How old was Michael Collins when they died?

Who lived about as long

Everyone here is ranked by days lived. These are the people just either side of Michael Collins.

Enzo FerrariItalian racing driver and entrepreneur · 1898–1988
90 yrs
Abdullah of Saudi ArabiaKing of Saudi Arabia from 2005 to 2015 · 1924–2015
90 yrs
Leopold von RankeGerman historian and founder of modern source-based history · 1795–1886
90 yrs
Chuck BerryAmerican musician · 1926–2017
90 yrs

Helmuth von Moltke the ElderGerman Field Marshal · 1800–1891
90 yrs
Dario FoItalian actor, playwright, comedian, singer-songwriter, theater director, painter, and political activist · 1926–2016
90 yrs
Andrzej WajdaPolish film director · 1926–2016
90 yrs
Gustave Le BonFrench psychologist · 1841–1931
90 yrs

Winston ChurchillBritish statesman, soldier and writer · 1874–1965
90 yrs
SophoclesAncient Greek playwright · c. 496–406 BC
c. 90 yrs
Fidel CastroCuban politician, author and revolutionary · 1926–2016
90 yrs
Marlene DietrichGerman and American actress and singer · 1901–1992
90 yrs
John AdamsFounding Father, U.S. president from 1797 to 1801 · 1735–1826
90 yrs
HippocratesAncient Greek physician · c. 460–370 BC
c. 90 yrs
Herbert HooverPresident of the United States from 1929 to 1933 · 1874–1964
90 yrs
Florence NightingaleEnglish social reformer, statistician, and founder of modern nursing · 1820–1910
90 yrs

Katsushika HokusaiJapanese artist · 1760–1849
88 yrs
John KeatsEnglish Romantic poet · 1795–1821
25 yrs
Chiang Kai-shekChinese politician, military leader, and President of the ROC · 1887–1975
87 yrs
Zaha HadidIraqi British architect, designer and painter · 1950–2016
65 yrs
Norodom SihanoukCambodian monarch and politician · 1922–2012
89 yrs
Karl WeierstraßGerman mathematician · 1815–1897
81 yrs

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