Can you guess 50 of the final phrases spoken by well-known figures and celebrities through history?
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From guilty confessions to latest acts of defiance, last words have been an impactful way for notable figures to leave their last mark on history.
Throughout the centuries, people have used his last words to find hope in scripture, to share tender moments with family, and on occasion to have the last laugh.
Can you guess which famous figures spoke these fifty famous last words?
Augustus became the first emperor of Rome after his father, Julius Caesar, was stabbed to death
Answers below
one. ‘I’m bored with everything’
2. I’m going to the bathroom to read
3. ‘I’ll be fine’
Four. ‘Oh, wow. Oh, wow. Oh, wow’
5. ‘Love each other’
6. I have done my part. It is time to leave. I will do it elegantly
7. ‘One last drink, please’
8. ‘Don’t die like me’
9. ‘Everything is lost. Monks, monks, monks
10 ‘bertie’
Elvis Presley was found dead on the floor of his Graceland mansion at just 42 years old in 1977
eleven France, the army, the head of the army, Josephine’
12 ‘I am loosing’
13. Friends applaud. The comedy is over
14 ‘Money can’t buy life’
fifteen. ‘All my possessions for a moment’
sixteen. “Damned Bognor!”
17 ‘I had all of you, didn’t I?’
18 ‘I’d rather be skiing’
19. ‘I found Rome of clay. I leave it to you of marble
twenty ‘I don’t want to die’
twenty-one ‘Let’s work together to make that future a place we want to visit. Be brave, have determination, overcome adversity. Can be done’
22 ‘They shot me’
23 Shoot me in the chest!
24 ‘Elba Island, Napoleon’
25 ‘I have offended God and humanity because my work did not reach the quality it should have’
British-Australian Grease star and activist Olivia Newton John died on August 8, 2022, aged 73.
26 ‘more milk’
27 ‘Not’
28 ‘Take care of my son, Roy’
29 ‘I’m not in the least afraid of dying’
30 ‘My wallpaper and I fought a duel to the death. One of us has to go’
31 ‘Hello boys! How about this as a headline for tomorrow’s paper? Potato chips!’
32. ‘Is the time’
33. ‘I’m dying’
3. 4. ‘Are you guys ready? Let’s roll’
35. ‘I’m not scared. I have done more in my life than I could have imagined’
36. The executioner is, I think, very expert; and my neck is very thin’
37. ‘I am still learning’
38. ‘This is a hell of a way to die’
39. ‘Channel 5 sucks, right? Christ, the shit they put there. It’s a waste of space’
40 ‘We’ll be back in five minutes’
Country singer ‘Man in Black’ Johnny Cash died of complications from diabetes in 2003
41. ‘I have a terrible headache’
42. ‘It’s just that I will miss you all so much. oh shit!
43. ‘Where is my watch?’
44. ‘Kurt Russell’
Four. Five. You too, girl?
46. ‘I haven’t told even half of what I saw’
47. ‘No, you certainly can’t’ (saying ‘you certainly can’t say the people of Dallas haven’t given you a good welcome’)
48. ‘It’s better to burn out than to fade away’
49. ‘Music has been my gateway to perception and the house in which I live’
fifty Last words are for fools who haven’t said enough!
answers
one. ‘I’m bored with everything’ – Sir Winston Churchill, former British Prime Minister
2. ‘I’m going to the bathroom to read’ – Elvis Presley, singer, died in the bathroom
3. ‘I’ll be fine’ – Heath Ledger, actor, died of an accidental overdose
Four. ‘Oh, wow. Oh, wow. Oh, wow’ – Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple
5. ‘Love each other’ – George Harrison, guitarist for the Beatles
6. I have done my part. It is time to leave. I will do it with elegance’ – Albert Einstein, scientist
7. ‘One last drink, please’ – jack daniel, founder of the Tennessee Whiskey Company
8. ‘Don’t die like me’ – George Best, footballer
9. ‘Everything is lost. Monks, monks, monks – Henry Vthird, king of england
10 ‘Bertie’ – Queen Victoria, whose husband Albert died 40 years before her.
Wilson fooled the world for 60 years before confessing on his deathbed that he had staged photos
eleven France, army, army chief, Josephine’ – Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France
12 ‘I am loosing’ either ‘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
fifteen. ‘All my possessions for a moment’ – Queen Elizabeth I
sixteen. “Damned Bognor!” – King George V said he could recover in the coastal city
17 ‘I had all of you, didn’t I?’ – Kenneth Wilson, behind the 60-year-old Loch Ness Monster hoax
18 ‘I’d rather be skiing’ – Stan Laurel, actor
19 ‘I found Rome of clay. I leave it to you in marble’ – Augustus, first emperor of Rome
twenty ‘I don’t want to die’ – Amy Winehouse, meEnglish singer-songwriter
twenty-one ‘Let’s work together to make that future a place we want to visit. Be brave, have determination, overcome adversity. Can be done’ – Stephen Hawking, physicistcisyou
22 ‘I’m shot’ – John Lennon, musician of the Beatles
23 Shoot me in the chest! – Benito Mussolini, Italian dictator
24 ‘Elba Island, Napoleon’ – Empress Josephine, Napoleon’s first wife
25 ‘I have offended God and humanity because my work did not reach the quality it should have’ – Leonardo da Vinci, artist
Napoleon died in exile in Saint Helena. The British sent Napoleon to live in the overseas territory in the South Atlantic after he requisitioned a ship and returned to France from exile on Elba.
26 ‘More milk’ – Michael Jackson, singer, referring to anesthesia
27 ‘Not’ – Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, in sign language, responding to his deaf wife’s plea, ‘don’t leave me’
28 ‘Take care of my boy, Roy’ – Stan Lee, comic book writer referring to Spider-Man
29 ‘I’m not in the slightest afraid of dying’ – charles darwin, scientist
30 ‘My wallpaper and I fought a duel to the death. One of us has to go’ – Oscar Wilde, writer
31 ‘Hello boys! How about this as a headline for tomorrow’s paper? Potato chips!’ – James Donald French, American criminal executed by electric chair
32. ‘Is the time’ – Johnny Cash, singer
33. ‘I’m dying’ – Steve Irwin, Australian conservationist, stung by a stingray
3. 4. ‘Are you guys ready? Let’s Roll’ – Todd Beamer, passenger on United Airlines Flight 93, starting the revolt against the 9/11 hijackers
35. ‘I’m not scared. I have done more in my life than I could have imagined’ – Olivia Newton Johnsinger and actor
36. The executioner is, I think, very expert; and my neck is very thin’ – Queen Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII, beheaded
37. ‘I am still learning’- Michelangelo, painter of the Sistine Chapel ceiling
38. ‘This is a hell of a way to die’ – George S. Patton, US general, paralyzed after a car accident
39. ‘Channel 5 sucks, right? Christ, the shit they put 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 to refer to Propofol.
41. ‘I have a terrible headache’ – Franklin D Roosevelt, wartime president, before dying suddenly of a brain hemorrhage
42. ‘It’s just that I will miss you all so much. oh shit! – Roald Dahl, children’s book author, receiving an injection
43. ‘Where is my watch?’ – the Savior dalI, artist
44. ‘Kurt Russell’- Walt Disney, mysteriously writing the name of a then-child actor before he died. Walt and Russell’s family are unsure of the meaning to this day.
Four. Five. You too, girl? – Julius Caesar, Roman statesman
46. ‘I haven’t told even half of what I saw’ – Marco Polo, explorer
47. ‘No, you certainly can’t’ – President John F. Kennedy said, “You certainly can’t say the people of Dallas haven’t given you a good welcome” before he was assassinated.
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 has been my gateway to perception and the house I live in’ – David Bowie, artist
fifty Last words are for fools who haven’t said enough! – Karl Marx, philosopher
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