Who Was Alive in 2009
111 of 492 historical figures were alive in 2009
Nelson MandelaAge 91
Stan LeeAge 87
Jimmy CarterAge 85
George H. W. BushAge 85
Margaret ThatcherAge 84
B.B. KingAge 84
Fidel CastroAge 83
Elizabeth IIAge 83
Gabriel García MárquezAge 82
Pope Benedict XVIAge 82
James WatsonAge 81
Maya AngelouAge 81
Vera RubinAge 81
Noam ChomskyAge 81
Chinua AchebeAge 79
Neil ArmstrongAge 79
Tu YouyouAge 79
Desmond TutuAge 78
Toni MorrisonAge 78
Mikhail GorbachevAge 78
Elizabeth TaylorAge 77
Yoko OnoAge 76
Wole SoyinkaAge 75
Jane GoodallAge 75
Dalai LamaAge 74
Woody AllenAge 74
Pope FrancisAge 73
Jack NicholsonAge 72
Kofi AnnanAge 71
Francis Ford CoppolaAge 70
PeléAge 69
Wangari MaathaiAge 69
Bob DylanAge 68
Muhammad AliAge 67
Aretha FranklinAge 67
Stephen HawkingAge 67
Paul McCartneyAge 67
Muammar GaddafiAge 67
Joe BidenAge 67
Billie Jean KingAge 66
Lech WałęsaAge 66
George LucasAge 65
Aung San Suu KyiAge 64
Steven SpielbergAge 63
Donald TrumpAge 63
George W. BushAge 63
Bill ClintonAge 63
David BowieAge 62
Hillary ClintonAge 62
Charles IIIAge 61
Haruki MurakamiAge 60
Benjamin NetanyahuAge 60
Narendra ModiAge 59
Robin WilliamsAge 58
Vladimir PutinAge 57
Xi JinpingAge 56
Oprah WinfreyAge 55
Angela MerkelAge 55
Hugo ChávezAge 55
Recep Tayyip ErdoğanAge 55
François HollandeAge 55
Steve JobsAge 54
Bill GatesAge 54
Nicolas SarkozyAge 54
Pope Leo XIVAge 54
Ai WeiweiAge 52
Osama bin LadenAge 52
Michael JacksonAge 51
PrinceAge 51
MadonnaAge 51
Rigoberta MenchúAge 50
Diego MaradonaAge 49
NaruhitoAge 49
Wayne GretzkyAge 48
Barack ObamaAge 48
Whitney HoustonAge 46
Michael JordanAge 46
Rafael CorreaAge 46
Jeff BezosAge 45
Michelle ObamaAge 45
Kamala HarrisAge 45
J. K. RowlingAge 44
Dmitry MedvedevAge 44
Jimmy WalesAge 43
Michael SchumacherAge 40
Elon MuskAge 38
Anna NetrebkoAge 38
EminemAge 37
BanksyAge 36
Angelina JolieAge 34
ShakiraAge 32
Emmanuel MacronAge 32
Kobe BryantAge 31
Volodymyr ZelenskyyAge 31
Roger FedererAge 28
BeyoncéAge 28
Serena WilliamsAge 28
Amy WinehouseAge 26
Kim Jong UnAge 25
Mark ZuckerbergAge 25
Cristiano RonaldoAge 24
Usain BoltAge 23
Rafael NadalAge 23
Lady GagaAge 23
Lionel MessiAge 22
Taylor SwiftAge 20
Selena GomezAge 17
Justin BieberAge 15
Malala YousafzaiAge 12
Billie EilishAge 8
Greta ThunbergAge 6
Died in 2009
Also Died in 2009
President of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992
French anthropologist and ethnologist (1908–2009)
President of South Korea from 1998 to 2003
American writer (1932–2009)
Russian physicist (1916–2009)
President of South Korea from 2003 to 2008
American agronomist and Nobel Laureate (1914–2009)
Danish physicist (1922–2009)
American actor (1952–2009)
American actress (1947–2009)
President of Indonesia from 1999 to 2001
President of Gabon from 1967 to 2009
Sources
- 2009 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
- Nelson Mandela — 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
- 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