Childhood
age 0–12 · 1958–1970
36 notable deaths
Teenage Years
age 13–19 · 1971–1977
22 notable deaths
Young Adult
age 20–35 · 1978–1993
24 notable deaths
Middle Age
age 36–55 · 1994–2013
41 notable deaths
Senior Years
age 56+ · 2014–2026
26 notable deaths
1960
Albert Camus
1913–1960
Literature
Author of The Stranger, Nobel laureate
Madonna was 2 years old
1961
Carl Jung
1875–1961
Philosophy & Thought
Analytical psychology, archetypes
Madonna was 3 years old
1967
Robert Oppenheimer
1904–1967
Science & Invention
Father of the atomic bomb
Madonna was 9 years old
1967
Che Guevara
1928–1967
Politics & Leadership
Argentine revolutionary icon
Madonna was 9 years old
1969
Ho Chi Minh
1890–1969
Politics & Leadership
Revolutionary leader of Vietnam
Madonna was 11 years old
1972
Kwame Nkrumah
1909–1972
Politics & Leadership
First President of Ghana
Madonna was 14 years old
1973
J.R.R. Tolkien
1892–1973
Literature
The Lord of the Rings, Middle-earth
Madonna was 15 years old
1976
Agatha Christie
1890–1976
Literature
Best-selling mystery novelist ever
Madonna was 18 years old
1978
Golda Meir
1898–1978
Politics & Leadership
Fourth Prime Minister of Israel
Madonna was 20 years old
2006
Naguib Mahfouz
1911–2006
Literature
Egyptian novelist and Nobel laureate
Madonna was 48 years old
2006
Saddam Hussein
1937–2006
Politics & Leadership
President of Iraq 1979–2003
Madonna was 48 years old
2011
Muammar Gaddafi
1942–2011
Politics & Leadership
Ruler of Libya 1969–2011
Madonna was 53 years old
2014
Gabriel García Márquez
1927–2014
Literature
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Madonna was 56 years old
2016
Fidel Castro
1926–2016
Politics & Leadership
Cuban revolutionary leader
Madonna was 58 years old
2016
Muhammad Ali
1942–2016
Sports
The Greatest, heavyweight boxing champion
Madonna was 58 years old
2025
Pope Francis
1936–2025
Philosophy & Thought
First pope from the Americas
Madonna was 67 years old
Today — 2026
Madonna is 68 years old