List of Famous people who are 85

Luz Elena Ruiz Bejarano, more commonly known by her stage name Lucha Villa, is a Mexican singer and actress.

James Christopher Harrison, OAM, also known as the Man with the Golden Arm, is a blood plasma donor from Australia whose unusual plasma composition has been used to make a treatment for Rhesus disease. He has made over 1,000 donations throughout his lifetime, and these donations are estimated to have saved over 2.4 million babies from the condition. On 11 May 2018 he made his 1173rd donation – his last, as Australian policy prohibits blood donations from those past age 81.

Olzhas Omaruly Suleimenov is a Kazakh Soviet Russian-language poet, Turkologist, Kazakhstani politician, and Soviet anti-nuclear activist.

Nathaniel Charles Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild, is a British peer and investment banker and a member of the prominent Rothschild banking family. He is also honorary president of the Institute for Jewish Policy Research.

Walter Edward Williams was an American economist, commentator, and academic.

Popeck is a French actor and stand-up comedian.

Francesco Vincent Serpico is a former New York City Police Department (NYPD) Detective. He is known for whistleblowing on police corruption in the late 1960s and early 1970s, an act that prompted Mayor John V. Lindsay to appoint the landmark Knapp Commission to investigate the NYPD. Much of Serpico's fame came after the release of the 1973 film Serpico; it was based on the book of the same name by Peter Maas and starred Al Pacino in the title role, for which Pacino received an Oscar nomination.

Frederic Fenimore Forrest Jr. is an American actor. Forrest came to public attention for his performance in When the Legends Die (1972), which earned him a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer. He went on to receive Academy and Golden Globe Award nominations in the Best Supporting Actor category for his portrayal of Huston Dyer in musical drama The Rose (1979).

John Henry Matthew Reilly was an American film and television actor who appeared on soap operas including General Hospital, Sunset Beach, and Passions.

Richard Alva Cavett is an American television personality, comedian and former talk show host notable for his conversational style and in-depth discussions. He appeared regularly on nationally broadcast television in the United States for five decades, from the 1960s through the 2000s.