1899–1961
Ernest Hemingway
American author and journalist
61years old at death
22,626days lived
33%of the people on this site died younger
Ernest Hemingway was born on 21 July 1899 and died on 2 July 1961, aged 61 years and 346 days. That is 22,626 days in all.
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- Li BaiClassical Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty · AD 701–76261 yrs
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- Georg Wilhelm Friedrich HegelGerman philosopher and theologian · 1770–183161 yrs
- Walter ScottScottish novelist, poet and playwright · 1771–183261 yrs
- George EliotEnglish novelist, essayist, poet and journalist · 1819–188061 yrs
- Gregor MendelMoravian scientist and Augustinian friar · 1822–188461 yrs
Everyone famous who died at 61
Also born on 21 July
- Robin WilliamsAmerican actor and comedian · 1951–201463 yrs
- Marshall McLuhanCanadian educator, philosopher, and scholar · 1911–198069 yrs
- John Evans Atta MillsSixth President of the Republic of Ghana · 1944–201268 yrs
- Luis de Góngora ↗Spanish Baroque lyric poet · 1561–162765 yrs
- Don Knotts ↗American actor and stand-up comedian · 1924–200681 yrs
- Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne ↗Prime Minister of Great Britain · 1693–176875 yrs
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