Who Was Alive in 2016
94 of 492 historical figures were alive in 2016
Stan LeeAge 94
Jimmy CarterAge 92
George H. W. BushAge 92
Fidel CastroAge 90
Elizabeth IIAge 90
Pope Benedict XVIAge 89
James WatsonAge 88
Vera RubinAge 88
Noam ChomskyAge 88
Tu YouyouAge 86
Desmond TutuAge 85
Toni MorrisonAge 85
Mikhail GorbachevAge 85
Yoko OnoAge 83
Wole SoyinkaAge 82
Jane GoodallAge 82
Dalai LamaAge 81
Woody AllenAge 81
Pope FrancisAge 80
Jack NicholsonAge 79
Kofi AnnanAge 78
Francis Ford CoppolaAge 77
PeléAge 76
Bob DylanAge 75
Muhammad AliAge 74
Aretha FranklinAge 74
Stephen HawkingAge 74
Paul McCartneyAge 74
Joe BidenAge 74
Billie Jean KingAge 73
Lech WałęsaAge 73
George LucasAge 72
Aung San Suu KyiAge 71
Steven SpielbergAge 70
Donald TrumpAge 70
George W. BushAge 70
Bill ClintonAge 70
David BowieAge 69
Hillary ClintonAge 69
Charles IIIAge 68
Haruki MurakamiAge 67
Benjamin NetanyahuAge 67
Narendra ModiAge 66
Vladimir PutinAge 64
Xi JinpingAge 63
Oprah WinfreyAge 62
Angela MerkelAge 62
Recep Tayyip ErdoğanAge 62
François HollandeAge 62
Bill GatesAge 61
Nicolas SarkozyAge 61
Pope Leo XIVAge 61
Ai WeiweiAge 59
PrinceAge 58
MadonnaAge 58
Rigoberta MenchúAge 57
Diego MaradonaAge 56
NaruhitoAge 56
Wayne GretzkyAge 55
Barack ObamaAge 55
Michael JordanAge 53
Rafael CorreaAge 53
Jeff BezosAge 52
Michelle ObamaAge 52
Kamala HarrisAge 52
J. K. RowlingAge 51
Dmitry MedvedevAge 51
Jimmy WalesAge 50
Michael SchumacherAge 47
Elon MuskAge 45
Anna NetrebkoAge 45
EminemAge 44
BanksyAge 43
Angelina JolieAge 41
ShakiraAge 39
Emmanuel MacronAge 39
Kobe BryantAge 38
Volodymyr ZelenskyyAge 38
Roger FedererAge 35
BeyoncéAge 35
Serena WilliamsAge 35
Kim Jong UnAge 32
Mark ZuckerbergAge 32
Cristiano RonaldoAge 31
Usain BoltAge 30
Rafael NadalAge 30
Lady GagaAge 30
Lionel MessiAge 29
Taylor SwiftAge 27
Selena GomezAge 24
Justin BieberAge 22
Malala YousafzaiAge 19
Billie EilishAge 15
Greta ThunbergAge 13
Died in 2016
Fidel Castro
Cuban revolutionary leader
Muhammad Ali
The Greatest, heavyweight boxing champion
David Bowie
Ziggy Stardust, musical chameleon
Prince
Purple Rain, multi-instrumentalist genius
Vera Rubin
Discovered evidence for dark matter
Also Died in 2016
Italian semiotician, philosopher and writer (1932–2016)
King of Thailand from 1946 to 2016
Canadian singer-songwriter and poet (1934–2016)
Dutch footballer and manager (1947–2016)
Leader of Israel (1977; 1984-1986; 1995-1996; 2007-2014)
American actress and writer (1956–2016)
Italian playwright, actor, singer-songwriter, director, and politician
American novelist (1926–2016)
American writer and activist (1928–2016)
First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989
English singer-songwriter (1963–2016)
Hungarian author (1929–2016)
Notable World Events in 2016
Sources
- 2016 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
- Stan Lee — Wikipedia
- Jimmy Carter — Wikipedia
- George H. W. Bush — 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