Ideas and possibilities 2026

[DoorSlammer 597]

I guess the most famous surviving 1925-born celebrity who isn't already on the list will be on the 2026 list.

[oldhollywood 98]

Ann Blyth and Nancy Olson have to go on this list before it’s too late… I believe they’re the oldest living Oscar nominees

 

Edit: not the oldest living (Eva Marie Saint, Lee Geant, Rosemary Harris and Estelle Parsons) succeeding), but they are the earliest nominated

[tracy 2,515]

37 minutes ago, oldhollywood said:

Ann Blyth and Nancy Olson have to go on this list before it’s too late… I believe they’re the oldest living Oscar nominees

 

Just to have an excuse to dig it back up again, here's the list of every living Oscar nominee born in the 1920s:

• Eva Marie Saint (b. 1924)
• Joe Hale (b. 1925)
• Alan Bergman (b. 1925)
• Phyllis Dalton (b. 1925)
• Lee Grant (b. 1925)
• Mel Brooks (b. 1926)
• Laurence Rosenthal (b. 1926)
• Arthur Cohn (b. 1927)
• Rosemary Harris (b. 1927)
• Marcel Ophüls (b. 1927)
• Estelle Parsons (b. 1927)
• James Ivory (b. 1928)
• Nancy Olson (b. 1928)
• Ann Blyth (b. 1928)
• Serge Bourguignon (b. 1928)
• Terry Moore (b. 1929)
• Michael Craig (b. 1929)
• Mark Rydell (b. 1929)
• Billy Williams (b. 1929)
• Fernanda Montenegro (b. 1929)
• Joan Plowright (b. 1929)
• June Squibb (b. 1929)

I think Harris, Ivory, and Plowright are the most realistic DL choices, should they survive 2024. Given that Grant is an Oscar winner and turns 100 this year, she could continue the Lear/Johns/Saint streak, but she isn't discussed nearly as much on this site, so I'm not really holding my breath. Parsons is pretty much the same story.

 

Craig has a pretty sizable cult following on here, but DLwise that ship has probably sailed. Squibb is a bit of a coin toss, given she only really became famous in the last 15 years, but she's definitely the most active of the group and her age gets a lot of coverage. She's 96 this year, so if she becomes a centenarian (or close) and keeps acting, which doesn't seem impossible, I think her deadpooling notoriety might increase enough to get her on the main list, but that's just me spitballing.

[alt obits guy 3,396]

Gene Hackman is 94 (95 by end of January) and has aged considerably the last couple of years, looks-wise.

[Sean 6,561]

26 for 26

 

1)Michael Caine

2)Antonia Fraser

3)George Soros

4)June Lockhart

5)James D Watson

6)Gene Shalit

7)John Woodvine

8)Roy Clarke

9)James Baker

10)Estelle Parsons

11)Paul Hogan

12)David Lynch

13)Tim Curry

14)Jack Hanna

15)Eileen Derbyshire

16)Brian Murphy

17)Mitch McConnell 

18)Virginia McKenna 

19)Jane Goodall

20)Sheila Hancock

21)Roy Hattersley

22)Billy Connolly

23)Michael J Fox

25)Sid Lawrence

26)Phil Collins

[Gooseberry Crumble 5,440]

Jane Rossington if she doesn't  die this year.

[CaptainChorizo 2,013]

Some names from Sportball

 

Dave Parker- Hall Of Fame Baseball Player has had Parkinson's since 2013

 

Dick Barnett-Basketball Hall Of Famer turns 89 this year, is frail and wheelchair bound in recent appearances

 

Slavisa Zungul- In 2023 was the 1st person inducted into the National "Soccer" Hall Of Fame for their work in the indoor game/futsal .  Didn't show up or even leave a statement for his Hall Of Fame induction,was a heavy drinker in his playing days,and even has a DUI  Mugshot from about 10-12 years ago that seems to be memory holed/scrubbed from the internet. Still only 70,but his liver not so much.

 

Chuck Howley-American Football/NFL player was inducted by the veterans committee in 2022 to the sports Hall Of Fame. Was not able to attend the 2023 ceremony as he is suffering late stage dementia. Turns 89 in 2026

 

Uljana Semjonova -The once 7 ft tall Olympian was the first non American woman inducted the Basketball HOF ,had her left leg amputed a few years ago and has largely outlived almost all giants in history.

[Lewd_Squirrel 332]

Una Kay, James Van Der Beek, and James Tolken

[Dying Probably 644]

20 hours ago, tracy said:

June Squibb (b. 1929)

 

June Squibb is HOW OLD?!

[DCI Frank Burnside 3,921]

Ursula Andress. Turns 89 this year

[The Daredevil 1,222]

Tommy Chong. Turns 87 this year, previous cancer patient

[Spade_Cooley 9,679]

Freedom Williams, the guy who rapped on all of C+C Music Factory's hits. He just seems like the kind of guy you'd see on the "Deaths In 2026" page.

[SovietJohnny 107]

On 01/01/2025 at 01:04, Windsor said:

Peter Falk has Alzheimers...

 

(Are we still doing this?)

Highlight of the year

[SovietJohnny 107]

Michael Charlton….former BBC journalist, presenter of Panorama, 99 next year

[Lafaucheuse 4,178]

On 01/01/2025 at 05:55, tracy said:

Given that Grant is an Oscar winner and turns 100 this year, she could continue the Lear/Johns/Saint streak, but she isn't discussed nearly as much on this site, so I'm not really holding my breath. 

which is a shame because she would have been a perfect contender for this year's list, and will be an even better one next year if she makes it. Does she have her own thread ? would deserve one I think 

[Nasquacker 32]

I'll throw out 5 names from my current shadowlist that I haven't seen yet:

 

Bob Cousy (98 in 2026) - One of the earliest NBA greats, won 6 championships with the Boston Celtics alongside Bill Russell

Berry Gordy (97 in 2026) - Founder of the legendary Motown record label

William Shatner (95 in 2026) - Captain Kirk from Star Trek

Ken Rosewall (92 in 2026) - Former world #1 tennis player, winner of 8 Grand Slam titles

Michael Dukakis (93 in 2026) - Democratic nominee for the 1988 U.S. Presidential Election

[livingbygrace 522]

If they make it through the year

Christopher Lloyd

Bill Cosby

Barbra Eden 

Tina Louise

Robert Redford 

Dustin Hoffman

Lois Smith

Marion Ross

Estelle Parsons

Pricilla Pointer

Linda Ronstandt

William Shatner

James Hong

[lilham 783]

5 hours ago, Nasquacker said:

I'll throw out 5 names from my current shadowlist that I haven't seen yet:

 

Bob Cousy (98 in 2026) - One of the earliest NBA greats, won 6 championships with the Boston Celtics alongside Bill Russell

Berry Gordy (97 in 2026) - Founder of the legendary Motown record label

William Shatner (95 in 2026) - Captain Kirk from Star Trek

Ken Rosewall (92 in 2026) - Former world #1 tennis player, winner of 8 Grand Slam titles

Michael Dukakis (93 in 2026) - Democratic nominee for the 1988 U.S. Presidential Election

I had Cousy on my list last year but dropped... but yeah I could see springing him back up.

 

I think Kitty Dukakis goes before her husband; she's the one with the life-long health issues.

[livingbygrace 522]

John MacArthur.. He could be a possible choice.  Last year he had heart surgery, and his recovery has not gone 100% smoothly.  Apparently he might be in the hospital now having them work on something that was plaguing his recovery. He himself tries not to let too much information about his health out in public There are some false rumors he is in palliative care but those I believe are lies going around. I am not on Twitter, but  a Phil Johnson on his Twitter account has given an update if anyone wants to check it out.  

I have been sprinkling him in a few pools here and there.  

[Kenny 289]

Leontyne Price, opera singer, is 98 this year.

[SovietJohnny 107]

On 31/12/2024 at 17:00, Fergie86 said:

Sir Alex Ferguson- Just watched interview with him on Sky Sports Horse Racing channel, he looks to have aged quite a lot in last year or so since his wife died, his voice sounds weaker to me then it use to and would be 85 years of age at end of 2026, might be a bit too early but can see him going in next couple of years and too big a name to miss. 

Hence your prophetic username?

[Fergie86 381]

7 minutes ago, SovietJohnny said:

Hence your prophetic username?

Got in one. 

[Summer in Transylvania 2,349]

Never mentioned hereabouts before, Rafael Ruiz Perdigones and Antonio Romero Monge of Macarena fame will turn 88 and 86 respectively next year. Guaranteed QOs for them both. 

 

Edit: It actually turns out they will be 79 and 78 respectively. I'm unsure where the older dates come from.