Famous Names aged 83 Page 6

Philosopher

Age :83 (deceased)

Ernest Nagel, a prominent philosopher and logician, championed logical positivism, exploring the connections between science, society, language, and the mind.

Civil Rights Figure

Age :83 (deceased)

Ella Baker was a respected yet widely overlooked civil rights pioneer who played a major role in three of the biggest groups of the civil rights movement.

R&B Singer

Age :83

Ronald Isley is best known as the longtime lead singer for the Isley Brothers and had a successful solo career.

TV Show Host

Age :83

Kim Woodburn is best known for being a contestant on I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! where she finished as the runner-up.

TV Actor

Age :83 (deceased)

Peter Falk is best known for his role as Lt. Columbo on TV and won four Emmys for his portrayal of the scruffy detective.

TV Actor

Age :83

Ben Jones is an actor, writer, and politician best known for his role as Cooter Davenport in The Dukes of Hazzard.

Civil Rights Figure

Age :83

Jo Ann Boyce was one of the first Black students to attend an integrated high school in the South in 1956, known as the Clinton Twelve.

Entrepreneur

Age :83 (deceased)

Thomas Cook was an English businessman who founded the travel agency Thomas Cook & Son and developed the 'package tour' concept.

Movie Actor

Age :83 (deceased)

Ray Bolger was a major Broadway performer known for his roles in The Wizard of Oz and other musical theater productions.

Movie Actor

Age :83

Michael Crawford is an English actor, comedian, stuntman, singer, and voice artist known for his stage and screen performances.

Football Player

Age :83

Roger Staubach is regarded as one of the best quarterbacks of all time.

Movie Actor

Age :83 (deceased)

George 'Gabby' Hayes was an American character actor, known as the most famous Western-movie sidekick of the 1930s and 1940s.

other

Age :83 (deceased)

Sarah Winchester, an American heiress, built the famous Winchester Mystery House to escape the ghosts of people killed by Winchester rifles.

Pop Singer

Age :83 (deceased)

Eddy Wally, the flamboyant Belgian singer known as Belgium's answer to Liberace, was famous for his campy and kitsch persona.

Baseball Player

Age :83 (deceased)

Ernie Banks, nicknamed 'Mr. Cub' and 'Mr. Sunshine,' was a professional baseball player known for his power hitting.

Movie Actress

Age :83

Miriam Margolyes is a British-Australian actress known for her BAFTA-winning role in The Age of Innocence and for portraying Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter film series.

Basketball Coach

Age :83 (deceased)

Dean Smith was an American collegiate basketball coach at the University of North Carolina who retired as the most successful men's collegiate basketball coach.

Political Figure

Age :83

Mitch McConnell, a seasoned politician, has left an indelible mark on American politics during his extensive tenure in the U.S. Senate, becoming the longest-serving Republican senator.

Baseball Player

Age :83 (deceased)

Frank Robinson was a trailblazing baseball player and the first Black manager in Major League Baseball. He had a successful playing career, winning three AL pennants and the 1970 World Series title.

Comedian

Age :83 (deceased)

Dolphy, also known as the 'King of Comedy,' was a Filipino comedian and actor widely recognized for his comedic talent in various mediums.

Rock Singer

Age :83

Joseph Allen 'Country Joe' McDonald is an American musician who was the lead singer of the 1960s psychedelic rock group Country Joe and the Fish.

TV Actor

Age :83 (deceased)

David Tomlinson is best known for his role as George Banks in Walt Disney's Mary Poppins (1964). He had a successful film career and served in the Royal Air Force during World War II.

TV Actor

Age :83

Richard O'Brien is a British-New Zealand actor, writer, musician, and television presenter best known for writing the musical stage show The Rocky Horror Show.

Soul Singer

Age :83

Dan Penn, born 1941, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer, renowned for his soul and R&B hits like "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" and "I'm Your Puppet".

War Hero

Age :83 (deceased)

British Army officer, writer, and founder of the Scout Movement.