Childhood
age 0–12 · 1986–1998
26 notable deaths
Teenage Years
age 13–19 · 1999–2005
10 notable deaths
Young Adult
age 20–35 · 2006–2021
37 notable deaths
Middle Age
age 36–55 · 2022–2026
8 notable deaths
1989
Hirohito
1901–1989
Politics & Leadership
Emperor of Japan during WWII
Lady Gaga was 3 years old
2006
Naguib Mahfouz
1911–2006
Literature
Egyptian novelist and Nobel laureate
Lady Gaga was 20 years old
2011
Muammar Gaddafi
1942–2011
Politics & Leadership
Ruler of Libya 1969–2011
Lady Gaga was 25 years old
2012
Neil Armstrong
1930–2012
Exploration
First human to walk on the Moon
Lady Gaga was 26 years old
2014
Gabriel García Márquez
1927–2014
Literature
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Lady Gaga was 28 years old
2016
Fidel Castro
1926–2016
Politics & Leadership
Cuban revolutionary leader
Lady Gaga was 30 years old
2016
Muhammad Ali
1942–2016
Sports
The Greatest, heavyweight boxing champion
Lady Gaga was 30 years old
2019
Toni Morrison
1931–2019
Literature
Beloved, Nobel Prize in Literature
Lady Gaga was 33 years old
2025
Pope Francis
1936–2025
Philosophy & Thought
First pope from the Americas
Lady Gaga was 39 years old
Today — 2026
Lady Gaga is 40 years old