Aged 56
Famous people who died at 56
150 of the 11,867 best-known people in our data died aged 56, including Adolf Hitler, Abraham Lincoln and Julius Caesar. Here are the 100 best known.
- Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945 · 1889–1945
- Abraham LincolnPresident of the United States from 1861 to 1865 · 1809–1865
- Julius CaesarRoman general and dictator · c. 100–44 BC
- Ludwig van BeethovenGerman composer · 1770–1827
- Dante AlighieriFlorentine poet, writer, and philosopher · c. 1265–1321
- Steve JobsAmerican entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc. · 1955–2011
- Albrecht DürerGerman painter, printmaker, mathematician, and theorist · 1471–1528
- Max WeberGerman sociologist, philosopher, and political economist · 1864–1920
- HoraceRoman lyric poet · 65–8 BC
- AesopAncient Greek storyteller · c. 620–564 BC
- Adam MickiewiczPolish national poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator, and political activist · 1798–1855
- Dag HammarskjöldSwedish diplomat, economist, and author · 1905–1961
- Alexander PopeEnglish poet · 1688–1744
- George VIKing of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952 · 1895–1952
- Rachel CarsonAmerican marine biologist and conservationist · 1907–1964
- Pierre-Joseph ProudhonFrench politician, philosopher, anarchist and socialist · 1809–1865
- Ian FlemingBritish author · 1908–1964
- Edward GibbonEnglish historian and politician · 1737–1794
- Henry IV of FranceKing of Navarre from 1572 to 1610 and King of France from 1589 to 1610 · 1553–1610
- Adolf EichmannGerman-Austrian SS officer and one of the major organizers of the Holocaust · 1906–1962
- Louis IX of FranceKing of France from 1226 to 1270 · 1214–1270
- Abu Abdullah Muhammad al-Idrisi al-Qurtubi al-Hasani as-SabtiAndalusian geographer · c. 1110–1166
- Stéphane MallarméFrench Symbolist poet · 1842–1898
- Nikolay NekrasovRussian poet, writer, critic, editor and publisher · 1821–1878
- Sinéad O'ConnorIrish singer-songwriter · 1966–2023
- Henry II of EnglandKing of England from 1154 to 1189 · 1133–1189
- Kazimir MalevichRussian avant-garde artist of Polish ancestry. Founder of the Suprematist movement · 1879–1935
- Clement VIIPope of the Catholic Church from 1523 to 1534 · 1478–1534
- Georg Christoph LichtenbergGerman scientist and satirist · 1742–1799
- PremchandIndian writer of Hindi and Urdu fiction (1880–1936); pioneer of social realism in Hindustani literature · 1880–1936
- Gregory XIVPope from 1590 to 1591 · 1535–1591
- Hugh Capet of FranceKing of the Franks · c. AD 940–996
- John IPope · c. AD 470–526
- LiberiusHead of the Catholic Church from 352 to 366 · c. AD 310–366
- Paul ÉluardFrench poet · 1895–1952
- Pelagius IPope · c. AD 505–561
- Claude Adrien HelvétiusFrench philosopher; · 1715–1771
- Khalid ibn al-WalidArab Muslim military general · c. AD 586–642
- Thutmose IIISixth Egyptian Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty · c. 1481–1425 BC
- Constantius ChlorusRoman emperor · c. AD 250–306
- Frederick III, German EmperorAs King of Prussia German Emperor · 1831–1888
- Umberto I of ItalyKing of Italy · 1844–1900
- Friedrich SchlegelGerman poet, critic and scholar, editor · 1772–1829
- Felix BaumgartnerAustrian skydiver, daredevil and BASE jumper · 1969–2025
- Agostinho NetoPresident of Angola · 1922–1979
- Claudius GothicusRoman Emperor from 268 to 270 · c. AD 214–270
- Alfred JodlGerman general and convicted war criminal · 1890–1946
- Francis I, Holy Roman EmperorHoly Roman Emperor and Grand Duke of Tuscany (1708-1765). · 1708–1765
- Mustafa III26th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire · 1717–1774
- Philip VI of FranceKing of France from 1328 to 1350 · 1293–1350
- Marie Louise, Duchess of ParmaEmpress Consort of the French from 1810 to 1814 and Monarch of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla from 1814 to 1847 · 1791–1847
- Philip I of France ↗King of the Franks from 1060 to 1108 · 1052–1108
- Cesare Beccaria ↗Jurist, philosopher and politician from Italy · 1738–1794
- Clarice Lispector ↗Ukrainian-Brazilian writer, poet, and journalist · 1920–1977
- Moses Mendelssohn ↗German-Jewish philosopher and theologian · 1729–1786
- Liaquat Ali Khan ↗1st Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1947 to 1951 · 1895–1951
- Yuan Shikai ↗Chinese military and government official · 1859–1916
- Douglas Fairbanks ↗American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer · 1883–1939
- Edgar Wallace ↗British crime writer, journalist and playwright · 1875–1932
- Kurt Zadek Lewin ↗German-American psychologist · 1890–1947
- Klement Gottwald ↗5th President of Czechoslovakia · 1896–1953
- Sadi Carnot ↗5th president of France · 1837–1894
- Susan Wojcicki ↗American business executive · 1968–2024
- George II of Greece ↗King of Greece · 1890–1947
- Muhammad Abduh ↗Egyptian Islamic jurist, religious scholar and liberal reformer · 1849–1905
- Robert Delaunay ↗French painter · 1885–1941
- Louis I of Hungary ↗King of Hungary, Poland and Croatia · 1326–1382
- William II of the Netherlands ↗King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1840 to 1849 · 1792–1849
- Alfred Hermann Fried ↗Austrian Jewish pacifist, publicist, journalist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate · 1864–1921
- Epaminondas ↗Theban general and statesman · c. 418–362 BC
- Gregory of Tours ↗Gallo-Roman historian and Bishop of Tours · AD 538–594
- Han Yu ↗Chinese historian, poet, philosopher and politician · c. AD 768–824
- Sancho I of Portugal ↗King of Portugal · 1154–1211
- Nimr al-Nimr ↗Saudi Shia Sheikh in al-Awamiyah in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province · 1959–2016
- Sophus Lie ↗Norwegian mathematician · 1842–1899
- Edward Drinker Cope ↗American paleontologist, geologist, and biologist · 1840–1897
- Homi Jehangir Bhabha ↗Indian nuclear physicist · 1909–1966
- Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly ↗Baltic German general · 1761–1818
- Johann Friedrich Gmelin ↗German naturalist · 1748–1804
- Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah ↗Companion of Muhammad and military leader · c. AD 583–639
- Anna de Noailles ↗Romanian-French writer · 1876–1933
- Otto Bauer ↗Austrian Social Democrat · 1881–1938
- Scipio Aemilianus ↗Roman politician and general · c. 185–129 BC
- William of Tyre ↗Medieval prelate and chronicler, archbishop of Tyre · c. 1130–1186
- Charles Mingus ↗American jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader · 1922–1979
- Daishirō Yoshimura ↗Japanese association football player · 1947–2003
- Betty Grable ↗American actress and pin-up girl · 1916–1973
- Denny Hulme ↗New Zealand racing driver · 1936–1992
- Giovanni Pascoli ↗Italian poet and classical scholar · 1855–1912
- Juan Prim, 1st Marquis of los Castillejos ↗Catalan noble · 1814–1870
- Jugurtha ↗King of Numidia · c. 160–104 BC
- Nur ad-Din ↗Emir of Aleppo (1146–1174) and Damascus · 1118–1174
- Pedro de Valdivia ↗Spanish conquistador, first royal governor of Chile · 1497–1554
- Wang Yangming ↗Chinese philosopher and general · 1472–1529
- Wilhelm Cuno ↗German chancellor · 1876–1933
- Yongzheng Emperor ↗Emperor of Qing-dynasty China from 1722 to 1735 · 1678–1735
- John Hancock ↗American Patriot and statesman during the American Revolution · 1737–1793
- Linda McCartney ↗American photographer, musician and animal rights activist · 1941–1998
- Manuel Roxas ↗President of the Philippines from 1946 to 1948 · 1892–1948
- Floriano Peixoto ↗Brazilian politician · 1839–1895
"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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