1899–1987
Fred Astaire
American dancer, choreographer, actor, and singer
88years old at death
32,184days lived
88%of the people on this site died younger
Fred Astaire was born on 10 May 1899 and died on 22 June 1987, aged 88 years and 43 days. That is 32,184 days in all.
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Slightly shorter lives
- Henry MooreEnglish sculptor · 1898–198688 yrs
- Kenzaburō ŌeJapanese writer and Nobel Laureate · 1935–202388 yrs
- Boris SpasskyRussian chess player · 1937–202588 yrs
- Wilhelm WundtGerman physician, physiologist, philosopher and professor · 1832–192088 yrs
Slightly longer lives
- Francis CrickBritish molecular biologist, biophysicist, neuroscientist; co-discoverer of the structure of DNA · 1916–200488 yrs
- Georges ClemenceauPrime Minister of France, 1906–1909 and 1917–1920 · 1841–192988 yrs
- John Robert SchriefferAmerican physicist · 1931–201988 yrs
- Louise FletcherAmerican actress · 1934–202288 yrs
Others who died at 88
- Charlie ChaplinEnglish actor and filmmaker · 1889–197788 yrs
- MichelangeloItalian artist and architect · 1475–156488 yrs
- Pope Francis266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 · 1936–202588 yrs
- Harry S. TrumanPresident of the United States from 1945 to 1953; politician · 1884–197288 yrs
- Akira KurosawaJapanese filmmaker · 1910–199888 yrs
- Katsushika HokusaiJapanese artist · 1760–184988 yrs
- Igor StravinskyRussian, French, and American composer · 1882–197188 yrs
- Bhumibol AdulyadejFormer King of Thailand · 1927–201688 yrs
Everyone famous who died at 88
Also born on 10 May
- Heydar Aliyev3rd President of the Republic of Azerbaijan · 1923–200380 yrs
- Gustav StresemannGerman politician, statesman, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate · 1878–192951 yrs
- Mary II of EnglandQueen of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1689 to 1694 · 1662–169532 yrs
- Karl BarthSwiss Protestant theologian · 1886–196882 yrs
- Sid ViciousEnglish bassist · 1957–197921 yrs
- Augustin-Jean FresnelFrench engineer and physicist · 1788–182739 yrs
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.
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