Jarno Saarinen

Finnish motorcycle racer (1945-1973).

Born December 11th, 1945 in Turku.

Died May 20th, 1973 at 27 years old in Monza Circuit (falling, struck by vehicle).

Michael J. Smith

American astronaut (1945-1986).

Born April 30th, 1945 in Beaufort.

Died January 28th, 1986 at 40 years old in Cape Canaveral (Space Shuttle Challenger disaster).

Ali Akbar Velayati

Iranian politician and physician (born 1945).

Born June 24th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Tehran.

Moon Martin

American singer, songwriter and guitarist (1945–2020).

Born October 31st, 1945 in Altus. ^[ref]

Died May 11th, 2020 at 74 years old in Encino. ^[ref]

Sylvester Levay

Serbian-born hungarian recording artist and composer.

Born May 16th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Subotica.

Renate Krößner

German actress (1945-2020).

Born May 17th, 1945 in Osterode am Harz.

Died May 25th, 2020 at 75 years old in Blankenfelde-Mahlow. ^[ref]

Nobuko Miyamoto

Japanese actress.

Born March 27th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Otaru.

Susan Haack

English professor of philosophy and law.

Born July 23rd, 1945 in England. ^[ref]

Died March 10th, 2026 at 80 years old in Miami. ^[ref]

Chris Shays

American politician.

Born October 18th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Stamford.

Antonio Cervantes

Colombian boxer.

Born December 23rd, 1945 (age 80 years) in San Basilio de Palenque.

David McWilliams

Northern irish singer and guitarist (1945–2002).

Born July 4th, 1945 in Belfast.

Died January 8th, 2002 at 56 years old in Ballycastle (myocardial infarction).

Robert Todd Carroll

American philosopher.

Born May 18th, 1945 in Joliet.

Died August 25th, 2016 at 71 years old in Davis.

Bobby Solo

Italian singer (1945).

Born March 18th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Rome.

Marianne Sägebrecht

German actress.

Born August 27th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Starnberg.

Robert Knight

American singer.

Born April 24th, 1945 in Franklin.

Died November 6th, 2017 at 72 years old in Nashville (disease).

Nechama Rivlin

First lady of israel (2014-2019).

Born June 5th, 1945 in Herut.

Died June 4th, 2019 at 73 years old in Rabin Medical Center (surgical complications).

Colin Hodgkinson

British musician.

Born October 14th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Peterborough.

Jack Sholder

Director.

Born June 8th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Philadelphia.

Peter Storey

English footballer (born 1945).

Born September 7th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Farnham.

Adele Goldberg

American computer scientist (born 1945).

Born July 7th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Cleveland.

Ivan Lins

Brazilian musician.

Born June 16th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Rio de Janeiro.

Liu Yandong

Chinese politician.

Born November 22nd, 1945 (age 80 years) in Huai'an District.

John Roemer

American economist (born 1945).

Born February 1st, 1945 (age 81 years) in Washington, D.C..

Pieter-Dirk Uys

South african comedian.

Born September 28th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Cape Town.

Lisa Kreuzer

German actress.

Born December 2nd, 1945 (age 80 years) in Hof.