Public Figures & Cultural Luminaries

Arts & Music

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Arno Liiver

Switzerland

c. 1955 – 2026 (71 years old)

Arno Liiver was an Estonian actor who came to prominence as a teenager with his film debut in a starring role as Arno Tali in the 1969 eponymously titled film adaptation of Oskar Luts' 1912–1913 two-part short novel Spring. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Sciences & Discovery

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Hessy Levinsons Taft

Germany

c. 1935 – 2026 (91 years old)

Hessy Levinsons Taft was a German Jew who was featured as an infant in Nazi propaganda after her photo won a contest to find "the most beautiful Aryan baby" in 1935. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

Berlin, Germany

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Sciences & Discovery

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Volodymyr Marchenko

Ukraine

c. 1923 – 2026 (103 years old)

Volodymyr Olexandrovych Marchenko was a Ukrainian mathematician who specialised in mathematical physics.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

Kyiv, Ukraine

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Sciences & Discovery

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Imants Freibergs

Switzerland

c. 1935 – 2026 (91 years old)

Imants Freibergs was a Latvian computer scientist and professor. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Statesmanship & Statesmen

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Linda S. Wilson

United States

c. 1937 – 2026 (89 years old)

Linda S. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to leadership.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Statesmanship & Statesmen

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Sir James Munby

Great Britain

c. 1949 – 2026 (77 years old)

Sir James Lawrence Munby was an English judge who was President of the Family Division of the High Court of England and Wales. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to leadership.

London, United Kingdom

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Statesmanship & Statesmen

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Huang Dongbi

China

c. 1940 – 2026 (86 years old)

Huang Dongbi was a Chinese diplomat. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to leadership.

Beijing, China

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Statesmanship & Statesmen

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Nexhat Daci

Switzerland

c. 1945 – 2026 (81 years old)

Nexhat Daci was a Kosovan politician who served as the speaker of the Assembly of Kosovo from 2001 to 2006. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to leadership.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Humanitarian & Peace

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Marshall Rose

United States

c. 1937 – 2025 (88 years old)

Marshall Rose was an American real estate developer and philanthropist who was the founder of the Georgetown Company, which oversaw the renovation of Madison Square Garden and the construction of the IAC Building.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to humanitarian.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Arts & Music

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Kamel Hamadi

كمال حمادي (زرارقة زبير)

Algeria

1936 – 2025 (88 years old)

The most prolific songwriter in Algerian history, author and composer of over 2,000 songs in Arabic and Tamazight for stars including his wife Noura, El Anka, and Khaled.

Algiers, Algeria

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Humanitarian & Peace

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Muhammad bin Fahd Al Saud

Switzerland

c. 1950 – 2025 (75 years old)

Muhammad bin Fahd Al Saud was a Saudi prince, politician, and philanthropist who served as governor of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia from 1985 to 2013. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to humanitarian.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Humanitarian & Peace

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Maruxa Pita

Spain

c. 1931 – 2025 (94 years old)

María Dolores "Maruxa" Pita Lissarrague was a Spanish missionary and teacher who lived most of her life in the Philippines. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to humanitarian.

Madrid, Spain

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Humanitarian & Peace

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François Ponchaud

France

c. 1940 – 2025 (85 years old)

François Ponchaud was a French Catholic priest and missionary to Cambodia. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to humanitarian.

Paris, France

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Literature & Poetry

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Keith Dewhurst

Great Britain

c. 1932 – 2025 (93 years old)

Keith Dewhurst was an English playwright and film and television scriptwriter.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

London, United Kingdom

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Resistance & Human Rights

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José Jiménez

Switzerland

c. 1949 – 2025 (76 years old)

José Jiménez, nicknamed Cha Cha, was a Puerto Rican political activist and the founder of the Young Lords, a Chicago-based street gang that became a civil and human rights organization. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to resistance.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Literature & Poetry

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Jean-Luc Petitrenaud

France

c. 1951 – 2025 (74 years old)

Jean-Luc Petitrenaud was a French food critic and television personality. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Paris, France

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Literature & Poetry

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Stephan Krasovitsky

Russia

c. 1936 – 2025 (89 years old)

Stanislav (Stephan) Yakovlevich Krasovitsky was a Russian poet, translator, journalist and Russian Orthodox priest.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Moscow, Russia

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Resistance & Human Rights

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Emrys Roberts

Great Britain

c. 1932 – 2025 (93 years old)

Emrys Pugh Roberts was a Welsh nationalist political activist.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to resistance.

London, United Kingdom

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