Famous 99 Years Old
The list of famous 99 years old includes Mahathir Mohamad, June Lockhart, Lee Grant, M. S. Swaminathan, Arlene Dahl. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, actresses, directors and composers and from other domains of life. This list of 99 years old includes people from United States, France, Germany & England and many more countries.
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Birthdate: July 10, 1925
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Alor Setar, Malaysia
Mahathir Mohamad is a Malaysian statesman, doctor, and author. He twice served as the prime minister of Malaysia and is widely regarded as one of the most popular Malaysian prime ministers of all time. Under his premiership, Malaysia underwent a period of rapid economic growth and modernization. Mahathir Mohamad is also credited with establishing strong foreign relations with many countries.
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June Lockhart(Best Known for Her Roles in TV Series ‘Lassie’ and ‘Lost in Space’)
Birthdate: June 25, 1925
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
June Lockhart is best known for playing screen mothers Ruth Martin in Lassie and Maureen Robinson in Lost in Space. She also won a Tony for her role in the Broadway play For Love or Money. The two-time Emmy nominee was also popular as Dr. Janet Craig in Petticoat Junction.
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Lee Grant(Actress and Director Best Known for Her Role as Shoplifter in the Film ‘Detective Story’)
Birthdate: April 6, 1925
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Lee Grant is best known for her Academy Award-winning role in Shampoo and her Academy Award-nominated roles in Detective Story, Voyage of the Damned, and The Landlord. She has also won Emmys for the soap Peyton Palace and the TV movie The Neon Ceiling. She has directed many documentaries, too.
Birthdate: August 11, 1925
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Marv Levy
(American Former Gridiron Football Coach and Executive )
Birthdate: August 3, 1925
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
NFL coach Marv Levy had a successful 18-year coaching career, most of it with the Buffalo Bills. At 68, he became the oldest coach in the history of Super Bowl. He also served as the coach of the Kansas City Chiefs and was later named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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Maria Riva
(American Actress and One of the First Stars of Early Kinescope-Era Television)
Birthdate: December 13, 1924
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Born to actor Marlene Dietrich, Maria Riva started her career as a child actor, working in films such as The Scarlet Empress. The Emmy-nominated actor had also been part of CBS teleplays such as The Milton Berle Show. She had penned a bestselling memoir on her mother, too.
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M. S. Swaminathan(Indian Agronomist Who is Known as the Main Architect of the Green Revolution in India)
Birthdate: August 7, 1925
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Kumbakonam, India
Ramon Magsaysay Award-winning geneticist M. S. Swaminathan is best known for his contribution to the Indian Green Revolution. Featured on Time, he introduced high-yielding varieties of wheat and rice seedlings to Indian farmers. He is also known for his administrative work as part of the Indian civil services.
Birthdate: June 5, 1925
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Harvey, Illinois, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Míkis Theodorakis
(Songwriter, Composer)
Birthdate: July 29, 1925
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Chios
Greek composer Míkis Theodorakis was the famed composer of the Mauthausen Trilogy, one of the finest works centered on the Holocaust. He had also composed for movies such as Zorba the Greek and Z. An active communist and a Lenin Peace Prize winner, he was also jailed once for a military coup.
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Johnny Lujack
(American Football Player)
Birthdate: January 4, 1925
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Connellsville, Pennsylvania, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Ali Hassan Mwinyi
(2nd President of Tanzania)
Birthdate: May 8, 1925
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Pwani Region, Tanzania
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Leo Esaki
(Nobel Prize-Winning Japanese Physicist Known for His Work on Superconductivity)
Birthdate: March 12, 1925
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Osaka
Nobel Prize-winning Japanese physicist Reona Esaki, also known as Leo Esaki, is remembered for his pioneering research on superconductivity. He devised the Esaki diode, or tunnel diode, too. Initially associated with IBM’s research laboratories in the US, he later moved back to Japan and headed scientific institutions.
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Madame Max Adolphe
(Haitian Mayor Who Was a Major Associate of Former Haitian President François Duvalier)
Birthdate: September 10, 1925
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Haiti
Madame Max Adolphe, or Rosalie Bosquet, started her career as the commandant of Fort-Dimanche/Fort La Mort and later became a prominent associate of Haitian president François Duvalier. She also became the mayor of Port-au-Prince, but later disappeared amid riots after the fall of the Duvalier dynasty.
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Jacques Delors
(Economist, Politician, Banker, Trade unionist)
Birthdate: July 20, 1925
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Paris
Born to a Banque de France employee, Jacques Delors followed in his father’s footsteps and joined the bank later. Educated at the Sorbonne, he became a Socialist Party member. The former French finance minister has also served as president of the European Commission and supported the formation of the euro.
Birthdate: April 21, 1925
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Peine, Germany
Birthdate: September 11, 1925
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
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Yang Hyong-sop
(Politician)
Birthdate: October 1, 1925
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Hamhung, North Korea
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Nadia Cattouse
(Actress, Singer)
Birthdate: November 2, 1924
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Belize City, Belize
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Simone Segouin
(Military officer)
Birthdate: October 3, 1925
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Thivars, France
Birthdate: January 20, 1925
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Cachuela Esperanza
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Giorgio Napolitano
(Politician)
Birthdate: June 29, 1925
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Naples
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Peter Brook
(Theatre director, Film director, Film editor, Screenwriter, Writer)
Birthdate: March 21, 1925
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: London
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Heinz Radzikowski
(Field hockey player)
Birthdate: September 7, 1925
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Slupsk, Poland
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Hipólita Rodríguez
(Politician)
Birthdate: August 13, 1925
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Honduran
Birthdate: April 27, 1925
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Paris, France
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Shoichiro Toyoda
(Former Chairman of 'Toyota Motor Corporation')
Birthdate: February 27, 1925
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Shoichiro Toyoda is a Japanese former business executive best known for his service as the chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation. He is also known for working as the chairman of Japan Business Federation. Shoichiro Toyoda is credited with approving the development of Toyota's Prius hybrid and the Lexus brand.
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Martha Hildebrandt
(President of the Congress of Peru from 1999 to 2000)
Birthdate: January 13, 1925
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: La Libertad, Peru
Martha Hildebrandt is a Peruvian Fujimorist politician and linguist. She is best known for her service as the President of the Congress from 1999 to 2000. She is only the second woman after Martha Chávez to serve as the president of the Congress of Peru. Martha Hildebrandt has also worked as a professor at the National University of San Marcos.
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Anita Lasker-Wallfisch
(Cellist)
Birthdate: July 17, 1925
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Wrocław, Poland
Birthdate: February 10, 1925
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Toulouse, France
Birthdate: 1925 AD
Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri, United States
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Gazi Yaşargil
(Medical scientist)
Birthdate: July 6, 1925
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Lice, Turkey
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Anthony Mason
(9th Chief Justice of Australia)
Birthdate: April 21, 1925
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Sydney, Australia
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Ray Cordeiro
(Disc jockey at RTHK Radio 3)
Birthdate: December 12, 1924
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Hong Kong
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Alejandro Orfila
(Diplomat)
Birthdate: March 9, 1925
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Mendoza, Argentina
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Hannelore Bollmann
(Actress)
Birthdate: May 10, 1925
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany
Birthdate: January 25, 1925
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Pyongyang, North Korea
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Fon Angwafo III of Mankon
(Ruler)
Birthdate: May 1, 1925
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Unknown
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Paul Van Hoeydonck
(Painter)
Birthdate: October 8, 1925
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Antwerp, Belgium
A self-taught artist, Paul Van Hoeydonck is best known for his aluminum sculpture Fallen Astronaut, which was installed on the Moon by the Apollo 15 crew in the 1970s. He also co-established the group G58 and was a fine painter, too. At times, he combined photography and drawing in his works.