J. Edgar Hoover

Born on January 1, 1895.
Died at the age of 77 on May 2, 1972.
Cause of Death: Heart attack.

He has been dead for 52 years.
People who died in 1972.
Famous people who died from a heart attack.

Which generation did J. Edgar Hoover belong to?

J. Edgar Hoover was a part of the Lost Generation demographic cohort.

He was the first director of the FBI—a service that he helped found.

He had the star sign Capricorn.

J. Edgar Hoover was around 5 ft 7 inches tall. In centimeters, his height was 171 cm.

This means that he was slightly shorter than the average American male. However, he was still taller than the average woman.

He died 52 years, 10 months, and 26 days ago.

He was born on a Tuesday.

He died on a Tuesday.

He died in May 1972, which was over 52 years ago. Five decades have passed since his death. That's over half a century.

To put that into perspective.

A baby that was born on the day of his death has grown up, finished school, finished college, started a career, and has their own children by now.
Since J. Edgar Hoover's death in 1972, roughly thirteen FIFA World Cups and fourteen US presidential elections have taken place.
Since his death, the United States has had ten new presidents.
The United Kingdom has had twelve new prime ministers.
When J. Edgar Hoover died, the Soviet Union still existed.
Because he died in 1972, it means that he probably never heard of famous names such as ABBA, Aerosmith, and John Travolta.