Who Was Alive in 2015
95 of 492 historical figures were alive in 2015
Stan LeeAge 93
Jimmy CarterAge 91
George H. W. BushAge 91
B.B. KingAge 90
Fidel CastroAge 89
Elizabeth IIAge 89
Pope Benedict XVIAge 88
James WatsonAge 87
Vera RubinAge 87
Noam ChomskyAge 87
Tu YouyouAge 85
Desmond TutuAge 84
Toni MorrisonAge 84
Mikhail GorbachevAge 84
Yoko OnoAge 82
Wole SoyinkaAge 81
Jane GoodallAge 81
Dalai LamaAge 80
Woody AllenAge 80
Pope FrancisAge 79
Jack NicholsonAge 78
Kofi AnnanAge 77
Francis Ford CoppolaAge 76
PeléAge 75
Bob DylanAge 74
Muhammad AliAge 73
Aretha FranklinAge 73
Stephen HawkingAge 73
Paul McCartneyAge 73
Joe BidenAge 73
Billie Jean KingAge 72
Lech WałęsaAge 72
George LucasAge 71
Aung San Suu KyiAge 70
Steven SpielbergAge 69
Donald TrumpAge 69
George W. BushAge 69
Bill ClintonAge 69
David BowieAge 68
Hillary ClintonAge 68
Charles IIIAge 67
Haruki MurakamiAge 66
Benjamin NetanyahuAge 66
Narendra ModiAge 65
Vladimir PutinAge 63
Xi JinpingAge 62
Oprah WinfreyAge 61
Angela MerkelAge 61
Recep Tayyip ErdoğanAge 61
François HollandeAge 61
Bill GatesAge 60
Nicolas SarkozyAge 60
Pope Leo XIVAge 60
Ai WeiweiAge 58
PrinceAge 57
MadonnaAge 57
Rigoberta MenchúAge 56
Diego MaradonaAge 55
NaruhitoAge 55
Wayne GretzkyAge 54
Barack ObamaAge 54
Michael JordanAge 52
Rafael CorreaAge 52
Jeff BezosAge 51
Michelle ObamaAge 51
Kamala HarrisAge 51
J. K. RowlingAge 50
Dmitry MedvedevAge 50
Jimmy WalesAge 49
Michael SchumacherAge 46
Elon MuskAge 44
Anna NetrebkoAge 44
EminemAge 43
BanksyAge 42
Angelina JolieAge 40
ShakiraAge 38
Emmanuel MacronAge 38
Kobe BryantAge 37
Volodymyr ZelenskyyAge 37
Roger FedererAge 34
BeyoncéAge 34
Serena WilliamsAge 34
Kim Jong UnAge 31
Mark ZuckerbergAge 31
Cristiano RonaldoAge 30
Usain BoltAge 29
Rafael NadalAge 29
Lady GagaAge 29
Lionel MessiAge 28
Taylor SwiftAge 26
Selena GomezAge 23
Justin BieberAge 21
Malala YousafzaiAge 18
Billie EilishAge 14
Greta ThunbergAge 12
Also Born in 2015
British princess
Died in 2015
Also Died in 2015
German author and artist (1927–2015)
Prime Minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990
English actor and singer (1922–2015)
Chancellor of Germany from 1974 to 1982
King of Saudi Arabia from 2005 to 2015
American mathematician and Nobel Laureate (1928–2015)
Swedish poet and psychologist (1931–2015)
English fantasy author (1948–2015)
President of India from 2002 to 2007
Egyptian actor (1932–2015)
President of Turkey from 1993 to 2000
Russian scientist, statesman, and politician (1959–2015)
Notable World Events in 2015
Sources
- 2015 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
- Stan Lee — Wikipedia
- Jimmy Carter — Wikipedia
- George H. W. Bush — Wikipedia
- B. B. King — Wikipedia
- Fidel Castro — Wikipedia
- Elizabeth II — Wikipedia
- Pope Benedict XVI — Wikipedia
- James Watson — Wikipedia
- Vera Rubin — Wikipedia
- Noam Chomsky — 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
- Vladimir Putin — Wikipedia
- Xi Jinping — Wikipedia
- Oprah Winfrey — Wikipedia
- Angela Merkel — 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
- 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