Public Figures & Cultural Luminaries

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Orazio Svelto

Italy

c. 1937 – 2026 (89 years old)

Orazio Svelto was an Italian physicist, academic and author. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

Rome, Italy

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Literature & Poetry

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Patrick Skene Catling

United Kingdom

c. 1926 – 2026 (100 years old)

Patrick Skene Catling was a British journalist, author and book reviewer, best known for writing The Chocolate Touch in 1952. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

London, United Kingdom

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Literature & Poetry

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Richard Bornat

United Kingdom

c. 1945 – 2026 (81 years old)

Richard Bornat was a British author and researcher in the field of computer science. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

London, United Kingdom

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Sciences & Discovery

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Nelly Chatué Diop

Switzerland

c. 1985 – 2026 (41 years old)

Nelly Chatué Diop was a Cameroonian computer scientist.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Humanitarian & Peace

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Nancy Skinner Nordhoff

United States

c. 1933 – 2026 (93 years old)

Nancy Skinner Nordhoff was an American philanthropist and environmentalist. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to humanitarian.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Philosophy & Thought

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Arthur Stockwin

United Kingdom

c. 1936 – 2026 (90 years old)

James Arthur Ainscow Stockwin OBE was a British political scientist who specialised in the politics and foreign policy of Japan. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to philosophy.

London, United Kingdom

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Literature & Poetry

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Renée Good

United States

c. 1989 – 2026 (37 years old)

On January 7, 2026, Renée Nicole Macklin Good, a 37-year-old American woman, was fatally shot by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during Operation Metro Surge. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Sciences & Discovery

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Raj Kumar Pathria

United States

c. 1934 – 2026 (92 years old)

Raj Kumar Pathria was an Indian theoretical physicist, a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at University of Waterloo, and an Urdu poet.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Resistance & Human Rights

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Odette Bergoffen

France

c. 1925 – 2026 (101 years old)

Odette Marie-Louise Bergoffen was a French Resistance member who helped save members of the Jewish Moscovici family from deportation during the German occupation of France. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to resistance.

Paris, France

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Philosophy & Thought

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Justin Taylor

Switzerland

c. 1944 – 2026 (82 years old)

Justin Taylor was a New Zealand Marist priest and historian.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to philosophy.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Philosophy & Thought

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Johannes Fabian

Germany

c. 1938 – 2026 (88 years old)

Johannes Fabian was a German anthropologist who was professor of anthropology at the University of Amsterdam. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to philosophy.

Berlin, Germany

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Sciences & Discovery

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Richard Hynes

United Kingdom

c. 1945 – 2026 (81 years old)

Richard Olding Hynes was a British biologist, who was a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, and the Daniel K. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

London, United Kingdom

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Sciences & Discovery

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Edith M. Flanigen

United States

c. 1930 – 2026 (96 years old)

Edith Marie Flanigen was an American chemist, known for her work on synthesis of emeralds. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Philosophy & Thought

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Herbert Beck

Germany

c. 1942 – 2026 (84 years old)

Herbert Beck was a German art historian and museum director. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to philosophy.

Berlin, Germany

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Literature & Poetry

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Molly Parkin

United Kingdom

c. 1933 – 2026 (93 years old)

Molly Noyle Parkin was a Welsh painter, novelist and journalist, who became most well-known for her work on Nova magazine, newspapers and television in the 1960s.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

London, United Kingdom

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Philosophy & Thought

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Jitamitra Prasad Singh Deo

India

c. 1947 – 2026 (79 years old)

Jitamitra Prasad Singh Deo was an Indian historian and archaeologist from Khariar, Nuapada, Odisha. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to philosophy.

New Delhi, India

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Philosophy & Thought

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Roger Guesnerie

France

c. 1944 – 2026 (82 years old)

Roger Guesnerie was a French academic and economist. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to philosophy.

Paris, France

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Sports & Athletics

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Forest Able

United States

c. 1933 – 2026 (93 years old)

Forest Edward Able, nicknamed Frosty, was an American professional basketball player.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sports.

Washington, D.C., United States

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