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
Steven Spielberg was 1 years old
1952
Eva Perón
1919–1952
Politics & Leadership
Argentina's beloved Evita
Steven Spielberg was 6 years old
1954
Frida Kahlo
1907–1954
Art
Self-portraits, Mexican cultural icon
Steven Spielberg was 8 years old
1957
Diego Rivera
1886–1957
Art
Mexican muralist, political artist
Steven Spielberg was 11 years old
1959
Billie Holiday
1915–1959
Music
Strange Fruit, jazz vocal legend
Steven Spielberg was 13 years old
1970
Janis Joplin
1943–1970
Music
Piece of My Heart, rock and blues
Steven Spielberg was 24 years old
1972
Jackie Robinson
1919–1972
Sports
Broke baseball's color barrier
Steven Spielberg was 26 years old
1973
Pablo Picasso
1881–1973
Art
Cubism, Guernica, most prolific artist
Steven Spielberg was 27 years old
1973
Pablo Neruda
1904–1973
Literature
Chilean poet and Nobel laureate
Steven Spielberg was 27 years old
1980
Jesse Owens
1913–1980
Sports
4 gold medals at 1936 Berlin Olympics
Steven Spielberg was 34 years old
1989
Salvador Dalí
1904–1989
Art
The Persistence of Memory, surrealist
Steven Spielberg was 43 years old
1990
Roald Dahl
1916–1990
Literature
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Steven Spielberg was 44 years old
1990
Keith Haring
1958–1990
Art
Pop art and graffiti-inspired works
Steven Spielberg was 44 years old
1996
Ella Fitzgerald
1917–1996
Music
First Lady of Song, jazz icon
Steven Spielberg was 50 years old
2003
Johnny Cash
1932–2003
Music
The Man in Black, country music legend
Steven Spielberg was 57 years old
2004
Ray Charles
1930–2004
Music
The Genius of Soul, Georgia On My Mind
Steven Spielberg was 58 years old
2008
Edmund Hillary
1919–2008
Exploration
First to summit Mount Everest
Steven Spielberg was 62 years old
2012
Whitney Houston
1963–2012
Music
The Voice, I Will Always Love You
Steven Spielberg was 66 years old
2014
Maya Angelou
1928–2014
Literature
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Steven Spielberg was 68 years old
2016
David Bowie
1947–2016
Music
Ziggy Stardust, musical chameleon
Steven Spielberg was 70 years old
2016
Prince
1958–2016
Music
Purple Rain, multi-instrumentalist genius
Steven Spielberg was 70 years old
Today — 2026
Steven Spielberg is 80 years old