Famous people born in 1929
The best-known people born in 1929, ranked by how many languages Wikipedia covers them in.
Best known
Martin Luther King Jr.American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
January 15 · d. 1968
Photo: Associated Press, Public domain
Anne FrankGerman-born Dutch Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim (1929–1945)
June 12 · d. 1945
Photo: Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain
Yasser ArafatPalestinian political leader (1929-2004) and Former President of the Palestinian National Authority (1994-2004)
August 4 · d. 2004
Photo: Gideon Markowiz, CC BY 4.0
Hebe CamargoBrazilian recording artist, television host, actress and singer (1929–2012)
March 8 · d. 2012
Photo: Sergio Savarese, CC BY-SA 2.0
Grace KellyAmerican actress and Princess consort of Monaco (1929–1982)
November 12 · d. 1982
Photo: Hans Peters for Anefo, CC0
Milan KunderaFranco-Czechoslovak poet and novelist (1929—2023)
April 1 · d. 2023
Photo: Elisa Cabot, CC BY-SA 3.0
Ursula K. Le GuinAmerican fantasy and science fiction author (1929–2018)
October 21 · d. 2018
Photo: Marian Wood Kolisch, Oregon State University Restored by Adam Cuerden, CC BY-SA 2.0
Jacqueline Kennedy OnassisFirst Lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963
July 28 · d. 1994
Photo: Mark Shaw, Public domain
Jürgen HabermasGerman sociologist and philosopher (1929–2026)
June 18 · d. 2026
Photo: photographer: Wolfram Huke at en.wikipedia , http://wolframhuke.de, CC BY-SA 3.0
Imelda MarcosPhilippine former First Lady (born 1929)
July 2
Photo: Carl Albert Research and Studies Center, Congressional Collection, CC BY-SA 4.0
Peter HiggsBritish physicist and Nobel Prize winner (1929–2024)
May 29 · d. 2024
Photo: Bengt Nyman, CC BY 2.0
Murray Gell-MannAmerican physicist (1929–2019)
September 15 · d. 2019
Photo: World Economic Forum, CC BY-SA 2.0
Lev YashinPlayer for U.S.S.R (1929–1990)
October 22 · d. 1990
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Jean BaudrillardFrench sociologist, philosopher and cultural theorist (1929–2007)
July 27 · d. 2007
Photo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Ayaleila, CC BY-SA 3.0
Frank GehryCanadian and American architect (1929–2025)
February 28 · d. 2025
Photo: City of Toronto / Jose San Juan, Attribution
Tigran PetrosianSoviet Armenian Grandmaster and World Chess Champion
June 17 · d. 1984
Photo: uploader Koperczak 08:49, 3 April 2009 (UTC), photographer unknown, Public domain
Rudolf Ludwig MössbauerGerman nuclear physicist and Noble Prize in Physics
January 31 · d. 2011
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Bud SpencerItalian actor, lawyer, professional swimmer and water polo player
October 31 · d. 2016
Photo: Marcello Fondato, Public domain
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January
- January 3 · Gordon Moore, American businessman, co-founder of Intel Corporation (1929–2023)
- January 6 · Babrak Karmal, 3rd General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (1929–1996)
- January 12 · Alasdair MacIntyre, Scottish-American philosopher (1929–2025)
- January 23 · John Polanyi, Hungarian-Canadian chemist
- January 28 · Claes Oldenburg, American sculptor and printmaker (1929–2022)
- January 31 · Jean Simmons, British-American actress (1929–2010)
February
- February 10 · Jerry Goldsmith, American film composer (1929–2004)
- February 13 · Omar Torrijos, Panamanian military leader and de facto ruler (1929–1981), signatory of the Torrijos–Carter Treaties
- February 15 · Graham Hill, British racing driver (1929–1975)
- February 17 · Alejandro Jodorowsky, Chilean-French filmmaker and comics writer
- February 23 · Patriarch Alexius II, 15th Patriarch of Moscow and all the Rus', the primate of the Russian Orthodox Church (1929–2008)
- February 27 · Djalma Santos, Brazilian association football player (1929-2013)
March
- March 9 · Zillur Rahman, 19th President of Bangladesh (1929-2013)
- March 18 · Christa Wolf, German novelist and essayist (1929–2011)
- March 22 · P. Ramlee, Malaysian singer, actor and film director (1929–1973)
- March 22 · Yayoi Kusama, Japanese artist (1929–2026)
- March 23 · Roger Bannister, English physician and athlete (1929–2018)
- March 29 · Lennart Meri, Estonian writer, filmmaker and politician; President of Estonia in 1992–2001 (1929-2006)
April
- April 5 · Ivar Giæver, Norwegian-American physicist
- April 10 · Max von Sydow, Swedish-French actor (1929–2020)
- April 10 · Mike Hawthorn, British racing driver (1929–1959)
- April 14 · Chadli Bendjedid, President of Algeria from 1979 to 1992
- April 22 · Michael Atiyah, British mathematician
- April 23 · George Steiner, American writer (1928–2020)
May
- May 2 · Édouard Balladur, 91st Prime Minister of France (1929–2026)
- May 2 · Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, King of Bhutan (1929-1972)
- May 4 · Ronald Golias, Brazilian actor and comedian (1929–2005)
- May 6 · Paul Lauterbur, American chemist (1929–2007)
- May 12 · Sam Nujoma, President of Namibia from 1990 to 2005 (1929–2025)
- May 16 · Adrienne Rich, American poet, essayist and feminist (1929–2012)
June
- June 1 · Nargis, Indian actress (1929–1981)
- June 3 · Werner Arber, Swiss microbiologist and geneticist
- June 4 · Karolos Papoulias, 6th President of Greece (1929–2021)
- June 10 · Edward O. Wilson, American biologist, naturalist, and writer (1929–2021)
- June 16 · Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, emir of Kuwait (1929–2020)
- June 24 · Carolyn S. Shoemaker, American astronomer, researcher and university teacher
July
- July 1 · Gerald Edelman, American biologist (1929–2014)
- July 5 · Katherine Helmond, American actress (1929–2019)
- July 19 · Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, French historian and writer
- July 24 · Peter Yates, British film director and producer (1929-2011)
- July 25 · Vasily Shukshin, Soviet actor, writer, screenwriter and film director (1929-1974)
- July 31 · José Santamaría, Uruguayan and Spanish footballer (1929-2026)
August
- August 1 · Hafizullah Amin, Afghan communist revolutionary, politician and teacher (1929–1979)
- August 4 · Kishore Kumar, Indian singer and actor (1929–1987)
- August 16 · Bill Evans, American jazz pianist (1929–1980)
- August 16 · Helmut Rahn, German association football player (1929–2003)
- August 17 · Francis Gary Powers, American pilot shot down flying a U-2 spy plane over the Soviet Union (1929-1977)
- August 27 · Ira Levin, American novelist, playwright (1929–2007)
September
- September 3 · Irene Papas, Greek actress and singer (1929–2022)
- September 5 · Bob Newhart, American stand-up comedian and actor (1829–2024)
- September 5 · Andriyan Nikolayev, Soviet cosmonaut
- September 17 · Stirling Moss, British motor racing driver (1929-2020)
- September 21 · Sándor Kocsis, Hungarian footballer
- September 25 · Barbara Walters, American broadcast journalist (1929–2022)
October
- October 8 · Didi, Brazilian footballer (1928-2001)
- October 15 · Milorad Pavić, Serbian writer (1929–2009)
- October 16 · Fernanda Montenegro, Brazilian actress and writer
- October 18 · Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, Nicaraguan publisher of La Prensa and the first woman elected president of Nicaragua, in office from 1990 to 1997 (1929–2025)
- October 28 · Joan Plowright, British actress (1929–2025)
- October 29 · Evgeny Primakov, 4th Russian Prime Minister (1929–2015)
November
- November 2 · Richard E. Taylor, Canadian physicist (1929-2018)
- November 2 · Muhammad Rafiq Tarar, Pakistani judge and activist (1929–2022)
- November 4 · Shakuntala Devi, Indian writer and mental calculator (1929-2013)
- November 6 · June Squibb, American actress
- November 7 · Eric Kandel, American neuropsychiatrist
- November 11 · Hans Magnus Enzensberger, German writer and editor (1929–2022)
December
- December 1 · Alfred Moisiu, Albanian general and politician; former President of Albania (born 1929)
- December 6 · Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Austrian conductor (1929–2016)
- December 9 · Bob Hawke, Australian politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Australia (1929-2019)
- December 9 · John Cassavetes, Greek-American actor, film director, and screenwriter (1929–1989)
- December 12 · John Osborne, English playwright (1929-1994)
- December 23 · Chet Baker, American jazz trumpeter and vocalist (1929-1988)
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