1854–1917
Emil von Behring
German physiologist who received the first Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1901 for his discovery of a diphtheria antitoxin
63years old at death
23,026days lived
35%of the people on this site died younger
Emil von Behring was born on 15 March 1854 and died on 31 March 1917, aged 63 years and 16 days. That is 23,026 days in all.
When do you outlive Emil von Behring?
Your birthday stays in this browser. It isn't sent anywhere.
Who lived about as long
Everyone here is ranked by days lived. These are the people just either side of Emil von Behring.
Slightly shorter lives
- Benjamin BrittenEnglish composer, conductor, and pianist · 1913–197663 yrs
- Murad IThird Ottoman sultan · 1326–138963 yrs
- Jaafar Al-SadiqMuslim scholar and Imam · c. AD 702–765c. 63 yrs
- SimpliciusPope · c. AD 420–483c. 63 yrs
Slightly longer lives
- Robin WilliamsAmerican actor and comedian · 1951–201463 yrs
- Benjamin ConstantFrench-Swiss politician, writer on politics and religion · 1767–183063 yrs
- Alfred NobelSwedish chemist and inventor · 1833–189663 yrs
- Wilt ChamberlainAmerican basketball player · 1936–199963 yrs
Others who died at 63
- Franklin Delano RooseveltPresident of the United States from 1933 to 1945 · 1882–194563 yrs
- RembrandtDutch painter and printmaker · 1606–166963 yrs
- CiceroRoman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher · 107–43 BC63 yrs
- Alfred NobelSwedish chemist and inventor · 1833–189663 yrs
- Antonio VivaldiItalian composer and violinist · 1678–174163 yrs
- Robin WilliamsAmerican actor and comedian · 1951–201463 yrs
- Johannes BrahmsGerman composer · 1833–189763 yrs
- Ulysses S. GrantPresident of the United States from 1869 to 1877 · 1822–188563 yrs
Everyone famous who died at 63
Also born on 15 March
- MichelangeloItalian artist and architect · 1475–156488 yrs
- Andrew JacksonPresident of the United States from 1829 to 1837 · 1767–184578 yrs
- Paul HeyseGerman writer · 1830–191484 yrs
- Ruth Bader GinsburgAmerican lawyer and jurist · 1933–202087 yrs
- Reza ShahShah of Iran from 1925 to 1941 and founder of the Pahlavi Dynasty · 1878–194466 yrs
- Zhores AlferovSoviet-Russian physicist · 1930–201988 yrs
Famous people born on 15 March
Where this comes from
Dates are from Wikidata (free to use under CC0), last updated 22 October 2026. Dates in old records are sometimes disputed.
Keep score on your phone
Outlived for iPhone tracks every famous person you outlive, tells you who is next, and gives you a nudge on the day.