Who Was Alive in 2008
113 of 492 historical figures were alive in 2008
Nelson MandelaAge 90
Edmund HillaryAge 89
Stan LeeAge 86
Jimmy CarterAge 84
George H. W. BushAge 84
Margaret ThatcherAge 83
B.B. KingAge 83
Fidel CastroAge 82
Elizabeth IIAge 82
Gabriel García MárquezAge 81
Pope Benedict XVIAge 81
James WatsonAge 80
Maya AngelouAge 80
Vera RubinAge 80
Noam ChomskyAge 80
Chinua AchebeAge 78
Neil ArmstrongAge 78
Tu YouyouAge 78
Desmond TutuAge 77
Toni MorrisonAge 77
Mikhail GorbachevAge 77
Elizabeth TaylorAge 76
Yoko OnoAge 75
Wole SoyinkaAge 74
Jane GoodallAge 74
Dalai LamaAge 73
Woody AllenAge 73
Pope FrancisAge 72
Jack NicholsonAge 71
Kofi AnnanAge 70
Francis Ford CoppolaAge 69
PeléAge 68
Wangari MaathaiAge 68
Bob DylanAge 67
Muhammad AliAge 66
Aretha FranklinAge 66
Stephen HawkingAge 66
Paul McCartneyAge 66
Muammar GaddafiAge 66
Joe BidenAge 66
Billie Jean KingAge 65
Lech WałęsaAge 65
George LucasAge 64
Aung San Suu KyiAge 63
Steven SpielbergAge 62
Donald TrumpAge 62
George W. BushAge 62
Bill ClintonAge 62
David BowieAge 61
Hillary ClintonAge 61
Charles IIIAge 60
Haruki MurakamiAge 59
Benjamin NetanyahuAge 59
Narendra ModiAge 58
Robin WilliamsAge 57
Vladimir PutinAge 56
Xi JinpingAge 55
Oprah WinfreyAge 54
Angela MerkelAge 54
Hugo ChávezAge 54
Recep Tayyip ErdoğanAge 54
François HollandeAge 54
Steve JobsAge 53
Bill GatesAge 53
Nicolas SarkozyAge 53
Pope Leo XIVAge 53
Ai WeiweiAge 51
Osama bin LadenAge 51
Michael JacksonAge 50
PrinceAge 50
MadonnaAge 50
Rigoberta MenchúAge 49
Diego MaradonaAge 48
NaruhitoAge 48
Wayne GretzkyAge 47
Barack ObamaAge 47
Whitney HoustonAge 45
Michael JordanAge 45
Rafael CorreaAge 45
Jeff BezosAge 44
Michelle ObamaAge 44
Kamala HarrisAge 44
J. K. RowlingAge 43
Dmitry MedvedevAge 43
Jimmy WalesAge 42
Michael SchumacherAge 39
Elon MuskAge 37
Anna NetrebkoAge 37
EminemAge 36
BanksyAge 35
Angelina JolieAge 33
ShakiraAge 31
Emmanuel MacronAge 31
Kobe BryantAge 30
Volodymyr ZelenskyyAge 30
Heath LedgerAge 29
Roger FedererAge 27
BeyoncéAge 27
Serena WilliamsAge 27
Amy WinehouseAge 25
Kim Jong UnAge 24
Mark ZuckerbergAge 24
Cristiano RonaldoAge 23
Usain BoltAge 22
Rafael NadalAge 22
Lady GagaAge 22
Lionel MessiAge 21
Taylor SwiftAge 19
Selena GomezAge 16
Justin BieberAge 14
Malala YousafzaiAge 11
Billie EilishAge 7
Greta ThunbergAge 5
Died in 2008
Also Died in 2008
Soviet-Russian author and dissident (1918–2008)
British science fiction writer (1917–2008)
President of Indonesia from 1967 to 1998
American chess grandmaster (1943–2008)
English playwright (1930–2008)
American actor and filmmaker (1925–2008)
American stand-up comedian (1937–2008)
Soviet and Kyrgyz author (1928-2008)
South African singer and activist (1932–2008)
American actor (1923–2008)
American author and filmmaker (1942–2008)
American singer and actress (1927–2008)
Notable World Events in 2008
Sources
- 2008 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
- 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
- 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