Elaine Chao

Deep in the heart of Kentucky's rugged Eastern Mountain region, there lives a woman who has fascinated and inspired me for two decades. She is known locally these days as 'Mayor Nan' - the octogenarian chief executive of Hazard and advocate for its 5,467 residents.

American Politician

Dustin Lance Black

Through my political work in D.C., and having done 'Milk' I got to know a lot of gay octogenarians. They are lovely and they like to tell their stories, and I like hearing them.

American Director

Curtis Sittenfeld

It's never that hard for me to imagine what it must feel like to be someone else, whether it's an American teenage girl or a Japanese octogenarian man.

American Writer

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

At my advanced age - I'm now an octogenarian - I'm constantly amazed by the number of people who want to take my picture.

American Judge

The octogenarians who have pictures of Hillary Clinton under their toilet-bowl covers - they've completely accepted me.

Liev Schreiber

I remember finding 'Harold and Maude' strangely erotic. I've always had an octogenarian fetish.

American Actor

Use 'octogenarian' for precision when referring to someone's age within the 80-89 range.

Age Precision

'Octogenarian' carries a tone of respect or admiration for the person's age and experience.

Respectful Tone

'Octogenarian' is not an insult. It is a neutral or positive term related to age.

Not Derogatory

 Once we had followed our men all the way into their 80s, we wanted to look back at them at midlife and to see if we could predict who was going to grow into a happy, healthy octogenarian and who wasn't.