Childhood
age 0–12 · 1946–1958
24 notable deaths
Teenage Years
age 13–19 · 1959–1965
21 notable deaths
Young Adult
age 20–35 · 1966–1981
42 notable deaths
Middle Age
age 36–55 · 1982–2001
33 notable deaths
Senior Years
age 56+ · 2002–2026
52 notable deaths
1947
Max Planck
1858–1947
Science & Invention
Father of quantum theory
George W. Bush was 1 years old
1952
Eva Perón
1919–1952
Politics & Leadership
Argentina's beloved Evita
George W. Bush was 6 years old
1955
Alexander Fleming
1881–1955
Science & Invention
Discovered penicillin
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1959
Billie Holiday
1915–1959
Music
Strange Fruit, jazz vocal legend
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1959
Frank Lloyd Wright
1867–1959
Art
American architect of Fallingwater
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1963
Sylvia Plath
1932–1963
Literature
The Bell Jar, confessional poetry
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1963
C. S. Lewis
1898–1963
Literature
Author of The Chronicles of Narnia
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1970
Jimi Hendrix
1942–1970
Music
Greatest electric guitarist of all time
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1971
Igor Stravinsky
1882–1971
Music
The Rite of Spring, modern classical
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1971
Coco Chanel
1883–1971
Business & Industry
Fashion icon, Chanel No. 5
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1971
Louis Armstrong
1901–1971
Music
What a Wonderful World, jazz trumpet
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1972
Jackie Robinson
1919–1972
Sports
Broke baseball's color barrier
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1973
Pablo Picasso
1881–1973
Art
Cubism, Guernica, most prolific artist
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1973
Pablo Neruda
1904–1973
Literature
Chilean poet and Nobel laureate
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1980
Jesse Owens
1913–1980
Sports
4 gold medals at 1936 Berlin Olympics
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1988
Jean-Michel Basquiat
1960–1988
Art
Neo-expressionist street art icon
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1989
Salvador Dalí
1904–1989
Art
The Persistence of Memory, surrealist
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1990
Roald Dahl
1916–1990
Literature
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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2003
Johnny Cash
1932–2003
Music
The Man in Black, country music legend
George W. Bush was 57 years old
2004
Ray Charles
1930–2004
Music
The Genius of Soul, Georgia On My Mind
George W. Bush was 58 years old
2008
Edmund Hillary
1919–2008
Exploration
First to summit Mount Everest
George W. Bush was 62 years old
2008
Heath Ledger
1979–2008
Film & Entertainment
The Dark Knight's Joker
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2011
Osama bin Laden
1957–2011
Politics & Leadership
Founder of al-Qaeda
George W. Bush was 65 years old
2012
Neil Armstrong
1930–2012
Exploration
First human to walk on the Moon
George W. Bush was 66 years old
2012
Whitney Houston
1963–2012
Music
The Voice, I Will Always Love You
George W. Bush was 66 years old
2014
Maya Angelou
1928–2014
Literature
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
George W. Bush was 68 years old
2016
Prince
1958–2016
Music
Purple Rain, multi-instrumentalist genius
George W. Bush was 70 years old
Today — 2026
George W. Bush is 80 years old