John Wayne

Born on May 26, 1907.
Died at the age of 72 on June 11, 1979.
Cause of Death: Stomach cancer.

He has been dead for 45 years.
People who died in 1979.
Famous people who died from cancer.

Which generation did John Wayne belong to?

John Wayne was a part of the Greatest Generation demographic cohort.

John Wayne was not a boomer. The boomer generation started in 1945, whereas he was born in 1907.

That is a 38 year difference!

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

His nickname / alias was: "Duke"

He had the star sign Gemini.

John Wayne was around 6 ft 4 inches tall. In centimeters, his height was 193 cm.

This means that he was a lot taller than the average American man. In other words, he was so tall that he would have stood out in crowds.

Related: Famous actors who are tall.

He died 45 years, 5 months, and 12 days ago.

He was born on a Sunday.

He died on a Monday.

He died in June 1979, which was over 45 years ago. Four decades have passed since his death.

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 John Wayne's death in 1979, roughly eleven FIFA World Cups and twelve US presidential elections have taken place.
Since his death, the United States has had seven new presidents.
The United Kingdom has had nine new prime ministers.
When John Wayne died, the Soviet Union still existed.
Because he died in 1979, it means that he probably never heard of famous names such as Metallica, U2, Phil Collins, and Princess Diana.