John Wayne

Which generation did John Wayne belong to?

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

"But I thought he was a boomer?!"

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.

What was he also known as?

His nickname / alias was: "Duke"

Which star sign was John Wayne?

John Wayne had the star sign Gemini.

Life Path Number.

His Life Path Number was 3.

How tall was he?

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.

See also: Celebrities who are 6 ft 4 inches.

Related: Famous actors who are tall.

How many years ago did he die?

He died 43 years, 11 months, and 26 days ago.

What day of the week was he born on?

He was born on a Sunday.

What day of the week did he die on?

He died on a Monday.

How long ago did John Wayne die?

He died in June 1979, which was over 43 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 ten FIFA World Cups have taken place. Furthermore, around eleven US presidential elections have been held.
• Since his death, the United States has had seven new presidents.
• The United Kingdom has had eight 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.

Other people who were born around May 26, 1907.

Celebrities and other notable figures who were born around the same time as John Wayne.

Rosalind Russell

Actress. Deceased
Born on June 4th, 1907
Star Sign: Gemini

People who are the same height as John Wayne.

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

Vincent Price

Actor. Deceased
Born on May 27th, 1911
Height: 1.93m / 6 ft 4 inches

Stephen King

Author.
Born on September 21st, 1947
Height: 1.93m / 6 ft 4 inches

John Lithgow

Actor.
Born on October 19th, 1945
Height: 1.93m / 6 ft 4 inches

Virgil van Dijk

Soccer player.
Born on July 8th, 1991
Height: 1.93m / 6 ft 4 inches

David Hasselhoff

Actor.
Born on July 17th, 1952
Height: 1.93m / 6 ft 4 inches

Daniel Stern

Actor.
Born on August 28th, 1957
Height: 1.93m / 6 ft 4 inches

People who are taller than him.

Celebrities and other figures who are slightly taller than him.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Soccer player.
Born on October 3rd, 1981
Height: 1.95m / 6 ft 5 inches

Mick Fleetwood

British musician.
Born on June 24th, 1947
Height: 1.95m / 6 ft 5 inches

Peyton Manning

American Football player.
Born on March 24th, 1976
Height: 1.96m / 6 ft 5 inches

Calvin Harris

DJ.
Born on January 17th, 1984
Height: 1.97m / 6 ft 6 inches

Osama bin Laden

Al-Qaeda Founder. Deceased
Born on March 10th, 1957
Height: 1.95m / 6 ft 5 inches

Michael Jordan

Basketball player.
Born on February 17th, 1963
Height: 1.98m / 6 ft 6 inches

People who are shorter than him.

Celebrities and other figures who are slightly shorter than him.

Young Dolph

Rapper. Deceased
Born on July 27th, 1985
Height: 1.88m / 6 ft 2 inches

Chris Hemsworth

Australian actor.
Born on August 11th, 1983
Height: 1.90m / 6 ft 3 inches

Cory Monteith

Actor. Deceased
Born on May 11th, 1982
Height: 1.92m / 6 ft 4 inches

Morgan Freeman

American actor.
Born on June 1st, 1937
Height: 1.88m / 6 ft 2 inches

Rodney King

Historical figure. Deceased
Born on April 2nd, 1965
Height: 1.91m / 6 ft 3 inches

Forest Whitaker

Actor.
Born on July 15th, 1961
Height: 1.88m / 6 ft 2 inches