Yuen Woo-ping

Hong kong martial arts choreographer and film director.

Born January 1st, 1945 (age 81 years) in Guangzhou.

András Arató

Hungarian internet meme personality.

Born July 11th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Kőszeg. ^[ref]

Chuck Blazer

American soccer administrator (1945–2017).

Born April 26th, 1945 in Queens.

Died July 12th, 2017 at 72 years old in New Jersey (colorectal cancer). ^[ref]

Tariq Anwar

British film editor.

Born September 21st, 1945 (age 80 years) in Delhi.

George Wyner

American actor.

Born October 20th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Boston. ^[ref]

Angus Deaton

British microeconomist.

Born October 19th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Edinburgh. ^[ref]

Eric Woolfson

Scottish songwriter, lyricist, vocalist, executive producer, pianist (1945–2009).

Born March 18th, 1945 in Glasgow.

Died December 2nd, 2009 at 64 years old in London (kidney cancer). ^[ref]

John Garang

South sudanese politician (1945-2005).

Born June 23rd, 1945 in Twic East County.

Died July 30th, 2005 at 60 years old in New Cush (aircraft crash). ^[ref]

Dennis Burkley

American actor (1945–2013).

Born September 10th, 1945 in Van Nuys.

Died July 14th, 2013 at 67 years old in Sherman Oaks (myocardial infarction).

George F. Smoot

American astrophysicist and cosmologist (1945–2025).

Born February 20th, 1945 in Yukon. ^[ref]

Died September 18th, 2025 at 80 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. ^[ref]

John Garamendi

U.s. representative from california.

Born January 24th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Camp Blanding.

Nikita Mikhalkov

Russian film director, writer, producer and actor.

Born October 21st, 1945 (age 80 years) in Moscow.

David D. Friedman

American economist, physicist, legal scholar, and libertarian theorist.

Born February 12th, 1945 (age 81 years) in New York City.

Michael Cristofer

American actor and director.

Born January 22nd, 1945 (age 81 years) in Trenton.

E. S. L. Narasimhan

First governor of telangana and bifurcated andhra pradesh.

Born November 4th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Chennai.

Kevin Godley

British musician and music video director.

Born October 7th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Prestwich.

Jeremy Rifkin

American economist.

Born January 26th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Denver.

Roland Joffé

English and french film/television director and producer.

Born November 17th, 1945 (age 80 years) in London.

Mitch Ryder

American singer.

Born February 26th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Hamtramck.

Vince Melouney

Australian guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter.

Born August 18th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Sydney.

Lydia Shum

Hong kong comedienne and actress.

Born June 1st, 1945 in Shanghai. ^[ref]

Died February 19th, 2008 at 62 years old in Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong (liver cancer).

Narendra Dabholkar

Indian rationalist and the founder & president of the mans.

Born November 1st, 1945 in Satara.

Died August 20th, 2013 at 67 years old in Pune (gunshot wound).

Moshe Katsav

8th president of israel (2000–2007).

Born December 5th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Yazd. ^[ref]

Annie Dillard

American writer.

Born April 30th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Pittsburgh.

Elis Regina

Brazilian singer of popular and jazz music (1945–1982).

Born March 17th, 1945 in Porto Alegre.

Died January 19th, 1982 at 36 years old in São Paulo (drug overdose).