| Year | People / Celebrity Name | People / Celebrity Profession | Country |
|---|
| 0586 | Radegund | 6th century Frankish princess |  Germany |
| 0900 | Zwentibold | Last King of Lotharingia |  France |
| 1134 | Piroska of Hungary | Empress consort of John II Comnenus |  Hungary |
| 1382 | Eleanor of Aragon | Wife of John I of Castile |  Italy |
| 1523 | Gerard David | Early Netherlandish painter and manuscript illuminator |  Netherlands |
| 1617 | Johann Jakob Grynaeus | Swiss Protestant clergyman |  Switzerland |
| 1667 | Jeremy Taylor | Irish author and bishop |  Ireland |
| 1686 | Louis Maimbourg | French Jesuit and historian | France |
| 1721 | Jacques Lelong | French bibliographer | France |
| 1744 | John Cruger | Dutch-born Mayor of New York | Netherlands |
| 1749 | Johann Elias Schlegel | German critic and poet | Germany |
| 1826 | Rene Laennec | French physician | France |
| 1863 | Eugene Delacroix | French painter | France |
| 1865 | Ignaz Semmelweis | Hungarian physician | Hungary |
| 1900 | Collis Potter Huntington | American railroad executive | -flag.jpg) United States(USA) |
| 1900 | Vladimir Solovyov (philosopher) | Russian philosopher |  Russia |
| 1906 | Stevan Sremac | Serbian writer |  Serbia |
| 1910 | Florence Nightingale | British nurse | -flag.jpg) United Kingdom(UK) |
| 1912 | Jules Massenet | French composer | France |
| 1913 | August Bebel | German politician | Germany |
| 1917 | Eduard Buchner | German chemist, Nobel laureate | Germany |
| 1934 | Mary Hunter Austin | American writer | United States(USA) |
| 1937 | Arthur Plunkett | Civil engineer involved in the design of the Sydney Harbour Bridge |  Australia |
| 1946 | H. G. Wells | English writer | United Kingdom(UK) |
| 1948 | Elaine Hammerstein | American actress | United States(USA) |
| 1958 | Otto Witte | Circus acrobat and fantasist |  Albania |
| 1963 | Louis Bastien | French racing cyclist | France |
| 1965 | Ikeda Hayato | Prime Minister of Japan |  Japan |
| 1967 | Jane Darwell | Academy Award winning American actress | United States(USA) |
| 1968 | Joe Hinton | American soul singer | United States(USA) |
| 1971 | King Curtis | American tenor, alto, and soprano saxophonist and session musician | United States(USA) |
| 1977 | Henry Williamson | English author | United Kingdom(UK) |
| 1978 | M S Khan | Bangladeshi intellectual |  India |
| 1982 | Joe E. Ross | American actor | United States(USA) |
| 1982 | Joe Tex | American Southern soul singer, songwriter | United States(USA) |
| 1984 | Tigran Petrosian | World Chess Champion |  Armenia |
| 1985 | John Willard Marriott | American hotelier | United States(USA) |
| 1986 | Helen Mack | American actress | United States(USA) |
| 1986 | Way Bandy | American make-up artist | United States(USA) |
| 1989 | Tim Richmond | American race car driver | United States(USA) |
| 1994 | Manfred Worner | German politician and diplomat | Germany |
| 1995 | Jan Kresadlo | Czech psychologist who was also a prizewinning novelist and poet |  Czech Republic |
| 1995 | Alison Hargreaves | Female mountain climber | United Kingdom(UK) |
| 1995 | Mickey Charles Mantle | American baseball player | United States(USA) |
| 1995 | Rob Slater | American mountaineer | United States(USA) |
| 1996 | David Tudor | American pianist and composer of experimental music | United States(USA) |
| 1996 | Antonio de Spinola | Portuguese soldier and politician |  Portugal |
| 1998 | Julien Green | French-born American writer | France |
| 1998 | Nino Ferrer | French-Italian singer, actor and jazz | Italy |
| 1999 | Jaime Garzon | Colombian journalist, a comedian, lawyer, peace activist and political satirist |  Colombia |
| 2000 | Nazia Hassan | Iconic Pakistani pop singer |  Pakistan |
| 2001 | Otto Stuppacher | Racing driver |  Austria |
| 2003 | Ed Townsend | American attorney, songwriter and producer | United States(USA) |
| 2004 | Julia Child | American chef, author and television personality | United States(USA) |
| 2005 | David Lange | 32nd Prime Minister of New Zealand |  New Zealand |
| 2006 | Tony Jay | English actor | United Kingdom(UK) |
| 2006 | Jon Nodtveidt | Lead guitarist and vocalist |  Sweden |
| 2006 | David Higgins (composer) | Composer and choral conductor | United Kingdom(UK) |
| 2006 | Payao Poontarat | Thai boxer |  Thailand |
| 2007 | Brooke Astor | American philanthropist | United States(USA) |
| 2007 | Yone Minagawa | Japanese, became worlds Oldest living person January 29, 2007 | Japan |
| 2007 | Phil Rizzuto | American baseball player and sportscaster | United States(USA) |
| 2007 | Tim Royes | Successful music video director and editor, producing videos for singer | United States(USA) |
| 2007 | Brian Adams (wrestler) | American professional wrestler | United States(USA) |
| 2008 | Henri Cartan | French mathematician | France |
| 2008 | Bill Gwatney | American politician | United States(USA) |
| 2008 | Dino Toso | Italian-Dutch engineer | Italy |
| 2008 | Jack Weil | Founder and CEO of the Denver based Western clothing manufacturer Rockmount Ranch Wear | United States(USA) |
| 2008 | Sandy Allen | U.S. woman recognized as the tallest woman during her life according to Guinness World Records | United States(USA) |
| 2009 | Les Paul | American guitarist | United States(USA) |
| 2009 | Bob Taggart | British centenarian | United Kingdom(UK) |
| 2010 | Edwin Newman | American journalist and writer | United States(USA) |
| 2010 | Lance Cade | American professional wrestler | United States(USA) |
| 2011 | Topi Sorsakoski | Finnish singer |  Finland |
| 2012 | Johnny Pesky | Former Major League Baseball shortstop, third baseman | United States(USA) |
| 2012 | Helen Gurley Brown | American author, publisher, and businesswoman | United States(USA) |
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