1918–2013
Nelson Mandela
President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist
95years old at death
34,839days lived
97%of the people on this site died younger
Nelson Mandela was born on 18 July 1918 and died on 5 December 2013, aged 95 years and 140 days. That is 34,839 days in all.
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Slightly shorter lives
- Eric HobsbawmBritish academic historian and Marxist historiographer · 1917–201295 yrs
- Ahmad ibn BillahPresident of Algeria from 1963 to 1965 · 1916–201295 yrs
- Frederick SangerBritish biochemist · 1918–201395 yrs
- Philippe PétainFrench military and political leader · 1856–195195 yrs
Slightly longer lives
- John GlennAmerican astronaut and politician · 1921–201695 yrs
- Ion IliescuPresident of Romania between 1990–1996 and 2000–2004 · 1930–202595 yrs
- Ernest BorgnineAmerican actor · 1917–201295 yrs
- Norman BorlaugAmerican biologist · 1914–200995 yrs
Others who died at 95
- Benedict XVI265 th pope of the Catholic Church · 1927–202295 yrs
- Robert Mugabe2nd President of Zimbabwe from 1987 to 2017 · 1924–201995 yrs
- Halldór LaxnessIcelandic author · 1902–199895 yrs
- Stan LeeAmerican comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer · 1922–201895 yrs
- Gina LollobrigidaItalian actress, photojournalist, and politician · 1927–202395 yrs
- Philippe PétainFrench military and political leader · 1856–195195 yrs
- Hal HolbrookAmerican actor · 1925–202195 yrs
- Léopold Sédar SenghorFirst president of Senegal, poet, and cultural theorist · 1906–200195 yrs
Everyone famous who died at 95
Also born on 18 July
- Hendrik LorentzDutch physicist · 1853–192874 yrs
- William Makepeace ThackerayBritish novelist · 1811–186352 yrs
- John GlennAmerican astronaut and politician · 1921–201695 yrs
- Thomas KuhnAmerican historian, physicist and philosopher · 1922–199673 yrs
- Robert I of ScotlandKing of Scotland · 1274–132954 yrs
- Andrei GromykoSoviet diplomat · 1909–198979 yrs
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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