PulsePlay today’sPulse No. 6 · Monday, November 2, 2026
Alive on July 22, 1972
The 40 most famous people alive that day, then the close calls that would have cost you a point.
Alive that day
1Barack ObamaAge 10 · Born 1961
2Donald J. TrumpAge 26 · Born 1946
3Michael JacksonAge 13 · 1958–2009
4Vladimir PutinAge 19 · Born 1952
5Ronald ReaganAge 61 · 1911–2004
6Nelson MandelaAge 54 · 1918–2013
7George W. BushAge 26 · Born 1946
8Joe BidenAge 29 · Born 1942
9Pablo PicassoDied 9 months later · 1881–1973
10Charlie ChaplinAge 83 · 1889–1977
11Elizabeth IIAge 46 · 1926–2022
12Salvador DalíAge 68 · 1904–1989
13Bill GatesAge 16 · Born 1955
14Jimmy WalesAge 5 · Born 1966
15Pope FrancisAge 35 · 1936–2025
16Mao ZedongAge 78 · 1893–1976
17Steve JobsAge 17 · 1955–2011
18Bill ClintonAge 25 · Born 1946
19Angela MerkelAge 18 · Born 1954
20Neil ArmstrongAge 41 · 1930–2012
21François HollandeAge 17 · Born 1954
22Elvis PresleyAge 37 · 1935–1977
23John Paul IIAge 52 · 1920–2005
24Gabriel García MárquezAge 45 · 1927–2014
25Margaret ThatcherAge 46 · 1925–2013
26Fidel CastroAge 45 · 1926–2016
27J. R. R. TolkienAge 80 · 1892–1973
28Marlene DietrichAge 70 · 1901–1992
29Elon MuskAge 1 · Born 1971
30Jean-Paul SartreAge 67 · 1905–1980
31Mikhail GorbachevAge 41 · 1931–2022
32Stephen HawkingAge 30 · 1942–2018
33Benedict XVIAge 45 · 1927–2022
34Jimmy CarterAge 47 · 1924–2024
35Mother TeresaAge 61 · 1910–1997
36Agatha ChristieAge 81 · 1890–1976
37Harry S. TrumanDied 5 months later · 1884–1972
38Hillary ClintonAge 24 · Born 1947
39George H. W. BushAge 48 · 1924–2018
40Jorge Luis BorgesAge 72 · 1899–1986
Close calls: not alive
1EminemBorn 87 days later · Born 1972
2Nikita KhrushchevDied 10 months earlier · 1894–1971
3Kwame NkrumahDied 86 days earlier · 1909–1972
4Gwyneth PaltrowBorn 67 days later · Born 1972
5Yasunari KawabataDied 97 days earlier · 1899–1972
6Josh DuhamelBorn 115 days later · Born 1972
7Ben AffleckBorn 24 days later · Born 1972
8Cameron DiazBorn 39 days later · Born 1972
9Edward VIIIDied 55 days earlier · 1894–1972
10Larry PageBorn 8 months later · Born 1973
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