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  • Kissinger turns 100

    From Keith F. Lynch@21:1/5 to All on Sat May 27 17:54:26 2023
    Henry Kissinger turns 100 today. (Last I heard, he still hasn't
    managed to shed his German accent, despite having lived in the US for
    85 years.) Who, if not him, is the most famous living person who 100
    or older?
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  • From Charles Packer@21:1/5 to Keith F. Lynch on Mon May 29 00:01:14 2023
    On Sat, 27 May 2023 17:54:26 +0000, Keith F. Lynch wrote:

    Henry Kissinger turns 100 today. (Last I heard, he still hasn't managed
    to shed his German accent, despite having lived in the US for 85 years.)
    Who, if not him, is the most famous living person who 100 or older?

    Offhand I can't think of anyone. But finding the next
    nth-most-famous centenarian would be a simple process, though
    tedious. Just go backward in time by using a newspaper database.
    Note the most famous people in the news and check to see if they
    are still living and older than 100.

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  • From Gary McGath@21:1/5 to Charles Packer on Sun May 28 21:13:13 2023
    On 5/28/23 8:01 PM, Charles Packer wrote:
    On Sat, 27 May 2023 17:54:26 +0000, Keith F. Lynch wrote:

    Henry Kissinger turns 100 today. (Last I heard, he still hasn't managed
    to shed his German accent, despite having lived in the US for 85 years.)
    Who, if not him, is the most famous living person who 100 or older?

    Offhand I can't think of anyone. But finding the next
    nth-most-famous centenarian would be a simple process, though
    tedious. Just go backward in time by using a newspaper database.
    Note the most famous people in the news and check to see if they
    are still living and older than 100.

    Less tedious but more subjective: Look at Wikipedia's list of living centenarians for names you recognize. Candidates include Philippe de
    Gaulle (son of Charles de Gaulle), Archduchess Yolande, and Norman Lear.
    --
    Gary McGath http://www.mcgath.com

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  • From Keith F. Lynch@21:1/5 to Gary McGath on Mon May 29 03:07:28 2023
    Gary McGath <garym@mcgath.com> wrote:
    Less tedious but more subjective: Look at Wikipedia's list of
    living centenarians for names you recognize. Candidates include
    Philippe de Gaulle (son of Charles de Gaulle), Archduchess Yolande,
    and Norman Lear.

    Thanks. I hadn't known Wikipedia had such a list. I knew it had a
    list of the 50 oldest confirmed living people, all of whom are 112 or
    older. (The oldest is 116. The oldest person ever was 122.) But as
    far as I can tell none of those 50 are famous (not counting fame for
    their longevity itself).

    Norman Lear was the person I had in mind. But, as you say, it's
    subjective.

    ObFandom: Bob Madle died at age 102 last year. He was the last
    true member of First Fandom.
    --
    Keith F. Lynch - http://keithlynch.net/
    Please see http://keithlynch.net/email.html before emailing me.

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  • From Charles Packer@21:1/5 to Keith F. Lynch on Mon May 29 06:40:55 2023
    On Mon, 29 May 2023 03:07:28 +0000, Keith F. Lynch wrote:

    Gary McGath <garym@mcgath.com> wrote:
    Less tedious but more subjective: Look at Wikipedia's list of living
    centenarians for names you recognize. Candidates include Philippe de
    Gaulle (son of Charles de Gaulle), Archduchess Yolande,
    and Norman Lear.

    Thanks. I hadn't known Wikipedia had such a list. I knew it had a list
    of the 50 oldest confirmed living people, all of whom are 112 or older.
    (The oldest is 116. The oldest person ever was 122.) But as far as I
    can tell none of those 50 are famous (not counting fame for their
    longevity itself).

    Norman Lear was the person I had in mind. But, as you say, it's
    subjective.

    And it's good to be reminded that Wikipedia has a list associated
    with every conceivable topic. I hadn't thought to check.

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  • From Gary McGath@21:1/5 to Keith F. Lynch on Mon May 29 05:54:51 2023
    On 5/28/23 11:07 PM, Keith F. Lynch wrote:
    Gary McGath <garym@mcgath.com> wrote:
    Less tedious but more subjective: Look at Wikipedia's list of
    living centenarians for names you recognize. Candidates include
    Philippe de Gaulle (son of Charles de Gaulle), Archduchess Yolande,
    and Norman Lear.

    Thanks. I hadn't known Wikipedia had such a list. I knew it had a
    list of the 50 oldest confirmed living people, all of whom are 112 or
    older. (The oldest is 116. The oldest person ever was 122.) But as
    far as I can tell none of those 50 are famous (not counting fame for
    their longevity itself).

    Norman Lear was the person I had in mind. But, as you say, it's
    subjective.

    ObFandom: Bob Madle died at age 102 last year. He was the last
    true member of First Fandom.

    Al Jaffee, well-known for his illustrations and concepts for Mad
    Magazine, died this year at 102. He had retired at age 99.

    --
    Gary McGath http://www.mcgath.com

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