97 Years Old Males

The list of famous 97 year old males includes John D. Rockefeller, Pope Benedict XVI, Bertrand Russell, Tony Bennett, Louis Zamperini. Famous males featured on this list, include political leaders, actors, poets and novelists and from other domains of life. This list of 97 Year Old includes people from United States, England, Germany & France and many more countries.
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Tony Bennett
(American Popular Retired Singer Best Known for His Album ‘I Left My Heart in San Francisco')
Tony Bennett
16
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: August 3, 1926
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States

Tony Bennett is an American painter and singer. He is credited with founding the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts, popular performing arts high school. A famous and critically praised concert performer and recording artist, Tony Bennett has sold more than 50 million records worldwide.

 2 
Harry Belafonte
(Singer, Actor)
Harry Belafonte
22
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: March 1, 1927
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York City, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 3 
William Daniels
(Actor)
William Daniels
3
Birthdate: March 31, 1927
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 4 
Doc Severinsen
(Musician)
Doc Severinsen
3
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: July 7, 1927
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Arlington, Oregon, USA
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 5 
Michael Constantine
(Actor)
Michael Constantine
4
Birthdate: May 22, 1927
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 6 
James Lipton
(actor, screenwriter, poet, television presenter)
James Lipton
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 19, 1926
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Detroit
 7 
Bud Grant
(Former American Football Forward and Former Head Coach)
Bud Grant
5
Listed In: Sportspersons
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.

 8 
David Hedison
(Actor)
David Hedison
8
Birthdate: May 20, 1927
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 9 
Ed Ames
(Singer)
Ed Ames
2
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: July 9, 1927
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Malden, Massachusetts, USA
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 10 
Pope Benedict XVI
(Pope, Head of the Catholic church (2005-13))
Pope Benedict XVI
28
Birthdate: April 16, 1927
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Markit, Germany
Pope Benedict XVI started off as a Hitler Youth member, but a finger injury prevented him from fighting in the German army. In 2005, he became the head of the Catholic Church. The liberal theologian-turned-conservative resigned in 2013, becoming the first pope to do so since the 1400s.
 11 
Tsung-Dao Lee
(Physicist)
Tsung-Dao Lee
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: November 24, 1926
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Shanghai, China

Tsung-Dao Lee is a Chinese-American physicist renowned for his work on particle physics, parity violation, soliton stars, nontopological solitons, and the Lee Model. In 1957, he became the third-youngest person to be awarded the prestigious Nobel Prize in the science fields; he won the Nobel Prize in Physics. He is also the first Chinese Nobel laureate. 

 12 
Carl Erskine
(Baseball pitcher)
Carl Erskine
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 13, 1926
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Anderson, Indiana, United States
 13 
Thich Nhat Hanh
(Buddhist monk and peace activist who has founded dozens of schools and universities and has published over 100 books.)
Thich Nhat Hanh
5
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: October 11, 1926
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Huế, Thừa Thiên-Huế Province, French Indochina
 14 
Robert Bly
(American Poet & Essayist Best Know for his Prose Book 'Iron John: A Book About Men')
Robert Bly
1
Birthdate: December 23, 1926
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States

Robert Bly was an American poet, activist, and essayist. He is best remembered for leading the mythopoetic men's movement. He is also remembered for his book Iron John: A Book About Men. Robert Bly is also well-known for his work The Light Around the Body, which earned him the National Book Award for Poetry in 1968.

 15 
Endel Tulving
(Neuroscientist, Psychologist)
Endel Tulving
0
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. 

 16 
Aaron Klug
(Chemist & Biophysicist)
Aaron Klug
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: August 11, 1926
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Lithuania
 17 
Burt Pugach
(Lawyer)
Burt Pugach
3
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: April 20, 1927
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: United States
 18 
Valdas Adamkus
(President of Lithuania (1998 - 2003, 2004 - 2009))
Valdas Adamkus
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 3, 1926
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Kaunas, Lithuania

Former Lithuanian president Valdas Adamkus had fought against the Soviet army during World War II. After fleeing to Germany, he studied in Munich and then migrated to the U.S., where he earned a civil engineering degree. Among his many accolades are honorary doctorates from countless foreign universities.

 19 
Alex Katz
(Artist)
Alex Katz
0
Birthdate: July 24, 1927
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
 20 
Rupert Neve
(Engineer, Audio engineer)
Rupert Neve
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Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: July 31, 1926
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Newton Abbot

A pioneer in the design of audio recording equipments, Arthur Rupert Neve began his career designing public address systems, recording speakers and singers on lacquer discs. He later started his own business, designing analog recording and audio mixing equipments, .establishing Neve Electronics, Focusrite, AMS Neve, and finally Rupert Neve Designs.  Many of his long-discontinued products are now considered collectors' items.

 21 
George Lamming
(Novelist)
George Lamming
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 8, 1927
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Carrington Village, Barbados
 22 
César Pelli
(Architect, Entrepreneur)
César Pelli
3
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: October 12, 1926
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: San Miguel de Tucumán
 23 
René Depestre
(Poet)
René Depestre
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 29, 1926
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Jacmel, Haiti
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 24 
Eugene Iglesias
(Actor)
Eugene Iglesias
1
Birthdate: December 3, 1926
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: San Juan, Puerto Rico
 25 
Jean-Pierre Serre
(Mathematician, Topologist, Professor)
Jean-Pierre Serre
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: September 15, 1926
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Pyrénées-Orientales
 26 
Alvin Sargent
(Screenwriter)
Alvin Sargent
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 12, 1927
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
 27 
Yusuf al-Qaradawi
(Egyptian Islamic Scholar)
Yusuf al-Qaradawi
2
Birthdate: September 9, 1926
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Saft Turab, Egypt

Yusuf al-Qaradawi was an Egyptian scholar based in Qatar. An important influencer in the Muslim world, Al-Qaradawi is best remembered for his program, Sharia and Life. In addition to authoring over 120 books, Yusuf al-Qaradawi also helped found a website known as IslamOnline. Al-Qaradawi is often counted among the most influential Islamic scholars of his generation.

 28 
Vernon L. Smith
(American Economist, Professor and Winner of Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences)
Vernon L. Smith
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 1, 1927
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Wichita, Kansas, United States
 29 
Stanley Cavell
(Philosopher, University teacher)
Stanley Cavell
0
Birthdate: September 1, 1926
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Atlanta
 30 
Yury Grigorovich
(Russian Dancer and Choreographer)
Yury Grigorovich
1
Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: January 2, 1927
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: St. Petersburg, Russia

Yury Grigorovich is a Soviet and Russian choreographer and dancer. One of the most popular and successful ballet dancers of his generation, Grigorovich dominated the Russian ballet scene for over three decades. Grigorovich has also headed the juries of several international competitions in classical ballet. He has also received several awards, such as the Lenin Prize and Ludvig Nobel Prize.

 31 
Kenneth Anger
(Film producer)
Kenneth Anger
2
Birthdate: February 3, 1927
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Santa Monica, California, United States
 32 
Frederick Vreeland
(Diplomat)
Frederick Vreeland
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 24, 1927
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Danbury
 33 
Laurence Rosenthal
(Composer, Musician, Film score composer)
Laurence Rosenthal
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: November 4, 1926
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Detroit
 34 
Basha Bakri
(Sports shooter)
Basha Bakri
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: 1927 AD
Birthplace: Daiong, Sudan
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 35 
Murray Schisgal
(Playwright, Screenwriter, Film producer, Actor, Writer)
Murray Schisgal
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 25, 1926
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New York City
 36 
Andrew Schally
(American Endocrinologist and Winner of the 1977 Nobel Prize in Medicine)
Andrew Schally
0
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: November 30, 1926
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Vilnius, Lithuania

Andrew Schally escaped Poland and went to Romania and the UK with his family following the Nazi invasion, eventually settling in Canada. He grew up to be a renowned endocrinologist and won the Nobel Prize for his research on the hypothalamus and how it controls the hormones in the body.

 37 
Robert Orben
(Stage Magician, Writer)
Robert Orben
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 4, 1927
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: United States of America

Robert Orben is an American comedy writer and magician. Over the years Orben has written several books on comedy as part of his popular newsletter Orben's Current Comedy. He has also written many books for magicians. A multi-talented personality, Robert Orben served as the head speechwriter to politician and then-Vice President Gerald R. Ford in 1973.

 38 
Harry Whittington
(Lawyer)
Harry Whittington
4
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: March 3, 1927
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Henderson
 39 
John Kander
(Composer)
John Kander
3
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: March 18, 1927
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri, United States
 40 
Martin Walser
(Writer)
Martin Walser
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 24, 1927
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Wasserburg am Bodensee, Germany
 41 
Sunderlal Bahuguna
(Environmentalist, Political activist)
Sunderlal Bahuguna
2
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: January 9, 1927
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tehri

Sunderlal Bahuguna was an Indian environmentalist best remembered for his involvement in the Chipko movement. The movement, which aims at conserving forests, received a major boost after Bahuguna created the slogan ecology is the permanent economy. The movement inspired similar movements across India. Sunderlal Bahuguna is also remembered for leading the anti-Tehri Dam movement.

 42 
Herbert Blomstedt
(Conductor)
Herbert Blomstedt
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: July 11, 1927
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
 43 
Mohammed Zahur Khayyam
(Composer, Music director)
Mohammed Zahur Khayyam
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: February 18, 1927
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Rahon

Mohammed Zahur Khayyam was an Indian music director and background score composer. In a long career spanning four decades, he won several prestigious awards, including the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in Creative Music and the Padma Bhushan. His music was rooted in Indian classical music with elements of ghazal. He was married to singer Jagjit Kaur. 

 44 
K. Alex Müller
(Swiss Physicist and Winner of 1987 Nobel Prize for Physics)
K. Alex Müller
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: April 20, 1927
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Basel, Switzerland

Nobel Prize-winning physicist K. Alex Müller was the son of a budding musician and was sent to an Evangelical college after his mother’s death. He later joined ETH Zurich and then continued his research at the IBM Research laboratory. He is best known for his joint discovery of superconductivity in ceramic material.

 45 
Ralf Wolter
(Actor)
Ralf Wolter
1
Birthdate: November 26, 1926
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
 46 
Eckart Dux
(Actor)
Eckart Dux
1
Birthdate: December 19, 1926
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
 47 
Erhard Eppler
(Politician)
Erhard Eppler
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 9, 1926
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Ulm
 48 
Gunther Brennecke
(Field hockey player)
Gunther Brennecke
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 13, 1927
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Germany
 49 
Granny Smith
Granny Smith
0
Listed In: Instagram Stars
Birthdate: August 1, 1926
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Ohio, United States