1931–1955
James Dean
American actor
24years old at death
9,000days lived
1%of the people on this site died younger
James Dean was born on 8 February 1931 and died on 30 September 1955, aged 24 years and 234 days. That is 9,000 days in all.
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Slightly longer lives
- Thérèse of LisieuxFrench Discalced Carmelite nun, Doctor of the Church · 1873–189724 yrs
- The Notorious B.I.G.American rapper · 1972–199724 yrs
- Emilia PlaterPolish noblewoman · 1806–183125 yrs
- Tupac ShakurAmerican rapper and actor · 1971–199625 yrs
Others who died at 24
- The Notorious B.I.G.American rapper · 1972–199724 yrs
- Thérèse of LisieuxFrench Discalced Carmelite nun, Doctor of the Church · 1873–189724 yrs
- Lee Harvey OswaldAmerican former marine who assassinated John F. Kennedy · 1939–196324 yrs
- Constantine IIRoman emperor · c. AD 316–340c. 24 yrs
Everyone famous who died at 24
Also born on 8 February
- Jules VerneFrench writer · 1828–190577 yrs
- Dmitri MendeleevRussian chemist · 1834–190772 yrs
- John RuskinEnglish writer and art critic · 1819–190080 yrs
- Daniel BernoulliSwiss mathematician and physicist · 1700–178282 yrs
- Emmanuel SwedenborgSwedish 18th century scientist and theologian · 1688–177284 yrs
- Jack LemmonAmerican actor · 1925–200176 yrs
Famous people born on 8 February
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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