Famous people born in 1945
The best-known people born in 1945, ranked by how many languages Wikipedia covers them in.
Best known
Aung San Suu Kyiformer State Counsellor of Myanmar and Leader of the National League for Democracy
June 19
Photo: Cabinet Public Relations Office of the Cabinet Secretariat, CC BY 4.0
Bob MarleyJamaican reggae musician (1945–1981)
February 6 · d. 1981
Photo: Dennis Morris; Distributed by Island Records, Public domain
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silvapresident of Brazil from 2003 to 2011 and since 2023
October 27
Photo: Palácio do Planalto from Brasilia, Brasil, CC BY 2.0
Franz BeckenbauerGerman sports official and association football player (1945–2024)
September 11 · d. 2024
Photo: Panini Group, Public domain
Rodrigo DutertePresident of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022 (born 1945)
March 28
Photo: Government of the Philippines, Public domain
Daniel OrtegaSandinista revolutionary and president of Nicaragua from 1985 to 1990 and again from 2007, co-president with Rosario Murillo since 2025
November 11
Photo: State Duma of the Russian Federation, CC BY 4.0
Gerd MüllerGerman footballer (1945–2021)
November 3 · d. 2021
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Ehud OlmertPrime Minister of Israel from 2006 to 2009
September 30
Photo: State Department photo by Michael Gross, Public domain
Ram Nath KovindPresident of India from 2017 to 2022
October 1
Photo: The Rashtrapati Bhavan, GODL-India
Neil YoungCanadian singer, songwriter and filmmaker (born 1945)
November 12
Photo: Tore Sætre, CC BY-SA 4.0
Abdelmadjid Tebbounepresident of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria since 2019
November 17
Photo: State Duma of the Russian Federation, CC BY 4.0
Rod StewartEnglish singer and songwriter (born 1945)
January 10
Photo: Michael Cohn Photo, CC BY-SA 4.0
George F. SmootAmerican astrophysicist and cosmologist (1945–2025)
February 20 · d. 2025
Photo: Nomo michael hoefner http://www.zwo5.de, CC BY 3.0
Nikita MikhalkovRussian film director, writer, producer and actor (born 1945)
October 21
Photo: Пресс-служба Президента Российской Федерации, CC BY 4.0
Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtensteinmonarch of Liechtenstein (born 1945)
February 14
Photo: Roland Korner, Attribution
Yoshinori OhsumiJapanese molecular biologist (1945 - )
February 9
Photo: Bengt Nyman from Vaxholm, Sweden, CC BY 2.0
LemmyBritish rock musician (1945–2015)
December 24 · d. 2015
Photo: Mark Marek Mark Marek Copyright Mark Marek Photography ©2007 URL: Motorhead Gallery on Alberta Stars, CC BY-SA 3.0
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January
- January 4 · Richard R. Schrock, 1945-, American chemist
- January 7 · Raila A Odinga, Prime Minister of Kenya from 2008 to 2013
- January 9 · Levon Ter-Petrosyan, first President of Armenia from 1991 to 1998
- January 22 · Christoph Schönborn, Austrian Roman Catholic Archbishop of Vienna and Cardinal of the roman catholic church
- January 29 · Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, Malian politician
- January 29 · Tom Selleck, American actor (born 1945)
February
- February 12 · Thilo Sarrazin, German economist and politician
- February 12 · David D. Friedman, American economist, physicist, legal scholar, and libertarian theorist
- February 15 · Douglas Hofstadter, American physicist, computer scientist and professor of cognitive science
- February 17 · Brenda Fricker, Irish actress (1945–2026)
- February 24 · Barry Bostwick, American actor
- February 28 · Alexey Ekimov, Russian physicist
March
- March 3 · George Miller, Australian filmmaker (born 1945)
- March 8 · Anselm Kiefer, German painter and sculptor (born 1945)
- March 13 · Anatoly Fomenko, Russian mathematician
- March 17 · Elis Regina, Brazilian singer of popular and jazz music (1945–1982)
- March 23 · Franco Battiato, Italian singer-songwriter and musician (1945–2021)
- March 28 · Alejandro Toledo, President of Peru from 2001 to 2006
April
- April 2 · Linda Hunt, American actress
- April 4 · Daniel Cohn-Bendit, German/French journalist and politician
- April 14 · Ritchie Blackmore, British guitarist
- April 14 · Tuilaʻepa Saʻilele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister of Samoa from 1998 to 2021
- April 20 · Thein Sein, former President and Prime Minister of Myanmar
- April 25 · Björn Ulvaeus, Swedish musician; member of ABBA
May
- May 9 · Jupp Heynckes, German football manager
- May 14 · Yochanan Vollach, Israeli footballer
- May 19 · Pete Townshend, British musician
- May 20 · Anton Zeilinger, Austrian quantum physicist (born 1945)
- May 24 · Priscilla Presley, American actress and businesswoman
- May 31 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder, German filmmaker, playwright and actor (1945-1982)
June
- June 7 · Wolfgang Schüssel, Chancellor of Austria from 2000 to 2007
- June 11 · Adrienne Barbeau, American actress
- June 15 · Robert Sarah, Roman Catholic archbishop and cardinal (1945-)
- June 17 · Ken Livingstone, English politician (born 1945); Mayor of London from 2000 until 2008
- June 23 · John Garang, Sudanese politician and revolutionary leader (1945–2005)
- June 29 · Chandrika Kumaratunga, President of Sri Lanka from 1994 to 2005
July
- July 1 · Debbie Harry, American singer, songwriter and actress, frontwoman of Blondie (born 1945)
- July 4 · Eizo Yuguchi, Japanese association football player (1945–2003)
- July 7 · Moncef Marzouki, Tunisian politician
- July 8 · Micheline Calmy-Rey, member of the Swiss Federal Council
- July 23 · Edie McClurg, American comedian and actress
- July 29 · Mircea Lucescu, Romanian football player and manager (1945–2026)
August
- August 1 · Douglas Osheroff, American physicist
- August 14 · Steve Martin, American comedian, actor, musician and writer (born 1945)
- August 15 · Khaleda Zia, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1991–1996, 2001–2006)
- August 15 · Alain Juppé, 92nd Prime Minister of France (born 1945)
- August 19 · Ian Gillan, English singer
- August 24 · Vince McMahon, American professional wrestling promoter (born 1945)
September
- September 1 · Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi, President of Yemen from 2012 to 2022
- September 10 · José Feliciano, Puerto Rican musician (born 1945)
- September 12 · Richard Thaler, American economist
- September 15 · Carmen Maura, Spanish actress (born 1945)
- September 17 · Phil Jackson, American basketball player, coach and executive
- September 26 · Bryan Ferry, British singer (born 1945)
October
- October 1 · Haris Silajdžić, Bosnian politician and academic
- October 13 · Desi Bouterse, leader of Suriname (1980–1987, 2010–2020)
- October 17 · Graça Machel, Mozambican humanitarian activist and politician
- October 19 · John Lithgow, American actor (born 1945)
- October 19 · Angus Deaton, British microeconomist (born 1945)
- October 30 · Henry Winkler, American actor
November
- November 10 · Thongloun Sisoulith, General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party
- November 17 · Roland Joffé, English and French film/television director and producer
- November 19 · Frans Sammut, Maltese author (1945–2011)
- November 24 · Nuruddin Farah, Somali writer
- November 27 · James Avery, American actor (1945–2013)
- November 30 · Roger Glover, Welsh bassist, keyboardist, songwriter and record producer
December
- December 4 · Roberta Bondar, Canadian astronaut
- December 8 · John Banville, Irish writer (born 1945)
- December 10 · Marek Grechuta, Polish singer and composer (1945-2006)
- December 12 · Portia Simpson-Miller, former prime minister of Jamaica
- December 23 · Adly Mansour, Egyptian judge and statesman; former interim President of Egypt
- December 28 · Birendra of Nepal, king of Nepal (1945–2001)
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