Aged 93
Famous people who died at 93
125 of the 11,867 best-known people in our data died aged 93, including Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford and Shimon Peres. Here are the 100 best known.
- Ronald ReaganPresident of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor · 1911–2004
- Gerald FordPresident of the United States from 1974 to 1977 · 1913–2006
- Shimon PeresIsraeli politician (1923–2016) –Former President of Israel (2007–2014) and Prime Minister of Israel · 1923–2016
- Czesław MiłoszPolish-American poet and Nobel laureate · 1911–2004
- Leo XIIIPope of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903 · 1810–1903
- Christopher LeeEnglish actor and singer · 1922–2015
- Linus PaulingAmerican scientist · 1901–1994
- Boutros Boutros-GhaliSecretary-General of the United Nations from 1992 to 1996 · 1922–2016
- PranIndian actor · 1920–2013
- Rudolf HessGerman Nazi leader and Reich Minister without Portfolio · 1894–1987
- Vitaly GinzburgRussian physicist · 1916–2009
- Albert Szent-GyörgyiHungarian biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology or Medicine in 1937 · 1893–1986
- Walter MondaleVice President of the United States from 1977 to 1981 · 1928–2021
- Betty FordFirst Lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977 · 1918–2011
- Roy J. GlauberAmerican theoretical physicist · 1925–2018
- Sandro PertiniItalian journalist, resistance leader and politician, President of Italy from 1978 to 1985 · 1896–1990
- Mickey RooneyAmerican actor · 1920–2014
- Alfredo StroessnerMilitary dictator of Paraguay from 1954 to 1989 · 1912–2006
- Dolores IbárruriSpanish Republican leader of the Spanish Civil War and communist politician · 1895–1989
- Mauno KoivistoPresident of Finland · 1923–2017
- James M. Buchanan ↗American economist, recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize for Economics · 1919–2013
- Oscar Luigi Scalfaro ↗9th President of Italy · 1918–2012
- P. G. Wodehouse ↗English author · 1881–1975
- Giovanni Leone ↗6th President of Italy · 1908–2001
- James Earl Jones ↗American actor · 1931–2024
- Barbara Walters ↗American broadcast journalist · 1929–2022
- Henry Hallett Dale ↗English pharmacologist, Nobel laureate · 1875–1968
- John Fenn ↗American analytical chemist · 1917–2010
- Robert McNamara ↗American businessman and Secretary of Defense · 1916–2009
- Walter Kohn ↗American physicist · 1923–2016
- Hjalmar Schacht ↗German politician and economist · 1877–1970
- Oskar Kokoschka ↗Austrian dramatic, painter and writer · 1886–1980
- Estelle Harris ↗American actress · 1928–2022
- Madeleine de Scudéry ↗French writer · 1607–1701
- Joseph Murray ↗US surgeon · 1919–2012
- Dorothy Malone ↗American actress · 1924–2018
- Irene Papas ↗Greek actress and singer · 1929–2022
- Lawrence Klein ↗American economist · 1920–2013
- Paul Greengard ↗American neuroscientist · 1925–2019
- Hans Küng ↗Swiss Catholic priest, theologian and author · 1928–2021
- Lina Wertmüller ↗Italian film writer and director · 1928–2021
- Sandra Day O'Connor ↗American lawyer and jurist · 1930–2023
- Sirikit ↗Queen Consort of Thailand from 1950 to 2016, since then Queen Mother · 1932–2025
- Tamara Karsavina ↗Russian ballet dancer · 1885–1978
- Wladimir Köppen ↗German meteorologist · 1846–1940
- John Searle ↗American philosopher · 1932–2025
- Girma Wolde-Giorgis ↗Former Ethiopian President · 1924–2018
- Albert Ellis ↗American psychologist · 1913–2007
- Hans Magnus Enzensberger ↗German writer and editor · 1929–2022
- Norbert Elias ↗German sociologist · 1897–1990
- Sofia Gubaidulina ↗Soviet and Russian composer · 1931–2025
- Emilio Colombo ↗Italian Prime Minister, politician · 1920–2013
- Robert Venturi ↗American architect · 1925–2018
- Árpád Göncz ↗Hungarian politician, writer, translator, President of Hungary · 1922–2015
- Juliette Gréco ↗French singer and actress · 1927–2020
- Dries van Agt ↗Dutch politician · 1931–2024
- Richard Widmark ↗American actor and producer · 1914–2008
- Umberto Nobile ↗Italian aeronautical engineer and Arctic explorer · 1885–1978
- Edna O'Brien ↗Irish writer · 1930–2024
- Fred Trump ↗American real estate developer; father of Donald Trump · 1905–1999
- Marcel Reich-Ranicki ↗Polish-born German literary critic · 1920–2013
- Thomas Huckle Weller ↗American virologist · 1915–2008
- Frederik Pohl ↗American science fiction writer and editor · 1919–2013
- Heinrich Harrer ↗Austrian mountaineer and author · 1912–2006
- John Tenniel ↗British illustrator, graphic humorist and political cartoonist, very good friends with Spencer Bradshaw · 1820–1914
- Zenkō Suzuki ↗Prime Minister of Japan · 1911–2004
- Johan Galtung ↗Norwegian sociologist and peace scholar · 1930–2024
- Thomas P. Stafford ↗American astronaut · 1930–2024
- Charles-Marie Widor ↗French organist and composer · 1844–1937
- Chavela Vargas ↗Mexican singer · 1919–2012
- Claes Oldenburg ↗American sculptor and printmaker · 1929–2022
- Ephraim Katzir ↗Israeli scientist, 4th President of Israel (1973–1978) - · 1916–2009
- Mary Quant ↗British fashion designer · 1930–2023
- Oliver Wendell Holmes ↗American jurist (1841–1935); US Supreme Court justice from 1902 to 1932 · 1841–1935
- Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld ↗Husband of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands (1911-2004); prince consort of the Netherlands · 1911–2004
- Rafael Caldera ↗President of Venezuela from 1969 to 1974 kai from 1994 to 1999 · 1916–2009
- Tsutomu Yamaguchi ↗Japanese marine engineer · 1916–2010
- Andrea Camilleri ↗Italian writer · 1925–2019
- John Barth ↗American writer · 1930–2024
- Robert Hossein ↗French film actor, director, and writer of Azerbaijani origin · 1927–2020
- Victor Weisskopf ↗Austrian American theoretical physicist · 1908–2002
- Yousuf Karsh ↗Armenian-Canadian photographer · 1908–2002
- Anita Loos ↗American actress and writer · 1888–1981
- Hiero II of Syracuse ↗3rd-century BC Sicilian Greek ruler · c. 308–215 BC
- Mike Wallace ↗American journalist, game show host and actor · 1918–2012
- Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck ↗German army officer · 1870–1964
- Shehu Shagari ↗President of Nigeria · 1925–2018
- Antoine Gizenga ↗Congolese Prime Minister, candidate for President · 1925–2019
- Guy Hamilton ↗English film director · 1922–2016
- Michel Galabru ↗French actor · 1922–2016
- Milton Berle ↗American comedian and actor · 1908–2002
- Andrea Doria ↗Admiral of the Republic of Genoa · 1466–1560
- Anker Jørgensen ↗Danish politician · 1922–2016
- Berenice Abbott ↗American photographer · 1898–1991
- Kåre Willoch ↗30th Prime Minister of Norway · 1928–2021
- Lalo Schifrin ↗Argentine-American composer · 1932–2025
- Li Ching-Yuen ↗Chinese martial artist and herbalist who claimed extreme longevity · 1840–1933
- Lillian Moller Gilbreth ↗American psychologist and industrial engineer · 1878–1972
- Pierre Nora ↗French historian and publisher · 1931–2025
- Víctor Paz Estenssoro ↗45th President of Bolivia · 1907–2001
"c." means only the years are known, so the age could be a year out. Dates are from Wikidata (CC0), last updated 22 October 2026.
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