Who Was Alive in 2005
119 of 492 historical figures were alive in 2005
Naguib MahfouzAge 94
Rosa ParksAge 92
Gerald FordAge 92
Ingmar BergmanAge 87
Nelson MandelaAge 87
Edmund HillaryAge 86
Pope John Paul IIAge 85
Stan LeeAge 83
Jimmy CarterAge 81
George H. W. BushAge 81
Margaret ThatcherAge 80
B.B. KingAge 80
Fidel CastroAge 79
Elizabeth IIAge 79
Gabriel García MárquezAge 78
Pope Benedict XVIAge 78
James WatsonAge 77
Maya AngelouAge 77
Vera RubinAge 77
Noam ChomskyAge 77
Chinua AchebeAge 75
Neil ArmstrongAge 75
Tu YouyouAge 75
Desmond TutuAge 74
Toni MorrisonAge 74
Mikhail GorbachevAge 74
Elizabeth TaylorAge 73
Yoko OnoAge 72
Wole SoyinkaAge 71
Jane GoodallAge 71
Dalai LamaAge 70
Woody AllenAge 70
Pope FrancisAge 69
Jack NicholsonAge 68
Saddam HusseinAge 68
Kofi AnnanAge 67
Francis Ford CoppolaAge 66
PeléAge 65
Wangari MaathaiAge 65
Bob DylanAge 64
Muhammad AliAge 63
Aretha FranklinAge 63
Stephen HawkingAge 63
Paul McCartneyAge 63
Muammar GaddafiAge 63
Joe BidenAge 63
Billie Jean KingAge 62
Lech WałęsaAge 62
George LucasAge 61
Aung San Suu KyiAge 60
Steven SpielbergAge 59
Donald TrumpAge 59
George W. BushAge 59
Bill ClintonAge 59
David BowieAge 58
Hillary ClintonAge 58
Charles IIIAge 57
Haruki MurakamiAge 56
Benjamin NetanyahuAge 56
Narendra ModiAge 55
Robin WilliamsAge 54
Vladimir PutinAge 53
Xi JinpingAge 52
Oprah WinfreyAge 51
Angela MerkelAge 51
Hugo ChávezAge 51
Recep Tayyip ErdoğanAge 51
François HollandeAge 51
Steve JobsAge 50
Bill GatesAge 50
Nicolas SarkozyAge 50
Pope Leo XIVAge 50
Ai WeiweiAge 48
Osama bin LadenAge 48
Michael JacksonAge 47
PrinceAge 47
MadonnaAge 47
Rigoberta MenchúAge 46
Diego MaradonaAge 45
NaruhitoAge 45
Wayne GretzkyAge 44
Barack ObamaAge 44
Whitney HoustonAge 42
Michael JordanAge 42
Rafael CorreaAge 42
Jeff BezosAge 41
Michelle ObamaAge 41
Kamala HarrisAge 41
J. K. RowlingAge 40
Dmitry MedvedevAge 40
Jimmy WalesAge 39
Michael SchumacherAge 36
Elon MuskAge 34
Anna NetrebkoAge 34
EminemAge 33
BanksyAge 32
Angelina JolieAge 30
ShakiraAge 28
Emmanuel MacronAge 28
Kobe BryantAge 27
Volodymyr ZelenskyyAge 27
Heath LedgerAge 26
Roger FedererAge 24
BeyoncéAge 24
Serena WilliamsAge 24
Amy WinehouseAge 22
Kim Jong UnAge 21
Mark ZuckerbergAge 21
Cristiano RonaldoAge 20
Usain BoltAge 19
Rafael NadalAge 19
Lady GagaAge 19
Lionel MessiAge 18
Taylor SwiftAge 16
Selena GomezAge 13
Justin BieberAge 11
Malala YousafzaiAge 8
Billie EilishAge 4
Greta ThunbergAge 2
Also Born in 2005
American influencer and streamer (born 2005)
Heir to the Spanish throne (born 2005)
French footballer (born 2005)
American figure skater (born 2005)
Spanish-British actress (born 2005)
Died in 2005
Pope John Paul II
First Polish pope, led the Catholic Church 1978–2005
Rosa Parks
Mother of the civil rights movement
Also Died in 2005
Head of the Catholic Church from 1978 to 2005
American writer (1915–2005)
American playwright and essayist (1915–2005)
German-American physicist (1906–2005)
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979
French novelist (1913–2005)
Northern Irish footballer (1946–2005)
American actress (1931–2005)
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974
King of Saudi Arabia from 1982 to 2005
American electrical engineer (1923–2005)
American management consultant and author (1909–2005)
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- 2005 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
- 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
- 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
- Tu Youyou — Wikipedia
- Desmond Tutu — Wikipedia
- Toni Morrison — Wikipedia
- Mikhail Gorbachev — 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
- 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
- Greta Thunberg — Wikipedia