Public Figures & Cultural Luminaries

Arts & Music

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Auriel Andrew

Australia

c. 1948 – 2017 (69 years old)

Auriel Marie Andrew was an Australian country music singer from the Northern Territory. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.

Canberra, Australia

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Sports & Athletics

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Jean Vuarnet

Jean Vuarnet

Tunisia

1933 – 2017 (83 years old)

French alpine ski racer who won the downhill gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics, revolutionized speed skiing with the 'egg' tuck and metal skis.

Morzine, France

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Resistance & Human Rights

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Jeremy Stone

United States

c. 1936 – 2017 (81 years old)

Jeremy J. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to resistance.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Philosophy & Thought

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Derek Parfit

Great Britain

c. 1943 – 2017 (74 years old)

Derek Antony Parfit was a British philosopher who specialised in personal identity, rationality, and ethics. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to philosophy.

London, United Kingdom

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Philosophy & Thought

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Aleksander Jackowski

Poland

c. 1921 – 2017 (96 years old)

Aleksander Jackowski was a Polish cultural anthropologist, ethnographer, art critic. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to philosophy.

Warsaw, Poland

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Philosophy & Thought

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Sir Tony Atkinson

Great Britain

c. 1945 – 2017 (72 years old)

Sir Anthony Barnes Atkinson was a British economist, Centennial Professor at the London School of Economics, and senior research fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to philosophy.

London, United Kingdom

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Sports & Athletics

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Talat Tunçalp

Turkey

c. 1916 – 2017 (101 years old)

Talat Tunçalp was a Turkish cyclist. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sports.

Ankara, Turkey

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Sports & Athletics

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Aleksander Tšutšelov

Switzerland

c. 1934 – 2017 (83 years old)

Aleksander Tšutšelov was an Estonian sailor who started with sailing at 1946. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sports.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Sports & Athletics

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George Miller

Great Britain

c. 1930 – 2017 (87 years old)

George Miller was a Scottish cricketer. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sports.

London, United Kingdom

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Sports & Athletics

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Lorne Loomer

Canada

c. 1938 – 2017 (79 years old)

Lorne Kenneth Loomer was a Canadian competition rower and Olympic champion.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sports.

Ottawa, Canada

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Sports & Athletics

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Jean Le Lan

France

c. 1938 – 2017 (79 years old)

Jean Le Lan was a French racing cyclist. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sports.

Paris, France

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Sports & Athletics

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Bill Craig

United States

c. 1946 – 2017 (71 years old)

William Norval Craig was an American competition swimmer, for the University of Southern California, an Olympic champion, and a world record-holder.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sports.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Sports & Athletics

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Steve Browne

Great Britain

c. 1965 – 2017 (52 years old)

Stephen Logan Browne was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the English Football League for Charlton Athletic and in non-League football for Maidstone United, Wealdstone, Yeovil Town and Slough Town.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sports.

London, United Kingdom

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Arts & Music

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Memo Morales

Switzerland

c. 1938 – 2017 (79 years old)

Guillermo Enrique Morales Portillo was a Venezuelan singer. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Arts & Music

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Lane Meddick

Great Britain

c. 1925 – 2017 (92 years old)

Leonard John Meddick, known professionally as Lane Meddick, was a British actor, journalist and writer.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.

London, United Kingdom

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Arts & Music

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Stuart Hamilton

Canada

c. 1930 – 2017 (87 years old)

Robert Stuart Hamilton, CM, Hon. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.

Ottawa, Canada

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Sciences & Discovery

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Robert Vallée

France

c. 1923 – 2017 (94 years old)

Robert Vallée was a French cyberneticist and mathematician. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

Paris, France

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Sciences & Discovery

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Jewel Plummer Cobb

United States

c. 1925 – 2017 (92 years old)

Jewel Plummer Cobb was an American biologist, cancer researcher, professor, dean, and academic administrator. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

Washington, D.C., United States

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