1936–2013
Kenneth G. Wilson
Nobel prize winning US physicist
77years old at death
28,131days lived
64%of the people on this site died younger
Kenneth G. Wilson was born on 8 June 1936 and died on 15 June 2013, aged 77 years and 7 days. That is 28,131 days in all.
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