1919–2008
Edmund Hillary
New Zealand mountaineer and philanthropist
88years old at death
32,317days lived
89%of the people on this site died younger
Edmund Hillary was born on 20 July 1919 and died on 11 January 2008, aged 88 years and 175 days. That is 32,317 days in all.
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- Katsushika HokusaiJapanese artist · 1760–184988 yrs
- Igor StravinskyRussian, French, and American composer · 1882–197188 yrs
- Bhumibol AdulyadejFormer King of Thailand · 1927–201688 yrs
Everyone famous who died at 88
Also born on 20 July
- John CalvinFrench Protestant reformer · 1509–156454 yrs
- Gregor MendelMoravian scientist and Augustinian friar · 1822–188461 yrs
- Erik Axel KarlfeldtSwedish poet · 1864–193166 yrs
- Mahmud II30th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire · 1785–183953 yrs
- Frantz FanonFrench West Indian psychiatrist and philosopher · 1925–196136 yrs
- Natalie WoodAmerican actress · 1938–198143 yrs
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Dates are from Wikidata (free to use under CC0), last updated 22 October 2026. Dates in old records are sometimes disputed.
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