1922–2021
Betty White
American actress and comedian
99years old at death
36,508days lived
99%of the people on this site died younger
Betty White was born on 17 January 1922 and died on 31 December 2021, aged 99 years and 348 days. That is 36,508 days in all.
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- Charles Hard Townes20th-century American physicist · 1915–201599 yrs
- Billy GrahamAmerican Baptist evangelist · 1918–201899 yrs
- Ernesto SabatoArgentine writer, painter and physicist · 1911–201199 yrs
- Maurice AllaisFrench economist · 1911–201099 yrs
- Tadeusz ReichsteinPolish-Swiss chemist · 1897–199699 yrs
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Also born on 17 January
- Benjamin FranklinAmerican polymath and statesman · 1706–179084 yrs
- Muhammad AliAmerican boxer · 1942–201674 yrs
- David Lloyd GeorgePrime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922 · 1863–194582 yrs
- Al CaponeAmerican gangster · 1899–194748 yrs
- Pedro Calderón de la BarcaSpanish dramatist · 1600–168181 yrs
- Constantine StanislavskyRussian actor and theatre director · 1863–193875 yrs
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