V. Y. Mudimbe

American writer.

Born December 8th, 1941 in Likasi.

Died April 22nd, 2025 at 83 years old in North Carolina. ^[ref]

Cassam Uteem

Former president of mauritius (born 1941).

Born March 22nd, 1941 (age 85 years) in Port Louis.

Jules Wijdenbosch

Surinamese politician.

Born May 2nd, 1941 in Paramaribo.

Died April 30th, 2025 at 83 years old in Paramaribo. ^[ref]

Alí Primera

Venezuelan musician (1941–1985).

Born October 31st, 1941 in Falcón, Coro.

Died February 16th, 1985 at 43 years old in Caracas (traffic collision).

Pasqual Maragall i Mira

Spanish politician.

Born January 13th, 1941 (age 85 years) in Barcelona. ^[ref]

David A. Evans

American chemist (1941–2022).

Born January 11th, 1941 in Washington, D.C..

Died April 29th, 2022 at 81 years old ^[ref]

Catherine Ribeiro

French singer (1941–2024).

Born September 22nd, 1941 in 3rd arrondissement of Lyon.

Died August 23rd, 2024 at 82 years old in Martigues. ^[ref]

Ayşe Kulin

Turkish novelist (born 1941).

Born August 26th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Istanbul.

Bohdan Stupka

Soviet and ukrainian actor (1941–2012).

Born August 27th, 1941 in Kulykiv. ^[ref]

Died July 22nd, 2012 at 70 years old in Feofaniya Clinical Hospital (bone cancer). ^[ref]

Luciano Violante

Italian judge and politician.

Born September 25th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Dire Dawa.

Christine Delphy

French sociologist.

Born December 9th, 1941 (age 84 years) in 14th arrondissement of Paris.

María Teresa Campos

Spanish journalist, radio host, television presenter, and writer (1941-2023).

Born June 18th, 1941 in Tétouan.

Died September 5th, 2023 at 82 years old in Madrid (acute respiratory insufficiency). ^[ref]

Dirk Frimout

Belgian astronaut.

Born March 21st, 1941 (age 85 years) in Poperinge. ^[ref]

Markus Lüpertz

German painter, sculptor, and university teacher (born 1941).

Born April 25th, 1941 (age 85 years) in Liberec.

Pak Seung-zin

North korean footballer (1941-2011).

Born January 11th, 1941 in Wonsan.

Died August 5th, 2011 at 70 years old

Aref Arefkia

Iranian singer and former actor.

Born August 10th, 1941 in Tehran.

Died March 20th, 2026 at 84 years old ^[ref]

Vadim Glowna

German actor (1941-2012).

Born September 26th, 1941 in Eutin.

Died January 24th, 2012 at 70 years old in Berlin (diabetes). ^[ref]

John Joseph Myers

Catholic archbishop (1941–2020).

Born July 26th, 1941 in Earlville.

Died September 24th, 2020 at 79 years old in Ottawa. ^[ref]

Ivor Grattan-Guinness

Historian of mathematics and logic (1941-2014).

Born June 23rd, 1941 in Bakewell.

Died December 12th, 2014 at 73 years old in England.

Francesco Di Carlo

Italian mobster (1941–2020).

Born February 18th, 1941 in Altofonte.

Died April 16th, 2020 at 79 years old in Paris (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Faith Leech

Australian swimmer, olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder.

Born March 31st, 1941 in Bendigo.

Died September 14th, 2013 at 72 years old in Bendigo. ^[ref]

Eberhard Diepgen

German politician.

Born November 13th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Pankow.

Howden Ganley

Racecar driver.

Born December 24th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Hamilton.

Uma Chakravarti

Indian historian and filmmaker.

Born August 20th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Delhi.

Hans Wiegel

Dutch politician (1941–2025).

Born July 16th, 1941 in Amsterdam.

Died May 19th, 2025 at 83 years old in Sint Nicolaasga. ^[ref]