David Ruffin

American singer (1941–1991).

Born January 18th, 1941 in Whynot.

Died June 1st, 1991 at 50 years old in Philadelphia (drug overdose).

Sanjay Khan

Indian actor.

Born January 3rd, 1941 (age 85 years) in Bengaluru.

Anne Rice

American writer.

Born October 4th, 1941 in New Orleans.

Died December 11th, 2021 at 80 years old in Rancho Mirage (stroke). ^[ref]

Pete Best

British musician, former member of the beatles.

Born November 24th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Chennai.

Peter Cullen

Canadian voice actor (born 1941).

Born July 28th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Montreal.

David Warner

British actor (1941–2022).

Born July 29th, 1941 in Manchester.

Died July 24th, 2022 at 80 years old in Northwood (cancer). ^[ref]

Eric Braeden

German actor.

Born April 3rd, 1941 (age 85 years) in Bredenbek.

Aldrich Ames

Cia analyst and soviet spy (1941–2026).

Born May 26th, 1941 in River Falls.

Died January 5th, 2026 at 84 years old in Federal Correctional Institution, Cumberland. ^[ref]

Michael D. Higgins

President of ireland (2011–2018; 2018–2025).

Born April 18th, 1941 (age 85 years) in Limerick.

Robert Pine

American actor (born 1941).

Born July 10th, 1941 (age 84 years) in New York City.

Stokely Carmichael

American activist (1941-1998).

Born June 29th, 1941 in Port of Spain.

Died November 15th, 1998 at 57 years old in Conakry (prostate cancer).

Marina Oswald Porter

Widow of lee harvey oswald.

Born July 17th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Severodvinsk.

Bill Parcells

American football coach (born 1941).

Born August 22nd, 1941 (age 84 years) in Englewood.

Juliet Mills

British-american actress.

Born November 21st, 1941 (age 84 years) in London.

Otis Williams

Founding member of the temptations (1941–).

Born October 30th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Texarkana.

Franco Columbu

Italian bodybuilder and actor (1941–2019).

Born August 7th, 1941 in Ollolai.

Died August 30th, 2019 at 78 years old in Olbia (drowning). ^[ref]

Peter Coyote

American actor, voice artist, director, activist and narrator.

Born October 10th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Manhattan.

Govardhan Asrani

Indian actor.

Born January 1st, 1941 in Jaipur.

Died October 20th, 2025 at 84 years old in Mumbai. ^[ref]

Chick Corea

American jazz and fusion pianist, keyboardist, and composer (1941-2021).

Born June 12th, 1941 in Chelsea. ^[ref]

Died February 9th, 2021 at 79 years old in Tampa Bay area (cancer). ^[ref]

Dr. John

American singer-songwriter (1941-2019).

Born November 21st, 1941 in New Orleans.

Died June 6th, 2019 at 77 years old in New Orleans (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Dennis M. Ritchie

American computer scientist, co-inventor of the unix operating system and the c programming language.

Born September 9th, 1941 in Bronxville.

Died October 12th, 2011 at 70 years old in Berkeley Heights (testicular cancer). ^[ref]

Prince William of Gloucester

Elder son of prince henry, duke of gloucester, and princess alice, duchess of gloucester (1941–1972).

Born December 18th, 1941 in Hadley Common.

Died August 28th, 1972 at 30 years old in Wolverhampton Airport (aviation accident).

Sonny Landham

American actor (1941–2017).

Born February 11th, 1941 in Canton.

Died August 17th, 2017 at 76 years old in Lexington (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Sivakumar

Indian actor.

Born October 27th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Coimbatore.

Asaram

Indian spiritual guru.

Born April 17th, 1941 (age 85 years) in presidencies and provinces of British India.