Public Figures & Cultural Luminaries

Charles Person

United States

c. 1943 – 2025 (82 years old)

Charles Person was an African-American civil rights activist who was the youngest Freedom Rider of the 1961 Freedom Rides. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to resistance.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Literature & Poetry

Pritish Nandy was an Indian poet, painter, journalist, politician, media and television personality, animal activist and maker of films, television and streaming content. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

New Delhi, India

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Literature & Poetry

Selim İleri

Turkey

c. 1950 – 2025 (75 years old)

Ali Selim İleri was a Turkish writer, screenwriter, and film critic. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Ankara, Turkey

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Sciences & Discovery

Juan Carlos Concha

Chile

c. 1934 – 2025 (91 years old)

Juan Carlos Concha Gutiérrez was a Chilean politician. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

Santiago, Chile

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Rudolf Dreßler

Germany

c. 1941 – 2025 (84 years old)

Rudolf Dreßler was a German politician and diplomat.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to leadership.

Berlin, Germany

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Gabriel de Broglie

France

c. 1932 – 2025 (93 years old)

Gabriel-Marie-Joseph-Anselme de Broglie-Revel was a French historian and politician.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to leadership.

Paris, France

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Geraint H. Jenkins

United Kingdom

c. 1947 – 2025 (78 years old)

Geraint Huw Jenkins, FBA, FLSW was born in Penparcau, a village outside Aberystwyth, Ceredigion in Mid Wales. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to philosophy.

London, United Kingdom

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Sciences & Discovery

Ginette Aumassip

France

c. 1931 – 2025 (94 years old)

Ginette Aumassip was a French geologist and specialist in African prehistory. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

Paris, France

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Walter Martos

Peru

c. 1958 – 2025 (67 years old)

Walter Roger Martos Ruiz was a Peruvian military general and politician who briefly served as Prime Minister of Peru from August to November 2020, under President Martín Vizcarra's administration. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to leadership.

Lima, Peru

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Ludwik Zalewski

Poland

c. 1955 – 2025 (70 years old)

Ludwik Zalewski was a Polish politician. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to leadership.

Warsaw, Poland

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António Couto dos Santos

Switzerland

c. 1950 – 2025 (75 years old)

António Fernando Couto dos Santos was a Portuguese politician. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to leadership.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Charles M. Roessel

United States

c. 1962 – 2025 (63 years old)

Charles Monty Roessel was an American photographer and journalist. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to leadership.

Washington, D.C., United States

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John S. Hunkin

Canada

c. 1946 – 2025 (79 years old)

John Stewart Hunkin was a Canadian banker who served from 1999 to 2003 as chairman, and from 2003 to 2004 as president of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to leadership.

Ottawa, Canada

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Henny Eman

Switzerland

c. 1949 – 2025 (76 years old)

Jan Hendrik Albert "Henny" Eman was an Aruban politician who served as the 1st Prime Minister of Aruba from 1986 to 1989 and again from 1994 to 2001.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to leadership.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Giuseppe Chiaravalloti

Italy

c. 1935 – 2025 (90 years old)

Giuseppe Chiaravalloti was an Italian judge and politician, President of Calabria.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to leadership.

Rome, Italy

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František Šmahel

Switzerland

c. 1935 – 2025 (90 years old)

František Šmahel was a Czech historian of medieval political and intellectual history, known for his works about Hussitism, universities in the Middle Ages, humanism, and Monarch representation in the Middle Ages. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to philosophy.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Anisur Rahman

Bangladesh

c. 1934 – 2025 (91 years old)

Anisur Rahman was a Bangladeshi economist and intellectual, known for his significant contributions to the Bangladeshi independence movement. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to philosophy.

Dhaka, Bangladesh

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