1936–2025
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025
88years old at death
32,267days lived
88%of the people on this site died younger
Pope Francis was born on 17 December 1936 and died on 21 April 2025, aged 88 years and 125 days. That is 32,267 days in all.
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- Bernard MontgomeryBritish Army officer · 1887–197688 yrs
- Robert BunsenGerman chemist · 1811–189988 yrs
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- Jean-Paul BelmondoFrench actor · 1933–202188 yrs
Others who died at 88
- Charlie ChaplinEnglish actor and filmmaker · 1889–197788 yrs
- MichelangeloItalian artist and architect · 1475–156488 yrs
- Harry S. TrumanPresident of the United States from 1945 to 1953; politician · 1884–197288 yrs
- Akira KurosawaJapanese filmmaker · 1910–199888 yrs
- Katsushika HokusaiJapanese artist · 1760–184988 yrs
- Igor StravinskyRussian, French, and American composer · 1882–197188 yrs
- Bhumibol AdulyadejFormer King of Thailand · 1927–201688 yrs
- Alain DelonFrench actor · 1935–202488 yrs
Everyone famous who died at 88
Also born on 17 December
- Humphry DavyBritish chemist · 1778–182950 yrs
- Muhammadu BuhariFormer President of Nigeria from 1983 to 1985 and 2015 to 2025 · 1942–202582 yrs
- Willard LibbyAmerican physical chemist · 1908–198071 yrs
- Joseph HenryAmerican scientist and the 1st Secretary of the Smithsonian · 1797–187880 yrs
- Émilie du Châtelet ↗Era chiná physicist, and author · 1706–174942 yrs
- Simo Häyhä ↗Finnish military sniper · 1905–200296 yrs
Famous people born on 17 December
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