Famous Names aged 63 Page 5

Country Singer

Age :63

K.D. Lang is an award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter known for her contralto voice and songs about love, loss, and social justice.

Inventor

Age :63 (deceased)

Guglielmo Marconi was an Italian physicist and inventor known for creating the wireless telegraph, or radio, and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1909.

Trumpet Player

Age :63

Wynton Marsalis is a celebrated trumpeter, composer, and educator known for his contributions to jazz music and his role as artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center.

Photographer

Age :63 (deceased)

Ruth Orkin was a pioneering photographer and filmmaker known for her explorations of contemporary urban life.

Movie Actress

Age :63

Anne Parillaud rose to fame for her iconic role as Nikita, a formidable assassin in the acclaimed French film "La Femme Nikita".

Explorer

Age :63 (deceased)

Robert E. Peary was a famous U.S. Arctic explorer known for setting records in reaching the northernmost point of Greenland and claiming to have reached the North Pole.

Sailor

Age :63 (deceased)

Matthew Calbraith Perry was a U.S. naval officer who led an expedition that opened Japan to trade with the West.

Royal Family Member

Age :63 (deceased)

Rama IV was the fourth king of Siam who ruled from 1851 to 1868 and introduced Western influence and modernization to his country.

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Movie Actress

Age :63

Laura San Giacomo is an American actress known for her roles in "Sex, Lies, and Videotape", "Pretty Woman", and "Quigley Down Under".

Guitarist

Age :63 (deceased)

Bola Sete, a Brazilian football legend, dazzled fans with his mesmerizing dribbling and prolific goal-scoring prowess, leaving an indelible mark on the sport.

Explorer

Age :63 (deceased)

Henry Morton Stanley was a British American explorer known for his rescue of David Livingstone and his discoveries in central Africa.

Political Figure

Age :63

Subcomandante Marcos was the iconic spokesperson and strategist of the Zapatista rebels, fighting for indigenous rights and social justice in Chiapas, Mexico.

Political Figure

Age :63 (deceased)

Charles Sumner, a renowned orator and statesman, championed abolitionism and social justice, shaping America's political trajectory.

Senator

Age :63 (deceased)

Robert Taft was a prominent Republican leader in the U.S. Senate known as 'Mr. Republican' for his conservative beliefs.

Fiction Writer

Age :63

Bernard Werber is a French science fiction writer known for his popular 'Ants' trilogy.

TV Actress

Age :63 (deceased)

Angharad Rees is a Welsh mathematician known for her contributions to analytic number theory, automorphic forms, and representation theory.

Novelist

Age :63 (deceased)

Arnold Bennett was an English author known for his prolific writing career, including numerous novels, short stories, plays, and a daily journal.

Composer

Age :63 (deceased)

Benjamin Britten, an English musical genius, composed remarkable operas, conducted orchestras, and played the piano with exceptional skill, leaving a lasting impact on 20th-century music.

New Wave Singer

Age :63

Alison Moyet, born in 1961, is an English singer and songwriter. She rose to fame in the 1980s as the lead singer of Yazoo and later had a successful solo career with hits like "That Ole Devil Called Love" and "Is This Love?".

Political Figure

Age :63 (deceased)

Duff Cooper was a politician who played significant roles in the Egyptian and Turkish crises in the early 1920s.

Stage Actress

Age :63 (deceased)

Siobhán McKenna, an acclaimed Irish stage and film actress, captivated audiences with her exceptional performances in classical theatre, especially Shakespeare's plays.

Painter

Age :63 (deceased)

Gwen John was a Welsh artist known for her intimate portraits of anonymous female sitters.

Composer

Age :63 (deceased)

Johannes Brahms, a German musical maestro, left an enduring legacy as a composer and pianist. His profound compositions, marked by emotional intensity and structural brilliance, solidified his place as a giant of the Romantic era.

Runner

Age :63

Carl Lewis, an American track and field legend, captivated the world with his exceptional speed and leaping abilities, securing 9 Olympic gold medals and becoming an icon of athletic excellence.