Childhood
age 0–12 · 1971–1983
30 notable deaths
Teenage Years
age 13–19 · 1984–1990
13 notable deaths
Young Adult
age 20–35 · 1991–2006
28 notable deaths
Middle Age
age 36–55 · 2007–2026
42 notable deaths
1972
Kwame Nkrumah
1909–1972
Politics & Leadership
First President of Ghana
Elon Musk was 1 years old
1973
J.R.R. Tolkien
1892–1973
Literature
The Lord of the Rings, Middle-earth
Elon Musk was 2 years old
1976
Agatha Christie
1890–1976
Literature
Best-selling mystery novelist ever
Elon Musk was 5 years old
1978
Golda Meir
1898–1978
Politics & Leadership
Fourth Prime Minister of Israel
Elon Musk was 7 years old
1988
Jean-Michel Basquiat
1960–1988
Art
Neo-expressionist street art icon
Elon Musk was 17 years old
1989
Hirohito
1901–1989
Politics & Leadership
Emperor of Japan during WWII
Elon Musk was 18 years old
2006
Naguib Mahfouz
1911–2006
Literature
Egyptian novelist and Nobel laureate
Elon Musk was 35 years old
2011
Muammar Gaddafi
1942–2011
Politics & Leadership
Ruler of Libya 1969–2011
Elon Musk was 40 years old
2012
Neil Armstrong
1930–2012
Exploration
First human to walk on the Moon
Elon Musk was 41 years old
2014
Gabriel García Márquez
1927–2014
Literature
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Elon Musk was 43 years old
2016
Fidel Castro
1926–2016
Politics & Leadership
Cuban revolutionary leader
Elon Musk was 45 years old
2016
Muhammad Ali
1942–2016
Sports
The Greatest, heavyweight boxing champion
Elon Musk was 45 years old
2019
Toni Morrison
1931–2019
Literature
Beloved, Nobel Prize in Literature
Elon Musk was 48 years old
2025
Pope Francis
1936–2025
Philosophy & Thought
First pope from the Americas
Elon Musk was 54 years old
Today — 2026
Elon Musk is 55 years old