Famous people born in 1950
The best-known people born in 1950, ranked by how many languages Wikipedia covers them in.
Best known
Narendra ModiPrime Minister of India since 2014
September 17
Photo: Prime Minister's Office, GODL-India
Viktor YanukovychPresident of Ukraine from 2010 to 2014
July 9
Photo: Administration of the President of Ukraine, CC BY 4.0
Steve WozniakAmerican computer pioneer, inventor, computer engineer and programmer; co-founder of Apple Inc.
August 11
Photo: Photo taken by Al Luckow, Copyrighted free use
Sergey LavrovRussian politician of Armenian origin, Minister of Foreign Affairs
March 21
Photo: Пресс-служба Совета Федерации РФ, CC BY 4.0
Stevie WonderAmerican and Ghanaian singer-songwriter, composer and record producer (born 1950)
May 13
Photo: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Zaha HadidIraqi British architect, designer and painter (1950–2016)
October 31 · d. 2016
Photo: Dmitry Ternovoy, FAL
Néstor KirchnerPresident of Argentina from 2003 to 2007
February 25 · d. 2010
Photo: Casa Rosada - Gobierno de la Nación, CC BY 2.5 ar
Jody WilliamsAmerican teacher and aid worker
October 9
Photo: Justin Hoch photographing for Hudson Union Society : cropped by Beyond My Ken 04:42, 16 June 2017 (U, CC BY 2.0
Helen ClarkPrime Minister of New Zealand from 1999 to 2008
February 26
Photo: Global Commission on Drug Policy, CC BY-SA 4.0
Anne CarsonCanadian-Icelandic poet, academic and essayist (born 1950)
June 21
Photo: Jay Dixit, CC BY-SA 4.0
Anne, Princess Royaldaughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
August 15
Photo: UK Home Office, CC BY 4.0
Jay LenoAmerican television host and comedian (born 1950)
April 28
Photo: US mission to the European Union, Public domain
Joyce Banda4th President of Malawi
April 12
Photo: Lindsay Mgbor/Department for International Development, CC BY 3.0
Robert B. LaughlinAmerican physicist
November 1
Photo: Linda A. Cicero / Stanford News Service, CC BY 3.0
Mark SpitzAmerican Olympic swimmer (born 1950)
February 10
Photo: Doha Stadium Plus Qatar Photograph: Vinod Divakaran ( www.dohastadiumplusqatar.com ), CC BY 2.0
Ma Ying-jeou12th and 13th President of Republic of China(Taiwan)
July 13
Photo: Office of the President, Republic of China, CC BY-SA 3.0
Bjarne StroustrupDanish computer scientist, creator of C++ (born 1950)
December 30
Photo: ICPCNews, CC BY 2.0
Prokopis PavlopoulosGreek politician, former president of the Hellenic Republic
July 10
Photo: Пресс-служба Президента Российской Федерации Derivative work: TharonXX, CC BY 4.0
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January
- January 3 · Victoria Principal, American actress
- January 18 · Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian racing driver (1950–1982)
- January 23 · Richard Dean Anderson, American actor (born 1950)
- January 24 · Daniel Auteuil, French actor and director (born 1950)
- January 26 · Jörg Haider, Austrian politician (1950-2008)
- January 29 · Jody Scheckter, South African racecar driver
February
- February 6 · Natalie Cole, American singer (1950–2015)
- February 18 · Cybill Shepherd, American actress
- February 18 · John Hughes, American filmmaker (1950–2009)
- February 21 · Sahle-Work Zewde, President of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
- February 22 · Julie Walters, British actress
- February 22 · Julius Erving, American basketball player (born 1950)
March
- March 2 · Karen Carpenter, American singer and drummer (1950–1983)
- March 13 · William H. Macy, American actor
- March 18 · Brad Dourif, American actor (born 1950)
- March 22 · Goran Bregović, musician and composer from Bosnia and Herzegovina
- March 26 · Martin Short, Canadian comedian and actor (born 1950)
- March 30 · Robbie Coltrane, Scottish actor (1950–2022)
April
- April 1 · Samuel Alito, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 2006
- April 2 · Zhang Yimou, Chinese filmmaker
- April 8 · Grzegorz Lato, Polish footballer and manager
- April 11 · Bill Irwin, American actor, clown, and comedian (born 1950)
- April 13 · Ron Perlman, American actor (born 1950)
- April 20 · Alexander Lebed, Russian general (1950-2002)
May
- May 3 · Kensō Soai, Japanese organic chemist (1950– )
- May 5 · Googoosh, Iranian singer and actor
- May 12 · Gabriel Byrne, Irish actor (born 1950)
- May 14 · Jill Stein, American politician and physician (born 1950)
- May 17 · Janez Drnovšek, Slovenian politician (1950–2008)
- May 31 · Tom Berenger, American actor (born 1949)
June
- June 3 · Suzi Quatro, American rock musician (born 1950)
- June 6 · Chantal Akerman, Belgian film director, screenwriter, and educator (1950–2015)
- June 8 · Sônia Braga, Brazilian-American actress
- June 15 · Lakshmi Mittal, Indian steel magnate
- June 16 · Mithun Chakraborty, Indian film actor
- June 20 · Nouri al-Maliki, prime minister of Iraq from 2006 to 2014
July
- July 1 · David Duke, American white nationalist and politician
- July 11 · Bruce McGill, American actor (born 1950)
- July 15 · Arianna Huffington, Greek and American businesswoman (born 1950)
- July 20 · Naseeruddin Shah, Indian actor and director
- July 21 · Ubaldo Fillol, Argentine association football player
- July 30 · Harriet Harman, British politician (born 1950)
August
- August 3 · John Landis, American film director, screenwriter and producer
- August 8 · Martine Aubry, French politician (born 1950)
- August 16 · Mirko Cvetković, Prime Minister of Serbia (2008–2012)
- August 19 · Sudha Murthy, Indian writer, philanthropist, author, motivator
- August 27 · Charles Fleischer, American stand-up comedian, actor, writer and musician (born 1950)
- August 30 · Antony Gormley, British sculptor (born 1950)
September
- September 1 · Mikhhail Fradkov, Russian politician
- September 7 · Julie Kavner, American actress
- September 8 · Jim Mattis, United States 26th Secretary of Defense
- September 11 · Eijun Kiyokumo, Japanese association football player and manager
- September 18 · Shabana Azmi, Indian actress
- September 30 · Laura Esquivel, Mexican writer
October
- October 7 · Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President of Tanzania from 2005 to 2015
- October 10 · Nora Roberts, American romance writer
- October 12 · Chen Shui-bian, 10th and 11th President of Republic of China(Taiwan) (2000–2008)
- October 18 · Om Puri, Indian actor (1949–2017)
- October 20 · Tom Petty, American musician (1950-2017)
- October 20 · Jorge Carlos Fonseca, Cape Verdean politician and former president of Cape Verde
November
- November 3 · James Rothman, American biologist and Nobel laureate
- November 5 · Thorbjørn Jagland, 32nd Prime Minister of Norway
- November 7 · Lindsay Duncan, Scottish actress
- November 17 · Roland Matthes, German swimmer (1950–2019)
- November 23 · Chuck Schumer, American politician (born 1950)
- November 28 · George Yonashiro, Japanese association football player and manager
December
- December 1 · Ueli Maurer, Swiss Politician
- December 1 · Otto Pérez Molina, President of Guatemala (2012-2015)
- December 6 · Joe Hisaishi, Japanese composer, conductor, pianist
- December 12 · Rajinikanth, Indian actor (born 1950)
- December 12 · Eric Maskin, American Nobel laureate in economics
- December 23 · Vicente del Bosque, Spanish footballer and manager
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