List of last words

(People dying of illness are frequently inarticulate at the end,[1] and in such cases their actual last utterances may not be recorded or considered very important.)

Even if reported wrongly, putative last words can constitute an important part of the perceived historical records[2] or demonstration of cultural attitudes toward death at the time.

[1] Charles Darwin, for example, was reported to have disavowed his theory of evolution in favor of traditional religious faith at his death.

This widely disseminated report served the interests of those who opposed Darwin's theory on religious grounds.

In Western culture particular attention has been paid to last words which demonstrate deathbed salvation – the repentance of sins and affirmation of faith.

Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of rivals . In his last words, Caesar allegedly exclaimed over the fact that his friend and relative Brutus took part in his murder.
Samson destroying the Philistine temple.
Parinirvana of the Buddha.
Socrates was sentenced to death after being accused of questioning traditional Athenian values.
The death of Epaminondas.
Archimedes was summarily executed by a soldier after refusing to turn away from his math problem.
The assassination of Pompey.
Cleopatra is believed to have committed suicide by letting a venomous snake bite her .
Shrine containing gridiron, traditionally believed to be the one used in the martyrdom of Saint Lawrence.
Bede translating the Gospel of John on his deathbed.
Death of Ragnar Lodbrok as imagined by 19th-century artist Hugo Hamilton
Death of Earl Siward by James Smetham
Murder of Thomas Becket.
Death of Simon de Montfort.
Joan of Arc at the stake.
Death of Leonardo da Vinci, painted by Ingres .
"The murder of Zwingli", by Karl Jauslin (1842–1904).
The execution of Atahualpa.
Execution of Anne Boleyn.
Death of Francisco Pizarro.
Assassination of George Martinuzzi.
Admiral de Coligny impressing his murderers , by Joseph-Benoît Suvée
Funeral of King John III of Sweden
Death of Robert Catesby and Thomas Percy.
Death of King Gustav II Adolf of Sweden at the Battle of Lützen by Carl Wahlbom .
Execution of Charles I.
Death of the Viscount of Turenne.
Execution of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth (etching by ( Jan Luyken ).