Chris Van Allsburg

Us children's writer and illustrator.

Born June 18th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Grand Rapids. ^[ref]

Artis Gilmore

American basketball player.

Born September 21st, 1949 (age 76 years) in Chipley.

Joseph C. Wilson

American diplomat (1949–2019).

Born November 6th, 1949 in Bridgeport.

Died September 27th, 2019 at 69 years old in Santa Fe (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). ^[ref]

Mitch Daniels

Governor of indiana.

Born April 7th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Monongahela.

Ariel Henry

Haitian politician and neurosurgeon (born 1949).

Born November 6th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Port-au-Prince. ^[ref]

Debra Monk

American actress.

Born February 27th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Middletown.

Bob Ezrin

Canadian music producer.

Born March 25th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Toronto. ^[ref]

Micky Arison

Israeli-born american businessman.

Born June 29th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Tel Aviv.

Michael Shrieve

American drummer, percussionist, and composer.

Born July 6th, 1949 (age 76 years) in San Francisco.

Gopinath Munde

Indian politician from maharashtra.

Born December 12th, 1949 in Parli.

Died June 3rd, 2014 at 64 years old in New Delhi (traffic collision).

Philippe Starck

French architect and industrial designer (born 1949).

Born January 18th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Paris. ^[ref]

J. P. Dutta

Indian film director.

Born October 3rd, 1949 (age 76 years) in Mumbai.

Vida Blue

Major league baseball left-handed pitcher.

Born July 28th, 1949 in Mansfield.

Died May 6th, 2023 at 73 years old

Ray Guy

American football player (1949–2022).

Born December 22nd, 1949 in Swainsboro.

Died November 3rd, 2022 at 72 years old in Hattiesburg. ^[ref]

Brian Kidd

English football player and manager.

Born August 16th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Manchester.

Stan Hansen

American professional wrestler.

Born August 29th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Knox City.

John Toshack

Welsh footballer and manager (born 1949).

Born March 22nd, 1949 (age 77 years) in Cardiff.

Kerry Livgren

American guitarist (born 1949).

Born September 18th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Topeka.

Ward Cunningham

American computer programmer who developed the first wiki.

Born May 26th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Michigan City.

Lauren Shuler Donner

American filmmaker.

Born June 23rd, 1949 (age 76 years) in Cleveland.

Mo Mowlam

British politician (1949-2005).

Born September 18th, 1949 in Watford.

Died August 19th, 2005 at 55 years old in Canterbury (brain cancer). ^[ref]

Leon Rippy

American actor.

Born October 30th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Rock Hill.

Anne Spielberg

American screenwriter (born 1949).

Born December 25th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Philadelphia.

Ian Gelder

English actor.

Born June 3rd, 1949 in Gloucestershire.

Died May 6th, 2024 at 74 years old (cholangiocarcinoma). ^[ref]

Nigel Olsson

British drummer.

Born February 10th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Wallasey.