José Mujica Author

Noam Chomsky (age 95)
According to the New York Times, "judged in terms of power, range, novelty and influence of his thought, Noam Chomsky is arguably the most important intellectual alive today." Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, social critic, and one of the most iconic activists of our times. He is institute professor emeritus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and laureate professor of the University of Arizona and the author of more than 100 books.

José "Pepe" Mujica (age 88)
José Mujica was a "Tupamaros" guerrilla in the days of the Uruguayan dictatorship. He spent almost 15 years in prison. He served as the 40th president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015.