Who Was Alive in 1996
133 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1996
Bob HopeAge 93
Mother TeresaAge 86
Akira KurosawaAge 86
Jacques CousteauAge 86
Ronald ReaganAge 85
Naguib MahfouzAge 85
Rosa ParksAge 83
Gerald FordAge 83
Hedy LamarrAge 82
Frank SinatraAge 81
Ella FitzgeraldAge 79
Ingmar BergmanAge 78
Nelson MandelaAge 78
Edmund HillaryAge 77
Pope John Paul IIAge 76
Toshiro MifuneAge 76
Stan LeeAge 74
Marlon BrandoAge 72
Jimmy CarterAge 72
George H. W. BushAge 72
Margaret ThatcherAge 71
B.B. KingAge 71
Fidel CastroAge 70
Elizabeth IIAge 70
Gabriel García MárquezAge 69
Pope Benedict XVIAge 69
James WatsonAge 68
Stanley KubrickAge 68
Maya AngelouAge 68
Vera RubinAge 68
Noam ChomskyAge 68
Chinua AchebeAge 66
Neil ArmstrongAge 66
Ray CharlesAge 66
Tu YouyouAge 66
Desmond TutuAge 65
Toni MorrisonAge 65
Mikhail GorbachevAge 65
Johnny CashAge 64
Elizabeth TaylorAge 64
Yoko OnoAge 63
Wole SoyinkaAge 62
Carl SaganAge 62
Jane GoodallAge 62
Dalai LamaAge 61
Woody AllenAge 61
Pope FrancisAge 60
Jack NicholsonAge 59
Saddam HusseinAge 59
Kofi AnnanAge 58
Francis Ford CoppolaAge 57
PeléAge 56
Wangari MaathaiAge 56
Bob DylanAge 55
Muhammad AliAge 54
Aretha FranklinAge 54
Stephen HawkingAge 54
Paul McCartneyAge 54
Muammar GaddafiAge 54
Joe BidenAge 54
Billie Jean KingAge 53
George HarrisonAge 53
Lech WałęsaAge 53
George LucasAge 52
Aung San Suu KyiAge 51
Steven SpielbergAge 50
Donald TrumpAge 50
George W. BushAge 50
Bill ClintonAge 50
David BowieAge 49
Hillary ClintonAge 49
Charles IIIAge 48
Haruki MurakamiAge 47
Benjamin NetanyahuAge 47
Narendra ModiAge 46
Robin WilliamsAge 45
Vladimir PutinAge 44
Xi JinpingAge 43
Oprah WinfreyAge 42
Angela MerkelAge 42
Hugo ChávezAge 42
Recep Tayyip ErdoğanAge 42
François HollandeAge 42
Steve JobsAge 41
Bill GatesAge 41
Nicolas SarkozyAge 41
Pope Leo XIVAge 41
Ai WeiweiAge 39
Osama bin LadenAge 39
Michael JacksonAge 38
PrinceAge 38
MadonnaAge 38
Rigoberta MenchúAge 37
Diego MaradonaAge 36
NaruhitoAge 36
Princess DianaAge 35
Wayne GretzkyAge 35
Barack ObamaAge 35
Whitney HoustonAge 33
Michael JordanAge 33
Rafael CorreaAge 33
Jeff BezosAge 32
Michelle ObamaAge 32
Kamala HarrisAge 32
J. K. RowlingAge 31
Dmitry MedvedevAge 31
Jimmy WalesAge 30
Michael SchumacherAge 27
Elon MuskAge 25
Tupac ShakurAge 25
Anna NetrebkoAge 25
EminemAge 24
BanksyAge 23
Angelina JolieAge 21
ShakiraAge 19
Emmanuel MacronAge 19
Kobe BryantAge 18
Volodymyr ZelenskyyAge 18
Heath LedgerAge 17
Roger FedererAge 15
BeyoncéAge 15
Serena WilliamsAge 15
Amy WinehouseAge 13
Kim Jong UnAge 12
Mark ZuckerbergAge 12
Cristiano RonaldoAge 11
Usain BoltAge 10
Rafael NadalAge 10
Lady GagaAge 10
Lionel MessiAge 9
Taylor SwiftAge 7
Selena GomezAge 4
Justin BieberAge 2
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Portuguese footballer (1996–2025)
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Actress (born 1996)
Died in 1996
Carl Sagan
Cosmos, pale blue dot, science communicator
Tupac Shakur
Influential rapper, Changes
Ella Fitzgerald
First Lady of Song, jazz icon
Also Died in 1996
President of France from 1981 to 1995
Russian poet (1940–1996)
Italian actor (1924–1996)
Pakistani theoretical physicist (1926–1996)
American entertainer (1912–1996)
French and American actress (1903–1996)
Greek poet and art critic
Hungarian mathematician (1913–1996)
Leader of Central Africa from 1966 to 1979
French writer and film director (1914–1996)
American philosopher (1922–1996)
Vice President of the United States from 1969 to 1973
Sources
- 1996 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
- Bob Hope — Wikipedia
- Mother Teresa — Wikipedia
- Akira Kurosawa — Wikipedia
- Jacques Cousteau — Wikipedia
- Ronald Reagan — Wikipedia
- Naguib Mahfouz — Wikipedia
- Rosa Parks — Wikipedia
- Gerald Ford — Wikipedia
- Hedy Lamarr — Wikipedia
- Frank Sinatra — Wikipedia
- Ella Fitzgerald — Wikipedia
- Ingmar Bergman — Wikipedia
- Nelson Mandela — Wikipedia
- Edmund Hillary — Wikipedia
- Pope John Paul II — Wikipedia
- Toshiro Mifune — Wikipedia
- Stan Lee — Wikipedia
- Marlon Brando — 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
- Stanley Kubrick — Wikipedia
- Maya Angelou — Wikipedia
- Vera Rubin — Wikipedia
- Noam Chomsky — 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
- 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
- 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
- Madonna — Wikipedia
- Rigoberta Menchú — 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
- 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
- Roger Federer — Wikipedia
- Beyoncé — Wikipedia
- Serena Williams — Wikipedia
- Amy Winehouse — Wikipedia
- Kim Jong Un — Wikipedia
- Mark Zuckerberg — Wikipedia
- Cristiano Ronaldo — Wikipedia
- Usain Bolt — Wikipedia
- Rafael Nadal — Wikipedia
- Lady Gaga — Wikipedia
- Lionel Messi — Wikipedia
- Taylor Swift — Wikipedia
- Selena Gomez — Wikipedia
- Justin Bieber — Wikipedia