Who Was Alive in 2021
81 of 492 historical figures were alive in 2021
Jimmy CarterAge 97
Elizabeth IIAge 95
Pope Benedict XVIAge 94
James WatsonAge 93
Noam ChomskyAge 93
Tu YouyouAge 91
Desmond TutuAge 90
Mikhail GorbachevAge 90
Yoko OnoAge 88
Wole SoyinkaAge 87
Jane GoodallAge 87
Dalai LamaAge 86
Woody AllenAge 86
Pope FrancisAge 85
Jack NicholsonAge 84
Francis Ford CoppolaAge 82
PeléAge 81
Bob DylanAge 80
Paul McCartneyAge 79
Joe BidenAge 79
Billie Jean KingAge 78
Lech WałęsaAge 78
George LucasAge 77
Aung San Suu KyiAge 76
Steven SpielbergAge 75
Donald TrumpAge 75
George W. BushAge 75
Bill ClintonAge 75
Hillary ClintonAge 74
Charles IIIAge 73
Haruki MurakamiAge 72
Benjamin NetanyahuAge 72
Narendra ModiAge 71
Vladimir PutinAge 69
Xi JinpingAge 68
Oprah WinfreyAge 67
Angela MerkelAge 67
Recep Tayyip ErdoğanAge 67
François HollandeAge 67
Bill GatesAge 66
Nicolas SarkozyAge 66
Pope Leo XIVAge 66
Ai WeiweiAge 64
MadonnaAge 63
Rigoberta MenchúAge 62
NaruhitoAge 61
Wayne GretzkyAge 60
Barack ObamaAge 60
Michael JordanAge 58
Rafael CorreaAge 58
Jeff BezosAge 57
Michelle ObamaAge 57
Kamala HarrisAge 57
J. K. RowlingAge 56
Dmitry MedvedevAge 56
Jimmy WalesAge 55
Michael SchumacherAge 52
Elon MuskAge 50
Anna NetrebkoAge 50
EminemAge 49
BanksyAge 48
Angelina JolieAge 46
ShakiraAge 44
Emmanuel MacronAge 44
Volodymyr ZelenskyyAge 43
Roger FedererAge 40
BeyoncéAge 40
Serena WilliamsAge 40
Kim Jong UnAge 37
Mark ZuckerbergAge 37
Cristiano RonaldoAge 36
Usain BoltAge 35
Rafael NadalAge 35
Lady GagaAge 35
Lionel MessiAge 34
Taylor SwiftAge 32
Selena GomezAge 29
Justin BieberAge 27
Malala YousafzaiAge 24
Billie EilishAge 20
Greta ThunbergAge 18
Died in 2021
Also Died in 2021
Consort of Elizabeth II from 1952 to 2021
French actor (1933–2021)
President of Algeria from 1999 to 2019
Canadian actor (1929–2021)
American actor (1925–2021)
President of South Africa from 1989 to 1994
German footballer (1945–2021)
American politician and diplomat (1932–2021)
American U.S. Army general and diplomat (1937–2021)
American astronaut (1930–2021)
American TV and radio host (1933–2021)
President of Chad from 1991 to 2021
Sources
- 2021 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
- Jimmy Carter — Wikipedia
- Elizabeth II — Wikipedia
- Pope Benedict XVI — Wikipedia
- James Watson — Wikipedia
- Noam Chomsky — Wikipedia
- Tu Youyou — Wikipedia
- Desmond Tutu — 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
- Francis Ford Coppola — Wikipedia
- Pelé — Wikipedia
- Bob Dylan — 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
- 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
- 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