1942–1970
Jimi Hendrix
American guitarist
27years old at death
10,157days lived
2%of the people on this site died younger
Jimi Hendrix was born on 27 November 1942 and died on 18 September 1970, aged 27 years and 295 days. That is 10,157 days in all.
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Slightly shorter lives
- Charles VIII of FranceKing of France from 1483 to 1498 · 1470–149827 yrs
- Janis JoplinAmerican singer · 1943–197027 yrs
- Ahmed I14th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire · 1590–161727 yrs
- Jim MorrisonAmerican singer and poet; lead vocalist of The Doors · 1943–197127 yrs
Slightly longer lives
- Amy WinehouseEnglish singer-songwriter · 1983–201127 yrs
- Saint GeorgeChristian saint and martyr · c. AD 275–303c. 28 yrs
- Viktor TsoiSoviet rock musician · 1962–199028 yrs
- FatimaDaughter of Muhammad · AD 604–63228 yrs
Others who died at 27
- Jim MorrisonAmerican singer and poet; lead vocalist of The Doors · 1943–197127 yrs
- Amy WinehouseEnglish singer-songwriter · 1983–201127 yrs
- Kurt CobainAmerican rock musician, singer and songwriter · 1967–199427 yrs
- Janis JoplinAmerican singer · 1943–197027 yrs
- John XIIHead of the Catholic Church from 955 to 964 · c. AD 937–964c. 27 yrs
- Gregory VPope and ruler of the Papal States (c.972-999) · c. AD 972–999c. 27 yrs
- Charles VIII of FranceKing of France from 1483 to 1498 · 1470–149827 yrs
- Ahmed I14th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire · 1590–161727 yrs
Everyone famous who died at 27
Also born on 27 November
- Bruce LeeHong Kong–American martial artist and actor · 1940–197332 yrs
- Alexander DubčekFirst Secretary of the Czechoslovak Communist Party · 1921–199270 yrs
- Ahmad ibn HanbalMuslim jurist and theologian · AD 780–85574 yrs
- Chaim WeizmannIsraeli statesman and British chemist · 1874–195277 yrs
- Lars OnsagerAmerican physical chemist and theoretical physicist · 1903–197672 yrs
- Charles Scott SherringtonEnglish footballer, neurophysiologist and Nobel Prize recipient · 1857–195294 yrs
Famous people born on 27 November
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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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