96 Years Old Males
The list of famous 96 year old males includes L. K. Advani, Tom Lehrer, Simo Häyhä, Harry Morgan, Vyacheslav Molotov. Famous males featured on this list, include political leaders, actors, poets and novelists and from other domains of life. This list of 96 Year Old includes people from United States, England, Germany & Canada and many more countries.
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Jim Lovell
(One of the First Three Astronauts to Fly to and Orbit the Moon)
Birthdate: March 25, 1928
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Retired American astronaut Jim Lovell commanded the iconic Apollo 13 mission and was one of the first three human beings to fly to the Moon, orbit it, and get back to Earth. He had also been a US Navy captain. Following his retirement, Lovell launched a restaurant in Lake Forest.
Birthdate: April 9, 1928
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York, Manhattan
While he grew up to be a Harvard math professor, that didn’t stop Tom Lehrer from pursuing his childhood love for music. He gained fame as a satirical composer, with songs such as So Long, Mom, I’m Off to Drop the Bomb and That Was The Year That Was.
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James Watson(Molecular Biologist Who Co-discovered the Double Helix Structure of DNA With Francis Crick)
Birthdate: April 6, 1928
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
James Watson is a geneticist, molecular biologist, and zoologist. He is credited with co-authoring the academic paper that propounded the double helix structure of nucleic acids such as DNA for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1962. In 1977, he was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 1997, he was awarded the National Medal of Science.
4
Frank Borman
(NASA Astronaut Who was the Commander of 'Apollo 8' Mission)
Birthdate: March 14, 1928
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Gary
Frank Borman is an American former US Air Force colonel, test pilot, aeronautical engineer, businessman, and NASA astronaut. The commander of Apollo 8, Borman was the first of 24 astronauts to have flown to the Moon. In 1982, Frank Borman was made an inductee of the International Space Hall of Fame.
Birthdate: July 7, 1927
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Arlington, Oregon, USA
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Michael Constantine
(Actor)
Birthdate: May 22, 1927
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Bud Grant(Former American Football Forward and Former Head Coach)
Birthdate: May 20, 1927
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Superior, Wisconsin, United States
Bud Grant is known for his 18-year stint as the Minnesota Vikings head coach. He has 168 NFL wins, making him one of the most successful NFL coaches. He is also 4-time Grey Cup champion. Post-retirement, he focused on bringing about environmental reforms, such as the conservation of wetlands.
Birthdate: February 22, 1928
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Birthdate: July 9, 1927
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Malden, Massachusetts, USA
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
Birthdate: May 20, 1927
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Birthdate: February 29, 1928
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: North Kensington, London, England
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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L. K. Advani(Indian Politician Who Served as the 7th Deputy Prime Minister of India from 2002 to 2004)
Birthdate: November 8, 1927
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Karāchi, Pakistan
L. K. Advani is a retired Indian politician who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of India from 2002 to 2004. A co-founder of the Bharatiya Janata Party, he has also been the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha on two occasions. He is a recipient of the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian honor.
Birthdate: August 24, 1927
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Birthdate: February 9, 1928
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States
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William J. Perry
(Mathematician)
Birthdate: October 11, 1927
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, United States U.S.
Birthdate: November 8, 1927
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Budapest
Peter Munk was a Hungarian-Canadian investor, businessman, and philanthropist. He is credited with founding numerous high-profile business ventures, such as Clairtone Sound Corporation Limited, Barrick Gold Corporation, and TrizecHahn Corporation. He also helped found the Peter and Melanie Munk Charitable Foundation which has given away over $300 million to various non-profit organizations that aim at improving the lives of Canadians.
17
John Ashbery
(Poet, Writer, University teacher, Journalist)
Birthdate: July 28, 1927
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Rochester
18
Reynaldo Bignone
(Politician, Military personnel)
Birthdate: January 21, 1928
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Morón, Buenos Aires
Reynaldo Bignone was an Argentine general who ruled as a military dictator from 1982 to 1983. He was involved in the kidnapping and murder of people who opposed the military junta during the Dirty War. He also ordered the annihilation of all documentation on the missing people. Reynaldo Bignone was sentenced to 25 years of imprisonment in 2010.
19
W. S. Merwin
(Poet, Writer, Translator)
Birthdate: September 30, 1927
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York City
20
Henepola Gunaratana
(Monk)
Birthdate: December 7, 1927
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Henepola, Sri Lanka
21
Lee Shau-kee
(Businessperson who is founder of Henderson Land Development)
Birthdate: March 7, 1928
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Shunde, Guangdong, China
22
Endel Tulving
(Neuroscientist, Psychologist)
Birthdate: May 26, 1927
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Pechory
Endel Tulving is an Estonian-born Canadian experimental psychologist and cognitive neuroscientist. He is best known for his pioneering research on human memory. He earned a Ph.D. from Harvard University and began his academic work at the University of Toronto, where he remained for the rest of his career. He is a recipient of the Canada Gairdner International Award.
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William Kennedy
(American writer)
Birthdate: January 16, 1928
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Albany, New York, United States
Birthdate: July 24, 1927
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Birthdate: April 12, 1928
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Wedding, Berlin, Germany
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Desmond Morris
(English Ethologist, Zoologist, Author, and Surrealist Painter)
Birthdate: January 24, 1928
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Purton, Wiltshire, England
Desmond Morris is an English ethologist, zoologist, author, and surrealist painter. He is well-known for his book The Naked Ape and for his TV shows, such as Zoo Time. Desmond Morris is also known for his work as the writer and presenter of the popular BBC documentary The Human Animal.
27
Frank Sedgman
(Australian Former World No. 1 Tennis Player)
Birthdate: October 29, 1927
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Mont Albert, Victoria, Australia
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
28
William Labov
(American Linguist)
Birthdate: December 4, 1927
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.
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Bob Harrison
(Basketball Player)
Birthdate: August 12, 1927
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Toledo, Ohio, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
30
Daisaku Ikeda
(Poet, Writer)
Birthdate: January 2, 1928
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Ōta-ku
Daisaku Ikeda is a Japanese Buddhist educator, author, philosopher, and nuclear disarmament advocate. He is best known for serving as the founding president of the world's largest Buddhist lay organization, Soka Gakkai International (SGI). Daisaku Ikeda has won several international awards like the United Nations Peace Medal, Tagore Peace Award, and Rosa Parks Humanitarian Award.
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Monty Norman
(Composer, Film producer, Musician, Film score composer)
Birthdate: April 4, 1928
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: London
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Hans Herrmann
(German Retired Formula One Driver)
Birthdate: February 23, 1928
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Stuttgart, Germany
Birthdate: June 8, 1927
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Carrington Village, Barbados
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E.D. Hirsch, Jr.
(Literary critic and Educator)
Birthdate: March 22, 1928
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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Hans Modrow
(German Politician)
Birthdate: January 27, 1928
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Jasienica, Poland
Hans Modrow is a German politician best known as East Germany's last communist premier. In 1995, Modrow was convicted of perjury and electoral fraud by the Dresden District Court after the conclusion of Communist rule in Germany. Since German reunification, Hans Modrow has been writing several books on his political experiences.
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Franciszek Pieczka
(Actor)
Birthdate: January 18, 1928
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Godów, Silesia, Poland
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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Martin E. Marty
(Historian of religion)
Birthdate: February 5, 1928
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: West Point, Nebraska, United States
38
J. Hillis Miller
(Literary Critic)
Birthdate: March 5, 1928
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Newport News, Virginia, United States
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Frederick Vreeland
(Diplomat)
Birthdate: June 24, 1927
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Danbury
40
Ciriaco De Mita
(Politician)
Birthdate: February 2, 1928
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Nusco, Italy
41
Mengesha Seyoum
(Ethiopian Imperial Family Member and Former Governor-General of Tigray (1960 - 1974))
Birthdate: December 7, 1927
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
A part of the imperial family of Ethiopia, Mengesha Seyoum had been the governor of Arsi and Sidamo and the governor-general of Tigray. An Ethiopian Democratic Union politician, he had also served as the minister of public works and communications. He went into exile after being ousted by the Derg.
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Pierre Alechinsky
(Artist whose work is related to tachisme, abstract expressionism, and lyrical abstraction)
Birthdate: October 19, 1927
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Schaerbeek, Belgium
One of the founding members of the CoBrA art movement, Belgian abstract painter Pierre Alechinsky grew up with varied artistic interests, including folk art. Currently based in France, he works in a flexible painting style, embracing flaws and accidents in the final composition, incorporating the traditional processes of Japanese calligraphy into his paintings after a trip to that country.
43
Red McCombs
(Businessperson)
Birthdate: October 19, 1927
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Spur, Texas Spur, Dickens County, Texas Dickens County Texas, US
44
Kim Yong-nam
(President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea, from 1998 until 2019)
Birthdate: February 4, 1928
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Pyongyang, North Korea
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Cheikh Hamidou Kane
(Writer)
Birthdate: April 2, 1928
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Matam, Senegal
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Parkash Singh Badal
(8th Chief Minister of Punjab)
Birthdate: December 8, 1927
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Abul Khurana, Punjab, india
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Yōji Kuri
(Japanese Cartoonist and Independent Filmmaker)
Birthdate: April 9, 1928
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Sabae, Japan
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Herbert Blomstedt
(Conductor)
Birthdate: July 11, 1927
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
49
Wilhelm Suhren
(Field hockey player)
Birthdate: August 2, 1927
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Germany
50
William Klein
(photographer, cineast, film director)
Birthdate: April 19, 1928
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York City