21st-century women philanthropists

The list 21st-century women philanthropists includes Michelle Obama, Rolene Strauss, Columba Garnica Gallo, Lola Bute and Eugenia Tymoshenko. The list consists of 88 members.

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Taylor Swift

American singer-songwriter (born 1989)

Overview: Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. Known for her autobiographical songwriting, artistic reinventions, and cultural impact, Swift is a leading figure in popular ...

Date of birth: 13 December 1989

Age: 34

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

Partner: Travis Kelce (Dating)

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American synth-pop singers 25T

American feminist musicians 280T

Baldi family 6T
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Jennifer Lopez

American singer

Overview: Jennifer Lynn Affleck (née Lopez; born July 24, 1969), known by her maiden name and also shortened to J.Lo, is an American singer and actress. Often considered a Latin pop culture icon, Lopez is one of ...

Date of birth: 24 July 1969

Age: 55

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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21st-century American singer-songwriters 2,654T

20th-century American singer-songwriters 1,272T

MTV Video Music Award winners 222T
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Michelle Obama

First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017

Overview: Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama (née Robinson; born January 17, 1964) is an American attorney and author who served as the First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017. She was the first African ...

Date of birth: 17 January 1964

Age: 60

Nationality: American

Occupation: First Lady

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

Partner: Barack Obama (Married)

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21st-century American philanthropists 16T

Time 100 238T

21st-century American memoirists 310T
4.

Anitta

Brazilian, Singer

Overview: Larissa de Macedo Machado (born 30 March 1993), known professionally as Anitta (), is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and occasional television host. She has received numerous accolades ...

Date of birth: 30 March 1993

Age: 31

Nationality: Brazilian

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

Partner: Simone Susinna (Dating)

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Brazilian bisexual musicians 21T

Bisexual singer-songwriters 24T

Brazilian bisexual actresses 18T
5.

Kyle Richards

American actress and television personality (born 1969)

Overview: Kyle Egan Richards Umansky (née Richards; born January 11, 1969) is an American actress, socialite, and television personality. Since 2010, she has appeared as a main cast member on The Real Housewives ...

Date of birth: 11 January 1969

Age: 55

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

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The Real Housewives (franchise) cast members 102T

21st-century converts to Judaism 16T

21st-century American philanthropists 296T
6.

Iman

Somali model and actress

Overview: Iman Mohamed Abdulmajid (Somali: Iimaan Maxamed Cabdulmajiid, born Zara Mohamed Abdulmajid, 25 July 1955), known mononymously as Iman, is a Somali–American model and actress. A muse of the designers Gianni ...

Date of birth: 25 July 1955

Age: 69

Nationality: Somali

Occupation: Model

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

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Muslims from New York (state) 95T

21st-century African-American businesspeople 175T

21st-century American philanthropists 334T
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Vanessa Bryant

American, Philanthropist

Overview: Vanessa Marie Bryant (born May 5, 1982) is an American businesswoman, philanthropist, and model. She is the widow of American professional basketball player Kobe Bryant. With her husband, she founded the ...

Date of birth: 5 May 1982

Age: 42

Nationality: American

Occupation: Philanthropist

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

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American women nonprofit executives 54T

Female models from Los Angeles 71T

Women who experienced pregnancy loss 279T
8.

Oprah Winfrey

American talk show host, actress, producer, and author (born 1954)

Overview: Oprah Gail Winfrey (born Orpah Gail Winfrey; January 29, 1954) is an American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and philanthropist. She is best known for her talk show, The Oprah ...

Date of birth: 29 January 1954

Age: 70

Nationality: American

Occupation: Talk Show Host

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

Partner: Stedman Graham (Engaged)

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21st-century African-American businesspeople 126T

20th-century African-American businesspeople 144T

Women radio producers 128T
9.

Daria Zhukova

Russian art collector, businesswoman and magazine editor (born 1981)

Overview: Darya "Dasha" Alexandrovna Zhukova (Russian: Дарья "Даша" Александровна Жукова; born 8 June 1981) is a Russian-American businesswoman, art collector, magazine editor, and philanthropist. She is the founder ...

Date of birth: 8 June 1981

Age: 43

Nationality: Russian

Occupation: Socialite

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

Partner: Stavros Niarchos (Married)

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Russian businesspeople in the United States 37T

Race-related controversies in photography 2T

American women fashion designers 326T
10.

Priscilla Chan

American pediatrician and philanthropist (born 1985)

Overview: Priscilla Chan (born February 24, 1985) is an American pediatrician and philanthropist. She and her husband Mark Zuckerberg, the co-founder and CEO of Facebook, Inc., established the Chan Zuckerberg I ...

Date of birth: 24 February 1985

Age: 39

Nationality: American

Occupation: Doctor

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

Partner: Mark Zuckerberg (Married)

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The Harker School alumni 8T

21st-century philanthropists 289T

American people of Hoa descent 13T
11.

J.K. Rowling

English author of the Harry Potter series

Overview: Joanne Rowling CH, OBE, HonFRSE, FRCPE, FRSL ( ROH-ling; born 31 July 1965), better known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author, screenwriter, producer, and philanthropist ...

Date of birth: 31 July 1965

Age: 59

Nationality: British

Occupation: Writer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

Partner: Neil Murray (Married)

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20th-century English women writers 690T

21st-century English women writers 392T

People from Yate 8T
12.

Rolene Strauss

South African model

Overview: Rolene Strauss (born 22 April 1992) is a South African doctor and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss South Africa 2014 and was later crowned Miss World 2014. She is the third South African woman to ...

Date of birth: 22 April 1992

Age: 32

Nationality: South African

Occupation: Model

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: D'Niel Strauss (Married)

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People from Mbombela 41T

Miss World 2014 delegates 56T

Miss Universe 2014 contestants 102T
13.

Mackenzie Bezos

American, Philanthropist

Overview: MacKenzie Scott (née Tuttle, formerly Bezos; born April 7, 1970) is an American novelist and philanthropist. As of January 2024, she has a net worth of US$40.6 billion, owning a 4% stake in Amazon, the ...

Date of birth: 7 April 1970

Age: 54

Nationality: American

Occupation: Philanthropist

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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Bezos family 7T

21st-century American philanthropists 325T

Time 100 248T
14.

Cindy McCain

American diplomat and businesswoman (born 1954)

Overview: Cindy Lou McCain (née Hensley; born May 20, 1954) is an American diplomat, businesswoman, and humanitarian who is the executive director of the World Food Programme. McCain previously served as U.S. A ...

Date of birth: 20 May 1954

Age: 70

Nationality: American

Occupation: Business

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

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People with migraine 27T

Schoolteachers from California 102T

20th-century American businesswomen 553T
15.

Lola Bute

British, Model

Date of birth: 23 June 1999

Age: 25

Nationality: British

Occupation: Model

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

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British women fashion designers 127T

British women editors 34T

Philanthropists from London 63T
16.

Carina Tyrrell

Swiss-British physician and ex-beauty pageant contestant

Overview: Dr. Carina Tyrrell (born 24 October 1989) is a British-Swiss public health physician, model, charity ambassador and beauty competition titleholder who is a former Miss England and Miss United Kingdom ...

Date of birth: 1990

Age: 34

Nationality: British

Occupation: Model

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

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British infectious disease physicians 4T

Women epidemiologists 59T

British epidemiologists 66T
17.

Diana Sanela Jenkins

Bosnian entrepreneur and philanthropist

Overview: Sanela Diana Jenkins (born Sanela Dijana Ćatić; 1973) is an entrepreneur and philanthropist who was born and raised in Bosnia. She currently resides in California. Jenkins fled her home country during ...

Date of birth: 1973

Age: 51

Nationality: Bosnian, Herzegovinian

Occupation: Philanthropist

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

Partner: Asher Monroe (Engaged)

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The Real Housewives (franchise) cast members 101T

Businesspeople from Sarajevo 13T

21st-century businesswomen 491T
18.

Sara Blakely

businesswoman

Overview: Sara Treleaven Blakely (born February 27, 1971) is an American businesswoman, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. She is the founder of Spanx, an American intimate apparel company with pants and leggings ...

Date of birth: 27 February 1971

Age: 53

Nationality: American

Occupation: Business

Gender: Female

Partner: Jesse Itzler (Married)

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20th-century American businesswomen 393T

21st-century philanthropists 248T

21st-century American businesswomen 293T
19.

Page Hannah

American actor

Overview: Patricia Alberta Hannah (born April 13, 1964) is an American former television and film actress. Hannah was born in Chicago, Illinois. She is married to producer Lou Adler, and the couple have four sons: ...

Date of birth: 13 April 1964

Age: 60

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Partner: Lou Adler (Married)

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21st-century philanthropists 248T

20th-century philanthropists 1,966T

American women philanthropists 264T
20.

Columba Bush

American philanthropist

Overview: Columba Bush née Garnica Gallo; born August 17, 1953) is a Mexican-American philanthropist. Bush served as First Lady of Florida from 1999 to 2007 and is the wife of former Florida Governor Jeb Bush.

Date of birth: 17 August 1953

Age: 71

Nationality: Mexican

Occupation: First Lady

Gender: Female

Height: 5' (152 cm)

Partner: Jeb Bush (Married)

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21st-century American philanthropists 31T

Naturalized citizens of the United States 637T

Catholics from Florida 62T