いい人だった

was a good person

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was a good person Describes someone as having been a good person in the past. Depending on context, it can also imply that they are no longer alive or no longer that way.
JA: 彼は本当にいい人だった。
EN: He was a really good person.

サミュエルはいい人だった

Samuel was a good person.

— 落下の解剖学 (2023)

花子さんって意外にいい人だったんだねえ。

Turns out Hanako's actually a pretty nice person.

いい人だったよ

They were a good person.

— ジョジョ・ラビット (2019)

ポール・バリソンは、とてもいい人だった。

Paul Barison was a very nice person.

和彦さんはいい人だったのね

Kazuhiko was a good person, wasn’t he?

— When Marnie Was There (2014)

昔は本当にいい人だったからね

They really were a good person back then.

いい人だったらしい

Apparently, they were a good person.

— フィールド・オブ・ドリームス (1989)

君はいい人だった

You were a good person.

— 善き人のためのソナタ (2006)

とってもいい人だった

They were a really nice person.

— ハウルの動く城 (2004)