Who Was Alive in 2022
80 of 492 historical figures were alive in 2022
Jimmy CarterAge 98
Elizabeth IIAge 96
Pope Benedict XVIAge 95
James WatsonAge 94
Noam ChomskyAge 94
Tu YouyouAge 92
Mikhail GorbachevAge 91
Yoko OnoAge 89
Wole SoyinkaAge 88
Jane GoodallAge 88
Dalai LamaAge 87
Woody AllenAge 87
Pope FrancisAge 86
Jack NicholsonAge 85
Francis Ford CoppolaAge 83
PeléAge 82
Bob DylanAge 81
Paul McCartneyAge 80
Joe BidenAge 80
Billie Jean KingAge 79
Lech WałęsaAge 79
George LucasAge 78
Aung San Suu KyiAge 77
Steven SpielbergAge 76
Donald TrumpAge 76
George W. BushAge 76
Bill ClintonAge 76
Hillary ClintonAge 75
Charles IIIAge 74
Haruki MurakamiAge 73
Benjamin NetanyahuAge 73
Narendra ModiAge 72
Vladimir PutinAge 70
Xi JinpingAge 69
Oprah WinfreyAge 68
Angela MerkelAge 68
Recep Tayyip ErdoğanAge 68
François HollandeAge 68
Bill GatesAge 67
Nicolas SarkozyAge 67
Pope Leo XIVAge 67
Ai WeiweiAge 65
MadonnaAge 64
Rigoberta MenchúAge 63
NaruhitoAge 62
Wayne GretzkyAge 61
Barack ObamaAge 61
Michael JordanAge 59
Rafael CorreaAge 59
Jeff BezosAge 58
Michelle ObamaAge 58
Kamala HarrisAge 58
J. K. RowlingAge 57
Dmitry MedvedevAge 57
Jimmy WalesAge 56
Michael SchumacherAge 53
Elon MuskAge 51
Anna NetrebkoAge 51
EminemAge 50
BanksyAge 49
Angelina JolieAge 47
ShakiraAge 45
Emmanuel MacronAge 45
Volodymyr ZelenskyyAge 44
Roger FedererAge 41
BeyoncéAge 41
Serena WilliamsAge 41
Kim Jong UnAge 38
Mark ZuckerbergAge 38
Cristiano RonaldoAge 37
Usain BoltAge 36
Rafael NadalAge 36
Lady GagaAge 36
Lionel MessiAge 35
Taylor SwiftAge 33
Selena GomezAge 30
Justin BieberAge 28
Malala YousafzaiAge 25
Billie EilishAge 21
Greta ThunbergAge 19
Died in 2022
Elizabeth II
Queen of the United Kingdom for 70 years
Mikhail Gorbachev
Last leader of the Soviet Union
Pope Benedict XVI
Pope from 2005 until his resignation in 2013
Pelé
The King of Football, 3 World Cups
Also Died in 2022
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022
Leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991
Head of the Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013
Prime Minister of Japan (2006–2007; 2012–2020)
American diplomat and political scientist (1937–2022)
Leader of China from 1989 to 2002
Bahamian-American actor, filmmaker, diplomat and author (1927–2022)
French and Swiss film director (1930–2022)
Indian singer (1929–2022)
President of Ukraine from 1991 to 1994
American comedian (1955–2022)
President of the United Arab Emirates from 2004 to 2022
Notable World Events in 2022
Sources
- 2022 — 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
- 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