Nikolai Nikolayevich Durnovo
Nikolai Nikolayevich Durnovo( – 27 October 1937) was a Russian linguist.
He was sentenced to death and shot during the Great Purge.
Nikolai Gromov
Nikolai Nikolayevich Gromov( 1892–1943) was an association football player.
Gérard Étienne
Gérard Vergniaud Étienne( born 28 May 1936 in Cap Haïtien, Haiti; died 14 December 2008 in Montreal, Quebec) was a linguist, journalist and writer of poems, novels and essays.
Pyotr Nikolayevich Durnovo
Pyotr Nikolayevich Durnovo( 1845 in Moscow Governorate – in Petrograd) was an Imperial Russian lawyer and politician.
Nikolai Pisarev
Nikolai Nikolayevich Pisarev( born 23 November 1968) is a Russian football manager and a former player.
Nikolai Svezhintsev
Nikolai Nikolayevich Svezhintsev (born 7 July 1983) is a former Russian professional footballer.
Nikolai Korotkov (footballer)
Nikolai Nikolayevich Korotkov( 1893–1954) was an association football player.
Nikolai Kashentsev
Nikolai Nikolayevich Kashentsev( born 19 July 1974) is a former Russian professional footballer.
Nikolai Kazachenko
Nikolai Nikolayevich Kazachenko (born 10 September 1986) is a Russian professional football player.
Nikolai Trunev
Nikolai Nikolayevich Trunev( born 1 October 1975) is a former Russian professional football player.

Question: Who died earlier, Nikolai Nikolayevich Durnovo or Gérard Étienne?
Answer: Nikolai Nikolayevich Durnovo