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Notables at age 85

500 Notable birthdays

Daniel J. Travanti

Actor.

Born March 7th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Kenosha.

Joachim Gauck

German protestant pastor and politician, federal president 2012-2017.

Born January 24th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Rostock. [ref]

Leonard Susskind

American physicist.

Born May 20th, 1940 (age 85 years) in New York City. [ref]

Jack Thompson

Australian actor.

Born August 31st, 1940 (age 85 years) in Sydney.

Alan Kay

American computer scientist (born 1940).

Born May 17th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Springfield.

Manfred Mann

South african-born musician.

Born October 21st, 1940 (age 85 years) in Johannesburg.

Susan Harris

American television comedy writer and producer (born 1940).

Born October 28th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Mount Vernon.

Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople

Ecumenical patriarch of constantinople since 1991.

Born February 29th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Zeytinliköy. [ref]

Tarō Asō

Prime minister of japan from 2008 to 2009.

Born September 20th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Iizuka.

George Akerlof

American economist and koshland professor of economics.

Born June 17th, 1940 (age 85 years) in New Haven.

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