Aged 103
Famous people who died at 103
13 of the 11,867 best-known people in our data died aged 103, including Rita Levi-Montalcini, Kirk Douglas and Chen-ning Yang.
- Rita Levi-MontalciniItalian neurologist · 1909–2012
- Kirk DouglasAmerican actor · 1916–2020
- Chen-ning YangChinese physicist · 1922–2025
- Celâl Bayar3rd President of the Republic of Turkey · 1883–1986
- James Lovelock ↗English scientist · 1919–2022
- Vera Lynn ↗British singer · 1917–2020
- Nicanor Parra ↗Chilean writer, poet, mathematician, and physicist · 1914–2018
- Edward Bernays ↗American propaganda and marketing pioneer · 1891–1995
- Herman Wouk ↗American writer · 1915–2019
- Ágnes Keleti ↗Hungarian-Israeli artistic gymnast · 1921–2025
- Elazar Shach ↗Lithuanian-Jewish Haredi leader · 1898–2001
- Ben Ferencz ↗American lawyer and pacifist · 1920–2023
- Francisco Ayala ↗Spanish novelist · 1906–2009
"c." means only the years are known, so the age could be a year out. Dates are from Wikidata (CC0), last updated 22 October 2026.
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