🏛️World Leaders & Politicians
Alan Greenspan
American · 100 years old · Died 14 January 2026
Former Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve (1987–2006)
Cause of death
Complications from Parkinson's disease
Alan Greenspan served as Chairman of the Federal Reserve for nearly two decades, steering U.S. monetary policy through the 1987 crash, the dot-com boom, and the early 2000s recession. His words could move markets — a single ambiguous sentence from Greenspan could send stocks soaring or plummeting. He died at 100 from complications of Parkinson's disease.
Since Alan Greenspan died
Live count since 14 January 2026
Total deaths worldwide since then
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