1917–1963
John F. Kennedy
President of the United States from 1961 to 1963
46years old at death
16,978days lived
12%of the people on this site died younger
John F. Kennedy was born on 29 May 1917 and died on 22 November 1963, aged 46 years and 177 days. That is 16,978 days in all.
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- George OrwellBritish writer and journalist · 1903–195046 yrs
- Albert CamusFrench philosopher, author, and journalist · 1913–196046 yrs
- Charles BaudelaireFrench poet and critic · 1821–186746 yrs
- Robert SchumannGerman composer, pianist and critic · 1810–185646 yrs
- Antonio GramsciItalian Marxist philosopher, writer, and politician · 1891–193746 yrs
- H. P. LovecraftAmerican writer and editor · 1890–193746 yrs
- Rajiv GandhiPrime Minister of India · 1944–199146 yrs
Everyone famous who died at 46
Also born on 29 May
- G. K. ChestertonEnglish author and Christian apologist · 1874–193662 yrs
- Peter HiggsBritish physicist and Nobel Prize winner · 1929–202494 yrs
- Tenzing NorgayNepalese Indian Sherpa mountaineer · 1914–198671 yrs
- Oswald SpenglerGerman historian and philosopher · 1880–193655 yrs
- Bob HopeAmerican entertainer · 1903–2003100 yrs
- Louise Michel ↗French author and anarchist · 1830–190574 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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