Noam Chomsky
Born December 7, 1928 · 97 years old
modern linguistics, media criticism, about 100 books
The most cited living author was assumed dead roughly monthly during his 2023 health scare. He has spent seventy years explaining how media manufactures reality; his own obituaries were the case study.
97, still listed as co-author on new work.
Confirmed alive as of September 23, 2026 · source: Wikidata