1770–1850
William Wordsworth
English Romantic poet
80years old at death
29,235days lived
71%of the people on this site died younger
William Wordsworth was born on 7 April 1770 and died on 23 April 1850, aged 80 years and 16 days. That is 29,235 days in all.
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- Gabriela MistralChilean poet, diplomat and educator · 1889–195767 yrs
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- Ravi ShankarIndian sitar player · 1920–201292 yrs
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- Charles FourierFrench utopian socialist and philosopher · 1772–183765 yrs
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