The list of famous 98 years old includes Dick Van Dyke, M. S. Swaminathan, June Lockhart, Mahathir Mohamad, Lee Grant. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, actors, actresses and directors and from other domains of life. This list of 98 years old includes people from United States, France, Germany & England and many more countries.
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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: 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.
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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: 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.
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Arlene Dahl(Actress)
Birthdate: August 11, 1925
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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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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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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Bill Hayes(Actor)
Birthdate: June 5, 1925
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Harvey, Illinois, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 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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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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Ali Hassan Mwinyi(2nd President of Tanzania)
Birthdate: May 8, 1925
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Pwani Region, Tanzania
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Gyorgy Kurtag(Composer)
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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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
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.
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Solomon Perel(Author)
Birthdate: April 21, 1925
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Peine, Germany
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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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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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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
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Roy Medvedev(Political Writer)
Birthdate: November 14, 1925
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Tbilisi, Georgia
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André Maranne(Actor)
Birthdate: 1926 AD
Birthplace: Toulouse, France
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Michel Bouquet(Actor)
Birthdate: November 6, 1925
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Paris, France
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Heinz Schutz(Field hockey player)
Birthdate: February 25, 1926
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Germany
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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
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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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Alan Bergman(Lyricist)
Birthdate: September 11, 1925
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
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Brigitte Auber(Actress)
Birthdate: April 27, 1925
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Paris, France
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Anita Lasker-Wallfisch(Cellist)
Birthdate: July 17, 1925
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Wrocław, Poland
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Gazi Yaşargil(Medical scientist)
Birthdate: July 6, 1925
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Lice, Turkey
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Hannelore Bollmann(Actress)
Birthdate: May 10, 1925
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany
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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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Arnaldo Forlani(Politician)
Birthdate: December 8, 1925
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Pesaro, Italy
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Ahmed Nimal(Actor, Director)
Birthdate: 1926 AD
Birthplace: Maldivies
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Doug Larson(Journalist)
Birthdate: February 10, 1926
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: United States
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Fon Angwafo III of Mankon(Ruler)
Birthdate: May 1, 1925
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Unknown
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Betita Martínez(Activist)
Birthdate: December 12, 1925
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States
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Bernard Kops(Dramatist)
Birthdate: 1926 AD
Birthplace: East End of London, England
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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.
