Muqrin bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud

Saudi royal.

Born September 15th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Riyadh.

Douglas Hofstadter

American physicist, computer scientist and professor of cognitive science.

Born February 15th, 1945 (age 81 years) in New York City.

Charles Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington

English peer.

Born August 19th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Windsor.

Martin Tyler

British football commentator (born 1945).

Born September 14th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Chester.

Robert Wyatt

English recording artist; musician, songwriter, singer (1945-).

Born January 28th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Bristol.

Simon Schama

British university professor of art history and history.

Born February 13th, 1945 (age 81 years) in London.

Pat Conroy

American novelist (1945-2016).

Born October 26th, 1945 in Atlanta.

Died March 4th, 2016 at 70 years old in Beaufort (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

Marta Kristen

Norwegian-american actress.

Born February 26th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Oslo. ^[ref]

Karen Lynn Gorney

American actress.

Born January 28th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Beverly Hills.

Jill Haworth

British actress (1945-2011).

Born August 15th, 1945 in Hove.

Died January 3rd, 2011 at 65 years old in Manhattan (disease). ^[ref]

Clifton Davis

American actor, musician and minister.

Born October 4th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Chicago.

Gopalkrishna Gandhi

Indian civil servant and diplomat.

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

Jim Palmer

American baseball player.

Born October 15th, 1945 (age 80 years) in New York City.

David Sanborn

American saxophonist (1945-2024).

Born July 30th, 1945 in Tampa.

Died May 12th, 2024 at 78 years old in Tarrytown (prostate cancer). ^[ref]

Charles Robinson

American actor (1945–2021).

Born November 9th, 1945 in Houston.

Died July 11th, 2021 at 75 years old in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

Wilma Mankiller

Chief of the cherokee nation (1945–2010).

Born November 18th, 1945 in Tahlequah.

Died April 6th, 2010 at 64 years old in Adair County (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

Jeremy Bulloch

English actor (1945–2020).

Born February 16th, 1945 in Market Harborough.

Died December 17th, 2020 at 75 years old in Tooting (Parkinson's disease). ^[ref]

Bill Kenwright

English businessman (born 1945).

Born September 4th, 1945 in Liverpool.

Died October 24th, 2023 at 78 years old in London (liver cancer). ^[ref]

Elvin Hayes

American basketball player.

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

Huell Howser

American television personality (1945-2013).

Born October 18th, 1945 in Gallatin.

Died January 7th, 2013 at 67 years old in Palm Springs (prostate cancer). ^[ref]

Barbara Kruger

American conceptual artist (born 1945).

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

Curtis Hanson

American filmmaker (1945–2016).

Born March 24th, 1945 in Reno. ^[ref]

Died September 20th, 2016 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (Alzheimer's disease). ^[ref]

Jessye Norman

American opera singer (1945–2019).

Born September 15th, 1945 in Augusta.

Died September 30th, 2019 at 74 years old in New York City (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, septic shock). ^[ref]

Eric Stewart

British musician.

Born January 20th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Droylsden.

Lloyd Kaufman

American film director.

Born December 30th, 1945 (age 80 years) in New York City.