Jane Smiley

American novelist.

Born September 26th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Los Angeles.

Robert Axelrod

American actor (1949–2019).

Born May 29th, 1949 in New York City.

Died September 7th, 2019 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (surgical complications). ^[ref]

Joan Enric Vives Sicília

Spanish bishop.

Born July 24th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Barcelona.

Scott Asheton

American drummer (1949–2014).

Born August 16th, 1949 in Washington, D.C..

Died March 15th, 2014 at 64 years old in Ann Arbor.

Barriemore Barlow

British musician.

Born September 10th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Birmingham.

Chrisye

Indonesian singer and songwriter (1949–2007).

Born September 16th, 1949 in Jakarta. ^[ref]

Died March 30th, 2007 at 57 years old in South Cipete (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Sherman Howard

American actor.

Born June 11th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Chicago.

Nancy Stephens

American actress and songwriter.

Born July 2nd, 1949 (age 76 years) in Rusk.

Dan Barker

American atheist activist.

Born June 25th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Santa Monica.

Christina Hart

Actress, director, producer.

Born July 21st, 1949 (age 76 years) in Lock Haven.

Jack Bender

American film and television director.

Born September 25th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Los Angeles.

Jim Flaherty

Canadian politician (1949–2014).

Born December 30th, 1949 in Lachine.

Died April 10th, 2014 at 64 years old in Ottawa (myocardial infarction).

Dan Cruickshank

Architectural historian, presenter.

Born August 26th, 1949 (age 76 years) in London.

Lenny White

American drummer.

Born December 19th, 1949 (age 76 years) in New York City.

George Fenton

British film composer (born 1949).

Born October 19th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Bromley.

Michael D. Griffin

American physicist and aerospace engineer.

Born November 1st, 1949 (age 76 years) in Aberdeen.

Jovita Carranza

American businesswoman.

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

Peter Maffay

German singer and musician.

Born August 30th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Brașov. ^[ref]

Baleka Mbete

South african politician.

Born September 24th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Transvaal Province.

Fred Frith

English musician, composer and improvisor.

Born February 17th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Heathfield.

Niels Arestrup

French actor, film director and screenwriter (1949–2024).

Born February 8th, 1949 in Montreuil.

Died December 1st, 2024 at 75 years old in Ville-d'Avray. ^[ref]

Bruce Fairbairn

Canadian record producer (1949–1999).

Born December 30th, 1949 in Vancouver. ^[ref]

Died May 17th, 1999 at 49 years old in Vancouver. ^[ref]

Anuradha Koirala

Nepalese activist.

Born April 14th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Rumjatar.

Chris Ford

American basketball player and coach (1949–2023).

Born January 11th, 1949 in Atlantic City.

Died January 17th, 2023 at 74 years old in Philadelphia. ^[ref]

Kati Marton

American writer.

Born April 3rd, 1949 (age 77 years) in Budapest.