Famous 99 Years Old
The list of famous 99 years old includes David Attenborough, Dick Van Dyke, Mel Brooks, Mahathir Mohamad, Alan Greenspan. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, actors, poets and educators 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: 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.
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Dick Van Dyke(Actor, Singer and Comedian Best Known for His TV Sitcom 'The Dick Van Dyke Show')
Birthdate: December 13, 1925
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: West Plains, Missouri, United States
Richard Van Dyke is an actor, writer, singer and dancer. He became famous after working on radio and Broadway and later for his role in the television sitcom The Dick Van Dyke Show. He tasted more success after starring in musical films such Bye Bye Birdie and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. He has received many awards including Emmy, Tony and Grammy.
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.
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.
Birthdate: March 6, 1926
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Washington Heights, New York, United States
Economist Alan Greenspan chaired the U.S. Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006. It is believed that his easy money policies had caused the subprime mortgage crisis of 2008. He now works as a consultant through his organization Greenspan Associates LLC. He was also trained in clarinet at the Juilliard School.
Birthdate: June 9, 1926
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Kensett, Arkansas, United States
Georgia Holt is a retired American actress, singer-songwriter, and former model. After beginning her career as a child singer, Holt started appearing on popular TV shows which increased her popularity. In 2013, Georgia Holt became the subject of a documentary titled Dear Mom, Love Cher, which also featured her famous daughter Cher.
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Robert Clary
(Best Known for His Role in the Sitcom 'Hogan's Heroes')
Birthdate: March 1, 1926
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paris, France
Robert Clary is a French-American actor, artist, singer, author, and lecturer. He is known for his portrayal of Corporal Louis LeBeau in the American television sitcom, Hogan's Heroes. A Holocaust survivor, Clary often speaks about the perils faced by him during the Second World War. Robert Clary has also released a memoir titled From the Holocaust to Hogan's Heroes.
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Jiro Ono(Japanese Chef and Owner of Sukiyabashi Jiro)
Birthdate: October 27, 1925
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Japan
Jiro Ono, the star chef of Japan, is known as a sushi master. His exclusive Tokyo-based restaurant Sukiyabashi Jiro has only 10 seats, leaving some people on the wait-list for 2 years before they can dine there. He inspired the Netflix documentary Jiro Dreams of Sushi.
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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Peter Marshall (Entertainer)
Birthdate: March 30, 1926
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Huntington
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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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.
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Roger Corman
(American film producer)
Birthdate: April 5, 1926
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States
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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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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.
Birthdate: February 19, 1926
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Lugoj, Romania
Born to Hungarian parents in Romania, Gyorgy Kurtag grew up to become one of the greatest classical composers and pianists of his country. He has been part of many orchestras and ensembles, such as the Berlin Philharmonic, and has taught at the Liszt Academy. His numerous awards include the Kossuth Prize.
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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
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Hushang Ansary
(Politician, Businessperson, Diplomat, Entrepreneur)
Birthdate: January 1, 1926
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Ahvaz, Iran
Hushang Ansary is an Iranian-American former businessman, diplomat, and philanthropist. He is best known for serving as the Iranian Minister of Tourism and Information from 1971 to 1974. He also served as the Minister of Finance from 1974 to 1977. Hushang Ansary is a recipient of several prestigious awards like the Woodrow Wilson Award and Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
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Bob Richards
(American Athlete and Politician)
Birthdate: February 20, 1926
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Champaign, Illinois, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Simone Segouin
(Military officer)
Birthdate: October 3, 1925
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Thivars, France
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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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Yang Hyong-sop
(Politician)
Birthdate: October 1, 1925
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Hamhung, North Korea
Birthdate: October 15, 1925
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States
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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: September 11, 1925
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Birthdate: 1926 AD
Birthplace: Toulouse, France
Birthdate: June 19, 1926
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Luxembourg
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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.
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Giotto Bizzarrini
(Italian engineer)
Birthdate: June 6, 1926
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Livorno, Italy
Birthdate: November 6, 1925
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Paris, France
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Yehuda Bauer
(Israeli Historian and Scholar)
Birthdate: April 6, 1926
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Prague, Czech Republic
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Heinz Schutz
(Field hockey player)
Birthdate: February 25, 1926
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Germany
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Hipólita Rodríguez
(Politician)
Birthdate: August 13, 1925
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Honduran
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Heinz Radzikowski
(Field hockey player)
Birthdate: September 7, 1925
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Slupsk, Poland
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Johanna Quaas
(German Gymnast)
Birthdate: November 20, 1925
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Hohenmölsen, Germany
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
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Roy Medvedev
(Political Writer)
Birthdate: November 14, 1925
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Tbilisi, Georgia
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Jürgen Moltmann
(German Reformed Theologian)
Birthdate: April 8, 1926
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany
Currently Professor Emeritus of Systematic Theology, German Reformed theologian, Jürgen Moltmann, is especially known for developing a form of social trinitarianism. Describing his views as Post-Barthian, he has penned down numerous works including Theology of Hope, The Crucified God, God in Creation etc. He is of the view that God suffers with humanity, while also promising a better future through the hope of the Resurrection
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Anita Lasker-Wallfisch
(Cellist)
Birthdate: July 17, 1925
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Wrocław, Poland
Birthdate: June 5, 1926
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Massillon, Ohio
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Ahmed Nimal
(Actor, Director)
Birthdate: 1926 AD
Birthplace: Maldivies
Birthdate: May 31, 1926
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
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Gazi Yaşargil
(Medical scientist)
Birthdate: July 6, 1925
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Lice, Turkey
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Arnaldo Forlani
(Politician)
Birthdate: December 8, 1925
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Pesaro, Italy
Birthdate: 1926 AD
Birthplace: East End of London, England
Birthdate: February 10, 1926
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: United States
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Betita Martínez
(Activist)
Birthdate: December 12, 1925
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States
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Salma Khadra Jayyusi
(Poet)
Birthdate: 1926 AD
Birthplace: Jordan
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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.
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Grandma Chainz
(Chinese TikTok Star)
Birthdate: May 29, 1926
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: China