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Sonny Rollins — Name Gematria & Death Date Numerology

Born September 7, 1930 · Died May 25, 2026 · Age 95 · Not disclosed (had pulmonary fibrosis; retired 2014) · Woodstock, New York, United States

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Who Sonny Rollins was

Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins was an American jazz tenor saxophonist hailed as one of the greatest improvisers in music history. A Harlem native who worked with Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, and Thelonious Monk, he recorded landmark albums including Saxophone Colossus (1956) and spent two years practicing on the Williamsburg Bridge to reinvent his sound. Rollins received the National Medal of Arts and continued touring into his 80s before pulmonary fibrosis ended his playing career in 2014. He died at his Woodstock, New York home on 25 May 2026 at age 95.

Name gematria across six ciphers

Every value below is computed with the same cipher tables the GEMAFIA calculator uses, so the numbers here match what you get by typing the name into the tool. Click any number to see what else shares it.

Phrase	Ordinal	Reduction	Reverse Ordinal	Standard	Chaldean	Single Reduction
Sonny Rollins	186	60	138	174	45	60
Walter Theodore Rollins	268	106	299	247	84	106
Saxophone Colossus	240	69	219	223	81	69
Newk	53	17	55	49	18	17

Numbers appearing in this profile: 17 · 18 · 45 · 49 · 53 · 55 · 60 · 69 · 81 · 84 · 174 · 223

Date numerology

Birth date life path: 11 (0+9+0+7+1+9+3+0 = 29)
Death date life path: 22 (0+5+2+5+2+0+2+6 = 22)
Birth month + day reduced: 7
Death month + day reduced: 3
Days lived (inclusive): 34,960
Age at death: 95

Research notes

Born 7 September 1930; died 25 May 2026 at 95. SAXOPHONE COLOSSUS nickname is the title of his signature 1956 album. Pattern research context, not proof of causation. Sources: AP; The Guardian; sonnyrollins.com.

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