1935–1977
Elvis Presley
American singer and actor
42years old at death
15,561days lived
9%of the people on this site died younger
Elvis Presley was born on 8 January 1935 and died on 16 August 1977, aged 42 years and 220 days. That is 15,561 days in all.
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Slightly shorter lives
- Robert F. KennedyAmerican politician and lawyer · 1925–196842 yrs
- Søren KierkegaardDanish theologian, philosopher, poet and social critic · 1813–185542 yrs
- Vladimir VysotskySoviet singer-songwriter and actor · 1938–198042 yrs
- Lesya UkrainkaUkrainian poet, writer and feminist · 1871–191342 yrs
Slightly longer lives
- Charles V of FranceKing of France from 1364 to 1380 · 1338–138042 yrs
- Anthony van DyckFlemish Baroque artist · 1599–164142 yrs
- Mary IQueen of England and Ireland from 1553 to 1558 · 1516–155842 yrs
- Guy de MaupassantFrench writer · 1850–189342 yrs
Others who died at 42
- Søren KierkegaardDanish theologian, philosopher, poet and social critic · 1813–185542 yrs
- Nikolai GogolRussian writer of Ukrainian origin · 1809–185242 yrs
- Guy de MaupassantFrench writer · 1850–189342 yrs
- Vladimir VysotskySoviet singer-songwriter and actor · 1938–198042 yrs
- Mary IQueen of England and Ireland from 1553 to 1558 · 1516–155842 yrs
- Anders CelsiusSwedish astronomer, physicist, and naturalist · 1701–174442 yrs
- José MartíCuban poet, philosopher and nationalist · 1853–189542 yrs
- Robert F. KennedyAmerican politician and lawyer · 1925–196842 yrs
Everyone famous who died at 42
Also born on 8 January
- Stephen HawkingBritish theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author · 1942–201876 yrs
- David BowieEnglish musician and actor · 1947–201669 yrs
- Alfred Russel WallaceBritish naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist · 1823–191390 yrs
- Georgy MalenkovSoviet politician · 1902–198886 yrs
- Emily Greene BalchAmerican economist and writer · 1867–196194 yrs
- Walther BotheGerman physicist, mathematician and chemist · 1891–195766 yrs
Famous people born on 8 January
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