Deceased on January 27

41 famous people found

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  Nellie BLY

  American journalist, industrialist, inventor, and charity worker who was widely known for her record-breaking trip around the world in 72 days

  1864 - 1922
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  J. D. SALINGER

  American writer best known for his novel The Catcher in the Rye

  1919 - 2010
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  Francis DRAKE

  English sea captain, privateer, navigator, slaver, and politician of the Elizabethan era

  1540 - 1596
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  Ingvar KAMPRAD

  Swedish billionaire business magnate best known for founding IKEA

  1926 - 2018
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  Louis DE FUNES

  French actor

  1914 - 1983
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  Pete Seeger

  American folk singer and social activist

  1919 - 2014
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  Bernard DHÉRAN

  French actor

  1926 - 2013
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  COQUELIN L’AÎNÉ

  French actor

  1841 - 1909
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  Jean-Claude LATTES

  French publisher

  1941 - 2018
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  Yves CHAUVIN

  French chemist

  1930 - 2015
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  Wim ANDERIESEN Jr.

  Dutch footballer

  1931 - 2017
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  Abel LAFLEUR

  French sculptor who designed and made the FIFA World Cup trophy

  1875 - 1953
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  Émile JUNG

  French chef

  1941 - 2020
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  Claude AKINS

  American actor

  1926 - 1994
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  Martin PREVOST

  New France settler

  1611 - 1691
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  Charles HUOT

  French-Canadian painter and illustrator

  1855 - 1930
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  Emmanuelle RIVA

  French actress

  1927 - 2017
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  Yvonne BROTHIER

  French soprano operatic singer

  1889 - 1967
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  Auguste LAMEY

  French writer

  1772 - 1861
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  Alexandre BISSON

  French playwright, vaudeville creator, and novelist

  1848 - 1912