List of Famous people who died at 90

Fritz Fischer

First Name Fritz
Last Name Fischer
Born on October 5, 1912
Died on January 1, 2003 (aged 90)
Born in Germany, Berlin

Fritz Ernst Fischer was a German medical doctor who, under the Nazi regime, participated in medical experiments conducted on inmates of the Ravensbrück concentration camp.

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Desmond Carrington

First Name Desmond
Last Name Carrington
Born on May 23, 1926
Died on February 1, 2017 (aged 90)

Desmond Herbert Carrington was a British broadcaster and actor whose career spanned 75 years. He was best known for his weekly show on BBC Radio 2 which aired for 35 years, from 4 October 1981 until his final broadcast on 28 October 2016. He appeared in such films as Calamity the Cow (1967) and also acted on TV, where he became known for his role as Dr. Anderson in Emergency Ward 10. He was born in Bromley, Kent, England and lived in Perth, Scotland from 1995 until his death.

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Philippe Clair

Prosper Bensoussan
First Name Philippe
Last Name Clair
Born on September 14, 1930
Died on November 28, 2020 (aged 90)
Born in Morocco, Oriental

Philippe Clair was a Moroccan-French actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and popular humorist. Along with fellow French directors Max Pécas and Richard Balducci, his name is synonymous with the golden age of camp and low comedy in French cinema.

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Joan Leslie

Joan Agnes Theresa Sadie Brodel
First Name Joan
Last Name Leslie
Born on January 26, 1925
Died on October 12, 2015 (aged 90)

Joan Leslie was an American actress and vaudevillian who, during the Hollywood Golden Age, appeared in such films as High Sierra, Sergeant York, and Yankee Doodle Dandy.

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Tony Leblanc

First Name Tony
Last Name Leblanc
Born on May 7, 1922
Died on November 24, 2012 (aged 90)

Ignacio Fernández Sánchez better known as Tony Leblanc was a Spanish actor, director, and comedian.

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Arthur C. Clarke

Arthur Charles Clarke
First Name Arthur
Last Name Clarke
Born on December 16, 1917
Died on March 19, 2008 (aged 90)

Sir Arthur Charles Clarke was an English science-fiction writer, science writer, futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host.

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Willy Millowitsch

First Name Willy
Last Name Millowitsch
Born on January 8, 1909
Died on September 20, 1999 (aged 90)

Willy Millowitsch was a German stage and TV actor and the director of the Volkstheater Millowitsch in Cologne.

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Salim Ali

First Name Salim
Last Name Ali
Born on November 12, 1896
Died on July 27, 1987 (aged 90)
Born in India

Sálim Moizuddin Abdul Ali was an Indian ornithologist and naturalist. Sometimes referred to as the "Birdman of India", Salim Ali was the first Indian to conduct systematic bird surveys across India and wrote several bird books that popularized ornithology in India. He became a key figure behind the Bombay Natural History Society after 1947 and used his personal influence to garner government support for the organisation, create the Bharatpur bird sanctuary and prevent the destruction of what is now the Silent Valley National Park. Along with Sidney Dillon Ripley he wrote the landmark ten volume Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan, a second edition of which was completed after his death. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1958 and the Padma Vibhushan in 1976, India's third and second highest civilian honours respectively. Several species of birds, a couple of bird sanctuaries and institutions have been named after him.

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Eugene Allen

First Name Eugene
Born on July 14, 1919
Died on March 31, 2010 (aged 90)

Eugene Allen was an American waiter and butler who worked for the US government at the White House for 34 years until he retired as the head butler in 1986.

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Prahlad Jani

First Name Prahlad
Born on August 13, 1929
Died on May 26, 2020 (aged 90)
Born in India

Prahlad Jani, also known as Mataji or Chunriwala Mataji, was an Indian breatharian monk who claimed to have lived without food and water since 1940. He said that the goddess Amba sustained him. However, the findings of the investigations on him have been kept confidential and viewed with skepticism. He made several media and public appearances.

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