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c. AD 830–879

Rurik

Varangian chieftain

c. 49years, roughly
15%of the people on this site died younger

Rurik was born in about AD 830 and died in about AD 879, so lived for roughly 49 years. Only the years are known, so treat this as a rough guide.

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  • Thomas AquinasItalian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church · c. 1225–1274
    c. 49 yrs
  • Qin Shi HuangFirst emperor of Qin Dynasty · c. 259–210 BC
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  • James A. GarfieldPresident of the United States in 1881 · 1831–1881
    49 yrs
  • Mehmed IISeventh Sultan of the Ottoman Empire · 1432–1481
    49 yrs
  • Alexander III of RussiaEmperor of Russia from 1881 to 1894 · 1845–1894
    49 yrs
  • Hatshepsut5th Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt · c. 1507–1458 BC
    c. 49 yrs
  • Anne of Great BritainQueen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1702 to 1714 · 1665–1714
    49 yrs
  • John, King of EnglandKing of England from 1199 to 1216 · 1166–1216
    49 yrs

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Dates are from Wikidata (free to use under CC0), last updated 22 October 2026. Only the years are known for this person, so the ages here are approximate. Dates in old records are sometimes disputed.

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