Pope John Paul II

Which generation did Pope John Paul II belong to?

Pope John Paul II was a part of the Greatest Generation demographic cohort.

"But I thought he was a boomer?!"

Pope John Paul II was not a boomer. The boomer generation started in 1945, whereas he was born in 1920.

That is a 25 year difference!

The "boomer" label is often applied to older people by mistake.

Which star sign was Pope John Paul II?

Pope John Paul II had the star sign Taurus.

Life Path Number.

His Life Path Number was 8.

How tall was he?

Pope John Paul II was around 5 ft 10 inches tall. In centimetres, his height was 178 cm.

Statistically speaking, this means that he was slightly taller than the average American male. However, he was not tall by conventional standards.

In other words, he didn't stand out as being particularly tall.

See also: Celebrities who are 5 ft 10 inches.

How many years ago did he die?

He died 17 years, 10 months and 4 days ago.

What day of the week was he born on?

He was born on a Tuesday.

What day of the week did he die on?

He died on a Saturday.

How long ago did Pope John Paul II die?

He died in April, 2005, which was over 17 years ago. More than a decade has passed since his death.

To put that into perspective.

• A child that was born on the same day that he died would nearly be finished high school by now.
• Since Pope John Paul II's death in 2005, roughly four FIFA World Cups have taken place. Furthermore, around five US presidential elections have been held.
• Since his death, the United States has had three new presidents.
• The United Kingdom has had six new prime ministers since he passed away.
• Because he died in 2005, it means that he probably never heard of famous names such as Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Kim Kardashian, Amy Winehouse, Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum and Tom Hardy.

Other people who died around April 2, 2005.

Celebrities and other notable figures who died around the same time as Pope John Paul II.

Dimebag Darrell

Musician. Deceased
Died on December 8th, 2004
Died at the age of 38
Star Sign: Leo

Lamont Bentley

Actor. Deceased
Died on January 19th, 2005
Died at the age of 31
Star Sign: Scorpio

Johnnie Cochran

American lawyer. Deceased
Died on March 29th, 2005
Died at the age of 67
Star Sign: Libra

Luther Vandross

Singer. Deceased
Died on July 1st, 2005
Died at the age of 54
Star Sign: Taurus

People who are the same height as Pope John Paul II.

Celebrities and other notable figures who are exactly the same height as him.

Ben Chilwell

Soccer player.
Born on December 21st, 1996
Height: 1.78m / 5 ft 10 inches

Jerry Garcia

Guitarist. Deceased
Born on August 1st, 1942
Height: 1.78m / 5 ft 10 inches

People who are taller than him.

Celebrities and other figures who are slightly taller than him.

Billy Ray Cyrus

Singer.
Born on August 25th, 1961
Height: 1.83m / 6 foot

Philip DeFranco

Youtuber.
Born on December 1st, 1985
Height: 1.83m / 6 foot

Warren G. Harding

US President. Deceased
Born on November 2nd, 1865
Height: 1.83m / 6 foot

Ronaldinho

Soccer player.
Born on March 21st, 1980
Height: 1.82m / 6 foot

Burt Reynolds

Actor. Deceased
Born on February 11th, 1936
Height: 1.80m / 5 ft 11 inches

Nick Carter

Singer.
Born on January 28th, 1980
Height: 1.82m / 6 foot

People who are shorter than him.

Celebrities and other figures who are slightly shorter than him.

Shannon Singh

Love Island contestant.
Born on July 8th, 1998
Height: 1.72m / 5 ft 8 inches

Eddie Murphy

Actor.
Born on April 3rd, 1961
Height: 1.75m / 5 ft 9 inches

Barbara Palvin

Hungarian model.
Born on October 8th, 1993
Height: 1.75m / 5 ft 9 inches

Dimebag Darrell

Musician. Deceased
Born on August 20th, 1966
Height: 1.75m / 5 ft 9 inches

Paul Giamatti

Actor.
Born on June 6th, 1967
Height: 1.74m / 5 ft 9 inches

Keir Starmer

British politician.
Born on September 2nd, 1962
Height: 1.74m / 5 ft 9 inches