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In the year 1941

1,289 Notable birthdays

Robert Foxworth

American actor.

Born November 1st, 1941 (age 84 years) in Houston.

Frank Farian

German music producer.

Born July 18th, 1941 in Kirn.

Died January 23rd, 2024 at 82 years old in Miami. [ref]

Geoff Hurst

English footballer (born 1941).

Born December 8th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Ashton-under-Lyne.

Bernardo Bertolucci

Italian film director and screenwriter (1941–2018).

Born March 16th, 1941 in Parma.

Died November 22nd, 2018 at 77 years old in Rome (lung cancer). [ref]

Maulana Karenga

American political activist.

Born July 14th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Parsonsburg.

David Hemmings

English actor and director (1941–2003).

Born November 18th, 1941 in Guildford.

Died December 3rd, 2003 at 62 years old in Bucharest (myocardial infarction).

Kermit Gosnell

American serial killer (born 1941).

Born February 9th, 1941 (age 85 years) in Philadelphia.

Connie Smith

American country music artist.

Born August 14th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Elkhart.

Eddie Rabbitt

American country singer (1941–1998).

Born November 27th, 1941 in Brooklyn.

Died May 7th, 1998 at 56 years old in Nashville (lung cancer).

John C. Malone

American billionaire businessman, landowner and philanthropist.

Born March 7th, 1941 (age 85 years) in Milford.

Gene Pitney

American recording artist, singer and songwriter (1940-2006).

Born February 17th, 1941 in Hartford. [ref]

Died April 5th, 2006 at 65 years old in Cardiff (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Sean Flynn

American photojournalist.

Born May 31st, 1941 in Los Angeles.

Died April 6th, 1970 at 28 years old in Cambodia.

Steve Cropper

American guitarist, songwriter, and record producer.

Born October 21st, 1941 in Dora.

Died December 3rd, 2025 at 84 years old in Nashville. [ref]

Dale Chihuly

American glass sculptor.

Born September 20th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Tacoma. [ref]

George Will

American newspaper columnist, journalist, and author.

Born May 4th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Champaign.

Stephen Jay Gould

American biologist and historian of science (1941–2002).

Born September 10th, 1941 in Queens.

Died May 20th, 2002 at 60 years old in New York City (lung cancer).

Abdullah the Butcher

Canadian professional wrestler.

Born January 11th, 1941 (age 85 years) in Windsor.

Beth Howland

American musical theatre and television actress.

Born May 28th, 1941 in Boston.

Died December 31st, 2015 at 74 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).

Bharathiraja

Indian film director.

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

Tommy Kirk

American actor (1941–2021).

Born December 10th, 1941 in Louisville.

Died September 28th, 2021 at 79 years old in Las Vegas. [ref]

Stephanie Cole

English stage, television, radio and film actress, born 1941.

Born October 5th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Solihull.

Sergio Oliva

Cuban bodybuilder.

Born July 4th, 1941 in Havana.

Died November 12th, 2012 at 71 years old in Chicago (kidney disease).

Hank Marvin

English musician; guitarist for the shadows.

Born October 28th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Joe Flaherty

American actor, writer, and comedian.

Born June 21st, 1941 in Pittsburgh.

Died April 1st, 2024 at 82 years old in Toronto. [ref]

Jürgen Prochnow

German film actor.

Born June 10th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Berlin.

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