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In the year 1941

1,415 Notable birthdays

Carla Gravina

Italian actress and politician.

Born August 5th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Gemona del Friuli.

Lynda Benglis

American video artist, photographer, and sculptor (born 1941).

Born October 25th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Lake Charles.

Neelie Kroes

Dutch politician (born 1941).

Born July 10th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Rotterdam. [ref]

Robert Matsui

American politician (1941–2005).

Born September 17th, 1941 in Sacramento.

Died January 1st, 2005 at 63 years old in Bethesda (pneumonia, leukemia).

Martin Evans

English developmental biologist.

Born January 1st, 1941 (age 85 years) in Stroud.

Rosalind E. Krauss

American art historian.

Born November 30th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Washington, D.C..

Kamalesh Sharma

Indian diplomat.

Born September 30th, 1941 (age 84 years) in British Raj.

Stephen Holden

American writer and critic (born 1941).

Born July 18th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Morristown. [ref]

Jacqueline Boyer

French singer.

Born April 23rd, 1941 (age 85 years) in 15th arrondissement of Paris.

Ole Nydahl

Danish lama.

Born March 19th, 1941 (age 85 years) in Copenhagen.

Linda Bement

Miss usa 1960 and miss universe 1960 (1941–2018).

Born November 2nd, 1941 in Salt Lake City. [ref]

Died March 19th, 2018 at 76 years old in Salt Lake City. [ref]

Joseph Hooton Taylor

American astronomer.

Born March 29th, 1941 (age 85 years) in Philadelphia.

John Clark

Scottish footballer and manager (1941–2025).

Born March 13th, 1941 in Chapelhall.

Died June 23rd, 2025 at 84 years old [ref]

Walid Muallem

Syrian politician, foreign minister (1941-2020).

Born July 17th, 1941 in Damascus.

Died November 16th, 2020 at 79 years old in Damascus. [ref]

Howard Berman

Former u.s. representative from california.

Born April 15th, 1941 (age 85 years) in Los Angeles.

J. P. Parisé

Canadian ice hockey player (1941-2015).

Born December 11th, 1941 in Smooth Rock Falls.

Died January 7th, 2015 at 73 years old in Prior Lake (lung cancer).

James P. Hogan

British writer (1941–2010).

Born June 27th, 1941 in London. [ref]

Died July 21st, 2010 at 69 years old in Ireland. [ref]

Lucious Jackson

American basketball player (1941–2022).

Born October 31st, 1941 in San Marcos.

Died October 12th, 2022 at 80 years old in Houston (heart failure). [ref]

Milford Graves

American jazz drummer and percussionist (1941-2021).

Born August 20th, 1941 in South Jamaica. [ref]

Died February 12th, 2021 at 79 years old in South Jamaica. [ref]

Masoud Kimiai

Iranian film director, screenwriter.

Born July 29th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Tehran.

Eleni Karaindrou

Greek composer and pianist.

Born November 25th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Teichio.

Otto Sander

German film, theater, and voice actor (1941–2013).

Born June 30th, 1941 in Hanover.

Died September 12th, 2013 at 72 years old in Berlin (esophageal cancer).

Jackie Lane

British actress (1941–2021).

Born July 10th, 1941 in Manchester. [ref]

Died June 23rd, 2021 at 79 years old in Westminster. [ref]

David Leland

British actor, screenwriter and director.

Born April 20th, 1941 in Cambridge.

Died December 24th, 2023 at 82 years old [ref]

Sam Farr

American politician.

Born July 4th, 1941 (age 84 years) in San Francisco.

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