List of people who were beheaded

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The following is a list of people who were beheaded, arranged alphabetically by country or region and with date of decapitation. Special sections on "Religious figures" and "Fictional characters" are also appended.

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These individuals lost their heads intentionally (as a form of execution or posthumously). A list of people who were decapitated accidentally, including animal-related deaths, can be found at List of people who were decapitated.

Salome and the Beheading of St. John the Baptist, by Titian Vecelli, Tiziano - Judith - c. 1515.jpg
Salome and the Beheading of St. John the Baptist , by Titian
The Beheading of Saint Paul. Painting by Enrique Simonet in 1887 Decapitacion de San Pablo - Simonet - 1887.jpg
The Beheading of Saint Paul . Painting by Enrique Simonet in 1887

Austria

Azerbaijan

Brazil

Canada

Central African Republic

China

Mural depicting Jing Ke's assassination attempt on the King of Qin; the severed head of Huan Yi is in an open box at bottom. Jingkeciqinwang.png
Mural depicting Jing Ke's assassination attempt on the King of Qin; the severed head of Huan Yi is in an open box at bottom.

Chile

Croatia

Execution of Petar Zrinski and Fran Krsto Frankopan in Wiener Neustadt. Petru Zrinskom i Krsti Frankopanu odrubljene su glave u Beckom Novom Mjestu 30.4.1671. god.jpg
Execution of Petar Zrinski and Fran Krsto Frankopan in Wiener Neustadt.

Denmark

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Ecuador

England

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The heads of famous English traitors were customarily spiked on London Bridge
Piers Gaveston at the feet of the Earl of Warwick, 1312 Guy de Beauchamp.jpg
Piers Gaveston at the feet of the Earl of Warwick, 1312
Execution of Hugh Despenser the younger, 1326 BNMsFr2643FroissartFol97vExecHughDespenser.jpg
Execution of Hugh Despenser the younger, 1326
The execution of Edmund Beaufort, 4th Duke of Somerset at Tewkesbury, 1471 Beheading duke somerset.jpg
The execution of Edmund Beaufort, 4th Duke of Somerset at Tewkesbury, 1471
Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, 1587 Maria Stuart Execution.jpg
Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, 1587
Raleigh just before being beheaded in 1618- an illustration from c. 1860 Execution of Sir Walter Raleigh.jpg
Raleigh just before being beheaded in 1618– an illustration from c. 1860
This contemporary German print depicts Charles I's decapitation in 1649. The Execution of Charles I.jpg
This contemporary German print depicts Charles I's decapitation in 1649.
Execution of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth by Jack Ketch on Tower Hill, 15 July 1685 (O.S), in a popular print. Monmouth's Execution.gif
Execution of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth by Jack Ketch on Tower Hill, 15 July 1685 (O.S), in a popular print.

European New World colonies

Blackbeard's severed head hanging from Maynard's bowsprit Blackbeard head bow.gif
Blackbeard's severed head hanging from Maynard's bowsprit
Execution of Diego de Almagro Diego-de-Almagro.png
Execution of Diego de Almagro

Bolivia

Brazil

British North America

Haiti

Mexico

Panama

Peru

Finland

France

Ancien Régime

French Revolution

Note: some estimates place the number of persons executed by the guillotine, particularly during the Reign of Terror (1793–1794), at 40,000.

Execution of Marie Antoinette, 1793 Execution de Marie Antoinette le 16 octobre 1793.jpg
Execution of Marie Antoinette, 1793
Execution of Jacques Pierre Brissot, 1793 La fournee des Girondins 10-11-1793.jpg
Execution of Jacques Pierre Brissot, 1793
The execution of Robespierre Execution robespierre, saint just....jpg
The execution of Robespierre
The execution of Robespierre, 1794 L'execution de Maximilien de Robespierre a la guillotine.jpg
The execution of Robespierre, 1794

French First Republic

(after Reign of Terror)

Restoration

French Republic

Georgia

Germany

Pre-20th century

Execution of Johann Wittenborg, 1363 Rehbein Wittenborch Hinrichtung.png
Execution of Johann Wittenborg, 1363
Execution of Pirates in Hamburg, 1573 Hinrichtung.jpg
Execution of Pirates in Hamburg, 1573

Weimar Republic

Nazi Germany

Great Britain

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Execution of Lord Lovat, 1747
Jeremiah Brandreth's head, 1817 Jeremiah Brandreths head.jpg
Jeremiah Brandreth's head, 1817

Hungary

India

Indonesia

Iraq

Ancient Mesopotamia

Umayyad era

Abbasid era

Modern

Iceland

Iran

Execution of Buqa Execution of Buqa.jpg
Execution of Buqa

Ireland

Israel

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Death of Raynald of Châtillon

Italy

The Execution of Marino Faliero, Eugene Delacroix, 1827. Eugene Ferdinand Victor Delacroix 019.jpg
The Execution of Marino Faliero, Eugène Delacroix, 1827.

Ancient Rome

Medieval Italy

Later Italy

Giovanni Battista Bugatti, executioner of the Papal States between 1796 and 1865, carried out 516 executions Mastrotitta.jpg
Giovanni Battista Bugatti, executioner of the Papal States between 1796 and 1865, carried out 516 executions

Japan

Head of Kim Okgyun, 1894 Beheaded Kim Okgyun.png
Head of Kim Okgyun, 1894

Home islands

Sergeant Siffleet's execution at Aitape, 1943 LeonardGSiffleet.jpg
Sergeant Siffleet's execution at Aitape, 1943

Japanese-occupied territories (20th century)

Modern Japan

Jordan

Korea

Libya

Morocco

Netherlands/Belgium

Beheading of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt Van Olden Barneveldt Verhoeven 1619.gif
Beheading of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt

Norway

Pakistan

Raja Dahir (712) – executed on command of Muhammad bin Qasim after Dahir's empire was defeated.
Syed Ahmad Barelvi (1831) – Sufi mujahideen who was beheaded by the Indian army in the Battle of Balakot
Daniel Pearl (2002) – American journalist killed by al-Qaeda.
Piotr Stańczak (2009) – Polish engineer beheaded in Pakistan by Radical Islamic terrorists

Philippines

The following were all executed by ISIL-inspired terrorist group Abu Sayyaf.

Poland

Portugal

Russia

Saudi Arabia

Scotland

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The Scottish Maiden on display at the Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh

Serbia

Spain

Sri Lanka

Sweden

Execution of Anna Mansdotter. The executioner Dalman stands to the far left, hiding his axe behind his back. Yngsjo-murderer.jpg
Execution of Anna Månsdotter. The executioner Dalman stands to the far left, hiding his axe behind his back.

Syria

Switzerland

Execution of Greifensee garrison Greifensee Tschachtlan.jpg
Execution of Greifensee garrison

Turkey

Byzantine era

Ottoman era

Republic era

Ukraine

United States

Vietnam

Execution of Pierre Dumoulin-Borie Matyrdom of Saint Pierre Borie 1838 Vietnam.jpg
Execution of Pierre Dumoulin-Borie

Wales

Religious figures

The Bible

Hebrew Bible/Old Testament

  • Goliath – after he was killed by David, this example illustrates the aforementioned post-mortem decapitation
  • Saul – after he fell on his sword at the Battle of Mount Gilboa (1 Samuel 31:3–6); the Philistines cut off his head and fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan. [68]
  • Ish-bosheth – killed by Baanah and Rekab in his bed after they entered his house under the pretext of borrowing wheat.

Apocrypha

Judith Beheading Holofernes (Caravaggio) Judith Beheading Holofernes-Caravaggio (c.1598-9).jpg
Judith Beheading Holofernes (Caravaggio)

New Testament

The Executioner with the Head of John the Baptist (William Dobson) William Dobson - The Executioner with the Head of John the Baptist - Google Art Project.jpg
The Executioner with the Head of John the Baptist (William Dobson)

Catholic saints

The martyrdom of St Barbara Lucas Cranach d.A. - Das Martyrium der Heiligen Barbara.jpg
The martyrdom of St Barbara
The martyrdom of Saints Cosmas and Damian by Fra Angelico (Musee du Louvre, Paris) CosmasDamianfraangelico.jpg
The martyrdom of Saints Cosmas and Damian by Fra Angelico (Musée du Louvre, Paris)
The martyrdom of St Nicasius Nicasius maryrdom Louvre OA6119.jpg
The martyrdom of St Nicasius

Greek mythology

Sikh

Hindu

Fictional characters

See also

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