Famous people born in 1943
The best-known people born in 1943, ranked by how many languages Wikipedia covers them in.
Best known
Jim MorrisonAmerican singer and poet; lead vocalist of The Doors (1943–1971)
December 8 · d. 1971
Photo: Elektra Records, Public domain
George HarrisonEnglish musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)
February 25 · d. 2001
Photo: David Hume Kennerly, Public domain
Pervez MusharrafPakistani soldier and politician (1943-2023)
August 11 · d. 2023
Photo: World Economic Forum, CC BY-SA 2.0
John KerryAmerican politician and diplomat (born 1943)
December 11
Photo: United States Congress, Public domain
John MajorPrime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1990 to 1997
March 29
Photo: Sharon Farmer, Public domain
Louise GlückU.S. poet and Nobel laureate (1943–2023)
April 22 · d. 2023
Photo: Gerard Malanga, Public domain
Janis JoplinAmerican singer (1943–1970)
January 19 · d. 1970
Photo: Grossman Glotzer Management Corporation, Public domain
Mick JaggerBritish singer and songwriter; vocalist of The Rolling Stones
July 26
Photo: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0
Horst KöhlerGerman politician (CDU); president of Germany, 2004–2010
February 22 · d. 2025
Photo: the International Monetary Fund, Public domain
Tarja HalonenPresident of Finland from 2000 to 2012 (born 1943)
December 24
Photo: Tarja_Halonen_1c389_8827.jpg : Janwikifoto derivative work: Bff, CC BY-SA 3.0
Joseph StiglitzAmerican economist, professor, and recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics
February 9
Photo: Jérémy Barande, CC BY-SA 2.0
Mario MontiItalian economist and politician (1943-)
March 19
Photo: Senato della Repubblica, CC BY 3.0 it
Roger WatersEnglish musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)
September 6
Photo: digboston, CC BY 2.0
Toto CutugnoItalian recording artist; musician, songwriter, record producer (1943–2023)
July 7 · d. 2023
Photo: Michaël Bemelmans, CC BY-SA 4.0
Denis Sassou-NguessoPresident of the Republic of the Congo (1979–1992; 1997–present)
November 23
Photo: Presidential Executive Office, CC BY 4.0
Betty WilliamsNorthern Irish peace activist (1943–2020)
May 22 · d. 2020
Photo: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Johnny HallydayFrench musician, singer and actor (1943–2017)
June 15 · d. 2017
Photo: Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0
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January
- January 7 · Sadako Sasaki, Japanese origami artist
- January 14 · Ralph Steinman, Canadian immunologist and cell biologist (1943–2011)
- January 17 · René Préval, Ex-President of Haiti (1943-2017)
- January 21 · Kenzo Yokoyama, Japanese association football player and manager
- January 24 · Sharon Tate, American actress and model (1943–1969)
- January 29 · Katharine Ross, American actress
February
- February 4 · Ken Thompson, American programmer and computer scientist, co-creator of the Unix operating system (born 1943)
- February 5 · Michael Mann, American film director, screenwriter, and producer (born 1943)
- February 9 · Joe Pesci, American actor
- February 21 · Lyudmila Ulitskaya, Russian writer
- February 22 · Eduard Limonov, Russian writer (1943-2020)
- February 27 · Carlos Alberto Parreira, Brazilian football manager
March
- March 8 · Lynn Redgrave, British actress (1943–2010)
- March 15 · David Cronenberg, Canadian filmmaker (born 1943)
- March 19 · Mario Molina, Mexican chemical engineer (1943–2020)
- March 22 · George Benson, American guitarist and singer (born 1943)
- March 26 · Bob Woodward, American investigative journalist (born 1943)
- March 29 · Eric Idle, British comedian, actor and writer (born 1943)
April
- April 1 · Mario Botta, Swiss architect (1943)
- April 5 · Elena Ferrante, pseudonymous Italian writer
- April 5 · Jean-Louis Tauran, cardinal from France (1943-2018)
- April 15 · Robert Lefkowitz, American physician and biochemist
- April 26 · Peter Zumthor, Swiss architect
- April 30 · Frederick Chiluba, former President of Zambia (1991–2002)
May
- May 5 · Michael Palin, English actor, comedian, writer, and television presenter (born 1943)
- May 7 · Peter Carey, Australian novelist (born 1943)
- May 8 · Pat Barker, British writer
- May 14 · Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, Icelandic politician, 5th President of Iceland
- May 14 · Jack Bruce, British musician (1943–2014)
- May 20 · Albano Carrisi, Italian singer and actor
June
- June 6 · Richard Smalley, American chemist (1943–2005)
- June 17 · Newt Gingrich, American politician and former speaker of the United States House of Representatives
- June 18 · Raffaella Carrà, Italian singer, actress and television presenter (1943–2021)
- June 22 · J. Michael Kosterlitz, British-American physicist
- June 23 · Vint Cerf, American computer scientist (born 1943)
- June 28 · Klaus von Klitzing, German physicist
July
- July 10 · Arthur Ashe, American tennis player (1943–1993)
- July 11 · Howard Gardner, American developmental psychologist & academic
- July 15 · Jocelyn Bell Burnell, British astrophysicist (born 1943)
- July 19 · Thomas J. Sargent, American economist (born 1943)
- July 28 · Richard Wright, English keyboardist, co-founder of Pink Floyd (1943–2008)
- July 30 · Giovanni Goria, Italian politician (1943–1994)
August
- August 8 · Esma Redžepova, Macedonian-Romani singer, songwriter and humanitarian (1943-2016)
- August 10 · Louis E. Brus, American chemist (1943–2026)
- August 15 · Barbara Bouchet, German-American actress and entrepreneuse
- August 18 · Gianni Rivera, Italian footballer and politician
- August 29 · Arthur B. McDonald, Canadian physicist (born 1943)
- August 30 · Jean-Claude Killy, French alpine skier
September
- September 7 · Gloria Gaynor, American singer
- September 20 · Sani Abacha, nigerian military ruler (1943-1998)
- September 24 · Antonio Tabucchi, Italian writer and literary scholar (1943-2012)
- September 25 · Robert Gates, CIA director, U.S. Secretary of Defense, and university president
- September 27 · Nikos Anastasiades, Cypriot politician, 7th President of the Republic of Cyprus (2013–2023)
- September 30 · Johann Deisenhofer, German scientist
October
- October 1 · Jean-Jacques Annaud, French film director, screenwriter and producer (born 1943)
- October 8 · Chevy Chase, American actor, comedian and writer (born 1943)
- October 8 · R. L. Stine, American novelist (born 1943)
- October 12 · Köbi Kuhn, Swiss association football player and manager (1943-2019)
- October 15 · Penny Marshall, American actress, director and producer (1943–2018)
- October 21 · Tariq Ali, British political activist, writer, and historian (born 1943)
November
- November 5 · Sam Shepard, American playwright and actor (1943–2017)
- November 7 · Michael Spence, American economist (born 1943)
- November 12 · Wallace Shawn, American actor and playwright
- November 24 · Takaji Mori, Japanese association football player and manager (1943-2011)
- November 28 · Randy Newman, American singer-songwriter and pianist
- November 30 · Terrence Malick, American film director and screenwriter (born 1943)
December
- December 1 · Finn E. Kydland, Norwegian economist
- December 3 · Kiyoshi Tomizawa, Japanese association football player
- December 22 · Paul Wolfowitz, American politician and diplomat (born 1943)
- December 23 · Queen Silvia of Sweden, queen consort of Sweden
- December 25 · Hanna Schygulla, German actress and chanson singer (born 1943)
- December 31 · John Denver, American singer (1943–1997)
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