Public Figures & Cultural Luminaries

Betty Williams

Great Britain

1943 – 2020 (76 years old)

Militante de la paix nord-irlandaise, cofondatrice du mouvement Community of Peace People après le drame des enfants Maguire, prix Nobel de la paix 1976.

Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

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Art

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Max von Sydow

Carl Adolf von Sydow

Sweden

1929-04-10 – 2020-03-08 (90 years old)

Colossal Swedish actor whose commanding presence in eleven Ingmar Bergman masterpieces, Hollywood epics like 'The Exorcist', and 'Pelle the Conqueror' earned two Academy Award nominations.

Seillans, France

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Music

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Victor Olaiya

Victor Abimbola Olaiya

Nigeria

1930-12-31 – 2020-02-12 (89 years old)

Revered trumpeter and bandleader known as the Evil Genius of Highlife who performed at Nigeria's Independence Ball in 1960 and mentored generations of West African musicians.

Lagos, Nigeria

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Humanitarian & Peace

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Frederick R. Koch

United States

c. 1934 – 2020 (86 years old)

Frederick Robinson Koch was an American collector and philanthropist, the eldest of the four sons born to American industrialist Fred Chase Koch, founder of what is now Koch Industries, and Mary Clementine Koch.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to humanitarian.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Arts & Music

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Rezki Zérarti

رزقي زيرارتي

Algeria

1938 – 2020 (81 years old)

Pioneering expressionist painter, co-founder of the influential 'Aouchem' (Tattoo) modern art movement in 1967 alongside Baya Mahieddine and Mustapha Adane.

Algiers, Algeria

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Lina Ben Mhenni

Switzerland

c. 1984 – 2020 (36 years old)

Lina Ben Mhenni was a Tunisian Internet activist, blogger and lecturer in linguistics at Tunis University. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to resistance.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Sports & Athletics

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Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bean Bryant

United States

23 August 1978 – 26 January 2020 (41 years old)

Kobe Bean Bryant was an iconic American basketball player who spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, winning five NBA championships, the 2008 NBA MVP award, two Olympic gold medals, and scoring 81 points in a single game (second highest in NBA history). His relentless work ethic, codified worldwide as 'Mamba Mentality', inspired millions of athletes across the globe.

Corona del Mar, Newport Beach, California, United States

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Giovanny Romero Infante

Peru

c. 1989 – 2020 (31 years old)

Giovanny Romero Infante, also known as Gio Infante, was a Peruvian journalist and LGBT activist.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to resistance.

Lima, Peru

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Ralph Weymouth

United States

c. 1918 – 2020 (102 years old)

Ralph Weymouth was an American decorated Vice Admiral of the United States Navy and anti-nuclear campaigner.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to resistance.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Sciences & Discovery

Boris Tsirelson

Russia

c. 1951 – 2020 (69 years old)

Boris Semyonovich Tsirelson was a Russian–Israeli mathematician and Professor of Mathematics at Tel Aviv University in Israel, as well as a Wikipedia editor.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

Moscow, Russia

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Steph Bowe

Australia

c. 1995 – 2020 (25 years old)

Steph Bowe was an Australian novelist and blogger. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Canberra, Australia

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Joe Steve Ó Neachtain

Ireland

c. 1943 – 2020 (77 years old)

Joe Steve Ó Neachtain was an Irish writer, actor, playwright and broadcaster in the Irish language. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Dublin, Ireland

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David Chadwick

United States

c. 1927 – 2020 (93 years old)

David L. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Isabel Cabanillas

Mexico

c. 1994 – 2020 (26 years old)

On January 18, 2020, Isabel Cabanillas de la Torre, a mother, artist, and Women's Rights activist, was killed in Juarez City, Mexico after not returning home from a night out at a bar. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to resistance.

Mexico City, Mexico

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Charles Carrère

Switzerland

c. 1929 – 2020 (91 years old)

Charles Carrère was a French-Senegalese poet who specialized in Francophone Africa.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Geneva, Switzerland

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William J. Samarin

United States

c. 1927 – 2020 (93 years old)

William John Samarin was an American-born linguist and academic who was Professor at the Hartford Seminary and the University of Toronto. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Philosophy & Thought