Who Was Alive in 2017
89 of 492 historical figures were alive in 2017
Stan LeeAge 95
Jimmy CarterAge 93
George H. W. BushAge 93
Elizabeth IIAge 91
Pope Benedict XVIAge 90
James WatsonAge 89
Noam ChomskyAge 89
Tu YouyouAge 87
Desmond TutuAge 86
Toni MorrisonAge 86
Mikhail GorbachevAge 86
Yoko OnoAge 84
Wole SoyinkaAge 83
Jane GoodallAge 83
Dalai LamaAge 82
Woody AllenAge 82
Pope FrancisAge 81
Jack NicholsonAge 80
Kofi AnnanAge 79
Francis Ford CoppolaAge 78
PeléAge 77
Bob DylanAge 76
Aretha FranklinAge 75
Stephen HawkingAge 75
Paul McCartneyAge 75
Joe BidenAge 75
Billie Jean KingAge 74
Lech WałęsaAge 74
George LucasAge 73
Aung San Suu KyiAge 72
Steven SpielbergAge 71
Donald TrumpAge 71
George W. BushAge 71
Bill ClintonAge 71
Hillary ClintonAge 70
Charles IIIAge 69
Haruki MurakamiAge 68
Benjamin NetanyahuAge 68
Narendra ModiAge 67
Vladimir PutinAge 65
Xi JinpingAge 64
Oprah WinfreyAge 63
Angela MerkelAge 63
Recep Tayyip ErdoğanAge 63
François HollandeAge 63
Bill GatesAge 62
Nicolas SarkozyAge 62
Pope Leo XIVAge 62
Ai WeiweiAge 60
MadonnaAge 59
Rigoberta MenchúAge 58
Diego MaradonaAge 57
NaruhitoAge 57
Wayne GretzkyAge 56
Barack ObamaAge 56
Michael JordanAge 54
Rafael CorreaAge 54
Jeff BezosAge 53
Michelle ObamaAge 53
Kamala HarrisAge 53
J. K. RowlingAge 52
Dmitry MedvedevAge 52
Jimmy WalesAge 51
Michael SchumacherAge 48
Elon MuskAge 46
Anna NetrebkoAge 46
EminemAge 45
BanksyAge 44
Angelina JolieAge 42
ShakiraAge 40
Emmanuel MacronAge 40
Kobe BryantAge 39
Volodymyr ZelenskyyAge 39
Roger FedererAge 36
BeyoncéAge 36
Serena WilliamsAge 36
Kim Jong UnAge 33
Mark ZuckerbergAge 33
Cristiano RonaldoAge 32
Usain BoltAge 31
Rafael NadalAge 31
Lady GagaAge 31
Lionel MessiAge 30
Taylor SwiftAge 28
Selena GomezAge 25
Justin BieberAge 23
Malala YousafzaiAge 20
Billie EilishAge 16
Greta ThunbergAge 14
Also Died in 2017
Chancellor of Germany from 1982 to 1998
Chinese human rights activist (1955–2017)
American musician (1926–2017)
American singer (1976–2017)
Iranian mathematician (1977–2017)
English actor (1927–2017)
American murderer and cult leader (1934–2017)
American actor (1928–2017)
American comedian, actor and filmmaker (1926–2017)
President of Iran from 1989 to 1997
Soviet–American theoretical physicist (1928–2017)
American magazine publisher (1926–2017)
Sources
- 2017 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
- Stan Lee — Wikipedia
- Jimmy Carter — Wikipedia
- George H. W. Bush — Wikipedia
- Elizabeth II — Wikipedia
- Pope Benedict XVI — Wikipedia
- James Watson — 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
- 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
- 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
- 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