Famous 95 Years Old
The list of famous 95 years old includes Noam Chomsky, Joss Ackland, Ethel Kennedy, Tom Lehrer, Ruth Westheimer. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, actors, directors and actresses and from other domains of life. This list of 95 years old includes people from United States, Germany, England & France and many more countries.
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Noam Chomsky(A Major Figure in Analytic Philosophy Who is Also Known as 'The Father of Modern Linguistics')
Birthdate: December 7, 1928
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Regarded by many as the father of modern linguistics, Noam Chomsky has authored over 100 books on varied topics, such as politics, linguistics, and war. A multi-talented personality, Noam Chomsky is considered a popular figure in analytic philosophy. Apart from influencing a wide array of academic fields, he has also contributed to the development of cognitivism.
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Jim Lovell(One of the First Three Astronauts to Fly to and Orbit the Moon)
Birthdate: March 25, 1928
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Retired American astronaut Jim Lovell commanded the iconic Apollo 13 mission and was one of the first three human beings to fly to the Moon, orbit it, and get back to Earth. He had also been a US Navy captain. Following his retirement, Lovell launched a restaurant in Lake Forest.
Birthdate: April 9, 1928
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York, Manhattan
While he grew up to be a Harvard math professor, that didn’t stop Tom Lehrer from pursuing his childhood love for music. He gained fame as a satirical composer, with songs such as So Long, Mom, I’m Off to Drop the Bomb and That Was The Year That Was.
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Marion Ross(Actress)
Birthdate: October 25, 1928
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Watertown, Minnesota, United States
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
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James Watson(Molecular Biologist Who Co-discovered the Double Helix Structure of DNA With Francis Crick)
Birthdate: April 6, 1928
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
James Watson is a geneticist, molecular biologist, and zoologist. He is credited with co-authoring the academic paper that propounded the double helix structure of nucleic acids such as DNA for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1962. In 1977, he was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 1997, he was awarded the National Medal of Science.
Birthdate: April 11, 1928
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
Ethel Kennedy, widow of Robert F. Kennedy, vowed not to remarry after the assassination of her husband in 1968. She established the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She inspired the documentary Ethel, directed by her daughter Rory.
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Li Ka-shing(Hong Kong Business Magnate and One of the Most Influential Entrepreneurs in Asia)
Birthdate: July 29, 1928
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Chaozhou, Guangdong, China
Li Ka-shing, also known as Superman, remains Hong Kong’s richest man, in spite of a drop in his net worth due to the Hong Kong riots and the coronavirus pandemic. The business tycoon is known for his association with Hutchison and for his investments in the video-conferencing platform Zoom.
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Ruth Westheimer(German-American Sex Therapist, Media Personality and Holocaust Survivor)
Birthdate: June 4, 1928
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
German-American sex therapist Ruth Westheimer, also known as Dr. Ruth, soared to fame with the radio show Sexually Speaking and later hosted many sexuality-related shows and wrote many books, too. She is also an ethnographer and a Holocaust survivor. Her life inspired the documentary Ask Dr. Ruth.
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Pilar Pallete(Peruvian Actress and Third Wife of the Popular American Actor John Wayne)
Birthdate: September 3, 1928
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Paita District, Peru
Pilar Pallete is a Peruvian actress whose professional career has been greatly overshadowed by her personal life, including her high-profile marriage to legendary American actor John Wayne. Through her marriage with John Wayne, Pallete was blessed with many grandchildren, including actress and musician Jennifer Wayne of Runaway June fame.
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Earl Holliman(Actor)
Birthdate: September 11, 1928
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Delhi, Louisiana, USA
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: January 3, 1929
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: San Francisco
Birthdate: December 26, 1928
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Electrical engineer Martin Cooper had initially served the U.S. Navy in the Korean War. He later joined Motorola and pioneered many inventions in wireless communications. The Charles Stark Draper Prize winner also invented the world’s first mobile phone and made the first cell phone call.
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Bob Cousy(American Former Professional Basketball Player)
Birthdate: August 9, 1928
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Frank Borman(NASA Astronaut Who was the Commander of 'Apollo 8' Mission)
Birthdate: March 14, 1928
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Gary
Frank Borman is an American former US Air Force colonel, test pilot, aeronautical engineer, businessman, and NASA astronaut. The commander of Apollo 8, Borman was the first of 24 astronauts to have flown to the Moon. In 1982, Frank Borman was made an inductee of the International Space Hall of Fame.
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Henry Silva(Actor)
Birthdate: September 15, 1928
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Ann Blyth(Actress)
Birthdate: August 16, 1928
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Mount Kisco, New York, USA
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
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George Maharis(Actor)
Birthdate: September 1, 1928
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Astoria, New York, United States
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Paul Dooley(Actor)
Birthdate: February 22, 1928
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Birthdate: February 29, 1928
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: North Kensington, London, England
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Mangosuthu Buthelezi(South African Politician, Founder of 'Inkatha Freedom Party' and Minister of Home Affairs (1994 - 2004))
Birthdate: August 27, 1928
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Mahlabathini, South Africa
Mangosuthu Buthelezi is a South African politician who is credited with founding the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP). He was widely regarded as one of the most important black leaders during the apartheid era. From 1994 to 2004, he served as South Africa's minister of home affairs. He has also won many awards, such as Nadaraja Award and Magna Award.
Birthdate: July 18, 1928
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Hazard, Kentucky, United States
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
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Nicolas Roeg(English Film Director and Cinematographer)
Birthdate: August 15, 1928
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: London
Nicolas Roeg was an English cinematographer and film director. He is best remembered for directing films like Performance, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Don't Look Now, and The Witches. A highly influential filmmaker, Nicolas Roeg is credited with inspiring other prominent directors like Christopher Nolan, Steven Soderbergh, and Danny Boyle.
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Patrick Hemingway
Birthdate: June 28, 1928
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Kansas City
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Joseph Kittinger(Retired US Air Force Officer and Command Pilot Who Made Many High-Altitude Balloon Records)
Birthdate: July 27, 1928
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Tampa, Florida, United States
Former US Air Force pilot Joseph Kittinger made many high-altitude balloon records and scripted history as the first person to complete a solo balloon flight across the Atlantic Ocean. He served as a fighter pilot during the Vietnam War and had been part of the US high-altitude military projects Project Manhigh and Project Excelsior.
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James Ivory(Director)
Birthdate: June 7, 1928
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Berkeley, California, United States
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Susan Blanchard(Socialite, Lyricist)
Birthdate: October 20, 1928
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York, United States
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Robert Indiana(Costume designer, Painter, Sculptor, Postage stamp designer)
Birthdate: September 13, 1928
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New Castle
Robert Indiana was an American artist best remembered for his association with the pop art movement. He is credited with creating the popular Love sculpture. The sculpture, which is situated at the Indianapolis Museum of Art (IMA), was the basis for the 1973 US Postal Service LOVE stamp. Indiana's works are preserved in numerous museums, including the McNay Art Museum.
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Bill Lee(Baseball player)
Birthdate: July 23, 1928
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Snow Hill, Alabama, United States
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Roger Mudd(Broadcaster)
Birthdate: February 9, 1928
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States
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Jean Vanier(Philosopher, Philanthropist)
Birthdate: September 10, 1928
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Geneva
A former naval officer, Jean Vanier began working for intellectually disabled people after he met some of them in Paris, eventually founding L'Arche in order to provide them with shelter and support network. Later, he also cofounded Faith and Light to help those with learning disability. A prolific author; after his death, he was accused of sexually exploiting six women.
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Hans Blix(Swedish diplomat, politician)
Birthdate: June 28, 1928
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Uppsala
Hans Blix is a Swedish politician and diplomat who served as the Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1978 to 1979. An advocate of world peace, Blix served as the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) from 1981 to 1997. In 2007, Hans Blix was honored with the Sydney Peace Prize. In 2014, he received the Fulbright Prize.
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Gustavo Gutiérrez(Peruvian Catholic Theologian, Philosopher, and Dominican Priest)
Birthdate: June 8, 1928
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Lima, Peru
Gustavo Gutiérrez is a Peruvian Catholic theologian, philosopher, and Dominican priest. A respected theologian, Gutiérrez has served as a visiting professor in many prestigious universities in Europe and North America. Gustavo Gutiérrez has also taught at the Harvard University, the University of Michigan, the University of Cambridge, and the University of California, Berkeley among other schools.
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Jim Pattison(Canadian Businessperson and Investor)
Birthdate: October 1, 1928
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Saskatoon, Canada
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Galt MacDermot(Composer, Songwriter, Film score composer)
Birthdate: December 18, 1928
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Montreal
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Ursula Haverbeck(Writer)
Birthdate: November 8, 1928
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Winterscheid, Gilserberg, Germany
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Paul Johnson(Journalist & Conservative Popular Historian)
Birthdate: November 2, 1928
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Manchester, England
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James Lawson(university teacher, pastor)
Birthdate: September 22, 1928
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Massillon
James Lawson is an American professor and activist. A prominent tactician and theoretician of nonviolence, Lawson played a major role during the Civil Rights Movement. In the 1960s, Lawson doubled up as a mentor to the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee as well as the Nashville Student Movement. James Lawson also served as a pastor for 25 years.
Birthdate: September 30, 1928
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Banes, Cuba
Daughter of prominent Cuban politician Rafael José Díaz-Balart, Mirta Díaz-Balart had first met revolutionary Fidel Castro at the University of Havana. After a 7-year marriage, she divorced Fidel while he was in prison following an attempted attack on the Moncada Barracks to oust Fulgencio Batista. They had a son together.
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Mary Wells Lawrence(Executive)
Birthdate: May 25, 1928
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Youngstown, Ohio, United States
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Reynaldo Bignone(Politician, Military personnel)
Birthdate: January 21, 1928
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Morón, Buenos Aires
Reynaldo Bignone was an Argentine general who ruled as a military dictator from 1982 to 1983. He was involved in the kidnapping and murder of people who opposed the military junta during the Dirty War. He also ordered the annihilation of all documentation on the missing people. Reynaldo Bignone was sentenced to 25 years of imprisonment in 2010.
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Fumihiko Maki(Architect)
Birthdate: September 6, 1928
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
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Yaacov Agam(Artist, Sculptor, Experimental artist, Visual artist, Painter)
Birthdate: May 11, 1928
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Rishon LeZion
A pioneer of optical and kinetic art, Yaacov Agam is best-known for his 3-D creations. The son of a Russian rabbi, he studied art in places such as Jerusalem and Paris. His art includes manipulable sculptures, musical fountains, and fluid geometric forms. He also created the largest menorah in the world.
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Pallonji Mistry(Businessman known for 17.3% stake in Tata Sons)
Birthdate: 1929 AD
Birthplace: India
Birthdate: July 12, 1928
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Methuen, Massachusetts, United States
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Otto F. Kernberg(Psychiatrist, Psychanalyst, University teacher, Non-fiction writer, Psychologist)
Birthdate: September 10, 1928
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Vienna
After fleeing to Chile with his family during the Nazi regime, Otto F. Kernberg studied medicine and then psychiatry. He eventually moved to the U.S. on a Rockefeller fellowship and grew up to be one of the finest psychoanalysts of the country. He now teaches at the Weill Cornell Medicine.
Birthdate: August 25, 1928
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Weimar, Germany
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Felix Rohatyn(Diplomat, Banker)
Birthdate: May 29, 1928
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Vienna
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Torben Ulrich(Danish Writer, Musician and Former Professional Tennis Player)
Birthdate: October 4, 1928
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Frederiksberg, Denmark
Torben Ulrich is a Danish former professional tennis player turned writer, musician, and filmmaker. As a tennis player, he was the top-ranked senior player in the world in the mid-1970s. He became a writer after retirement and primarily wrote on music, film, athletics, and culture. He eventually founded a New Orleans-type jazz band and made films as well.
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Lee Shau-kee(Businessperson who is founder of Henderson Land Development)
Birthdate: March 7, 1928
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Shunde, Guangdong, China
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Estelle Harris(Actress)
Birthdate: April 4, 1928
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
