Famous people born in 1949
The best-known people born in 1949, ranked by how many languages Wikipedia covers them in.
Best known
Benjamin NetanyahuPrime Minister of Israel (born 1949), (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present)
October 21
Photo: Avi Ohayon, CC BY-SA 3.0
Meryl StreepAmerican actress
June 22
Photo: Ministry of culture, sports and Tourism- Lee Jeong-woo, CC BY-SA 4.0
Haruki MurakamiJapanese writer (born 1949)
January 12
Photo: Ministerio Cultura y Patrimonio from Quito, Ecuador, Public domain
António GuterresSecretary-General of the United Nations since 2017
April 30
Photo: U.S. Department of State from United States, Public domain
- Lech Kaczyński
Polish politician, democratic oppositionist, ministry of justice, president of Poland (1949–2010)
June 18 · d. 2010
Thomas SankaraPresident of Burkina Faso from 1983 to 1987
December 21 · d. 1987
Photo: The Militant/ Ernest Harsch, Public domain
Sebastián PiñeraChilean entrepreneur and politician (1949–2024)
December 1 · d. 2024
Photo: Marcelo Segura Millar, CC BY 3.0 cl
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono6th President of Indonesia (2004—2014)
September 9
Photo: Government of Indonesia, Public domain
Ashraf GhaniPresident of Afghanistan from 2014 to 2021
May 19
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Garry ShandlingAmerican comedian (1949–2016)
November 29 · d. 2016
Photo: Angela George at https://www.flickr.com/photos/sharongraphics/, CC BY-SA 3.0
Christopher HitchensEnglish American author and journalist (1949–2011)
April 13 · d. 2011
Photo: ensceptico, CC BY 2.0
Thaksin ShinawatraPrime Minister of Thailand form 2001 to 2006
July 26
Photo: DoD photo by Helene C. Stikkel, Public domain
Shelley DuvallAmerican actress (1949–2024)
July 7 · d. 2024
Photo: United Press International, Public domain
Jeremy CorbynBritish politician, leader of the Labour Party 2015 to 2020
May 26
Photo: Jessica Taylor, CC BY 3.0
José Ramos-Horta2nd and 5th President of East Timor, Nobel Prize laureate
December 26
Photo: Ministro da Defesa Dr. Filomeno da Paixão de Jesus, Public domain
Alan GarcíaPresident of Peru (1985–1990 and 2006–2011)
May 23 · d. 2019
Photo: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores from Perú, CC BY-SA 4.0
Niki LaudaAustrian former Formula 1 driver (1949–2019)
February 22 · d. 2019
Photo: Hans van Dijk for Anefo / neg. stroken, 1945-1989, 2.24.01.05, item number 932-2315, CC0
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January
- January 10 · George Foreman, American professional boxer (1949–2025)
- January 10 · Linda Lovelace, American pornographic actress (1949-2002)
- January 20 · Göran Persson, Prime Minister of Sweden from 1996 to 2006
- January 24 · John Belushi, American actor (1949–1982)
- January 25 · Paul Nurse, Nobel prize winning British biochemist
- January 30 · Peter Agre, American chemist, recipient of Nobel Prize in Chemistry
February
- February 1 · Franco Causio, Italian footballer (1949-)
- February 2 · Brent Spiner, American actor
- February 14 · Richard Neal, American politician (born 1949)
- February 20 · Ivana Trump, Czech-American businesswoman (1949–2022)
- February 25 · Amin Maalouf, Francophone Lebanese writer based in Frances
- February 25 · Ric Flair, American retired professional wrestler
March
- March 4 · Sergei Bagapsh, Abkhazian politician (1949-2011)
- March 5 · Bernard Arnault, French entrepreneur
- March 22 · Fanny Ardant, French actress (born 1949)
- March 24 · Ranil Wickremesinghe, 9th President of Sri Lanka from July 2022 to September 2024
- March 26 · Patrick Süskind, German writer and screenwriter
- March 27 · Dubravka Ugrešić, Croatian writer (1949–2023)
April
- April 4 · Abdullah Öcalan, founder of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)
- April 6 · Horst Ludwig Störmer, German physicist
- April 7 · Valentina Matviyenko, Russian politician
- April 18 · Bengt Holmström, Finnish economist and Nobel laureate
- April 20 · Massimo D'Alema, Italian politician (born 1949)
- April 25 · Dominique Strauss-Kahn, French economist
May
- May 9 · Billy Joel, American singer, songwriter, and pianist (born 1949)
- May 10 · Miuccia Prada, Italian fashion designer and entrepreneur
- May 24 · Jim Broadbent, English actor (born 1949)
- May 26 · Ward Cunningham, American computer programmer
- May 26 · Pam Grier, American actress (born 1949)
- May 31 · Tom Berenger, American actor (born 1949)
June
- June 5 · Ken Follett, British novelist (born 1949)
- June 6 · Robert Englund, American actor, voice-actor, singer, and director
- June 20 · Lionel Richie, American singer, songwriter and actor
- June 20 · Gotabaya Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka from 2019 to 2022
- June 22 · Elizabeth Warren, American politician (born 1949)
- June 25 · Brigitte Bierlein, Austrian jurist and politician, former federal chancellor of Austria and president of the Austrian constitutional court (1949–2024)
July
- July 15 · Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Monarch of Dubai and politician (born 1949)
- July 15 · Carl Bildt, Swedish politician (1949-), prime minister 1991–1994, foreign minister 2006–2014
- July 19 · Kgalema Motlanthe, President of South Africa, Deputy President of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) and Secretary-General of the African National Congress
- July 24 · Michael Richards, American actor and comedian
- July 24 · Joan Enric Vives Sicília, Spanish bishop
- July 26 · Roger Taylor, English musician, drummer of Queen (born 1949)
August
- August 1 · Kurmanbek Bakiyev, Kyrgyzstani politician
- August 12 · Mark Knopfler, British musician (born 1949)
- August 12 · Fernando Collor, President of Brazil from 1990 to 1992
- August 25 · Martin Amis, British novelist (1949–2023)
- August 25 · Gene Simmons, Israeli-American musician and songwriter (born 1949)
- August 31 · Hugh David Politzer, American physicist
September
- September 2 · Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Austrian school economist and libertarian anarcho-capitalist philosopher
- September 12 · Irina Rodnina, Russian politician and figure skater
- September 18 · Peter Shilton, English footballer (born 1949)
- September 19 · Twiggy, British model, actress and singer
- September 20 · Sabine Azéma, French actress and director
- September 23 · Quini, Spanish footballer (1949-2018)
October
- October 1 · André Rieu, Dutch violinist and conductor
- October 2 · Annie Leibovitz, American photographer (born 1949)
- October 4 · Luis Sepúlveda, Chilean writer (1949–2020)
- October 15 · Tanya Roberts, American actress (1949–2021)
- October 18 · Om Puri, Indian actor (1949–2017)
- October 28 · Caitlyn Jenner, American media personality and retired decathlete
November
- November 1 · David Foster, Canadian musician, record producer, songwriter
- November 2 · Lois McMaster Bujold, American novelist (born 1949)
- November 3 · Anna Wintour, English magazine editor
- November 8 · Bonnie Raitt, American musician (born 1949)
- November 17 · Nguyễn Tấn Dũng, Prime Minister of Vietnam
- November 17 · John Boehner, 53rd Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015
December
- December 7 · Tom Waits, American singer-songwriter and actor (born 1949)
- December 12 · Bill Nighy, British actor (born 1949)
- December 12 · Marc Ravalomanana, President of Madagascar from 2002 to 2009
- December 15 · Don Johnson, American actor and singer (born 1949)
- December 22 · Robin Gibb, British singer (1949–2012)
- December 25 · Sissy Spacek, American actress
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