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Centenarians

The 100 Club

Famous people who lived to 100 or more.

55 famous people in our archive reached their 100th birthday, and 7 of them are still with us. Sorted by age, oldest first.

The 100 Club celebrates famous people who reached one of life's rarest milestones: their 100th birthday. It brings together actors, scientists, leaders, athletes and artists from our archive who lived to 100 or beyond, along with those who are still with us today. Ages are worked out from their recorded birth and death dates, so the list grows by itself as famous people turn 100.

  1. 01Kane Tanaka🇯🇵Kane TanakaJapanese supercentenarian who, until her death at the age of 119 years, 107 days, was the world's oldest verified…1903–2022View profile 119Age at death
  2. 02Emma Morano🇮🇹Emma MoranoItalian supercentenarian1899–2017View profile 117Age at death
  3. 03Johannes Heesters🇦🇹Johannes HeestersDutch-German actor of stage, television and film, as well as a vocalist of numerous recordings and performer on the…1903–2011View profile 108Age at death
  4. 04Nicholas Winton🇬🇧Nicholas WintonBritish stockbroker and humanitarian who helped to rescue refugee children, mostly Jewish, whose families had fled…1909–2015View profile 106Age at death
  5. 05Soong May-ling🇺🇸Soong May-lingFirst Lady of the Republic of China as the wife of Chiang Kai-shek1898–2003View profile 105Age at death
  6. 06Oscar Niemeyer🇧🇷Oscar NiemeyerBrazilian architect considered to be one of the key figures in the development of modern architecture1907–2012View profile 104Age at death
  7. 07Luise Rainer🇩🇪Luise RainerGerman-born film actress1910–2014View profile 104Age at death
  8. 08Olivia de Havilland🇺🇸Olivia de HavillandBritish, American, and French actress1916–2020View profile 104Age at death
  9. 09Marsha Hunt🇺🇸Marsha HuntAmerican actress with a career spanning nearly 80 years1917–2022View profile 104Age at death
  10. 10Celâl Bayar🇹🇷Celâl BayarTurkish economist and politician who was the president of Turkey from 1950 to 19601883–1986View profile 103Age at death
  11. 11Rita Levi-Montalcini🇮🇹Rita Levi-MontalciniItalian neurobiologist1909–2012View profile 103Age at death
  12. 12Kirk Douglas🇺🇸Kirk DouglasAmerican actor and filmmaker1916–2020View profile 103Age at death
  13. 13Chen-ning Yang🇨🇳Chen-ning YangYang Chen-Ning also known as C.N1922–2025View profile 103Age at death
  14. 14Ernst Jünger🇩🇪Ernst JüngerGerman author, soldier, philosopher, and entomologist who became publicly known for his World War I memoir Storm of…1895–1998View profile 102Age at death
  15. 15Hans-Georg Gadamer🇩🇪Hans-Georg GadamerGerman philosopher of the continental tradition best known for his work on hermeneutics, including Truth and Method …1900–2002View profile 102Age at death
  16. 16Albert Hofmann🇨🇭Albert HofmannSwiss chemist known for being the first to synthesize, ingest, and learn of the psychedelic effects of lysergic acid…1906–2008View profile 102Age at death
  17. 17Ronald Coase🇬🇧Ronald CoaseBritish economist and author1910–2013View profile 102Age at death
  18. 18Võ Nguyên Giáp🇻🇳Võ Nguyên GiápVietnamese general, communist revolutionary and politician1911–2013View profile 102Age at death
  19. 19I. M. Pei🇺🇸I. M. PeiChinese-American architect1917–2019View profile 102Age at death
  20. 20Rudolph A. Marcus🇨🇦Rudolph A. MarcusCanadian-born American chemist who received the 1992 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his contributions to the theory of…1923–2026View profile 102Age at death
  21. 21Eva Marie Saint🇺🇸Eva Marie SaintAmerican retired actress1924–2026View profile 102Age at death
  22. 22Willem Drees🇳🇱Willem DreesWillem Drees Sr1886–1988View profile 101Age at death
  23. 23Irving Berlin🇺🇸Irving BerlinRussian-born American songwriter and composer1888–1989View profile 101Age at death
  24. 24Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother🇬🇧Queen Elizabeth the Queen MotherQueen of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 to 6 February 1952 as…1900–2002View profile 101Age at death
  25. 25Leni Riefenstahl🇩🇪Leni RiefenstahlGerman filmmaker, photographer, and actress1902–2003View profile 101Age at death
  26. 26George F. Kennan🇺🇸George F. KennanAmerican diplomat and historian1904–2005View profile 101Age at death
  27. 27David Rockefeller🇺🇸David RockefellerAmerican economist and investment banker who served as chairman and chief executive of Chase Manhattan Corporation1915–2017View profile 101Age at death
  28. 28Yasuhiro Nakasone🇯🇵Yasuhiro NakasoneJapanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1982 to 19871918–2019View profile 101Age at death
  29. 29Katherine Johnson🇺🇸Katherine JohnsonAmerican mathematician and human computer whose calculations of orbital mechanics as a NASA employee were critical to…1918–2020View profile 101Age at death
  30. 30Edmond H. Fischer🇺🇸Edmond H. FischerSwiss-American biochemist1920–2021View profile 101Age at death
  31. 31Tomiichi Murayama🇯🇵Tomiichi MurayamaJapanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1994 to 19961924–2025View profile 101Age at death
  32. 32Leo Esaki🇯🇵Leo EsakiJapanese physicist who shared the 1973 Nobel Prize in Physics with Ivar Giaever and Brian Josephson for his work on…Born 1925 · LivingView profile 101Age today
  33. 33Mahathir Mohamad🇲🇾Mahathir MohamadMalaysian politician, physician and author who served as the fourth and seventh prime minister of Malaysia from 1981 to…Born 1925 · LivingView profile 101Age today
  34. 34Mary Harris Jones🇺🇸Mary Harris JonesAmerican labor organizer, schoolteacher, and dressmaker who became a prominent union organizer, community organizer…1830–1930View profile 100Age at death
  35. 35Alexandra David-Néel🇫🇷Alexandra David-NéelFrench explorer, spiritualist, Buddhist, anarchist, opera singer, and writer1868–1969View profile 100Age at death
  36. 36George Burns🇺🇸George BurnsAmerican comedian, actor, writer, and singer, and one of the few entertainers whose career successfully spanned…1896–1996View profile 100Age at death
  37. 37Bob Hope🇬🇧Bob HopeBritish-born American comedian, actor, musician, entertainer and producer with a career that spanned nearly 80 years…1903–2003View profile 100Age at death
  38. 38Ernst Mayr🇩🇪Ernst MayrGerman-American evolutionary biologist1904–2005View profile 100Age at death
  39. 39Ba Jin🇨🇳Ba JinChinese anarchist, translator, and writer1904–2005View profile 100Age at death
  40. 40Claude Lévi-Strauss🇧🇪Claude Lévi-StraussBelgian-born French anthropologist and ethnologist whose work was key in the development of the theories of…1908–2009View profile 100Age at death
  41. 41Gloria Stuart🇺🇸Gloria StuartAmerican actress, visual artist and activist1910–2010View profile 100Age at death
  42. 42João Havelange🇧🇷João HavelangeBrazilian lawyer, businessman, and athlete who was the seventh president of FIFA from 1974 to 19981916–2016View profile 100Age at death
  43. 43Javier Pérez de Cuéllar🇵🇪Javier Pérez de CuéllarPeruvian diplomat and politician who served as the fifth secretary-general of the United Nations from 1982 to 19911920–2020View profile 100Age at death
  44. 44George Shultz🇺🇸George ShultzAmerican economist, businessman, diplomat, and statesman who served in various positions under presidents Richard Nixon…1920–2021View profile 100Age at death
  45. 45John B. Goodenough🇺🇸John B. GoodenoughAmerican materials scientist, a solid-state physicist, and a Nobel laureate in chemistry1922–2023View profile 100Age at death
  46. 46Henry Kissinger🇺🇸Henry KissingerAmerican diplomat, political scientist, and politician1923–2023View profile 100Age at death
  47. 47Glynis Johns🇬🇧Glynis JohnsBritish actress and singer1923–2024View profile 100Age at death
  48. 48Roger Guillemin🇫🇷Roger GuilleminFrench-American neuroscientist1924–2024View profile 100Age at death
  49. 49Jimmy Carter🇺🇸Jimmy CarterJames Earl Carter Jr1924–2024View profile 100Age at death
  50. 50Lee Grant🇺🇸Lee GrantAmerican actress, documentarian, and directorBorn 1925 · LivingView profile 100Age today
  51. 51Dick Van Dyke🇺🇸Dick Van DykeAmerican actor, comedian, singer, dancer and writerBorn 1925 · LivingView profile 100Age today
  52. 52Alan Greenspan🇺🇸Alan GreenspanAmerican economist who served as the 13th chair of the Federal Reserve from 1987 to 20061926–2026View profile 100Age at death
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    🇬🇧David AttenboroughEnglish broadcaster, naturalist and writerBorn 1926 · LivingView profile 100Age today
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    🇸🇳Abdoulaye WadeSenegalese politician who served as the third president of Senegal from 2000 to 2012Born 1926 · LivingView profile 100Age today
  55. 55Mel Brooks🇺🇸Mel BrooksAmerican actor, comedian, film director, songwriter and playwrightBorn 1926 · LivingView profile 100Age today

Living members' ages update automatically every day, and deaths are checked weekly against Wikidata.

Countdown

Turning 100 soon

35 famous people in their late 90s, soonest 100th birthday first.

  1. Valdas AdamkusValdas AdamkusLithuanian politician, diplomat and civil engineer and an American civil servantTurns 100 on 3 November 2026View profile 10days to go
  2. Elias James Corey🇺🇸Elias James CoreyAmerican organic chemistTurns 100 on 12 July 2028View profile 627days to go
  3. Noam Chomsky🇺🇸Noam ChomskyAmerican intellectual, philosopher, linguist, political activist, and social criticTurns 100 on 7 December 2028View profile 775days to go
  4. John Polanyi🇩🇪John PolanyiGerman-born Hungarian-Canadian chemistTurns 100 on 23 January 2029View profile 822days to go
  5. Alejandro Jodorowsky🇨🇱Alejandro JodorowskyChilean and French avant-garde filmmaker and writerTurns 100 on 7 February 2029View profile 837days to go
  6. Werner Arber🇨🇭Werner ArberSwiss microbiologist and geneticistTurns 100 on 3 June 2029View profile 953days to go
  7. Imelda Marcos🇵🇭Imelda MarcosFilipino politician who was First Lady of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986, wielding significant political power after…Turns 100 on 2 July 2029View profile 982days to go
  8. Fernanda Montenegro🇧🇷Fernanda MontenegroBrazilian actressTurns 100 on 16 October 2029View profile 1088days to go
  9. Eric Kandel🇦🇹Eric KandelAustrian-born American medical doctor who specialized in psychiatryTurns 100 on 7 November 2029View profile 1110days to go
  10. Alfred MoisiuAlfred MoisiuAlbanian military general, diplomat and politician who served as the president of Albania from 2002 to 2007Turns 100 on 1 December 2029View profile 1134days to go
  11. Tippi Hedren🇺🇸Tippi HedrenAmerican former actressTurns 100 on 19 January 2030View profile 1183days to go
  12. Buzz Aldrin🇺🇸Buzz AldrinApollo 11 lunar module pilot and the second person to walk on the MoonTurns 100 on 20 January 2030View profile 1184days to go
  13. Joanne Woodward🇺🇸Joanne WoodwardAmerican former actressTurns 100 on 27 February 2030View profile 1222days to go
  14. Lina KostenkoLina KostenkoUkrainian poet, journalist, writer, publisher, and former Soviet dissidentTurns 100 on 19 March 2030View profile 1242days to go
  15. Jerome Isaac Friedman🇺🇸Jerome Isaac FriedmanAmerican physicistTurns 100 on 28 March 2030View profile 1251days to go
  16. Vigdís FinnbogadóttirVigdís FinnbogadóttirIcelandic stateswoman and theatre director who served as the president of Iceland, from 1980 to 1996, the first woman…Turns 100 on 15 April 2030View profile 1269days to go
  17. Clint Eastwood🇺🇸Clint EastwoodClinton Eastwood JrTurns 100 on 31 May 2030View profile 1315days to go
  18. Robert Aumann🇺🇸Robert AumannIsraeli-American mathematician, and a member of the United States National Academy of SciencesTurns 100 on 8 June 2030View profile 1323days to go
  19. William C. Campbell🇮🇪William C. CampbellIrish and American microbiologist known for his work in discovering a novel therapy against infections caused by…Turns 100 on 28 June 2030View profile 1343days to go
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    🇯🇵Tadao KobayashiJapanese former football playerTurns 100 on 7 July 2030View profile 1352days to go
  21. George Soros🇭🇺George SorosHungarian and American investor and philanthropistTurns 100 on 12 August 2030View profile 1388days to go
  22. Warren Buffett🇺🇸Warren BuffettAmerican investor and philanthropist who is the chairman emeritus and former CEO of the conglomerate Berkshire HathawayTurns 100 on 30 August 2030View profile 1406days to go
  23. Akira Suzuki🇯🇵Akira SuzukiJapanese chemist and Nobel Prize Laureate, who first published the Suzuki reaction, the organic reaction of an aryl-…Turns 100 on 12 September 2030View profile 1419days to go
  24. Bernie Ecclestone🇬🇧Bernie EcclestoneBritish business magnate, motorsport executive and former racing driverTurns 100 on 28 October 2030View profile 1465days to go
  25. Tu Youyou🇨🇳Tu YouyouNobel Prize-winning Chinese pharmaceutical chemistTurns 100 on 30 December 2030View profile 1528days to go
  26. David Lee🇺🇸David LeeAmerican physicist who shared the 1996 Nobel Prize in Physics with Robert CTurns 100 on 20 January 2031View profile 1549days to go
  27. Isabel Martínez de Perón🇦🇷Isabel Martínez de PerónArgentine politician who served as the president of Argentina from 1974 to 1976Turns 100 on 4 February 2031View profile 1564days to go
  28. Lamberto Dini🇮🇹Lamberto DiniItalian politician and economistTurns 100 on 1 March 2031View profile 1589days to go
  29. Rupert Murdoch🇦🇺Rupert MurdochAmerican business magnate, investor, and media mogulTurns 100 on 11 March 2031View profile 1599days to go
  30. William Shatner🇨🇦William ShatnerCanadian actorTurns 100 on 22 March 2031View profile 1610days to go
  31. Carroll Baker🇺🇸Carroll BakerRetired American actressTurns 100 on 28 May 2031View profile 1677days to go
  32. Raúl Castro🇨🇺Raúl CastroCuban politician, general, and revolutionary who served as the first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, the most…Turns 100 on 3 June 2031View profile 1683days to go
  33. Fernando Henrique Cardoso🇧🇷Fernando Henrique CardosoBrazilian sociologist, professor, and politician who served as the 34th president of Brazil from 1 January 1995 to 1…Turns 100 on 18 June 2031View profile 1698days to go
  34. Roger Penrose🇬🇧Roger PenroseEnglish mathematician, mathematical physicist, and philosopher of scienceTurns 100 on 8 August 2031View profile 1749days to go
  35. Angie Dickinson🇺🇸Angie DickinsonRetired American actressTurns 100 on 30 September 2031View profile 1802days to go

Questions people ask

Frequently asked questions

Who is the oldest famous person ever?
In our archive, the oldest famous person is Kane Tanaka, who lived to 119 (1903–2022).
Who is the oldest famous person alive today?
Leo Esaki is the oldest living member of The 100 Club, aged 101. Other famous centenarians still with us include Mahathir Mohamad, Lee Grant and Dick Van Dyke.
How many famous people have lived to 100?
55 famous people in our archive have reached their 100th birthday: 48 who have died and 7 who are still living.
Which famous people died at exactly 100?
Famous people who died aged 100 include Mary Harris Jones, Alexandra David-Néel, George Burns, Bob Hope and Ernst Mayr.
Which famous people will turn 100 next?
The next famous people due to turn 100 are Valdas Adamkus (November 3, 2026), Elias James Corey (July 12, 2028) and Noam Chomsky (December 7, 2028).