Richard Dawkins
Born March 26, 1941 · 85 years old
The Selfish Gene, the meme before memes
He is permanently locked in culture-war memory from the 2000s, and that decade feels prehistoric. The Selfish Gene is 50 years old. Its author is still holding forth.
85, still posting, still exactly like that.
Confirmed alive as of September 23, 2026 · source: Wikidata