Birthdays In History 1949

1949 Borys Tarasyuk Ukrainian politician and diplomat

1949 Christopher Durang American playwright and screenwriter

1949 Iris Marion Young American political scientist and academic (d. 2006)

1949 Mick Mills English footballer and manager

1949 Mike Boit Kenyan runner and academic (estimated date)

1949 Carolyn D. Wright American poet and academic (d. 2016)

1949 Lawrence Rowe Jamaican cricketer

1949 Kemal Derviş Turkish economist and politician Turkish Minister of Economy

1949 Linda Lovelace American porn actress and activist (d. 2002)

1949 Daryl Braithwaite Australian singer-songwriter

1949 Mohammad Reza Rahimi Iranian lawyer and politician 2nd Vice President of Iran

1949 Kentarō Haneda Japanese pianist and composer (d. 2007)

1949 Ottmar Hitzfeld German footballer and manager

1949 Hamadi Jebali Tunisian engineer journalist and politician 19th Prime Minister of Tunisia

1949 Rakesh Sharma Indian commander pilot and cosmonaut

1949 Brandon Tartikoff American screenwriter and producer (d. 1997)

1949 Lawrence Kasdan American director producer and screenwriter

1949 Mary Robison American short story writer and novelist

1949 İlyas Salman Turkish actor director and screenwriter

1949 Lamar Williams American bass player (d. 1983)

1949 Luis Alvarado Puerto Rican-American baseball player (d. 2001)

1949 Alasdair Liddell English businessman (d. 2012)

1949 Ian Stewart Scottish runner

1949 Howard Twitty American golfer

1949 Anne F. Beiler American businesswoman founded Auntie Anne's

1949 R. F. Foster Irish historian and academic

1949 Andrew Refshauge Australian physician and politician 13th Deputy Premier of New South Wales

1949 Anita Borg American computer scientist and academic (d. 2003)

1949 Gyude Bryant Liberian businessman and politician (d. 2014)

1949 Augustin Dumay French violinist and conductor

1949 Andy Kaufman American actor and comedian (d. 1984)

1949 Mick Taylor English singer-songwriter and guitarist

1949 Bill Keller American journalist

1949 Philippe Starck French interior designer

1949 Arend Langenberg Dutch voice actor and radio host (d. 2012)

1949 Robert Palmer English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2003)

1949 Göran Persson Swedish lawyer and politician 31st Prime Minister of Sweden

1949 Trương Tấn Sang Vietnamese politician and 7th President of Vietnam

1949 Clifford Ray American basketball coach and player

1949 Mike Caldwell American baseball player and coach

1949 J.P. Pennington American country-rock singer-songwriter and guitarist

1949 Steve Perry American singer-songwriter and producer

1949 John Belushi American actor and screenwriter (d. 1982)

1949 Bart Gordon American lawyer

1949 Nadezhda Ilyina Russian athlete and mother of Russian tennis player Nadia Petrova (d. 2013)

1949 Rihoko Yoshida Japanese voice actress

1949 John Cooper Clarke English poet and critic

1949 Paul Nurse English geneticist and biologist Nobel Prize laureate

1949 Jonathan Carroll American author

1949 David Strathairn American actor

1949 Doris Davenport American poet and teacher

1949 Tommy Ramone Hungarian-American drummer and producer (d. 2014)

1949 Johan Derksen Dutch footballer and journalist

1949 Norris Church Mailer American model and educator (d. 2010)

1949 Ken Wilber American sociologist philosopher and author

1949 Duncan Bannatyne Scottish businessman and philanthropist

1949 Yasuko Namba Japanese mountaineer (d. 1996)

1949 Brent Spiner American actor and singer

1949 Ross Valory American rock bass player and songwriter

1949 Jim Thorpe American golfer

1949 Rasim Delić Bosnian general (d. 2010)

1949 Jacques Duchesneau Canadian police officer and politician

1949 Brooke Adams American actress producer and screenwriter

1949 Niels Arestrup French actor director and screenwriter

1949 Bernard Gallacher Scottish golfer and journalist

1949 Judith Light American actress

1949 Nigel Olsson English rock drummer and singer-songwriter

1949 Peter Kern Austrian actor director producer and screenwriter (d. 2015)

1949 Ken Anderson American football player

1949 Bob O'Reilly Australian rugby league player

1949 Fred Frith English guitarist and songwriter

1949 Dennis Green American football player and coach (d. 2016)

1949 Danielle Bunten Berry American game designer and programmer (d. 1998)

1949 Eddie Hardin English singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2015)

1949 Barry Lloyd English footballer and manager

1949 William Messner-Loebs American author and illustrator

1949 Eddie Hemmings English cricketer

1949 Ivana Trump Czech-American socialite and model (d. 2022)

1949 Frank Brunner American illustrator

1949 Jerry Harrison American singer-songwriter guitarist and producer

1949 Ronnie Hellström Swedish footballer (d. 2022)

1949 John Duncan Scottish footballer and manager (d. 2022)

1949 Olga Morozova Russian tennis player and coach

1949 César Aira Argentinian author and translator

1949 Amin Maalouf Lebanese-French journalist and author

1949 Zoia Ceaușescu Romanian mathematician daughter of Communist leader Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife Elena Ceaușescu (d. 2006)

1949 Ron Chernow American historian journalist and author

1949 Bonnie J. Dunbar American engineer academic and astronaut

1949 Jesse Jefferson American baseball player (d. 2011)

1949 Sergei Bagapsh Abkhazian politician 2nd President of Abkhazia (d. 2011)

1949 Carroll Baker Canadian singer-songwriter

1949 Bernard Arnault French businessman philanthropist and art collector

1949 Franz Josef Jung German lawyer and politician German Federal Minister of Defence

1949 Tom Russell American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1949 Ghulam Nabi Azad Indian politician Indian Minister of Health and Family Welfare

1949 Teofilo Cubillas Peruvian footballer

1949 Neil Hamilton Welsh lawyer and politician

1949 Rob Cohen American director producer and screenwriter

1949 David Mellor British politician

1949 Ze'ev Bielski Israeli politician

1949 Sian Elias New Zealand lawyer and politician 12th Chief Justice of New Zealand

1949 Erik Estrada American actor

1949 Victor Garber Canadian actor and singer

1949 Elliott Murphy American-French singer-songwriter and journalist

1949 Patrick Duffy American actor director and producer

1949 Pat Rice Irish footballer and coach

1949 Stuart Rose English businessman

1949 Åse Kleveland Norwegian singer and politician Norwegian Minister of Culture

1949 Blase J. Cupich American theologian and cardinal

1949 Marcia Ball American blues singer-songwriter and pianist

1949 Richard Dowden English journalist and educator

1949 Alvin Kallicharran Guyanese cricketer and coach

1949 Andy Love Scottish-English politician

1949 Eddie Money American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2019)

1949 Slavoj Žižek Slovenian sociologist philosopher and academic

1949 Fanny Ardant French actress director and screenwriter

1949 Brian Hanrahan English journalist (d. 2010)

1949 Ronnie Flanagan Northern Irish Chief Constable (Royal Irish Constabulary Police Service of Northern Ireland)

1949 Sue Klebold American activist

1949 Jon English English-Australian singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2016)

1949 Rudi Koertzen South African cricketer and umpire (d. 2022)

1949 Vicki Lawrence American actress comedian talk show host and singer

1949 Fran Sheehan American bass player

1949 Patrick Süskind German author and screenwriter

1949 Ernest Lee Thomas American actor

1949 Ronnie Ray Smith American sprinter (d. 2013)

1949 Michael Brecker American saxophonist and composer (d. 2007)

1949 Joe Ehrmann American football player and writer

1949 Israel Finkelstein Israeli archaeologist and professor

1949 Dave Greenfield English musician (d. 2020)

1949 Pauline Marois Canadian social worker and politician 30th Premier of Quebec

1949 Keith Simpson English historian and politician

1949 Liza Frulla Canadian talk show host and politician 3rd Minister of Canadian Heritage

1949 Dana Gillespie English singer-songwriter and actress

1949 Naomi Sims American model and author (d. 2009)

1949 Gilles Gilbert Canadian ice hockey player

1949 Gérard Mestrallet French businessman

1949 Paul Manafort American lobbyist political consultant and convicted felon

1949 Sammy Nelson Northern Irish footballer and coach

1949 Gil Scott-Heron American singer-songwriter and author (d. 2011)

1949 Paul Gambaccini American-English radio and television host

1949 Bernd Müller German footballer

1949 Pamela Reed American actress

1949 David Robinson American drummer

1949 Lyle Alzado American football player and actor (d. 1992)

1949 A. C. Grayling English philosopher and academic

1949 Richard Thompson English singer-songwriter and guitarist

1949 Junior Braithwaite Jamaican-American singer (d. 1999)

1949 Litsa Diamanti Greek singer

1949 Shing-Tung Yau Chinese-American mathematician and academic

1949 Stanley Dziedzic American wrestler

1949 Larry Franco American film producer

1949 Judith Resnik American engineer and astronaut (d. 1986)

1949 Alyson Bailes English academic and diplomat (d. 2016)

1949 Patrick Hernandez French singer-songwriter

1949 Ng Ser Miang Singaporean athlete entrepreneur and diplomat

1949 Horst Ludwig Störmer German physicist and academic Nobel Prize laureate

1949 Mitch Daniels American academic and politician 49th Governor of Indiana

1949 K. C. Kamalasabayson Sri Lankan lawyer and politician 39th Attorney General of Sri Lanka (d. 2007)

1949 John Madden English director and producer

1949 Brenda Russell African-American-Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player

1949 John Scott English sociologist and academic

1949 Tony Cragg English sculptor

1949 Bernd Eichinger German director and producer (d. 2011)

1949 Scott Turow American lawyer and author

1949 Len Cook New Zealand-English mathematician and statistician

1949 Frank Doran Scottish lawyer and politician (d. 2017)

1949 Patti LuPone American actress and singer

1949 Spencer Haywood American basketball player

1949 Paul Collier English economist and academic

1949 David Cross English violinist

1949 John Miles British rock singer songwriter and guitarist

1949 Eddie Hart American sprinter

1949 Véronique Sanson French singer-songwriter and producer

1949 Vicente Pernía Argentinian footballer and race car driver

1949 Dominique Strauss-Kahn French economist lawyer and politician French Minister of Finance

1949 James Fenton English poet journalist and literary critic

1949 Carlos Bianchi Argentinian footballer and manager

1949 Jerry Blackwell American wrestler (d. 1995)

1949 Grant Chapman Australian businessman and politician

1949 Jeremy Cooke English lawyer and judge

1949 Paul Guilfoyle American actor

1949 Bruno Kirby American actor and director (d. 2006)

1949 Phil Garner American baseball player and manager

1949 Karl Meiler German tennis player (d. 2014)

1949 Jim Clench Canadian bass player (d. 2010)

1949 Tim Hodgkinson English saxophonist clarinet player and composer

1949 Paul Teutul Sr. American motorcycle designer co-founded Orange County Choppers

1949 Alan Titchmarsh English gardener and author

1949 Alfons Schuhbeck German celebrity chef author and businessman

1949 Liam Donaldson English physician and academic

1949 Ruth Lister Baroness Lister of Burtersett English academic and politician

1949 Ron Wyden American academic and politician

1949 Graham Swift English novelist and short story writer

1949 Eppie Bleeker Dutch speed skater

1949 Kathy Ahern American golfer (d. 1996)

1949 Deborah Butterfield American sculptor

1949 David Vines Australian economist and academic

1949 Miuccia Prada Italian fashion designer

1949 Ross Bleckner American painter

1949 Jane Glover English conductor and scholar

1949 Dale Snodgrass United States Naval Aviator and air show performer (d. 2021)

1949 Zoë Wanamaker American-British actress

1949 Philip Kruse Norwegian trumpeter and orchestra leader

1949 Sverre Årnes Norwegian author screenwriter and director

1949 Walter Day American game designer and businessman founded Twin Galaxies

1949 Johan Schans Dutch swimmer

1949 Klaus-Peter Thaler German cyclist

1949 Frank L. Culbertson Jr. American captain pilot and astronaut

1949 Robert S.J. Sparks English geologist and academic

1949 Rick Reuschel American baseball player

1949 Bill Bruford English drummer songwriter and producer

1949 Keith American pop singer

1949 Dusty Hill American singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2021)

1949 Philip Hunt Baron Hunt of Kings Heath English politician

1949 Archie Manning American football player

1949 Robert Morin Canadian director cinematographer and screenwriter

1949 Michèle Roberts English author and poet

1949 Dave Thomas Canadian actor director producer and screenwriter

1949 Andrew Neil Scottish journalist and academic

1949 Denis O'Connor British police officer

1949 Rosalind Plowright English soprano

1949 Cheryl Campbell English actress

1949 Valentin Inzko Austrian diplomat

1949 Daniel DiNardo American cardinal

1949 Alan García Peruvian lawyer and politician 61st and 64th President of Peru (d. 2019)

1949 Jim Broadbent English actor

1949 Jamaica Kincaid Antiguan-American novelist short story writer and essayist

1949 Barry Windsor-Smith English painter and illustrator

1949 Jeremy Corbyn British journalist and politician

1949 Ward Cunningham American computer programmer developed the first wiki

1949 Pam Grier American actress

1949 Anne McGuire Scottish educator and politician

1949 Philip Michael Thomas American actor

1949 Hugh Lowther 8th Earl of Lonsdale English politician

1949 Christa Vahlensieck German runner

1949 Martin Kelner English journalist author comedian singer actor and radio presenter

1949 Wendy O. Williams American singer-songwriter musician and actress (d. 1998)

1949 Robert Axelrod American actor and screenwriter (d. 2019)

1949 Brian Kidd English footballer and manager

1949 Francis Rossi English singer-songwriter and guitarist

1949 P.J. Carlesimo American basketball player and coach

1949 Paul Coleridge English lawyer and judge

1949 Bob Willis English cricketer and sportscaster (d. 2019)

1949 Tom Berenger American actor film producer and television writer

1949 Heather Couper English astronomer and physicist (d. 2020)

1949 Frank Rich American journalist and critic

1949 Gabriel Arcand Canadian actor

1949 Mark B. Cohen American lawyer and politician

1949 Elizabeth Gloster English lawyer and judge

1949 Alexander Scrymgeour 12th Earl of Dundee Scottish politician

1949 Holly Near American folk singer and songwriter

1949 Emanuel Ax Polish-American pianist and educator

1949 Hildegard Falck German runner

1949 Kiran Bedi Indian police officer and activist

1949 Frank Beard American drummer and songwriter

1949 Jens Böhrnsen German judge and politician

1949 Marc Tardif Canadian ice hockey player

1949 John Wetton English singer-songwriter bass player and producer (d. 2017)

1949 Ann Druyan American popular science writer

1949 Dennis Locorriere American singer and musician

1949 Ulla Schmidt German educator and politician German Federal Minister of Health

1949 Red Symons English-Australian musician television and radio personality

1949 Jim Lea English singer-songwriter bass player and producer

1949 Roger Powell English-Australian scientist and academic

1949 Antony Sher South African-British actor director and screenwriter (d. 2021)

1949 Harry Turtledove American historian and author

1949 Alan White English drummer and songwriter (d. 2022)

1949 Dusty Baker American baseball player and manager

1949 Simon Callow English actor and director

1949 Russell Hitchcock Australian singer-songwriter

1949 Jim Varney American actor comedian and screenwriter (d. 2000)

1949 Caju Brazilian footballer

1949 Ralph Mann American hurdler and author

1949 Snakefinger English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1987)

1949 John Craven English economist and academic

1949 Russell Smith American country singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2019)

1949 Chris Van Allsburg American author and illustrator

1949 Jarosław Kaczyński Polish lawyer and politician 13th Prime Minister of Poland

1949 Lech Kaczyński Polish lawyer and politician 4th President of Poland (d. 2010)

1949 Gotabaya Rajapaksa 8th president of Sri Lanka

1949 John Agard Guyanese-English author poet and playwright

1949 Derek Emslie Lord Kingarth Scottish lawyer and judge

1949 Larry Junstrom American bass player (d. 2019)

1949 Brian Leveson English lawyer and judge

1949 Alan Osmond American singer and producer

1949 Luís Filipe Vieira Portuguese businessman

1949 Lindsay Wagner American actress

1949 Gordon Bray Australian journalist and sportscaster

1949 Sheila Noakes Baroness Noakes English accountant and politician

1949 John Illsley English singer-songwriter bass player and producer

1949 Betty Jackson English fashion designer

1949 Richard Clarke Irish archbishop

1949 Patrick Tambay French racing driver (d. 2022)

1949 Yoon Joo-sang South Korean actor

1949 Fredric Brandt American dermatologist and author (d. 2015)

1949 Adrian Gurvitz English singer-songwriter and producer

1949 Mary Styles Harris American biologist and geneticist

1949 Vera Wang American fashion designer

1949 Don Baylor American baseball player and coach (d. 2017)

1949 Dan Dierdorf American football player and sportscaster

1949 Joan Clos Spanish anesthesiologist and politician 116th Mayor of Barcelona

1949 Ann Veneman American lawyer and politician 27th United States Secretary of Agriculture

1949 Uwe Kliemann German footballer coach and manager

1949 Andy Scott Welsh singer-songwriter guitarist and producer

1949 Bùi Thanh Liêm Vietnamese cosmonaut (d. 1981)

1949 Néjia Ben Mabrouk Tunisian-Belgian director and screenwriter

1949 John Farnham English-Australian singer-songwriter

1949 David Hogan American composer and educator (d. 1996)

1949 Venkaiah Naidu Indian lawyer and politician

1949 Greg Brown American musician

1949 Robert Paquette Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist

1949 Susan Penhaligon English actress

1949 John Verity English guitarist

1949 Johnnie Wilder Jr. American singer (d. 2006)

1949 Bo Xilai Chinese politician Chinese Minister of Commerce

1949 Ludwig G. Strauss German physician and academic (d. 2013)

1949 Noli de Castro Filipino journalist and politician 14th Vice President of the Philippines

1949 Phyllis Hyman American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 1995)

1949 Michael Shrieve American composer drummer and percussionist

1949 Wolfgang Puck Austrian-American chef restaurateur and entrepreneur

1949 Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy Indian politician 14th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (d. 2009)

1949 Raoul Cédras Haitian military officer and politician

1949 Anna Czerwińska Polish mountaineer and author

1949 Greg Kihn American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1949 Bryan Murray Irish actor

1949 Tommy Mottola American businessman and music publisher

1949 Carl Bildt Swedish politician and diplomat Prime Minister of Sweden

1949 Trevor Horn English singer-songwriter keyboard player and producer

1949 Richard Russo American novelist short story writer and screenwriter

1949 Geezer Butler English bass player and songwriter

1949 Charley Steiner American journalist and sportscaster

1949 Kgalema Motlanthe South African politician 3rd President of South Africa

1949 Christina Hart American playwright and actress

1949 Hirini Melbourne New Zealand singer-songwriter and poet (d. 2003)

1949 Lasse Virén Finnish runner and police officer

1949 Clive Rice South African cricketer and coach (d. 2015)

1949 Michael Richards American actor and comedian

1949 Thaksin Shinawatra Thai businessman and politician 23rd Prime Minister of Thailand

1949 Roger Taylor English singer-songwriter drummer and producer

1949 Maury Chaykin American-Canadian actor (d. 2010)

1949 André Dupont Canadian ice hockey player and coach

1949 Rory MacDonald Scottish singer-songwriter and bass player

1949 Robert Rankin English author and illustrator

1949 Randall Wallace American screenwriter and producer

1949 Leslie Easterbrook American actress

1949 Jamil Mahuad Ecuadorian lawyer and politician 51st President of Ecuador

1949 Duck Baker American guitarist

1949 Sonia Proudman English lawyer and judge

1949 Mike Jackson American basketball player

1949 Alan Meale English journalist and politician

1949 Kurmanbek Bakiyev Kyrgyzstani politician 2nd President of Kyrgyzstan

1949 Jim Carroll American poet author and musician (d. 2009)

1949 Ray Nettles American football player (d. 2009)

1949 James Fallows American journalist and author

1949 Bertalan Farkas Hungarian general and cosmonaut

1949 Philip Casnoff American actor and director

1949 B. B. Dickerson American bass player and songwriter

1949 Sue Slipman English politician

1949 John Riggins American football player sportscaster and actor

1949 Dino Bravo Italian-Canadian wrestler (d. 1993)

1949 Walid Jumblatt Lebanese journalist and politician

1949 Matthew Parris South African-English journalist and politician

1949 Terry Burnham American actress

1949 Keith Carradine American actor

1949 Ricardo Londoño Colombian racing driver (d. 2009)

1949 Jonathan Kellerman American psychologist and author

1949 Ted Simmons American baseball player and coach

1949 Eric Carmen American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1949 Tim Hutchinson American lawyer and politician

1949 Ian Charleson Scottish-English actor and singer (d. 1990)

1949 Panagiotis Chinofotis Greek admiral and politician

1949 Mark Knopfler Scottish-English singer-songwriter guitarist and producer

1949 Lou Martin Northern Irish pianist songwriter and producer (d. 2012)

1949 Alex Naumik Lithuanian-Norwegian singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2013)

1949 Rick Ridgeway American mountaineer and photographer

1949 Jim Brunzell American wrestler

1949 Bobby Clarke Canadian ice hockey player and manager

1949 Philippe Petit French tightrope walker

1949 Willy Rey Dutch-Canadian model (d. 1973)

1949 Morten Olsen Danish footballer

1949 Scott Asheton American drummer (d. 2014)

1949 Paul Pasqualoni American football player and coach

1949 Bill Spooner American guitarist and songwriter

1949 Norm Coleman American lawyer and politician 52nd Mayor of St. Paul

1949 Sue Draheim American fiddler and composer (d. 2013)

1949 Julian Fellowes English actor director screenwriter and politician

1949 Sib Hashian American rock drummer (d. 2017)

1949 Nigel Griggs English bass player songwriter and producer

1949 Michael Nazir-Ali Pakistani-English bishop

1949 Nikolas Asimos Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1988)

1949 Phil Lynott Irish singer-songwriter bass player and producer (d. 1986)

1949 Loretta Devine American actress and singer

1949 Daniel Sivan Israeli scholar and academic

1949 Vicky Leandros Greek singer and politician

1949 Shelley Long American actress

1949 Rick Springfield Australian-American singer-songwriter guitarist and actor

1949 Stephen Paulus American composer and educator (d. 2014)

1949 Martin Amis British novelist

1949 Rijkman Groenink Dutch banker and academic

1949 John Savage American actor and producer

1949 Gene Simmons Israeli-American singer-songwriter producer and actor

1949 Allahshukur Pashazadeh Azerbaijani cleric

1949 Leon Redbone Canadian-American singer-songwriter guitarist and producer (d. 2019)

1949 Jeff Cook American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1949 Leah Jamieson American computer scientist engineer and academic

1949 Ann Murray Irish soprano

1949 Hugh Cornwell English singer-songwriter and guitarist

1949 Svetislav Pešić Serbian basketball player and coach

1949 Stan Hansen American wrestler and actor

1949 Ted Ammon American financier and banker (d. 2001)

1949 Don Boudria Canadian public servant and politician 2nd Canadian Minister for International Cooperation

1949 Hugh David Politzer American physicist and academic Nobel Prize laureate

1949 Rick Roberts American country-rock singer-songwriter and guitarist

1949 Garry Maddox American baseball player and sportscaster

1949 Alasdair McDonnell Irish physician and politician

1949 Moira Stuart British broadcaster

1949 Hans-Hermann Hoppe American economist and philosopher

1949 José Pékerman Argentinian footballer coach and manager

1949 Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria (d. 2004)

1949 Darryl Cotton Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2012)

1949 Dean Pees American football player and coach

1949 Clem Clempson English guitarist and songwriter

1949 Iris Robinson Northern Irish politician

1949 Dianne Hayter German-English politician

1949 Barry Siegel American journalist and academic

1949 Edward Hinds English physicist and academic

1949 John Curry English figure skater (d. 1994)

1949 Daniel Pipes American historian and author

1949 Joe Theismann American football player and sportscaster

1949 Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Indonesian general and politician 6th President of Indonesia

1949 Barriemore Barlow English rock drummer and songwriter

1949 Babette Cole English author and illustrator (d. 2017)

1949 Don Muraco American wrestler

1949 Bill O'Reilly American journalist and author

1949 Roger Uttley English rugby player and coach

1949 Bill Whittington American racing driver

1949 Charles Burlingame American captain and pilot (d. 2001)

1949 Irina Rodnina Russian figure skater and politician

1949 Tony Stevens English rock bassist and songwriter

1949 John W. Henry American businessman

1949 Steve Gaines American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1977)

1949 Ed King American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2018)

1949 Tommy Seebach Danish singer-songwriter pianist and producer (d. 2003)

1949 Fred "Sonic" Smith American guitarist and songwriter (d. 1994)

1949 Eikichi Yazawa Japanese singer-songwriter

1949 Joe Barton American lawyer and politician

1949 Ed Begley Jr. American actor and environmental activist

1949 Ron Stevens Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 2014)

1949 Kerry Livgren American guitarist and songwriter

1949 Jim McCrery American lawyer and politician

1949 Mo Mowlam English academic and politician Minister for the Cabinet Office (d. 2005)

1949 Peter Shilton English footballer and manager

1949 Ringo Mendoza Mexican wrestler

1949 Barry Scheck American lawyer co-founded the Innocence Project

1949 Mahesh Bhatt Indian director producer and screenwriter

1949 Henry Butler American pianist and photographer (d. 2018)

1949 Artis Gilmore American basketball player and radio host

1949 Odilo Scherer Brazilian cardinal

1949 James Cartwright American general

1949 Jim McGinty Australian lawyer and politician Attorney-General of Western Australia

1949 Floella Benjamin Trinidadian-English actress academic and politician

1949 Kostas Tournas Greek singer-songwriter

1949 Baleka Mbete South African politician Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa

1949 Anders Arborelius Swedish cardinal

1949 Pedro Almodóvar Spanish director producer and screenwriter

1949 Jeff Borowiak American tennis player

1949 Steve Mackay American saxophonist and composer (d. 2015)

1949 Clodoaldo Brazilian footballer and manager

1949 Wendy Saddington Australian singer and journalist (d. 2013)

1949 Jane Smiley American novelist

1949 Minette Walters English journalist and author

1949 Graham Richardson Australian journalist and politician 39th Australian Minister for Health

1949 Jahn Teigen Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2020)

1949 Jim Henshaw Canadian actor producer and screenwriter

1949 George Dalaras Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist

1949 Douglas Frantz American investigative journalist and author

1949 Michel Tognini French pilot engineer military officer and astronaut

1949 Isaac Bonewits American singer-songwriter liturgist and author (d. 2010)

1949 Sheila Gilmore Scottish lawyer and politician

1949 André Rieu Dutch violinist composer and conductor

1949 Richard Hell American singer-songwriter and bass player

1949 Lindsey Buckingham American singer-songwriter guitarist and producer

1949 J. P. Dutta Indian director producer and screenwriter

1949 Aleksandr Rogozhkin Russian director and screenwriter

1949 Laurie Simmons American photographer and director

1949 Armand Assante American actor and producer

1949 Stephen Gyllenhaal American director producer and screenwriter

1949 Peter Ackroyd English biographer novelist and critic

1949 Michael Gaughan (Irish republican) Irish Hunger Striker

1949 Ralph Goodale Canadian lawyer and politician 36th Canadian Minister of Finance

1949 Yashiki Takajin Japanese singer and television host (d. 2014)

1949 Lonnie Johnson American inventor

1949 Penny Junor English journalist and author

1949 Thomas McClary American R&B singer-songwriter and guitarist

1949 Leslie Moonves American businessman

1949 Nicolas Peyrac French singer-songwriter and photographer

1949 Dave Hope American bass player and priest

1949 Hamish Stuart Scottish singer-songwriter guitarist and producer

1949 Rod Temperton English keyboard player songwriter and producer (d. 2016)

1949 Mark Hopkinson American mass murderer (d. 1992)

1949 Warren Burt American-Australian composer

1949 Lance Cairns New Zealand cricketer

1949 Wang Wanxing Chinese activist

1949 Henry Luke Orombi Ugandan archbishop

1949 Lawrence Tanter American basketball player and sportscaster

1949 Dave Lloyd English cyclist and coach

1949 Carlos the Jackal Venezuelan convicted of terrorism and murderer

1949 Paul Went English footballer and manager (d. 2017)

1949 Tom Mees American sportscaster (d. 1996)

1949 Patrick Nève Belgian racing driver (d. 2017)

1949 Damian Lau Hong Kong actor director and producer

1949 Katha Pollitt American poet and author

1949 Dave Schultz Canadian ice hockey player and referee

1949 Laurie McBain American author

1949 Prannoy Roy Indian journalist economist and broadcaster founded NDTV

1949 Owen Arthur Barbadian economist and politician 5th Prime Minister of Barbados (d. 2020)

1949 Bill Hudson American musician and actor

1949 Joe Egan Scottish singer-songwriter

1949 George Hendrick American baseball player and coach

1949 Gary Richrath American guitarist songwriter and producer (d. 2015)

1949 Lynn Dickey American football player and radio host

1949 Jamie McGrigor English-Scottish politician

1949 Valeriy Borzov Ukrainian-Russian sprinter

1949 Michel Brière Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1971)

1949 Mike Keenan Canadian ice hockey player and coach

1949 Stiv Bators American singer-songwriter guitarist and actor (d. 1990)

1949 Vasilios Magginas Greek politician Greek Minister of Employment (d. 2015)

1949 Manfred Trojahn German flute player composer and conductor

1949 Arsène Wenger French footballer and manager

1949 Krešimir Ćosić Croatian soldier and politician

1949 Oscar Martínez Argentine theater actor

1949 Nick Tosches American journalist author and poet (d. 2019)

1949 Würzel English singer and guitarist (d. 2011)

1949 John Markoff American journalist and author

1949 Keith Rowley Trinidadian volcanologist and politician 7th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago

1949 Antonio Carpio Filipino lawyer and jurist Senior Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines

1949 Steve Rogers American baseball player

1949 Kevin Sullivan American wrestler and booker

1949 Garry Tallent American bass player and record producer

1949 Kieron Baker English footballer

1949 Paul Orndorff American football player and wrestler (d. 2021)

1949 David Paton Scottish guitarist

1949 James Williamson American guitarist songwriter and producer

1949 Raphael Carl Lee American surgeon and academic

1949 Larry Gene Bell American murderer (d. 1996)

1949 Mart Helme Estonian journalist and diplomat

1949 Bob Siebenberg American drummer

1949 Alison Wolf English economist and academic

1949 David Foster Canadian singer-songwriter keyboard player and producer

1949 Michael D. Griffin American physicist and engineer

1949 Belita Moreno American actress and acting coach

1949 Lois McMaster Bujold American author

1949 Mike Evans American actor and screenwriter (d. 2006)

1949 Osamu Fujimura Japanese engineer and politician

1949 Stephen Oliver English biochemist and academic

1949 Garo Aida Japanese photographer and author

1949 Armin Shimerman American actor

1949 Jimmie Spheeris American singer-songwriter (d. 1984)

1949 Stephen Bruton American guitarist songwriter and producer (d. 2009)

1949 Steven Stucky American composer and academic (d. 2016)

1949 David S. Ware American saxophonist composer and bandleader (d. 2012)

1949 Wayne LaPierre American businessman author and activist

1949 Bonnie Raitt American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1949 Ann Reinking American actress dancer and choreographer (d. 2020)

1949 Don Saleski Canadian ice hockey player

1949 Mustafa Denizli Turkish footballer and manager

1949 Ismail Petra of Kelantan former Sultan of Kelantan (d. 2019)

1949 Kathy Postlewait American golfer

1949 Ron Lapointe Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1992)

1949 Jack Reed American soldier and politician

1949 Terry Reid English singer-songwriter and guitarist

1949 Raúl di Blasio Argentinian pianist composer and producer

1949 Enzo Cucchi Italian painter

1949 Gary Grubbs American actor

1949 Ryo Hayami Japanese actor

1949 James Young American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1949 John Boehner American businessman and politician 53rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

1949 Nguyễn Tấn Dũng Vietnamese soldier and politician eighth Prime Minister of Vietnam

1949 Michael Wenden Australian swimmer

1949 Raymond Blanc French chef and author

1949 Ahmad Rashad American football player and sportscaster

1949 Jeff Dowd American film producer and activist

1949 Thelma Drake American politician

1949 Ulf Lundell Swedish writer and composer

1949 Juha Mieto Finnish cross-country skier

1949 Nené Portuguese footballer

1949 Richard Carmona American physician and politician 17th Surgeon General of the United States

1949 David Pietrusza American author and historian

1949 Alan Paul American singer-songwriter and actor

1949 Sandra Stevens English singer

1949 Shane Bourne Australian comedian actor and television host

1949 Ewen Cameron Baron Cameron of Dillington English politician

1949 Sally Davies English hematologist and academic

1949 Kerry O'Keeffe Australian cricketer and sportscaster

1949 Mari Alkatiri East Timorese geographer and politician 1st Prime Minister of East Timor

1949 Shlomo Artzi Israeli singer-songwriter and guitarist

1949 Martin Lee English singer-songwriter and guitarist

1949 Vincent A. Mahler American political scientist and academic

1949 Ivan Patzaichin Romanian canoe world and Olympic champion (d. 2021)

1949 Masanori Sekiya Japanese race car driver

1949 Alexander Godunov Russian-American actor and dancer (d. 1995)

1949 Paul Shaffer Canadian-American singer keyboard player and bandleader

1949 Jerry Lawler American wrestler and sportscaster

1949 Garry Shandling American comedian actor and screenwriter (d. 2016)

1949 Steve Smith American lawyer and politician (d. 2014)

1949 Jimmy London Jamaican singer-songwriter

1949 Matthew Festing 79th Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta

1949 Jan Brett American author and illustrator

1949 Heather Menzies Canadian-American actress (d. 2017)

1949 Mickey Thomas American singer-songwriter

1949 Jock Stirrup Baron Stirrup English air marshal and politician

1949 John Altman English composer and conductor

1949 David Manning English civil servant and diplomat British Ambassador to the United States

1949 Linda Barnes American author playwright and educator

1949 Linda Creed American singer-songwriter (d. 1986)

1949 Doug Marlette American author and cartoonist (d. 2007)

1949 Peter Willey English cricketer and umpire

1949 James Rivière Italian sculptor and jeweler

1949 Mary Gordon American author critic and academic

1949 Nancy Meyers American director producer and screenwriter

1949 Robert Sternberg American psychologist and academic

1949 Yasmin Alibhai-Brown Ugandan-English journalist and author

1949 David Perdue American politician

1949 Christina Onassis American-born Greek/Argentine businesswoman socialite and heiress (d. 1988)

1949 Bill Nighy English actor

1949 Marc Ravalomanana Malagasy businessman and politician President of Madagascar

1949 Bill Buckner American baseball player and manager (d. 2019)

1949 Cliff Williams Australian bass player

1949 Don Johnson American actor

1949 Brian Roper English economist and academic

1949 Billy Gibbons American singer-songwriter guitarist and producer

1949 Heather Hallett English lawyer and judge

1949 Sotiris Kaiafas Cypriot footballer

1949 Paul Rodgers English singer-songwriter and producer

1949 David A. Johnston American volcanologist and geologist (d. 1980)

1949 Orna Berry Israeli computer scientist and businesswoman

1949 Claudia Kolb American swimmer

1949 Sebastian Danish singer-songwriter and guitarist

1949 Soumaïla Cissé Malian engineer and politician

1949 Thomas Sankara Burkinabé captain and politician 5th President of Burkina Faso (d. 1987)

1949 Nikolaos Sifounakis Greek lawyer and politician

1949 Ray Guy American football player (d. 2022)

1949 Adrian Belew American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1949 Reinhold Weege American screenwriter and producer (d. 2012)

1949 Warwick Brown Australian race car driver

1949 Randy Neugebauer American accountant and politician

1949 Simone Bittencourt de Oliveira Brazilian singer

1949 José Ramos-Horta East Timorese lawyer and politician 2nd President of East Timor Nobel Prize laureate

1949 Terry Ito Japanese director producer and critic

1949 David Topliss English rugby league player and coach (d. 2008)

1949 David Bedford English runner

1949 Jerry Coyne American biologist and author

1949 Jim Flaherty Canadian lawyer and politician 37th Canadian Minister of Finance (d. 2014)

1949 Ellen Datlow American anthologist and author

1949 Flora Gomes Bissau-Guinean filmmaker

1949 Susan Shwartz American author

1949 Mike Moore New Zealand union leader and politician 34th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 2020)

1949 Jim Wong-Chu Canadian poet (d. 2017)

1949 Gregg Popovich American basketball player and coach

1949 Mike Batt English singer-songwriter and producer

1949 Manuel Orantes Spanish tennis player

1949 Jim Sheridan Irish director producer and screenwriter

1949 Gundappa Viswanath Indian cricketer

1949 Simon Crean Australian trade union leader and politician 14th Australian Minister for the Arts

1949 Elizabeth George American author and educator

1949 Emma Kirkby English soprano

1949 Shaukat Aziz Pakistani economist and politician 15th Prime Minister of Pakistan

1949 Martin Buchan Scottish footballer and manager

1949 Tabitha King American author and poet

1949 Ruud Krol Dutch footballer and coach

1949 Steve Lang Canadian bass player (d. 2017)

1949 Nick Lowe English singer-songwriter bass player and producer

1949 Ali Akbar Salehi Iranian academic and politician 36th Foreign Affairs Minister of Iran

1949 Ranil Wickremesinghe Sri Lankan lawyer and politician 13th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka

1949 Daniel Mangeas French banker and sportscaster

1949 Eric Troyer American singer-songwriter keyboardist and guitarist

1949 Simon Fox English drummer

1949 Rick Hendrick American businessman founded Hendrick Motorsports

1949 Herman Rarebell German rock drummer and songwriter

1949 Rick Wakeman English progressive rock keyboardist and songwriter (Yes)

1949 Walter Hawkins American gospel music singer and pastor (d. 2010)

1949 Richard S. Williamson American lawyer and diplomat 17th Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (d. 2013)

1949 Veronica Cartwright English-American actress

1949 Toller Cranston Canadian-Mexican figure skater and painter (d. 2015)

1949 Massimo D'Alema Italian journalist and politician 76th Prime Minister of Italy

1949 Alla Pugacheva Russian singer-songwriter and actress

1949 Craig Zadan American director producer and screenwriter (d. 2018)

1949 Dave Gibbons English author and illustrator

1949 DeAnne Julius American-British economist and academic

1949 Chris Langham English actor and screenwriter

1949 Chas Mortimer English motorcycle racer

1949 John Shea American actor and director

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