Who Was Alive in 1998
127 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1998
Bob HopeAge 95
Akira KurosawaAge 88
Ronald ReaganAge 87
Naguib MahfouzAge 87
Rosa ParksAge 85
Gerald FordAge 85
Hedy LamarrAge 84
Frank SinatraAge 83
Ingmar BergmanAge 80
Nelson MandelaAge 80
Edmund HillaryAge 79
Pope John Paul IIAge 78
Stan LeeAge 76
Marlon BrandoAge 74
Jimmy CarterAge 74
George H. W. BushAge 74
Margaret ThatcherAge 73
B.B. KingAge 73
Fidel CastroAge 72
Elizabeth IIAge 72
Gabriel García MárquezAge 71
Pope Benedict XVIAge 71
James WatsonAge 70
Stanley KubrickAge 70
Maya AngelouAge 70
Vera RubinAge 70
Noam ChomskyAge 70
Chinua AchebeAge 68
Neil ArmstrongAge 68
Ray CharlesAge 68
Tu YouyouAge 68
Desmond TutuAge 67
Toni MorrisonAge 67
Mikhail GorbachevAge 67
Johnny CashAge 66
Elizabeth TaylorAge 66
Yoko OnoAge 65
Wole SoyinkaAge 64
Jane GoodallAge 64
Dalai LamaAge 63
Woody AllenAge 63
Pope FrancisAge 62
Jack NicholsonAge 61
Saddam HusseinAge 61
Kofi AnnanAge 60
Francis Ford CoppolaAge 59
PeléAge 58
Wangari MaathaiAge 58
Bob DylanAge 57
Muhammad AliAge 56
Aretha FranklinAge 56
Stephen HawkingAge 56
Paul McCartneyAge 56
Muammar GaddafiAge 56
Joe BidenAge 56
Billie Jean KingAge 55
George HarrisonAge 55
Lech WałęsaAge 55
George LucasAge 54
Aung San Suu KyiAge 53
Steven SpielbergAge 52
Donald TrumpAge 52
George W. BushAge 52
Bill ClintonAge 52
David BowieAge 51
Hillary ClintonAge 51
Charles IIIAge 50
Haruki MurakamiAge 49
Benjamin NetanyahuAge 49
Narendra ModiAge 48
Robin WilliamsAge 47
Vladimir PutinAge 46
Xi JinpingAge 45
Oprah WinfreyAge 44
Angela MerkelAge 44
Hugo ChávezAge 44
Recep Tayyip ErdoğanAge 44
François HollandeAge 44
Steve JobsAge 43
Bill GatesAge 43
Nicolas SarkozyAge 43
Pope Leo XIVAge 43
Ai WeiweiAge 41
Osama bin LadenAge 41
Michael JacksonAge 40
PrinceAge 40
MadonnaAge 40
Rigoberta MenchúAge 39
Diego MaradonaAge 38
NaruhitoAge 38
Wayne GretzkyAge 37
Barack ObamaAge 37
Whitney HoustonAge 35
Michael JordanAge 35
Rafael CorreaAge 35
Jeff BezosAge 34
Michelle ObamaAge 34
Kamala HarrisAge 34
J. K. RowlingAge 33
Dmitry MedvedevAge 33
Jimmy WalesAge 32
Michael SchumacherAge 29
Elon MuskAge 27
Anna NetrebkoAge 27
EminemAge 26
BanksyAge 25
Angelina JolieAge 23
ShakiraAge 21
Emmanuel MacronAge 21
Kobe BryantAge 20
Volodymyr ZelenskyyAge 20
Heath LedgerAge 19
Roger FedererAge 17
BeyoncéAge 17
Serena WilliamsAge 17
Amy WinehouseAge 15
Kim Jong UnAge 14
Mark ZuckerbergAge 14
Cristiano RonaldoAge 13
Usain BoltAge 12
Rafael NadalAge 12
Lady GagaAge 12
Lionel MessiAge 11
Taylor SwiftAge 9
Selena GomezAge 6
Justin BieberAge 4
Malala YousafzaiAge 1
Also Born in 1998
French footballer (born 1998)
Professional footballer (born 1998)
Canadian musician (born 1998)
American actress (born 1998)
American YouTuber and philanthropist (born 1998)
American rapper and singer-songwriter (1998–2018)
Russian figure skater (born 1998)
Uruguayan footballer (born 1998)
Norwegian footballer (born 1998)
Spanish footballer (born 1998)
Nigerian footballer (born 1998)
American soccer player (born 1998)
Died in 1998
Also Died in 1998
Dictator of Cambodia from 1975 to 1979
Mexican writer, poet and diplomat (1914–1998)
Icelandic author (1902–1998)
French actor, writer, director and sculptor (1913–1998)
American astronaut (1923–1998)
German soldier and author (1895–1998)
Leader of Bulgaria from 1956 to 1989
American physicist (1918–1998)
American anthropologist and writer (1925–1998)
Japanese chemist (1918–1998)
Croatian-Swiss chemist (1906–1998)
French philosopher, sociologist, and literary theorist (1924-1998)
Notable World Events in 1998
Sources
- 1998 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
- Bob Hope — Wikipedia
- Akira Kurosawa — 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
- 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
- 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