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Discover memorial pages of historical and famous personalities – from politicians to artists, from scientists to athletes.

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97 personalities

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Portrait of Otto Carius (1922–2015) – memorial page

Memorial

Otto Carius

05/27/1922 – 01/24/2015

92 years

German pharmacist, military officer and highly decorated tank commander

Herschweiler-Pettersheim
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MA

Memorial

Muath Al-Kasasbeh

05/29/1988 – 01/03/2015

26 years

Jordanian pilot was executed by IS

Syria
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IR
Portrait of Igor Rodionov (1936–2014) – memorial page

Memorial

Igor Rodionov

12/01/1936 – 12/19/2014

78 years

Russian military officer and politician

Moscow
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LZ
Portrait of Louis Zamperini (1917–2014) – memorial page

Memorial

Louis Zamperini

01/26/1917 – 07/02/2014

97 years

Italian-American middle distance runner and World War II veteran

Los Angeles
1
HO
Portrait of Hiroo Onoda (1922–2014) – memorial page

Memorial

Hiroo Onoda

03/19/1922 – 01/16/2014

91 years

Imperial Japanese Army intelligence officer

Tokyo
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Family Tree
EV
Portrait of Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin (1922–2013) – memorial page

Memorial

Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin

07/10/1922 – 03/08/2013

90 years

German resistance member

München
228
Family Tree
NS
Portrait of Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. (1934–2012) – memorial page

Memorial

Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.

08/22/1934 – 12/27/2012

78 years

United States Army general

Tampa
11
GS
Portrait of Gunnar Sønsteby (1918–2012) – memorial page

Memorial

Gunnar Sønsteby

01/11/1918 – 05/10/2012

94 years

Norwegian resistance member

Oslo
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FG

Memorial

Florence Green

02/19/1901 – 02/04/2012

110 years

British supercentenarian, last surviving veteran of World War I

King's Lynn
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Family Tree
GV
Portrait of Gevork Vartanian (1924–2012) – memorial page

Memorial

Gevork Vartanian

02/17/1924 – 01/10/2012

87 years

Soviet spy

Moscow
1
Family Tree
JS
Portrait of John Shalikashvili (1936–2011) – memorial page

Memorial

John Shalikashvili

06/27/1936 – 07/23/2011

75 years

United States general

Madigan Army Medical Center
223
Family Tree
CC
Portrait of Claude Choules (1901–2011) – memorial page

Memorial

Claude Choules

03/03/1901 – 05/05/2011

110 years

British combat, last living First World War veteran in the world

Perth
21
WC
Portrait of Warren Christopher (1925–2011) – memorial page

Memorial

Warren Christopher

10/27/1925 – 03/18/2011

85 years

U.S. Secretary of State

Los Angeles
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FB
Portrait of Frank Buckles (1901–2011) – memorial page

Memorial

Frank Buckles

02/01/1901 – 02/27/2011

110 years

United States Army soldier and centenarian

Charles Town
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SE
Portrait of Saad el-Shazly (1922–2011) – memorial page

Memorial

Saad el-Shazly

04/01/1922 – 02/10/2011

88 years

Egyptian military officer

Cairo
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RW
Portrait of Richard Winters (1918–2011) – memorial page

Memorial

Richard Winters

01/21/1918 – 01/02/2011

92 years

United States Army Officer

Hershey
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Family Tree
ÉV

Memorial

Édouard Valéry

02/29/1924 – 09/15/2010

86 years

WWII French resistance operative

Sarlat-la-Canéda
11
IT
Portrait of Israel Tal (1924–2010) – memorial page

Memorial

Israel Tal

09/13/1924 – 09/08/2010

85 years

Israeli military officer

Rehovot
2
RD
Portrait of Rasim Delić (1949–2010) – memorial page

Memorial

Rasim Delić

02/04/1949 – 04/16/2010

61 years

Bosnian general

Sarajevo
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FG
Portrait of Franciszek Gągor (1951–2010) – memorial page

Memorial

Franciszek Gągor

09/08/1951 – 04/10/2010

58 years

Polish general

Smolensk
1
Family Tree
EM

Memorial

Elizaveta Mukasei

03/16/1912 – 09/19/2009

97 years

Soviet spy

Moscow
21
HA
Portrait of Henry Allingham (1896–2009) – memorial page

Memorial

Henry Allingham

06/06/1896 – 07/18/2009

113 years

British supercentenarian,who lived to age 113

Brighton
1
GR
Portrait of Godfrey Rampling (1909–2009) – memorial page

Memorial

Godfrey Rampling

05/14/1909 – 06/20/2009

100 years

English army officer and Olympic medalist

Bushey
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Family Tree
VB
Portrait of Venetia Burney (1918–2009) – memorial page

Memorial

Venetia Burney

07/11/1918 – 04/30/2009

90 years

British schoolteacher, namer of the dwarf planet Pluto

Banstead
21

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