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Who Was Alive in 2023

76 of 492 historical figures were alive in 2023

Jimmy Carter
Jimmy CarterAge 99
1924–2024 · Politics & Leadership
39th US president and Nobel Peace laureate
 James Watson
James WatsonAge 95
1928–2025 · Science & Invention
Co-discovered the structure of DNA
 Noam Chomsky
Noam ChomskyAge 95
1928–present · Philosophy & Thought
Father of modern linguistics, political activist
 Tu Youyou
Tu YouyouAge 93
1930–present · Science & Invention
Discovered artemisinin, Nobel Prize in Medicine
 Yoko Ono
Yoko OnoAge 90
1933–present · Art
Avant-garde artist, peace activist
 Wole Soyinka
Wole SoyinkaAge 89
1934–present · Literature
First African Nobel laureate in Literature
 Jane Goodall
Jane GoodallAge 89
1934–2025 · Science & Invention
World's foremost expert on chimpanzees
 Dalai Lama
Dalai LamaAge 88
1935–present · Philosophy & Thought
Tibetan spiritual leader, Nobel Peace Prize
 Woody Allen
Woody AllenAge 88
1935–present · Film & Entertainment
Annie Hall, prolific filmmaker
 Pope Francis
Pope FrancisAge 87
1936–2025 · Philosophy & Thought
First pope from the Americas
 Jack Nicholson
Jack NicholsonAge 86
1937–present · Film & Entertainment
Actor in The Shining and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
 Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford CoppolaAge 84
1939–present · Film & Entertainment
The Godfather trilogy, Apocalypse Now
 Bob Dylan
Bob DylanAge 82
1941–present · Music
Blowin' in the Wind, Nobel Prize in Literature
 Paul McCartney
Paul McCartneyAge 81
1942–present · Music
Beatles singer, songwriter and bassist
 Joe Biden
Joe BidenAge 81
1942–present · Politics & Leadership
46th President of the United States
 Billie Jean King
Billie Jean KingAge 80
1943–present · Sports
Tennis champion, gender equality advocate
 Lech Wałęsa
Lech WałęsaAge 80
1943–present · Activism & Social Change
Solidarity leader and president of Poland
 George Lucas
George LucasAge 79
1944–present · Film & Entertainment
Creator of Star Wars and Indiana Jones
 Aung San Suu Kyi
Aung San Suu KyiAge 78
1945–present · Activism & Social Change
Myanmar democracy leader, Nobel laureate
 Steven Spielberg
Steven SpielbergAge 77
1946–present · Film & Entertainment
Jaws, Schindler's List, greatest blockbuster director
 Donald Trump
Donald TrumpAge 77
1946–present · Politics & Leadership
45th and 47th President of the United States
 George W. Bush
George W. BushAge 77
1946–present · Politics & Leadership
43rd President of the United States
 Bill Clinton
Bill ClintonAge 77
1946–present · Politics & Leadership
42nd President of the United States
 Hillary Clinton
Hillary ClintonAge 76
1947–present · Politics & Leadership
US Secretary of State and First Lady
 Charles III
Charles IIIAge 75
1948–present · Politics & Leadership
King of the United Kingdom
 Haruki Murakami
Haruki MurakamiAge 74
1949–present · Literature
Norwegian Wood, surreal modern fiction
 Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin NetanyahuAge 74
1949–present · Politics & Leadership
Prime Minister of Israel
 Narendra Modi
Narendra ModiAge 73
1950–present · Politics & Leadership
Prime Minister of India
 Vladimir Putin
Vladimir PutinAge 71
1952–present · Politics & Leadership
President of Russia
 Xi Jinping
Xi JinpingAge 70
1953–present · Politics & Leadership
General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
 Oprah Winfrey
Oprah WinfreyAge 69
1954–present · Film & Entertainment
Media mogul, cultural icon
 Angela Merkel
Angela MerkelAge 69
1954–present · Politics & Leadership
Chancellor of Germany 2005–2021
 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Recep Tayyip ErdoğanAge 69
1954–present · Politics & Leadership
President of Turkey
 François Hollande
François HollandeAge 69
1954–present · Politics & Leadership
President of France 2012–2017
 Bill Gates
Bill GatesAge 68
1955–present · Business & Industry
Co-founder of Microsoft and philanthropist
 Nicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas SarkozyAge 68
1955–present · Politics & Leadership
President of France 2007–2012
 Pope Leo XIV
Pope Leo XIVAge 68
1955–present · Philosophy & Thought
First pope from the United States
 Ai Weiwei
Ai WeiweiAge 66
1957–present · Art
Chinese dissident artist, Sunflower Seeds
 Madonna
MadonnaAge 65
1958–present · Music
Queen of Pop, Like a Virgin and Vogue
 Rigoberta Menchú
Rigoberta MenchúAge 64
1959–present · Activism & Social Change
Indigenous rights leader, Nobel Peace Prize
 Naruhito
NaruhitoAge 63
1960–present · Politics & Leadership
Emperor of Japan
 Wayne Gretzky
Wayne GretzkyAge 62
1961–present · Sports
The Great One, greatest ice hockey player
 Barack Obama
Barack ObamaAge 62
1961–present · Politics & Leadership
44th US President, first African American president
 Michael Jordan
Michael JordanAge 60
1963–present · Sports
Greatest basketball player of all time
 Rafael Correa
Rafael CorreaAge 60
1963–present · Politics & Leadership
President of Ecuador 2007–2017
 Jeff Bezos
Jeff BezosAge 59
1964–present · Business & Industry
Founded Amazon, space entrepreneur
 Michelle Obama
Michelle ObamaAge 59
1964–present · Politics & Leadership
First Lady of the United States, author of Becoming
 Kamala Harris
Kamala HarrisAge 59
1964–present · Politics & Leadership
49th Vice President of the United States
 J. K. Rowling
J. K. RowlingAge 58
1965–present · Literature
Author of the Harry Potter series
 Dmitry Medvedev
Dmitry MedvedevAge 58
1965–present · Politics & Leadership
President of Russia 2008–2012
 Jimmy Wales
Jimmy WalesAge 57
1966–present · Business & Industry
Co-founder of Wikipedia
 Michael Schumacher
Michael SchumacherAge 54
1969–present · Sports
Seven-time Formula One world champion
 Elon Musk
Elon MuskAge 52
1971–present · Business & Industry
Tesla, SpaceX, tech entrepreneur
 Anna Netrebko
Anna NetrebkoAge 52
1971–present · Music
Russian-Austrian operatic soprano
 Eminem
EminemAge 51
1972–present · Music
Rapper of The Real Slim Shady and Lose Yourself
 Banksy
BanksyAge 50
1973–present · Art
Anonymous street artist, subversive murals
 Angelina Jolie
Angelina JolieAge 48
1975–present · Film & Entertainment
Academy Award-winning actress and humanitarian
 Shakira
ShakiraAge 46
1977–present · Music
Colombian singer of Hips Don't Lie
 Emmanuel Macron
Emmanuel MacronAge 46
1977–present · Politics & Leadership
President of France
 Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Volodymyr ZelenskyyAge 45
1978–present · Politics & Leadership
President of Ukraine, former comedian
 Roger Federer
Roger FedererAge 42
1981–present · Sports
Tennis legend, 20 Grand Slam titles
 Beyoncé
BeyoncéAge 42
1981–present · Music
Global pop icon, Lemonade
 Serena Williams
Serena WilliamsAge 42
1981–present · Sports
Greatest female tennis player of all time
 Kim Jong Un
Kim Jong UnAge 39
1984–present · Politics & Leadership
Supreme Leader of North Korea
 Mark Zuckerberg
Mark ZuckerbergAge 39
1984–present · Business & Industry
Co-founder of Facebook
 Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano RonaldoAge 38
1985–present · Sports
Portuguese football star, five-time Ballon d'Or winner
 Usain Bolt
Usain BoltAge 37
1986–present · Sports
Fastest man in history
 Rafael Nadal
Rafael NadalAge 37
1986–present · Sports
Spanish tennis champion, record 14 French Open titles
 Lady Gaga
Lady GagaAge 37
1986–present · Music
Singer of Poker Face and Shallow
 Lionel Messi
Lionel MessiAge 36
1987–present · Sports
Eight-time Ballon d'Or winner, 2022 World Cup champion
 Taylor Swift
Taylor SwiftAge 34
1989–present · Music
Best-selling music artist of the 2020s
 Selena Gomez
Selena GomezAge 31
1992–present · Music
Singer and actress, Wizards of Waverly Place
 Justin Bieber
Justin BieberAge 29
1994–present · Music
Canadian pop singer of Baby and Sorry
 Malala Yousafzai
Malala YousafzaiAge 26
1997–present · Activism & Social Change
Youngest Nobel Prize laureate, education advocate
 Billie Eilish
Billie EilishAge 22
2001–present · Music
Bad Guy, youngest Album of the Year winner
 Greta Thunberg
Greta ThunbergAge 20
2003–present · Activism & Social Change
Youth climate activist, Fridays for Future

Also Died in 2023

Silvio Berlusconi
1936–2023 · died June 12
Italian media tycoon and politician (1936–2023)
Henry Kissinger
1923–2023 · died November 29
American diplomat and politician (1923–2023)
Pervez Musharraf
1943–2023 · died February 5
President of Pakistan from 2001 to 2008
Milan Kundera
1929–2023 · died July 11
Czech and French novelist (1929–2023)
Tina Turner
1939–2023 · died May 24
Singer-songwriter and actress (1939–2023)
Kenzaburō Ōe
1935–2023 · died March 3
Japanese writer (1935–2023)
Louise Glück
1943–2023 · died October 13
American poet and Nobel laureate (1943–2023)
Martti Ahtisaari
1937–2023 · died October 16
Finnish politician and diplomat, President of Finland (1937–2023)
Li Keqiang
1955–2023 · died October 27
Premier of China from 2013 to 2023
Matthew Perry
1969–2023 · died October 28
American and Canadian actor (1969–2023)
Yevgeny Prigozhin
1961–2023 · died August 23
Russian oligarch and mercenary leader (1961–2023)
Glenda Jackson
1936–2023 · died June 15
English actress and politician (1936–2023)

Sources

  1. 2023 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
  2. Jimmy Carter — Wikipedia
  3. James Watson — Wikipedia
  4. Noam Chomsky — Wikipedia
  5. Tu Youyou — Wikipedia
  6. Yoko Ono — Wikipedia
  7. Wole Soyinka — Wikipedia
  8. Jane Goodall — Wikipedia
  9. 14th Dalai Lama — Wikipedia
  10. Woody Allen — Wikipedia
  11. Pope Francis — Wikipedia
  12. Jack Nicholson — Wikipedia
  13. Francis Ford Coppola — Wikipedia
  14. Bob Dylan — Wikipedia
  15. Paul McCartney — Wikipedia
  16. Joe Biden — Wikipedia
  17. Billie Jean King — Wikipedia
  18. Lech Wałęsa — Wikipedia
  19. George Lucas — Wikipedia
  20. Aung San Suu Kyi — Wikipedia
  21. Steven Spielberg — Wikipedia
  22. Donald Trump — Wikipedia
  23. George W. Bush — Wikipedia
  24. Bill Clinton — Wikipedia
  25. Hillary Clinton — Wikipedia
  26. Charles III — Wikipedia
  27. Haruki Murakami — Wikipedia
  28. Benjamin Netanyahu — Wikipedia
  29. Narendra Modi — Wikipedia
  30. Vladimir Putin — Wikipedia
  31. Xi Jinping — Wikipedia
  32. Oprah Winfrey — Wikipedia
  33. Angela Merkel — Wikipedia
  34. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan — Wikipedia
  35. François Hollande — Wikipedia
  36. Bill Gates — Wikipedia
  37. Nicolas Sarkozy — Wikipedia
  38. Pope Leo XIV — Wikipedia
  39. Ai Weiwei — Wikipedia
  40. Madonna — Wikipedia
  41. Rigoberta Menchú — Wikipedia
  42. Naruhito — Wikipedia
  43. Wayne Gretzky — Wikipedia
  44. Barack Obama — Wikipedia
  45. Michael Jordan — Wikipedia
  46. Rafael Correa — Wikipedia
  47. Jeff Bezos — Wikipedia
  48. Michelle Obama — Wikipedia
  49. Kamala Harris — Wikipedia
  50. J. K. Rowling — Wikipedia
  51. Dmitry Medvedev — Wikipedia
  52. Jimmy Wales — Wikipedia
  53. Michael Schumacher — Wikipedia
  54. Elon Musk — Wikipedia
  55. Anna Netrebko — Wikipedia
  56. Eminem — Wikipedia
  57. Banksy — Wikipedia
  58. Angelina Jolie — Wikipedia
  59. Shakira — Wikipedia
  60. Emmanuel Macron — Wikipedia
  61. Volodymyr Zelenskyy — Wikipedia
  62. Roger Federer — Wikipedia
  63. Beyoncé — Wikipedia
  64. Serena Williams — Wikipedia
  65. Kim Jong Un — Wikipedia
  66. Mark Zuckerberg — Wikipedia
  67. Cristiano Ronaldo — Wikipedia
  68. Usain Bolt — Wikipedia
  69. Rafael Nadal — Wikipedia
  70. Lady Gaga — Wikipedia
  71. Lionel Messi — Wikipedia
  72. Taylor Swift — Wikipedia
  73. Selena Gomez — Wikipedia
  74. Justin Bieber — Wikipedia
  75. Malala Yousafzai — Wikipedia
  76. Billie Eilish — Wikipedia
  77. Greta Thunberg — Wikipedia
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