Vietnam War 1955–1975

Belligerents: United States, People's Republic of China, Australia, North Korea, New Zealand, Thailand, South Korea, Philippines

Who lived through the Vietnam War

Well-known people alive during 1955–1975:

• Barack Obama (1961–) — president of the United States from 2009 to 2017 (born 1961)
• Donald Trump (1946–) — American businessman and politician (born 1946), President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
• Michael Jackson (1958–2009) — American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer (1958–2009)
• Vladimir Putin (1952–) — 2nd and 4th President of Russia (2000–2008, 2012–present), 7th and 11th Prime Minister of Russia (1999–2000, 2008–2012)
• Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) — president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor (1911–2004)
• Nelson Mandela (1918–2013) — President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)
• George W. Bush (1946–) — President of the United States from 2001 to 2009
• Joe Biden (1942–) — 46th President of the United States (2021–2025)
• Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) — Spanish painter and sculptor (1881–1973)
• Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977) — English comic actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)
• Winston Churchill (1874–1965) — British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)
• Elizabeth II (1926–2022) — Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022 (1926–2022)
• Salvador Dalí (1904–1989) — Spanish artist (1904–1989)
• Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968) — American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
• Bill Gates (1955–) — American businessman, investor, and philanthropist (born 1955)
• Pope Francis (1936–2025) — 266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
• Mao Zedong (1893–1976) — 1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)
• Steve Jobs (1955–2011) — American entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc. (1955–2011)
• Che Guevara (1928–1967) — Argentine Marxist revolutionary (1928–1967)
• Bill Clinton (1946–) — President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1946)
• Angela Merkel (1954–) — chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021 (born 1954)
• Charles de Gaulle (1890–1970) — French general and statesman (1890–1970)
• Neil Armstrong (1930–2012) — American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012)
• François Hollande (1954–) — President of France from 2012 to 2017 (born 1954)
• Elvis Presley (1935–1977) — American singer and actor (1935–1977)

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