98 Years Old Males
The list of famous 98 year old males includes Pope Benedict XVI, David Attenborough, Mel Brooks, Tony Bennett, Dilip Kumar. Famous males featured on this list, include political leaders, actors, educators and poets and from other domains of life. This list of 98 Year Old includes people from United States, England, France & Germany and many more countries.
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Birthdate: May 8, 1926
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Isleworth, England
Widely regarded as a national treasure in the United Kingdom, Sir David Attenborough is the only person to have received BAFTAs for TV shows meant for different television sets, such as black and white, color, 3D, HD, and 4K. In 2002, he was mentioned in BBC's 100 Greatest Britons list.
Birthdate: June 28, 1926
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Mel Brooks is the director of iconic comedy films and spoofs like The Producers, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, Silent Movie, High Anxiety and Spaceballs. He is also an actor and a writer and has written for many films. He has received many awards and accolades and won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for the film. The Producers, in 1969.
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Tony Bennett(American Popular Retired Singer Best Known for His Album ‘I Left My Heart in San Francisco')
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.
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Harry Belafonte
(Singer, Actor)
Birthdate: March 1, 1927
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York City, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Birthdate: March 31, 1927
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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James Lipton
(actor, screenwriter, poet, television presenter)
Birthdate: September 19, 1926
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Detroit
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Norman Jewison
(Canadian Film and Television Director, Producer and Founder of the 'Canadian Film Centre')
Birthdate: July 21, 1926
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Toronto, Canada
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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.
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.
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Paul Berg(American Biochemist and Winner of the 1980 Nobel Prize in Chemistry)
Birthdate: June 30, 1926
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York
Nobel Prize-winning biochemist Paul Berg is best known for his research on recombinant DNA techniques. The Stanford professor was born to Russian Jewish immigrants in New York and is a Penn State alumnus. He has also won the National Medal of Science, among other awards.
Birthdate: May 29, 1926
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Kébémer Department
Former Senegalese president Abdoulaye Wade and the current Senegalese Democratic Party secretary-general Abdoulaye Wade had practiced as a lawyer in France for a while after completing his PhD. Following his return to Senegal, he became an academic. His presidency was plagued by charges of corruption and nepotism.
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Carl Erskine
(Baseball pitcher)
Birthdate: December 13, 1926
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Anderson, Indiana, United States
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Thich Nhat Hanh
(Buddhist monk and peace activist who has founded dozens of schools and universities and has published over 100 books.)
Birthdate: October 11, 1926
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Huế, Thừa Thiên-Huế Province, French Indochina
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Kenneth Anger
(Film producer)
Birthdate: February 3, 1927
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Santa Monica, California, United States
Birthdate: August 11, 1926
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Lithuania
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Robert Bly
(American Poet & Essayist Best Know for his Prose Book 'Iron John: A Book About Men')
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.
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Arnaldo Pomodoro
(Sculptor)
Birthdate: June 23, 1926
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Morciano di Romagna, Italy
Known for his singular artistic language, underpinned by his extraordinary craftsmanship, Italian sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro developed an interest in art and scenography while working for the Public Works Department. However, it was not until he attended an exhibition of Picasso in 1953 that he decided to devote his life to art, eventually creating many masterpieces including the Sfera con Sfera
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.
Birthdate: April 20, 1927
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: United States
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Rupert Neve
(Engineer, Audio engineer)
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.
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Yusuf al-Qaradawi
(Egyptian Islamic Scholar)
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.
Birthdate: August 29, 1926
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Jacmel, Haiti
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Birthdate: December 3, 1926
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Yury Grigorovich
(Russian Dancer and Choreographer)
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.
Birthdate: July 12, 1926
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Birthdate: June 19, 1926
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Luxembourg
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Jean-Pierre Serre
(Mathematician, Topologist, Professor)
Birthdate: September 15, 1926
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Pyrénées-Orientales
Birthdate: May 31, 1926
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Birthdate: March 24, 1927
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Wasserburg am Bodensee, Germany
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Vernon L. Smith
(American Economist, Professor and Winner of Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences)
Birthdate: January 1, 1927
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Wichita, Kansas, United States
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Basha Bakri
(Sports shooter)
Birthdate: 1927 AD
Birthplace: Daiong, Sudan
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Alvin Sargent
(Screenwriter)
Birthdate: April 12, 1927
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Stanley Cavell
(Philosopher, University teacher)
Birthdate: September 1, 1926
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Atlanta
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Harry Whittington
(Lawyer)
Birthdate: March 3, 1927
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Henderson
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Peter Lax
(Mathematician, University teacher)
Birthdate: May 1, 1926
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Budapest
Abel Prize-winning Hungarian-American mathematician Peter Lax is remembered for his pathbreaking research on the partial differential equation and its application. He initilly worked for the US’s Manhattan Project and then taught at the New York University and even became the director of the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences.
Birthdate: December 19, 1926
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
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Sunderlal Bahuguna
(Environmentalist, Political activist)
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.
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César Pelli
(Architect, Entrepreneur)
Birthdate: October 12, 1926
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: San Miguel de Tucumán
Birthdate: March 18, 1927
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri, United States
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Giotto Bizzarrini
(Italian engineer)
Birthdate: June 6, 1926
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Livorno, Italy
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Gunther Brennecke
(Field hockey player)
Birthdate: January 13, 1927
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Germany
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Mohammed Zahur Khayyam
(Composer, Music director)
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.
Birthdate: July 11, 1926
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: New York City
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Laurence Rosenthal
(Composer, Musician, Film score composer)
Birthdate: November 4, 1926
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Detroit
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Murray Schisgal
(Playwright, Screenwriter, Film producer, Actor, Writer)
Birthdate: November 25, 1926
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New York City
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Andrew Schally(American Endocrinologist and Winner of the 1977 Nobel Prize in Medicine)
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.
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Robert Orben
(Stage Magician, Writer)
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.
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K. Alex Müller(Swiss Physicist and Winner of 1987 Nobel Prize for Physics)
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.
Birthdate: June 5, 1926
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Massillon, Ohio
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: November 26, 1926
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany