1932–2018
V. S. Naipaul
Trinidadian-British writer
85years old at death
31,405days lived
84%of the people on this site died younger
V. S. Naipaul was born on 17 August 1932 and died on 11 August 2018, aged 85 years and 359 days. That is 31,405 days in all.
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