Famous people who died at 90

Celebrities and other famous people who died when they were 90 years old.

The list below is ordered by the person's date of death.

John Adams

US President Deceased
Died on Jul 4, 1826, at the age of 90.
Typhoid fever.

Florence Nightingale

Historical figure Deceased
Died on Aug 13, 1910, at the age of 90.
Natural causes.

Herbert Hoover

US President Deceased
Died on Oct 20, 1964, at the age of 90.
Internal bleeding caused by various illnesses.

Winston Churchill

British Prime Minister Deceased
Died on Jan 24, 1965, at the age of 90.
Stroke.

Richard Attenborough

Actor Deceased
Died on Aug 24, 2014, at the age of 90.

Fidel Castro

Cuban President Deceased
Died on Nov 25, 2016, at the age of 90.
Not disclosed.

Chuck Berry

Guitarist Deceased
Died on Mar 18, 2017, at the age of 90.
Natural causes.

Sean Connery

Actor Deceased
Died on Oct 31, 2020, at the age of 90.
Pneumonia and heart failure.

Statistics about the 90-year-olds above

Statistics about the 8 celebrity deaths above:

Men make up the majority of celebrity deaths in this age group. 88% were male, whereas only 13% were female.
These deaths make up 1% of our database (8/663).
13% suffered from pneumonia.
13% suffered a stroke.

Other ages

Other ages that celebrities died at.

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