1979–2008
Heath Ledger
Australian actor
28years old at death
10,520days lived
2%of the people on this site died younger
Heath Ledger was born on 4 April 1979 and died on 22 January 2008, aged 28 years and 293 days. That is 10,520 days in all.
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Slightly shorter lives
- AviciiSwedish electronic music producer · 1989–201828 yrs
- Diogo JotaPortuguese footballer · 1996–202528 yrs
- CaligulaThird Roman emperor · AD 12–4128 yrs
- Egon SchieleAustrian painter · 1890–191828 yrs
Slightly longer lives
- NovalisGerman poet and writer · 1772–180128 yrs
- CaracallaRoman emperor from 198 to 217 · AD 188–21729 yrs
- Christopher MarloweEnglish dramatist, poet and translator · 1564–159329 yrs
- Hank WilliamsAmerican singer-songwriter · 1923–195329 yrs
Others who died at 28
- CaligulaThird Roman emperor · AD 12–4128 yrs
- NovalisGerman poet and writer · 1772–180128 yrs
- FatimaDaughter of Muhammad · AD 604–63228 yrs
- Saint GeorgeChristian saint and martyr · c. AD 275–303c. 28 yrs
- AviciiSwedish electronic music producer · 1989–201828 yrs
- Viktor TsoiSoviet rock musician · 1962–199028 yrs
- Egon SchieleAustrian painter · 1890–191828 yrs
- Diogo JotaPortuguese footballer · 1996–202528 yrs
Everyone famous who died at 28
Also born on 4 April
- Maya AngelouAmerican poet, author, and civil rights activist · 1928–201486 yrs
- Andrei TarkovskySoviet and Russian film director, screenwriter, film editor, film theorist, theatre and opera director · 1932–198654 yrs
- Marguerite DurasFrench writer and film director · 1914–199681 yrs
- Isoroku YamamotoJapanese Marshal Admiral · 1884–194359 yrs
- Anthony Perkins ↗American actor · 1932–199260 yrs
- Gary Moore ↗Northern Irish musician · 1952–201158 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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