Who Was Alive in 1997
131 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1997
Bob HopeAge 94
Mother TeresaAge 87
Akira KurosawaAge 87
Jacques CousteauAge 87
Ronald ReaganAge 86
Naguib MahfouzAge 86
Rosa ParksAge 84
Gerald FordAge 84
Hedy LamarrAge 83
Frank SinatraAge 82
Ingmar BergmanAge 79
Nelson MandelaAge 79
Edmund HillaryAge 78
Pope John Paul IIAge 77
Toshiro MifuneAge 77
Stan LeeAge 75
Marlon BrandoAge 73
Jimmy CarterAge 73
George H. W. BushAge 73
Margaret ThatcherAge 72
B.B. KingAge 72
Fidel CastroAge 71
Elizabeth IIAge 71
Gabriel García MárquezAge 70
Pope Benedict XVIAge 70
James WatsonAge 69
Stanley KubrickAge 69
Maya AngelouAge 69
Vera RubinAge 69
Noam ChomskyAge 69
Chinua AchebeAge 67
Neil ArmstrongAge 67
Ray CharlesAge 67
Tu YouyouAge 67
Desmond TutuAge 66
Toni MorrisonAge 66
Mikhail GorbachevAge 66
Johnny CashAge 65
Elizabeth TaylorAge 65
Yoko OnoAge 64
Wole SoyinkaAge 63
Jane GoodallAge 63
Dalai LamaAge 62
Woody AllenAge 62
Pope FrancisAge 61
Jack NicholsonAge 60
Saddam HusseinAge 60
Kofi AnnanAge 59
Francis Ford CoppolaAge 58
PeléAge 57
Wangari MaathaiAge 57
Bob DylanAge 56
Muhammad AliAge 55
Aretha FranklinAge 55
Stephen HawkingAge 55
Paul McCartneyAge 55
Muammar GaddafiAge 55
Joe BidenAge 55
Billie Jean KingAge 54
George HarrisonAge 54
Lech WałęsaAge 54
George LucasAge 53
Aung San Suu KyiAge 52
Steven SpielbergAge 51
Donald TrumpAge 51
George W. BushAge 51
Bill ClintonAge 51
David BowieAge 50
Hillary ClintonAge 50
Charles IIIAge 49
Haruki MurakamiAge 48
Benjamin NetanyahuAge 48
Narendra ModiAge 47
Robin WilliamsAge 46
Vladimir PutinAge 45
Xi JinpingAge 44
Oprah WinfreyAge 43
Angela MerkelAge 43
Hugo ChávezAge 43
Recep Tayyip ErdoğanAge 43
François HollandeAge 43
Steve JobsAge 42
Bill GatesAge 42
Nicolas SarkozyAge 42
Pope Leo XIVAge 42
Ai WeiweiAge 40
Osama bin LadenAge 40
Michael JacksonAge 39
PrinceAge 39
MadonnaAge 39
Rigoberta MenchúAge 38
Diego MaradonaAge 37
NaruhitoAge 37
Princess DianaAge 36
Wayne GretzkyAge 36
Barack ObamaAge 36
Whitney HoustonAge 34
Michael JordanAge 34
Rafael CorreaAge 34
Jeff BezosAge 33
Michelle ObamaAge 33
Kamala HarrisAge 33
J. K. RowlingAge 32
Dmitry MedvedevAge 32
Jimmy WalesAge 31
Michael SchumacherAge 28
Elon MuskAge 26
Anna NetrebkoAge 26
EminemAge 25
BanksyAge 24
Angelina JolieAge 22
ShakiraAge 20
Emmanuel MacronAge 20
Kobe BryantAge 19
Volodymyr ZelenskyyAge 19
Heath LedgerAge 18
Roger FedererAge 16
BeyoncéAge 16
Serena WilliamsAge 16
Amy WinehouseAge 14
Kim Jong UnAge 13
Mark ZuckerbergAge 13
Cristiano RonaldoAge 12
Usain BoltAge 11
Rafael NadalAge 11
Lady GagaAge 11
Lionel MessiAge 10
Taylor SwiftAge 8
Selena GomezAge 5
Justin BieberAge 3
Malala YousafzaiAge 0
Born in 1997
Also Born in 1997
Dutch and Belgian racing driver (born 1997)
English footballer (born 1997)
French footballer (born 1997)
New Zealand and South Korean singer (born 1997)
American actress (born 1997)
American media personality and socialite (born 1997)
Japanese tennis player (born 1997)
American singer-songwriter (born 1997)
Thai rapper and singer (born 1997)
American actress and singer (born 1997)
American artistic gymnast (born 1997)
American actress (born 1997)
Died in 1997
Mother Teresa
Missionary of Charity in Calcutta
Princess Diana
People's Princess, humanitarian
Toshiro Mifune
Star of Seven Samurai, Rashomon and Yojimbo
Jacques Cousteau
Ocean explorer, pioneered scuba diving
Also Died in 1997
Leader of China from 1978 to 1989
Japanese actor (1920–1997)
American actor and military officer (1908–1997)
American poet and writer (1926–1997)
President of DR Congo and Zaire from 1965 to 1997
Austrian neurologist (1905–1997)
British philosopher (1909–1997)
President of Malawi from 1966 to 1994
American writer and visual artist (1914–1997)
American physicist (1912–1997)
American actor (1917–1997)
Oldest verified person in history (1875–1997)
Notable World Events in 1997
Sources
- 1997 — 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Malala Yousafzai — Wikipedia