Who Was Alive in 2006
117 of 492 historical figures were alive in 2006
Naguib MahfouzAge 95
Gerald FordAge 93
Ingmar BergmanAge 88
Nelson MandelaAge 88
Edmund HillaryAge 87
Stan LeeAge 84
Jimmy CarterAge 82
George H. W. BushAge 82
Margaret ThatcherAge 81
B.B. KingAge 81
Fidel CastroAge 80
Elizabeth IIAge 80
Gabriel García MárquezAge 79
Pope Benedict XVIAge 79
James WatsonAge 78
Maya AngelouAge 78
Vera RubinAge 78
Noam ChomskyAge 78
Chinua AchebeAge 76
Neil ArmstrongAge 76
Tu YouyouAge 76
Desmond TutuAge 75
Toni MorrisonAge 75
Mikhail GorbachevAge 75
Elizabeth TaylorAge 74
Yoko OnoAge 73
Wole SoyinkaAge 72
Jane GoodallAge 72
Dalai LamaAge 71
Woody AllenAge 71
Pope FrancisAge 70
Jack NicholsonAge 69
Saddam HusseinAge 69
Kofi AnnanAge 68
Francis Ford CoppolaAge 67
PeléAge 66
Wangari MaathaiAge 66
Bob DylanAge 65
Muhammad AliAge 64
Aretha FranklinAge 64
Stephen HawkingAge 64
Paul McCartneyAge 64
Muammar GaddafiAge 64
Joe BidenAge 64
Billie Jean KingAge 63
Lech WałęsaAge 63
George LucasAge 62
Aung San Suu KyiAge 61
Steven SpielbergAge 60
Donald TrumpAge 60
George W. BushAge 60
Bill ClintonAge 60
David BowieAge 59
Hillary ClintonAge 59
Charles IIIAge 58
Haruki MurakamiAge 57
Benjamin NetanyahuAge 57
Narendra ModiAge 56
Robin WilliamsAge 55
Vladimir PutinAge 54
Xi JinpingAge 53
Oprah WinfreyAge 52
Angela MerkelAge 52
Hugo ChávezAge 52
Recep Tayyip ErdoğanAge 52
François HollandeAge 52
Steve JobsAge 51
Bill GatesAge 51
Nicolas SarkozyAge 51
Pope Leo XIVAge 51
Ai WeiweiAge 49
Osama bin LadenAge 49
Michael JacksonAge 48
PrinceAge 48
MadonnaAge 48
Rigoberta MenchúAge 47
Diego MaradonaAge 46
NaruhitoAge 46
Wayne GretzkyAge 45
Barack ObamaAge 45
Whitney HoustonAge 43
Michael JordanAge 43
Rafael CorreaAge 43
Jeff BezosAge 42
Michelle ObamaAge 42
Kamala HarrisAge 42
J. K. RowlingAge 41
Dmitry MedvedevAge 41
Jimmy WalesAge 40
Michael SchumacherAge 37
Elon MuskAge 35
Anna NetrebkoAge 35
EminemAge 34
BanksyAge 33
Angelina JolieAge 31
ShakiraAge 29
Emmanuel MacronAge 29
Kobe BryantAge 28
Volodymyr ZelenskyyAge 28
Heath LedgerAge 27
Roger FedererAge 25
BeyoncéAge 25
Serena WilliamsAge 25
Amy WinehouseAge 23
Kim Jong UnAge 22
Mark ZuckerbergAge 22
Cristiano RonaldoAge 21
Usain BoltAge 20
Rafael NadalAge 20
Lady GagaAge 20
Lionel MessiAge 19
Taylor SwiftAge 17
Selena GomezAge 14
Justin BieberAge 12
Malala YousafzaiAge 9
Billie EilishAge 5
Greta ThunbergAge 3
Also Born in 2006
Indian chess grandmaster (born 2006)
Italian singer-songwriter and actress (born 2006)
Brazilian footballer (born 2006)
Died in 2006
Gerald Ford
38th President of the United States
Naguib Mahfouz
Egyptian novelist and Nobel laureate
Saddam Hussein
President of Iraq 1979–2003
Also Died in 2006
President of the United States from 1974 to 1977
Egyptian writer (1911–2006)
President of Iraq from 1979 to 2003
American economist and statistician (1912–2006)
Dictator of Chile from 1973 to 1990
Yugoslav and Serbian politician (1941–2006)
Polish science fiction author and futurologist (1921–2006)
American musician (1933–2006)
Russian journalist (1958–2006)
Hungarian footballer (1927–2006)
Australian conservationist (1962–2006)
President of Germany from 1999 to 2004
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- 2006 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
- Naguib Mahfouz — Wikipedia
- Gerald Ford — Wikipedia
- Ingmar Bergman — Wikipedia
- Nelson Mandela — Wikipedia
- Edmund Hillary — 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