Famous people born in 1941
The best-known people born in 1941, ranked by how many languages Wikipedia covers them in.
Best known
Bernie SandersUnited States Senator from Vermont
September 8
Photo: Palácio do Planalto from Brasilia, Brasil, CC BY 2.0
Kim Jong-ilSupreme Leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011
February 16 · d. 2011
Photo: Presidential Press and Information Office, CC BY 4.0
Richard DawkinsEnglish ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author (born 1941)
March 26
Photo: Steve Jurvetson, CC BY 2.0
Alex FergusonScottish association football manager and former player
December 31
Photo: Austin Osuide, CC BY 2.0
Dick CheneyVice President of the United States from 2001 to 2009 (1941–2025)
January 30 · d. 2025
Photo: Image from the U.S. Air Force website, but likely made by office of the President., Public domain
Hayao MiyazakiJapanese animator, filmmaker, and mangaka (born 1941)
January 5
Photo: Natasha Baucas at https://www.flickr.com/photos/sdnatasha/, CC BY 2.0
Slobodan MiloševićYugoslav–Serbian politician (1941–2006)
August 20 · d. 2006
Photo: Stevan Kragujević, CC BY-SA 3.0
Dennis M. RitchieAmerican computer scientist, co-inventor of the Unix operating system and the C programming language (1941–2011)
September 9 · d. 2011
Photo: Denise Panyik-Dale, CC BY 2.0
Bernardo BertolucciItalian film director and screenwriter (1941–2018)
March 16 · d. 2018
Photo: © Elisa Caldana / Associazione Culturale Cinemazero from Pordenone, Italia, CC BY-SA 2.0
Václav KlausPresident of the Czech Republic from 2003 to 2013
June 19
Photo: Jindřich Nosek (NoJin), CC BY 4.0
Michael D. HigginsPresident of Ireland (2011–2018; 2018–2025)
April 18
Photo: Bundesministerium für europäische und internationale Angelegenheiten, CC BY 2.0
Navanethem PillaySouth African lawyer, judge, and human rights activist
September 23
Photo: US Mission Geneva, Public domain
Plácido DomingoSpanish tenor and conductor (born 1941)
January 21
Photo: Fotografías - archimadrid.es, CC BY-SA 2.0
Lee Myung-bakPresident of South Korea from 2008 to 2013
December 19
Photo: 대한민국 국가기록원 (National Archives of Korea), KOGL Type 1
Óscar Arias SánchezPresident of Costa Rica (1986–1990, 2006–2010)
September 13
Photo: MadriCR, CC BY-SA 4.0
Mahmoud DarwishThe national Palestinian poet, and author (1941–2008)
March 13 · d. 2008
Photo: Amer Shomali, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cesária ÉvoraCape Verdean singer-songwriter (1941–2011)
August 27 · d. 2011
Photo: As fotos da Virada!, CC BY-SA 2.0
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January
- January 1 · Martin Evans, English developmental biologist
- January 7 · John E. Walker, British biochemist (born 1941)
- January 8 · Graham Chapman, English actor, comedian and writer (1941–1989)
- January 12 · Kazuo Imanishi, Japanese association football player and manger (1941-2026)
- January 14 · Milan Kučan, First President of Slovenia (1991–2002)
- January 24 · Neil Diamond, American singer-songwriter
February
- February 7 · Leslie Lamport, American computer scientist
- February 10 · Michael Apted, British television and film director and producer (1941–2021)
- February 11 · Sérgio Mendes, Brazilian musician (1941–2024)
- February 12 · Dennis Sullivan, American mathematician
- February 13 · Sigmar Polke, German artist (1941–2010)
- February 27 · Paddy Ashdown, British politician and diplomat (1941–2018)
March
- March 10 · George Smith, Nobel prize winning US chemist
- March 14 · Wolfgang Petersen, German film director (1941–2022)
- March 18 · Wilson Pickett, American male singer and songwriter (1941-2006)
- March 22 · Bruno Ganz, Swiss actor (1941–2019)
- March 27 · Ivan Gašparovič, Slovak politician and lawyer
- March 29 · Joseph Hooton Taylor, American astronomer
April
- April 8 · Vivienne Westwood, British fashion designer (1941–2022)
- April 12 · Bobby Moore, English association football player (1941–1993)
- April 20 · Ryan O'Neal, American actor (1941–2023)
- April 24 · Richard Holbrooke, American diplomat (1941-2010)
- April 28 · Karl Barry Sharpless, American chemist and Nobel Laureate (born 1941)
- April 28 · Ann-Margret, actress
May
- May 3 · Nona Gaprindashvili, Soviet chess player
- May 6 · Ivica Osim, Bosnian association football player and manager (1941–2022)
- May 19 · Nora Ephron, American film director and writer (1941–2012)
- May 20 · Goh Chok Tong, 2nd Prime Minister of Singapore from 1990 to 2004
- May 25 · Vladimir Voronin, Moldovan politician, former President of Moldova
- May 31 · William Nordhaus, American economist (1941-)
June
- June 2 · Charlie Watts, British drummer (1941–2021)
- June 5 · Martha Argerich, Argentine pianist (1941-)
- June 9 · Jon Lord, English composer, pianist, and Hammond organ player (1941–2012)
- June 12 · Chick Corea, American jazz and fusion pianist, keyboardist, and composer (1941-2021)
- June 27 · Krzysztof Kieślowski, Polish film director and screenwriter (1941–1996)
- June 30 · Otto Sander, German film, theater, and voice actor (1941–2013)
July
- July 1 · Myron Scholes, Canadian economist
- July 1 · Alfred G. Gilman, American pharmacologist (1941-2015)
- July 4 · Ryuichi Sugiyama, Japanese association football player
- July 23 · Pierre Agostini, French physicist
- July 29 · David Warner, British actor (1941–2022)
- July 30 · Paul Anka, Canadian singer and actor
August
- August 1 · Jordi Savall, Spanish-Catalan composer, conductor, viol player, and musicologist (born 1941)
- August 2 · Jules A. Hoffmann, French biologist
- August 3 · Martha Stewart, American businesswoman, writer, TV personality (born 1941)
- August 3 · Hage Geingob, President of Namibia from 2015 to 2024
- August 14 · David Crosby, American singer, guitarist and songwriter (1941–2023)
- August 18 · Mohamed Ghannouchi, Tunisian politician
September
- September 9 · Otis Redding, American singer and songwriter (1941–1967)
- September 10 · Stephen Jay Gould, American biologist and historian of science (1941–2002)
- September 13 · Tadao Ando, Japanese architect (born 1941)
- September 15 · Viktor Zubkov, Russian politician and businessman
- September 15 · Flórián Albert, Hungarian footballer (1941-2011)
- September 19 · Cass Elliot, American singer (1941–1974)
October
- October 5 · Eduardo Duhalde, President of Argentina from 2002 to 2003
- October 8 · Jesse Jackson, American Baptist minister, activist, civil rights leader, politician, and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition (1941–2026)
- October 10 · Ken Saro-Wiwa, Nigerian social rights activist (1941–1995)
- October 22 · Evaristo Carvalho, São Tomé and Príncipe politician (1941–2022)
- October 25 · Anne Tyler, American novelist
- October 30 · Theodor W. Hänsch, German physicist and nobel laureate (born 1941)
November
- November 3 · Ikuo Matsumoto, Japanese association football player and manager
- November 5 · Art Garfunkel, American singer, actor, and poet (born 1941)
- November 7 · Angelo Scola, Cardinal of the Catholic Church and Archbishop Emeritus of Milan
- November 23 · Franco Nero, Italian actor (born 1941)
- November 24 · Pete Best, British musician, former member of the Beatles
- November 28 · Laura Antonelli, Italian actress (1941-2015)
December
- December 8 · Geoff Hurst, English footballer (born 1941)
- December 9 · Beau Bridges, American actor
- December 10 · Kyū Sakamoto, Japanese singer and actor (1941–1985)
- December 19 · Maurice White, American musician (1941–2016)
- December 22 · M. Stanley Whittingham, Nobel laureate in chemistry & American chemist
- December 31 · Sarah Miles, British actress
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