Barbara Masekela

South african poet, educator, and activist.

Born July 18th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Alexandra.

Hans Eichel

German politician.

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

Nasser Taghvai

Iranian film director (1941–2025).

Born July 11th, 1941 in Abadan.

Died October 12th, 2025 at 84 years old in Tehran. ^[ref]

Orest Subtelny

Canadian-ukrainian historian (1941-2016).

Born May 17th, 1941 in Kraków.

Died July 24th, 2016 at 75 years old in Toronto.

Mario Trevi

Italian singer and actor.

Born November 2nd, 1941 (age 84 years) in Melito di Napoli.

Derek Bourgeois

English composer (1941-2017).

Born October 16th, 1941 in Kingston upon Thames.

Died September 6th, 2017 at 75 years old in Poole.

Harry Gruyaert

Belgian photographer (1941- ).

Born August 25th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Antwerp.

Natalia Bessmertnova

Soviet prima ballerina (1941-2008).

Born July 19th, 1941 in Moscow.

Died February 19th, 2008 at 66 years old in Moscow (cancer).

Ana Maria Machado

Brazilian children's writer.

Born December 24th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Rio de Janeiro.

Tomaž Šalamun

Slovene poet, born in 1941 in zagreb, croatia.

Born July 4th, 1941 in Zagreb. ^[ref]

Died December 27th, 2014 at 73 years old in Ljubljana. ^[ref]

Yevhen Marchuk

Ukrainian politician (1941-2021).

Born January 28th, 1941 in Dolynivka.

Died August 5th, 2021 at 80 years old in Kyiv (COVID-19).

Jesús Mosterín

Spanish philosopher (1941–2017).

Born September 24th, 1941 in Bilbao.

Died October 4th, 2017 at 76 years old in Barcelona (mesothelioma).

Mustafa Hasanagić

Yugoslav football manager and player ( 1941–2023).

Born April 20th, 1941 in Priboj.

Died November 12th, 2023 at 82 years old in Belgrade. ^[ref]

Volker Prechtel

German actor (1941-1997).

Born August 9th, 1941 in Füssen.

Died August 7th, 1997 at 55 years old in Gröbenzell (cancer).

Grzegorz Rosiński

Artist.

Born August 3rd, 1941 (age 84 years) in Stalowa Wola.

Khosrow Sinai

Iranian film director, screenwriter, and composer (1941–2020).

Born January 19th, 1941 in Sari.

Died August 1st, 2020 at 79 years old in Tehran (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Hiroshi Hoketsu

Japanese equestrian.

Born March 28th, 1941 (age 85 years) in Tokyo.

Albert Shesternyov

Russian footballer and manager (1941-1994).

Born June 20th, 1941 in Moscow.

Died November 5th, 1994 at 53 years old in Moscow (liver cirrhosis).

Andreas Khol

Austrian politician.

Born July 14th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Bergen auf Rügen.

Florence Delay

French writer (1941–2025).

Born March 19th, 1941 in 15th arrondissement of Paris. ^[ref]

Died July 1st, 2025 at 84 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. ^[ref]

Rolf Zacher

German actor (1941–2018).

Born March 28th, 1941 in Berlin.

Died February 3rd, 2018 at 76 years old in Hamburg (disease).

Simon A. Levin

American ecologist (born 1941).

Born April 22nd, 1941 (age 85 years) in Baltimore.

Thijs Libregts

Dutch footballer and manager.

Born January 4th, 1941 (age 85 years) in Rotterdam.

Ron McClure

American jazz bassist.

Born November 22nd, 1941 (age 84 years) in New Haven.

Lev Ponomaryov

Russian politician.

Born September 2nd, 1941 (age 84 years) in Tomsk.