1946–2025
David Lynch
American filmmaker
78years old at death
28,851days lived
68%of the people on this site died younger
David Lynch was born on 20 January 1946 and died on 16 January 2025, aged 78 years and 362 days. That is 28,851 days in all.
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- Sarah BernhardtFrench stage actress, painter and sculptor · 1844–192378 yrs
- Dwight D. EisenhowerPresident of the United States from 1953 to 1961 · 1890–196978 yrs
- Simone de BeauvoirFrench philosopher, social theorist and activist · 1908–198678 yrs
- Henrik IbsenNorwegian playwright and theatre director · 1828–190678 yrs
- Andrew JacksonPresident of the United States from 1829 to 1837 · 1767–184578 yrs
- Ralph Waldo EmersonAmerican philosopher · 1803–188278 yrs
- Vladimir NabokovRussian-American novelist, lepidopterist, professor · 1899–197778 yrs
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Also born on 20 January
- Federico FelliniItalian filmmaker · 1920–199373 yrs
- André-Marie AmpèreFrench physicist and mathematician · 1775–183661 yrs
- Jeffrey EpsteinAmerican sex offender and financier · 1953–201966 yrs
- Johannes V. JensenDanish author · 1873–195077 yrs
- Charles III of SpainKing of Spain from 1759 to 1788 · 1716–178872 yrs
- Patricia NealAmerican stage and film actress · 1926–201084 yrs
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