Childhood
age 0–12 · 1957–1969
34 notable deaths
Teenage Years
age 13–19 · 1970–1976
24 notable deaths
Young Adult
age 20–35 · 1977–1992
25 notable deaths
Middle Age
age 36–55 · 1993–2012
38 notable deaths
Senior Years
age 56+ · 2013–2026
30 notable deaths
1957
Humphrey Bogart
1899–1957
Film & Entertainment
Casablanca, Hollywood icon
Ai Weiwei was 0 years old
1960
Albert Camus
1913–1960
Literature
Author of The Stranger, Nobel laureate
Ai Weiwei was 3 years old
1961
Carl Jung
1875–1961
Philosophy & Thought
Analytical psychology, archetypes
Ai Weiwei was 4 years old
1967
Che Guevara
1928–1967
Politics & Leadership
Argentine revolutionary icon
Ai Weiwei was 10 years old
1970
Jimi Hendrix
1942–1970
Music
Greatest electric guitarist of all time
Ai Weiwei was 13 years old
1971
Igor Stravinsky
1882–1971
Music
The Rite of Spring, modern classical
Ai Weiwei was 14 years old
1971
Coco Chanel
1883–1971
Business & Industry
Fashion icon, Chanel No. 5
Ai Weiwei was 14 years old
1971
Louis Armstrong
1901–1971
Music
What a Wonderful World, jazz trumpet
Ai Weiwei was 14 years old
1972
Kwame Nkrumah
1909–1972
Politics & Leadership
First President of Ghana
Ai Weiwei was 15 years old
1973
J.R.R. Tolkien
1892–1973
Literature
The Lord of the Rings, Middle-earth
Ai Weiwei was 16 years old
1976
Agatha Christie
1890–1976
Literature
Best-selling mystery novelist ever
Ai Weiwei was 19 years old
1988
Jean-Michel Basquiat
1960–1988
Art
Neo-expressionist street art icon
Ai Weiwei was 31 years old
1989
Hirohito
1901–1989
Politics & Leadership
Emperor of Japan during WWII
Ai Weiwei was 32 years old
2006
Naguib Mahfouz
1911–2006
Literature
Egyptian novelist and Nobel laureate
Ai Weiwei was 49 years old
2011
Muammar Gaddafi
1942–2011
Politics & Leadership
Ruler of Libya 1969–2011
Ai Weiwei was 54 years old
2012
Neil Armstrong
1930–2012
Exploration
First human to walk on the Moon
Ai Weiwei was 55 years old
2014
Gabriel García Márquez
1927–2014
Literature
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Ai Weiwei was 57 years old
2016
Fidel Castro
1926–2016
Politics & Leadership
Cuban revolutionary leader
Ai Weiwei was 59 years old
2016
Muhammad Ali
1942–2016
Sports
The Greatest, heavyweight boxing champion
Ai Weiwei was 59 years old
2019
Toni Morrison
1931–2019
Literature
Beloved, Nobel Prize in Literature
Ai Weiwei was 62 years old
2025
Pope Francis
1936–2025
Philosophy & Thought
First pope from the Americas
Ai Weiwei was 68 years old
Today — 2026
Ai Weiwei is 69 years old