   Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and actor.

    Lionel Richie

    [ranking: 860]
    age 69 Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and actor.

    Frederick Gehring

    Frederick Gehring

    [ranking: 861]
    Dec. at 87 (1925-2012) Frederick William Gehring was an American mathematician who worked in the area of complex analysis.

    Dec. at 76 (560-636)   Saint Isidore of Seville served as Archbishop of Seville for more than three decades and is considered, as the 19th-century historian Montalembert put it in an oft-quoted phrase, "The last...

    Isidore of Seville

    [ranking: 862]
    Dec. at 76 (560-636) Saint Isidore of Seville served as Archbishop of Seville for more than three decades and is considered, as the 19th-century historian Montalembert put it in an oft-quoted phrase, "The last...

    age 72   Albert "Al" Greene, often known as The Reverend Al Green, is an American singer best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s, including "Tired of Being...

    Al Green

    [ranking: 863]
    age 72 Albert "Al" Greene, often known as The Reverend Al Green, is an American singer best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s, including "Tired of Being...

    Dec. at 65 (1929-1994)   Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis was the wife of the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, and First Lady of the United States during his presidency.

    Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

    [ranking: 864]
    Dec. at 65 (1929-1994) Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis was the wife of the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, and First Lady of the United States during his presidency.

    Dec. at 80 (1901-1981)   Jacques Marie Émile Lacan was a French psychoanalyst and psychiatrist who has been called "the most controversial psycho-analyst since Freud".

    Jacques Lacan

    [ranking: 865]
    Dec. at 80 (1901-1981) Jacques Marie Émile Lacan was a French psychoanalyst and psychiatrist who has been called "the most controversial psycho-analyst since Freud".

    Dec. at 116 (1774-1890)   Lalon, also known as Lalon Sain, Lalon Shah, or Lalon Fakir, was a Bengali Baul saint, mystic, songwriter, social reformer and thinker.

    Lalon

    [ranking: 866]
    Dec. at 116 (1774-1890) Lalon, also known as Lalon Sain, Lalon Shah, or Lalon Fakir, was a Bengali Baul saint, mystic, songwriter, social reformer and thinker.

    age 91   Stephen John Ditko was an American comics artist and writer best known as the artist and co-creator, with Stan Lee, of the Marvel Comics superheroes Spider-Man and Doctor Strange.

    Steve Ditko

    [ranking: 867]
    age 91 Stephen John Ditko was an American comics artist and writer best known as the artist and co-creator, with Stan Lee, of the Marvel Comics superheroes Spider-Man and Doctor Strange.

    Dec. at 53 (1942-1995)   Jerome John "Jerry" Garcia was an American musician who was best known for his lead guitar work, singing and songwriting, which came to prominence during the counterculture era.

    Jerry Garcia

    [ranking: 868]
    Dec. at 53 (1942-1995) Jerome John "Jerry" Garcia was an American musician who was best known for his lead guitar work, singing and songwriting, which came to prominence during the counterculture era.

    Dec. at 75 (1911-1986)   Lafayette Ronald Hubbard, better known as L. Ron Hubbard and often referred to by his initials, LRH, was an American author and the founder of the Church of Scientology.

    L. Ron Hubbard

    [ranking: 869]
    Dec. at 75 (1911-1986) Lafayette Ronald Hubbard, better known as L. Ron Hubbard and often referred to by his initials, LRH, was an American author and the founder of the Church of Scientology.

    Dec. at 87 (1924-2011)   Sidney Arthur Lumet was an American director, producer and screenwriter with over 50 films to his credit.

    Sidney Lumet

    [ranking: 870]
    Dec. at 87 (1924-2011) Sidney Arthur Lumet was an American director, producer and screenwriter with over 50 films to his credit.

    age 56   Michael Jeffrey Jordan, also known by his initials, MJ, is an American former professional basketball player.

    Michael Jordan

    [ranking: 871]
    age 56 Michael Jeffrey Jordan, also known by his initials, MJ, is an American former professional basketball player.

    Dec. at 28 (1848-1876)   Hristo Botev, born Hristo Botyov Petkov, was a Bulgarian poet and national revolutionary.

    Hristo Botev

    [ranking: 872]
    Dec. at 28 (1848-1876) Hristo Botev, born Hristo Botyov Petkov, was a Bulgarian poet and national revolutionary.

    Dec. at 46 (1888-1934)   Nestor Ivanovych Makhno or Bat'ko Makhno was a Ukrainian anarcho-communist revolutionary and the commander of an independent anarchist army in Ukraine during the Russian Civil War.

    Nestor Makhno

    [ranking: 873]
    Dec. at 46 (1888-1934) Nestor Ivanovych Makhno or Bat'ko Makhno was a Ukrainian anarcho-communist revolutionary and the commander of an independent anarchist army in Ukraine during the Russian Civil War.

    age 79   Jacques Rancière is a French philosopher, Professor of Philosophy at European Graduate School in Saas-Fee and Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Paris who came to...

    Jacques Rancière

    [ranking: 874]
    age 79 Jacques Rancière is a French philosopher, Professor of Philosophy at European Graduate School in Saas-Fee and Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Paris who came to...

    Dec. at 58 (1819-1877)   Jean Désiré Gustave Courbet was a French painter who led the Realist movement in 19th-century French painting.

    Gustave Courbet

    [ranking: 875]
    Dec. at 58 (1819-1877) Jean Désiré Gustave Courbet was a French painter who led the Realist movement in 19th-century French painting.

    age 91   Antoine "Fats" Domino, Jr. is an American pianist and singer-songwriter. Domino released five gold records before 1955.

    Fats Domino

    [ranking: 876]
    age 91 Antoine "Fats" Domino, Jr. is an American pianist and singer-songwriter. Domino released five gold records before 1955.

    Karl Polanyi

    Karl Polanyi

    [ranking: 877]
    Dec. at 78 (1886-1964) Karl Paul Polanyi was a Hungarian-American economic historian, economic anthropologist, political economist, historical sociologist and social philosopher.

    Dec. at 91 (1888-1979)   Jean Omer Marie Gabriel Monnet was a French political economist and diplomat.

    Jean Monnet

    [ranking: 878]
    Dec. at 91 (1888-1979) Jean Omer Marie Gabriel Monnet was a French political economist and diplomat.

    Dec. at 67 (1883-1950)   Joseph Alois Schumpeter was an Austrian-American economist and political scientist. He briefly served as Finance Minister of Austria in 1919.

    Joseph Schumpeter

    [ranking: 879]
    Dec. at 67 (1883-1950) Joseph Alois Schumpeter was an Austrian-American economist and political scientist. He briefly served as Finance Minister of Austria in 1919.

    Dec. at 80 (1927-2007)   Mstislav Leopoldovich "Slava" Rostropovich, KBE, was a Soviet and Russian cellist and conductor. He is considered to be one of the greatest cellists of the 20th century.

    Mstislav Rostropovich

    [ranking: 880]
    Dec. at 80 (1927-2007) Mstislav Leopoldovich "Slava" Rostropovich, KBE, was a Soviet and Russian cellist and conductor. He is considered to be one of the greatest cellists of the 20th century.

    Dec. at 67 (1913-1980)   James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens was an American track and field athlete and four-time Olympic gold medalist.

    Jesse Owens

    [ranking: 881]
    Dec. at 67 (1913-1980) James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens was an American track and field athlete and four-time Olympic gold medalist.

    Dec. at 83 (1900-1983)   Luis Buñuel Portolés was a filmmaker who worked in Spain, Mexico and France.

    Luis Buñuel

    [ranking: 882]
    Dec. at 83 (1900-1983) Luis Buñuel Portolés was a filmmaker who worked in Spain, Mexico and France.

    age 71   Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton is an American attorney, politician and member of the Democratic Party.

    Hillary Clinton

    [ranking: 883]
    age 71 Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton is an American attorney, politician and member of the Democratic Party.

    Dec. at 92 (1913-2005)   Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was an African-American Civil Rights activist, whom the United States Congress called "the first lady of civil rights" and "the mother of the freedom...

    Rosa Parks

    [ranking: 884]
    Dec. at 92 (1913-2005) Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was an African-American Civil Rights activist, whom the United States Congress called "the first lady of civil rights" and "the mother of the freedom...

    Dec. at 61 (1861-1922)   John William Godward was an English painter from the end of the Pre-Raphaelite/Neo-Classicist era.

    John William Godward

    [ranking: 885]
    Dec. at 61 (1861-1922) John William Godward was an English painter from the end of the Pre-Raphaelite/Neo-Classicist era.

    age 86   Paul Ralph Ehrlich is an American biologist and educator who is the Bing Professor of Population Studies in the department of Biological Sciences at Stanford University and president of...

    Paul R. Ehrlich

    [ranking: 886]
    age 86 Paul Ralph Ehrlich is an American biologist and educator who is the Bing Professor of Population Studies in the department of Biological Sciences at Stanford University and president of...

    Dec. at 36 (1925-1961)   Frantz Fanon was a Martinique-born Afro-Caribbean psychiatrist, philosopher, revolutionary, and writer whose works are influential in the fields of post-colonial studies, critical theory, and...

    Frantz Fanon

    [ranking: 887]
    Dec. at 36 (1925-1961) Frantz Fanon was a Martinique-born Afro-Caribbean psychiatrist, philosopher, revolutionary, and writer whose works are influential in the fields of post-colonial studies, critical theory, and...

    Dec. at 54 (1870-1924)   Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, alias Lenin was a Russian communist revolutionary, politician and political theorist.

    Vladimir Ilich Lenin

    [ranking: 888]
    Dec. at 54 (1870-1924) Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, alias Lenin was a Russian communist revolutionary, politician and political theorist.

    Dec. at 39 (1928-1967)   Ernesto "Che" Guevara, commonly known as el Che or simply Che, was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, guerrilla leader, diplomat, and military theorist.

    Che Guevara

    [ranking: 889]
    Dec. at 39 (1928-1967) Ernesto "Che" Guevara, commonly known as el Che or simply Che, was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, guerrilla leader, diplomat, and military theorist.

    age 71   Camille Anna Paglia is an American academic and social critic.

    Camille Paglia

    [ranking: 890]
    age 71 Camille Anna Paglia is an American academic and social critic.

    Dec. at 82 (1881-1963)   Pope Saint John XXIII reigned from 28 October 1958 to his death in 1963 and was canonized on 27 April 2014.

    Pope John XXIII

    [ranking: 891]
    Dec. at 82 (1881-1963) Pope Saint John XXIII reigned from 28 October 1958 to his death in 1963 and was canonized on 27 April 2014.

    Dec. at 74 (1930-2004)   Ray Charles Robinson, professionally known as Ray Charles, was an American singer, songwriter, musician and composer, who is sometimes referred to as "The Genius".

    Ray Charles

    [ranking: 892]
    Dec. at 74 (1930-2004) Ray Charles Robinson, professionally known as Ray Charles, was an American singer, songwriter, musician and composer, who is sometimes referred to as "The Genius".

    Dec. at 73 (1201-1274)   Khawaja Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Hasan Tūsī, better known as Nasīr al-Dīn Tūsī, was a Persian polymath and prolific writer: An architect, astronomer, biologist, chemist, mathematician,...

    Nasir al-Din Tusi

    [ranking: 893]
    Dec. at 73 (1201-1274) Khawaja Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Hasan Tūsī, better known as Nasīr al-Dīn Tūsī, was a Persian polymath and prolific writer: An architect, astronomer, biologist, chemist, mathematician,...

    age 36   Christopher Michael "Chris" Pratt is an American actor.

    Chris Pratt

    [ranking: 894]
    age 36 Christopher Michael "Chris" Pratt is an American actor.

    age 75   Keith Richards is an English musician, singer and songwriter, and one of the original members of the rock band the Rolling Stones.

    Keith Richards

    [ranking: 895]
    age 75 Keith Richards is an English musician, singer and songwriter, and one of the original members of the rock band the Rolling Stones.

    Dec. at 87 (1902-1989)   Ruhollah Moosavi Khomeini was an Iranian Mujtahid, revolutionary, politician, the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran as the first Islamic government in the modern age and the leader of the...

    Ruhollah Khomeini

    [ranking: 896]
    Dec. at 87 (1902-1989) Ruhollah Moosavi Khomeini was an Iranian Mujtahid, revolutionary, politician, the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran as the first Islamic government in the modern age and the leader of the...

    age 57   George Timothy Clooney is an American actor, writer, producer, director, and activist.

    George Clooney

    [ranking: 897]
    age 57 George Timothy Clooney is an American actor, writer, producer, director, and activist.

    age 72   Janet Louise Yellen is an American economist. She is the Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, previously serving as Vice Chair from 2010 to 2014.

    Janet Yellen

    [ranking: 898]
    age 72 Janet Louise Yellen is an American economist. She is the Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, previously serving as Vice Chair from 2010 to 2014.

    Dec. at 69 (1906-1975)   Johanna "Hannah" Arendt was a German-born political theorist.

    Hannah Arendt

    [ranking: 899]
    Dec. at 69 (1906-1975) Johanna "Hannah" Arendt was a German-born political theorist.

    Dec. at 46 (763-809)   Harun al-Rashid was the fifth Abbasid Caliph.

    Harun al-Rashid

    [ranking: 900]
    Dec. at 46 (763-809) Harun al-Rashid was the fifth Abbasid Caliph.

    Dec. at 48 (1799-1847)   Mary Anning was a British fossil collector, dealer, and palaeontologist who became known around the world for important finds she made in Jurassic marine fossil beds in the cliffs along the...

    Mary Anning

    [ranking: 901]
    Dec. at 48 (1799-1847) Mary Anning was a British fossil collector, dealer, and palaeontologist who became known around the world for important finds she made in Jurassic marine fossil beds in the cliffs along the...

    Dec. at 72 (1857-1929)   Thorstein Bunde Veblen was an American economist and sociologist, and leader of the institutional economics movement.

    Thorstein Veblen

    [ranking: 902]
    Dec. at 72 (1857-1929) Thorstein Bunde Veblen was an American economist and sociologist, and leader of the institutional economics movement.

    Dec. at 57 (1958-2016)   Prince Roger Nelson, known by his mononym Prince, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and actor.

    Prince

    [ranking: 903]
    Dec. at 57 (1958-2016) Prince Roger Nelson, known by his mononym Prince, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and actor.

    Dec. at 72 (1494-1566)   Suleiman I, known as “the Magnificent” in the West and “Kanuni” in the East, was the Caliph of Islam and the tenth and longest-reigning Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, from 1520 to his death in...

    Suleiman the Magnificent

    [ranking: 904]
    Dec. at 72 (1494-1566) Suleiman I, known as “the Magnificent” in the West and “Kanuni” in the East, was the Caliph of Islam and the tenth and longest-reigning Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, from 1520 to his death in...

    age 73   Miriam Defensor Santiago is a Filipino politician, notable for having served in all three branches of the Philippine government – judicial, executive, and legislative.

    Miriam Defensor Santiago

    [ranking: 905]
    age 73 Miriam Defensor Santiago is a Filipino politician, notable for having served in all three branches of the Philippine government – judicial, executive, and legislative.

    age 77   Roberto Calasso is an Italian writer and publisher.

    Roberto Calasso

    [ranking: 906]
    age 77 Roberto Calasso is an Italian writer and publisher.

    age 65   Matthew Abram "Matt" Groening is a U.S. cartoonist, screenwriter, producer, animator, author, musician, comedian, and voice actor.

    Matt Groening

    [ranking: 907]
    age 65 Matthew Abram "Matt" Groening is a U.S. cartoonist, screenwriter, producer, animator, author, musician, comedian, and voice actor.

    Dec. at 76 (1837-1913)   John Pierpont "J.P." Morgan was an American financier, banker, philanthropist and art collector who dominated corporate finance and industrial consolidation during his time.

    J. P. Morgan

    [ranking: 908]
    Dec. at 76 (1837-1913) John Pierpont "J.P." Morgan was an American financier, banker, philanthropist and art collector who dominated corporate finance and industrial consolidation during his time.

    age 75   George Roger Waters is an English musician, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer.

    Roger Waters

    [ranking: 909]
    age 75 George Roger Waters is an English musician, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer.

    Dec. at 35 (1861-1896)   José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda was a Filipino nationalist, novelist, poet, ophthalmologist, journalist, and revolutionary.

    José Rizal

    [ranking: 910]
    Dec. at 35 (1861-1896) José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda was a Filipino nationalist, novelist, poet, ophthalmologist, journalist, and revolutionary.

    Dec. at 66 (1784-1850)   Zachary Taylor was the 12th President of the United States, serving from March 1849 until his death in July 1850.

    Zachary Taylor

    [ranking: 911]
    Dec. at 66 (1784-1850) Zachary Taylor was the 12th President of the United States, serving from March 1849 until his death in July 1850.

    age 73   Stephen Glenn "Steve" Martin is an American comedian, actor, musician, writer, and producer.

    Steve Martin

    [ranking: 912]
    age 73 Stephen Glenn "Steve" Martin is an American comedian, actor, musician, writer, and producer.

    Dec. at 83 (1815-1898)   Sir William Jenner, 1st Baronet was a significant English physician primarily known for having discovered the distinction between typhus and typhoid.

    Sir William Jenner, 1st Baronet

    [ranking: 913]
    Dec. at 83 (1815-1898) Sir William Jenner, 1st Baronet was a significant English physician primarily known for having discovered the distinction between typhus and typhoid.

    Nemesius

    Nemesius

    [ranking: 914]
    Nemesius, was a Christian philosopher, and the author of a treatise De Natura Hominis. According to the title of his book, he was the Bishop of Emesa.

    age 79   William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. is an American R&B/pop singer-songwriter, record producer, and former record executive.

    Smokey Robinson

    [ranking: 915]
    age 79 William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. is an American R&B/pop singer-songwriter, record producer, and former record executive.

    age 64   Elvis Costello is an English singer-songwriter.

    Elvis Costello

    [ranking: 916]
    age 64 Elvis Costello is an English singer-songwriter.

    age 47   This person is an American former professional road racing cyclist.

    Lance Armstrong

    [ranking: 917]
    age 47 This person is an American former professional road racing cyclist.

    Dec. at 92 (1780-1872)   Mary Fairfax Somerville was a Scottish science writer and polymath, at a time when women's participation in science was discouraged.

    Mary Somerville

    [ranking: 918]
    Dec. at 92 (1780-1872) Mary Fairfax Somerville was a Scottish science writer and polymath, at a time when women's participation in science was discouraged.

    Dec. at 90 (1302 BC-1212 BC)   Ramesses II, also known as Ramesses the Great, was the third pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt.

    Ramesses II

    [ranking: 919]
    Dec. at 90 (1302 BC-1212 BC) Ramesses II, also known as Ramesses the Great, was the third pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt.

    Dec. at 57 (1729-1786)   Moses Mendelssohn was a German Jewish philosopher to whose ideas the Haskalah, the 'Jewish enlightenment' of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, is indebted.

    Moses Mendelssohn

    [ranking: 920]
    Dec. at 57 (1729-1786) Moses Mendelssohn was a German Jewish philosopher to whose ideas the Haskalah, the 'Jewish enlightenment' of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, is indebted.

    Dec. at 43 (1095-1138)   Avempace is the Latinate form of Ibn Bâjja, full name Abû Bakr Muḥammad Ibn Yaḥyà ibn aṣ-Ṣâ’igh at-Tûjîbî Ibn Bâjja al-Tujibi, a medieval...

    Avempace

    [ranking: 921]
    Dec. at 43 (1095-1138) Avempace is the Latinate form of Ibn Bâjja, full name Abû Bakr Muḥammad Ibn Yaḥyà ibn aṣ-Ṣâ’igh at-Tûjîbî Ibn Bâjja al-Tujibi, a medieval...

    Dec. at 27 (1967-1994)   Kurt Donald Cobain was an American musician who was best known as the lead singer, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the grunge band Nirvana.

    Kurt Cobain

    [ranking: 922]
    Dec. at 27 (1967-1994) Kurt Donald Cobain was an American musician who was best known as the lead singer, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the grunge band Nirvana.

    age 88   Thomas Sowell is an American economist, social theorist, political philosopher, and author. He is currently Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University.

    Thomas Sowell

    [ranking: 923]
    age 88 Thomas Sowell is an American economist, social theorist, political philosopher, and author. He is currently Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University.

    Dec. at 27 (1946-1973)   Ingram Cecil Connor III, known professionally as Gram Parsons, was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and pianist.

    Gram Parsons

    [ranking: 924]
    Dec. at 27 (1946-1973) Ingram Cecil Connor III, known professionally as Gram Parsons, was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and pianist.

    Dec. at 44 (1912-1956)   Paul Jackson Pollock, known as Jackson Pollock, was an influential American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement.

    Jackson Pollock

    [ranking: 925]
    Dec. at 44 (1912-1956) Paul Jackson Pollock, known as Jackson Pollock, was an influential American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement.

    age 47   Sacha Noam Baron Cohen is an English actor, comedian, and writer.

    Sacha Baron Cohen

    [ranking: 926]
    age 47 Sacha Noam Baron Cohen is an English actor, comedian, and writer.

    Dec. at 60 (1946-2006)   Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett was an English musician, composer, singer, songwriter, and painter.

    Syd Barrett

    [ranking: 927]
    Dec. at 60 (1946-2006) Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett was an English musician, composer, singer, songwriter, and painter.

    Dec. at 27 (1943-1970)   Janis Lyn Joplin was an American singer-songwriter who first rose to fame in the late 1960s as the lead singer of the acid rock band Big Brother and the Holding Company, and later as a solo...

    Janis Joplin

    [ranking: 928]
    Dec. at 27 (1943-1970) Janis Lyn Joplin was an American singer-songwriter who first rose to fame in the late 1960s as the lead singer of the acid rock band Big Brother and the Holding Company, and later as a solo...

    Dec. at 92 (1862-1954)   Auguste Marie Louis Nicolas Lumière was a film producer and a fim director.

    Auguste Lumière

    [ranking: 929]
    Dec. at 92 (1862-1954) Auguste Marie Louis Nicolas Lumière was a film producer and a fim director.

    age 68   Wendy McElroy is a Canadian individualist anarchist and individualist feminist.

    Wendy McElroy

    [ranking: 930]
    age 68 Wendy McElroy is a Canadian individualist anarchist and individualist feminist.

    Dec. at 66 (1910-1976)   Chester Arthur Burnett, known as Howlin' Wolf, was an African American Chicago blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player, from Mississippi.

    Howlin' Wolf

    [ranking: 931]
    Dec. at 66 (1910-1976) Chester Arthur Burnett, known as Howlin' Wolf, was an African American Chicago blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player, from Mississippi.

    age 53   Robert John Downey Jr. is an American actor, producer, and singer, whose career has included critical and popular success in his youth, followed by a period of legal troubles, and a resurgence...

    Robert Downey Jr.

    [ranking: 932]
    age 53 Robert John Downey Jr. is an American actor, producer, and singer, whose career has included critical and popular success in his youth, followed by a period of legal troubles, and a resurgence...

    Dec. at 67 (1917-1984)   Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was the fourth Prime Minister of India and a central figure of the Indian National Congress party.

    Indira Gandhi

    [ranking: 933]
    Dec. at 67 (1917-1984) Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was the fourth Prime Minister of India and a central figure of the Indian National Congress party.

    age 75   Roger Harry Daltrey, CBE is an English singer, songwriter and actor.

    Roger Daltrey

    [ranking: 934]
    age 75 Roger Harry Daltrey, CBE is an English singer, songwriter and actor.

    age 43   Angelina Jolie Pitt is an American actress, filmmaker, and humanitarian.

    Angelina Jolie

    [ranking: 935]
    age 43 Angelina Jolie Pitt is an American actress, filmmaker, and humanitarian.

    age 48   Paul Thomas Anderson is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer.

    Paul Thomas Anderson

    [ranking: 936]
    age 48 Paul Thomas Anderson is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer.

    Dec. at 50 (1952-2002)   John Graham Mellor, known by his stage name Joe Strummer, was a British musician, singer, actor and songwriter who was the co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist of the Clash,...

    Joe Strummer

    [ranking: 937]
    Dec. at 50 (1952-2002) John Graham Mellor, known by his stage name Joe Strummer, was a British musician, singer, actor and songwriter who was the co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist of the Clash,...

    Dec. at 80 (1894-1974)   Satyendra Nath Bose, FRS was a Bengali physicist specialising in mathematical physics.

    Satyendra Nath Bose

    [ranking: 938]
    Dec. at 80 (1894-1974) Satyendra Nath Bose, FRS was a Bengali physicist specialising in mathematical physics.

    age 64   Angela Merkel is the current Chancellor of Germany and the head of the political party CDU in Germany.

    Angela Merkel

    [ranking: 939]
    age 64 Angela Merkel is the current Chancellor of Germany and the head of the political party CDU in Germany.

    Dec. at 72 (1940-2012)   Mark Lavon "Levon" Helm was an American rock and Americana musician and actor who achieved fame as the drummer and regular lead vocalist for the Band.

    Levon Helm

    [ranking: 940]
    Dec. at 72 (1940-2012) Mark Lavon "Levon" Helm was an American rock and Americana musician and actor who achieved fame as the drummer and regular lead vocalist for the Band.

    age 64   James Francis Cameron is a Canadian filmmaker, inventor, engineer, philanthropist, and deep-sea explorer who has directed the two biggest box office films of all time.

    James Cameron

    [ranking: 941]
    age 64 James Francis Cameron is a Canadian filmmaker, inventor, engineer, philanthropist, and deep-sea explorer who has directed the two biggest box office films of all time.

    Dec. at 89 (1920-2009)   Irving Kristol was an American columnist, journalist, and writer who was dubbed the "godfather of neo-conservatism." As the founder, editor, and contributor to various magazines, he...

    Irving Kristol

    [ranking: 942]
    Dec. at 89 (1920-2009) Irving Kristol was an American columnist, journalist, and writer who was dubbed the "godfather of neo-conservatism." As the founder, editor, and contributor to various magazines, he...

    Dec. at 74 (1850-1924)   Samuel Gompers was an English-born American cigar maker who became a Georgist labor union leader and a key figure in American labor history.

    Samuel Gompers

    [ranking: 943]
    Dec. at 74 (1850-1924) Samuel Gompers was an English-born American cigar maker who became a Georgist labor union leader and a key figure in American labor history.

    age 57   Sir Peter Robert Jackson ONZ KNZM is a New Zealand filmmaker.

    Peter Jackson

    [ranking: 944]
    age 57 Sir Peter Robert Jackson ONZ KNZM is a New Zealand filmmaker.

    age 73   John Cameron Fogerty is an American musician, songwriter, and guitarist, early in his career best known as the lead singer and lead guitarist for the band Creedence Clearwater Revival and later...

    John Fogerty

    [ranking: 945]
    age 73 John Cameron Fogerty is an American musician, songwriter, and guitarist, early in his career best known as the lead singer and lead guitarist for the band Creedence Clearwater Revival and later...

    age 70   Robert Anthony Plant, CBE is an English musician, singer, and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the rock band Led Zeppelin.

    Robert Plant

    [ranking: 946]
    age 70 Robert Anthony Plant, CBE is an English musician, singer, and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the rock band Led Zeppelin.

    age 59   Lene Vestergaard Hau is a Danish physicist.

    Lene Hau

    [ranking: 947]
    age 59 Lene Vestergaard Hau is a Danish physicist.

    Dec. at 80 (1925-2005)   John William "Johnny" Carson was an American television host, comedian, writer, producer, actor, and musician known for thirty years as host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson....

    Johnny Carson

    [ranking: 948]
    Dec. at 80 (1925-2005) John William "Johnny" Carson was an American television host, comedian, writer, producer, actor, and musician known for thirty years as host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson....

    age 75   John Symon Asher "Jack" Bruce was a Scottish musician, composer and vocalist, known primarily for his multi-faceted contributions to the legendary British supergroup Cream, which...

    Jack Bruce

    [ranking: 949]
    age 75 John Symon Asher "Jack" Bruce was a Scottish musician, composer and vocalist, known primarily for his multi-faceted contributions to the legendary British supergroup Cream, which...

    Peter Townsend is a sound mixer.

    Pete Townsend

    [ranking: 950]
    Peter Townsend is a sound mixer.

    Dec. at 54 (1795-1849)   James Knox Polk was the 11th President of the United States. Polk was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. He later lived in and represented Tennessee.

    James K. Polk

    [ranking: 951]
    Dec. at 54 (1795-1849) James Knox Polk was the 11th President of the United States. Polk was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. He later lived in and represented Tennessee.

    age 63   Judith Butler is an American philosopher and gender theorist whose work has influenced political philosophy, ethics and the fields of feminist, queer and literary theory.

    Judith Butler

    [ranking: 952]
    age 63 Judith Butler is an American philosopher and gender theorist whose work has influenced political philosophy, ethics and the fields of feminist, queer and literary theory.

    Dec. at 68 (1937-2005)   Hunter Stockton Thompson was an American journalist and author. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, to a middle-class family.

    Hunter S. Thompson

    [ranking: 953]
    Dec. at 68 (1937-2005) Hunter Stockton Thompson was an American journalist and author. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, to a middle-class family.

    age 77   Terence Graham Parry "Terry" Jones is a British comedian, screenwriter, actor, film director and author.

    Terry Jones

    [ranking: 954]
    age 77 Terence Graham Parry "Terry" Jones is a British comedian, screenwriter, actor, film director and author.

    age 71   Joseph Fidler "Joe" Walsh is an American singer, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer.

    Joe Walsh

    [ranking: 955]
    age 71 Joseph Fidler "Joe" Walsh is an American singer, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer.

    age 90   Zbigniew Kazimierz Brzezinski is a Polish American political scientist, geostrategist, and statesman who served as a counselor to Lyndon B.

    Zbigniew Brzezinski

    [ranking: 956]
    age 90 Zbigniew Kazimierz Brzezinski is a Polish American political scientist, geostrategist, and statesman who served as a counselor to Lyndon B.

    Irving Babbitt

    Irving Babbitt

    [ranking: 957]
    Dec. at 68 (1865-1933) Irving Babbitt was an American academic and literary critic, noted for his founding role in a movement that became known as the New Humanism, a significant influence on literary discussion and...

    age 71   Sir Elton Hercules John CBE is an English singer, songwriter, composer, pianist, record producer, and occasional actor.

    Elton John

    [ranking: 958]
    age 71 Sir Elton Hercules John CBE is an English singer, songwriter, composer, pianist, record producer, and occasional actor.

    age 75   Sir Michael Philip Jagger, better known as Mick Jagger, is an English singer, songwriter and one time actor, best known as the lead singer and a founder member of The Rolling Stones.

    Mick Jagger

    [ranking: 959]
    age 75 Sir Michael Philip Jagger, better known as Mick Jagger, is an English singer, songwriter and one time actor, best known as the lead singer and a founder member of The Rolling Stones.

    age 75   James Patrick "Jimmy" Page, OBE is an English musician, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer who achieved international success as the guitarist and leader of the...

    Jimmy Page

    [ranking: 960]
    age 75 James Patrick "Jimmy" Page, OBE is an English musician, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer who achieved international success as the guitarist and leader of the...

    age 88   Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein is an American sociologist, historical social scientist, and world-systems analyst, arguably best known for his development of the general approach in sociology...

    Immanuel Wallerstein

    [ranking: 961]
    age 88 Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein is an American sociologist, historical social scientist, and world-systems analyst, arguably best known for his development of the general approach in sociology...

    Scientist

    Mahinda pathegama

    [ranking: 962]
    Scientist

    Dec. at 75 (1820-1895)   Friedrich Engels was a German social scientist, author, political theorist, philosopher, and father of Marxist theory, together with Karl Marx.

    Friedrich Engels

    [ranking: 963]
    Dec. at 75 (1820-1895) Friedrich Engels was a German social scientist, author, political theorist, philosopher, and father of Marxist theory, together with Karl Marx.

    Dec. at 58 (1843-1901)   William McKinley was the 25th President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1897, until September 1901, six months into his second term.

    William McKinley

    [ranking: 964]
    Dec. at 58 (1843-1901) William McKinley was the 25th President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1897, until September 1901, six months into his second term.

    age 68   Stevland Hardaway Morris, known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist.

    Stevie Wonder

    [ranking: 965]
    age 68 Stevland Hardaway Morris, known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist.

    age 44   Bradley Charles Cooper is an American actor and producer.

    Bradley Cooper

    [ranking: 966]
    age 44 Bradley Charles Cooper is an American actor and producer.

    age 60   John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from the United States often rated among the greatest tennis players of all time, especially for his touch on the...

    John McEnroe

    [ranking: 967]
    age 60 John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from the United States often rated among the greatest tennis players of all time, especially for his touch on the...

    Dec. at 25 (1972-1997)   Christopher George Latore Wallace, better known by his stage names The Notorious B.I.G., Biggie or Biggie Smalls, was an American rapper.

    The Notorious B.I.G.

    [ranking: 968]
    Dec. at 25 (1972-1997) Christopher George Latore Wallace, better known by his stage names The Notorious B.I.G., Biggie or Biggie Smalls, was an American rapper.

    Dec. at 76 (1899-1975)   Percy Lavon Julian was an American research chemist and a pioneer in the chemical synthesis of medicinal drugs from plants.

    Percy Lavon Julian

    [ranking: 969]
    Dec. at 76 (1899-1975) Percy Lavon Julian was an American research chemist and a pioneer in the chemical synthesis of medicinal drugs from plants.

    age 67   Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner CBE, known on stage as Sting, is an English musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, activist, actor and philanthropist.

    Sting

    [ranking: 970]
    age 67 Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner CBE, known on stage as Sting, is an English musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, activist, actor and philanthropist.

    age 74   Gary Busey is an American actor.

    Gary Busey

    [ranking: 971]
    age 74 Gary Busey is an American actor.

    Dec. at 29 (1948-1977)   Ronald Wayne "Ronnie" Van Zant was an American lead vocalist, primary lyricist, and a founding member of the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd.

    Ronnie Van Zant

    [ranking: 972]
    Dec. at 29 (1948-1977) Ronald Wayne "Ronnie" Van Zant was an American lead vocalist, primary lyricist, and a founding member of the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd.

    Dec. at 52 (1844-1896)   Paul-Marie Verlaine was a French poet associated with the Symbolist movement.

    Paul Verlaine

    [ranking: 973]
    Dec. at 52 (1844-1896) Paul-Marie Verlaine was a French poet associated with the Symbolist movement.

    age 67   Bob Geldof is a musician, actor and political activist.

    Bob Geldof

    [ranking: 974]
    age 67 Bob Geldof is a musician, actor and political activist.

    age 57   W. Axl Rose is an American singer-songwriter and musician. He is the lead vocalist and only remaining original member of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses.

    Axl Rose

    [ranking: 975]
    age 57 W. Axl Rose is an American singer-songwriter and musician. He is the lead vocalist and only remaining original member of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses.

    Dec. at 77 (1899-1976)   Kazi Nazrul Islam is the national poet of Bangladesh. He was also a Bengali polymath, poet, writer, musician and revolutionary.

    Kazi Nazrul Islam

    [ranking: 976]
    Dec. at 77 (1899-1976) Kazi Nazrul Islam is the national poet of Bangladesh. He was also a Bengali polymath, poet, writer, musician and revolutionary.

    age 79   Anna Mae Bullock, known by her stage name Tina Turner, is a singer, dancer, actress, and author, whose career has spanned more than half a century, earning her widespread recognition and...

    Tina Turner

    [ranking: 977]
    age 79 Anna Mae Bullock, known by her stage name Tina Turner, is a singer, dancer, actress, and author, whose career has spanned more than half a century, earning her widespread recognition and...

    age 47   Jonathan Richard Guy "Jonny" Greenwood is an English musician and composer best known as a member of the rock band Radiohead.

    Jonny Greenwood

    [ranking: 978]
    age 47 Jonathan Richard Guy "Jonny" Greenwood is an English musician and composer best known as a member of the rock band Radiohead.

    Dec. at 50 (1934-1984)   Jack Leroy "Jackie" Wilson, Jr. was an African American soul singer-songwriter and performer.

    Jackie Wilson

    [ranking: 979]
    Dec. at 50 (1934-1984) Jack Leroy "Jackie" Wilson, Jr. was an African American soul singer-songwriter and performer.

    age 59   John Michael Stipe is an American singer, lyricist, film producer and visual artist.

    Michael Stipe

    [ranking: 980]
    age 59 John Michael Stipe is an American singer, lyricist, film producer and visual artist.

    age 82   Pope Francis is Pope of the Catholic Church, a title he holds ex officio for being the Bishop of Rome, in which capacity he is also the absolute sovereign of the Vatican City State.

    Pope Francis

    [ranking: 981]
    age 82 Pope Francis is Pope of the Catholic Church, a title he holds ex officio for being the Bishop of Rome, in which capacity he is also the absolute sovereign of the Vatican City State.

    Maurice Cowling

    Maurice Cowling

    [ranking: 982]
    Dec. at 79 (1926-2005) Maurice John Cowling was a British historian and a Fellow of Peterhouse, Cambridge.

    Dec. at 71 (1905-1976)   Howard Robard Hughes, Jr. was an American business tycoon, investor, aviator, aerospace engineer, inventor, filmmaker and philanthropist.

    Howard Hughes

    [ranking: 983]
    Dec. at 71 (1905-1976) Howard Robard Hughes, Jr. was an American business tycoon, investor, aviator, aerospace engineer, inventor, filmmaker and philanthropist.

    Dec. at 64 (1031-1095)   Shen Kuo or Shen Gua, courtesy name Cunzhong and pseudonym Mengqi Weng, was a Han Chinese polymathic genius, medical doctor, scientist and statesman of the Song dynasty.

    Shen Kuo

    [ranking: 984]
    Dec. at 64 (1031-1095) Shen Kuo or Shen Gua, courtesy name Cunzhong and pseudonym Mengqi Weng, was a Han Chinese polymathic genius, medical doctor, scientist and statesman of the Song dynasty.

    age 72   George Walker Bush is an American politician and businessman who served as the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009, and the 46th Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000.

    George W. Bush

    [ranking: 985]
    age 72 George Walker Bush is an American politician and businessman who served as the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009, and the 46th Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000.

    age 86   Richard Wayne Penniman, known by his stage name Little Richard, is an American recording artist, songwriter, and musician.

    Little Richard

    [ranking: 986]
    age 86 Richard Wayne Penniman, known by his stage name Little Richard, is an American recording artist, songwriter, and musician.

    age 70   James Vernon Taylor is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A five-time Grammy Award winner, Taylor was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.

    James Taylor

    [ranking: 987]
    age 70 James Vernon Taylor is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A five-time Grammy Award winner, Taylor was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.

    age 88   Toni Morrison (February 18, 1931 – August 5, 2019) was an American novelist, editor, and professor.

    Toni Morrison

    [ranking: 988]
    age 88 Toni Morrison (February 18, 1931 – August 5, 2019) was an American novelist, editor, and professor.

    age 51   Reid Garrett Hoffman is an American internet entrepreneur, venture capitalist and author.

    Reid Hoffman

    [ranking: 989]
    age 51 Reid Garrett Hoffman is an American internet entrepreneur, venture capitalist and author.

    age 58   Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, better known by his stage name Chuck D, is an American rapper, author, and producer.

    Chuck D

    [ranking: 990]
    age 58 Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, better known by his stage name Chuck D, is an American rapper, author, and producer.

    Marcian Hoff

    Marcian Hoff

    [ranking: 991]
    age 81 Marcian Edward "Ted" Hoff, Jr., is one of the inventors of the microprocessor.

    Huey Lewis and the News is an American pop rock band based in San Francisco, California.

    Huey Lewis & the News

    [ranking: 992]
    Huey Lewis and the News is an American pop rock band based in San Francisco, California.

    Dec. at 73 (1933-2006)   James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer-songwriter, dancer, musician, record producer and bandleader.

    James Brown

    [ranking: 993]
    Dec. at 73 (1933-2006) James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer-songwriter, dancer, musician, record producer and bandleader.

    age 74   Paul Francis Gadd, known by the stage name Gary Glitter, is an English former glam rock singer-songwriter and musician who achieved great popular success between the early 1970s and mid 1980s....

    Gary Glitter

    [ranking: 994]
    age 74 Paul Francis Gadd, known by the stage name Gary Glitter, is an English former glam rock singer-songwriter and musician who achieved great popular success between the early 1970s and mid 1980s....

    Dec. at 72 (1936-2008)   Levi Stubbs was an American baritone singer, best known as the lead vocalist of the Motown R&B group the Four Tops.

    Levi Stubbs

    [ranking: 995]
    Dec. at 72 (1936-2008) Levi Stubbs was an American baritone singer, best known as the lead vocalist of the Motown R&B group the Four Tops.

    age 28   Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen is a Norwegian chess grandmaster, No. 1 ranked player in the world and reigning World Chess Champion in classical, rapid and blitz.

    Magnus Carlsen

    [ranking: 996]
    age 28 Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen is a Norwegian chess grandmaster, No. 1 ranked player in the world and reigning World Chess Champion in classical, rapid and blitz.

    Dec. at 61 (1948-2009)   Ronald Franklin Asheton was an American guitarist and co-songwriter with Iggy Pop for the rock band the Stooges.

    Ron Asheton

    [ranking: 997]
    Dec. at 61 (1948-2009) Ronald Franklin Asheton was an American guitarist and co-songwriter with Iggy Pop for the rock band the Stooges.

    age 88   Sir Thomas Sean Connery is a Scottish actor and producer who has won an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards and three Golden Globes.

    Sean Connery

    [ranking: 998]
    age 88 Sir Thomas Sean Connery is a Scottish actor and producer who has won an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards and three Golden Globes.

    age 58   Paul David Hewson, known by his stage name Bono, is an Irish singer-songwriter, musician, venture capitalist, businessman, and philanthropist.

    Bono

    [ranking: 999]
    age 58 Paul David Hewson, known by his stage name Bono, is an Irish singer-songwriter, musician, venture capitalist, businessman, and philanthropist.

    Dec. at 63 (1923-1986)   Cheikh Anta Diop was a historian, anthropologist, physicist, and politician who studied the human race's origins and pre-colonial African culture.

    Cheikh Anta Diop

    [ranking: 1000]
    Dec. at 63 (1923-1986) Cheikh Anta Diop was a historian, anthropologist, physicist, and politician who studied the human race's origins and pre-colonial African culture.

    Died at 27 (1943-1970)   Louis Brian Piccolo was a professional football player, a running back for the Chicago Bears for four years.

    Brian Piccolo

    [ranking: 1001]
    Died at 27 (1943-1970) Louis Brian Piccolo was a professional football player, a running back for the Chicago Bears for four years.

    Dec. at 69 (1942-2011)   Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi, commonly known as Colonel Gaddafi, was a Libyan revolutionary and politician who governed Libya as its primary leader from 1969 to 2011.

    Muammar al-Gaddafi

    [ranking: 1002]
    Dec. at 69 (1942-2011) Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi, commonly known as Colonel Gaddafi, was a Libyan revolutionary and politician who governed Libya as its primary leader from 1969 to 2011.

    Dec. at 26 (1941-1967)   Otis Ray Redding, Jr. was an American singer-songwriter, record producer, arranger and talent scout.

    Otis Redding

    [ranking: 1003]
    Dec. at 26 (1941-1967) Otis Ray Redding, Jr. was an American singer-songwriter, record producer, arranger and talent scout.

    Dec. at 72 (1876-1948)   Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Gujarati: મુહમ્મદ અલી જિન્ના}}, Urdu: محمد علی جناح‎ was a lawyer, politician, and the founder of Pakistan.

    Muhammad Ali Jinnah

    [ranking: 1004]
    Dec. at 72 (1876-1948) Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Gujarati: મુહમ્મદ અલી જિન્ના}}, Urdu: محمد علی جناح‎ was a lawyer, politician, and the founder of Pakistan.

    age 29   Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. Raised in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, Swift moved to Nashville, Tennessee, at the age of 14 to pursue a career in country music.

    Taylor Swift

    [ranking: 1005]
    age 29 Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. Raised in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, Swift moved to Nashville, Tennessee, at the age of 14 to pursue a career in country music.

    Dec. at 48 (1534-1582)   Oda Nobunaga was a powerful samurai daimyo warlord of Japan in the late 16th century who initiated the unification of Japan near the end of the Warring States period.

    Oda Nobunaga

    [ranking: 1006]
    Dec. at 48 (1534-1582) Oda Nobunaga was a powerful samurai daimyo warlord of Japan in the late 16th century who initiated the unification of Japan near the end of the Warring States period.

    Dec. at 81 (1913-1994)   Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974.

    Richard Nixon

    [ranking: 1007]
    Dec. at 81 (1913-1994) Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974.

    Franz Ferdinand are a Scottish rock band formed in 2002 and based in Glasgow.

    Franz Ferdinand

    [ranking: 1008]
    Franz Ferdinand are a Scottish rock band formed in 2002 and based in Glasgow.

    Dec. at 83 (1862-1945)   John Rogers Commons was an American institutional economist, progressive and labor historian at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

    John R. Commons

    [ranking: 1009]
    Dec. at 83 (1862-1945) John Rogers Commons was an American institutional economist, progressive and labor historian at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

    age 58   Julianne Moore is an American-British actress and children's author. Prolific in cinema since the early 1990s, Moore is active in both art house and Hollywood films.

    Julianne Moore

    [ranking: 1010]
    age 58 Julianne Moore is an American-British actress and children's author. Prolific in cinema since the early 1990s, Moore is active in both art house and Hollywood films.

    Dec. at 74 (1804-1878)   Townsend Harris was a successful New York City merchant and minor politician, and the first United States Consul General to Japan.

    Townsend Harris

    [ranking: 1011]
    Dec. at 74 (1804-1878) Townsend Harris was a successful New York City merchant and minor politician, and the first United States Consul General to Japan.

    age 86   Norman Manuel Abramson is an American Jewish engineer and computer scientist, most known for developing the ALOHAnet system for wireless computer communication.

    Norman Abramson

    [ranking: 1012]
    age 86 Norman Manuel Abramson is an American Jewish engineer and computer scientist, most known for developing the ALOHAnet system for wireless computer communication.

    age 73   George Ivan "Van" Morrison, OBE is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician.

    Van Morrison

    [ranking: 1013]
    age 73 George Ivan "Van" Morrison, OBE is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician.

    Dec. at 99 (1906-2005)   Hans Albrecht Bethe was a German and American nuclear physicist who, in addition to making important contributions to astrophysics, quantum electrodynamics and solid-state physics, won the 1967...

    Hans Bethe

    [ranking: 1014]
    Dec. at 99 (1906-2005) Hans Albrecht Bethe was a German and American nuclear physicist who, in addition to making important contributions to astrophysics, quantum electrodynamics and solid-state physics, won the 1967...

    age 77   George Clinton is an American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and music producer.

    George Clinton

    [ranking: 1015]
    age 77 George Clinton is an American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and music producer.

    Dec. at 48 (500-548)   Theodora, was empress of the Byzantine Empire and the wife of Emperor Justinian I.

    Theodora

    [ranking: 1016]
    Dec. at 48 (500-548) Theodora, was empress of the Byzantine Empire and the wife of Emperor Justinian I.

    Dec. at 68 (1919-1987)   Primo Michele Levi was an Italian Jewish chemist, writer, and Holocaust survivor.

    Primo Levi

    [ranking: 1017]
    Dec. at 68 (1919-1987) Primo Michele Levi was an Italian Jewish chemist, writer, and Holocaust survivor.

    Dec. at 51 (1958-2009)   Michael Joseph Jackson was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actor.

    Michael Jackson

    [ranking: 1018]
    Dec. at 51 (1958-2009) Michael Joseph Jackson was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actor.

    age 69   Slavoj Žižek is a Slovenian Marxist philosopher and cultural critic.

    Slavoj Žižek

    [ranking: 1019]
    age 69 Slavoj Žižek is a Slovenian Marxist philosopher and cultural critic.

    age 37   Amy Beth Schumer is an American stand-up comedian, writer, producer, and actress.

    Amy Schumer

    [ranking: 1020]
    age 37 Amy Beth Schumer is an American stand-up comedian, writer, producer, and actress.

    age 34   Mark Elliot Zuckerberg is an American computer programmer and Internet entrepreneur. He is best known as one of five co-founders of the social networking website Facebook.

    Mark Zuckerberg

    [ranking: 1021]
    age 34 Mark Elliot Zuckerberg is an American computer programmer and Internet entrepreneur. He is best known as one of five co-founders of the social networking website Facebook.

    age 52   Adam Richard Sandler is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, entrepreneur, film producer, and musician.

    Adam Sandler

    [ranking: 1022]
    age 52 Adam Richard Sandler is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, entrepreneur, film producer, and musician.

    J. Doyne Farmer

    J. Doyne Farmer

    [ranking: 1023]
    age 66 J. Doyne Farmer is an American physicist and entrepreneur, with interests in chaos theory, complexity and econophysics.

    age 73   Robert Alan "Robby" Krieger is an American rock guitarist and songwriter.

    Robby Krieger

    [ranking: 1024]
    age 73 Robert Alan "Robby" Krieger is an American rock guitarist and songwriter.

    age 60   Timothy Walter "Tim" Burton is an American film director, producer, artist, writer, and animator.

    Tim Burton

    [ranking: 1025]
    age 60 Timothy Walter "Tim" Burton is an American film director, producer, artist, writer, and animator.

    age 62   Peter Lawrence Buck is an American rock musician who is best known as co-founder and lead guitarist of the alternative rock band R.E.M.

    Peter Buck

    [ranking: 1026]
    age 62 Peter Lawrence Buck is an American rock musician who is best known as co-founder and lead guitarist of the alternative rock band R.E.M.

    age 52   Robert Sylvester Kelly, known professionally as R. Kelly, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, rapper and former professional basketball player.

    R. Kelly

    [ranking: 1027]
    age 52 Robert Sylvester Kelly, known professionally as R. Kelly, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, rapper and former professional basketball player.

    Dec. at 93 (1599-1692)   Zera Yacob was a seventeenth-century Ethiopian philosopher.

    Zera Yacob

    [ranking: 1028]
    Dec. at 93 (1599-1692) Zera Yacob was a seventeenth-century Ethiopian philosopher.

    Dec. at 64 (1903-1967)   Dr.

    Gregory Pincus

    [ranking: 1029]
    Dec. at 64 (1903-1967) Dr.

    age 83   Jerry Lee Lewis is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and pianist, who is often known by his nickname of The Killer and is often viewed as "rock & roll's first great wild...

    Jerry Lee Lewis

    [ranking: 1030]
    age 83 Jerry Lee Lewis is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and pianist, who is often known by his nickname of The Killer and is often viewed as "rock & roll's first great wild...

    Dec. at 56 (1842-1898)   Stéphane Mallarmé, whose real name was Étienne Mallarmé, was a French poet and critic.

    Stéphane Mallarmé

    [ranking: 1031]
    Dec. at 56 (1842-1898) Stéphane Mallarmé, whose real name was Étienne Mallarmé, was a French poet and critic.

    age 32   Victor Michael Cruz is an American football wide receiver for the New York Giants of the National Football League.

    Victor Cruz

    [ranking: 1032]
    age 32 Victor Michael Cruz is an American football wide receiver for the New York Giants of the National Football League.

    age 70   Stephen Lawrence Schwartz is an American musical theatre lyricist and composer. In a career spanning over four decades, Schwartz has written such hit musicals as Godspell, Pippin and Wicked.

    Stephen Schwartz

    [ranking: 1033]
    age 70 Stephen Lawrence Schwartz is an American musical theatre lyricist and composer. In a career spanning over four decades, Schwartz has written such hit musicals as Godspell, Pippin and Wicked.

    age 41   John William Oliver is a British writer, producer, television host, actor, voice actor, media critic, and stand-up comedian.

    John Oliver

    [ranking: 1034]
    age 41 John William Oliver is a British writer, producer, television host, actor, voice actor, media critic, and stand-up comedian.

    age 88   Michel Serres is a French philosopher and author.

    Michel Serres

    [ranking: 1035]
    age 88 Michel Serres is a French philosopher and author.

    age 74   Geoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck is an English rock guitarist. He is one of the three noted guitarists to have played with The Yardbirds.

    Jeff Beck

    [ranking: 1036]
    age 74 Geoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck is an English rock guitarist. He is one of the three noted guitarists to have played with The Yardbirds.

    age 85   Raoul Vaneigem is a Belgian writer. He was born in Lessines.

    Raoul Vaneigem

    [ranking: 1037]
    age 85 Raoul Vaneigem is a Belgian writer. He was born in Lessines.

    Dec. at 55 (624 BC-569 BC)   Sappho was a Greek lyric poet, born on the island of Lesbos. The Alexandrians included her in the list of nine lyric poets.

    Sappho

    [ranking: 1038]
    Dec. at 55 (624 BC-569 BC) Sappho was a Greek lyric poet, born on the island of Lesbos. The Alexandrians included her in the list of nine lyric poets.

    Dec. at 84 (1480-1564)   Nasuh bin Karagöz bin Abdullah el-Visokavi el-Bosnavî, or Nasuh el-Matrakči ibn Karađoz ibn Abdulah el-Visokavi el-Bosnevi, commonly known as Matrakçı Nasuh for his competence...

    Matrakçı Nasuh

    [ranking: 1039]
    Dec. at 84 (1480-1564) Nasuh bin Karagöz bin Abdullah el-Visokavi el-Bosnavî, or Nasuh el-Matrakči ibn Karađoz ibn Abdulah el-Visokavi el-Bosnevi, commonly known as Matrakçı Nasuh for his competence...

    age 60   Viggo Peter Mortensen, Jr. is a Danish American actor, poet, musician, photographer and painter.

    Viggo Mortensen

    [ranking: 1040]
    age 60 Viggo Peter Mortensen, Jr. is a Danish American actor, poet, musician, photographer and painter.

    Dec. at 75 (1932-2007)   Robert Anton Wilson was an American author, novelist, essayist, editor, playwright, poet, futurist, psychologist, and self-described agnostic mystic.

    Robert Anton Wilson

    [ranking: 1041]
    Dec. at 75 (1932-2007) Robert Anton Wilson was an American author, novelist, essayist, editor, playwright, poet, futurist, psychologist, and self-described agnostic mystic.

    age 75   Robbie Robertson, OC is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist best known for his work as lead guitarist and primary songwriter within The Band.

    Robbie Robertson

    [ranking: 1042]
    age 75 Robbie Robertson, OC is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist best known for his work as lead guitarist and primary songwriter within The Band.

    age 53   Michael Trent Reznor, known professionally as Trent Reznor, is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and record producer.

    Trent Reznor

    [ranking: 1043]
    age 53 Michael Trent Reznor, known professionally as Trent Reznor, is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and record producer.

    age 71   James Howard Woods is an American actor, producer and voice artist.

    James Woods

    [ranking: 1044]
    age 71 James Howard Woods is an American actor, producer and voice artist.

    Dec. at 68 (1930-1998)   Edward James "Ted" Hughes, OM was an English poet and children's writer. Critics routinely rank him as one of the best poets of his generation.

    Ted Hughes

    [ranking: 1045]
    Dec. at 68 (1930-1998) Edward James "Ted" Hughes, OM was an English poet and children's writer. Critics routinely rank him as one of the best poets of his generation.

    age 58   Richard Stuart Linklater is an American film director and screenwriter.

    Richard Linklater

    [ranking: 1046]
    age 58 Richard Stuart Linklater is an American film director and screenwriter.

    Dec. at 81 (1897-1978)   Pope Paul VI, born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini, reigned from 21 June 1963 to his death in 1978.

    Pope Paul VI

    [ranking: 1047]
    Dec. at 81 (1897-1978) Pope Paul VI, born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini, reigned from 21 June 1963 to his death in 1978.

    age 71   Iggy Pop is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actor. Osterberg became known as "Iggy" in high school, when he served as drummer for a local blues band, The Iguanas.

    Iggy Pop

    [ranking: 1048]
    age 71 Iggy Pop is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actor. Osterberg became known as "Iggy" in high school, when he served as drummer for a local blues band, The Iguanas.

    age 35   Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill is a British actor. Cavill began his acting career starring as Albert Mondego in the 2002 film adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo.

    Henry Cavill

    [ranking: 1049]
    age 35 Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill is a British actor. Cavill began his acting career starring as Albert Mondego in the 2002 film adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo.

    age 64   Joel Coen is a film and television producer, screenwriter, film director and film editor.

    Joel Coen

    [ranking: 1050]
    age 64 Joel Coen is a film and television producer, screenwriter, film director and film editor.

    Dec. at 73 (1835-1908)   Empress Dowager Cixi, of the Manchu Yehenara clan, was the empress dowager of China who effectively controlled the Chinese government for 47 years, from 1861 to her death in 1908.

    Empress Dowager Cixi

    [ranking: 1051]
    Dec. at 73 (1835-1908) Empress Dowager Cixi, of the Manchu Yehenara clan, was the empress dowager of China who effectively controlled the Chinese government for 47 years, from 1861 to her death in 1908.

    age 50   Thomas Edward "Thom" Yorke is an English musician, singer, and songwriter.

    Thom Yorke

    [ranking: 1052]
    age 50 Thomas Edward "Thom" Yorke is an English musician, singer, and songwriter.

    Paul Cohen

    Paul Cohen

    [ranking: 1053]
    Dec. at 73 (1934-2007) Paul Joseph Cohen was an American mathematician best known for his proof of the independence of the continuum hypothesis and the axiom of choice from Zermelo–Fraenkel set theory, the most widely...

    Dec. at 50 (1831-1881)   James Abram Garfield served as the 20th President of the United States, after serving nine terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.

    James A. Garfield

    [ranking: 1054]
    Dec. at 50 (1831-1881) James Abram Garfield served as the 20th President of the United States, after serving nine terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.

    Dec. at 70 (1879-1949)   Sarojini Naidu, also known by the sobriquet as The Nightingale of India, was an Indian independence activist and poet.

    Sarojini Naidu

    [ranking: 1055]
    Dec. at 70 (1879-1949) Sarojini Naidu, also known by the sobriquet as The Nightingale of India, was an Indian independence activist and poet.

    Mohammed

    [ranking: 1056]

    Dec. at 81 (624-705)   Wu Zetian, also known as Wu Zhao or Wu Hou during the Tang dynasty as Tian Hou, and in English as Empress Consort Wu, or by the deprecated term, "Empress Wu", was a Chinese sovereign,...

    Wu Zetian

    [ranking: 1057]
    Dec. at 81 (624-705) Wu Zetian, also known as Wu Zhao or Wu Hou during the Tang dynasty as Tian Hou, and in English as Empress Consort Wu, or by the deprecated term, "Empress Wu", was a Chinese sovereign,...

    age 32   Usain St. Leo Bolt, OJ, CD, is a Jamaican sprinter.

    Usain Bolt

    [ranking: 1058]
    age 32 Usain St. Leo Bolt, OJ, CD, is a Jamaican sprinter.

    age 52   Jeffrey Jacob "J. J." Abrams is an American director, producer, writer, actor, and composer, best known for his work in the genres of action, drama, and science fiction.

    J.J. Abrams

    [ranking: 1059]
    age 52 Jeffrey Jacob "J. J." Abrams is an American director, producer, writer, actor, and composer, best known for his work in the genres of action, drama, and science fiction.

    Dec. at 56 (1948-2004)   John William Cummings, better known by his stage name Johnny Ramone, was an American guitarist and songwriter, best known for being the guitarist for the punk rock band the Ramones.

    Johnny Ramone

    [ranking: 1060]
    Dec. at 56 (1948-2004) John William Cummings, better known by his stage name Johnny Ramone, was an American guitarist and songwriter, best known for being the guitarist for the punk rock band the Ramones.

    age 63   Michael Geoffrey "Mick" Jones is a British musician, guitarist, vocalist and songwriter best known for his works with the Clash until his dismissal in 1983, then Big Audio Dynamite...

    Mick Jones

    [ranking: 1061]
    age 63 Michael Geoffrey "Mick" Jones is a British musician, guitarist, vocalist and songwriter best known for his works with the Clash until his dismissal in 1983, then Big Audio Dynamite...

    Dec. at 67 (1896-1963)   Tristan Tzara was a French avant-garde poet, essayist and performance artist of Romanian Jewish descent.

    Tristan Tzara

    [ranking: 1062]
    Dec. at 67 (1896-1963) Tristan Tzara was a French avant-garde poet, essayist and performance artist of Romanian Jewish descent.

    Dec. at 33 (1961-1994)   William Melvin "Bill" Hicks was an American comedian, social critic, satirist and musician.

    Bill Hicks

    [ranking: 1063]
    Dec. at 33 (1961-1994) William Melvin "Bill" Hicks was an American comedian, social critic, satirist and musician.

    age 72   Marilyn vos Savant is an American who is known for previously having the highest recorded IQ according to the Guinness Book of Records, a competitive category the publication has since retired....

    Marilyn vos Savant

    [ranking: 1064]
    age 72 Marilyn vos Savant is an American who is known for previously having the highest recorded IQ according to the Guinness Book of Records, a competitive category the publication has since retired....

    age 46   Marshall Bruce Mathers III, better known by his stage name Eminem, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter, and actor.

    Eminem

    [ranking: 1065]
    age 46 Marshall Bruce Mathers III, better known by his stage name Eminem, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter, and actor.

    age 63   John Joseph Lydon, also known by his former stage name Johnny Rotten, is an English singer, songwriter, and musician.

    John Lydon

    [ranking: 1066]
    age 63 John Joseph Lydon, also known by his former stage name Johnny Rotten, is an English singer, songwriter, and musician.

    age 74   Lorne Michaels, CM is a Canadian-American television producer, writer, comedian, and actor, best known for creating and producing Saturday Night Live, the Late Night series, and The Tonight

    Lorne Michaels

    [ranking: 1067]
    age 74 Lorne Michaels, CM is a Canadian-American television producer, writer, comedian, and actor, best known for creating and producing Saturday Night Live, the Late Night series, and The Tonight

    Masatoshi Shima

    Masatoshi Shima

    [ranking: 1068]
    age 75 Masatoshi Shima is a Japanese electronics engineer, who was one of the designers of the world's first microprocessor, the Intel 4004, along with Federico Faggin, Ted Hoff, and Stanley Mazor.

    age 74   Raymond Douglas "Ray" Davies CBE is an English musician.

    Ray Davies

    [ranking: 1069]
    age 74 Raymond Douglas "Ray" Davies CBE is an English musician.

    Stephen Toulmin

    Stephen Toulmin

    [ranking: 1070]
    Dec. at 87 (1922-2009) Stephen Edelston Toulmin was a British philosopher, author, and educator. Influenced by Ludwig Wittgenstein, Toulmin devoted his works to the analysis of moral reasoning.

    age 42   Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon is an American actress and producer. She made her film debut as the female lead in the film The Man in the Moon in 1991.

    Reese Witherspoon

    [ranking: 1071]
    age 42 Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon is an American actress and producer. She made her film debut as the female lead in the film The Man in the Moon in 1991.

    Stanley Mazor

    Stanley Mazor

    [ranking: 1072]
    age 77 Stanley Mazor is an American engineer who was born on 22 October 1941 in Chicago, Illinois.

    age 45   Mario Lopez, Jr. is an American television host and actor. Lopez has appeared on several television series, in films, and on Broadway. He is best known for his portrayal of A.C.

    Mario López

    [ranking: 1073]
    age 45 Mario Lopez, Jr. is an American television host and actor. Lopez has appeared on several television series, in films, and on Broadway. He is best known for his portrayal of A.C.

    Xunzi was a Chinese Confucian philosopher who lived during the Warring States period and contributed to one of the Hundred Schools of Thought.

    Xun Kuang

    [ranking: 1074]
    Xunzi was a Chinese Confucian philosopher who lived during the Warring States period and contributed to one of the Hundred Schools of Thought.

    age 70   John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is an English vocalist, songwriter, and television personality.

    Ozzy Osbourne

    [ranking: 1075]
    age 70 John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is an English vocalist, songwriter, and television personality.

    Dec. at 47 (1859-1906)   Pierre Curie was a French physicist, a pioneer in crystallography, magnetism, piezoelectricity and radioactivity.

    Pierre Curie

    [ranking: 1076]
    Dec. at 47 (1859-1906) Pierre Curie was a French physicist, a pioneer in crystallography, magnetism, piezoelectricity and radioactivity.

    Dec. at 25 (1971-1996)   Tupac Amaru Shakur, also known by his stage names 2Pac and briefly as Makaveli, was an American rapper, songwriter, and actor.

    Tupac Shakur

    [ranking: 1077]
    Dec. at 25 (1971-1996) Tupac Amaru Shakur, also known by his stage names 2Pac and briefly as Makaveli, was an American rapper, songwriter, and actor.

    Dec. at 80 (1861-1941)   Rabindranath Tagore, also written Rabīndranātha Thākura, sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali polymath who reshaped Bengali literature and music, as well as Indian art with Contextual Modernism in...

    Rabindranath Tagore

    [ranking: 1078]
    Dec. at 80 (1861-1941) Rabindranath Tagore, also written Rabīndranātha Thākura, sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali polymath who reshaped Bengali literature and music, as well as Indian art with Contextual Modernism in...

    Dec. at 36 (1880-1916)   Franz Marc was a German painter and printmaker, one of the key figures of the German Expressionist movement.

    Franz Marc

    [ranking: 1079]
    Dec. at 36 (1880-1916) Franz Marc was a German painter and printmaker, one of the key figures of the German Expressionist movement.

    age 77   Addison Mitchell "Mitch" McConnell, Jr. is the senior United States Senator from Kentucky.

    Mitch McConnell

    [ranking: 1080]
    age 77 Addison Mitchell "Mitch" McConnell, Jr. is the senior United States Senator from Kentucky.

    Dec. at 76 (1920-1996)   Timothy Francis Leary was an American psychologist and writer.

    Timothy Leary

    [ranking: 1081]
    Dec. at 76 (1920-1996) Timothy Francis Leary was an American psychologist and writer.

    age 59   Lee Louis Daniels is an American actor, film producer, and director.

    Lee Daniels

    [ranking: 1082]
    age 59 Lee Louis Daniels is an American actor, film producer, and director.

    age 64   Ronald William "Ron" Howard is an American film director, producer and actor.

    Ron Howard

    [ranking: 1083]
    age 64 Ronald William "Ron" Howard is an American film director, producer and actor.

    Dec. at 77 (1855-1932)   King Camp Gillette was an American businessman. He invented a best selling version of the safety razor. Several models were in existence before Gillette's design.

    King Camp Gillette

    [ranking: 1084]
    Dec. at 77 (1855-1932) King Camp Gillette was an American businessman. He invented a best selling version of the safety razor. Several models were in existence before Gillette's design.

    Dec. at 72 (1917-1989)   Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986.

    Ferdinand Marcos

    [ranking: 1085]
    Dec. at 72 (1917-1989) Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986.

    age 42   Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom is an English actor.

    Orlando Bloom

    [ranking: 1086]
    age 42 Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom is an English actor.

    age 79   Phillip Harvey Spector is an American record producer, songwriter, and the originator of the Wall of Sound production method.

    Phil Spector

    [ranking: 1087]
    age 79 Phillip Harvey Spector is an American record producer, songwriter, and the originator of the Wall of Sound production method.

    age 68   Thomas Earl "Tom" Petty is an American musician, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer.

    Tom Petty

    [ranking: 1088]
    age 68 Thomas Earl "Tom" Petty is an American musician, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer.

    age 49   Paul Davis Ryan Jr. (born January 29, 1970) is an American politician serving as the 54th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives since 2015.

    Paul Ryan

    [ranking: 1089]
    age 49 Paul Davis Ryan Jr. (born January 29, 1970) is an American politician serving as the 54th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives since 2015.

    Nicholas

    Nicholas

    [ranking: 1090]
    Dec. at 63 (1401-1464)

    Dec. at 88 (1917-2005)   William Erwin "Will" Eisner was an American cartoonist, writer, and entrepreneur.

    Will Eisner

    [ranking: 1091]
    Dec. at 88 (1917-2005) William Erwin "Will" Eisner was an American cartoonist, writer, and entrepreneur.

    Dec. at 101 (1902-2003)   Helene Bertha Amalie "Leni" Riefenstahl was a German film director, producer, screenwriter, editor, photographer, actress and dancer widely known for directing the Nazi propaganda film...

    Leni Riefenstahl

    [ranking: 1092]
    Dec. at 101 (1902-2003) Helene Bertha Amalie "Leni" Riefenstahl was a German film director, producer, screenwriter, editor, photographer, actress and dancer widely known for directing the Nazi propaganda film...

    Dec. at 94 (1856-1950)   George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright and a co-founder of the London School of Economics.

    George Bernard Shaw

    [ranking: 1093]
    Dec. at 94 (1856-1950) George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright and a co-founder of the London School of Economics.

    Dec. at 68 (947-1015)   Raja Raja Chozhan I, born Arulmozhi Thevar, popularly known as Raja Raja the Great, is one of the greatest Emperors of India, who ruled between 985 and 1014 CE.

    Rajaraja Chozhan

    [ranking: 1094]
    Dec. at 68 (947-1015) Raja Raja Chozhan I, born Arulmozhi Thevar, popularly known as Raja Raja the Great, is one of the greatest Emperors of India, who ruled between 985 and 1014 CE.

    Dec. at 80 (1769-1849)   Muhammad Ali Pasha al-Mas'ud ibn Agha was an Ottoman Albanian commander in the Ottoman army, who became Wāli, and self-declared Khedive of Egypt and Sudan with the Ottomans' temporary approval....

    Muhammad Ali of Egypt

    [ranking: 1095]
    Dec. at 80 (1769-1849) Muhammad Ali Pasha al-Mas'ud ibn Agha was an Ottoman Albanian commander in the Ottoman army, who became Wāli, and self-declared Khedive of Egypt and Sudan with the Ottomans' temporary approval....

    Dec. at 47 (1931-1978)   James Warren "Jim" Jones was an American religious leader and community organizer.

    Jim Jones

    [ranking: 1096]
    Dec. at 47 (1931-1978) James Warren "Jim" Jones was an American religious leader and community organizer.

    age 63   Steve Jones is an actor.

    Steve Jones

    [ranking: 1097]
    age 63 Steve Jones is an actor.

    Dec. at 22 (1957-1979)   Sid Vicious, born John Simon Ritchie, later named John Beverley, was an English bass guitarist, drummer and vocalist, most famous as a member of the influential punk group the S** Pistols....

    Sid Vicious

    [ranking: 1098]
    Dec. at 22 (1957-1979) Sid Vicious, born John Simon Ritchie, later named John Beverley, was an English bass guitarist, drummer and vocalist, most famous as a member of the influential punk group the S** Pistols....

    Dec. at 71 (1818-1889)   Maria Mitchell was an American astronomer who, in 1847, by using a telescope, discovered a comet which as a result became known as "Miss Mitchell's Comet".

    Maria Mitchell

    [ranking: 1099]
    Dec. at 71 (1818-1889) Maria Mitchell was an American astronomer who, in 1847, by using a telescope, discovered a comet which as a result became known as "Miss Mitchell's Comet".

    Simon Norton

    [ranking: 1100]

    age 37   Pranav Mistry is an Indian computer scientist and Inventor. At present, he is the Global Vice President of Research at Samsung and the head of Think Tank Team.

    Pranav Mistry

    [ranking: 1101]
    age 37 Pranav Mistry is an Indian computer scientist and Inventor. At present, he is the Global Vice President of Research at Samsung and the head of Think Tank Team.

    Paul Ekman

    Paul Ekman

    [ranking: 1102]
    age 85 Paul Ekman is an American psychologist who is a pioneer in the study of emotions and their relation to facial expressions.

    Pele is a German musical artist.

    Pele

    [ranking: 1103]
    Pele is a German musical artist.

    age 45

    Ian Huntley

    [ranking: 1104]
    age 45

    Victor Lustig

    Victor Lustig

    [ranking: 1105]
    Dec. at 57 (1890-1947) Victor Lustig was a con artist who undertook scams in various countries and became best known as "The man who sold the Eiffel Tower.

    age 71   Raymond "Ray" Kurzweil is an American author, computer scientist, inventor, futurist, and is a director of engineering at Google.

    Ray Kurzweil

    [ranking: 1106]
    age 71 Raymond "Ray" Kurzweil is an American author, computer scientist, inventor, futurist, and is a director of engineering at Google.

    Dec. at 67 (1864-1931)   Willy Stöwer was a German artist, illustrator and author during the Imperial Period. He is best known for nautical paintings and lithographs.

    Willy Stower

    [ranking: 1107]
    Dec. at 67 (1864-1931) Willy Stöwer was a German artist, illustrator and author during the Imperial Period. He is best known for nautical paintings and lithographs.

    Dec. at 75 (1878-1953)   Joseph Stalin or Iosif Vissarionovich Stalin was the leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until 1953.

    Joseph Stalin

    [ranking: 1108]
    Dec. at 75 (1878-1953) Joseph Stalin or Iosif Vissarionovich Stalin was the leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until 1953.

    Dec. at 48 (1871-1919)   Rosa Luxemburg was a Marxist theorist, philosopher, economist and revolutionary socialist of Polish-Jewish descent who became a naturalized German citizen.

    Rosa Luxemburg

    [ranking: 1109]
    Dec. at 48 (1871-1919) Rosa Luxemburg was a Marxist theorist, philosopher, economist and revolutionary socialist of Polish-Jewish descent who became a naturalized German citizen.

    age 59   William Jonathan Drayton Jr., better known by his stage name Flavor Flav, is an American musician, rapper, actor, television personality, and comedian who rose to prominence as a member of the...

    Flavor Flav

    [ranking: 1110]
    age 59 William Jonathan Drayton Jr., better known by his stage name Flavor Flav, is an American musician, rapper, actor, television personality, and comedian who rose to prominence as a member of the...

    Dec. at 52 (1932-1984)   François Roland Truffaut was a French film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film critic, as well as one of the founders of the French New Wave.

    François Truffaut

    [ranking: 1111]
    Dec. at 52 (1932-1984) François Roland Truffaut was a French film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film critic, as well as one of the founders of the French New Wave.

    Dec. at 85 (1926-2011)   Sir James Wilson Vincent "Jimmy" Savile, OBE, KCSG was an English DJ, television presenter, media personality and charity fundraiser.

    Jimmy Savile

    [ranking: 1112]
    Dec. at 85 (1926-2011) Sir James Wilson Vincent "Jimmy" Savile, OBE, KCSG was an English DJ, television presenter, media personality and charity fundraiser.

    age 83   Heywood "Woody" Allen is an American actor, writer, director, comedian and playwright, whose career spans more than 50 years.

    Woody Allen

    [ranking: 1113]
    age 83 Heywood "Woody" Allen is an American actor, writer, director, comedian and playwright, whose career spans more than 50 years.

    Dec. at 78 (1911-1989)   Lucille Désirée Ball was an American actress, comedian, model, and film studio executive.

    Lucille Ball

    [ranking: 1114]
    Dec. at 78 (1911-1989) Lucille Désirée Ball was an American actress, comedian, model, and film studio executive.

    Neferneferuaten Nefertiti was the Great Royal Wife of Akhenaten, an Egyptian Pharaoh.

    Nefertiti

    [ranking: 1115]
    Neferneferuaten Nefertiti was the Great Royal Wife of Akhenaten, an Egyptian Pharaoh.

    Dec. at 78 (1922-2000)   harles Monroe Schulz, nicknamed Sparky, was an American cartoonist, best known for the comic strip Peanuts.

    Charles M. Schulz

    [ranking: 1116]
    Dec. at 78 (1922-2000) harles Monroe Schulz, nicknamed Sparky, was an American cartoonist, best known for the comic strip Peanuts.

    Dec. at 78 (1749-1827)   Pierre-Simon, marquis de Laplace was an influential French scholar whose work was important to the development of mathematics, statistics, physics, and astronomy.

    Pierre-Simon Laplace

    [ranking: 1117]
    Dec. at 78 (1749-1827) Pierre-Simon, marquis de Laplace was an influential French scholar whose work was important to the development of mathematics, statistics, physics, and astronomy.

    Dec. at 70 (189 BC-119 BC)   Hipparchus of Nicaea, was a Greek astronomer, geographer, and mathematician.

    Hipparchus

    [ranking: 1118]
    Dec. at 70 (189 BC-119 BC) Hipparchus of Nicaea, was a Greek astronomer, geographer, and mathematician.

    Dec. at 68 (1635-1703)   Robert Hooke FRS was an English natural philosopher, architect and polymath.

    Robert Hooke

    [ranking: 1119]
    Dec. at 68 (1635-1703) Robert Hooke FRS was an English natural philosopher, architect and polymath.

    age 53   Saul Hudson, better known by his stage name Slash, is a British-American musician and songwriter.

    Slash

    [ranking: 1120]
    age 53 Saul Hudson, better known by his stage name Slash, is a British-American musician and songwriter.

    Beatles.

    [ranking: 1121]

    age 54   Marcel "Marco" Van Basten is a Dutch football manager and former football player, who played for Ajax and A.C.

    Marco van Basten

    [ranking: 1122]
    age 54 Marcel "Marco" Van Basten is a Dutch football manager and former football player, who played for Ajax and A.C.

    Dec. at 82 (1746-1828)   Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker regarded both as the last of the Old Masters and the first of the moderns.

    Francisco Goya

    [ranking: 1123]
    Dec. at 82 (1746-1828) Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker regarded both as the last of the Old Masters and the first of the moderns.

    Died at 67 (1868-1935)   Magnus Hirschfeld was a German physician and sexologist.

    Magnus Hirschfeld

    [ranking: 1124]
    Died at 67 (1868-1935) Magnus Hirschfeld was a German physician and sexologist.

    age 69   Stephen Richard "Steve" Hackett is an English musician, songwriter and singer.

    Steve Hackett

    [ranking: 1125]
    age 69 Stephen Richard "Steve" Hackett is an English musician, songwriter and singer.

    Dec. at 79 (1838-1917)   Ferdinand Adolf Heinrich August Graf von Zeppelin was a German general and later aircraft manufacturer.

    Ferdinand von Zeppelin

    [ranking: 1126]
    Dec. at 79 (1838-1917) Ferdinand Adolf Heinrich August Graf von Zeppelin was a German general and later aircraft manufacturer.

    age 76   James Roger McGuinn known professionally as Roger McGuinn and previously as Jim McGuinn, is an American musician.

    Roger McGuinn

    [ranking: 1127]
    age 76 James Roger McGuinn known professionally as Roger McGuinn and previously as Jim McGuinn, is an American musician.

    Dec. at 67 (1843-1910)   Robert Heinrich Herman Koch was a celebrated German physician and pioneering microbiologist.

    Robert Koch

    [ranking: 1128]
    Dec. at 67 (1843-1910) Robert Heinrich Herman Koch was a celebrated German physician and pioneering microbiologist.

    Dec. at 105 (1907-2012)   Jacques Martin Barzun was a French-born American historian of ideas and culture, who wrote about a wide range of subjects, including baseball and classical music, yet is known best as a...

    Jacques Barzun

    [ranking: 1129]
    Dec. at 105 (1907-2012) Jacques Martin Barzun was a French-born American historian of ideas and culture, who wrote about a wide range of subjects, including baseball and classical music, yet is known best as a...

    age 58   Franco Baresi is an Italian football youth team coach and a former player and manager.

    Franco Baresi

    [ranking: 1130]
    age 58 Franco Baresi is an Italian football youth team coach and a former player and manager.

    age 39   Lecrae Devaughn Moore, mononymously known as Lecrae, is an American Christian rapper, songwriter, record producer and actor.

    LeCrae

    [ranking: 1131]
    age 39 Lecrae Devaughn Moore, mononymously known as Lecrae, is an American Christian rapper, songwriter, record producer and actor.

    age 57   David Howell Evans, better known by his stage name The Edge, is a British-born Irish musician, songwriter and singer best known as the guitarist, keyboardist and vocalist of the rock band U2.

    The Edge

    [ranking: 1132]
    age 57 David Howell Evans, better known by his stage name The Edge, is a British-born Irish musician, songwriter and singer best known as the guitarist, keyboardist and vocalist of the rock band U2.

    age 102   Jacque Fresco, is an American futurist and self-described social engineer.

    Jacque Fresco

    [ranking: 1133]
    age 102 Jacque Fresco, is an American futurist and self-described social engineer.

    age 74   Sir Timothy Miles Bindon "Tim" Rice is a British lyricist and author.

    Tim Rice

    [ranking: 1134]
    age 74 Sir Timothy Miles Bindon "Tim" Rice is a British lyricist and author.

    Mary, also known as Saint Mary or the Blessed Virgin Mary, or Παναγία in Greek, is identified in the Bible and Quran as the mother of Jesus, the founder of Christianity.

    Mary

    [ranking: 1135]
    Mary, also known as Saint Mary or the Blessed Virgin Mary, or Παναγία in Greek, is identified in the Bible and Quran as the mother of Jesus, the founder of Christianity.

    Dec. at 73 (1304-1377)   Ibn Baṭūṭah, or simply Ibn Battuta, was a Moroccan explorer of Berber descent. He is known for his extensive travels, accounts of which were published in the Rihla.

    Ibn Battuta

    [ranking: 1136]
    Dec. at 73 (1304-1377) Ibn Baṭūṭah, or simply Ibn Battuta, was a Moroccan explorer of Berber descent. He is known for his extensive travels, accounts of which were published in the Rihla.

    Dec. at 95 (1908-2003)   Edward Teller was a Hungarian-born American theoretical physicist who, although he claimed he did not care for the title.

    Edward Teller

    [ranking: 1137]
    Dec. at 95 (1908-2003) Edward Teller was a Hungarian-born American theoretical physicist who, although he claimed he did not care for the title.

    age 68   Anthony Joseph "Joe" Pereira is the lead guitarist, backing and occasional lead vocalist, and contributing songwriter for the rock band Aerosmith.

    Joe Perry

    [ranking: 1138]
    age 68 Anthony Joseph "Joe" Pereira is the lead guitarist, backing and occasional lead vocalist, and contributing songwriter for the rock band Aerosmith.

    age 65   Oprah Gail Winfrey is an American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist.

    Oprah Winfrey

    [ranking: 1139]
    age 65 Oprah Gail Winfrey is an American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist.

    Dec. at 92 (1902-1994)   Sir Karl Raimund Popper CH FBA FRS was an Austrian-British philosopher and professor. He is generally regarded as one of the greatest philosophers of science of the 20th century.

    Karl Popper

    [ranking: 1140]
    Dec. at 92 (1902-1994) Sir Karl Raimund Popper CH FBA FRS was an Austrian-British philosopher and professor. He is generally regarded as one of the greatest philosophers of science of the 20th century.

    Dec. at 36 (1926-1962)   Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, model, and singer, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s and early 1960s.

    Marilyn Monroe

    [ranking: 1141]
    Dec. at 36 (1926-1962) Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, model, and singer, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s and early 1960s.

    age 52   Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson is an American retired professional boxer.

    Mike Tyson

    [ranking: 1142]
    age 52 Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson is an American retired professional boxer.

    Dec. at 71 (1895-1966)   Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton was an American actor, vaudevillian, comedian, filmmaker, stunt performer, and writer.

    Buster Keaton

    [ranking: 1143]
    Dec. at 71 (1895-1966) Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton was an American actor, vaudevillian, comedian, filmmaker, stunt performer, and writer.

    Dec. at 90 (1912-2002)   Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones was an American animator, cartoon artist, screenwriter, producer, and director of animated films, most memorably of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts...

    Chuck Jones

    [ranking: 1144]
    Dec. at 90 (1912-2002) Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones was an American animator, cartoon artist, screenwriter, producer, and director of animated films, most memorably of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts...

    age 54   Michael Benjamin Bay is an American film director and producer.

    Michael Bay

    [ranking: 1145]
    age 54 Michael Benjamin Bay is an American film director and producer.

    age 78   Pele, is almost universally regarded as the greatest player in the history of football.

    Pelé

    [ranking: 1146]
    age 78 Pele, is almost universally regarded as the greatest player in the history of football.

    Dec. at 72 (333 BC-261 BC)   Zeno of Citium was a Greek thinker from Citium, Cyprus. He was possibly of Phoenician descent.

    Zeno of Citium

    [ranking: 1147]
    Dec. at 72 (333 BC-261 BC) Zeno of Citium was a Greek thinker from Citium, Cyprus. He was possibly of Phoenician descent.

    age 66   Brother Guy J.

    Guy Consolmago

    [ranking: 1148]
    age 66 Brother Guy J.

    Dec. at 72 (1810-1882)   Theodor Schwann was a German physiologist.

    Theodor Schwann

    [ranking: 1149]
    Dec. at 72 (1810-1882) Theodor Schwann was a German physiologist.

    Dec. at 75 (1868-1943)   Karl Landsteiner, ForMemRS, was an Austrian biologist and physician.

    Karl Landsteiner

    [ranking: 1150]
    Dec. at 75 (1868-1943) Karl Landsteiner, ForMemRS, was an Austrian biologist and physician.

    Dec. at 72 (1856-1928)   Narayana Guru, also known as Sree Narayana Guru, was a Hindu sant, sadhu and social reformer of India.

    Sree Narayana Guru

    [ranking: 1151]
    Dec. at 72 (1856-1928) Narayana Guru, also known as Sree Narayana Guru, was a Hindu sant, sadhu and social reformer of India.

    Dec. at 81 (1914-1995)   Jonas Edward Salk was an American medical researcher and virologist. He discovered and developed the first successful inactivated polio vaccine.

    Jonas Salk

    [ranking: 1152]
    Dec. at 81 (1914-1995) Jonas Edward Salk was an American medical researcher and virologist. He discovered and developed the first successful inactivated polio vaccine.

    Dec. at 82 (1902-1984)   Raymond Albert "Ray" Kroc was an American businessman. He joined McDonald's in 1954 or 1955 and built it into the most successful fast food operation in the world.

    Ray Croc

    [ranking: 1153]
    Dec. at 82 (1902-1984) Raymond Albert "Ray" Kroc was an American businessman. He joined McDonald's in 1954 or 1955 and built it into the most successful fast food operation in the world.

    age 75   Sly Stone is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, most famous for his role as frontman for Sly and the Family Stone, a band which played a critical role in the development of...

    Sly Stone

    [ranking: 1154]
    age 75 Sly Stone is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, most famous for his role as frontman for Sly and the Family Stone, a band which played a critical role in the development of...

    age 43   Russell Edward Brand is an English comedian, actor, radio host, author, and activist.

    Russell Brand

    [ranking: 1155]
    age 43 Russell Edward Brand is an English comedian, actor, radio host, author, and activist.

    age 69   Caitlyn Marie Jenner (born William Bruce Jenner; October 28, 1949) is an American television personality and retired Olympic gold medal–winning decathlete.

    Caitlyn Jenner

    [ranking: 1156]
    age 69 Caitlyn Marie Jenner (born William Bruce Jenner; October 28, 1949) is an American television personality and retired Olympic gold medal–winning decathlete.

    age 85   Philip Milton Roth is an American novelist.

    Philip Roth

    [ranking: 1157]
    age 85 Philip Milton Roth is an American novelist.

    Dec. at 86 (1828-1914)   Sir Joseph Wilson Swan, D.Sc.h.c., FRS was a British physicist and chemist. He is most famous for inventing an incandescent light bulb.

    Joseph Swan

    [ranking: 1158]
    Dec. at 86 (1828-1914) Sir Joseph Wilson Swan, D.Sc.h.c., FRS was a British physicist and chemist. He is most famous for inventing an incandescent light bulb.

    Sri Krishna

    Sri Krishna

    [ranking: 1159]
    Sri Krishna is a film score composer.

    Dec. at 72 (1908-1980)   Frederick Bean "Tex" Avery was an American animator, cartoonist, voice actor and director, famous for producing animated cartoons during The Golden Age of Hollywood animation.

    Tex Avery

    [ranking: 1160]
    Dec. at 72 (1908-1980) Frederick Bean "Tex" Avery was an American animator, cartoonist, voice actor and director, famous for producing animated cartoons during The Golden Age of Hollywood animation.

    Dec. at 59 (1599-1658)   Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader and later Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland.

    Oliver Cromwell

    [ranking: 1161]
    Dec. at 59 (1599-1658) Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader and later Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland.

    Dec. at 77 (1757-1834)   Thomas Telford FRS, FRSE was a Scottish civil engineer, architect and stonemason, and a noted road, bridge and canal builder.

    Thomas Telford

    [ranking: 1162]
    Dec. at 77 (1757-1834) Thomas Telford FRS, FRSE was a Scottish civil engineer, architect and stonemason, and a noted road, bridge and canal builder.

    Dec. at 77 (1415-1492)   William Caxton was an English merchant, diplomat, writer and printer.

    William Caxton

    [ranking: 1163]
    Dec. at 77 (1415-1492) William Caxton was an English merchant, diplomat, writer and printer.

    Dec. at 77 (1857-1934)   Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet, OM, GCVO was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire.

    Edward Elgar

    [ranking: 1164]
    Dec. at 77 (1857-1934) Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet, OM, GCVO was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire.

    Boudica, also known as Boadicea, and known in Welsh as Buddug was queen of the British Iceni tribe, a Celtic tribe who led an uprising against the occupying forces of the Roman Empire.

    Boudica

    [ranking: 1165]
    Boudica, also known as Boadicea, and known in Welsh as Buddug was queen of the British Iceni tribe, a Celtic tribe who led an uprising against the occupying forces of the Roman Empire.

    Dec. at 64 (1840-1904)   Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt, Hinmatóowyalahtq̓it in Americanist orthography, popularly known as Chief Joseph, or Young Joseph, succeeded his father Tuekakas as the leader of the...

    Chief Joseph

    [ranking: 1166]
    Dec. at 64 (1840-1904) Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt, Hinmatóowyalahtq̓it in Americanist orthography, popularly known as Chief Joseph, or Young Joseph, succeeded his father Tuekakas as the leader of the...

    Dec. at 54 (1957-2011)   Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden was the founder of al-Qaeda, the militant organization that claimed responsibility for the September 11 attacks on the United States.

    Osama bin Laden

    [ranking: 1167]
    Dec. at 54 (1957-2011) Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden was the founder of al-Qaeda, the militant organization that claimed responsibility for the September 11 attacks on the United States.

    Dec. at 66 (1903-1969)   Theodor W. Adorno was a German sociologist, philosopher and musicologist known for his critical theory of society.

    Theodor W. Adorno

    [ranking: 1168]
    Dec. at 66 (1903-1969) Theodor W. Adorno was a German sociologist, philosopher and musicologist known for his critical theory of society.

    Dec. at 53 (1806-1859)   Isambard Kingdom Brunel, FRS, was an English mechanical and civil engineer who built dockyards, the Great Western Railway, a series of steamships including the first propeller-driven...

    Isambard Kingdom Brunel

    [ranking: 1169]
    Dec. at 53 (1806-1859) Isambard Kingdom Brunel, FRS, was an English mechanical and civil engineer who built dockyards, the Great Western Railway, a series of steamships including the first propeller-driven...

    Dec. at 49 (1963-2012)   Whitney Elizabeth Houston was an American singer, actress, producer, and model. In 2009, Guinness World Records cited her as the most awarded female act of all time.

    Whitney Houston

    [ranking: 1170]
    Dec. at 49 (1963-2012) Whitney Elizabeth Houston was an American singer, actress, producer, and model. In 2009, Guinness World Records cited her as the most awarded female act of all time.

    Dec. at 58 (1888-1946)   John Logie Baird FRSE was a Scottish engineer, innovator and inventor of the world's first mechanical television; the first publicly demonstrated colour television system; and the first purely...

    John Logie Baird

    [ranking: 1171]
    Dec. at 58 (1888-1946) John Logie Baird FRSE was a Scottish engineer, innovator and inventor of the world's first mechanical television; the first publicly demonstrated colour television system; and the first purely...

    Dec. at 89 (1907-1996)   Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle, OM, KBE, CB, FRS, Hon FRAeS was an English Royal Air Force engineer air officer. He is credited with single handedly inventing the turbojet engine.

    Frank Whittle

    [ranking: 1172]
    Dec. at 89 (1907-1996) Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle, OM, KBE, CB, FRS, Hon FRAeS was an English Royal Air Force engineer air officer. He is credited with single handedly inventing the turbojet engine.

    François-Olivier Rousseau

    François-Olivier Rousseau

    [ranking: 1173]

    Dec. at 78 (1880-1958)   Marie Charlotte Carmichael Stopes was a British author, palaeobotanist, academic, eugenicist, campaigner for women's rights, and pioneer in the field of birth control.

    Marie Stopes

    [ranking: 1174]
    Dec. at 78 (1880-1958) Marie Charlotte Carmichael Stopes was a British author, palaeobotanist, academic, eugenicist, campaigner for women's rights, and pioneer in the field of birth control.

    Dec. at 53 (1895-1948)   George Herman "Babe" Ruth, Jr. was an American baseball outfielder and pitcher who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1914 to 1935.

    Babe Ruth

    [ranking: 1175]
    Dec. at 53 (1895-1948) George Herman "Babe" Ruth, Jr. was an American baseball outfielder and pitcher who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1914 to 1935.

    age 61   Stephen John Fry is an English comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist.

    Stephen Fry

    [ranking: 1176]
    age 61 Stephen John Fry is an English comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist.

    Dec. at 82 (1863-1945)   David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor, OM PC was a British Liberal politician and statesman.

    David Lloyd George

    [ranking: 1177]
    Dec. at 82 (1863-1945) David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor, OM PC was a British Liberal politician and statesman.

    Dec. at 82 (1912-1994)   Kim Il-sung was the leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly referred to as North Korea, for 46 years, from its establishment in 1948 until 1994.

    Kim Il-sung

    [ranking: 1178]
    Dec. at 82 (1912-1994) Kim Il-sung was the leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly referred to as North Korea, for 46 years, from its establishment in 1948 until 1994.

    age 31   William Lee Barefield III, better known by his stage name Trip Lee, is an American Southern rapper, singer, poet, and author.

    Trip Lee

    [ranking: 1179]
    age 31 William Lee Barefield III, better known by his stage name Trip Lee, is an American Southern rapper, singer, poet, and author.

    age 46   Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal, nicknamed Shaq, is an American retired professional basketball player, former rapper, actor and current analyst on the television program Inside the NBA.

    Shaquille O'Neal

    [ranking: 1180]
    age 46 Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal, nicknamed Shaq, is an American retired professional basketball player, former rapper, actor and current analyst on the television program Inside the NBA.

    age 70   Steven Tyler is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and former television music competition judge, best known as the frontman of the Boston-based rock band Aerosmith, in which...

    Steven Tyler

    [ranking: 1181]
    age 70 Steven Tyler is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and former television music competition judge, best known as the frontman of the Boston-based rock band Aerosmith, in which...

    Dec. at 69 (1926-1995)   Murray Newton Rothbard was an American heterodox economist of the Austrian School, a revisionist historian, and a political theorist whose writings and personal influence played a seminal role...

    Murray Newton Rothbard

    [ranking: 1182]
    Dec. at 69 (1926-1995) Murray Newton Rothbard was an American heterodox economist of the Austrian School, a revisionist historian, and a political theorist whose writings and personal influence played a seminal role...

    Died at 81 (1928-2009)   Patrick Joseph McGoohan was an American-born actor, writer and director who was brought up in Ireland and Britain, where he established an extensive stage and film career.

    Patrick McGoohan

    [ranking: 1183]
    Died at 81 (1928-2009) Patrick Joseph McGoohan was an American-born actor, writer and director who was brought up in Ireland and Britain, where he established an extensive stage and film career.

    age 59   James Hugh Calum Laurie, OBE, known professionally as Hugh Laurie, is an English actor, writer, director, musician and comedian.

    Hugh Laurie

    [ranking: 1184]
    age 59 James Hugh Calum Laurie, OBE, known professionally as Hugh Laurie, is an English actor, writer, director, musician and comedian.

    age 68   Orenthal James "O. J." Simpson, also nicknamed "The Juice", is a retired American football player, broadcaster, actor, and is currently incarcerated in Nevada.

    O. J. Simpson

    [ranking: 1185]
    age 68 Orenthal James "O. J." Simpson, also nicknamed "The Juice", is a retired American football player, broadcaster, actor, and is currently incarcerated in Nevada.

    age 48   Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi or Abu Du'a, alternatively called Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi al-Husseini al-Qurashi and known to his supporters as Amir al-Mu'minin or Caliph Ibrahim, is the leader of the Islamic...

    Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

    [ranking: 1186]
    age 48 Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi or Abu Du'a, alternatively called Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi al-Husseini al-Qurashi and known to his supporters as Amir al-Mu'minin or Caliph Ibrahim, is the leader of the Islamic...

    Dec. at 69 (1937-2006)   Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti was the fifth President of Iraq, serving in this capacity from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003.

    Saddam Hussein

    [ranking: 1187]
    Dec. at 69 (1937-2006) Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti was the fifth President of Iraq, serving in this capacity from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003.

    Dec. at 26 (1978-2004)   Nicholas Evan "Nick" Berg was an American freelance radio-tower repairman who went to Iraq after the United States' invasion of Iraq.

    Nick Berg

    [ranking: 1188]
    Dec. at 26 (1978-2004) Nicholas Evan "Nick" Berg was an American freelance radio-tower repairman who went to Iraq after the United States' invasion of Iraq.

    age 61   Dolph Lundgren is a Swedish actor, director, and martial artist.

    Dolph Lundgren

    [ranking: 1189]
    age 61 Dolph Lundgren is a Swedish actor, director, and martial artist.

    Dec. at 72 (1875-1947)   Aleister Crowley, born Edward Alexander Crowley was a British occultist, writer and mystic.

    Aleister Crowley

    [ranking: 1190]
    Dec. at 72 (1875-1947) Aleister Crowley, born Edward Alexander Crowley was a British occultist, writer and mystic.

    Dec. at 83 (1913-1996)   Paul Erdős was a Hungarian mathematician. He was one of the most prolific mathematicians of the 20th century, but also known for his social practice of mathematics and eccentric lifestyle.

    Paul Erdos mathematician and number theorist

    [ranking: 1191]
    Dec. at 83 (1913-1996) Paul Erdős was a Hungarian mathematician. He was one of the most prolific mathematicians of the 20th century, but also known for his social practice of mathematics and eccentric lifestyle.

    Dec. at 55 (686-741)   Charles Martel was a Frankish statesman and military leader who, as Duke and Prince of the Franks and Mayor of the Palace, was de facto ruler of Francia from 718 until his death.

    Charles Martel

    [ranking: 1192]
    Dec. at 55 (686-741) Charles Martel was a Frankish statesman and military leader who, as Duke and Prince of the Franks and Mayor of the Palace, was de facto ruler of Francia from 718 until his death.

    age 65   Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is a British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007.

    Tony Blair

    [ranking: 1193]
    age 65 Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is a British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007.

    age 41   Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, director, painter, entrepreneur, and fashion designer.

    Kanye West

    [ranking: 1194]
    age 41 Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, director, painter, entrepreneur, and fashion designer.

    Dec. at 77 (1890-1967)   Jaroslav Heyrovský was a Czech chemist and inventor.

    Jaroslav Heyrovský

    [ranking: 1195]
    Dec. at 77 (1890-1967) Jaroslav Heyrovský was a Czech chemist and inventor.

    Dec. at 77 (1858-1935)   Michael I.

    Michael Idvorsky Pupin

    [ranking: 1196]
    Dec. at 77 (1858-1935) Michael I.

    Mohammad Rabie (born 1978) is an Egyptian writer.

    Mohamed Rabie

    [ranking: 1197]
    Mohammad Rabie (born 1978) is an Egyptian writer.

    Mung Chiang

    Mung Chiang

    [ranking: 1198]
    age 42 Mung Chiang is an American engineering researcher, educator, and entrepreneur.

    Dec. at 74 (1773-1847)   Josef Jungmann was a Bohemian poet and linguist, and a leading figure of the Czech National Revival.

    Josef Jungmann

    [ranking: 1199]
    Dec. at 74 (1773-1847) Josef Jungmann was a Bohemian poet and linguist, and a leading figure of the Czech National Revival.

    Dec. at 67 (1590-1657)   William Bradford was an English Separatist leader in Leiden, Holland, and in Plymouth Colony.

    William Bradford

    [ranking: 1200]
    Dec. at 67 (1590-1657) William Bradford was an English Separatist leader in Leiden, Holland, and in Plymouth Colony.

    Dec. at 50 (1898-1948)   Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein was a Soviet Russian film director and film theorist, a pioneer in the theory and practice of montage.

    Sergei Eisenstein

    [ranking: 1201]
    Dec. at 50 (1898-1948) Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein was a Soviet Russian film director and film theorist, a pioneer in the theory and practice of montage.

    Dec. at 84 (1773-1857)   Sir George Cayley, 6th Baronet of Brompton was a prolific English engineer and one of the most important people in the history of aeronautics.

    Sir George Cayley

    [ranking: 1202]
    Dec. at 84 (1773-1857) Sir George Cayley, 6th Baronet of Brompton was a prolific English engineer and one of the most important people in the history of aeronautics.

    age 56   Randal Howard "Rand" Paul is an American physician and politician from Kentucky.

    Rand Paul

    [ranking: 1203]
    age 56 Randal Howard "Rand" Paul is an American physician and politician from Kentucky.

    Amenhotep, son of Hapu, was an architect, a priest, a scribe, and a public official, who held a number of offices under Amenhotep III.

    Amenhotep, son of Hapu

    [ranking: 1204]
    Amenhotep, son of Hapu, was an architect, a priest, a scribe, and a public official, who held a number of offices under Amenhotep III.

    age 44   Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio is an American actor and film producer. He has been nominated for ten Golden Globe Awards, winning two, and five Academy Awards.

    Leonardo DiCaprio

    [ranking: 1205]
    age 44 Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio is an American actor and film producer. He has been nominated for ten Golden Globe Awards, winning two, and five Academy Awards.

    Dec. at 55 (1703-1758)   Jonathan Edwards was a Protestant preacher, philosopher, and theologian.

    Jonathan Edwards

    [ranking: 1206]
    Dec. at 55 (1703-1758) Jonathan Edwards was a Protestant preacher, philosopher, and theologian.

    Dec. at 65 (1937-2002)   Carmelo Bene was an Italian actor, poet, film director and screenwriter.

    Carmelo Bene

    [ranking: 1207]
    Dec. at 65 (1937-2002) Carmelo Bene was an Italian actor, poet, film director and screenwriter.

    Dec. at 58 (1834-1892)   Charles Haddon Spurgeon was a British Particular Baptist preacher.

    Charles Spurgeon

    [ranking: 1208]
    Dec. at 58 (1834-1892) Charles Haddon Spurgeon was a British Particular Baptist preacher.

    Dec. at 75 (1905-1980)   Jan Werich was a Czech actor, playwright and writer.

    Jan Werich

    [ranking: 1209]
    Dec. at 75 (1905-1980) Jan Werich was a Czech actor, playwright and writer.

    Dec. at 78 (1592-1670)   John Amos Comenius was a Czech philosopher, pedagogue and theologist.

    Jan Amos Komenský

    [ranking: 1210]
    Dec. at 78 (1592-1670) John Amos Comenius was a Czech philosopher, pedagogue and theologist.

    age 54   Vincent James "Vince" Russo is an American writer and author, known for his work in the professional wrestling industry.

    Vince Russo

    [ranking: 1211]
    age 54 Vincent James "Vince" Russo is an American writer and author, known for his work in the professional wrestling industry.

    Dec. at 33 (1968-2001)   Timothy James "Tim" McVeigh was an American who committed an act of domestic terrorism by detonating a truck bomb in front of the Alfred P.

    Timothy McVeigh

    [ranking: 1212]
    Dec. at 33 (1968-2001) Timothy James "Tim" McVeigh was an American who committed an act of domestic terrorism by detonating a truck bomb in front of the Alfred P.

    Brian Cox

    Brian Cox

    [ranking: 1213]
    Age 48 Brian Denis Cox, CBE is a Scottish actor.

    Dec. at 70 (1941-2011)   Kim Jong-il was the Supreme Leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly referred to as North Korea, from 1994 to 2011.

    Kim Jong-il

    [ranking: 1214]
    Dec. at 70 (1941-2011) Kim Jong-il was the Supreme Leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly referred to as North Korea, from 1994 to 2011.

    age 36   Kim Jong-un is the supreme leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

    Kim Jong-un

    [ranking: 1215]
    age 36 Kim Jong-un is the supreme leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

    Dec. at 60 (1897-1957)   Wilhelm Reich was an Austrian psychoanalyst, a member of the second generation of psychoanalysts after Sigmund Freud, and one of the most radical figures in the history of psychiatry.

    Wilhelm Reich

    [ranking: 1216]
    Dec. at 60 (1897-1957) Wilhelm Reich was an Austrian psychoanalyst, a member of the second generation of psychoanalysts after Sigmund Freud, and one of the most radical figures in the history of psychiatry.

    Dec. at 54 (1936-1990)   James Maury "Jim" Henson was an American puppeteer, artist, cartoonist, inventor, screenwriter, actor, film director, and producer.

    Jim Henson

    [ranking: 1217]
    Dec. at 54 (1936-1990) James Maury "Jim" Henson was an American puppeteer, artist, cartoonist, inventor, screenwriter, actor, film director, and producer.

    Dec. at 45 (1768-1813)   Tecumseh was a Native American leader of the Shawnee and a large tribal confederacy which opposed the United States during Tecumseh's War and became an ally of Britain in the War of 1812....

    Tecumseh

    [ranking: 1218]
    Dec. at 45 (1768-1813) Tecumseh was a Native American leader of the Shawnee and a large tribal confederacy which opposed the United States during Tecumseh's War and became an ally of Britain in the War of 1812....

    Dec. at 71 (1918-1989)   Nicolae Ceaușescu was a Romanian Communist politician.

    Nicolae Ceaușescu

    [ranking: 1219]
    Dec. at 71 (1918-1989) Nicolae Ceaușescu was a Romanian Communist politician.

    Dec. at 86 (1928-2014)   Maya Angelou was an American author, poet, dancer, actress, and singer.

    Maya Angelou

    [ranking: 1220]
    Dec. at 86 (1928-2014) Maya Angelou was an American author, poet, dancer, actress, and singer.

    Dec. at 86 (1861-1947)   Alfred North Whitehead, OM FRS was an English mathematician and philosopher.

    Alfred North Whitehead

    [ranking: 1221]
    Dec. at 86 (1861-1947) Alfred North Whitehead, OM FRS was an English mathematician and philosopher.

    Dec. at 86 (1820-1906)   Susan Brownell Anthony was an American social reformer and feminist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement.

    Susan B. Anthony

    [ranking: 1222]
    Dec. at 86 (1820-1906) Susan Brownell Anthony was an American social reformer and feminist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement.

    age 69   Peter Brian Gabriel is an English singer-songwriter, musician and humanitarian activist who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock band Genesis.

    Peter Gabriel

    [ranking: 1223]
    age 69 Peter Brian Gabriel is an English singer-songwriter, musician and humanitarian activist who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock band Genesis.

    Dec. at 57 (1478-1535)   Sir Thomas More, venerated by Catholics as Saint Thomas More, was an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman and noted Renaissance humanist.

    Sir Thomas More

    [ranking: 1224]
    Dec. at 57 (1478-1535) Sir Thomas More, venerated by Catholics as Saint Thomas More, was an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman and noted Renaissance humanist.

    Dec. at 82 (1484-1566)   Bartolomé de las Casas, O.P. was a 16th-century Spanish historian, social reformer and Dominican friar.

    Bartolomé de Las Casas

    [ranking: 1225]
    Dec. at 82 (1484-1566) Bartolomé de las Casas, O.P. was a 16th-century Spanish historian, social reformer and Dominican friar.

    Dec. at 52 (1874-1926)   Harry Houdini was a Hungarian-American illusionist and stunt performer, noted for his sensational escape acts.

    Harry Houdini

    [ranking: 1226]
    Dec. at 52 (1874-1926) Harry Houdini was a Hungarian-American illusionist and stunt performer, noted for his sensational escape acts.

    Dec. at 83 (1904-1987)   Joseph John Campbell was an American mythologist, writer and lecturer, best known for his work in comparative mythology and comparative religion.

    Joseph Campbell

    [ranking: 1227]
    Dec. at 83 (1904-1987) Joseph John Campbell was an American mythologist, writer and lecturer, best known for his work in comparative mythology and comparative religion.

    Dec. at 61 (1537-1598)   Toyotomi Hideyoshi was a preeminent daimyo, warrior, general, samurai, and politician of the Sengoku period who is regarded as Japan's second "great unifier".

    Toyotomi Hideyoshi

    [ranking: 1228]
    Dec. at 61 (1537-1598) Toyotomi Hideyoshi was a preeminent daimyo, warrior, general, samurai, and politician of the Sengoku period who is regarded as Japan's second "great unifier".

    Dec. at 79 (1853-1932)   Friedrich Wilhelm Ostwald was a Baltic German chemist. He received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1909 for his work on catalysis, chemical equilibria and reaction velocities.

    Wilhelm Ostwald

    [ranking: 1229]
    Dec. at 79 (1853-1932) Friedrich Wilhelm Ostwald was a Baltic German chemist. He received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1909 for his work on catalysis, chemical equilibria and reaction velocities.

    age 48   Michael Joseph Pennington, Sr., better known as Johnny Vegas is an English actor and comedian, known for his angry rants, surreal humour, portly figure and high husky voice.

    Johnny Vegas

    [ranking: 1230]
    age 48 Michael Joseph Pennington, Sr., better known as Johnny Vegas is an English actor and comedian, known for his angry rants, surreal humour, portly figure and high husky voice.

    Dec. at 73 (1543-1616)   Tokugawa Ieyasu was the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, who virtually ruled Japan from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868.

    Tokugawa Ieyasu

    [ranking: 1231]
    Dec. at 73 (1543-1616) Tokugawa Ieyasu was the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, who virtually ruled Japan from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868.

    Dec. at 91 (1895-1986)   Jiddu Krishnamurti was an Indian speaker and writer on philosophical and spiritual subjects.

    Jiddu Krishnamurti

    [ranking: 1232]
    Dec. at 91 (1895-1986) Jiddu Krishnamurti was an Indian speaker and writer on philosophical and spiritual subjects.

    Dec. at 30 (1469-1499)   Laura Cereta, was one of the great female humanist and feminist writers of fifteenth-century Italy.

    Laura Cereta

    [ranking: 1233]
    Dec. at 30 (1469-1499) Laura Cereta, was one of the great female humanist and feminist writers of fifteenth-century Italy.

    Dec. at 44 (1172-1216)   Shota Rustaveli was a 12th-13th-century Georgian poet.

    Shota Rustaveli

    [ranking: 1234]
    Dec. at 44 (1172-1216) Shota Rustaveli was a 12th-13th-century Georgian poet.

    age 71   Mary Temple Grandin is an American professor of animal science at Colorado State University, a best-selling author, an autistic activist, and a consultant to the livestock industry on animal...

    Temple Grandin

    [ranking: 1235]
    age 71 Mary Temple Grandin is an American professor of animal science at Colorado State University, a best-selling author, an autistic activist, and a consultant to the livestock industry on animal...

    Dec. at 48 (1897-1945)   Subhas Chandra Bose was an Indian nationalist whose attempt during World War II to rid India of British rule with the help of Nazi Germany and Japan left a troubled legacy.

    Subhash Chandra Bose

    [ranking: 1236]
    Dec. at 48 (1897-1945) Subhas Chandra Bose was an Indian nationalist whose attempt during World War II to rid India of British rule with the help of Nazi Germany and Japan left a troubled legacy.

    age 59   Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic is an American singer, songwriter, parodist, record producer, satirist, actor, music video director, film producer, and author.

    "Weird Al" Yankovic

    [ranking: 1237]
    age 59 Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic is an American singer, songwriter, parodist, record producer, satirist, actor, music video director, film producer, and author.

    Dec. at 49 (1432-1481)   Mehmed II, also known as Muhammed bin Murad, Mehmed the Conqueror, Grand Turk, Kayser-i Rûm and Turcarum Imperator, and Fatih Sultan Mehmed, was an Ottoman sultan who ruled first for a...

    Mehmed the Conqueror

    [ranking: 1238]
    Dec. at 49 (1432-1481) Mehmed II, also known as Muhammed bin Murad, Mehmed the Conqueror, Grand Turk, Kayser-i Rûm and Turcarum Imperator, and Fatih Sultan Mehmed, was an Ottoman sultan who ruled first for a...

    Dec. at 31 (1932-1963)   Sylvia Plath was an American poet, novelist, and short-story writer.

    Sylvia Plath

    [ranking: 1239]
    Dec. at 31 (1932-1963) Sylvia Plath was an American poet, novelist, and short-story writer.

    age 54   Stephen Tyrone Colbert is an American political satirist, writer, producer, singer, television host, actor, media critic, and comedian.

    Stephen Colbert

    [ranking: 1240]
    age 54 Stephen Tyrone Colbert is an American political satirist, writer, producer, singer, television host, actor, media critic, and comedian.

    Dec. at 27 (1986-2013)   Aaron Hillel Swartz was an American computer programmer, entrepreneur, writer, political organizer and Internet hacktivist who was involved in the development of the web feed format RSS and the...

    Aaron Swartz

    [ranking: 1241]
    Dec. at 27 (1986-2013) Aaron Hillel Swartz was an American computer programmer, entrepreneur, writer, political organizer and Internet hacktivist who was involved in the development of the web feed format RSS and the...

    Dec. at 87 (1890-1977)   Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx was an American comedian and film and television star.

    Groucho Marx

    [ranking: 1242]
    Dec. at 87 (1890-1977) Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx was an American comedian and film and television star.

    Dec. at 31 (1609-1640)   Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi was a legendary Ottoman aviator of 17th-century Constantinople, purported in the writings of traveler Evliya Çelebi to have achieved sustained unpowered

    Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi

    [ranking: 1243]
    Dec. at 31 (1609-1640) Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi was a legendary Ottoman aviator of 17th-century Constantinople, purported in the writings of traveler Evliya Çelebi to have achieved sustained unpowered

    Dec. at 59 (1526-1585)   Taqi ad-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf ash-Shami al-Asadi was a Muslim polymath: He was the author of more than ninety books on a wide variety of subjects, including astronomy, clocks, engineering,...

    Taqi ad-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf

    [ranking: 1244]
    Dec. at 59 (1526-1585) Taqi ad-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf ash-Shami al-Asadi was a Muslim polymath: He was the author of more than ninety books on a wide variety of subjects, including astronomy, clocks, engineering,...

    Dec. at 55 (1394-1449)   Mīrzā Muhammad Tāraghay bin Shāhrukh better known as Ulugh Beg was a Timurid ruler as well as an astronomer, mathematician and sultan.

    Ulugh Beg

    [ranking: 1245]
    Dec. at 55 (1394-1449) Mīrzā Muhammad Tāraghay bin Shāhrukh better known as Ulugh Beg was a Timurid ruler as well as an astronomer, mathematician and sultan.

    Dec. at 71 (1403-1474)   Ala al-Dīn Ali ibn Muhammed, known as Ali Qushji was an astronomer, mathematician and physicist originally from Samarkand, who settled in the Ottoman Empire some time before 1472.

    Ali Qushji

    [ranking: 1246]
    Dec. at 71 (1403-1474) Ala al-Dīn Ali ibn Muhammed, known as Ali Qushji was an astronomer, mathematician and physicist originally from Samarkand, who settled in the Ottoman Empire some time before 1472.

    Dec. at 88 (1859-1947)   Carrie Chapman Catt was an American women's suffrage leader who campaigned for the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which gave U.S. women the right to vote in 1920.

    Carrie Chapman Catt

    [ranking: 1247]
    Dec. at 88 (1859-1947) Carrie Chapman Catt was an American women's suffrage leader who campaigned for the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which gave U.S. women the right to vote in 1920.

    Dec. at 41 (1803-1844)   Flora Tristan was a socialist writer and activist.

    Flora Tristan

    [ranking: 1248]
    Dec. at 41 (1803-1844) Flora Tristan was a socialist writer and activist.

    Dec. at 88 (1922-2010)   Howard Zinn was an American historian, author, playwright, and social activist. He was a political science professor at Boston University.

    Howard Zinn

    [ranking: 1249]
    Dec. at 88 (1922-2010) Howard Zinn was an American historian, author, playwright, and social activist. He was a political science professor at Boston University.

    age 91   Marvin Neil Simon was an American playwright, screenwriter and author.

    Neil Simon

    [ranking: 1250]
    age 91 Marvin Neil Simon was an American playwright, screenwriter and author.

    Dec. at 51 (1851-1902)   Major Walter Reed, M.D., U.S.

    Walter Reed

    [ranking: 1251]
    Dec. at 51 (1851-1902) Major Walter Reed, M.D., U.S.

    Dec. at 83 (1824-1907)   William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin OM GCVO PC PRS PRSE was a British mathematical physicist and engineer who was born in Belfast in 1824.

    William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin

    [ranking: 1252]
    Dec. at 83 (1824-1907) William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin OM GCVO PC PRS PRSE was a British mathematical physicist and engineer who was born in Belfast in 1824.

    Dec. at 44 (98 BC-54 BC)   Titus Lucretius Carus was a Roman poet and philosopher.

    Lucretius

    [ranking: 1253]
    Dec. at 44 (98 BC-54 BC) Titus Lucretius Carus was a Roman poet and philosopher.

    Dec. at 75 (973-1048)   Abū al-Rayhān Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Bīrūnī, known as Al-Biruni in English, was a Persian Muslim scholar and polymath from the Khwarezm region.

    Al-Biruni

    [ranking: 1254]
    Dec. at 75 (973-1048) Abū al-Rayhān Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Bīrūnī, known as Al-Biruni in English, was a Persian Muslim scholar and polymath from the Khwarezm region.

    Dec. at 53 (1058-1111)   Abu Hamid Muhammad al-Ghazali was a Persian Muslim theologian, jurist, philosopher and mystic.

    Al-Ghazali

    [ranking: 1255]
    Dec. at 53 (1058-1111) Abu Hamid Muhammad al-Ghazali was a Persian Muslim theologian, jurist, philosopher and mystic.

    Dec. at 70 (1136-1206)   Badi'al-Zaman Abū al-'Izz ibn Ismā'īl ibn al-Razāz al-Jazarī was a Muslim polymath: a scholar, inventor, mechanical engineer, craftsman, artist, and mathematician from Jazirat ibn Umar, who...

    Al-Jazari

    [ranking: 1256]
    Dec. at 70 (1136-1206) Badi'al-Zaman Abū al-'Izz ibn Ismā'īl ibn al-Razāz al-Jazarī was a Muslim polymath: a scholar, inventor, mechanical engineer, craftsman, artist, and mathematician from Jazirat ibn Umar, who...

    Dec. at 76 (1786-1862)   Justinus Andreas Christian Kerner was a German poet, practicing physician, and medical writer.

    Justinus Kerner

    [ranking: 1257]
    Dec. at 76 (1786-1862) Justinus Andreas Christian Kerner was a German poet, practicing physician, and medical writer.

    Dec. at 66 (1822-1888)   Rudolf Julius Emanuel Clausius, was a German physicist and mathematician and is considered one of the central founders of the science of thermodynamics.

    Rudolf Clausius

    [ranking: 1258]
    Dec. at 66 (1822-1888) Rudolf Julius Emanuel Clausius, was a German physicist and mathematician and is considered one of the central founders of the science of thermodynamics.

    Sojourner Truth was an African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist.

    Sojourner Truth

    [ranking: 1259]
    Sojourner Truth was an African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist.

    age 52   Gert Mittring is a German mental calculator.

    Gert Mittring

    [ranking: 1260]
    age 52 Gert Mittring is a German mental calculator.

    age 46   Zinedine Yazid Zidane, nicknamed "Zizou", is a former French footballer and current coach of Real Madrid Castilla.

    Zinedine Zidane

    [ranking: 1261]
    age 46 Zinedine Yazid Zidane, nicknamed "Zizou", is a former French footballer and current coach of Real Madrid Castilla.

    Muhammad, full name Abū al-Qāsim Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib ibn Hāshim, from Mecca, unified Arabia into a single religious polity under Islam.

    Muhammad

    [ranking: 1262]
    Muhammad, full name Abū al-Qāsim Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib ibn Hāshim, from Mecca, unified Arabia into a single religious polity under Islam.

    Dec. at 87 (1910-1997)   Cahit Arf was a Turkish mathematician.

    Cahit Arf

    [ranking: 1263]
    Dec. at 87 (1910-1997) Cahit Arf was a Turkish mathematician.

    Dec. at 60 (1800-1860)   Charles Goodyear was an American self-taught chemist and manufacturing engineer who developed vulcanized rubber, for which he received patent number 3633 from the United States Patent Office on...

    Charles Goodyear

    [ranking: 1264]
    Dec. at 60 (1800-1860) Charles Goodyear was an American self-taught chemist and manufacturing engineer who developed vulcanized rubber, for which he received patent number 3633 from the United States Patent Office on...

    Dec. at 48 (1883-1931)   Khalil Gibran was a Lebanese-American artist, poet, and writer of the New York Pen League.

    Khalil Gibran

    [ranking: 1265]
    Dec. at 48 (1883-1931) Khalil Gibran was a Lebanese-American artist, poet, and writer of the New York Pen League.

    Dec. at 61 (1877-1938)   Sir Muhammad Iqbal, widely known as Allama Iqbal, was an academic, poet, barrister, philosopher, scholar mystic and politician in British India, who is widely regarded as having inspired the...

    Muhammad Iqbal

    [ranking: 1266]
    Dec. at 61 (1877-1938) Sir Muhammad Iqbal, widely known as Allama Iqbal, was an academic, poet, barrister, philosopher, scholar mystic and politician in British India, who is widely regarded as having inspired the...

    Dec. at 89 (1913-2002)   Nikolai Mikhailovich Amosov, Doktor nauk, Professor was a Soviet Russian and Ukrainian doctor, heart surgeon, inventor, best-selling author, and exercise enthusiast, known for his inventions of...

    Mykola Amosov

    [ranking: 1267]
    Dec. at 89 (1913-2002) Nikolai Mikhailovich Amosov, Doktor nauk, Professor was a Soviet Russian and Ukrainian doctor, heart surgeon, inventor, best-selling author, and exercise enthusiast, known for his inventions of...

    Dec. at 74 (1759-1833)   William Wilberforce was an English politician, philanthropist, and a leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade.

    William Wilberforce

    [ranking: 1268]
    Dec. at 74 (1759-1833) William Wilberforce was an English politician, philanthropist, and a leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade.

    Dec. at 74 (1864-1938)   Sir Brajendra Nath Seal was a renowned Bengali Indian humanist philosopher.

    Brajendra Nath Seal

    [ranking: 1269]
    Dec. at 74 (1864-1938) Sir Brajendra Nath Seal was a renowned Bengali Indian humanist philosopher.

    Dec. at 46 (1890-1936)   Dhan Gopal Mukerji was the first successful Indian man of letters in the United States and winner of Newbery Medal 1928.

    Dhan Gopal Mukerji

    [ranking: 1270]
    Dec. at 46 (1890-1936) Dhan Gopal Mukerji was the first successful Indian man of letters in the United States and winner of Newbery Medal 1928.

    Dec. at 98 (1908-2006)   John Kenneth "Ken" Galbraith, OC was a Canadian and, later, American economist, public official, and diplomat, and a leading proponent of 20th-century American liberalism.

    John Kenneth Galbraith

    [ranking: 1271]
    Dec. at 98 (1908-2006) John Kenneth "Ken" Galbraith, OC was a Canadian and, later, American economist, public official, and diplomat, and a leading proponent of 20th-century American liberalism.

    age 31   Karim Mostafa Benzema is a French footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Madrid and the French national football team as a striker.

    Karim Benzema

    [ranking: 1272]
    age 31 Karim Mostafa Benzema is a French footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Madrid and the French national football team as a striker.

    Dec. at 66 (1912-1978)   Jacques Bergier, was a chemical engineer, member of the French-resistance, spy, journalist and writer.

    Jacques Bergier

    [ranking: 1273]
    Dec. at 66 (1912-1978) Jacques Bergier, was a chemical engineer, member of the French-resistance, spy, journalist and writer.

    age 34   Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, GOIH, known as Cristiano Ronaldo, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Madrid C.F. and the Portugal national team.

    Cristiano Ronaldo

    [ranking: 1274]
    age 34 Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, GOIH, known as Cristiano Ronaldo, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Madrid C.F. and the Portugal national team.

    Dec. at 50 (1836-1886)   Ramakrishna, born Gadadhar Chatterji or Gadadhar Chattopadhyay, was an Indian mystic during the 19th-century.

    Ramakrishna

    [ranking: 1275]
    Dec. at 50 (1836-1886) Ramakrishna, born Gadadhar Chatterji or Gadadhar Chattopadhyay, was an Indian mystic during the 19th-century.

    Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek

    Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek

    [ranking: 1276]

    F. William Engdahl

    F. William Engdahl

    [ranking: 1277]
    age 74 Frederick William Engdahl is an American German freelance journalist, historian and economic researcher.

    Dec. at 30 (1792-1822)   Percy Bysshe Shelley was one of the major English Romantic poets, and is regarded by some critics as amongst the finest lyric poets in the English language.

    Percy Bysshe Shelley

    [ranking: 1278]
    Dec. at 30 (1792-1822) Percy Bysshe Shelley was one of the major English Romantic poets, and is regarded by some critics as amongst the finest lyric poets in the English language.

    Henry Makow

    Henry Makow

    [ranking: 1279]
    age 69 Henry Makow is a Canadian author, campaigner against homosexuality, public opponent of Zionism and Freemasonry, conspiracy theorist and the inventor of the boardgame Scruples.

    Dec. at 66 (1832-1898)   Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known by his pen name, Lewis Carroll, was an English writer, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon and photographer.

    Lewis Carroll

    [ranking: 1280]
    Dec. at 66 (1832-1898) Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known by his pen name, Lewis Carroll, was an English writer, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon and photographer.

    Dec. at 72 (1918-1990)   Louis Pierre Althusser was a French Marxist philosopher.

    Louis Althusser

    [ranking: 1281]
    Dec. at 72 (1918-1990) Louis Pierre Althusser was a French Marxist philosopher.

    Giotto di Bondone, known as Giotto, was an Italian painter and architect from Florence in the late Middle Ages.

    Giotto

    [ranking: 1282]
    Giotto di Bondone, known as Giotto, was an Italian painter and architect from Florence in the late Middle Ages.

    Dec. at 75 (1936-2011)   Václav Havel was a Czech writer, philosopher, dissident, and statesman. From 1989 to 1992, he served as the first democratically elected president of Czechoslovakia in 41 years.

    Václav Havel

    [ranking: 1283]
    Dec. at 75 (1936-2011) Václav Havel was a Czech writer, philosopher, dissident, and statesman. From 1989 to 1992, he served as the first democratically elected president of Czechoslovakia in 41 years.

    Dec. at 87 (1862-1949)   Feliks Karol Koneczny was a Polish historian and social philosopher.

    Feliks Koneczny

    [ranking: 1284]
    Dec. at 87 (1862-1949) Feliks Karol Koneczny was a Polish historian and social philosopher.

    Dec. at 64 (1839-1903)   Josiah Willard Gibbs was an American scientist who made important theoretical contributions to physics, chemistry, and mathematics.

    J. Willard Gibbs

    [ranking: 1285]
    Dec. at 64 (1839-1903) Josiah Willard Gibbs was an American scientist who made important theoretical contributions to physics, chemistry, and mathematics.

    age 48   Pete Sampras is a retired American tennis player and former World No. 1.

    Pete Sampras

    [ranking: 1286]
    age 48 Pete Sampras is a retired American tennis player and former World No. 1.

    Dec. at 160 (1730-1890)   Lokenath Brahmachari, who is called Baba Lokenath or simply Lokenath, was an 18th-century saint and philosopher in Bengal, most notably preached by Nityagopal Saha.

    Lokenath Brahmachari

    [ranking: 1287]
    Dec. at 160 (1730-1890) Lokenath Brahmachari, who is called Baba Lokenath or simply Lokenath, was an 18th-century saint and philosopher in Bengal, most notably preached by Nityagopal Saha.

    Dec. at 56 (1838-1894)   Rishi Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay; was a Bengali writer, poet and journalist.

    Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

    [ranking: 1288]
    Dec. at 56 (1838-1894) Rishi Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay; was a Bengali writer, poet and journalist.

    Dec. at 80 (1882-1962)   Bidhan Chandra Roy, MRCP, FRCS was the second Chief Minister of West Bengal in India.

    Bidhan Chandra Roy

    [ranking: 1289]
    Dec. at 80 (1882-1962) Bidhan Chandra Roy, MRCP, FRCS was the second Chief Minister of West Bengal in India.

    Dec. at 85 (1887-1972)   Shri Jamini Roy was an Indian painter.

    Jamini Roy

    [ranking: 1290]
    Dec. at 85 (1887-1972) Shri Jamini Roy was an Indian painter.

    Dec. at 27 (1817-1844)   Prince Nikoloz "Tato" Baratashvili was a Georgian poet, one of the first Georgians to marry a modern nationalism with European Romanticism and to introduce "Europeanism" into...

    Nikoloz Baratashvili

    [ranking: 1291]
    Dec. at 27 (1817-1844) Prince Nikoloz "Tato" Baratashvili was a Georgian poet, one of the first Georgians to marry a modern nationalism with European Romanticism and to introduce "Europeanism" into...

    Dec. at 62 (1876-1938)   Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay was a Bengali novelist and short story writer of early 20th century.

    Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay

    [ranking: 1292]
    Dec. at 62 (1876-1938) Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay was a Bengali novelist and short story writer of early 20th century.

    Dec. at 44 (1867-1911)   Sister Nivedita; born Margaret Elizabeth Noble; 28 October 1867 – 13 October 1911 was a Scots-Irish social worker, author, teacher and a disciple of Swami Vivekananda.

    Sister Nivedita

    [ranking: 1293]
    Dec. at 44 (1867-1911) Sister Nivedita; born Margaret Elizabeth Noble; 28 October 1867 – 13 October 1911 was a Scots-Irish social worker, author, teacher and a disciple of Swami Vivekananda.

    Anna Whitlock

    Anna Whitlock

    [ranking: 1294]
    Dec. at 78 (1852-1930) Anna Whitlock, was a Swedish school pioneer, journalist and feminist. Daughter of the merchant Gustaf Whitlock and Sophie Forsgrén and sister of the feminist Ellen Whitlock.

    Swami Pranavananda

    Swami Pranavananda

    [ranking: 1295]
    Dec. at 45 (1896-1941) Swami Pranavananda also known as Yugacharya Srimat Swami Pranavananda Ji Maharaj, was the founder of the organization known as the Bharat Sevashram Sangha.

    Dec. at 70 (1444-1514)   Donato Bramante was an Italian architect, who introduced Renaissance architecture to Milan and the High Renaissance style to Rome, where his plan for St.

    Donato Bramante

    [ranking: 1296]
    Dec. at 70 (1444-1514) Donato Bramante was an Italian architect, who introduced Renaissance architecture to Milan and the High Renaissance style to Rome, where his plan for St.

    Dec. at 85 (1888-1973)   Selman Abraham Waksman was an Ukrainian-born, Jewish-American inventor, biochemist and microbiologist whose research into organic substances—largely into organisms that live in soil—and their...

    Selman Waksman

    [ranking: 1297]
    Dec. at 85 (1888-1973) Selman Abraham Waksman was an Ukrainian-born, Jewish-American inventor, biochemist and microbiologist whose research into organic substances—largely into organisms that live in soil—and their...

    Dec. at 71 (1875-1946)   Gilbert Newton Lewis ForMemRS was an American physical chemist known for the discovery of the covalent bond and his concept of electron pairs; his Lewis dot structures and other contributions to...

    Gilbert N. Lewis

    [ranking: 1298]
    Dec. at 71 (1875-1946) Gilbert Newton Lewis ForMemRS was an American physical chemist known for the discovery of the covalent bond and his concept of electron pairs; his Lewis dot structures and other contributions to...

    age 62   Jan Ingemar Stenmark, born 18 March 1956 in Joesjö, Sweden, is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Sweden.

    Ingemar Stenmark

    [ranking: 1299]
    age 62 Jan Ingemar Stenmark, born 18 March 1956 in Joesjö, Sweden, is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Sweden.

    age 50   Paolo Cesare Maldini is an Italian former footballer who played as a left back or central defender, being adept with either foot although naturally right-footed.

    Paolo Maldini

    [ranking: 1300]
    age 50 Paolo Cesare Maldini is an Italian former footballer who played as a left back or central defender, being adept with either foot although naturally right-footed.

    age 65   Franz Klammer is a former champion alpine ski racer from Austria. Klammer overwhelmingly dominated the downhill event for four consecutive World Cup seasons.

    Franz Klammer

    [ranking: 1301]
    age 65 Franz Klammer is a former champion alpine ski racer from Austria. Klammer overwhelmingly dominated the downhill event for four consecutive World Cup seasons.

    Dec. at 62 (1844-1906)   Ludwig Eduard Boltzmann was an Austrian physicist and philosopher whose greatest achievement was in the development of statistical mechanics, which explains and predicts how the properties of...

    Ludwig Boltzmann

    [ranking: 1302]
    Dec. at 62 (1844-1906) Ludwig Eduard Boltzmann was an Austrian physicist and philosopher whose greatest achievement was in the development of statistical mechanics, which explains and predicts how the properties of...

    Dec. at 81 (1896-1977)   Abhay Charanaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada was a Gaudiya Vaishnava spiritual teacher and the founder preceptor of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, commonly known as...

    A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

    [ranking: 1303]
    Dec. at 81 (1896-1977) Abhay Charanaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada was a Gaudiya Vaishnava spiritual teacher and the founder preceptor of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, commonly known as...

    Dec. at 71 (1933-2004)   Susan Sontag was an American writer and filmmaker, teacher and political activist, publishing her first major work, the essay "Notes on 'Camp'", in 1964.

    Susan Sontag

    [ranking: 1304]
    Dec. at 71 (1933-2004) Susan Sontag was an American writer and filmmaker, teacher and political activist, publishing her first major work, the essay "Notes on 'Camp'", in 1964.

    Dec. at 75 (1848-1923)   Vilfredo Federico Damaso Pareto was an Italian engineer, sociologist, economist, political scientist, and philosopher.

    Vilfredo Pareto

    [ranking: 1305]
    Dec. at 75 (1848-1923) Vilfredo Federico Damaso Pareto was an Italian engineer, sociologist, economist, political scientist, and philosopher.

    age 89   Peter Ware Higgs CH FRS FRSE is a British theoretical physicist, Nobel Prize laureate and emeritus professor at the University of Edinburgh.

    Peter Higgs

    [ranking: 1306]
    age 89 Peter Ware Higgs CH FRS FRSE is a British theoretical physicist, Nobel Prize laureate and emeritus professor at the University of Edinburgh.

    Dec. at 79 (1578-1657)   William Harvey was an English physician.

    William Harvey

    [ranking: 1307]
    Dec. at 79 (1578-1657) William Harvey was an English physician.

    Dec. at 63 (1592-1655)   Pierre Gassendi was a French philosopher, priest, scientist, astronomer, and mathematician.

    Pierre Gassendi

    [ranking: 1308]
    Dec. at 63 (1592-1655) Pierre Gassendi was a French philosopher, priest, scientist, astronomer, and mathematician.

    age 89   Murray Gell-Mann is an American physicist who received the 1969 Nobel Prize in physics for his work on the theory of elementary particles.

    Murray Gell-Mann

    [ranking: 1309]
    age 89 Murray Gell-Mann is an American physicist who received the 1969 Nobel Prize in physics for his work on the theory of elementary particles.

    age 94   Atal Bihari Vajpayee is an Indian statesman who was the eleventh Prime Minister of India, first for 13 days in 1996 and then from 1998 to 2004.

    Atal Bihari Vajpayee

    [ranking: 1310]
    age 94 Atal Bihari Vajpayee is an Indian statesman who was the eleventh Prime Minister of India, first for 13 days in 1996 and then from 1998 to 2004.

    Dec. at 45 (625-670)   Hasan ibn `Ali ibn Abi Ṭalib, commonly called Hasan, was the second Shiite Imam, succeeding his father Ali and preceding his younger brother Husayn ibn Ali.

    Hasan ibn Ali

    [ranking: 1311]
    Dec. at 45 (625-670) Hasan ibn `Ali ibn Abi Ṭalib, commonly called Hasan, was the second Shiite Imam, succeeding his father Ali and preceding his younger brother Husayn ibn Ali.

    Husayn ibn ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib, sometimes spelled Hussein, was the son of Ali ibn Abi Ṭalib and Fatimah Zahra and the younger brother of Hasan ibn Ali.

    Husayn ibn Ali

    [ranking: 1312]
    Husayn ibn ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib, sometimes spelled Hussein, was the son of Ali ibn Abi Ṭalib and Fatimah Zahra and the younger brother of Hasan ibn Ali.

    age 99   James Ephraim Lovelock, CH, CBE, FRS is an independent scientist, environmentalist and futurist who lives in Dorset, England.

    James Lovelock

    [ranking: 1313]
    age 99 James Ephraim Lovelock, CH, CBE, FRS is an independent scientist, environmentalist and futurist who lives in Dorset, England.

    Dec. at 39 (1805-1844)   Joseph Smith, Jr. was an American religious leader and founder of Mormonism.

    Joseph Smith, Jr.

    [ranking: 1314]
    Dec. at 39 (1805-1844) Joseph Smith, Jr. was an American religious leader and founder of Mormonism.

    Dec. at 50 (592-642)   Abū Sulaymān Khālid ibn al-Walīd ibn al-Mughīrah al-Makhzūmī also known as Sayf Allāh al-Maslūl, was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

    Khalid ibn al-Walid

    [ranking: 1315]
    Dec. at 50 (592-642) Abū Sulaymān Khālid ibn al-Walīd ibn al-Mughīrah al-Makhzūmī also known as Sayf Allāh al-Maslūl, was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

    Dec. at 39 (1850-1889)   Mihai Eminescu was a Romantic poet, novelist and journalist, often regarded as the most famous and influential Romanian poet.

    Mihai Eminescu

    [ranking: 1316]
    Dec. at 39 (1850-1889) Mihai Eminescu was a Romantic poet, novelist and journalist, often regarded as the most famous and influential Romanian poet.

    Dec. at 51 (1622-1673)   Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière, was a French playwright and actor who is considered to be one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature.

    Molière

    [ranking: 1317]
    Dec. at 51 (1622-1673) Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière, was a French playwright and actor who is considered to be one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature.

    Dec. at 68 (1842-1910)   Osman Hamdi Bey was an Ottoman administrator, intellectual, art expert and also a prominent and pioneering painter.

    Osman Hamdi Bey

    [ranking: 1318]
    Dec. at 68 (1842-1910) Osman Hamdi Bey was an Ottoman administrator, intellectual, art expert and also a prominent and pioneering painter.

    Dec. at 60 (489 BC-429 BC)   Phidias or Pheidias was a Greek sculptor, painter and architect, who lived in the 5th century BC, and is commonly regarded as one of the greatest of all sculptors of Classical Greece: Phidias'...

    Phidias

    [ranking: 1319]
    Dec. at 60 (489 BC-429 BC) Phidias or Pheidias was a Greek sculptor, painter and architect, who lived in the 5th century BC, and is commonly regarded as one of the greatest of all sculptors of Classical Greece: Phidias'...

    July 29, 2000 (aged 77)   Dr.

    René Favaloro

    [ranking: 1320]
    July 29, 2000 (aged 77) Dr.

    Dec. at 75 (1875-1950)   Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel was an Indian barrister and statesman, one of the leaders of the Indian National Congress and one of the founding fathers of the Republic of India.

    Vallabhbhai Patel

    [ranking: 1321]
    Dec. at 75 (1875-1950) Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel was an Indian barrister and statesman, one of the leaders of the Indian National Congress and one of the founding fathers of the Republic of India.

    Dec. at 60 (584-644)   Umar, also spelled Omar, was one of the most powerful and influential Muslim caliphs in history.

    Umar

    [ranking: 1322]
    Dec. at 60 (584-644) Umar, also spelled Omar, was one of the most powerful and influential Muslim caliphs in history.

    Umar II

    Umar II

    [ranking: 1323]
    Dec. at 38 (682-720) Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz was an Umayyad caliph who ruled from 717 to 720.

    Dec. at 79 (577-656)   Uthman ibn Affan was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and the third of the Sunni Rashidun or "Rightly Guided Caliphs".

    Uthman ibn Affan

    [ranking: 1324]
    Dec. at 79 (577-656) Uthman ibn Affan was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and the third of the Sunni Rashidun or "Rightly Guided Caliphs".

    fatih sultan mehmet

    fatih sultan mehmet

    [ranking: 1325]

    Évariste Galois

    Évariste Galois

    [ranking: 1326]

    Évariste Galois

    Évariste Galois

    [ranking: 1327]

    Paul Henri Thiry Holbach

    Paul Henri Thiry Holbach

    [ranking: 1328]
    Dec. at 66 (1723-1789)

    Dec. at 46 (1962-2008)   David Foster Wallace was an American author of novels, short stories and essays, as well as a professor of English and creative writing.

    David Foster Wallace

    [ranking: 1329]
    Dec. at 46 (1962-2008) David Foster Wallace was an American author of novels, short stories and essays, as well as a professor of English and creative writing.

    Emmanuel Lopez

    Emmanuel Lopez

    [ranking: 1330]

    age 69   Arsène Wenger, OBE is a French football manager and former player.

    Arsène Wenger

    [ranking: 1331]
    age 69 Arsène Wenger, OBE is a French football manager and former player.

    Elaine Morgan

    Elaine Morgan

    [ranking: 1332]
    Dec. at 93 (1920-2013) Elaine Morgan OBE FRSL was a Welsh writer for television and the author of several books on evolutionary anthropology, especially the aquatic ape hypothesis: The Descent of Woman, The Aquatic...

    Dec. at 36 (1758-1794)   Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre was a French lawyer and politician, and one of the best-known and most influential figures of the French Revolution.

    Maximilien de Robespierre

    [ranking: 1333]
    Dec. at 36 (1758-1794) Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre was a French lawyer and politician, and one of the best-known and most influential figures of the French Revolution.

    age 30   Mesut Özil is a German footballer who plays for English club Arsenal and the German national team. Özil has been a youth national team member since 2006, and a member of the German...

    Mesut Özil

    [ranking: 1334]
    age 30 Mesut Özil is a German footballer who plays for English club Arsenal and the German national team. Özil has been a youth national team member since 2006, and a member of the German...

    Dec. at 61 (1698-1759)   Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis was a French mathematician, philosopher and man of letters.

    Pierre Louis Maupertuis

    [ranking: 1335]
    Dec. at 61 (1698-1759) Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis was a French mathematician, philosopher and man of letters.

    Dec. at 67 (1887-1954)   Manabendra Nath Roy, born Narendra Nath Bhattacharya, was an Indian revolutionary, radical activist and political theorist.

    M. N. Roy

    [ranking: 1336]
    Dec. at 67 (1887-1954) Manabendra Nath Roy, born Narendra Nath Bhattacharya, was an Indian revolutionary, radical activist and political theorist.

    Dec. at 79 (1882-1961)   Percy Williams Bridgman was an American physicist who won the 1946 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the physics of high pressures.

    Percy Williams Bridgman

    [ranking: 1337]
    Dec. at 79 (1882-1961) Percy Williams Bridgman was an American physicist who won the 1946 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the physics of high pressures.

    Leon Winiarski

    Leon Winiarski

    [ranking: 1338]
    Dec. at 50 (1865-1915) Leon Winiarski was a Polish sociologist.

    age 55   Jeffrey Preston "Jeff" Bezos is an American business magnate and investor.

    Jeff Bezos

    [ranking: 1339]
    age 55 Jeffrey Preston "Jeff" Bezos is an American business magnate and investor.

    Dec. at 75 (1839-1914)   Charles Sanders Peirce was an American philosopher, logician, mathematician, and scientist who is sometimes known as "the father of pragmatism".

    Charles Peirce

    [ranking: 1340]
    Dec. at 75 (1839-1914) Charles Sanders Peirce was an American philosopher, logician, mathematician, and scientist who is sometimes known as "the father of pragmatism".

    Dec. at 65 (610 BC-545 BC)   Anaximander was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher who lived in Miletus, a city of Ionia.

    Anaximander

    [ranking: 1341]
    Dec. at 65 (610 BC-545 BC) Anaximander was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher who lived in Miletus, a city of Ionia.

    Dec. at 59 (1907-1966)   Sergei Pavlovich Korolev was the lead Soviet rocket engineer and spacecraft designer in the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union during the 1950s and 1960s.

    Sergei Korolev

    [ranking: 1342]
    Dec. at 59 (1907-1966) Sergei Pavlovich Korolev was the lead Soviet rocket engineer and spacecraft designer in the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union during the 1950s and 1960s.

    Dec. at 51 (1778-1829)   Inventor of the Miner's Safety Lamp

    Humphry Davy

    [ranking: 1343]
    Dec. at 51 (1778-1829) Inventor of the Miner's Safety Lamp

    Dorothy Milne Murdock (1961 – December 25, 2015), better known by her pen names Acharya S and D.

    Acharya S (aka D. M. Murdock)

    [ranking: 1344]
    Dorothy Milne Murdock (1961 – December 25, 2015), better known by her pen names Acharya S and D.

    Jean-Baptiste-Claude Delisle de Sales

    Jean-Baptiste-Claude Delisle de Sales

    [ranking: 1345]
    Dec. at 75 (1741-1816) Jean-Baptiste-Claude Delisle de Sales or Jean-Baptiste Isoard de Lisle was a French philosopher noted for his multi-edition, multi-volume opus The Philosophy of Nature: Treatise on Human Moral...

    age 81   Madeleine Jana Korbel Albright is a Czechoslovakian-born American politician and diplomat.

    Madeleine Albright

    [ranking: 1346]
    age 81 Madeleine Jana Korbel Albright is a Czechoslovakian-born American politician and diplomat.

    Dec. at 79 (1828-1907)   Gerald Massey was an English poet and writer on Spiritualism and Ancient Egypt.

    Gerald Massey

    [ranking: 1347]
    Dec. at 79 (1828-1907) Gerald Massey was an English poet and writer on Spiritualism and Ancient Egypt.

    Dec. at 68 (1863-1931)   George Herbert Mead was an American philosopher, sociologist and psychologist, primarily affiliated with the University of Chicago, where he was one of several distinguished pragmatists.

    George Herbert Mead

    [ranking: 1348]
    Dec. at 68 (1863-1931) George Herbert Mead was an American philosopher, sociologist and psychologist, primarily affiliated with the University of Chicago, where he was one of several distinguished pragmatists.

    Dec. at 60 (1922-1982)   Erving Goffman, a Canadian-born sociologist and writer, was considered "the most influential American sociologist of the twentieth century".

    Erving Goffman

    [ranking: 1349]
    Dec. at 60 (1922-1982) Erving Goffman, a Canadian-born sociologist and writer, was considered "the most influential American sociologist of the twentieth century".

    Dec. at 56 (1750-1806)   James Watson was a United States Senator representing the state of New York.

    James Watson

    [ranking: 1350]
    Dec. at 56 (1750-1806) James Watson was a United States Senator representing the state of New York.

    Dec. at 82 (1700-1782)   Daniel Bernoulli FRS was a Swiss mathematician and physicist and was one of the many prominent mathematicians in the Bernoulli family.

    Daniel Bernoulli

    [ranking: 1351]
    Dec. at 82 (1700-1782) Daniel Bernoulli FRS was a Swiss mathematician and physicist and was one of the many prominent mathematicians in the Bernoulli family.

    Dec. at 79 (1891-1970)   Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch was a Russian mathematician, who worked mainly in England.

    Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch

    [ranking: 1352]
    Dec. at 79 (1891-1970) Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch was a Russian mathematician, who worked mainly in England.

    Nasreddin was a Seljuq satirical Sufi, believed to have lived and died during the 13th century in Akşehir, near Konya, a capital of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum, in today's Turkey.

    Nasreddin

    [ranking: 1353]
    Nasreddin was a Seljuq satirical Sufi, believed to have lived and died during the 13th century in Akşehir, near Konya, a capital of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum, in today's Turkey.

    age 97   Thomas Crombie Schelling is an American economist and professor of foreign policy, national security, nuclear strategy, and arms control at the School of Public Policy at University of Maryland,...

    Thomas Schelling

    [ranking: 1354]
    age 97 Thomas Crombie Schelling is an American economist and professor of foreign policy, national security, nuclear strategy, and arms control at the School of Public Policy at University of Maryland,...

    Dec. at 60 (1856-1916)   Ivan Yakovych Franko was a Ukrainian poet, writer, social and literary critic, journalist, interpreter, economist, political activist, doctor of philosophy, ethnographer, the author of the first...

    Ivan Franko

    [ranking: 1355]
    Dec. at 60 (1856-1916) Ivan Yakovych Franko was a Ukrainian poet, writer, social and literary critic, journalist, interpreter, economist, political activist, doctor of philosophy, ethnographer, the author of the first...

    Alfred J. Lotka

    Alfred J. Lotka

    [ranking: 1356]
    Dec. at 69 (1880-1949) Alfred James Lotka was a US mathematician, physical chemist, and statistician, famous for his work in population dynamics and energetics.

    Dec. at 63 (284 BC-221 BC)   Ctesibius or Ktesibios or Tesibius was a Greek inventor and mathematician in Alexandria, Ptolemaic Egypt.

    Ctesibius of Alexandria

    [ranking: 1357]
    Dec. at 63 (284 BC-221 BC) Ctesibius or Ktesibios or Tesibius was a Greek inventor and mathematician in Alexandria, Ptolemaic Egypt.

    Dec. at 42 (1871-1913)   Larysa Petrivna Kosach-Kvitka better known under her literary pseudonym Lesya Ukrainka, was one of Ukraine's best-known poets and writers and the foremost woman writer in Ukrainian literature....

    Lesya Ukrainka

    [ranking: 1358]
    Dec. at 42 (1871-1913) Larysa Petrivna Kosach-Kvitka better known under her literary pseudonym Lesya Ukrainka, was one of Ukraine's best-known poets and writers and the foremost woman writer in Ukrainian literature....

    Dec. at 59 (1544-1603)   William Gilbert, also known as Gilberd, was an English physician, physicist and natural philosopher.

    William Gilbert

    [ranking: 1359]
    Dec. at 59 (1544-1603) William Gilbert, also known as Gilberd, was an English physician, physicist and natural philosopher.

    Dec. at 76 (1711-1787)   Roger Joseph Boscovich was a Ragusan physicist, astronomer, mathematician, philosopher, diplomat, poet, theologian, Jesuit priest, and a polymath from the city of Dubrovnik in the Republic of...

    Roger Joseph Boscovich

    [ranking: 1360]
    Dec. at 76 (1711-1787) Roger Joseph Boscovich was a Ragusan physicist, astronomer, mathematician, philosopher, diplomat, poet, theologian, Jesuit priest, and a polymath from the city of Dubrovnik in the Republic of...

    Dec. at 69 (1920-1989)   Hemanta Mukherjee is a playback singer, film score composer and film producer.

    Hemanta Kumar Mukhopadhyay

    [ranking: 1361]
    Dec. at 69 (1920-1989) Hemanta Mukherjee is a playback singer, film score composer and film producer.

    Dec. at 59 (1931-1990)   Chandra Mohan Jain, also known as Acharya Rajneesh from the 1960s onwards, as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh during the 1970s and 1980s, and as Osho from 1989, was an Indian mystic, guru and spiritual...

    Rajneesh

    [ranking: 1362]
    Dec. at 59 (1931-1990) Chandra Mohan Jain, also known as Acharya Rajneesh from the 1960s onwards, as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh during the 1970s and 1980s, and as Osho from 1989, was an Indian mystic, guru and spiritual...

    Marcus Ardel Taulauniu Mariota (born October 30, 1993) is an American football quarterback for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL).

    Marcus Mariota

    [ranking: 1363]
    Marcus Ardel Taulauniu Mariota (born October 30, 1993) is an American football quarterback for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL).

    age 75   Sam Shepard is an American playwright, actor, and television and film director.

    Sam Shepard

    [ranking: 1364]
    age 75 Sam Shepard is an American playwright, actor, and television and film director.

    age 81   Sir Tom Stoppard OM CBE FRSL is a Czech-born British playwright, knighted in 1997.

    Tom Stoppard

    [ranking: 1365]
    age 81 Sir Tom Stoppard OM CBE FRSL is a Czech-born British playwright, knighted in 1997.

    Dec. at 60 (1858-1918)   Georg Simmel was a German sociologist, philosopher, and critic.

    Georg Simmel

    [ranking: 1366]
    Dec. at 60 (1858-1918) Georg Simmel was a German sociologist, philosopher, and critic.

    age 70   Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai is the current President of Afghanistan, and an anthropologist by education.

    Ashraf Ghani

    [ranking: 1367]
    age 70 Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai is the current President of Afghanistan, and an anthropologist by education.

    age 35   Franck Henry Pierre Ribéry, also known as Bilal Yusuf Mohammed as an adopted name since his conversion in 2006 to Islam, is a French footballer currently playing for German Bundesliga...

    Franck Ribéry

    [ranking: 1368]
    age 35 Franck Henry Pierre Ribéry, also known as Bilal Yusuf Mohammed as an adopted name since his conversion in 2006 to Islam, is a French footballer currently playing for German Bundesliga...

    Dec. at 67 (1853-1920)   Sarada Devi, born Saradamani Mukhopadhyaya, was the wife and spiritual counterpart of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, a nineteenth-century mystic of Bengal.

    Sarada Devi

    [ranking: 1369]
    Dec. at 67 (1853-1920) Sarada Devi, born Saradamani Mukhopadhyaya, was the wife and spiritual counterpart of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, a nineteenth-century mystic of Bengal.

    Dec. at 71 (1921-1992)   Satyajit Ray was an Indian filmmaker. He is considered as one of the greatest filmmakers of the 20th century.

    Satyajit Ray

    [ranking: 1370]
    Dec. at 71 (1921-1992) Satyajit Ray was an Indian filmmaker. He is considered as one of the greatest filmmakers of the 20th century.

    Dec. at 78 (1236-1314)   Helen of Anjou was the queen consort of the Serbian Kingdom, as spouse of King Stephen Uroš I.

    Helen of Anjou

    [ranking: 1371]
    Dec. at 78 (1236-1314) Helen of Anjou was the queen consort of the Serbian Kingdom, as spouse of King Stephen Uroš I.

    Dec. at 79 (1601-1680)   Athanasius Kircher, S.J. was a 17th-century German Jesuit scholar and polymath who published around 40 major works, most notably in the fields of Oriental studies, geology, and medicine.

    Athanasius Kircher

    [ranking: 1372]
    Dec. at 79 (1601-1680) Athanasius Kircher, S.J. was a 17th-century German Jesuit scholar and polymath who published around 40 major works, most notably in the fields of Oriental studies, geology, and medicine.

    Alfred R. Wallace

    Alfred R. Wallace

    [ranking: 1373]

    Dec. at 52 (1820-1872)   William John Macquorn Rankine, FRSE FRS was in the first place a Scottish mechanical engineer and on second place civil engineer, physicist and mathematician.

    William John Macquorn Rankine

    [ranking: 1374]
    Dec. at 52 (1820-1872) William John Macquorn Rankine, FRSE FRS was in the first place a Scottish mechanical engineer and on second place civil engineer, physicist and mathematician.

    Randall Collins

    Randall Collins

    [ranking: 1375]
    age 78 Randall Collins, Ph.D. is an American sociologist who is a Sociology professor at the University of Pennsylvania as well as a member of the Advisory Editors Council of the Social Evolution &...

    Hanna Barbera

    [ranking: 1376]

    Dec. at 95 (1857-1952)   Sir Charles Scott Sherrington, OM, GBE, PRS was an English neurophysiologist, histologist, bacteriologist, and a pathologist, Nobel laureate and president of the Royal Society in the early...

    Charles Scott Sherrington

    [ranking: 1377]
    Dec. at 95 (1857-1952) Sir Charles Scott Sherrington, OM, GBE, PRS was an English neurophysiologist, histologist, bacteriologist, and a pathologist, Nobel laureate and president of the Royal Society in the early...

    Dec. at 77 (1842-1919)   John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, OM, PRS was an English physicist who, with William Ramsay, discovered argon, an achievement for which he earned the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1904.

    John William Strutt

    [ranking: 1378]
    Dec. at 77 (1842-1919) John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, OM, PRS was an English physicist who, with William Ramsay, discovered argon, an achievement for which he earned the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1904.

    age 48   Matthew Paige "Matt" Damon is an American actor, screenwriter and producer.

    Matt Damon

    [ranking: 1379]
    age 48 Matthew Paige "Matt" Damon is an American actor, screenwriter and producer.

    age 72   Alan Harvey Guth is an American theoretical physicist and cosmologist. Guth has researched elementary particle theory.

    Alan Guth

    [ranking: 1380]
    age 72 Alan Harvey Guth is an American theoretical physicist and cosmologist. Guth has researched elementary particle theory.

    Dec. at 75 (1853-1928)   Hendrik Antoon Lorentz was a Dutch physicist who shared the 1902 Nobel Prize in Physics with Pieter Zeeman for the discovery and theoretical explanation of the Zeeman effect.

    Hendrik Lorentz

    [ranking: 1381]
    Dec. at 75 (1853-1928) Hendrik Antoon Lorentz was a Dutch physicist who shared the 1902 Nobel Prize in Physics with Pieter Zeeman for the discovery and theoretical explanation of the Zeeman effect.

    Évariste Galois

    Évariste Galois

    [ranking: 1382]

    Évariste Galois

    Évariste Galois

    [ranking: 1383]

    Évariste Galois

    Évariste Galois

    [ranking: 1384]

    Évariste Galois

    Évariste Galois

    [ranking: 1385]

    Évariste Galois

    Évariste Galois

    [ranking: 1386]

    Évariste Galois

    Évariste Galois

    [ranking: 1387]

    Évariste Galois

    Évariste Galois

    [ranking: 1388]

    Évariste Galois

    Évariste Galois

    [ranking: 1389]

    Évariste Galois

    Évariste Galois

    [ranking: 1390]

    Évariste Galois

    Évariste Galois

    [ranking: 1391]

    Évariste Galois

    Évariste Galois

    [ranking: 1392]

    Évariste Galois

    Évariste Galois

    [ranking: 1393]

    Évariste Galois

    Évariste Galois

    [ranking: 1394]

    Évariste Galois

    Évariste Galois

    [ranking: 1395]

    Évariste Galois

    Évariste Galois

    [ranking: 1396]

    Évariste Galois

    Évariste Galois

    [ranking: 1397]

    Évariste Galois

    Évariste Galois

    [ranking: 1398]

    Évariste Galois

    Évariste Galois

    [ranking: 1399]

    Évariste Galois

    Évariste Galois

    [ranking: 1400]

    Évariste Galois

    Évariste Galois

    [ranking: 1401]

    Évariste Galois

    Évariste Galois

    [ranking: 1402]

    Évariste Galois

    Évariste Galois

    [ranking: 1403]

    Dec. at 56 (1852-1908)   Antoine Henri Becquerel was a physicist, Nobel laureate, and the discoverer of radioactivity, for work in this field he, along with Marie Skłodowska-Curie and Pierre Curie, received the 1903...

    Antoine Henri Becquerel

    [ranking: 1404]
    Dec. at 56 (1852-1908) Antoine Henri Becquerel was a physicist, Nobel laureate, and the discoverer of radioactivity, for work in this field he, along with Marie Skłodowska-Curie and Pierre Curie, received the 1903...

    Dec. at 84 (1856-1940)   Sir Joseph John "J. J." Thomson, OM, FRS was an English physicist.

    Joseph John Thomson

    [ranking: 1405]
    Dec. at 84 (1856-1940) Sir Joseph John "J. J." Thomson, OM, FRS was an English physicist.

    age 78   Kip Stephen Thorne is an American theoretical physicist, known for his contributions in gravitational physics and astrophysics.

    Kip Thorne

    [ranking: 1406]
    age 78 Kip Stephen Thorne is an American theoretical physicist, known for his contributions in gravitational physics and astrophysics.

    age 87   Sir Roger Penrose OM FRS is an English mathematical physicist, mathematician and philosopher of science.

    Roger Penrose

    [ranking: 1407]
    age 87 Sir Roger Penrose OM FRS is an English mathematical physicist, mathematician and philosopher of science.

    age 64   Lawrence Krauss is a screenwriter and film producer.

    Lawrence M. Krauss

    [ranking: 1408]
    age 64 Lawrence Krauss is a screenwriter and film producer.

    age 72   John Craig Venter is an American biochemist, geneticist, and entrepreneur.

    Craig Venter

    [ranking: 1409]
    age 72 John Craig Venter is an American biochemist, geneticist, and entrepreneur.

    age 63   Ashoke Sen, FRS is an Indian theoretical physicist and distinguished professor at the Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad.

    Ashoke Sen

    [ranking: 1410]
    age 63 Ashoke Sen, FRS is an Indian theoretical physicist and distinguished professor at the Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad.

    age 71   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is an American retired professional basketball player who played 20 seasons in the National Basketball Association for the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers.

    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

    [ranking: 1411]
    age 71 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is an American retired professional basketball player who played 20 seasons in the National Basketball Association for the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers.

    age 64   Sonia Maria Sotomayor is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, serving since August 2009.

    Sonia Sotomayor

    [ranking: 1412]
    age 64 Sonia Maria Sotomayor is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, serving since August 2009.

    Dec. at 91 (1632-1723)   Antonie Philips van Leeuwenhoek was a Dutch tradesman and scientist.

    Anton van Leeuwenhoek

    [ranking: 1413]
    Dec. at 91 (1632-1723) Antonie Philips van Leeuwenhoek was a Dutch tradesman and scientist.

    Dec. at 82 (1852-1934)   Santiago Ramón y Cajal was a Spanish pathologist, histologist, neuroscientist, and Nobel laureate.

    Santiago Ramón y Cajal

    [ranking: 1414]
    Dec. at 82 (1852-1934) Santiago Ramón y Cajal was a Spanish pathologist, histologist, neuroscientist, and Nobel laureate.

    age 89   Edward Osborne "E. O." Wilson FMLS is an American biologist, researcher, theorist, naturalist and author.

    E. O. Wilson

    [ranking: 1415]
    age 89 Edward Osborne "E. O." Wilson FMLS is an American biologist, researcher, theorist, naturalist and author.

    age 65   Sir Andrew John Wiles, KBE, FRS is a British mathematician and a Royal Society Research Professor at the University of Oxford, specialising in number theory.

    Andrew Wiles

    [ranking: 1416]
    age 65 Sir Andrew John Wiles, KBE, FRS is a British mathematician and a Royal Society Research Professor at the University of Oxford, specialising in number theory.

    Dec. at 64 (1792-1856)   Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky was a Russian mathematician and geometer, known primarily for his work on hyperbolic geometry, otherwise known as Lobachevskian geometry.

    Nikolai Lobachevsky

    [ranking: 1417]
    Dec. at 64 (1792-1856) Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky was a Russian mathematician and geometer, known primarily for his work on hyperbolic geometry, otherwise known as Lobachevskian geometry.

    age 74   Raila Amolo Odinga, also popularly known to his supporters as Agwambo, Tinga, Baba, RAO, and Jakom is a Kenyan politician hugely regarded by many as the father of democracy in Kenya owing to his...

    Raila Odinga

    [ranking: 1418]
    age 74 Raila Amolo Odinga, also popularly known to his supporters as Agwambo, Tinga, Baba, RAO, and Jakom is a Kenyan politician hugely regarded by many as the father of democracy in Kenya owing to his...

    Dec. at 68 (1859-1927)   Svante August Arrhenius was a Swedish scientist, originally a physicist, but often referred to as a chemist, and one of the founders of the science of physical chemistry.

    Svante Arrhenius

    [ranking: 1419]
    Dec. at 68 (1859-1927) Svante August Arrhenius was a Swedish scientist, originally a physicist, but often referred to as a chemist, and one of the founders of the science of physical chemistry.

    Dec. at 82 (1869-1951)   André Paul Guillaume Gide was a French author and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1947 "for his comprehensive and artistically significant writings, in which human...

    André Gide

    [ranking: 1420]
    Dec. at 82 (1869-1951) André Paul Guillaume Gide was a French author and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1947 "for his comprehensive and artistically significant writings, in which human...

    age 66   Paul Gardner Allen (January 21, 1953 – October 15, 2018) was an American business magnate, investor, software engineer, humanitarian, and philanthropist.

    Paul Allen

    [ranking: 1421]
    age 66 Paul Gardner Allen (January 21, 1953 – October 15, 2018) was an American business magnate, investor, software engineer, humanitarian, and philanthropist.

    Dec. at 79 (469 BC-390 BC)   Mozi, original name Mo Di, was a Chinese philosopher during the Hundred Schools of Thought period.

    Mozi

    [ranking: 1422]
    Dec. at 79 (469 BC-390 BC) Mozi, original name Mo Di, was a Chinese philosopher during the Hundred Schools of Thought period.

    Dec. at 70 (1894-1964)   Norbert Wiener was an American mathematician and philosopher. He was Professor of Mathematics at MIT.

    Norbert Wiener

    [ranking: 1423]
    Dec. at 70 (1894-1964) Norbert Wiener was an American mathematician and philosopher. He was Professor of Mathematics at MIT.

    Dec. at 65 (1825-1890)   Alexander Fedorovich Mozhaysky, was a Russian naval officer, aviation pioneer, researcher and designer of heavier-than-air craft." In 1884, Mozhaysky's monoplane made a failed attempt to...

    Alexander Mozhaysky

    [ranking: 1424]
    Dec. at 65 (1825-1890) Alexander Fedorovich Mozhaysky, was a Russian naval officer, aviation pioneer, researcher and designer of heavier-than-air craft." In 1884, Mozhaysky's monoplane made a failed attempt to...

    Dec. at 51 (1861-1912)   Nettie Maria Stevens was an early American geneticist.

    Nettie Stevens

    [ranking: 1425]
    Dec. at 51 (1861-1912) Nettie Maria Stevens was an early American geneticist.

    age 42   Edward Nathan George, Jr. is a former American college and professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League for nine seasons.

    Eddie George

    [ranking: 1426]
    age 42 Edward Nathan George, Jr. is a former American college and professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League for nine seasons.

    age 41   Thierry Daniel Henry is a retired French professional footballer, who played as a forward.

    Thierry Henry

    [ranking: 1427]
    age 41 Thierry Daniel Henry is a retired French professional footballer, who played as a forward.

    Asclepius

    Asclepius

    [ranking: 1428]

    Dec. at 65 (1813-1878)   Claude Bernard was a French physiologist. Historian I. Bernard Cohen of Harvard University called Bernard "one of the greatest of all men of science".

    Claude Bernard

    [ranking: 1429]
    Dec. at 65 (1813-1878) Claude Bernard was a French physiologist. Historian I. Bernard Cohen of Harvard University called Bernard "one of the greatest of all men of science".

    Dec. at 86 (1915-2001)   Sir Fred Hoyle FRS was a famous English astronomer noted primarily for the theory of stellar nucleosynthesis and his often controversial stances on other scientific matters—in particular his...

    Fred Hoyle

    [ranking: 1430]
    Dec. at 86 (1915-2001) Sir Fred Hoyle FRS was a famous English astronomer noted primarily for the theory of stellar nucleosynthesis and his often controversial stances on other scientific matters—in particular his...

    Dec. at 63 (1769-1832)   Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier, known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist.

    Georges Cuvier

    [ranking: 1431]
    Dec. at 63 (1769-1832) Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier, known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist.

    Dec. at 17 (1962-1979)   Petya Stoykova Dubarova was a Bulgarian poet. She was born and lived in the seaside town of Burgas.

    Petya Dubarova

    [ranking: 1432]
    Dec. at 17 (1962-1979) Petya Stoykova Dubarova was a Bulgarian poet. She was born and lived in the seaside town of Burgas.

    Dec. at 61 (573-634)   Abdullah ibn Abi Qhuhafah, c. 573 CE – 23 August 634 CE, popularly known by his nickname Abu Bakr, was a senior companion and the father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

    Abu Bakr

    [ranking: 1433]
    Dec. at 61 (573-634) Abdullah ibn Abi Qhuhafah, c. 573 CE – 23 August 634 CE, popularly known by his nickname Abu Bakr, was a senior companion and the father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

    George Carter III (born July 28, 1945) is an inventor who created Photon, the first commercialized version of laser tag, as well as other inventions such as the personal watercraft and certain...

    George Carter III

    [ranking: 1434]
    George Carter III (born July 28, 1945) is an inventor who created Photon, the first commercialized version of laser tag, as well as other inventions such as the personal watercraft and certain...

    age 42   Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima commonly known as Ronaldo, is a retired Brazilian footballer.

    Ronaldo

    [ranking: 1435]
    age 42 Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima commonly known as Ronaldo, is a retired Brazilian footballer.

    Maithripala Sirisena

    Maithripala Sirisena

    [ranking: 1436]
    age 67 Pallewatte Gamaralalage Maithripala Yapa Sirisena is a Sri Lankan politician who has been President of Sri Lanka since 2015.

    Asclepius

    Asclepius

    [ranking: 1437]

    Luis W. Alvarez

    Luis W. Alvarez

    [ranking: 1438]

    age 68   Narendra Damodardas Modi is the 15th and current Prime Minister of India, in office since 26 May 2014.

    Narendra Modi

    [ranking: 1439]
    age 68 Narendra Damodardas Modi is the 15th and current Prime Minister of India, in office since 26 May 2014.

    André-marie Ampère

    André-marie Ampère

    [ranking: 1440]

    Dec. at 71 (1819-1890)   The Most Rev.

    William Thomson

    [ranking: 1441]
    Dec. at 71 (1819-1890) The Most Rev.

    age 45   David Blaine is an American magician, illusionist and endurance artist.

    David Blaine

    [ranking: 1442]
    age 45 David Blaine is an American magician, illusionist and endurance artist.

    age 93   Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra is a retired American Major League Baseball catcher, manager, and coach.

    Yogi Berra

    [ranking: 1443]
    age 93 Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra is a retired American Major League Baseball catcher, manager, and coach.

    age 25   Paul Labile Pogba is a French professional footballer who plays for Italian club Juventus in Serie A.

    Paul Pogba

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    age 25 Paul Labile Pogba is a French professional footballer who plays for Italian club Juventus in Serie A.

    Adam is a figure from the Book of Genesis, also mentioned in the New Testament, the Quran, the Book of Mormon, and the Book of Iqan.

    Adam

    [ranking: 1445]
    Adam is a figure from the Book of Genesis, also mentioned in the New Testament, the Quran, the Book of Mormon, and the Book of Iqan.

    Dec. at 84 (1858-1942)   Franz Uri Boas was a German-American anthropologist and a pioneer of modern anthropology who has been called the "Father of American Anthropology".

    Franz Boas

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    Dec. at 84 (1858-1942) Franz Uri Boas was a German-American anthropologist and a pioneer of modern anthropology who has been called the "Father of American Anthropology".

    Dec. at 78 (1627-1705)   John Ray was an English naturalist, widely regarded as one of the earliest of the English parson-naturalists. Until 1670, he wrote his name as John Wray.

    John Ray

    [ranking: 1447]
    Dec. at 78 (1627-1705) John Ray was an English naturalist, widely regarded as one of the earliest of the English parson-naturalists. Until 1670, he wrote his name as John Wray.

    age 78   Richard Starkey Jr., MBE, better known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English drummer, singer, songwriter, producer, and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for the Beatles.

    Ringo Starr

    [ranking: 1448]
    age 78 Richard Starkey Jr., MBE, better known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English drummer, singer, songwriter, producer, and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for the Beatles.

    Dec. at 71 (1850-1921)   Ivan Minchov Vazov was a Bulgarian poet, novelist and playwright, often referred to as "the Patriarch of Bulgarian literature".

    Ivan Vazov

    [ranking: 1449]
    Dec. at 71 (1850-1921) Ivan Minchov Vazov was a Bulgarian poet, novelist and playwright, often referred to as "the Patriarch of Bulgarian literature".

    Dec. at 25 (1898-1923)   Hristo Smirnenski, born as Hristo Izmirliev, was a Bulgarian poet and prose writer.

    Hristo Smirnenski

    [ranking: 1450]
    Dec. at 25 (1898-1923) Hristo Smirnenski, born as Hristo Izmirliev, was a Bulgarian poet and prose writer.

    age 55   Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama is an American lawyer, university administrator, and writer who served as the First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017.

    Michelle Obama

    [ranking: 1451]
    age 55 Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama is an American lawyer, university administrator, and writer who served as the First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017.

    Dec. at 29 (1887-1916)   Dimcho Debelyanov was a Bulgarian poet and author whose death in the First World War cut off his promising literary career.

    Dimcho Debelyanov

    [ranking: 1452]
    Dec. at 29 (1887-1916) Dimcho Debelyanov was a Bulgarian poet and author whose death in the First World War cut off his promising literary career.

    Alexander Flemming

    Alexander Flemming

    [ranking: 1453]
    age 31

    Dec. at 87 (1815-1902)   Elizabeth Cady Stanton was an American suffragist, social activist, abolitionist, and leading figure of the early women's rights movement.

    Elizabeth Cady Stanton

    [ranking: 1454]
    Dec. at 87 (1815-1902) Elizabeth Cady Stanton was an American suffragist, social activist, abolitionist, and leading figure of the early women's rights movement.

    Dec. at 102 (1900-2002)   Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was the wife of King George VI and the mother of Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon.

    Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother

    [ranking: 1455]
    Dec. at 102 (1900-2002) Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was the wife of King George VI and the mother of Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon.

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