Ahmad Khomeini

Iranian politician.

Born March 14th, 1946 in Qom.

Died March 17th, 1995 at 49 years old in Tehran.

Htin Kyaw

Burmese politician and scholar serving as the 9th president of myanmar.

Born July 20th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Kungyangon Township. ^[ref]

Polly Toynbee

English journalist and writer.

Born December 27th, 1946 (age 79 years).

William Onyeabor

Nigerian funk musician.

Born March 26th, 1946 in Nigeria. ^[ref]

Died January 16th, 2017 at 70 years old in Nigeria. ^[ref]

Zhang Gaoli

Chinese politician.

Born November 1st, 1946 (age 79 years) in Jinjiang.

Clare Short

British politician (born 1946).

Born February 15th, 1946 (age 80 years) in Birmingham.

Claudia Goldin

American economist; nobel prize winner.

Born May 14th, 1946 (age 79 years) in New York City.

Mark Snow

American composer for film and television (1946–2025).

Born August 26th, 1946 in Brooklyn.

Died July 4th, 2025 at 78 years old in Washington (myelodysplastic syndrome). ^[ref]

Ti Lung

Hong kong actor.

Born August 3rd, 1946 (age 79 years) in Xinhui District.

Heather MacRae

American actress.

Born October 5th, 1946 (age 79 years) in New York City.

King Sunny Adé

Nigerian musician.

Born September 22nd, 1946 (age 79 years) in Ondo.

Peter Lorimer

Scottish footballer, closely associated with the leeds united football club (1946–2021).

Born December 14th, 1946 in Dundee.

Died March 20th, 2021 at 74 years old in Dundee. ^[ref]

Bruce Palmer

Canadian bassist (1946–2004).

Born September 9th, 1946.

Died October 1st, 2004 at 58 years old in Belleville (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Suzanne Ciani

American musician, sound designer, composer.

Born June 4th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Indiana.

Gerard 't Hooft

Dutch theoretical physicist.

Born July 5th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Den Helder. ^[ref]

Robby Robinson

American bodybuilder.

Born May 24th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Georgia.

Rosalind Ayres

British actress.

Born December 7th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Birmingham.

Loleatta Holloway

American singer (1946–2011).

Born November 5th, 1946 in Chicago.

Died March 21st, 2011 at 64 years old in Chicago (heart failure). ^[ref]

Randal Kleiser

Film director, screenwriter.

Born July 20th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Philadelphia.

Dan Millman

American self help writer.

Born February 22nd, 1946 (age 80 years) in Los Angeles.

Pacita Abad

Painter (1946-2004).

Born October 5th, 1946.

Died December 7th, 2004 at 58 years old in Batan Island (lung cancer).

John Farrar

Australian musician and record producer.

Born November 8th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Melbourne.

Stephen Hunter

American novelist, essayist, and pulitzer prize-winning film critic.

Born March 25th, 1946 (age 80 years) in Kansas City.

David Calder

British actor.

Born August 1st, 1946 (age 79 years) in Portsmouth.

Patrick Head

British formula one team owner.

Born June 5th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Farnborough.