Famous People Who Lived to 100 or Older

[emuboy]

The year 2016 was infamous for celebrity deaths. Starting with singer Natalie Cole on January 1st and ending with George Michael, Carrie Fisher, her mother Debbie Reynolds and MASH actor William Christopher late in December, numerous famous people young, middle aged and old died in 2016 from various causes.

One famous person who passed away that year was Zsa Zsa Gabor, who died in December 2016 at the age of 99 just two months short of her century birthday in February 2017, the actress considerably outliving her older sister Magda and younger sister Eva both of whom died in the 1990s.

While Zsa Zsa Gabor narrowly missed making it to 100 years of age, which famous people did reach the milestone or are still alive today at over 100? Here are some:

KIRK DOUGLAS - Born 1916, the actor is still alive today at age 102.

OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND - Born in 1916, like Kirk Douglas this veteran actress is still living at 102. Her younger sister Joan Fontaine lived a long time too, dying aged 96 in 2013.

QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER - Born in 1900 when Queen Victoria was still alive, the Queen Mother lived until 2002 and died aged 101, outliving her youngest daughter Margaret in the process. I'm not sure, but I think the Queen Mother might have set some sort of record as a Dowager Queen, having been widowed for 50 years at the time of her death, King George VI dying in 1952.

ROSE FITZGERALD KENNEDY - The wife of Joseph Kennedy and matriarch of the Kennedy Clan, Rose was born in 1890 and died in 1995 aged 104. She outlived four of her children - Joe Jnr (1915-1944), John (1917-1963), Kathleen (1920-1948) and Robert (1925-1968).

BOB HOPE - The multi-talented American entertainer was born in 1903 and died in 2003 two months after turning 100.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

Melisandre
Spock
Rose Dawson
Bill Compton
Eric Northman
Godric

 

[Cmarsh]

George Burns

 

[tandino]

I was going to say the great Kirk Douglas, amazing he's still kicking around at 102.

 

[Plugger35]

Kade Simpson

 

[tandino]

Another for the list of "people who you think are dead" is the mother of John McCain, Roberta McCain, who is 107.

 

[DroopStDanny]

Irving Berlin.

Vera Lynn still kicking at 102.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

Mr Burns' mother

 

[emuboy]

Irving Berlin.

Vera Lynn still kicking at 102.

Mind completely blown - I had no idea that Vera Lynn was still alive.

 

[DroopStDanny]

Edgar Britt,103 - Australian jockey whose bigger claim to fame is his name entering the rhyming slang lexicon.

 

[emuboy]

Mr Burns' mother

If the Simpsons, which debuted in 1989 (discounting the previous short cartoons on the Tracey Ullman Show in 1987 and 1988) had aged its characters as time went by Homer and Marge would now be 68, Bart and his classmates 40, Lisa and her classmates 38, Maggie 30 and Mr. Burns 132.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

If the Simpsons, which debuted in 1989 (discounting the previous short cartoons on the Tracey Ullman Show in 1987 and 1988) had aged its characters as time went by Homer and Marge would now be 68, Bart and his classmates 40, Lisa and her classmates 38, Maggie 30 and Mr. Burns 132.

Try to think The Simpsons ended with season 9.

 

[t_94]

What an interesting thread idea.

 

[Procrastinator35]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton_Chandler


Chandler in 1921
Personal informationDate of birth 19 September 1893Place of birthEuroa, Victoria, AustraliaDate of death 24 March 1997 (aged 103)Place of deathMelbourne, Victoria, AustraliaOriginal team(s)Brunswick Football ClubHeight 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)Weight 73 kg (161 lb)Position(s) ForwardPlaying career1YearsClubGames (Goals)1919–1924Carlton 69 (11)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1924.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Newton Chandler (19 September 1893 – 24 March 1997) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL) from 1919 through 1924.[1] He was a member of the Brunswick Football Club prior to being recruited to Carlton at the age of 19, but his debut for the team was delayed by the onset of World War I. He played a total of 69 games, including the 1921 VFL Grand Final, where his team lost to Richmond. After retiring from active competition in 1924, he served as the club's Secretary (1934–1939, 1956), Vice-President (1940–1943), and Treasurer (1944–1958). His long life — he lived to the age of 103 — and dedication to the club earned him the nickname "The Grand Old Man of Carlton".[2]

 

[Gough]

Norman Gordon was the only Test cricketer to live to 100, he was the last survivor of the famous timeless Test in Durban in 1939 when he died in 2014, and he was also one of the very few Jewish Test cricketers.

 

[utility]

Albert Hofmann, 102.

I seem to recall his wife lived to over 100 as well.

 

[Scotland]

I wonder if there will be a little spike in this over the next few years corresponding to the mini baby boom after WWI.

 

[GreyCrow]

I.M. Pei Chinese - Architect 102 - May 2019

Herman Wouk - Author -103 May 2019

Wouk wrote The Caine Mutiny made into a movie starring Humphrey Bogart in 1954

 

[Cruyff14]

Queen Mother

 

[emuboy]

Australian actress Mary Ward isn't a big name, but she had a long TV career and appeared in shows such as A Country Practice, Blue Heelers, The Henderson Kids, Prisoner and The Damnation of Harvey McHugh among many others. I always remember her role in The Henderson Kids where she absolutely humiliated her grandson Trevor (the class nerd) by bringing his forgotten apple to school and then kissing him goodbye in front of the entire class.

Mary Ward's last credited role before retiring was her Blue Heelers role in 2000, and she remains alive today at the age of 105.

 

[Prestigerrycomo]

Beverley Cleary - US Childrens Author is 103

 

[DroopStDanny]

Dave Bartholomew, a huge contributor to the history of black American music passed away last Sunday aged 100.

Dave Bartholomew - Wikipedia

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