1918–2020
Katherine Johnson
African-American mathematician
101years old at death
37,072days lived
99%of the people on this site died younger
Katherine Johnson was born on 26 August 1918 and died on 24 February 2020, aged 101 years and 182 days. That is 37,072 days in all.
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Slightly longer lives
- Yasuhiro NakasoneJapanese politician · 1918–2019101 yrs
- Queen Elizabeth the Queen MotherQueen consort of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952 · 1900–2002101 yrs
- I. M. PeiChinese-American architect · 1917–2019102 yrs
- Hans-Georg GadamerGerman philosopher · 1900–2002102 yrs
Others who died at 101
- Leni RiefenstahlGerman filmmaker, photographer, actress, and nazi propagandist · 1902–2003101 yrs
- Queen Elizabeth the Queen MotherQueen consort of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952 · 1900–2002101 yrs
- Irving BerlinAmerican composer and lyricist · 1888–1989101 yrs
- Yasuhiro NakasoneJapanese politician · 1918–2019101 yrs
Everyone famous who died at 101
Also born on 26 August
- Mother TeresaAlbanian-Indian Catholic nun and missionary · 1910–199787 yrs
- Antoine LavoisierFrench nobleman and chemist · 1743–179450 yrs
- Guillaume ApollinaireFrench poet · 1880–191838 yrs
- Julio CortázarArgentine writer and translator · 1914–198469 yrs
- James FranckGerman-American physicist · 1882–196481 yrs
- Charles MartelFrankish military and political leader · AD 688–74153 yrs
Famous people born on 26 August
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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