Walter Mondale, 93, Born In 1928 – 42nd Vice President of the United States

On January 5, 2021, the American politician/lawyer Walter Mondale celebrated his 93rd birthday. A historical figure of the Democratic Party, Mondale most notably served as the 42nd Vice President of the United States, a job title he kept for four years under Jimmy Carter in the late ’70s.

In 2002, Mondale replaced Democratic Senator Paul Wellstone, following his tragic death in a plane crash, just five days before a Senate election. In 2019, he endorsed U.S. Senator from Minnesota Amy Klobuchar for the presidency. After losing his wife and daughter to brain diseases, Mondale’s been working on raising awareness for brain-related health problems.

Dan Quayle, 74, Born In 1947 – 44th Vice President of the United States

The heyday of Dan Quayle’s professional life happened between 1989 and 1993. He served as George H. W. Bush’s Vice President before Al Gore succeeded him. But his outstanding political career started practically right after he obtained his J.D. degree from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in 1974.

He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana’s 4th district between 1977 and 1981 and later made it to the U.S. Senate, where he served for roughly eight years. After leaving the White House, Quayle joined a multi-billion dollar private equity firm, where he worked as chairman.

Al Gore, 72, Born In 1948 – An Inconvenient Truth

The 45th Vice President of the United States, Al Gore, was the defeating party in one of the closest, most painful elections in recent American history. After losing to George W. Bush by a margin of fewer than 600 votes, Gore decided he didn’t have to be president to still change the world for the better.

He was one of the first high-office political figures in the U.S. to embrace the fight against climate change. In 2006, he released An Inconvenient Truth, an extremely influential documentary on the matter, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in the following year.

Hillary Clinton, 73, Born In 1947 – 67th U.S. Secretary of State

It’s almost impossible to discuss women in politics without mentioning Hillary Clinton. She went from being a very-active first-lady to becoming a bonafide public servant, who worked, most notably, as Barak Obama’s U.S. Secretary of State.

An ever-ambitious woman, Clinton ran for the U.S. Presidency as the Democratic candidate in 2016. Still, he saw her dream of becoming America’s first female president crushed by Donald Trump’s surprising victory. Her unexpected defeat was emotionally costly, but she’s managed to recover by now. In 2020, she was announced as the new Chancellor of Queen’s University Belfast.

George W. Bush, 74, Born In 1946 – 43rd President of the United States

Following in his father’s footsteps, George W. Bush decided to run for President in 2001 after serving as the 46th Governor of Texas. He won a close-call election against the Democratic candidate Al Gore and ended up serving for two terms.

While Bush’s time in office was far from easygoing (he was the man in charge when 9/11 happened), many people still criticize his decision to invade Iraq and allow the extremely controversial Patriot Act to be signed into law. After leaving the White House, Bush moved back to Texas with his wife, Laura.