David Attenborough

A comrade of Queen Elizabeth II, beloved British TV host and natural historian David Attenborough won an Emmy Award for narrating the 2017 documentary series Blue Planet II. He has remained incredibly popular.

In 2020, Attenborough (who turned 98 on May 8, 2024) broke the record for the fastest time to reach 1 million followers, surpassing previous record holder Jennifer Aniston. He achieved the feat in just four hours and 44 minutes — only to leave Instagram months later. Attenborough also returned to narrate Planet Earth III in 2023.

Berry Gordy

Berry Gordy is the founder of Motown Records, the music label responsible for launching the careers of the Supremes, Jackson 5 and Stevie Wonder, among many others. Turning 94 on Nov. 28, 2023, Gordy has kept busy: In the early 2010s, he oversaw a musical about his life and successes that premiered on Broadway in 2013.

A decade later, Gordy was honored alongside longtime collaborator Smokey Robinson as 2023 MusiCares Persons of the Year honorees.

June Squibb

June Squibb received an Oscar nomination at age 84 for her role in Nebraska (2013) and hasn’t slowed down since appearing in Palm Springs (2020), Godmothered (2020) and on episodes of Life & Beth and Little America.

At 94, the actress landed her first-ever lead role in Thelma in 2024 — the same year she appeared in Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead and voiced Nostalgia in Inside Out 2.

“I never questioned myself when I was younger, and I was very independent as a 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥,” Squibb told PEOPLE in 2024. “I think I probably wouldn’t still be here today working like I am if it weren’t for some of that.”

Joel Grey

Joel Grey — Oscar and Tony Award-winning Cabaret star — told PEOPLE on April 11, 2022, that he was celebrating his 90th 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡day “with good friends.”

Even after he entered his 10th decade, Grey has remained a busy actor, including making a cameo in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tick, Tick… Boom!. He also appeared on three episodes of the 2022 FX thriller The Old Man, starring Jeff Bridges, and earned a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2023 Tonys.

When asked if he ever imagined becoming such a prolific actor as a young boy growing up in Cleveland, he told PEOPLE, “No! I didn’t. I’ve never thought about it, actually, and I never thought [about] this number that I’d be associated with: 9-0.”

In April 2024, the actor celebrated his 92nd 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡day surrounded by family, his former Cabaret castmates and the cast of the Cabaret revival. “Tonight is an extraordinarily special night for us because we are in the presence of an extraordinary human being without whom none of us would be here,”  Eddie Redmayne — who plays the role of Emcee, which Grey originated — said during a speech honoring Grey. “Your performance in this part changed my life, and it was one of the things that made me want to be an actor.”

Johnny Gilbert

Left: Johnny Gilbert attend Canada’s Walk of Fame gala in Toronto on June 3, 2006; Right: Johnny Gilbert introduces Alex Trebek at the ‘Jeapordy!’ Hall of Fame ribbon cutting ceremony at Sony Pictures Studios on Sept. 20, 2011. Beck Starr/WireImage; Evan Agostini/Getty

Johnny Gilbert, whose career in entertainment has spanned nearly 70 years (and even included two albums), has been the voice you’ve heard introducing Alex Trebek on every episode of Jeopardy! from the host’s first turn in 1984 to Trebek’s death from stage 4 pancreatic cancer in 2020. Gilbert is still doing so today, with the famous announcer turning 96 on July 13, 2024.

Buzz Aldrin

Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin became the second human to set foot on the moon in July 1969 when his Apollo 11 mission landed on the lunar surface. He has since earned a Presidential Medal of Freedom, written books and continued to promote space exploration.

On his 93rd 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡day in Jan. 20, 2023, Aldrin tied the knot with his fourth wife, Dr. Anca Faur, which was also the day he was honored at the Living Legends of Aviation 20th annual awards gala.

“It was what astronomers call a grand conjunction,” Aldrin said. “All the stars were now aligned to marry.”