Who Was Alive in 2001
124 of 492 historical figures were alive in 2001
Bob HopeAge 98
Ronald ReaganAge 90
Naguib MahfouzAge 90
Rosa ParksAge 88
Gerald FordAge 88
Ingmar BergmanAge 83
Nelson MandelaAge 83
Edmund HillaryAge 82
Pope John Paul IIAge 81
Stan LeeAge 79
Marlon BrandoAge 77
Jimmy CarterAge 77
George H. W. BushAge 77
Margaret ThatcherAge 76
B.B. KingAge 76
Fidel CastroAge 75
Elizabeth IIAge 75
Gabriel García MárquezAge 74
Pope Benedict XVIAge 74
James WatsonAge 73
Maya AngelouAge 73
Vera RubinAge 73
Noam ChomskyAge 73
Chinua AchebeAge 71
Neil ArmstrongAge 71
Ray CharlesAge 71
Tu YouyouAge 71
Desmond TutuAge 70
Toni MorrisonAge 70
Mikhail GorbachevAge 70
Johnny CashAge 69
Elizabeth TaylorAge 69
Yoko OnoAge 68
Wole SoyinkaAge 67
Jane GoodallAge 67
Dalai LamaAge 66
Woody AllenAge 66
Pope FrancisAge 65
Jack NicholsonAge 64
Saddam HusseinAge 64
Kofi AnnanAge 63
Francis Ford CoppolaAge 62
PeléAge 61
Wangari MaathaiAge 61
Bob DylanAge 60
Muhammad AliAge 59
Aretha FranklinAge 59
Stephen HawkingAge 59
Paul McCartneyAge 59
Muammar GaddafiAge 59
Joe BidenAge 59
Billie Jean KingAge 58
George HarrisonAge 58
Lech WałęsaAge 58
George LucasAge 57
Aung San Suu KyiAge 56
Steven SpielbergAge 55
Donald TrumpAge 55
George W. BushAge 55
Bill ClintonAge 55
David BowieAge 54
Hillary ClintonAge 54
Charles IIIAge 53
Haruki MurakamiAge 52
Benjamin NetanyahuAge 52
Narendra ModiAge 51
Robin WilliamsAge 50
Vladimir PutinAge 49
Xi JinpingAge 48
Oprah WinfreyAge 47
Angela MerkelAge 47
Hugo ChávezAge 47
Recep Tayyip ErdoğanAge 47
François HollandeAge 47
Steve JobsAge 46
Bill GatesAge 46
Nicolas SarkozyAge 46
Pope Leo XIVAge 46
Ai WeiweiAge 44
Osama bin LadenAge 44
Michael JacksonAge 43
PrinceAge 43
MadonnaAge 43
Rigoberta MenchúAge 42
Diego MaradonaAge 41
NaruhitoAge 41
Wayne GretzkyAge 40
Barack ObamaAge 40
Whitney HoustonAge 38
Michael JordanAge 38
Rafael CorreaAge 38
Jeff BezosAge 37
Michelle ObamaAge 37
Kamala HarrisAge 37
J. K. RowlingAge 36
Dmitry MedvedevAge 36
Jimmy WalesAge 35
Michael SchumacherAge 32
Elon MuskAge 30
Anna NetrebkoAge 30
EminemAge 29
BanksyAge 28
Angelina JolieAge 26
ShakiraAge 24
Emmanuel MacronAge 24
Kobe BryantAge 23
Volodymyr ZelenskyyAge 23
Heath LedgerAge 22
Roger FedererAge 20
BeyoncéAge 20
Serena WilliamsAge 20
Amy WinehouseAge 18
Kim Jong UnAge 17
Mark ZuckerbergAge 17
Cristiano RonaldoAge 16
Usain BoltAge 15
Rafael NadalAge 15
Lady GagaAge 15
Lionel MessiAge 14
Taylor SwiftAge 12
Selena GomezAge 9
Justin BieberAge 7
Malala YousafzaiAge 4
Billie EilishAge 0
Born in 2001
Also Born in 2001
English footballer (born 2001)
Italian tennis player (born 2001)
Georgian footballer (born 2001)
Polish tennis player (born 2001)
Professional footballer (born 2001)
Japanese footballer (born 2001)
American actress and singer (born 2001)
Australian racing driver (born 2001)
Professional soccer player (born 2001)
Died in 2001
Also Died in 2001
English writer and humourist (1952–2001)
First president of Senegal, poet, and cultural theorist (1906–2001)
Finland-Swedish writer and illustrator (1914–2001)
Mexican-American actor (1915–2001)
American actor (1925–2001)
Brazilian writer (1912–2001)
Afghan military leader (1953–2001)
American singer (1979–2001)
Soviet physicist (1922–2001)
American mathematician (1916–2001)
English astronomer (1915–2001)
American academic and Nobel Laureate (1916–2001)
Notable World Events in 2001
2001 September 11 attacks
Sources
- 2001 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
- Bob Hope — Wikipedia
- Ronald Reagan — Wikipedia
- Naguib Mahfouz — Wikipedia
- Rosa Parks — Wikipedia
- Gerald Ford — 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
- 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
- Billie Eilish — Wikipedia