Childhood
age 0–12 · 1966–1978
37 notable deaths
Teenage Years
age 13–19 · 1979–1985
9 notable deaths
Young Adult
age 20–35 · 1986–2001
29 notable deaths
Middle Age
age 36–55 · 2002–2021
44 notable deaths
Senior Years
age 56+ · 2022–2026
8 notable deaths
1967
Che Guevara
1928–1967
Politics & Leadership
Argentine revolutionary icon
Jimmy Wales was 1 years old
1970
Jimi Hendrix
1942–1970
Music
Greatest electric guitarist of all time
Jimmy Wales was 4 years old
1971
Igor Stravinsky
1882–1971
Music
The Rite of Spring, modern classical
Jimmy Wales was 5 years old
1971
Coco Chanel
1883–1971
Business & Industry
Fashion icon, Chanel No. 5
Jimmy Wales was 5 years old
1971
Louis Armstrong
1901–1971
Music
What a Wonderful World, jazz trumpet
Jimmy Wales was 5 years old
1972
Kwame Nkrumah
1909–1972
Politics & Leadership
First President of Ghana
Jimmy Wales was 6 years old
1973
J.R.R. Tolkien
1892–1973
Literature
The Lord of the Rings, Middle-earth
Jimmy Wales was 7 years old
1976
Agatha Christie
1890–1976
Literature
Best-selling mystery novelist ever
Jimmy Wales was 10 years old
1980
Jesse Owens
1913–1980
Sports
4 gold medals at 1936 Berlin Olympics
Jimmy Wales was 14 years old
1988
Jean-Michel Basquiat
1960–1988
Art
Neo-expressionist street art icon
Jimmy Wales was 22 years old
1989
Hirohito
1901–1989
Politics & Leadership
Emperor of Japan during WWII
Jimmy Wales was 23 years old
2003
Johnny Cash
1932–2003
Music
The Man in Black, country music legend
Jimmy Wales was 37 years old
2004
Ray Charles
1930–2004
Music
The Genius of Soul, Georgia On My Mind
Jimmy Wales was 38 years old
2008
Edmund Hillary
1919–2008
Exploration
First to summit Mount Everest
Jimmy Wales was 42 years old
2008
Heath Ledger
1979–2008
Film & Entertainment
The Dark Knight's Joker
Jimmy Wales was 42 years old
2011
Osama bin Laden
1957–2011
Politics & Leadership
Founder of al-Qaeda
Jimmy Wales was 45 years old
2012
Neil Armstrong
1930–2012
Exploration
First human to walk on the Moon
Jimmy Wales was 46 years old
2016
Fidel Castro
1926–2016
Politics & Leadership
Cuban revolutionary leader
Jimmy Wales was 50 years old
2016
Muhammad Ali
1942–2016
Sports
The Greatest, heavyweight boxing champion
Jimmy Wales was 50 years old
2019
Toni Morrison
1931–2019
Literature
Beloved, Nobel Prize in Literature
Jimmy Wales was 53 years old
Today — 2026
Jimmy Wales is 60 years old