Men Aging Gracefully/Women Aging Gracefully

TIME's picks for the five American men over 60 who are making the most of their age

PAUL NEWMAN, 80 An Oscar-winning actor, race-car driver and food-company exec, he lives at top speed

COLIN POWELL, 68 He served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and as Secretary of State and founded America's Promise, which mentors youths

ROBERT REDFORD, 69 Launched by his poster-boy looks, he has gone on to act, direct, produce and reign as Sundance indie impresario

PHILIP ROTH, 72 A rare literary giant, his work (The Human Stain, The Plot Against America) has got better and more relevant as he has aged

WARREN BUFFETT, 75 The investment seer wows 20,000 at his annual revival. Lately he has bought utilities ahead of surging energy prices

Our five favorite American women on the far side of 60

TONI MORRISON, 74 Having won the Pulitzer and the Nobel, she continues to write novels as well as teach at Princeton

JOAN BAEZ, 64 The celebrated folk singer continues to tour and raise her voice in support of environmentalism

MARTHA STEWART, 64 Out of prison, she's back on the front line of domesticity with her magazine, her new reality show and other TV spin-offs

LAUREN BACALL, 81 Once Bogie's partner on- and offscreen, she continues her prizewinning acting. "I intend to keep working until I drop."

SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR, 75 After wielding a powerful swing vote for 24 years on the Supreme Court, the first female Justice still loves to golf