The list of famous people who died at 99 includes Homer, Morarji Desai, Gulzarilal Nanda, Michael DeBakey, Charles H. Townes. Famous personalities featured on this list, include artists, philosophers, surgeons and actors and from other domains of life. This list of celebrities who died at 99 includes people from United States, India, France & Poland and many more countries.

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Betty White

(Referred the 'First Lady of Television', She Holds the Record for the ‘Longest TV Career by a Female’)

Birthdate: January 17, 1922

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Oak Park, Illinois, United States

Died: December 31, 2021

Betty White, American actress and comedian, is considered as the pioneer of television and has had the longest television career of any entertainer, straddling more than 80 years. She’s known for her award-winning performances in shows like The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Golden Girls and Hot in Cleveland. 

Birthdate: June 10, 1921

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Mon Repos, Corfu, Greece

Died: April 9, 2021

Prince Philip was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. Born into the Greek and Danish royal families, he first met Elizabeth in 1934. After courting her for a few years, he married her in 1947. He was formally made a British prince in 1957. He was the oldest-ever male member of the British royal family. 

Birthdate: February 6, 1917

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary

Died: December 18, 2016

Zsa Zsa Gabor was a stage actor and also became Miss Hungary before she moved to the U.S. Fans loved her in Moulin Rouge and A Nightmare on Elm Street 3. She was known for her flamboyant lifestyle and her nine marriages, including one to hotelier Conrad Hilton. 

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Eddie Albert

(American actor)

Birthdate: April 22, 1906

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Rock Island, Illinois, United States

Died: May 26, 2005

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Lillian Gish

(Actress)

Birthdate: October 14, 1893

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Springfield, Ohio, United States

Died: February 27, 1993

Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

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Charlie Munger

(Investor, Businessman and Vice Chairman of ‘Berkshire Hathaway’)

Birthdate: January 1, 1924

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Died: November 28, 2023

Charlie Munger is an American businessman, investor, architectural designer, and former real estate attorney. Over the years, he has played an important role as the vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway. A well-known philanthropist, Charlie Munger has donated millions of dollars to universities and schools.

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John Wooden

(Basketball coach)

Birthdate: October 14, 1910

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Hall, Indiana, United States

Died: June 4, 2010

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

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Max Schmeling

(German Boxer Who Was Heavyweight Champion of the World between 1930 and 1932)

Birthdate: September 28, 1905

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Klein Luckow, Jatznick, Germany

Died: February 2, 2005

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

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June Foray

(Former Voice actress who Provided the voice of Rocket J. Squirrel in the animated series Rocky and Bullwinkle from 1959 to 1964)

Birthdate: September 18, 1917

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Springfield, Massachusetts, United States

Died: July 25, 2017

Height: 4'11" (150 cm)

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Hugh Downs

(Broadcaster)

Birthdate: February 14, 1921

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Akron, Ohio, United States

Died: July 1, 2020

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Birthdate: February 29, 1896

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Bhadeli, Bombay Presidency, British India

Died: April 10, 1995

Bharat Ratna-recipient Morarji Desai was a freedom fighter and served as the prime minister of India from 1977 to 1979. He had also been the minister of home affairs and the minister of finance. He was initially part of the Indian National Congress and later joined the Janata Party. 

Birthdate: November 27, 1911

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Intramuros

Died: August 6, 2011

Fe del Mundo was a Filipina paediatrician who achieved international recognition in 1977 when she was honored with the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service. In 1980, she was named National Scientist of the Philippines, becoming the first woman to be named so. Del Mundo is credited with founding Philippines' first pediatric hospital.

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Billy Graham

(American Evangelist and an Ordained Southern Baptist Minister)

Birthdate: November 7, 1918

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Died: February 21, 2018

Billy Graham was an evangelist and an ordained SBC minister. He had been on Gallup's list of the 10 most admired men 61 times. He broadcast his sermons through radio and TV, and organized annual "Crusades,” or evangelistic campaigns. He owned several media outlets and advised many U.S. presidents. 

Birthdate: September 7, 1908

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States

Died: July 11, 2008

Cardiac surgeon Michael DeBakey pioneered many treatments of cardiovascular ailments and also invented instruments such as the roller pump, later used for open-heart surgery procedures. He was also instrumental in developing MASH units and was awarded several prestigious awards, such as the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal.

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Juanita Moore

(Actress)

Birthdate: October 19, 1914

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Greenwood, Mississippi, U.S.

Died: January 1, 2014

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Mitch Miller

(Musician)

Birthdate: July 4, 1911

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: New York, United States

Died: July 31, 2010

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Al Hirschfeld

(Caricaturist, Artist, Postage stamp designer)

Birthdate: June 21, 1903

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: St. Louis

Died: January 20, 2003

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Mathilde Kschessinska

(Russian Ballerina and the First Russian Dancer to Master 32 Consecutive 'Fouettés en Tournant')

Birthdate: August 31, 1872

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Ligovo, Russia

Died: December 6, 1971

Mathilde Kschessinska was a Russian ballerina hailing from the Polish noble family Krzesiński. She was the daughter of Feliks Krzesiński, who danced in Saint Petersburg.  As a young woman, she married Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich of Russia. She later opened her own ballet school and trained students, such as Margot Fonteyn, Alicia Markova, and André Eglevsky. 

Birthdate: July 4, 1898

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Sialkot, Punjab, British India (now in Punjab, Pakistan)

Died: January 15, 1998

Gulzarilal Nanda was the acting prime minister of India after the deaths of sitting prime ministers Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964 and Lal Bahadur Shastri in 1966. The Bharat Ratna winner had previously been jailed twice for his participation in Mahatma Gandhi’s Non-Cooperation Movement. He had also been an economics professor.

Birthdate: July 28, 1915

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Greenville, South Carolina, United States

Died: January 27, 2015

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Carl Barks

(Screenwriter, Writer, Painter, Farmer, Journalist)

Birthdate: March 27, 1901

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Merrill

Died: August 25, 2000

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S.S. Kresge

(Businessman)

Birthdate: July 31, 1867

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Died: October 18, 1966

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Owen Barfield

(Philosopher, Writer)

Birthdate: November 9, 1898

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: London

Died: December 14, 1997

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Ernesto Sabato

(Argentine Novelist, Essayist, Painter, and Physicist)

Birthdate: June 24, 1911

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Rojas, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

Died: April 30, 2011

Initially a physicist and mathematician, Ernesto Sabato did his postdoctoral research at prestigious institutes such as MIT. His articles opposing the Juan Peron government of Argentina in La Nación got him removed from his teaching posts. The Cervantes Prize-winning author is best remembered for his works such as El Túnel.

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Risë Stevens

(American Actress and Singer)

Birthdate: June 11, 1913

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States

Died: March 20, 2013

Risë Stevens was an American actress and singer. She is best remembered for playing the titular role in Carmen. She is also remembered for her association with the Metropolitan Opera National Company, where she worked as director from 1963 to 1968. Stevens' life and career inspired two biographies, namely Subway to the Met and Risë Stevens: A Life in Music.

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Maria Franziska von Trapp

(Austrian American Singer)

Birthdate: September 28, 1914

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Zell am See, Austria

Died: February 18, 2014

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Bob Sheppard

(Officer, Baseball player)

Birthdate: October 20, 1910

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Richmond Hill

Died: July 11, 2010

Birthdate: May 25, 1921

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Bad Kissingen, Germany

Died: December 12, 2020

Jack Steinberger was a German-born American experimental particle physicist who was known for his path-breaking work on neutrinos. Working with Leon M. Lederman and Melvin Schwartz, Jack Steinberger obtained the first laboratory-made stream of neutrino and in the process discovered the muon neutrino. The beam so produced later became a basic research tool for studying subatomic particles, earning the trio the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physics.

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Hy Zaret

(Lyricist)

Birthdate: August 21, 1907

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Died: July 2, 2007

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Eve Arnold

(Journalist, Photographer, Photojournalist)

Birthdate: April 21, 1912

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Philadelphia

Died: January 4, 2012

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Luis A. Ferre

(Engineer)

Birthdate: February 17, 1904

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Ponce, Puerto Rico

Died: October 20, 2003

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George Devol

(Inventor)

Birthdate: February 20, 1912

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Died: August 11, 2011

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T. Berry Brazelton

(American Pediatrician, Author, and the Developer of the Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS))

Birthdate: May 10, 1918

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Waco, Texas, United States

Died: March 13, 2018

American pediatrician T. Berry Brazelton conducted ground-breaking studies on newborn behavioral research. He is also remembered for his Emmy-winning show What Every Baby Knows and for his books such as Toddlers and Parents. He had advocated for parental and medical leaves and been part of the National Commission on Children.

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Hildegarde

(Singer)

Birthdate: February 1, 1906

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Adell, Wisconsin, United States

Died: July 29, 2005

Birthdate: July 31, 1918

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Provo, Utah, United States

Died: June 2, 2018

American biochemist, analytical chemist, and professor Paul Delos Boyer was the first Utah-born Nobel laureate. His elucidation of enzymatic mechanism underlying synthesis of adenosine triphosphate with John E. Walker led the two to jointly win the 1997 Nobel Prize in Chemistry which they co-received with Jens C. Skou for a separate research of the latter.

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Bobby Doerr

(Baseball player)

Birthdate: April 7, 1918

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Died: November 13, 2017

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

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Ismail Samani

(Sāmānid ruler)

Birthdate: 0850

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Balkh, Afghanistan

Died: November 24, 0949

Ismail Samani was the Samanid amir of Khorasan and Transoxiana. His reign as the Amir of the Samanid Empire witnessed the development of the Samanids as a dominant force. Ismail Samani is remembered as a strong ruler and a competent general.

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Keiko Fukuda

(Japanese-American Martial Artist)

Birthdate: April 12, 1913

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan

Died: February 9, 2013

The highest-ranked female judoka in the history of the sport, Keiko Fukuda was also the last-surviving student of the founder of the art, Kanō Jigorō. Apart from breaking the male bastion of the judo circuit, she also penned books, launched a kata championship, and taught judo around the world.

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Julia Dent Cantacuzene Spiransky-Grant

(Historian)

Birthdate: June 6, 1876

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: The White House, Washington, D.C., United States

Died: October 4, 1975

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Yvette Chauviré

(French Prima Ballerina)

Birthdate: April 22, 1917

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: October 19, 2016

Yvette Chauviré was a French actress and ballet dancer. Regarded as the greatest ballerina from France, Chauviré also served as the coach of prima ballerinas like Marie-Claude Pietragalla and Sylvie Guillem. Her life and career inspired a documentary film titled Yvette Chauviré: une étoile pour l'example which was released in 1983. In 1964, she was awarded the Legion of Honour.

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Tadeusz Reichstein

(Polish-Swiss Chemist Who Won the 1950 Nobel Prize in Medicine for His Work on Isolation of Cortisone)

Birthdate: July 20, 1897

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Wloclawek, Poland

Died: August 1, 1996

Swiss chemist Tadeusz Reichstein is remembered for his Nobel Prize-winning research on the hormones of the adrenal cortex. He also taught pharmaceutical chemistry and organic chemistry at the University of Basel and independently discovered the synthesis of vitamin C. At 99, he was the oldest-living Nobel laureate until his death.

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William Henry Jackson

(Painter, Photographer, Explorer, Artist, Mountaineer)

Birthdate: April 4, 1843

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Keeseville

Died: June 30, 1942

Birthdate: May 31, 1911

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: October 9, 2010

Maurice Allais was a French economist and physicist. Much revered and respected within the realm of economic analysis, Maurice Allais was honored with the prestigious Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1988. Allais' works served as a major influence on popular French economists like Jacques Lesourne, Gérard Debreu, Marcel Boiteux, and Edmond Malinvaud.

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J. R. Simplot

(Entrepreneur)

Birthdate: January 4, 1909

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Dubuque, Iowa, United States

Died: May 25, 2008

 45 

Jens C Skou

(Danish Biochemist and Winner of the 1997 Nobel Prize in Chemistry)

Birthdate: October 8, 1918

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Lemvig, Denmark

Died: May 28, 2018

Jens C. Skou was a Danish biochemist best known for his work in the field of animal cells. Along with Paul D. Boyer and John E. Walker, he was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1997. He had a brilliant academic career and remained active well into his 90s. He died at the age of 99. 

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Johan Ferrier

(1st President of Suriname)

Birthdate: May 12, 1910

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Paramaribo, Suriname

Died: January 4, 2010

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Ronald Neame

(English Film Director, Producer, Screenwriter, and Cinematographer)

Birthdate: April 23, 1911

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: London, England

Died: June 16, 2010

Ronald Neame was an English film director, producer, screenwriter, and cinematographer. Over the course of his career, Neame received several Academy Award nominations under various categories. Ronald Neame's contributions to the film industry earned him the BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award in 1996.

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Chandrasekharendra Saraswati

(Leader)

Birthdate: May 20, 1894

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Viluppuram, India

Died: January 8, 1994

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Sœur Emmanuelle

(French Nun Known for Her Involvement in Working for the Plight of the Poor in Turkey and Egypt)

Birthdate: November 16, 1908

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Brussels, Belgium

Died: October 20, 2008

Sister Emmanuelle was a human rights worker and Catholic Religious Sister. She is best remembered for her work that aimed at helping the poor in Egypt and Turkey. Emmanuelle, who was born to a French father and a Belgian mother, was granted Egyptian citizenship in 1991 for her work in Egypt. She was also renowned for her unorthodox religious views.

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Nexhmije Hoxha

(Albanian Communist Politician & Wife of the 22nd Prime Minister of Albania, Enver Hoxha)

Birthdate: February 8, 1921

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Bitola, North Macedonia

Died: February 26, 2020

Nexhmije Hoxha was an Albanian communist politician. She is best remembered as the wife of the 22nd Prime Minister of Albania, Enver Hoxha. After her husband's demise in 1985, Nexhmije Hoxha was made chairwoman of the Democratic Front of Albania. However, she was forced to resign from this position in 1990 and was replaced by Adil Çarçani.