1933–2006
James Brown
American musician
73years old at death
26,899days lived
57%of the people on this site died younger
James Brown was born on 3 May 1933 and died on 25 December 2006, aged 73 years and 236 days. That is 26,899 days in all.
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Slightly shorter lives
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- ShamilNorth Caucasian imam and warrior · 1797–187173 yrs
- Johann Strauss IIAustrian composer · 1825–189973 yrs
- Alexander FlemingScottish biologist, pharmacologist, botanist, and Nobel laureate · 1881–195573 yrs
Slightly longer lives
- Mehmed V35th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire · 1844–191873 yrs
- Yitzhak RabinIsraeli politician, statesman and general · 1922–199573 yrs
- Khalifa bin Zayed Al NahyanPresident of the United Arab Emirates from 2004 to 2022 · 1948–202273 yrs
- Edward JennerEnglish physician, scientist and pioneer of vaccination · 1749–182373 yrs
Others who died at 73
- Charles DarwinEnglish naturalist and biologist · 1809–188273 yrs
- Erwin SchrödingerAustrian physicist · 1887–196173 yrs
- Federico FelliniItalian filmmaker · 1920–199373 yrs
- James MonroePresident of the United States from 1817 to 1825 · 1758–183173 yrs
- William Butler YeatsIrish poet and playwright · 1865–193973 yrs
- Jean de La FontaineFrench poet, fabulist and writer · 1621–169573 yrs
- Alexander FlemingScottish biologist, pharmacologist, botanist, and Nobel laureate · 1881–195573 yrs
- Antoni GaudíCatalan architect · 1852–192673 yrs
Everyone famous who died at 73
Also born on 3 May
- Golda MeirPrime Minister of Israel from 1969 to 1974 · 1898–197880 yrs
- Bing CrosbyAmerican singer and actor · 1903–197774 yrs
- Steven WeinbergAmerican theoretical physicist · 1933–202188 yrs
- Pete SeegerAmerican folk singer · 1919–201494 yrs
- George Paget ThomsonEnglish physicist · 1892–197583 yrs
- Alfred KastlerFrench physicist · 1902–198481 yrs
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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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