Who Was Alive in 2012
104 of 492 historical figures were alive in 2012
Nelson MandelaAge 94
Stan LeeAge 90
Jimmy CarterAge 88
George H. W. BushAge 88
Margaret ThatcherAge 87
B.B. KingAge 87
Fidel CastroAge 86
Elizabeth IIAge 86
Gabriel García MárquezAge 85
Pope Benedict XVIAge 85
James WatsonAge 84
Maya AngelouAge 84
Vera RubinAge 84
Noam ChomskyAge 84
Chinua AchebeAge 82
Neil ArmstrongAge 82
Tu YouyouAge 82
Desmond TutuAge 81
Toni MorrisonAge 81
Mikhail GorbachevAge 81
Yoko OnoAge 79
Wole SoyinkaAge 78
Jane GoodallAge 78
Dalai LamaAge 77
Woody AllenAge 77
Pope FrancisAge 76
Jack NicholsonAge 75
Kofi AnnanAge 74
Francis Ford CoppolaAge 73
PeléAge 72
Bob DylanAge 71
Muhammad AliAge 70
Aretha FranklinAge 70
Stephen HawkingAge 70
Paul McCartneyAge 70
Joe BidenAge 70
Billie Jean KingAge 69
Lech WałęsaAge 69
George LucasAge 68
Aung San Suu KyiAge 67
Steven SpielbergAge 66
Donald TrumpAge 66
George W. BushAge 66
Bill ClintonAge 66
David BowieAge 65
Hillary ClintonAge 65
Charles IIIAge 64
Haruki MurakamiAge 63
Benjamin NetanyahuAge 63
Narendra ModiAge 62
Robin WilliamsAge 61
Vladimir PutinAge 60
Xi JinpingAge 59
Oprah WinfreyAge 58
Angela MerkelAge 58
Hugo ChávezAge 58
Recep Tayyip ErdoğanAge 58
François HollandeAge 58
Bill GatesAge 57
Nicolas SarkozyAge 57
Pope Leo XIVAge 57
Ai WeiweiAge 55
PrinceAge 54
MadonnaAge 54
Rigoberta MenchúAge 53
Diego MaradonaAge 52
NaruhitoAge 52
Wayne GretzkyAge 51
Barack ObamaAge 51
Whitney HoustonAge 49
Michael JordanAge 49
Rafael CorreaAge 49
Jeff BezosAge 48
Michelle ObamaAge 48
Kamala HarrisAge 48
J. K. RowlingAge 47
Dmitry MedvedevAge 47
Jimmy WalesAge 46
Michael SchumacherAge 43
Elon MuskAge 41
Anna NetrebkoAge 41
EminemAge 40
BanksyAge 39
Angelina JolieAge 37
ShakiraAge 35
Emmanuel MacronAge 35
Kobe BryantAge 34
Volodymyr ZelenskyyAge 34
Roger FedererAge 31
BeyoncéAge 31
Serena WilliamsAge 31
Kim Jong UnAge 28
Mark ZuckerbergAge 28
Cristiano RonaldoAge 27
Usain BoltAge 26
Rafael NadalAge 26
Lady GagaAge 26
Lionel MessiAge 25
Taylor SwiftAge 23
Selena GomezAge 20
Justin BieberAge 18
Malala YousafzaiAge 15
Billie EilishAge 11
Greta ThunbergAge 9
Died in 2012
Also Died in 2012
Polish poet and Nobel laureate (1923–2012)
American writer (1920–2012)
Italian neurologist (1909–2012)
Brazilian architect (1907–2012)
Indian musician and sitar player (1920–2012)
American political economist (1933–2012)
American actor (1957–2012)
King of Cambodia (1941–1955; 1993–2004)
American physicist and astronaut (1951–2012)
President of Algeria from 1963 to 1965
Mexican writer (1928–2012)
American writer (1925–2012)
Sources
- 2012 — 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
- 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
- Bob Dylan — Wikipedia
- Muhammad Ali — Wikipedia
- Aretha Franklin — Wikipedia
- Stephen Hawking — Wikipedia
- Paul McCartney — 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
- Bill Gates — Wikipedia
- Nicolas Sarkozy — Wikipedia
- Pope Leo XIV — Wikipedia
- Ai Weiwei — 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
- 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