Mahmoud Darwish

The national palestinian poet, and author (1941–2008).

Born March 13th, 1941 in Al-Birwa.

Died August 9th, 2008 at 67 years old in Houston. ^[ref]

Nathalie Delon

French actress and director (1941-2021).

Born August 1st, 1941 in Oujda.

Died January 21st, 2021 at 79 years old in 1st arrondissement of Paris (cancer). ^[ref]

Richie Havens

American singer-songwriter and guitarist (1941–2013).

Born January 21st, 1941 in New York City, Brooklyn.

Died April 22nd, 2013 at 72 years old in Jersey City (myocardial infarction).

Julia McKenzie

British actress, presenter, director, writer.

Born February 17th, 1941 (age 85 years) in Enfield.

James R. Clapper

Us government official (born 1941).

Born March 14th, 1941 (age 85 years) in Fort Wayne.

Tadao Ando

Japanese architect (born 1941).

Born September 13th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Minato-ku.

Michael Howard

British politician; former leader of the conservative party (uk) (born 1941).

Born July 7th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Gorseinon.

Simon Ward

English stage and film actor (1941-2012).

Born October 16th, 1941 in Beckenham.

Died July 21st, 2012 at 70 years old in London.

Guy Clark

American folk and country singer-songwriter (1941–2016).

Born November 6th, 1941 in Monahans.

Died May 17th, 2016 at 74 years old in Nashville (lymphoma). ^[ref]

Claudine Auger

French actress (1941-2019).

Born April 26th, 1941 in 5th arrondissement of Paris.

Died December 18th, 2019 at 78 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. ^[ref]

Stephen Frears

British film director and producer (born 1941).

Born June 20th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Leicester.

Sushilkumar Shinde

Indian politician.

Born September 4th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Solapur.

John Thompson

American basketball player and coach (1941-2020).

Born October 28th, 1941 in Washington, D.C..

Died August 30th, 2020 at 78 years old in Arlington County. ^[ref]

Olu Dara

American musician.

Born January 12th, 1941 (age 85 years) in Natchez.

Goh Chok Tong

2nd prime minister of singapore from 1990 to 2004.

Born May 20th, 1941 (age 85 years) in Singapore.

Adrian Lyne

British film director.

Born March 4th, 1941 (age 85 years) in Peterborough.

Spalding Gray

Actor, dramatist, playwright, screenwriter (1941–2004).

Born June 5th, 1941 in Providence.

Died January 11th, 2004 at 62 years old in New York City (drowning).

Bobby Cox

American baseball player, coach, manager.

Born May 21st, 1941 in Tulsa.

Died May 9th, 2026 at 84 years old

Donald "Duck" Dunn

American bass guitarist, record producer and songwriter (1941–2012).

Born November 24th, 1941 in Memphis.

Died May 13th, 2012 at 70 years old in Tokyo. ^[ref]

Donna Shalala

18th united states secretary of health and human services.

Born February 14th, 1941 (age 85 years) in Cleveland.

Bobby Goldsboro

American pop and country singer-songwriter.

Born January 18th, 1941 (age 85 years) in Marianna.

Carlo Maria Viganò

Italian roman catholic excommunicated archbishop and nuncio (born 1941).

Born January 16th, 1941 (age 85 years) in Varese.

Lee Myung-bak

President of south korea from 2008 to 2013.

Born December 19th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Kami.

John Williams

Australian classical guitarist (born 1941).

Born April 24th, 1941 (age 85 years) in Melbourne.

Robert Hunter

American lyricist, musician, singer-songwriter, translator, and poet.

Born June 23rd, 1941 in Arroyo Grande.

Died September 23rd, 2019 at 78 years old in San Rafael (surgical complications). ^[ref]