1907–1979
John Wayne
American actor
72years old at death
26,314days lived
54%of the people on this site died younger
John Wayne was born on 26 May 1907 and died on 11 June 1979, aged 72 years and 16 days. That is 26,314 days in all.
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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 26 May
- Isadora DuncanaAmerican dancer and choreographer · 1877–192750 yrs
- Miles DavisAmerican jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer · 1926–199165 yrs
- Sally RideAmerican astronaut and physicist · 1951–201261 yrs
- János Kádár ↗Former General Secretary of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party · 1912–198977 yrs
- Dorothea Lange ↗American photojournalist · 1895–196570 yrs
- Mary of Teck ↗Queen consort of the United Kingdom from 1910 to 1936 · 1867–195385 yrs
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