1940–1980
John Lennon
British musician
40years old at death
14,670days lived
7%of the people on this site died younger
John Lennon was born on 9 October 1940 and died on 8 December 1980, aged 40 years and 60 days. That is 14,670 days in all.
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- William II of EnglandKing of England from 1087 to 1100 · c. 1060–1100c. 40 yrs
- Harold GodwinsonAnglo-Saxon King of England in 1066 · c. 1026–1066c. 40 yrs
- NefertitiEgyptian queen and Great Royal Wife (chief consort) of Akhenaten, an Egyptian Pharaoh · c. 1370–1330 BCc. 40 yrs
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- Maryam MirzakhaniIranian mathematician · 1977–201740 yrs
- Paul WalkerAmerican actor · 1973–201340 yrs
- Henry II of FranceKing of France from 1547 to 1559 · 1519–155940 yrs
- Philip III of FranceKing of France from 1270 to 1285 · 1245–128540 yrs
Others who died at 40
- Franz KafkaBohemian writer from Prague · 1883–192440 yrs
- Edgar Allan PoeAmerican writer and literary critic · 1809–184940 yrs
- Jack LondonAmerican author, journalist and social activist · 1876–191640 yrs
- NefertitiEgyptian queen and Great Royal Wife (chief consort) of Akhenaten, an Egyptian Pharaoh · c. 1370–1330 BCc. 40 yrs
- Alexander BlokRussian poet · 1880–192140 yrs
- Paul WalkerAmerican actor · 1973–201340 yrs
- Maryam MirzakhaniIranian mathematician · 1977–201740 yrs
- Edward IV of EnglandKing of England from 1461 to 1470 and 1471 to 1483 · 1442–148340 yrs
Everyone famous who died at 40
Also born on 9 October
- Miguel de CervantesSpanish novelist, poet, and playwright · 1547–161668 yrs
- CaravaggioItalian painter · 1571–161038 yrs
- Max von LaueGerman physicist, Nobel laureate and anti-Nazi · 1879–196080 yrs
- Léopold Sédar SenghorFirst president of Senegal, poet, and cultural theorist · 1906–200195 yrs
- Emil FischerGerman chemist · 1852–191966 yrs
- Boris NemtsovRussian scientist, statesman and liberal politician · 1959–201555 yrs
Famous people born on 9 October
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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