1932–2020
Little Richard
American musician
87years old at death
31,932days lived
87%of the people on this site died younger
Little Richard was born on 5 December 1932 and died on 9 May 2020, aged 87 years and 156 days. That is 31,932 days in all.
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- Jonathan WintersAmerican comedian, actor, artist · 1925–201387 yrs
- Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'oKenyan writer · 1938–202587 yrs
- Coco ChanelFrench fashion designer · 1883–197187 yrs
Slightly longer lives
- Claudia CardinaleItalian actress · 1938–202587 yrs
- Margaret ThatcherPrime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 · 1925–201387 yrs
- Günter GrassGerman novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, and sculptor · 1927–201587 yrs
- Hua Guofeng2nd Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, 2nd Premier of the People's Republic of China · 1921–200887 yrs
Others who died at 87
- Margaret ThatcherPrime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 · 1925–201387 yrs
- Gabriel García MárquezColombian writer and Nobel laureate · 1927–201487 yrs
- Mother TeresaAlbanian-Indian Catholic nun and missionary · 1910–199787 yrs
- Giuseppe VerdiItalian opera composer · 1813–190187 yrs
- Helen KellerAmerican deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar · 1880–196887 yrs
- HirohitoEmperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989 · 1901–198987 yrs
- Chiang Kai-shekChinese politician, military leader, and President of the ROC · 1887–197587 yrs
- Günter GrassGerman novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, and sculptor · 1927–201587 yrs
Everyone famous who died at 87
Also born on 5 December
- Walt DisneyAmerican animator, producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor and entrepreneur, founder of The Walt Disney Company · 1901–196665 yrs
- Martin Van BurenPresident of the United States from 1837 to 1841 · 1782–186279 yrs
- Bhumibol AdulyadejFormer King of Thailand · 1927–201688 yrs
- Werner HeisenbergGerman theoretical physicist and nobel prize winner · 1901–197674 yrs
- Lope de VegaSpanish playwright and poet · 1562–163572 yrs
- Józef PiłsudskiPolish politician, First Marshall, and Prime Minister · 1867–193567 yrs
Famous people born on 5 December
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.
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