Famous 89 Years Old

The list of famous 89 years old includes Maggie Smith, Julie Andrews, Judi Dench, Dalai Lama, Mahmoud Abbas. Famous personalities featured on this list, include actors, actresses, political leaders and novelists and from other domains of life. This list of 89 years old includes people from United States, England, Germany & Italy and many more countries.
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Julie Andrews
(English Actress, Singer and Author)
Julie Andrews
73
Birthdate: October 1, 1935
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Walton-on-Thames, England

A distinguished films, television and Broadway actress, Julie Andrews is best known for her performances in films like Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music, Thoroughly Modern Millie and Victor/Victoria. She has also done voiceovers for animation movie like Despicable Me and Enchanted. The legendary actress has also released multiple albums and authored numerous children’s books as well as her autobiography.

 2 
Maggie Smith
(One of Britain's Most Recognizable & Prolific Actresses)
Maggie Smith
48
Birthdate: December 28, 1934
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Ilford, Essex, England

Veteran English actress, Maggie Smith, has an extensive career spanning almost seven decades. One of Britain's most recognizable actresses, she has appeared in more than 60 films and over 70 plays. Making her debut as a stage actress in the 1950s, she quickly moved on to TV and cinema. She has been honored with the Stratford Shakespeare Festival's Legacy Award.

 3 
Judi Dench
(English Actress Who is Regarded as One of the Britain's Best Actresses)
Judi Dench
48
Birthdate: December 9, 1934
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Heworth, York, United Kingdom

Judi Dench is one of the most respected and decorated English actresses of all time. Counted among the most influential people in the United Kingdom, Dame Judi Dench is a patron of more than 180 charities, such as York Against Cancer. Since 1985, she has been serving as the president of Questors Theatre.

 4 
Mary Berry
(English Food Writer, Chef and Television Presenter)
Mary Berry
10
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 24, 1935
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Bath, Somerset, England

Author of over 75 cookbooks, Mary Berry has also hosted several culinary shows, such as Mary Berry Cooks. The Guardian ranked her the second-best-dressed person over 50. A CBE and DBE recipient, she has also received the Guild of Food Writers Lifetime Achievement Award and an honorary degree.

 5 
Ron Paul
(Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas)
Ron Paul
39
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 20, 1935
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Ron Paul is a physician, author, and retired politician who has played an important role in promoting libertarian vision by delivering speeches on American college campuses. A doctor by profession, Ron Paul served in the U.S. Air Force as a flight surgeon from 1963 to 1968. His life and career inspired the 2012 film Ron Paul Uprising.

 6 
Robert Conrad
(Actor)
Robert Conrad
7
Birthdate: March 1, 1935
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 7 
José Mujica
(Former President of Uruguay)
José Mujica
31
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 20, 1935
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Montevideo

José Mujica is an Uruguayan retired politician. From 2010 to 2015, Mujica served as the president of Uruguay. A well-known philanthropist, Mujica won the hearts of many for his donation of 90 percent of his monthly salary to charities. Due to his generosity and austere lifestyle, José Mujica has often been referred to as the world's humblest head of state.

 8 
Johnny Mathis
(American Jazz and Pop Singer Best Known for His Hit 'Chances Are')
Johnny Mathis
13
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: September 30, 1935
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Gilmer, Texas, United States

Johnny Mathis is an American singer and songwriter. Best known for his contribution to popular music, Mathis has been honored with many awards including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and the Society of Singers Lifetime Achievement Award. Johnny Mathis is also renowned for his philanthropic efforts; he has supported such organizations as the American Cancer Society and Muscular Dystrophy Association.

 9 
Herb Alpert
(Trumpeter and Co-Founder of the American Record Label 'A&M Records')
Herb Alpert
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: March 31, 1935
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Herb Alpert is an American trumpeter who achieved popularity in the 1960s when he led the band Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass. He is also credited with co-founding A&M Records. Also a well-known philanthropist, Alpert launched the Herb Alpert Foundation in the 1980s in an attempt to deal with environmental issues and support youth and arts education.
 10 
Judd Hirsch
7
Birthdate: March 15, 1935
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Judd Hirsch is best known for his Emmy-winning role of Alex Rieger in Taxi. Fans also loved him as John Lacey in Dear John and Alan Eppes in Numb3rs. He received an Academy Award nomination for Ordinary People and has also been seen in films such as Independence Day.

 11 
Gary Player
(One of the Greatest Golfers of All Time)
Gary Player
10
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 1, 1935
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Johannesburg, South Africa
South African former golfer Gary Player became the only non-American to win the career Grand Slam, at 29. Named to the World Golf Hall of Fame, he has earned more than 160 professional tournaments. He has also written golf books, designed golf courses, and launched The Player Foundation.
 12 
Lee Meriwether
(Actress and Former Model Best Known for Her Role as ‘Betty Jones’ in Crime Drama ‘Barnaby Jones’)
Lee Meriwether
3
Birthdate: May 27, 1935
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Lee Meriwether is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Betty Jones in the popular television detective series Barnaby Jones, for which she received an Emmy Award nomination and two Golden Globe Award nominations. A former model and beauty queen, Lee Meriwether was crowned Miss California in 1954 and Miss America in 1955.

 13 
Chaim Topol
12
Birthdate: September 9, 1935
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Tel Aviv
Israeli actor Chaim Topol is best known for his Golden Globe-winning titular role in Sallah Shabati. He began his career with Israeli theater and later co-founded Haifa Theatre. He also earned an Academy Award nomination and won a Golden Globe for playing Tevye in the musical Fiddler on the Roof.
 14 
Charles Koch
(American Billionaire Businessman, Chairman, and CEO of ‘Koch Industries’)
Charles Koch
19
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: November 1, 1935
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Wichita, Kansas, United States
Charles Koch, co-owner, chairman, and CEO of Koch Industries, was the world’s 11th-richest man in 2019. He and his brother, David Koch, both named to Time 100 in 2011, transformed their business from an oil and chemical company to one that owns brands such as Stainmaster, Lycra, and Dixie Cup.
 15 
Bob Gibson
(American Professional Baseball Player)
Bob Gibson
7
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 9, 1935
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 16 
Donald P. Bellisario
(Television producer and screenwriter who created and sometimes wrote episodes for the TV series)
Donald P. Bellisario
1
Birthdate: August 8, 1935
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Cokeburg, Pennsylvania, United States
 17 
Steve Lawrence
2
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: July 8, 1935
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
 18 
M. Emmet Walsh
(Actor)
M. Emmet Walsh
1
Birthdate: March 22, 1935
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Ogdensburg, New York, USA
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 19 
Lee Corso
(Sports coach)
Lee Corso
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 7, 1935
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Lake Mary, Florida, USA
 20 
Russ Tamblyn
(Actor and Dancer Known for His Role as ‘Riff’ in the Film ‘West Side Story’)
Russ Tamblyn
6
Birthdate: December 30, 1934
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Russ Tamblyn is an American actor and dancer who received an Academy Award nomination for his work in the 1957 drama film, Peyton Place. Trained as a gymnast, Tamblyn's acrobatic skills were put to use in films, such as West Side Story. Apart from acting in films and TV series, Russ Tamblyn also worked as a choreographer during the 1980s.

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A. J. Foyt
(One of the Greatest Auto Racing Drivers of All Time)
A. J. Foyt
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 16, 1935
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Houston, Texas, United States

The first racing driver to win the Indianapolis 500 four times, A.J Foytm appeared in the event for 35 consecutive years, winning the race in 1961, 1964, 1967 and 1977. Inheriting his love for racing from his auto mechanic father, he dropped out of  school to become professional racing driver, eventually founding a successful racing team, A. J. Foyt Enterprises.

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Len Dawson
(American Football Player)
Len Dawson
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 20, 1935
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Alliance, Ohio, USA
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Magdi Yacoub
(Heart Surgeon)
Magdi Yacoub
17
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: November 16, 1935
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Belbin, Ashraqya, Egypt

Magdi Yacoub is a retired professor who worked at Imperial College London. He is best known for his work in repairing heart valves, a procedure which came to be known as the Ross-Yacoub procedure. In 1983, he performed the United Kingdom's first combined lung and heart transplant. Also a humanitarian, Yacoub co-founded the Magdi Yacoub Global Heart Foundation in 2008.

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Fairuz
(One of the Most Famous Singers in the History of the Arab world)
Fairuz
14
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: November 21, 1934
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Jabal Alarz, Lebanon

Lebanese singer-actor Nuhad al-Haddad, better known by her stage name Fairouz, began her career with Radio Lebanon. Now considered a cultural icon of Lebanon, she soared to fame with her collaborations with the Rahbani Brothers and was married to Assi El Rahbani. Itab remains her best-known hit.

 25 
Norman Foster
(Architect)
Norman Foster
1
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: June 1, 1935
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Stockport, Cheshire, England

Norman Foster is an English designer and architect best known for his association with the progression of high-tech architecture. Regarded as an important personality in British modernist architecture, Foster has been granted several prestigious honors like The Lynn S. Beedle Lifetime Achievement Award. He also serves as the president of the Norman Foster Foundation which aims at helping young architects.

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Ruta Lee
(Role as Laura on the comedy drama Funny Bones)
Ruta Lee
4
Birthdate: May 30, 1935
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Montreal, Canada
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
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James Bolam
(Actor)
James Bolam
3
Birthdate: June 16, 1935
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Sunderland, Tyne-and-Wear, England, UK
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Wanda Ventham
(Actress)
Wanda Ventham
6
Birthdate: August 5, 1935
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Brighton, England
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
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Harrison Schmitt
(American Astronaut and the Only Person Without a Background in Military Aviation to Have Walked on the Moon)
Harrison Schmitt
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: July 3, 1935
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Santa Rita, New Mexico, United States

Harrison Schmitt is an American geologist, university professor, and former NASA astronaut. He also served as the US Senator from New Mexico from 1977 to 1983. In 1972, Schmitt became a crew member of Apollo 17 and subsequenly the second-youngest person to walk on the Moon. In 1973, Harrison Schmitt was honored with the NASA Distinguished Service Medal.

 30 
Mary Oliver
(Poet, Writer)
Mary Oliver
6
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 10, 1935
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Maple Heights
 31 
Sylvia Earle
(The First Female Chief Scientist of the ‘U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’)
Sylvia Earle
4
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: August 30, 1935
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Gibbstown, Greenwich Township, New Jersey, United States
Sylvia Earle is known for her research on marine algae and she was the first female chief scientist of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Earle held the world record for the deepest untethered dive and was named by Time Magazine as its first Hero for the Planet, in 1998. She also featured in Netflix Original documentary Seaspiracy.
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Joan Didion
(Screenwriter, Novelist, Journalist, Writer, Essayist)
Joan Didion
6
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 5, 1934
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Sacramento, California, United States
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Christina Pickles
3
Birthdate: February 17, 1935
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Halifax, England
 34 
Bobby Vinton
(Known for popular song 'Blue Velvet')
Bobby Vinton
2
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: April 16, 1935
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Height: 6'8" (203 cm)
 35 
Anne Reid
(Actress)
Anne Reid
3
Birthdate: May 28, 1935
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 36 
Jim Dale
(Actor)
Jim Dale
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: August 15, 1935
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Rothwell, Northamptonshire, England, UK
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 37 
Arvo Pärt
(Estonian Composer Who Has Invented a Compositional Technique named 'Tintinnabuli')
Arvo Pärt
5
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: September 11, 1935
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Paide, Estonia
 38 
Tom Atkins
(Actor)
Tom Atkins
4
Birthdate: November 13, 1935
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 39 
Erich von Däniken
(Author)
Erich von Däniken
4
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 14, 1935
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Zofingen

Initially a hotel operator, Erich von Däniken is now known for his bestselling books such as Chariots of the Gods? and Twilight of the Gods. He has also co-founded AAS RA, a research organization, and has appeared on shows such as Ancient Aliens, propagating the Ancient Astronaut theory.

 40 
Jane Wagner
(Screenwriter)
Jane Wagner
5
Birthdate: February 26, 1935
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Morristown, Tennessee, United States
 41 
Dalai Lama
(Spiritual Leader of Tibet and 14th Dalai Lama)
Dalai Lama
24
Birthdate: July 6, 1935
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Taktser, Tibet
The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, is known for his advocacy for peace in Tibet and has won the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize. He belongs to a lineage of reincarnations of Avalokiteśvara. He fled to India during the 1959 Tibetan Rebellion and formed a Tibetan government in exile.
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Pratibha Patil
(Former President of India)
Pratibha Patil
12
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 19, 1934
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Nadgaon, Maharashtra, India

Pratibha Patil served as the president of India from 2007 to 2012 and was the first and only woman to have held the position. The INC member had also been the governor of the Indian state of Rajasthan earlier. She had started her political career as an MLA from Jalgaon.

 43 
Alain Delon
(One of Europe’s Most Prominent Actors and Screen Sex Symbols from the 1960s to 1980s)
Alain Delon
8
Birthdate: November 8, 1935
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Sceaux, France

Alain Delon is a French actor, screenwriter, singer, filmmaker, and businessman. One of the most prominent actors and sex symbols in Europe during the 1960s and 1970s, Delon achieved critical acclaim for his performance in films like Rocco and His Brothers. In 1985, he was honored with the prestigious César Award for his portrayal of Robert Avranches in Our Story.

 44 
Vernon Jordan
(Lawyer)
Vernon Jordan
5
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: August 15, 1935
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
 45 
Betty Bosmer
(American Former Bodybuilder and Physical Fitness Expert)
Betty Bosmer
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 2, 1935
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Pasadena, California, United States
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 46 
David Harvey
(Professor of Anthropology & Geography)
David Harvey
3
Birthdate: October 31, 1935
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Gillingham, Kent, England

David Harvey is a  Marxist economic geographer, podcaster, and a fellow of the British Academy. He is currently a distinguished professor of anthropology and geography at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY). He has authored many books and essays and is one of the most cited authors of books in the humanities and social sciences.   

 47 
Bobby Bare
(Singer)
Bobby Bare
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: April 7, 1935
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Ironton, Ohio, USA
 48 
Charles Duke
(Former NASA Astronaut Who Became the Youngest Person to Walk on the Moon)
Charles Duke
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 3, 1935
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Charlotte

Former NASA astronaut Charles Duke has also been a USAF officer and test pilot. At 36, he became the youngest astronaut to walk on the surface of the Moon. Throughout his illustrious career, he went on 5 Apollo missions. He is also an international public speaker.

 49 
Chi-Chi Rodríguez
(Puerto Rican Professional Golfer)
Chi-Chi Rodríguez
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 23, 1935
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico

Chi-Chi Rodríguez is a Puerto Rican golfer best known for winning eight PGA Tour titles between 1963 and 1979. In 1989, he won two prestigious awards, namely the Old Tom Morris Award and the Bob Jones Award. In 1992, Chi-Chi Rodríguez became the first Puerto Rican to be made an inductee of the World Golf Hall of Fame.

 50 
Carol Arthur
(Actress)
Carol Arthur
0
Birthdate: August 4, 1935
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Hackensack, New Jersey, USA