Aged 46
Famous people who died at 46
121 of the 11,867 best-known people in our data died aged 46, including John F. Kennedy, Oscar Wilde and George Orwell. Here are the 100 best known.
- John F. KennedyPresident of the United States from 1961 to 1963 · 1917–1963
- Oscar WildeIrish poet, playwright, and aesthete · 1854–1900
- George OrwellBritish writer and journalist · 1903–1950
- Albert CamusFrench philosopher, author, and journalist · 1913–1960
- Charles BaudelaireFrench poet and critic · 1821–1867
- Robert SchumannGerman composer, pianist and critic · 1810–1856
- Antonio GramsciItalian Marxist philosopher, writer, and politician · 1891–1937
- H. P. LovecraftAmerican writer and editor · 1890–1937
- Rajiv GandhiPrime Minister of India · 1944–1991
- Alfred de MussetFrench writer · 1810–1857
- Paul I of RussiaThe ninth Emperor of Russia from 1796 to 1801 · 1754–1801
- E. T. A. HoffmannGerman writer · 1776–1822
- Philip Seymour HoffmanAmerican actor · 1967–2014
- T. E. LawrenceBritish archaeologist, army officer and diplomat · 1888–1935
- Francis XavierSpanish Catholic saint and missionary · 1506–1552
- Philip IV of FranceKing of France from 1285 to 1314 · c. 1268–1314
- PyrrhusKing of Epirus from 307 to 302 and 297 to 272 BC · c. 318–272 BC
- William Pitt the YoungerBritish statesman · 1759–1806
- Selim III28th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire · 1761–1808
- Abdülaziz32th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire · 1830–1876
- AlcibiadesAthenian statesman · c. 450–404 BC
- Dolores O'RiordanIrish musician · 1971–2018
- Jules RenardFrench author · 1864–1910
- Alexei I of RussiaTsar of Russia · 1629–1676
- Carl Gustav Jacob JacobiGerman mathematician · 1804–1851
- Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse)Empress consort of Russia · 1872–1918
- Carl XV of SwedenKing of Sweden and Norway · 1826–1872
- Ernst RöhmGerman Nazi politician, military officer and leader of the Sturmabteilung · 1887–1934
- Hans Frank ↗German lawyer, Nazi politician, General Governor of Nazi occupied Poland and convicted war criminal · 1900–1946
- Johann Christian Bach ↗German composer · 1735–1782
- Aemilian ↗Roman emperor · c. AD 207–253
- César Vallejo ↗Peruvian writer · 1892–1938
- George Floyd ↗African American man who was a victim of police violence in the United States, killed by Derek Chauvin · 1973–2020
- Gustav III of Sweden ↗King of Sweden from 1771 to 1792 · 1746–1792
- Houari Boumédiène ↗Head of State of Algeria from 1965 to 1978 · 1932–1978
- Aleksandr Popov ↗Russian physicist · 1859–1906
- Michel Ney ↗French general · 1769–1815
- David II of Scotland ↗King of Scotland from 1329 to 1371 · 1324–1371
- Carmen Miranda ↗Brazilian singer · 1909–1955
- Anna Lindh ↗Swedish politician · 1957–2003
- Charles Borromeo ↗Italian Catholic prelate · 1538–1584
- David Foster Wallace ↗American fiction writer and essayist · 1962–2008
- Alfonsina Storni ↗Argentine writer and poet · 1892–1938
- Brook Taylor ↗English mathematician · 1685–1732
- Leo V the Armenian ↗Byzantine emperor · c. AD 775–821
- Rudolf Höss ↗German war criminal, commandant of Auschwitz · 1900–1947
- Talaat Paşa ↗Turkish Ottoman politician · 1874–1921
- Valentin Serov ↗Russian painter · 1865–1911
- Graham Hill ↗British racing driver · 1929–1975
- Salawat Yulayev ↗Russian Bashkir rebel during Pugachev's Rebellion · 1754–1800
- Alice Brady ↗American actress · 1892–1939
- Catiline ↗Roman politician, senator and soldier · c. 108–62 BC
- Edward I of Portugal ↗King of Portugal from 1433 to 1438 · 1391–1438
- Leontius ↗Byzantine emperor from 695 to 698 · c. AD 660–706
- Louis Couturat ↗French logician, mathematician, philosopher and linguist · 1868–1914
- Genrikh Yagoda ↗Soviet secret police official · 1891–1938
- Edmund Kean ↗English actor · 1787–1833
- Leslie Cheung ↗Hong Kong singer and actor · 1956–2003
- Peter I of Portugal ↗King of Portugal from 1357 to 1367 · 1320–1367
- Sophia Alekseyevna of Russia ↗Russian tsarevna · 1657–1704
- Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg ↗Wife of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria · 1868–1914
- William James Sidis ↗American child prodigy · 1898–1944
- William Stanley Jevons ↗English economist and logician · 1835–1882
- Al-Mu'tasim ↗8th Abbasid Caliph. · c. AD 796–842
- Christian VI of Denmark ↗King of Denmark and Norway · 1699–1746
- Rudolph of France ↗King of France · c. AD 890–936
- Gottfried August Bürger ↗German poet · 1747–1794
- Willebrord Snellius ↗Dutch astronomer and mathematician · 1580–1626
- Agathias ↗Byzantine poet and historian · c. AD 536–582
- André the Giant ↗French professional wrestler and actor · 1946–1993
- Inessa Armand ↗French communist politician, editor · 1874–1920
- Alexander I of Scotland ↗King of the Scots · c. 1078–1124
- Arsinoe II ↗Ptolemaic Greek Princess of Ancient Egypt and Queen of Thrace, Asia Minor and Macedonia · c. 316–270 BC
- Coloman ↗King of Hungary · c. 1070–1116
- Perseus of Macedon ↗King of Macedonia from 179 to 168 BC · c. 212–166 BC
- Roscoe Arbuckle ↗American actor, director and comedian · 1887–1933
- Songtsän Gampo ↗Tibetan emperor · c. AD 604–650
- Agrippina the Elder ↗Member of Julio-Claudian dynasty (c. 14 BC–AD 33) · c. 14 BC–AD 33
- Aileen Wuornos ↗American serial killer · 1956–2002
- Chyna ↗American professional wrestler and actress · 1969–2016
- Marsha P. Johnson ↗Black American queer liberation activist · 1945–1992
- Satoshi Kon ↗Japanese anime director and manga artist · 1963–2010
- Tenji ↗Emperor of Japan · c. AD 626–672
- Joey Jordison ↗American musician · 1975–2021
- Johan de Witt ↗Grand Pensionary of Holland · 1625–1672
- Al-Musta'sim ↗37th and last Abbasid Caliph · c. 1212–1258
- Habibullah Khan ↗Emir of Afghanistan · 1872–1919
- Valerian Kuybyshev ↗Soviet politician · 1888–1935
- Alboin ↗King of the Lombards · c. AD 526–572
- Andrei Mironov ↗Soviet theatre and film actor, singer · 1941–1987
- Berenice II ↗Queen regnant of Cyrenaica from 258 to 246 BCE and queen of Ptolemaic Egypt · c. 267–221 BC
- Carl Ludwig Willdenow ↗German botanist · 1765–1812
- Conrad of Montferrat ↗12th century Italian nobleman and major participant in the Third Crusade · c. 1146–1192
- George Gissing ↗English novelist · 1857–1903
- Hongxi Emperor ↗Emperor of the Ming Dynasty from 1424 to 1425 · 1378–1425
- Milan I Obrenović ↗King of Serbia · 1854–1901
- Beau Biden ↗American politician and lawyer · 1969–2015
- David M. Brown ↗American astronaut · 1956–2003
- Francesco I de' Medici ↗Grand Duke of Tuscany · 1541–1587
- Guru Ram Das ↗Guru of Sikhism · 1534–1581
"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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