14 January

Across recorded history, 1,764 notable lives are recorded as having ended on 14 January. Below are the 24 most widely documented — ranked by how many language editions of Wikipedia carry an article about them.

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Lewis Carroll

1832–1898

British author and scholar

Lewis Carroll was a British writer and mathematician best known for authoring children's literature.

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

1780–1867

French painter

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres was a French painter known for his adherence to classical traditions.

Humphrey Bogart

1899–1957

American actor

Humphrey Bogart was an American actor known for his performances in motion pictures.

Kurt Gödel

1906–1978

Austrian-American logician, mathematician, and philosopher of mathematics

Kurt Gödel was a mathematician who formulated the incompleteness theorems regarding the consistency of formal systems.

Anthony Eden

1897–1977

British soldier, diplomat and politician

Anthony Eden was a British politician who served as head of government and diplomat throughout his career.

Alan Rickman

1946–2016

British actor and director

Alan Rickman was a British actor and director known for his extensive work in theatre and film.

Anaïs Nin

1903–1977

French-born American author

Anaïs Nin was an author known for her extensive diaries and novels.

Georgy Malenkov

1902–1988

Soviet politician

Georgy Malenkov was a Soviet politician who served as the leader of the Soviet Union following the death of Joseph Stalin.

Conrad Bain

1923–2013

Canadian-American actor, personality, entertainer, and activist

Conrad Bain was an actor known for his roles in television and film.

Sergei Korolev

1907–1966

Soviet rocket engineer and spacecraft designer

Sergei Korolev was a rocket engineer who served as the lead designer for the Soviet space program.

Ernst Abbe

1840–1905

German physicist

Ernst Abbe was a physicist who made significant contributions to the design of optical lenses.

Frederik IX of Denmark

1899–1972

King of Denmark from 1947 to 1972

Frederik IX of Denmark was a monarch who served as the King of Denmark.

Shelley Winters

1920–2006

American actress

Shelley Winters was an American actress who appeared in numerous film, television, and stage productions throughout her career.

Peter Finch

1916–1977

British-Australian actor

Peter Finch was an actor who performed in British and Australian film and stage productions.

Ray Kroc

1902–1984

American businessman

Ray Kroc was an American businessman who expanded the McDonald's restaurant chain into a global enterprise.

Charles Hermite

1822–1901

French mathematician

Charles Hermite was a French mathematician who made significant contributions to the fields of number theory and analysis.

Seraphim of Sarov

1754–1833

Russian Saint and Wonderworker

Seraphim of Sarov was an Eastern Orthodox monk recognized as a saint and wonderworker.

Arne Garborg

1851–1924

Norwegian writer

Arne Garborg was a Norwegian writer who authored numerous novels, plays, and poems throughout his career.

Barry Fitzgerald

1888–1961

Irish actor

Barry Fitzgerald was an Irish actor who performed in both film and stage productions.

Zhou Youguang

1906–2017

Chinese linguist, sinologist

Zhou Youguang was a linguist who developed the Hanyu Pinyin system for the romanization of Mandarin Chinese.

Federica Montseny

1905–1994

Spanish politician, anarchist, intellectual and writer

Federica Montseny was an anarchist who served as a Spanish politician, intellectual, and writer.

Abdul Razak Hussein

1922–1976

former 2nd Prime Minister of Malaysia

Abdul Razak Hussein was a politician who served as the second Prime Minister of Malaysia.

Jerzy Grotowski

1933–1999

Polish theatre director

Jerzy Grotowski was a Polish theatre director known for his innovative approaches to acting and performance theory.

Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale

1864–1892

British prince (1864-1892); eldest child of the future King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra

Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale was an aristocrat and the eldest child of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra.

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