Beate Klarsfeld

Franco-german journalist, nazi hunter, and historian (born 1939).

Born February 13th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Berlin. ^[ref]

Kenneth Hartley Blanchard

American business writer.

Born May 6th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Orange.

Peter S. Beagle

American writer.

Born April 20th, 1939 (age 87 years) in The Bronx.

Breyten Breytenbach

South african writer and painter (1939–2024).

Born September 16th, 1939 in Robertson.

Died November 24th, 2024 at 85 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. ^[ref]

Milva

Italian singer and actress (1939-2021).

Born July 17th, 1939 in Goro.

Died April 23rd, 2021 at 81 years old in Milan (Alzheimer's disease). ^[ref]

John W. Snow

73rd united states secretary of the treasury.

Born August 2nd, 1939 (age 86 years) in Toledo.

Volker Schlöndorff

German film director, screenwriter and film producer (born 1939).

Born March 31st, 1939 (age 87 years) in Wiesbaden. ^[ref]

Agnivesh

Indian social activist (1939–2020).

Born September 21st, 1939 in Sakti. ^[ref]

Died September 11th, 2020 at 80 years old in New Delhi. ^[ref]

Michael Bambang Hartono

Indonesian businessman.

Born October 2nd, 1939 in Kota Kudus.

Died March 19th, 2026 at 86 years old in Singapore. ^[ref]

Nicolino Locche

Argentine boxer (1939–2005).

Born September 2nd, 1939 in Tunuyán.

Died September 7th, 2005 at 66 years old in Las Heras Department (myocardial infarction).

Allan Moffat

Canadian-australian racing driver (1939–2025).

Born November 10th, 1939 in Saskatoon.

Died November 22nd, 2025 at 86 years old in Melbourne (Alzheimer's disease). ^[ref]

Tak Fujimoto

Cinematographer.

Born July 12th, 1939 (age 86 years) in San Diego.

Bernard Kouchner

French doctor and politician.

Born November 1st, 1939 (age 86 years) in Avignon.

John Sheahan

Traditional irish musician.

Born May 19th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Dublin.

Danny Thompson

English double bassist (1939–2025).

Born April 4th, 1939 in Teignmouth.

Died September 23rd, 2025 at 86 years old in Rickmansworth. ^[ref]

Benjamin Zander

English orchestral conductor.

Born March 9th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Buckinghamshire.

Ricardo Bofill

Catalan architect (1939-2022).

Born December 5th, 1939 in Barcelona. ^[ref]

Died January 14th, 2022 at 82 years old in Barcelona (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad

Grand mufti of india, nepal, bhutan and other countries living indian origins.

Born March 22nd, 1939 (age 87 years) in Bareilly Shareef. ^[ref]

Paddy Reilly

Irish singer.

Born October 18th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Dublin.

Martin Feldstein

American economist (1939–2019).

Born November 25th, 1939 in New York City.

Died June 11th, 2019 at 79 years old in Boston (cancer). ^[ref]

Abdullah Ensour

Jordan politician, senator.

Born January 20th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Salt.

Stanley Anderson

American actor (1939–2018).

Born October 23rd, 1939 in Billings.

Died June 24th, 2018 at 78 years old in Santa Rosa (brain cancer). ^[ref]

Alexandra Stewart

Canadian actress (born 1939).

Born June 10th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Montreal.

Jim Baxter

Scottish footballer (1939–2001).

Born September 29th, 1939 in Hill of Beath.

Died April 14th, 2001 at 61 years old in Glasgow (pancreatic cancer).

Maria Bueno

Brazilian tennis player (1939-2018).

Born October 11th, 1939 in São Paulo.

Died June 8th, 2018 at 78 years old in São Paulo (lip and oral cavity carcinoma). ^[ref]