Would-be age

How old would Harry Belafonte be today?

Born March 1, 1927

Pisces

Years old, had they lived

Harry Belafonte would be 99 years old today.

Born: 1927
Age at death: 96
Years since death: 3
Next birthday: 100th

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1927–2014

Gabriel García Márquez

Gabriel José García Márquez (Latin American Spanish:; 6 March 1927 – 17 April 2014) was a Colombian writer and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo or Gabito throughout Latin America.

LiteratureWould be 99

Photo: Jose Lara · CC BY-SA 2.0

1927–2022

Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI (born Joseph Alois Ratzinger; 16 April 1927 – 31 December 2022) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City from 2005 until his resignation in 2013. Following his resignation, he chose to be known as "pope emeritus", a title he held until his death on 31 December 2022.

ReligionWould be 99

Photo: Kancelaria Prezydenta RP · GFDL 1.2

1927–2016

Bhumibol Adulyadej

Bhumibol Adulyadej (5 December 1927 – 13 October 2016), titled Rama IX, was King of Thailand from 9 June 1946 until his death in 2016.

RoyaltyWould be 98

Photo: Harry Pot / Anefo · CC0

1927–2015

Günter Grass

Günter Wilhelm Grass (German:; 16 October 1927 – 13 April 2015) was a German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, sculptor, and recipient of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Literature. He was born in the Free City of Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland).

LiteratureWould be 98

Photo: Blaues Sofa from Berlin, Deutschland · CC BY 2.0

1927–2022

Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier ( PWAH-tyay; February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022) was a Bahamian-American actor, film director, activist, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor.

FilmWould be 99

Photo: Unknown photographer · Public domain

1927–2023

Gina Lollobrigida

Luigia "Gina" Lollobrigida (4 July 1927 – 16 January 2023) was an Italian actress, model, photojournalist, and sculptor. She was one of the highest-profile European actresses of the 1950s and 1960s, a period in which she was an international sex symbol and was dubbed "the most beautiful woman in the world".

MediaWould be 99

Photo: United Artists · Public domain