1667–1745
Jonathan Swift
Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist
77years old at death
28,447days lived
66%of the people on this site died younger
Jonathan Swift was born on 30 November 1667 and died on 19 October 1745, aged 77 years and 323 days. That is 28,447 days in all.
When do you outlive Jonathan Swift?
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 Jonathan Swift.
Slightly shorter lives
- Felix BlochSwiss physicist · 1905–198377 yrs
- Harold LloydAmerican actor and comedian · 1893–197177 yrs
- Wilhelm RöntgenGerman physicist · 1845–192377 yrs
- Galileo GalileiItalian polymath · 1564–164277 yrs
Slightly longer lives
- John DaltonBritish chemist and mathematician · 1766–184477 yrs
- Le CorbusierSwiss-French architect, designer, urbanist, and writer · 1887–196577 yrs
- Ragnar FrischNorwegian economist · 1895–197377 yrs
- Edward VIIIKing of the United Kingdom in 1936 · 1894–197277 yrs
Others who died at 77
- Galileo GalileiItalian polymath · 1564–164277 yrs
- Carl Friedrich GaussGerman mathematician and physicist · 1777–185577 yrs
- Le CorbusierSwiss-French architect, designer, urbanist, and writer · 1887–196577 yrs
- Jules VerneFrench writer · 1828–190577 yrs
- Niels BohrDanish physicist · 1885–196277 yrs
- Nikita KhrushchevLeader of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964 · 1894–197177 yrs
- Joseph HaydnAustrian composer · 1732–180977 yrs
- Wilhelm RöntgenGerman physicist · 1845–192377 yrs
Everyone famous who died at 77
Also born on 30 November
- Winston ChurchillBritish statesman, soldier and writer · 1874–196590 yrs
- Mark TwainAmerican author and humorist · 1835–191074 yrs
- Theodor MommsenGerman classical scholar and historian · 1817–190385 yrs
- Nils Gustaf DalénSwedish Nobel Laureate and industrialist · 1869–193768 yrs
- Nâzım HikmetTurkish communist poet, playwright and novelist · 1901–196361 yrs
- Alfonso X of Castile and LeonKing of Castile from 1252 to 1284 · 1221–128462 yrs
Famous people born on 30 November
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.