Who Was Alive in 2011
110 of 492 historical figures were alive in 2011
Nelson MandelaAge 93
Stan LeeAge 89
Jimmy CarterAge 87
George H. W. BushAge 87
Margaret ThatcherAge 86
B.B. KingAge 86
Fidel CastroAge 85
Elizabeth IIAge 85
Gabriel García MárquezAge 84
Pope Benedict XVIAge 84
James WatsonAge 83
Maya AngelouAge 83
Vera RubinAge 83
Noam ChomskyAge 83
Chinua AchebeAge 81
Neil ArmstrongAge 81
Tu YouyouAge 81
Desmond TutuAge 80
Toni MorrisonAge 80
Mikhail GorbachevAge 80
Elizabeth TaylorAge 79
Yoko OnoAge 78
Wole SoyinkaAge 77
Jane GoodallAge 77
Dalai LamaAge 76
Woody AllenAge 76
Pope FrancisAge 75
Jack NicholsonAge 74
Kofi AnnanAge 73
Francis Ford CoppolaAge 72
PeléAge 71
Wangari MaathaiAge 71
Bob DylanAge 70
Muhammad AliAge 69
Aretha FranklinAge 69
Stephen HawkingAge 69
Paul McCartneyAge 69
Muammar GaddafiAge 69
Joe BidenAge 69
Billie Jean KingAge 68
Lech WałęsaAge 68
George LucasAge 67
Aung San Suu KyiAge 66
Steven SpielbergAge 65
Donald TrumpAge 65
George W. BushAge 65
Bill ClintonAge 65
David BowieAge 64
Hillary ClintonAge 64
Charles IIIAge 63
Haruki MurakamiAge 62
Benjamin NetanyahuAge 62
Narendra ModiAge 61
Robin WilliamsAge 60
Vladimir PutinAge 59
Xi JinpingAge 58
Oprah WinfreyAge 57
Angela MerkelAge 57
Hugo ChávezAge 57
Recep Tayyip ErdoğanAge 57
François HollandeAge 57
Steve JobsAge 56
Bill GatesAge 56
Nicolas SarkozyAge 56
Pope Leo XIVAge 56
Ai WeiweiAge 54
Osama bin LadenAge 54
PrinceAge 53
MadonnaAge 53
Rigoberta MenchúAge 52
Diego MaradonaAge 51
NaruhitoAge 51
Wayne GretzkyAge 50
Barack ObamaAge 50
Whitney HoustonAge 48
Michael JordanAge 48
Rafael CorreaAge 48
Jeff BezosAge 47
Michelle ObamaAge 47
Kamala HarrisAge 47
J. K. RowlingAge 46
Dmitry MedvedevAge 46
Jimmy WalesAge 45
Michael SchumacherAge 42
Elon MuskAge 40
Anna NetrebkoAge 40
EminemAge 39
BanksyAge 38
Angelina JolieAge 36
ShakiraAge 34
Emmanuel MacronAge 34
Kobe BryantAge 33
Volodymyr ZelenskyyAge 33
Roger FedererAge 30
BeyoncéAge 30
Serena WilliamsAge 30
Amy WinehouseAge 28
Kim Jong UnAge 27
Mark ZuckerbergAge 27
Cristiano RonaldoAge 26
Usain BoltAge 25
Rafael NadalAge 25
Lady GagaAge 25
Lionel MessiAge 24
Taylor SwiftAge 22
Selena GomezAge 19
Justin BieberAge 17
Malala YousafzaiAge 14
Billie EilishAge 10
Greta ThunbergAge 8
Died in 2011
Steve Jobs
Co-founded Apple, changed technology
Muammar Gaddafi
Ruler of Libya 1969–2011
Osama bin Laden
Founder of al-Qaeda
Elizabeth Taylor
Cleopatra, golden age Hollywood star
Amy Winehouse
Back to Black, soulful voice
Wangari Maathai
Kenyan environmentalist, first African woman Nobel laureate
Also Died in 2011
Leader of Libya from 1969 to 2011
Founder of al-Qaeda (1957–2011)
Last president of Czechoslovakia and first president of the Czech Republic (1936–2011)
American computer scientist known for Unix (1941–2011)
American medical physicist (1921–2011)
British and American author and journalist (1949–2011)
Dutch physicist (1925–2011)
First Lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977
American filmmaker (1924–2011)
Argentine writer and physicist (1911–2011)
American boxer (1944–2011)
Indian spiritual godman (1926–2011)
Notable World Events in 2011
Sources
- 2011 — 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
- 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