Lee Hartwell

American biologist.

Born October 30th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Los Angeles.

Barbara Chase-Riboud

African american artist (born 1939).

Born June 26th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Philadelphia.

Fahrudin Jusufi

Serbian footballer (1939-2019).

Born December 8th, 1939 in Prroni i Keq.

Died August 9th, 2019 at 79 years old in Hamburg. ^[ref]

Gila Almagor

Israeli actress and writer.

Born July 22nd, 1939 (age 86 years) in Petah Tikva.

Gaetano Pesce

Italian architect (1939–2024).

Born November 8th, 1939 in La Spezia.

Died April 3rd, 2024 at 84 years old in New York City, Manhattan. ^[ref]

Rachael Heyhoe Flint

English female cricketer and life peer (1939-2017).

Born June 11th, 1939 in Wolverhampton.

Died January 18th, 2017 at 77 years old

Mohammad Baqir al-Hakim

Iraqi shia islamic scholar and politician (1939–2003).

Born July 1st, 1939 in Najaf.

Died August 29th, 2003 at 64 years old in Najaf (Imam Ali Mosque bombing).

Lobsang Tenzin

Tibetan buddhist monk and politician.

Born November 5th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Tibet.

Joachim Yhombi-Opango

Congolese politician (1939–2020).

Born January 14th, 1939 in Owando.

Died March 30th, 2020 at 81 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Alan Baker

English mathematician (1939-2018).

Born August 19th, 1939 in London.

Died February 4th, 2018 at 78 years old in Cambridge (cerebrovascular disease). ^[ref]

Peter Kraus

Austrian actor and singer.

Born March 18th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Munich.

Ariane Mnouchkine

French theater and film director, theater director and author.

Born March 3rd, 1939 (age 87 years) in Boulogne-Billancourt.

Steve Paxton

American experimental dancer and choreographer (1939–2024).

Born January 21st, 1939 in Phoenix.

Died February 20th, 2024 at 85 years old in East Charleston. ^[ref]

Kiko Argüello

Spanish artist.

Born January 9th, 1939 (age 87 years) in León.

Heinz Holliger

Swiss oboist, composer and conductor.

Born May 21st, 1939 (age 86 years) in Langenthal.

Jon Halliday

Irish historian (born 1939).

Born June 28th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Dublin.

Yves Meyer

French mathematician.

Born July 19th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Paris.

François de Roubaix

French composer (1939-1975).

Born April 3rd, 1939 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. ^[ref]

Died November 21st, 1975 at 36 years old in Tenerife (drowning).

Enrico Albertosi

Italian footballer (1939-).

Born November 2nd, 1939 (age 86 years) in Pontremoli.

Luigi Simoni

Italian footballer and manager (1939–2020).

Born January 22nd, 1939 in Crevalcore.

Died May 22nd, 2020 at 81 years old in Pisa (stroke). ^[ref]

Alfredo Palacio

Ecuadorian physician.

Born January 22nd, 1939 in Guayaquil.

Died May 22nd, 2025 at 86 years old in Guayaquil. ^[ref]

Desmond O'Malley

Irish politician (1939–2021).

Born February 2nd, 1939 in Limerick.

Died July 21st, 2021 at 82 years old in Dublin. ^[ref]

Jean-Claude Gaudin

French politician (1939–2024).

Born October 8th, 1939 in Marseille.

Died May 20th, 2024 at 84 years old in Saint-Zacharie. ^[ref]

Bill Watrous

American trombonist (1939–2018).

Born June 8th, 1939 in Middletown.

Died July 3rd, 2018 at 79 years old in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

Irina Press

Soviet athlete (1939-2004).

Born March 10th, 1939 in Kharkiv.

Died February 22nd, 2004 at 64 years old in Moscow. ^[ref]