Can you guess 50 of the last sentences spoken by famous figures and celebrities in history?
From guilty confessions to final acts of defiance, last words have been an influential way for notable figures to make their final mark on history.
Throughout the ages, people have used their last words to find hope in the scriptures, to share tender moments with family, and sometimes to have the last laugh!
Can you guess which famous figures uttered these fifty famous last words?
Augustus became the first emperor of Rome after his father, Julius Caesar, was stabbed to death
Answers below
1. ‘I’m tired of it all’
2. “I go to the bathroom to read”
3. ‘It will be fine’
4. ‘Oh wow. Oh wow. oh wow’
5. ‘Loving One Another’
6. ‘I’ve done my part. It’s time to go. I’ll do it gracefully’
7. “one last drink please”
8. ‘Don’t die like I did’
9. ‘All is lost. Monks, monks, monks
10. Bertie
Elvis Presley was found dead on the floor of his Graceland mansion in 1977, aged just 42.
11. France, the army, the head of the army, Josephine’
12. ‘I’m Losing’
13. Friends applaud. The comedy is over’
14. “Money Can’t Buy Life”
15. “All my belongings for a while”
16. “Bugger Bognor!”
17. “I had you all up and running, didn’t I?”
18. ‘I’d rather go skiing’
19. ‘I thought Rome was made of clay. It leaves it to you from marble’
20. ‘I do not wanna die’
21. Let’s work together to make that future a place we want to visit. Be brave, be determined, overcome the odds. It can be done’
22. ‘I was shot’
23. “Shoot me in the chest!”
24. ‘The Island of Elba, Napoleon’
25. “I have offended God and humanity because my work has not reached the quality it should have”
British-Australian Grease star and activist Olivia Newton John passed away on August 8, 2022 at the age of 73
26. ‘more milk’
27. ‘No’
28. ‘Take good care of my boy, Roy’
29. ‘I’m not the least bit afraid of dying’
30. ‘My wallpaper and I fight a duel to the death. One of us must go’
31. ‘Hey guys! How about this for a headline for tomorrow’s paper? French fries!’
32. ‘It’s time’
33. ‘I’m dying’
34. ‘Are you ready? Let’s go’
35. ‘I’m not afraid. I’ve done more in my life than I could ever imagine’
36. ‘The hangman is, I believe, very knowledgeable; and my neck is very thin’
37. ‘I’m still learning’
38. ‘This is a great way to die’
39. “Channel 5 is all shit, isn’t it? Christ the c**p they put on there. It’s a waste of space’
40. “We’ll be back in five minutes”
Country singer, the ‘Man in Black’, Johnny Cash died in 2003 of complications from diabetes
41. ‘I have a terrible headache’
42. “I will miss you all so much. Ouch, damn it!’
43. “Where’s my clock?”
44. Kurt Russel
45. “You too, child?”
46. “I haven’t told half of what I’ve seen”
47. “No, you sure can’t” (told “you sure can’t say the people of Dallas didn’t give you a friendly welcome”)
48. “It’s better to burn out than to wither away”
49. ‘Music is my gateway to perception and the house in which I live’
50. “Last words are for fools who haven’t said enough!”
Answer
1. ‘I’m all bored’ – Sir Winston Churchill, former British Prime Minister
2. “I’m going to the bathroom to read” – Elvis Presley, singer, died in the toilet
3. ‘It will be fine’ – Heath Ledger, actor, died of an accidental overdose
4. ‘Oh wow. Oh wow. Oh wow’- Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple
5. ‘Loving each other’ – George Harrison, Beatles guitarist
6. ‘I’ve done my part. It’s time to go. I’ll do it gracefully’ – Albert Einstein, scientist
7. “One last drink, please” – Jack Daniel, founder of the Tennessee whiskey company
8. ‘Don’t die like I did’ – George Best, football player
9. ‘All is lost. Monks, monks, monks – Henry VIII, King of England
10. ‘Bertie’ – Queen Victoria, whose husband Albert died 40 years before her
Mr. Wilson fooled the world for 60 years before confessing on his deathbed that he had staged photographs
11. France, the army, the head of the army, Josephine’ – Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France
12. ‘I’m Losing’ or ‘I’m losing it’ – Frank Sinatra, singer, died after two heart attacks
13. Friends applaud. The comedy is over’ – Ludwig van Beethoven, composer
14. “Money Can’t Buy Life” – Bob Marley, singer
15. ‘All my possessions for a moment’ – Queen Elizabeth I
16. “Bugger Bognor!” – King George V said he could recuperate in the seaside resort
17. “I had you all up and running, didn’t I?” – Kenneth Wilson, behind a 60-year-old Loch Ness Monster hoax
18. ‘I’d rather go skiing’ – Stan Laurel, actor
19. ‘I thought Rome was made of clay. It leaves it to you of marble’ – Augustus, first emperor of Rome
20. ‘I do not wanna die’ – Amy Winehouse, EEnglish singer songwriter
21. Let’s work together to make that future a place we want to visit. Be brave, be determined, overcome the odds. It can be done’ – Stephen Hawking, physiocist
22. ‘I was shot’ – John Lennon, Beatles musician
23. “Shoot me in the chest!” – Benito Mussolini, Italian dictator
24. ‘The Island of Elba, Napoleon’ – Empress Josephine, Napoleon’s first wife
25. “I have offended God and humanity because my work has not reached the quality it should have” – Leonardo da Vinci, artist
Napoleon died in exile on Saint Helena. The British sent Napoleon to the overseas territory in the South Atlantic after he commandeered a ship and returned to France from exile on Elba.
26. ‘more milk’ – Michael Jackson, singer, referring to anesthesia
27. ‘No’ – Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, in sign language, in response to his deaf wife’s plea, “don’t abandon me”
28. ‘Take good care of my boy, Roy’ – Stan Lee, comic book writer, referring to Spider Man
29. “I’m not the least bit afraid of dying” – Charles Darwin, scientist
30. ‘My wallpaper and I fight a duel to the death. One of us must go’ – Oscar Wilde, writer
31. ‘Hey guys! How about this for a headline for tomorrow’s paper? French fries!’ – James Donald French, American criminal executed by electric chair
32. ‘It’s time’ – Johnny Cash, singer
33. ‘I’m dying’ – Steve Irwin, Australian conservationist, stung by stingray
34. ‘Are you ready? Let’s go’ – Todd Beamer, passenger on United Airlines Flight 93, which started the uprising against the 9/11 hijackers
35. ‘I’m not afraid. I’ve done more in my life than I could ever imagine’ – Olivia Newton-Johnsinger and actor
36. ‘The hangman is, I believe, very knowledgeable; and my neck is very thin’ – Queen Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII, beheaded
37. ‘I’m still learning’- Michelangelo, painter of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
38. ‘This is a great way to die’ – George S. Patton, American general, paralyzed after a car accident
39. “Channel 5 is all shit, isn’t it? Christ the c**p they put on there. It’s a waste of space’ – Adam Faith, singer
40. “We’ll be back in five minutes” – Paul Walker, actor, died in a car accident
Michael Jackson died in 2009. His last words were ‘more milk’, a term he used for Propofol
41. ‘I have a terrible headache’ – Franklin D Roosevelt, wartime president, before dying suddenly of a cerebral hemorrhage
42. “I will miss you all so much. Ouch, damn it!’ – Roald Dahl, author of children’s books, gets an injection
43. “Where’s my clock?” – Salvador Valleyme, artist
44. ‘Kurt Russel’ – Walt Disney, who mysteriously wrote down the name of a then-child actor before he died. Walt’s family and Russell are still unsure of its significance to this day
45. “You too, child?” – Julius Caesar, Roman statesman
46. “I have not yet told half of what I saw” – Marco Polo, explorer
47. ‘No, you certainly can’t’ – President John F Kennedy, told ‘certainly you can’t say the people of Dallas didn’t give you a friendly welcome’ before his assassination
48. ‘It’s better to burn out than to fade away’ – Kurt Cobain, artist, in a suicide note referencing Neil Young’s ‘My My, Hey Hey’
49. ‘Music is my gateway to perception and the house in which I live’ – David Bowie, artist
50. “Last words are for fools who haven’t said enough!” – Karl Marx, philosopher
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