Famous people born in 1946
The best-known people born in 1946, ranked by how many languages Wikipedia covers them in.
Best known
Donald J. TrumpPresident of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
June 14
Photo: Daniel Torok, Public domain
George W. Bush43rd President of the United States (2001–2009)
July 6
Photo: Eric Draper, Public domain
Bill Clinton42nd President of the United States (1993–2001)
August 19
Photo: Bob McNeely, The White House [ 1 ], Public domain
Freddie MercuryBritish singer, songwriter and musician, frontman of the rock band Queen (1946–1991)
September 5 · d. 1991
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Elfriede JelinekAustrian playwright and novelist
October 20
Photo: The original uploader was Ghuengsberg at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0
Dolly PartonAmerican singer-songwriter (1946–2026)
January 19 · d. 2026
Photo: David Gahr, Public domain
CherAmerican musician, singer, actress and television personality (born 1946)
May 20
Photo: Raph_PH, CC BY-SA 4.0
Diane KeatonAmerican actress and film director (1946–2025)
January 5 · d. 2025
Photo: Firooz Zahedi, CC BY-SA 3.0
Liza MinnelliAmerican actress and singer (born 1946)
March 12
Photo: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Laura BushFirst Lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009
November 4
Photo: White House photo by Krisanne Johnson, Public domain
Naoto Kan94th Prime Minister of Japan
October 10
Photo: Cabinet Public Affairs Office, Cabinet Secretariat, CC BY 4.0
Alan RickmanBritish actor and director (1946–2016)
February 21 · d. 2016
Photo: Marie-Lan Nguyen, CC BY 2.0
Hassanal Bolkiah I of BruneiSultan of Brunei since 1967
July 15
Photo: Cancillería del Perú, CC BY-SA 2.0
Oliver StoneAmerican film director, screenwriter, and producer (born 1946)
September 15
Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0
Roh Moo-hyun16th President of the Republic of Korea (1946–2009)
September 1 · d. 2009
Photo: 대한민국 국가기록원, KOGL Type 1
Tansu ÇillerTurkish politician, who has been the first female and 22nd prime minister of the country
May 24
Photo: Thierry Dauwe, European Communities, CC BY 4.0
Kirillbishop, priest, eastern Orthodox priest, eastern Orthodox bishop, patriarch
November 20
Photo: kremlin.ru / Игорь Палкин, CC BY 4.0
Aziz SancarTurkish geneticist; Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2015
September 8
Photo: Holger Motzkau, CC BY-SA 3.0
Patti SmithAmerican singer, songwriter, author and poet (born 1946)
December 30
Photo: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0
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January
- January 1 · Rivelino, Brazilian association football player and manager
- January 3 · John Paul Jones, British bassist
- January 6 · Syd Barrett, British musician (1946–2006)
- January 16 · Kabir Bedi, Indian actor (1946-)
- January 19 · Julian Barnes, English writer (born 1946)
- January 23 · Boris Berezovsky, Russian oligarch, government official, engineer and mathematician (1946–2013)
February
- February 2 · Blake Clark, American stand-up comedian (born 1946)
- February 2 · Isaias Afwerki, president of Eritrea since 1993
- February 2 · Alpha Oumar Konaré, President of Mali (1992 to 2002)
- February 14 · Gregory Hines, American actor and dancer (1946–2003)
- February 24 · Barry Bostwick, American actor
- February 26 · Ahmed Zewail, Egyptian chemist
March
- March 6 · David Gilmour, English musician, member of Pink Floyd (born 1946)
- March 7 · Daniel Goleman, American psychologist and journalist
- March 9 · Bernd Hölzenbein, German footballer (1946-2024)
- March 12 · Frank Welker, American actor (born 1946)
- March 21 · Timothy Dalton, British actor of stage, film and television
- March 29 · Robert J. Shiller, American economist
April
- April 7 · Robert Metcalfe, American electrical engineer
- April 12 · Ed O'Neill, American actor (born 1946)
- April 17 · Georges J. F. Köhler, German immunologist (1946–1995)
- April 19 · Tim Curry, British actor (1946–2026)
- April 25 · Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Russian politician (1946–2022)
- April 25 · Talia Shire, American actress (born 1946)
May
- May 2 · David Suchet, English actor
- May 9 · Candice Bergen, American actress (born 1946)
- May 10 · Birutė Galdikas, Lithuanian-Canadian primatologist conservationist (1946–2026)
- May 14 · Claudia Goldin, American economist; Nobel prize winner
- May 24 · Irena Szewińska, Polish sprinter and sports official (1946–2018)
- May 31 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder, German filmmaker, playwright and actor (1945-1982)
June
- June 1 · Brian Cox, Scottish actor
- June 13 · Paul L. Modrich, American biochemist
- June 13 · Sher Bahadur Deuba, Prime Minister of Nepal
- June 15 · Demis Roussos, Greek singer (1946–2015)
- June 18 · Fabio Capello, Italian association football manager
- June 20 · Xanana Gusmão, Prime Minister and former President of East Timor
July
- July 2 · Richard Axel, American molecular biologist
- July 5 · Gerard 't Hooft, Dutch theoretical physicist
- July 6 · Peter Singer, Australian moral philosopher (born 1946)
- July 15 · Linda Ronstadt, American singer (born 1946)
- July 22 · Mireille Mathieu, French singer (born 1946)
- July 22 · Danny Glover, American actor (born 1946)
August
- August 7 · John C. Mather, American astrophysicist and cosmologist
- August 13 · Janet Yellen, 78th United States Secretary of the Treasury
- August 16 · Masoud Barzani, 1st president of Iraqi Kurdistan (2005-17)
- August 20 · Laurent Fabius, 87th Prime Minister of France (born 1946)
- August 29 · Dimitris Christofias, 6th President of the Republic of Cyprus (2008-2013)
- August 29 · Bob Beamon, American track and field athlete
September
- September 1 · Barry Gibb, British musician
- September 2 · Billy Preston, American R&B musician (1946–2006)
- September 21 · Moritz Leuenberger, former member of the Swiss Federal Council
- September 22 · John Woo, Hong Kong film director, screenwriter and film producer
- September 26 · Andrea Dworkin, American feminist writer (1946–2005)
- September 27 · Nikos Anastasiades, Cypriot politician, 7th President of the Republic of Cyprus (2013–2023)
October
- October 10 · Charles Dance, English actor (born 1946)
- October 14 · François Bozizé, 6th President of the Central African Republic
- October 18 · Howard Shore, Canadian film score composer (born 1946)
- October 19 · Philip Pullman, English author
- October 22 · Deepak Chopra, Indian-born American author and alternative-medicine advocate, physician and public speaker
- October 27 · Ivan Reitman, Slovak–Canadian filmmaker (1946–2022)
November
- November 2 · Alan Jones, Australian racing driver and journalist (born 1946)
- November 8 · Guus Hiddink, Dutch football player and manager (born 1946)
- November 16 · Terence McKenna, American ethnobotanist and mystic (1946–2000)
- November 20 · Duane Allman, American guitarist (1946–1971)
- November 29 · Vuk Drašković, Serbian politician and writer
- November 30 · Marina Abramović, Serbian performance artist (born 1946)
December
- December 2 · Gianni Versace, Italian fashion designer (1946–1997)
- December 5 · José Carreras, Spanish tenor (born 1946)
- December 14 · Jane Birkin, British-French actress and singer (1946–2023)
- December 14 · Patty Duke, American actress (1946–2016)
- December 16 · Benny Andersson, Swedish musician and composer
- December 30 · Berti Vogts, German football manager
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