Mick Jagger, Bernie Sanders, and Stephen Breyer
Famous people who’ve aged well and those who have not
Mick Jagger is 80 years old, yet he’s still giving concerts. Bernie Sanders is 82, yet still sharp as a tack. Stephen Breyer is 85 years old, and is still arguing brilliantly on the Supreme Court.
These are just a few famous people who’ve aged well. Here are some more, in a wide variety of fields, from music to science.
Betty White filmed herself when she was 99 years old, 11 days before she died. She looked great. Suzelle Poole continues to dance the ballet at age 79 and Willie Nelson continues to perform at the age of 91.
Margaret Atwood is 84 years old and wrote The Testaments when she was 79.
Cynthia Ozick wrote Antiquities at age 93. Jane Goodall is still cogent and interesting at 90, and Noam Chomsky is 95.
I’ve known and worked under older professors — still mentally sharp in their 80s.
I think when someone does work that he or she enjoys, whether it’s mental or physical, it can help keep them young.
In my own life — my mother is 84 and my uncle is 82. One of my grandmothers lived to be 98 years old. Until she turned 94, she was still walking to the market every day.
