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

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116 personalities

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Portrait of Lodewijk van den Berg (1932–2022) – memorial page

Memorial

Lodewijk van den Berg

03/24/1932 – 10/16/2022

90 years

Chemical engineer and astronaut

Largo
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JM
Portrait of James McDivitt (1929–2022) – memorial page

Memorial

James McDivitt

06/10/1929 – 10/13/2022

93 years

American astronaut and test pilot

Tucson
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VP
Portrait of Valeri Polyakov (1942–2022) – memorial page

Memorial

Valeri Polyakov

04/27/1942 – 09/07/2022

80 years

Soviet and Russian cosmonaut

Moscow
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DL
Portrait of Don L. Lind (1930–2022) – memorial page

Memorial

Don L. Lind

05/18/1930 – 08/30/2022

92 years

American astronaut

Midvale
1
AF
Portrait of Anatoly Filipchenko (1928–2022) – memorial page

Memorial

Anatoly Filipchenko

02/26/1928 – 08/07/2022

94 years

Soviet cosmonaut

Zvyozdny gorodok
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VR
Portrait of Valery Ryumin (1939–2022) – memorial page

Memorial

Valery Ryumin

08/16/1939 – 06/06/2022

82 years

Soviet and Russian cosmonaut

Mytishchi
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BT
Portrait of Bjarni Tryggvason (1945–2022) – memorial page

Memorial

Bjarni Tryggvason

09/21/1945 – 04/05/2022

76 years

Canadian astronaut

London
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VS
Portrait of Vladimir Shatalov (1927–2021) – memorial page

Memorial

Vladimir Shatalov

12/08/1927 – 06/15/2021

93 years

Soviet cosmonaut

Moscow
1
Family Tree
MC
Portrait of Michael Collins (1930–2021) – memorial page

Memorial

Michael Collins

10/31/1930 – 04/28/2021

90 years

American astronaut

Naples
12
MH
Portrait of Millie Hughes-Fulford (1945–2021) – memorial page

Memorial

Millie Hughes-Fulford

12/21/1945 – 02/02/2021

75 years

astronaut, academic researcher

San Francisco
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WE
Portrait of William E. Thornton (1929–2021) – memorial page

Memorial

William E. Thornton

04/14/1929 – 01/11/2021

91 years

American astronaut

Boerne
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CY
Portrait of Chuck Yeager (1923–2020) – memorial page

Memorial

Chuck Yeager

02/13/1923 – 12/07/2020

97 years

American World War II flying ace and test pilot; first pilot to fly faster than sound

Los Angeles
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GC
Portrait of Gerald Carr (1932–2020) – memorial page

Memorial

Gerald Carr

08/22/1932 – 08/26/2020

88 years

American astronaut

Albany
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AW
Portrait of Alfred Worden (1932–2020) – memorial page

Memorial

Alfred Worden

02/07/1932 – 03/18/2020

88 years

American astronaut

Sugar Land
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AL
Portrait of Alexey Leonov (1934–2019) – memorial page

Memorial

Alexey Leonov

05/30/1934 – 10/11/2019

85 years

Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human to conduct a spacewalk

Burdenko Hospital
1
GM

Memorial

Gennady Manakov

06/01/1950 – 09/26/2019

69 years

Soviet and Russian cosmonaut

Zvyozdny gorodok
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SJ
Portrait of Sigmund Jähn (1937–2019) – memorial page

Memorial

Sigmund Jähn

02/13/1937 – 09/21/2019

82 years

East German cosmonaut

Strausberg
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OK
Portrait of Owen K. Garriott (1930–2019) – memorial page

Memorial

Owen K. Garriott

11/22/1930 – 04/15/2019

88 years

American electrical engineer and astronaut

Huntsville
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VB
Portrait of Valery Bykovsky (1934–2019) – memorial page

Memorial

Valery Bykovsky

08/02/1934 – 03/27/2019

84 years

Soviet cosmonaut

Leonikha
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GM
Portrait of Geraldyn M. Cobb (1931–2019) – memorial page

Memorial

Geraldyn M. Cobb

03/05/1931 – 03/18/2019

88 years

American aviator

Florida
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TK

Memorial

Tatyana Kuznetsova

07/14/1941 – 08/28/2018

77 years

cosmonaut

Russia
1
DH
Portrait of Donald H. Peterson (1933–2018) – memorial page

Memorial

Donald H. Peterson

10/22/1933 – 05/27/2018

84 years

American astronaut

El Lago
1
AB
Portrait of Alan Bean (1932–2018) – memorial page

Memorial

Alan Bean

03/15/1932 – 05/26/2018

86 years

American astronaut and painter

Houston
1
VL
Portrait of Vladimir Lyakhov (1941–2018) – memorial page

Memorial

Vladimir Lyakhov

07/20/1941 – 04/19/2018

76 years

Soviet cosmonaut

Astrakhan
1

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