- male, deceased (1829)
- Thomas Young (June 13, 1773-May 10, 1829) was an English polymath, contributing to optics, physiology, and Egyptology, among other fields.
- male, deceased (1917)
- Ludvic Lazarus (Ludwik Lejzer, Ludwik Łazarz) Zamenhof was an eye doctor, philologist, and the initiator of Esperanto, the most widely spoken and s...
- male, deceased (2003)
- Charles Frambach Berlitz was a linguist and language teacher known for his books on anomalous phenomena, as well as his language-learning courses....
- male, deceased (1890)
- Heinrich Schliemann (January 6, 1822 - December 26, 1890) was a German-Russian treasure hunter, an advocate of the historical reality of places...
- female, 71 years old (Washington, District of Columbia, United States)
- Maria Teresa Thierstein Simões-Ferreira Heinz is an American philanthropist, the wife of U.S. Senator John Kerry and the widow of the late Senator H...
- male, 49 years old
- Michael Hardt (born 1960) is an American literary theorist and political philosopher based at Duke University. Perhaps his most famous work is...
- male, deceased (1978)
- Mario Andrew Pei (1901-1978) was an Italian-American linguist and polyglot, who wrote a number of popular books known for their accessibility to...
- male, 79 years old
- Barry Farber (born 1930) is a conservative U.S. radio talk show host, author and language-learning enthusiast. In 2002, industry publication...
- female, 25 years old
- Ketevan "Katie" Melua is a British-Georgian singer and musician, who was born in Georgia, but moved to Northern Ireland at the age of eight and...
- male, deceased (2002)
- Jonas Malheiro Savimbi was a rebel leader in Angola who founded the UNITA movement in 1966, and ultimately proved a central figure in 20th century...
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