Aged 100
Famous people who died at 100
33 of the 11,867 best-known people in our data died aged 100, including Jimmy Carter, Henry Kissinger and Nagarjuna.
- Jimmy CarterPresident of the United States from 1977 to 1981 · 1924–2024
- Henry KissingerAmerican diplomat and geopolitical advisor, served as U.S. Secretary of State from 1973 to 1977 · 1923–2023
- Nagarjuna3rd-century Indian Buddhist philosopher · c. AD 150–250
- Saint Nicholas4th-century Christian bishop and saint · c. AD 250–350
- Claude Lévi-StraussFrench anthropologist and ethnologist · 1908–2009
- Bob HopeAmerican entertainer · 1903–2003
- Javier Pérez de Cuéllar5th Secretary-General of the United Nations · 1920–2020
- Philip Johnson ↗American architect · 1906–2007
- Bodhidharma ↗Indian-Chinese philosopher and Buddhist Monk · c. AD 440–540
- Gloria Stuart ↗American actress · 1910–2010
- Ernst Mayr ↗German-American evolutionary biologist · 1904–2005
- John B. Goodenough ↗American materials scientist · 1922–2023
- Roger Guillemin ↗French-American neuroscientist · 1924–2024
- Glynis Johns ↗British actress · 1923–2024
- João Havelange ↗Brazilian businessman and athlete · 1916–2016
- George Burns ↗American comedian, actor, writer and singer · 1896–1996
- Alexandra David-Néel ↗French explorer, spiritualist, Buddhist, Taoist, anarchist and writer · 1868–1969
- George Shultz ↗American politician · 1920–2021
- Suśruta ↗Ancient Indian physician, father of surgery · c. 600–500 BC
- Luis Echeverría ↗57th President of Mexico · 1922–2022
- Ba Jin ↗Chinese novelist and anarchist activist · 1904–2005
- Margaret Burbidge ↗British-born American astronomer · 1919–2020
- Danielle Darrieux ↗French actress and singer · 1917–2017
- Francisco Varallo ↗Argentine footballer · 1910–2010
- Jerome Bruner ↗American psychologist and scholar · 1915–2016
- Miep Gies ↗Dutch citizen who hid Anne Frank · 1909–2010
- Aaron Beck ↗American psychiatrist, researcher, therapist · 1921–2021
- June Lockhart ↗American actress · 1925–2025
- Strom Thurmond ↗American politician · 1902–2003
- Tom Moore ↗British Army officer and fundraiser · 1920–2021
- Margaret Murray ↗Anglo-Indian Egyptologist · 1863–1963
- Mario Bunge ↗Argentine-Canadian philosopher · 1919–2020
- Yuri Averbakh ↗Russian chess grandmaster and author · 1922–2022
"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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