Aged 58
Famous people who died at 58
184 of the 11,867 best-known people in our data died aged 58, including Charles Dickens, Niccolò Machiavelli and James Joyce. Here are the 100 best known.
- Charles DickensEnglish novelist and social critic · 1812–1870
- Niccolò MachiavelliFlorentine statesman, diplomat, and political theorist · 1469–1527
- James JoyceIrish novelist and poet · 1882–1941
- Hugo ChávezPresident of Venezuela (1999–2013); revolutionary and military officer · 1954–2013
- Johannes KeplerGerman mathematician and astronomer · 1572–1630
- Andy WarholAmerican artist, film director, and producer · 1928–1987
- Marcus Aurelius16th Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 and Stoic philosopher · AD 121–180
- Heinrich HeineGerman poet, writer and literary critic · 1797–1856
- Gustave FlaubertFrench novelist · 1821–1880
- Bertolt BrechtGerman poet, playwright, and theatre director · 1898–1956
- Sun Yat-senChinese politician, physician, and revolutionary · 1866–1925
- Umar ibn Al-Khattāb2nd Rashidun Caliph from 634 to 644 · c. AD 586–644
- William McKinleyPresident of the United States from 1897 to 1901 · 1843–1901
- Du FuTang dynasty Chinese poet · c. AD 712–770
- Henri PoincaréFrench mathematician, physicist and engineer · 1854–1912
- Charles VHoly Roman Emperor from 1519 to 1556 · 1500–1558
- George HarrisonEnglish musician and member of the Beatles · 1943–2001
- Irène Joliot-CurieFrench chemist and physicist · 1897–1956
- William the ConquerorKing of England from 1066 to 1087, Duke of Normandy from 1035 to 1087 · 1028–1087
- Władysław ReymontPolish novelist · 1867–1925
- John ChrysostomChurch father, Archbishop of Constantinople and Christian saint · c. AD 349–407
- Nicholas I of RussiaThe 11th Emperor of Russia, 1825–1855 · 1796–1855
- Wolfgang PauliPhysicist, Nobel prize winner · 1900–1958
- PompeyRoman general and statesman · 106–48 BC
- Jacobus Henricus van 't HoffDutch physical and organic chemist · 1852–1911
- AmbroseRoman theologian and Bishop of Milan · c. AD 339–397
- OshoIndian guru and leader of the Rajneesh movement · 1931–1990
- James VI and IKing of Scotland from 1566 to 1625, King of England and Ireland from 1603 to 1625 · 1566–1625
- Ludovico AriostoItalian poet · 1474–1533
- Pius IIPope of the Catholic Church from 1458 to 1464 · 1405–1464
- Richard BurtonWelsh actor · 1925–1984
- Gustave CourbetFrench painter · 1819–1877
- Cardinal MazarinFrench cardinal and statesman · 1602–1661
- Jahangir IThe fourth Mughal Emperor from 1605 to 1627 · 1569–1627
- Frédéric Joliot-CurieFrench scientist · 1900–1958
- Nader ShahShah of Iran (r. 1736–47) and founder of the Afsharid dynasty · 1688–1747
- Charles VII of FranceMonarch of the House of Valois who ruled as King of France · 1403–1461
- Ernst Ludwig KirchnerGerman painter, sculptor, engraver and printmaker · 1880–1938
- SisinniusPope · c. AD 650–708
- Albert I of BelgiumKing of the Belgians from 1909 to 1934 · 1875–1934
- Ferdinand II, Holy Roman EmperorHoly Roman Emperor · 1578–1637
- Umaru Musa Yar'AduaPresident of Nigeria · 1951–2010
- Vidkun QuislingNorwegian politician and Nazi collaborator · 1887–1945
- Stephen IXPope · c. 1000–1058
- Mahmud I24th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire · 1696–1754
- Bolesław I the BraveFirst King of Poland · c. 967–1025
- CyprianBishop of Carthage and Christian writer · c. AD 200–258
- John James Rickard Macleod ↗Nobel prize-winning Scottish physician and physiologist; co-discoverer of insulin · 1876–1935
- Jörg Haider ↗Austrian politician · 1950–2008
- Mahmud of Ghazni ↗Sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire from 998 to 1030 · 971–1030
- Osman III ↗25th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire · 1699–1757
- Siméon Denis Poisson ↗French mathematician, mechanician and physicist · 1781–1840
- Ernst Thälmann ↗German communist politician, leader of Communist Party of Germany · 1886–1944
- Henry George ↗American political economist and journalist · 1839–1897
- Abay Kunanbaiuly ↗Kazakh poet, philosopher and composer · 1845–1904
- Anatoly Lunacharsky ↗Russian Soviet revolutionary, politician and writer · 1875–1933
- Bronisław Malinowski ↗Polish anthropologist and ethnographer based in England and the USA · 1884–1942
- Nicolaus Otto ↗German inventor · 1832–1891
- Quintillus ↗Roman emperor · c. AD 212–270
- Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy ↗Count, Russian poet, novelist and playwright · 1817–1875
- Guido of Arezzo ↗11th century Italian monk, inventor of modern musical notation · c. 992–1050
- Raja Ravi Varma ↗Indian painter from Kerala · 1848–1906
- Khosrow II ↗The 24th Sassanid emperor · c. AD 570–628
- Ann Radcliffe ↗English author and pioneer of the Gothic novel · 1764–1823
- Charles I of Naples ↗King of Sicily · 1226–1285
- Edna St. Vincent Millay ↗American poet · 1892–1950
- Gary Moore ↗Northern Irish musician · 1952–2011
- Audre Lorde ↗American writer and feminist activist · 1934–1992
- Lyudmila Pavlichenko ↗Soviet sniper · 1916–1974
- Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla ↗Catholic priest, leader of the Mexican War of Independence · 1753–1811
- Elbert Green Hubbard ↗American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher · 1856–1915
- Justin II ↗Emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 565 to 574 · c. AD 520–578
- Thomas Bernhard ↗Austrian playwright and novelist · 1931–1989
- Andrea Dworkin ↗American feminist writer · 1946–2005
- Dziga Vertov ↗Russian-Soviet documentary/avantgarde filmmaker · 1896–1954
- Michael VIII Palaiologos ↗Founder of the Palaiologan dynasty · c. 1224–1282
- Félix Faure ↗7th President of the French Republic · 1841–1899
- João Goulart ↗President of Brazil from 1961 to 1964 · 1918–1976
- Ranjit Singh ↗First Maharaja of the Sikh Empire · 1780–1839
- Theodoric I ↗King of the Visigoths · c. AD 393–451
- Claude Jade ↗French actress · 1948–2006
- John VI of Portugal ↗King of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves from 1816 to 1825 · 1767–1826
- Wilhelm Canaris ↗German admiral, head of military intelligence service · 1887–1945
- Abu al-Wafa Buzjani ↗Persian mathematician and astronomer · AD 940–998
- Chet Baker ↗American jazz trumpeter and vocalist · 1929–1988
- Dominique Pire ↗Belgian Dominican friar · 1910–1969
- Fela Kuti ↗Nigerian musician and activist · 1938–1997
- Ferruccio Busoni ↗Italian composer, pianist, and conductor · 1866–1924
- John of Gaunt ↗English magnate of the House of Plantagenet · 1340–1399
- John V Palaiologos ↗Byzantine emperor · 1332–1391
- Roger Zelazny ↗U.S. science fiction and fantasy writer and poet · 1937–1995
- Andrew II of Hungary ↗King of Hungary · c. 1177–1235
- Barry White ↗American soul singer · 1944–2003
- Gianluca Vialli ↗Italian association football player and manager · 1964–2023
- Maria Schneider ↗French actress · 1952–2011
- Ulpian ↗Early 3rd century Roman jurist · c. AD 170–228
- Gaston Leroux ↗French author and journalist · 1868–1927
- Georges de La Tour ↗Lorrain painter · 1593–1652
- Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden ↗King of Sweden between 1792-1809 · 1778–1837
- Nestor the Chronicler ↗Saint and chronicler of Kievan Rus' · c. 1056–1114
"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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