Javed Akhtar

Indian writer, poet and lyricist.

Born January 17th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Khairabad.

Francesca Annis

English actress.

Born May 14th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Kensington. ^[ref]

Herman Cain

American businessman (1945–2020).

Born December 13th, 1945 in Memphis.

Died July 30th, 2020 at 74 years old in Atlanta (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Divine

American actor, singer and drag queen (1945–1988).

Born October 19th, 1945 in Baltimore.

Died March 7th, 1988 at 42 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure).

Marsha P. Johnson

Black american queer liberation activist (1945–1992).

Born August 24th, 1945 in New York City.

Died July 6th, 1992 at 46 years old in New York City. ^[ref]

Ritchie Blackmore

British guitarist.

Born April 14th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Weston-super-Mare.

Don McLean

American singer-songwriter.

Born October 2nd, 1945 (age 80 years) in New Rochelle.

Rita Coolidge

American recording artist; singer.

Born May 1st, 1945 (age 81 years) in Nashville.

Gerd Müller

German association football player (1945–2021).

Born November 3rd, 1945 in Nördlingen.

Died August 15th, 2021 at 75 years old in Wolfratshausen (Alzheimer's disease). ^[ref]

John Edward Douglas

American criminal profiler.

Born June 18th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Brooklyn.

Shatrughan Sinha

Indian actor and politician.

Born December 9th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Patna.

John McVie

British bass guitarist.

Born November 26th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Ealing.

Tony Dow

American actor, film director and film producer (1945–2022).

Born April 13th, 1945 in Hollywood.

Died July 27th, 2022 at 77 years old in Topanga (liver cancer). ^[ref]

Bianca Jagger

Nicaraguan-british human rights activist and socialite.

Born May 2nd, 1945 (age 81 years) in Managua.

Jocelyn Wildenstein

Swiss socialite (1940–2024).

Born September 7th, 1945 in Lausanne.

Died December 31st, 2024 at 79 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris (pulmonary embolism). ^[ref]

Diane Sawyer

American journalist.

Born December 22nd, 1945 (age 80 years) in Glasgow.

James Avery

American actor (1945–2013).

Born November 27th, 1945 in Suffolk.

Died December 31st, 2013 at 68 years old in Glendale (surgical complications). ^[ref]

Patch Adams

American physician, activist, diplomat and author.

Born May 28th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Washington, D.C..

Burt Ward

American actor.

Born July 6th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Los Angeles.

Tammi Terrell

American singer-songwriter.

Born April 29th, 1945 in Philadelphia.

Died March 16th, 1970 at 24 years old in Philadelphia (brain cancer).

Vilasrao Deshmukh

Indian politician (1945–2012).

Born May 26th, 1945 in Babhalgaon.

Died August 14th, 2012 at 67 years old in Chennai (liver disease). ^[ref]

Bruce Cockburn

Canadian guitarist and singer-songwriter (born 1945).

Born May 27th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Ottawa. ^[ref]

Dusty Rhodes

American professional wrestler (1945–2015).

Born October 11th, 1945 in Austin. ^[ref]

Died June 11th, 2015 at 69 years old in Orlando (stomach cancer).

Anne Murray

Canadian singer.

Born June 20th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Nova Scotia.

José Feliciano

Puerto rican musician.

Born September 10th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Lares.