Famous Names aged 71 Page 9

Movie Actress

Age :71

Vilma Santos is a highly successful Filipino actress known for her long-lasting career in film and television.

TV Actress

Age :71

Bern Nadette Stanis is an American actress and author best known for her role as Thelma Evans on the CBS sitcom Good Times. She became TV's first black sex symbol in the 1970s.

Entrepreneur

Age :71

Carlos Ghosn is a businessman of French Lebanese origin known for orchestrating a financial turnaround at Nissan and leading the company to become Japan's second carmaker.

Basketball Player

Age :71

Robert Parish, also known as 'The Chief,' was a dominant basketball center who played 21 seasons in the NBA and helped the Boston Celtics win three NBA Championships. He was named to nine NBA All-Star teams and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003.

Religious Leader

Age :71

Brian Houston, the founder of global megachurch Hillsong, has resigned after an internal investigation found he behaved inappropriately towards two women.

Political Figure

Age :71 (deceased)

Wangari Muta Maathai was a Kenyan politician and environmental activist who became the first Black African woman to win a Nobel Prize, awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize for Peace.

Movie Actor

Age :71

Gil Birmingham is an American actor best known for his role as Billy Black in The Twilight Saga film series.

Rock Singer

Age :71

Merrill Osmond is a tenor/countertenor vocalist known for being the lead singer of the Osmonds and co-writing many of their songs.

Wrestler

Age :71 (deceased)

Paul Orndorff, also known as 'Mr. Wonderful,' was a multi-sport athlete who excelled in various sports including amateur wrestling, bodybuilding, football, track and field, and arm wrestling.

Football Player

Age :71

Tony Dorsett is a former American football player who is widely considered one of the best running backs in the sport's history.

Pianist

Age :71

Richard Clayderman is a French pianist who is known as 'the most successful pianist in the world' and has released numerous albums and performed worldwide.

Fashion Designer

Age :71

John Rocha is an Irish fashion designer known for his unique designs and contributions to the fashion industry.

TV Actor

Age :71

Christopher Rich is best known for his role as the dim-witted anchorman Miller Redfield on Murphy Brown (1988).

Political Figure

Age :71

Kathleen Wynne is the 25th premier of Ontario and a former member of provincial parliament known for her political career.

TV Actor

Age :71

Butch Patrick is an American actor best known for portraying Eddie Munster in the TV show The Munsters.

TV Actor

Age :71

Drake Hogestyn is an American actor best known for his role as John Black on Days of Our Lives.

Producer

Age :71

Kathleen Kennedy is a renowned film producer, known for her work on iconic franchises like Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Jurassic Park.

Basketball Coach

Age :71

Geno Auriemma is a highly successful basketball coach who has led the University of Connecticut's women's basketball team to eleven NCAA Division I national championships, the most in history.

Political Figure

Age :71

Clive Palmer is a billionaire Queensland businessman and a serial litigant who has gained popularity among the nation's youngsters with a meme-generating app featuring himself.

Movie Actor

Age :71

Curtis Armstrong is an actor and producer, best known for his role as Booger in the Revenge of the Nerds movies.

Composer

Age :71

Oscar Hernandez, a prominent civil rights activist, championed farm workers' rights through the United Farm Workers movement, leading boycotts and strikes that garnered national support for improved wages and working conditions.

R&B Singer

Age :71

Alexander O'Neal was a highly successful R&B artist in the 1980s, with numerous chart-topping singles in both the US and UK.

Movie Actor

Age :71

Larry Miller is an actor and writer known for his numerous film appearances and TV show roles.

Supreme Court Justice

Age :71 (deceased)

David Davis was a Supreme Court justice and senator during the antebellum, American Civil War, and postwar eras.

Movie Actor

Age :71

Charles Martin Smith is an American film actor, writer, and director known for his roles in American Graffiti, The Buddy Holly Story, and Never Cry Wolf.