Aged 38
Famous people who died at 38
73 of the 11,867 best-known people in our data died aged 38, including Federico García Lorca, Charlotte Brontë and Mary Wollstonecraft.
- Federico García LorcaSpanish poet, dramatist and prose writer · 1898–1936
- Charlotte BrontëBritish novelist and poet · 1816–1855
- Mary WollstonecraftEnglish writer and intellectual · 1759–1797
- Louis XVI of FranceKing of France and Navarre from 1774 to 1791, then King of the French from 1791 to 1792 · 1754–1793
- Felix MendelssohnGerman composer, pianist, organist and conductor of Jewish descent · 1809–1847
- CaravaggioItalian painter · 1571–1610
- Giacomo LeopardiItalian noble, poet, philosopher, and writer · 1798–1837
- Guillaume ApollinaireFrench poet · 1880–1918
- Joseph SmithAmerican religious leader and founder of the Latter Day Saint movement · 1805–1844
- George GershwinAmerican composer and pianist · 1898–1937
- Charles II of SpainKing of Spain, lived · 1661–1700
- Reinhard HeydrichGerman Nazi SS and Gestapo police official and main architect of the Holocaust Genocide · 1904–1942
- Honorius4th and 5th-century Roman emperor · AD 384–423
- Lucius VerusJoint Roman Emperor with Marcus Aurelius · AD 130–169
- Abdülmecid I31th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire · 1823–1861
- Umar IIUmayyad caliph from 717 to 720 · AD 681–720
- Mumtaz MahalMughal empress · 1593–1631
- Osamu Dazai ↗Japanese author · 1909–1948
- Dmitry Donskoy ↗Prince of Moscow · 1350–1389
- Aleksis Kivi ↗National author of Finland · 1834–1872
- Augusto César Sandino ↗Nicaraguan general, anti-imperialist revolutionary and national hero (1895–1934), born in Niquinohomo; EDSN founder who led resistance to U.S. occupation (1927–1933); assassinated in Managua by the National Guard on Somoza’s orders · 1895–1934
- Florence Griffith Joyner ↗American track and field athlete · 1959–1998
- Israel Kamakawiwoʻole ↗Hawaiian singer · 1959–1997
- Henry V ↗King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor, the fourth and last ruler of the Salian dynasty · 1086–1125
- Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou ↗Duke of Normandy · 1113–1151
- Chris Kyle ↗US Navy SEAL and author · 1974–2013
- Daisuke Oku ↗Japanese association football player · 1976–2014
- Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor ↗King of the Romans from 1308 to 1313 · 1275–1313
- Carlo Bonaparte ↗Father of Napoleon Bonaparte · 1746–1785
- John VII Palaiologos ↗Byzantine emperor · c. 1370–1408
- Elena Cornaro Piscopia ↗Venetian philosopher · 1646–1684
- Jens Peter Jacobsen ↗Danish novelist, poet, scientist · 1847–1885
- Meena Kumari ↗Indian actress and poet · 1933–1972
- Stanisław Wyspiański ↗Polish playwright, painter and poet · 1869–1907
- Alfonso XI of Castile and Leon ↗King of Castile, León and Galicia from 1312 to 1350 · 1311–1350
- Mario Lanza ↗American tenor and actor · 1921–1959
- Vera Menchik ↗Czech chess player · 1906–1944
- Áed mac Cináeda ↗King of the Picts · c. AD 840–878
- Khachatur Abovian ↗Armenian writer, activist, academic · 1809–1848
- Novatian ↗3rd century scholar, priest, theologian and antipope · c. AD 220–258
- Reizo Fukuhara ↗Japanese association football player · 1931–1970
- John F. Kennedy Jr. ↗American attorney and magazine publisher · 1960–1999
- Marielle Franco ↗Brazilian politician and activist · 1979–2018
- Donald II of Scotland ↗King of Scotland · c. AD 862–900
- Matilda of Scotland ↗Queen consort of England · c. 1080–1118
- Milan Rastislav Štefánik ↗Slovak politician, diplomat, French Army general and astronomer · 1880–1919
- Sabino Arana ↗Basque nationalist, writer and politician · 1865–1903
- Marek Špilár ↗Slovak association football player · 1975–2013
- Joan II of Navarre ↗Queen of Navarre · 1311–1349
- Musa Cälil ↗Soviet poet · 1906–1944
- Przemysł II ↗King of Poland, Duke of Greater Poland · 1257–1296
- Amalric I of Jerusalem ↗King of Jerusalem (1136-1174) · c. 1136–1174
- Hasdrubal Barca ↗Carthaginian general · c. 245–207 BC
- Louise of Orléans ↗French princess (1832-1850); queen consort of the Belgians · 1812–1850
- Ali al-Hadi ↗Tenth of the Twelve Shia Imams · AD 829–868
- Apolinario Mabini ↗Prime Minister of the Philippines in 1899 · 1864–1903
- Hisham I of Córdoba ↗Emir of Córdoba from 788 to 796 · AD 757–796
- Mikhail Skobelev ↗Russian general · 1843–1882
- Princess Margaret of Connaught ↗British princess; Crown Princess of Sweden as the first wife of King Gustaf VI Adolf · 1882–1920
- Attalus III ↗Attalid King of Pergamon · c. 170–132 BC
- Eddie Guerrero ↗American wrestler · 1967–2005
- Emma Lazarus ↗American poet · 1849–1887
- Petronilla of Aragon ↗Queen of Aragón and countess of Barcelona · 1136–1174
- Vladislav Listyev ↗Russian journalist · 1956–1995
- Dimebag Darrell ↗American guitarist · 1966–2004
- Hermann Fegelein ↗German lieutenant general in the Waffen-SS · 1906–1945
- Taichang Emperor ↗15th Emperor of the Ming dynasty · 1582–1620
- Bianca Maria Sforza ↗Holy Roman Empress, Presumptive crown princess of Hungary · 1472–1511
- Kavadh II ↗Sasanian emperor · c. AD 590–628
- Marien Ngouabi ↗President of Congo-Brazzaville from 1969 to 1977 · 1938–1977
- Corey Haim ↗Canadian actor · 1971–2010
- Henri Murger ↗Novelist and poet from France · 1822–1861
- Leopold V, Duke of Austria ↗Austrian duke · c. 1157–1195
"c." means only the years are known, so the age could be a year out. Dates are from Wikidata (CC0), last updated 22 October 2026.
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