c. 74–4 BC
Herod the Great
King of Judea from 37/6 BCE to 4/1 BCE
c. 70years, roughly
50%of the people on this site died younger
Herod the Great was born in about 74 BC and died in about 4 BC, so lived for roughly 70 years. Only the years are known, so treat this as a rough guide.
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Others who died at 70
- Hans Christian AndersenDanish writer and poet · 1805–187570 yrs
- Nicolaus CopernicusPolish mathematician and astronomer · 1473–154370 yrs
- Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizGerman mathematician and philosopher · 1646–171670 yrs
- Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi9th-century Persian mathematician and astronomer · c. AD 780–850c. 70 yrs
- Stanley KubrickAmerican filmmaker and photographer · 1928–199970 yrs
- Cyrus the GreatFounder of the Achaemenid Empire · c. 600–530 BCc. 70 yrs
- Denis DiderotFrench Enlightenment philosopher writer and encyclopædist · 1713–178470 yrs
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Where this comes from
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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