Aged 60
Famous people who died at 60
207 of the 11,867 best-known people in our data died aged 60, including Theodore Roosevelt, Leon Trotsky and Diego Maradona. Here are the 100 best known.
- Theodore Roosevelt26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 · 1858–1919
- Leon TrotskyRussian Marxist revolutionary · 1879–1940
- Diego MaradonaArgentine football player and manager · 1960–2020
- Calvin CoolidgePresident of the United States from 1923 to 1929 · 1872–1933
- AristophanesClassical Athenian comic playwright · c. 445–385 BC
- Abu Bakr1st Rashidun Caliph and father-in-law of Muhammad · AD 573–634
- HammurabiSixth king of Babylon · c. 1810–1750 BC
- Stefan ZweigAustrian writer · 1881–1942
- Lech KaczyńskiPolish politician, democratic oppositionist, ministry of justice, president of Poland · 1949–2010
- Mohammad Reza I of IranShah of Iran from 1941 to 1979 · 1919–1980
- Leonidas IKing of Sparta · c. 540–480 BC
- Muhammad IqbalBritish-Indian Islamic philosopher, poet and politician · 1877–1938
- Carrie FisherAmerican actress, writer and screenwriter · 1956–2016
- Empedocles5th century BC Greek philosopher · c. 494–434 BC
- Lucian of Samosata2nd-century Syrian satirist and rhetorician · c. AD 120–180
- David LivingstoneScottish missionary and explorer · 1813–1873
- Lev LandauSoviet theoretical physicist · 1908–1968
- Gary CooperAmerican actor · 1901–1961
- Bedřich SmetanaCzech composer · 1824–1884
- Anaximenes of MiletusGreek Ionian Pre-Socratic philosopher · c. 585–525 BC
- Otto I the GreatHoly Roman Emperor from 962 to 973 · AD 912–973
- Sergio LeoneItalian filmmaker · 1929–1989
- Lev YashinPlayer for U.S.S.R · 1929–1990
- George S. PattonUnited States Army general · 1885–1945
- Louis XI of FranceKing of France from 1461 to 1483 · 1423–1483
- Empress Elisabeth of AustriaEmpress of Austria and Queen of Hungary from 1854 to 1898 · 1837–1898
- Vitus BeringDanish-born Russian explorer · 1681–1741
- Francisco QuevedoSpanish writer · 1584–1645
- Muḥammad ibn Ismaeel al-BukhārīPersian Islamic scholar · AD 810–870
- Néstor KirchnerPresident of Argentina from 2003 to 2007 · 1950–2010
- Philip IV of SpainKing of Spain and Portugal · 1605–1665
- William Rowan HamiltonIrish mathematician and astronomer · 1805–1865
- Didius JulianusEmperor of ancient Rome · c. AD 133–193
- PaniniAncient philologist who standardized classical Sanskrit through grammatical rules · c. 520–460 BC
- Urban VPope of the Catholic Church from 1362 to 1370 · c. 1310–1370
- SilveriusPope · c. AD 477–537
- Georg SimmelGerman sociologist, philosopher, and critic · 1858–1918
- John IXPope · c. AD 840–900
- Louis VII of FranceKing of France from 1137 to 1180 · c. 1120–1180
- Odoacer5th-century Germanic soldier and monarch of Italy · c. AD 433–493
- SullaRoman dictator and general · c. 138–78 BC
- Syd BarrettBritish musician · 1946–2006
- Belisarius6th century Byzantine general instrumental in reconquest of much of the former Roman Mediterranean territories · c. AD 505–565
- John ConstableEnglish painter · 1776–1837
- Victor IIIHead of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1086 to 1087 · c. 1027–1087
- Wilhelm ReichAustrian-American psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, sex educator and sociologist · 1897–1957
- Gregory of NyssaBishop of Nyssa Christian saint · c. AD 335–395
- Jean-François MilletFrench painter · 1814–1875
- Henry I the FowlerKing of East Francia (919–936); Duke of Saxony · c. AD 876–936
- Karl Friedrich SchinkelPrussian architect, city planner and painter · 1781–1841
- Lothair IEmperor of the Carolingian Empire from 817 to 855 · c. AD 795–855
- Rafiq Hariri ↗Prime Minister of Lebanon · 1944–2005
- Anthony Perkins ↗American actor · 1932–1992
- Osamu Tezuka ↗Japanese cartoonist and animator · 1928–1989
- Stephen Jay Gould ↗American biologist and historian of science · 1941–2002
- Pupienus ↗Roman Emperor · c. AD 178–238
- Balbinus ↗Roman Emperor · c. AD 178–238
- Manuel Azaña ↗Prime minister of Spain, president of Spain · 1880–1940
- Miguel Primo de Rivera, 2nd Marquis of Estella ↗Spanish politician; dictator, aristocrat, and military officer who served as Prime Minister of Spain from 1923 to 1930 · 1870–1930
- Bilal ibn Ribah ↗Companion of Muhammad and first Islamic mu'azzin · c. AD 581–641
- Georges Bernanos ↗French writer · 1888–1948
- Theodore William Richards ↗United States chemist · 1868–1928
- Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa ↗Sicilian Prince and writer · 1896–1957
- Oscar I of Sweden ↗King of Sweden and Norway between 1844–1859 · 1799–1859
- Walther von der Vogelweide ↗German minstrel singer · c. 1170–1230
- Casimir III the Great ↗King of Poland from 1333 to 1370 · 1310–1370
- Erving Goffman ↗Canadian-American sociologist · 1922–1982
- Vicente Blasco Ibáñez ↗Spanish author · 1867–1928
- Bob Fosse ↗American choreographer, dancer, and director · 1927–1987
- Clara Bow ↗American actress · 1905–1965
- Johannes Fibiger ↗Danish physician · 1867–1928
- Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis ↗French mathematician, philosopher and man of letters · 1698–1759
- Peter Finch ↗British-Australian actor · 1916–1977
- Sylvia Kristel ↗Dutch actress, model, recording artist · 1952–2012
- Yasujirō Ozu ↗Japanese film director, screenwriter · 1903–1963
- Frederick III of Denmark ↗King of Denmark and Norway from 1648 to 1670 · 1609–1670
- John Barrymore ↗American actor · 1882–1942
- Apollodorus of Athens ↗Ancient Greek grammarian and historian · c. 180–120 BC
- Emil Lenz ↗Baltic German physicist · 1804–1865
- Georges Brassens ↗French musician, singer-songwriter and poet · 1921–1981
- Mahalia Jackson ↗American gospel singer · 1911–1972
- Pappus of Alexandria ↗4th century Greek mathematician · c. AD 290–350
- Sargon II ↗King of Assyria · c. 765–705 BC
- Asparuh of Bulgaria ↗Bulgarian ruler · c. AD 640–700
- Victoria, Princess Royal ↗British princess (1840-1901), Empress of Germany and Queen consort of Prussia from March to June 1888 · 1840–1901
- Wang Wei ↗Chinese poet, musician, painter, and statesman · c. AD 699–759
- Adolf Anderssen ↗German chess champion, after Paul Morphy (1858-1860), second unofficial world chess champion (1851-1858, 1860-1865, 1867-1871), chess publicist · 1818–1879
- Anders Zorn ↗Swedish painter and engraver · 1860–1920
- Charles Rennie Mackintosh ↗Scottish architect, designer, water colourist and artist · 1868–1928
- Guan Yu ↗Chinese general serving warlord Liu Bei · c. AD 160–220
- Qa'a ↗Egyptian ruler · c. 2950–2890 BC
- Simone Martini ↗Italian painter · c. 1284–1344
- Mindaugas ↗King of Lithuania · c. 1203–1263
- Abd ar-Rahman II ↗Emir of Cordoba from 822 to 852 · c. AD 792–852
- Arnaut Daniel ↗Occitan troubadour · c. 1150–1210
- Bill Tilden ↗American tennis player · 1893–1953
- Erich von Falkenhayn ↗Chief of Germany's General Staff during the first two years of the First World War · 1861–1922
- Michael Psellos ↗11th-century Byzantine monk, writer and court official · c. 1018–1078
- Baldwin I of Jerusalem ↗King of Jerusalem from 1100 to 1118 · 1058–1118
- Kūkai ↗Japanese Buddhist monk and calligrapher, the founder of the Shingon school · AD 774–835
"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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