How Old They Were

How old were they, really?

Pick a film, an album or a game. We show everyone's age on the day it happened.

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Waterloo, 18 June 1815
45

Napoleon on the day he lost.

Wellington, his rival, was 46.

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Age on Set

Films and TV. Every cast member's age when the camera rolled.

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Age in Sports

Players and teams, with their age on game day.

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Age in Music

Bands and artists, with every member's age on release day.

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Age in History

Battles, treaties and firsts, and who was how old.

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Age in Science

Discoveries and prizes, and the age of the people behind them.

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Age in Politics

Elections and office, and how young or old they were.

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Age in Books

Authors, and how old they were when each book came out.

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Age in Art

Painters and sculptors, and their age at each famous work.

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Age in Games

Developers and voices, and their age at each release.

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Why we built this. Everyone has wondered it: was that actor really that young, was the drummer still a teenager? One search shows you.

Where the data comes from. Birth dates and release dates come from open sources such as Wikidata and MusicBrainz. Where a date is only a year, we say so.

Not affiliated with any film, team, band or label named on the sites.