Ralph Gibson

American photographer (1939–).

Born January 16th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Los Angeles.

Adebisi Akande

Nigerian politician (born 1939).

Born January 23rd, 1939 (age 87 years) in Ila Orangun.

Vaçe Zela

Albanian singer and songwriter.

Born April 7th, 1939 in Lushnjë.

Died February 6th, 2014 at 74 years old in Basel (disease).

Nikos Nikolaidis

Greek film director.

Born October 25th, 1939 in Athens.

Died September 5th, 2007 at 67 years old in Athens (pulmonary edema). ^[ref]

Ted Dumitru

Romanian football manager (1939-2016).

Born September 2nd, 1939 in Bucharest.

Died May 26th, 2016 at 76 years old in Johannesburg (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Yuya Uchida

Japanese musician and actor (1939-2019).

Born November 17th, 1939 in Nishinomiya. ^[ref]

Died March 17th, 2019 at 79 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia).

Panajot Pano

Albanian association football player (1939–2010).

Born March 7th, 1939 in Durrës.

Died January 19th, 2010 at 70 years old in Jacksonville (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Joseph Vilsmaier

German film director (1939–2020).

Born January 24th, 1939 in Munich. ^[ref]

Died February 11th, 2020 at 81 years old in Munich. ^[ref]

Giulio Angioni

Italian anthropologist and writer (1939–2017).

Born October 28th, 1939 in Guasila.

Died January 12th, 2017 at 77 years old in Cagliari. ^[ref]

Tom Johnson

American composer (1939–2024).

Born November 18th, 1939 in Greeley.

Died December 31st, 2024 at 85 years old in 11th arrondissement of Paris. ^[ref]

Bill Toomey

American decathlete.

Born January 10th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Philadelphia.

Jean Van Hamme

Belgian author.

Born January 16th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Brussels metropolitan area.

Josef Abrhám

Czech actor (1939–2022).

Born December 14th, 1939 in Zlín. ^[ref]

Died May 16th, 2022 at 82 years old in Mělník. ^[ref]

Roger Kellaway

American pianist.

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

Abdul Ati al-Obeidi

Libyan politician and diplomat.

Born October 10th, 1939 in Jabal al Akhdar.

Died September 16th, 2023 at 83 years old in Tripoli (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Charles McPherson

American jazz alto saxophonist (born 1939).

Born July 24th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Joplin.

Rima Melati

Indonesian actress.

Born August 22nd, 1939 in Tondano.

Died June 23rd, 2022 at 82 years old in Jakarta.

Samad Behrangi

Iranian writer and social critic (1939–1967).

Born June 24th, 1939 in Tabriz.

Died August 31st, 1968 at 29 years old in Tabriz (drowning).

Willie Stevenson

Scottish assaociation football player and manager.

Born October 26th, 1939 in Leith.

Died May 27th, 2025 at 85 years old ^[ref]

Johnny Byrne

English footballer (1939-1999).

Born May 13th, 1939 in West Horsley.

Died October 27th, 1999 at 60 years old in Cape Town (myocardial infarction).

Salomé

Spanish singer.

Born June 21st, 1939 (age 86 years) in Barcelona.

Andrew Cyrille

American avant-garde jazz drummer.

Born November 10th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Brooklyn.

Daniel Prévost

French actor and comedian.

Born October 20th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Garches.

Roman Jackiw

Polish-born ukrainian-american theoretical physicist and dirac medallist.

Born November 8th, 1939 in Lubliniec.

Died June 14th, 2023 at 83 years old ^[ref]

Elias Chacour

Former archbishop of akko, haifa, nazareth and all galilee of the melkite greek catholic church.

Born September 18th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Kafr Bir'im.