1847–1931
Thomas Edison
American inventor and businessman
84years old at death
30,929days lived
81%of the people on this site died younger
Thomas Edison was born on 11 February 1847 and died on 18 October 1931, aged 84 years and 249 days. That is 30,929 days in all.
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- Isaac NewtonEnglish mathematician and physicist · 1643–172784 yrs
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- John Paul IIPope, cardinal, bishop, priest, author · 1920–200584 yrs
- Henri MatisseFrench artist · 1869–195484 yrs
- Umberto EcoItalian semiotician, essayist, philosopher, literary critic, and novelist · 1932–201684 yrs
- Kurt VonnegutAmerican author · 1922–200784 yrs
- Octavio PazMexican writer, poet an diplomat · 1914–199884 yrs
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Also born on 11 February
- John NapierScottish mathematician, physicist, and astronomer · 1550–161767 yrs
- Hans-Georg GadamerGerman philosopher · 1900–2002102 yrs
- Leslie NielsenCanadian-American actor and comedian · 1926–201084 yrs
- Burt ReynoldsAmerican actor · 1936–201882 yrs
- Josiah Willard GibbsAmerican scientist · 1839–190364 yrs
- Leó SzilárdHungarian-American Jewish physicist and inventor · 1898–196466 yrs
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