People aged over 85

This is a list of biographical articles covering notable living people over 85 years in age. Ages are given as of
- Kama Chinen (born 10th May 1895, Okinawa, Japan), Oldest Person Alive
- Ruby Muhammad (born 20th March 1906, Sandersville, Georgia, USA), Mother of Nation of Islam
- Oscar Niemeyer (born 15th December 1907, Rio De Janero, Brazil), Architect
- George Beverly Shea (born 1st February 1909, Winchester, Ontario, Canada), Gospel Singer
- Dolores Hope (born 17th May 1909, New York City, USA), Singer and Wife of Comedian Bob Hope
- Luise Rainer (born 12th January 1910, Dusseldorf, Germany), Film Actress
- Gloria Stewart (born 4th July 1910, Santa Monica, California, USA), Film Actress
- John Wooden (born 14th October 1910, Hall, Indiana, USA), Basketball Player
- Ronald Neame (born 23rd April 1911, London, England, UK), Film Director
- Mitch Miller (born 4th July 1911, Rochester, New York, USA), Music Company Executive
- Art Linkletter (born 17th July 1912, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada), TV Host
- Rise Stevens (born 11th June 1913, New York City, USA), Opera Singer
- Tony Martin (born 25th December 1913, San Francisco, California, USA), Pop Singer
- Kevin McCarthy (born 15th February 1914, Seattle, Washington, USA), Film Actor
- Irwin Corey (born 29th July 1914, Brooklyn, New York, USA), Comedian
- Jack LaLanne (born 26th September 1914, San Francisco, California, USA), Fitness Guru
- Martin Gardener (born 21st October 1914, Tusla, Oklahomah, USA), Mathematician
- Norman Lloyd (born 8th November 1914, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA), TV Actor
- Norman Wisdom (born 4th February 1915, London, England, UK), Comedian and Film Actor
- Harry Morgan (born 10th April 1915, Detroit, Michigan, USA), TV Actor
- Herman Wouk (born 27th May 1915, New York City, USA), Author
- David Rockefeller (born 12th June 1915, New York City, USA), CEO of Chase Bank
- Frank Cady (born 8th September 1915, Susanville, California, USA), TV Actor
- Yitzhak Shamir (born 15th October 1915, Ruzhinoy, Soviet Union - Now Belarus), Former Israeli Prime Minister
- Sargent Shriver (born 9th November 1915, Westminster, Maryland, USA), Former US ambassador to France and director of US Peace Corps
- Eli Wallach (born 7th December 1915, Brooklyn, New York, USA), Film Actor
- Barbara Billingsley (born 22nd December 1915, Los Angeles, California, USA), Film Actress
- Lucille Bliss (born 31st March 1916, New York City, USA), Voice Actress
- Beverly Cleary (born 12th April 1916, McMinnville, Oregon, USA), Children's Author
- Mary Stewart (born 12th September 1916, Sunderland, England, USA), Author
- Sherwood Schwartz (born 14th November 1916, Passaic, New Jersey, USA), TV Writer
- Kirk Douglas (born 9th December 1916, Amersterdam, New York, USA), Film Actor
- Ernest Borgnine (born 24th January 1917, Hamden, Conneticut, USA), Film Actor
- Zsa Zsa Gabor (born 6th February 1917, Budapest, Austria-Hungary - Now Hungary), Actress
- Vera Lynn (born 20th March 1917, London, England, UK), Wartime Singer
- I.M. Pei (born 26th April 1917, Guangzhou, China), Architect
- Celeste Holm (born 29th April 1917, New York City, USA), Stage and Film Actor
- Kirk Kerkorian (born 6th June 1917, Fresno, California, USA), Businessman
- Joan Fontaine (born 22nd October 1917, Tokyo, Japan), American Actress
- Robert Byrd (born 20th November 1917, N. Wilkesboro, N. Carolina, USA), US Senator
- Betty Ford (born 8th April 1918, Chicago, Illinois, USA), Wife of US President Gerald Ford
- Yasuhiro Nakasone (born 27th May 1918, Takasaki, Japan), Former prime minister of Japan
- Nelson Mandela (born 18th July 1918, Mvezo, S.Africa), Former S. African prime minister
- Billy Graham (born 7th November 1918, Charlotte, N.Carolina, USA), Evangelist
- Doris Lessing (born 22nd October 1919, Kermanshah, Persia - Now Iran), Author
- Richard Adams (born 9th May 1920, Newbury, England, UK), Author
- Ray Harryhausen (born 29th June 1920, Los Angeles, California, USA), Film Special Effects Supervisor
- Ray Bradbury (born 22nd August 1920, Waukegan, Illinois, USA), Author
- Mickey Rooney (born 23rd September 1920, Brooklyn, New York, USA), Actor
- Prince Philip (born 10th June 1921, Corfu, Greece), Husband of Queen Elizabeth II
- Jane Russell (born 21st June 1921, Bemidji, Minnesota, USA), Actress
- Nancy Reagan (born 6th July 1921, New York City, USA), Wife of Former US president Ronald Reagan
- Jake LaMotta (born 10th July 1921, Bronx, New York, USA), Boxer
- John Glenn (born 18th July 1921, Cambridge, Ohio, USA), First American to orbit Earth, Former US senator
- Esther Williams (born 8th August 1921, Inglewood, California, USA), Olympic swimmer, Actress
- Betty White (born 17th January 1922, Oak Park, Illinois, USA), TV Actress
- Carl Reiner (born 20th March 1922, Bronx, New York, USA), TV/Film Actor and director
- Doris Day (born 3rd April 1922, Cincinatti, Ohio, USA), Film Actress
- Christopher Lee (born 27th May 1922, Westminster, England, UK), Film Actor
- Pierre Cardin (born 7th July 1922, San Biagio, Italy), Fashion Designer
- George S. McGovern (born 19th July 1922, Avon, S.Dakota, USA), US Senator, 1972 US Democratic presidential nominee
- George Blake (born 11th November 1922, Rotterdam, Netherlands), British spy
- Stan Lee (born 28th December 1922, New York City, USA), Comic book author
- Franco Zeffirelli (born 12th February 1923, Florence, Italy), Film Director
- Henry Kissinger (born 27th May 1923, Furth, Germany), Former US secretary of state
- Robert Dole (born July 22nd 1923, Russell, Kansas, USA), US Senator, 1996 Republican US presidential nominee
- Richard Attenborough (born 29th August 1923, Cambrige, England, UK), Film Actor/Director
- Bob Barker (born 12th December 1923, Darrington, Washington, USA), TV Host
- Robert Mugabe (born 21st February 1924, Salisbury, Rhodesia), Current Zimbabwean dictator
- George H.W. Bush (born 12th June 1924, Milton, Massachussets, USA), Former US President
- Sidney Lumet (born 25th June 1924, Philedelphia, Pensylvania, USA), Film Director
- Eva Marie Saint (born 4th July 1924, Newark, New Jersey, USA), Film Actress
- Margaret Whiting (born 22nd July 1924, Detroit, Michigan, USA), Former pop singer
- Lauren Becall (born 16th September 1924, New York City, USA), Film Actress
- James Earl Carter (born 1st October 1924, Plains, Georgia, USA), Former US President
- Lee Iacocca (born 15th October 1924, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA), Auto Executive
- Ed Koch (born 12th December 1924, Bronx, New York, USA), Former Mayor of New York City
- Hal Holbrook (born 17th February 1925, Cleveland, Ohio, USA), Film Actor
- Pierre Boulez (born 14th March 1925, Montbrison, France), French composer/conductor

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