c. AD 870–951
Farabi
10th century Persian philosopher and jurist
c. 81years, roughly
73%of the people on this site died younger
Farabi was born in about AD 870 and died in about AD 951, so lived for roughly 81 years. Only the years are known, so treat this as a rough guide.
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- Nebuchadnezzar IIKing of Babylon · c. 642–561 BCc. 81 yrs
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- Zhuang ZhouChinese Taoist philosopher · c. 369–288 BCc. 81 yrs
- Alexander IIIPope of the Catholic Church from 1159 to 1181 · c. 1100–1181c. 81 yrs
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- VictoriaQueen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901 · 1819–190181 yrs
- David HilbertGerman mathematician · 1862–194381 yrs
- Selma LagerlöfSwedish writer · 1858–194081 yrs
- André GideFrench author and Nobel laureate · 1869–195181 yrs
- Henri BergsonFrench philosopher · 1859–194181 yrs
- John XXIIIPriest, bishop, cardinal, pope · 1881–196381 yrs
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Dates are from Wikidata (free to use under CC0), last updated 22 October 2026. Only the years are known for this person, so the ages here are approximate. Dates in old records are sometimes disputed.
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