1865–1937
Erich Ludendorff
German general and politician
72years old at death
26,552days lived
56%of the people on this site died younger
Erich Ludendorff was born on 9 April 1865 and died on 20 December 1937, aged 72 years and 255 days. That is 26,552 days in all.
When do you outlive Erich Ludendorff?
Your birthday stays in this browser. It isn't sent anywhere.
Who lived about as long
Everyone here is ranked by days lived. These are the people just either side of Erich Ludendorff.
Slightly shorter lives
- AverroesArab Andalusian Muslim writer and philosopher · 1126–119872 yrs
- John Couch AdamsEnglish mathematician and astronomer · 1819–189272 yrs
- Alexander VIPope of the Catholic Church 1492–1503 from the Borgia family · 1431–150372 yrs
- Mileva MarićSerbian mathematician and wife of Albert Einstein · 1875–194872 yrs
Slightly longer lives
- William SaroyanArmenian-American novelist, playwright, and short story writer · 1908–198172 yrs
- Lope de VegaSpanish playwright and poet · 1562–163572 yrs
- Louis PasteurFrench chemist and microbiologist · 1822–189572 yrs
- Walt WhitmanAmerican poet, essayist and journalist · 1819–189272 yrs
Others who died at 72
- Confucius5th-century BCE Chinese philosopher and politician · c. 551–479 BCc. 72 yrs
- Louis PasteurFrench chemist and microbiologist · 1822–189572 yrs
- John LockeEnglish philosopher and physician · 1632–170472 yrs
- Dmitri MendeleevRussian chemist · 1834–190772 yrs
- AshokaMauryan emperor from 268 to 232 BCE · c. 304–232 BCc. 72 yrs
- Arthur SchopenhauerGerman philosopher · 1788–186072 yrs
- Isaac AsimovAmerican writer and biochemist · 1920–199272 yrs
- EpicurusAncient Greek philosopher · c. 342–270 BCc. 72 yrs
Everyone famous who died at 72
Also born on 9 April
- Charles BaudelaireFrench poet and critic · 1821–186746 yrs
- Jean-Paul BelmondoFrench actor · 1933–202188 yrs
- Leopold II of BelgiumKing of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909 · 1835–190974 yrs
- Pius IVPope of the Catholic Church from 1559 to 1565 · 1499–156566 yrs
- Hugh HefnerAmerican businessman and magazine publisher · 1926–201791 yrs
- Elias LönnrotFinnish physician, philologist and collector of traditional Finnish oral poetry · 1802–188481 yrs
Where this comes from
Dates are from Wikidata (free to use under CC0), last updated 22 October 2026. Dates in old records are sometimes disputed.
Keep score on your phone
Outlived for iPhone tracks every famous person you outlive, tells you who is next, and gives you a nudge on the day.