1819–1892
Walt Whitman
American poet, essayist and journalist
72years old at death
26,598days lived
56%of the people on this site died younger
Walt Whitman was born on 31 May 1819 and died on 26 March 1892, aged 72 years and 300 days. That is 26,598 days in all.
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