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Oldest Dead Notables
83,073 Notable deaths
John Ditlev-Simonsen
Norwegian playwright and athlete.
Born October 18th, 1898 in Dypvåg Municipality.
Died January 10th, 2001 at 102 years old in Oslo.
Rita Lejeune
Belgian philologist (1906–2009).
Born November 22nd, 1906 in Herstal.
Died March 18th, 2009 at 102 years old in Liège.
Catharina Roodzant
Dutch chess player (1896–1999).
Born October 21st, 1896 in Rotterdam.
Died February 24th, 1999 at 102 years old in Rotterdam.
Katherine Johnson
African-american mathematician.
Born August 26th, 1918 in White Sulphur Springs.
Died February 24th, 2020 at 101 years old in Newport News. [ref]
Norman Lear
American television writer and producer (1922-2023).
Born July 27th, 1922 in New Haven.
Died December 5th, 2023 at 101 years old in Los Angeles (cardiac arrest). [ref]
David Rockefeller
American banker and philanthropist (1915–2017).
Born June 12th, 1915 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died March 20th, 2017 at 101 years old in Pocantico Hills (heart failure). [ref]
Leni Riefenstahl
German filmmaker (1902–2003).
Born August 22nd, 1902 in Berlin.
Died September 8th, 2003 at 101 years old in Pöcking.
Irving Berlin
American composer and lyricist (1888–1989).
Born May 11th, 1888 in Tyumen, Talachyn.
Died September 22nd, 1989 at 101 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Russell M. Nelson
Cardiothoracic surgeon and 17th president of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints (1924–2025).
Born September 9th, 1924 in Salt Lake City.
Died September 27th, 2025 at 101 years old in Salt Lake City. [ref]
Françoise Gilot
French painter, art critic, writer and beloved of pablo picasso (1921–2023).
Born November 26th, 1921 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died June 6th, 2023 at 101 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
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Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin