Who Was Alive in 1980
145 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1980
Georgia O'KeeffeAge 93
Jorge Luis BorgesAge 81
Alfred HitchcockAge 81
HirohitoAge 79
Marlene DietrichAge 79
Bob HopeAge 77
Salvador DalíAge 76
Jean-Paul SartreAge 75
Simone de BeauvoirAge 72
Dorothy HodgkinAge 70
Mother TeresaAge 70
Akira KurosawaAge 70
Jacques CousteauAge 70
Ronald ReaganAge 69
Naguib MahfouzAge 69
Rosa ParksAge 67
Jesse OwensAge 67
Richard NixonAge 67
Gerald FordAge 67
Hedy LamarrAge 66
Orson WellesAge 65
Frank SinatraAge 65
Ingrid BergmanAge 65
Roald DahlAge 64
Ella FitzgeraldAge 63
Indira GandhiAge 63
Ingmar BergmanAge 62
Nelson MandelaAge 62
Richard FeynmanAge 62
Edmund HillaryAge 61
Pope John Paul IIAge 60
Toshiro MifuneAge 60
Stan LeeAge 58
Marlon BrandoAge 56
James BaldwinAge 56
Jimmy CarterAge 56
George H. W. BushAge 56
Margaret ThatcherAge 55
B.B. KingAge 55
Fidel CastroAge 54
Elizabeth IIAge 54
Gabriel García MárquezAge 53
Pope Benedict XVIAge 53
James WatsonAge 52
Andy WarholAge 52
Stanley KubrickAge 52
Maya AngelouAge 52
Vera RubinAge 52
Noam ChomskyAge 52
Audrey HepburnAge 51
Grace KellyAge 51
Chinua AchebeAge 50
Neil ArmstrongAge 50
Ray CharlesAge 50
Tu YouyouAge 50
Desmond TutuAge 49
Toni MorrisonAge 49
Mikhail GorbachevAge 49
Johnny CashAge 48
Elizabeth TaylorAge 48
Yoko OnoAge 47
Wole SoyinkaAge 46
Carl SaganAge 46
Jane GoodallAge 46
Dalai LamaAge 45
Woody AllenAge 45
Pope FrancisAge 44
Jack NicholsonAge 43
Saddam HusseinAge 43
Kofi AnnanAge 42
Francis Ford CoppolaAge 41
PeléAge 40
John LennonAge 40
Wangari MaathaiAge 40
Bob DylanAge 39
Muhammad AliAge 38
Aretha FranklinAge 38
Stephen HawkingAge 38
Paul McCartneyAge 38
Muammar GaddafiAge 38
Joe BidenAge 38
Billie Jean KingAge 37
George HarrisonAge 37
Lech WałęsaAge 37
George LucasAge 36
Aung San Suu KyiAge 35
Bob MarleyAge 35
Freddie MercuryAge 34
Steven SpielbergAge 34
Donald TrumpAge 34
George W. BushAge 34
Bill ClintonAge 34
David BowieAge 33
Hillary ClintonAge 33
Charles IIIAge 32
Haruki MurakamiAge 31
Benjamin NetanyahuAge 31
Narendra ModiAge 30
Robin WilliamsAge 29
Vladimir PutinAge 28
Xi JinpingAge 27
Oprah WinfreyAge 26
Angela MerkelAge 26
Hugo ChávezAge 26
Recep Tayyip ErdoğanAge 26
François HollandeAge 26
Steve JobsAge 25
Bill GatesAge 25
Nicolas SarkozyAge 25
Pope Leo XIVAge 25
Ai WeiweiAge 23
Osama bin LadenAge 23
Michael JacksonAge 22
PrinceAge 22
Keith HaringAge 22
MadonnaAge 22
Rigoberta MenchúAge 21
Jean-Michel BasquiatAge 20
Diego MaradonaAge 20
NaruhitoAge 20
Princess DianaAge 19
Wayne GretzkyAge 19
Barack ObamaAge 19
Whitney HoustonAge 17
Michael JordanAge 17
Rafael CorreaAge 17
Jeff BezosAge 16
Michelle ObamaAge 16
Kamala HarrisAge 16
J. K. RowlingAge 15
Dmitry MedvedevAge 15
Jimmy WalesAge 14
Kurt CobainAge 13
Michael SchumacherAge 11
Elon MuskAge 9
Tupac ShakurAge 9
Anna NetrebkoAge 9
EminemAge 8
BanksyAge 7
Angelina JolieAge 5
ShakiraAge 3
Emmanuel MacronAge 3
Kobe BryantAge 2
Volodymyr ZelenskyyAge 2
Heath LedgerAge 1
Also Born in 1980
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2022 to 2024
American singer and songwriter (born 1980)
American actor (born 1980)
Brazilian footballer (born 1980)
American media personality (born 1980)
Prime Minister of New Zealand from 2017 to 2023
English football manager (born 1980)
King of Bhutan since 2006
Indian actress (born 1980)
Spanish footballer and manager (born 1980)
American tennis player (born 1980)
French actress (born 1980)
Died in 1980
Jean-Paul Sartre
Existentialism, declined the Nobel Prize
Alfred Hitchcock
Master of Suspense — Psycho, Vertigo
John Lennon
The Beatles, Imagine
Jesse Owens
4 gold medals at 1936 Berlin Olympics
Also Died in 1980
Leader of Yugoslavia from 1943 to 1980
Soviet entertainer and poet (1938–1980)
Shah of Iran from 1941 to 1979
American actress and singer (1893–1980)
German-American psychologist (1900–1980)
Swiss psychologist (1896–1980)
American novelist (1891–1980)
English actor and comedian (1925–1980)
Canadian philosopher and communications scholar (1911–1980)
German grand admiral (1891–1980)
French philosopher and essayist (1915–1980)
American actor (1930–1980)
Sources
- 1980 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
- Georgia O'Keeffe — Wikipedia
- Jorge Luis Borges — Wikipedia
- Alfred Hitchcock — Wikipedia
- Hirohito — Wikipedia
- Marlene Dietrich — Wikipedia
- Bob Hope — Wikipedia
- Salvador Dalí — Wikipedia
- Jean-Paul Sartre — Wikipedia
- Simone de Beauvoir — Wikipedia
- Dorothy Hodgkin — Wikipedia
- Mother Teresa — Wikipedia
- Akira Kurosawa — Wikipedia
- Jacques Cousteau — Wikipedia
- Ronald Reagan — Wikipedia
- Naguib Mahfouz — Wikipedia
- Rosa Parks — Wikipedia
- Jesse Owens — Wikipedia
- Richard Nixon — Wikipedia
- Gerald Ford — Wikipedia
- Hedy Lamarr — Wikipedia
- Orson Welles — Wikipedia
- Frank Sinatra — Wikipedia
- Ingrid Bergman — Wikipedia
- Roald Dahl — Wikipedia
- Ella Fitzgerald — Wikipedia
- Indira Gandhi — Wikipedia
- Ingmar Bergman — Wikipedia
- Nelson Mandela — Wikipedia
- Richard Feynman — Wikipedia
- Edmund Hillary — Wikipedia
- Pope John Paul II — Wikipedia
- Toshiro Mifune — Wikipedia
- Stan Lee — Wikipedia
- Marlon Brando — Wikipedia
- James Baldwin — Wikipedia
- Jimmy Carter — Wikipedia
- George H. W. Bush — Wikipedia
- Margaret Thatcher — Wikipedia
- B. B. King — Wikipedia
- Fidel Castro — Wikipedia
- Elizabeth II — Wikipedia
- Gabriel García Márquez — Wikipedia
- Pope Benedict XVI — Wikipedia
- James Watson — Wikipedia
- Andy Warhol — Wikipedia
- Stanley Kubrick — Wikipedia
- Maya Angelou — Wikipedia
- Vera Rubin — Wikipedia
- Noam Chomsky — Wikipedia
- Audrey Hepburn — Wikipedia
- Grace Kelly — Wikipedia
- Chinua Achebe — Wikipedia
- Neil Armstrong — Wikipedia
- Ray Charles — Wikipedia
- Tu Youyou — Wikipedia
- Desmond Tutu — Wikipedia
- Toni Morrison — Wikipedia
- Mikhail Gorbachev — Wikipedia
- Johnny Cash — Wikipedia
- Elizabeth Taylor — Wikipedia
- Yoko Ono — Wikipedia
- Wole Soyinka — Wikipedia
- Carl Sagan — Wikipedia
- Jane Goodall — Wikipedia
- 14th Dalai Lama — Wikipedia
- Woody Allen — Wikipedia
- Pope Francis — Wikipedia
- Jack Nicholson — Wikipedia
- Saddam Hussein — Wikipedia
- Kofi Annan — Wikipedia
- Francis Ford Coppola — Wikipedia
- Pelé — Wikipedia
- John Lennon — Wikipedia
- Wangarĩ Maathai — Wikipedia
- Bob Dylan — Wikipedia
- Muhammad Ali — Wikipedia
- Aretha Franklin — Wikipedia
- Stephen Hawking — Wikipedia
- Paul McCartney — Wikipedia
- Muammar Gaddafi — Wikipedia
- Joe Biden — Wikipedia
- Billie Jean King — Wikipedia
- George Harrison — Wikipedia
- Lech Wałęsa — Wikipedia
- George Lucas — Wikipedia
- Aung San Suu Kyi — Wikipedia
- Bob Marley — Wikipedia
- Freddie Mercury — Wikipedia
- Steven Spielberg — Wikipedia
- Donald Trump — Wikipedia
- George W. Bush — Wikipedia
- Bill Clinton — Wikipedia
- David Bowie — Wikipedia
- Hillary Clinton — Wikipedia
- Charles III — Wikipedia
- Haruki Murakami — Wikipedia
- Benjamin Netanyahu — Wikipedia
- Narendra Modi — Wikipedia
- Robin Williams — Wikipedia
- Vladimir Putin — Wikipedia
- Xi Jinping — Wikipedia
- Oprah Winfrey — Wikipedia
- Angela Merkel — Wikipedia
- Hugo Chávez — Wikipedia
- Recep Tayyip Erdoğan — Wikipedia
- François Hollande — Wikipedia
- Steve Jobs — Wikipedia
- Bill Gates — Wikipedia
- Nicolas Sarkozy — Wikipedia
- Pope Leo XIV — Wikipedia
- Ai Weiwei — Wikipedia
- Osama bin Laden — Wikipedia
- Michael Jackson — Wikipedia
- Prince (musician) — Wikipedia
- Keith Haring — Wikipedia
- Madonna — Wikipedia
- Rigoberta Menchú — Wikipedia
- Jean-Michel Basquiat — Wikipedia
- Diego Maradona — Wikipedia
- Naruhito — Wikipedia
- Diana, Princess of Wales — Wikipedia
- Wayne Gretzky — Wikipedia
- Barack Obama — Wikipedia
- Whitney Houston — Wikipedia
- Michael Jordan — Wikipedia
- Rafael Correa — Wikipedia
- Jeff Bezos — Wikipedia
- Michelle Obama — Wikipedia
- Kamala Harris — Wikipedia
- J. K. Rowling — Wikipedia
- Dmitry Medvedev — Wikipedia
- Jimmy Wales — Wikipedia
- Kurt Cobain — Wikipedia
- Michael Schumacher — Wikipedia
- Elon Musk — Wikipedia
- Tupac Shakur — Wikipedia
- Anna Netrebko — Wikipedia
- Eminem — Wikipedia
- Banksy — Wikipedia
- Angelina Jolie — Wikipedia
- Shakira — Wikipedia
- Emmanuel Macron — Wikipedia
- Kobe Bryant — Wikipedia
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy — Wikipedia
- Heath Ledger — Wikipedia