22 Historical Figures People Were Shocked to Learn Are Still Alive

William Faulkner once said, “The past is never dead. It's not even past.” Well, he is dead, and we refuse to look any further into what he might have meant by that. The fact of the matter is that everything that happened before we were born is exactly as distant as ancient history, and everyone associated with it must surely be rising through the ranks of the skeleton army.

Except it turns out that's not true — relics of history walk among us. The human lifespan is only getting longer, regardless of what RFK Jr. says, so even people you assumed were long dead are not only alive but in some cases literally kicking. That's why u/enginearz asked r/AskReddit, “What famous person from history is still alive?”