Michael S. Gazzaniga

American neuroscientist.

Born December 12th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Los Angeles.

Joel Whitburn

American music historian (1939–2022).

Born November 29th, 1939 in Wauwatosa.

Died June 14th, 2022 at 82 years old in Menomonee Falls. ^[ref]

Ric O'Barry

American animal activist.

Born October 14th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Miami.

Luther Allison

American blues guitarist (1939–1997).

Born August 17th, 1939 in Mayflower, Widener.

Died August 12th, 1997 at 57 years old in Madison (lung cancer).

Terry Paine

English footballer and manager (born 1939).

Born March 23rd, 1939 (age 87 years) in Winchester.

Charles Webb

American writer (1939–2020).

Born June 9th, 1939 in San Francisco.

Died June 16th, 2020 at 81 years old in Eastbourne. ^[ref]

Michael Castle

American politician (1939–2025).

Born July 2nd, 1939 in Wilmington.

Died August 14th, 2025 at 86 years old in Greenville. ^[ref]

Victor Sadovnichy

Rector of moscow state university.

Born April 3rd, 1939 (age 87 years) in Krasnopavlivka. ^[ref]

Leo Brouwer

Cuban composer, conductor, and guitarist.

Born March 1st, 1939 (age 87 years) in Havana.

Cleve Moler

American mathematician specializing in numerical analysis (born 1939).

Born August 17th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Salt Lake City.

Trinh Cong Son

Vietnamese singer, songwriter (1939-2001).

Born February 28th, 1939 in Buôn Ma Thuột, Đắk Lắk.

Died April 1st, 2001 at 62 years old in Ho Chi Minh City.

Bangaru Laxman

Indian politician (1939-2014).

Born March 17th, 1939 in Hyderabad.

Died March 1st, 2014 at 74 years old in Hyderabad (cardiac arrest).

Jack Lang

French politician (born 1939).

Born September 2nd, 1939 (age 86 years) in Mirecourt.

David Ray Griffin

American philosopher.

Born August 8th, 1939 in Wilbur.

Died November 25th, 2022 at 83 years old ^[ref]

Marshall Brickman

American screenwriter (1939–2024).

Born August 25th, 1939 in Rio de Janeiro. ^[ref]

Died November 29th, 2024 at 85 years old in New York City. ^[ref]

Ben Cayetano

American politician.

Born November 14th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Honolulu.

Lo Lieh

Hong kong actor (1939–2002).

Born June 29th, 1939 in Pematangsiantar.

Died November 3rd, 2002 at 63 years old in Shenzhen (myocardial infarction).

Ian Underwood

American musician.

Born May 22nd, 1939 (age 86 years) in New York City.

Fred Schepisi

Australian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1939).

Born December 26th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Melbourne.

Dariush Mehrjui

Iranian filmmaker (1939–2023).

Born December 8th, 1939 in Tehran.

Died October 14th, 2023 at 83 years old in Karaj (stabbing). ^[ref]

Ray Peterson

American musician (1939–2005).

Born April 23rd, 1939 in Denton.

Died January 25th, 2005 at 65 years old in Smyrna (cancer). ^[ref]

Marco Bellocchio

Italian film director, screenwriter and actor (born 1939).

Born December 9th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Bobbio. ^[ref]

Larry Speakes

Former white house spokesman.

Born September 13th, 1939 in Cleveland.

Died January 10th, 2014 at 74 years old in Cleveland (Alzheimer's disease).

Kathy Whitworth

American professional golfer (1939–2022).

Born September 27th, 1939 in Monahans.

Died December 24th, 2022 at 83 years old in Flower Mound. ^[ref]

Robert James Waller

American writer (1939-2017).

Born August 1st, 1939 in Charles City. ^[ref]

Died March 10th, 2017 at 77 years old in Fredericksburg (cancer). ^[ref]