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]

Lindsey Davis

English novelist.

Born August 21st, 1949 (age 76 years) in Birmingham.

Jay Graydon

American musician songwriter, recording artist, guitarist, singer, producer, arranger, and record engineer.

Born October 8th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Burbank.

Emanuel Ax

American pianist.

Born June 8th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Lviv.

William Legge, 10th Earl of Dartmouth

British peer and politician (born 1949).

Born September 23rd, 1949 (age 76 years) in London.

George Buza

Canadian actor.

Born January 7th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Cleveland.

Paul Tonko

American politician.

Born June 18th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Amsterdam.

Anuradha Koirala

Nepalese activist.

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

Kati Marton

American writer.

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

Joe English

American musician.

Born February 7th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Rochester.

Göran Persson

Prime minister of sweden from 1996 to 2006.

Born January 20th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Vingåker.

Graham Swift

English writer (born 1949).

Born May 4th, 1949 (age 77 years) in London.

Israel Finkelstein

Israeli archaeologist.

Born March 29th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Tel Aviv. ^[ref]

Jerry Coyne

American biologist.

Born December 30th, 1949 (age 76 years) in St. Louis.

Dorothy Allison

American writer, poet, novelist, critic (1949–2024).

Born April 11th, 1949 in Greenville.

Died November 6th, 2024 at 75 years old in Guerneville (cancer). ^[ref]

Pat Condell

Stand-up comedian, writer, and internet personality.

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

Daniel DiNardo

American roman catholic cardinal.

Born May 23rd, 1949 (age 77 years) in Steubenville.

Bernd Eichinger

German film producer, director, and screenwriter (1949–2011).

Born April 11th, 1949 in Neuburg an der Donau.

Died January 24th, 2011 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Robert M. Schoch

American geologist.

Born April 24th, 1949 (age 77 years) in United States.

Marc Ravalomanana

President of madagascar from 2002 to 2009.

Born December 12th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Madagascar.

Iris Marion Young

American philosopher (1949-2006).

Born January 2nd, 1949 in New York City.

Died August 1st, 2006 at 57 years old in Chicago (esophageal cancer). ^[ref]

Matthew Festing

Grand master of the order of malta (1949–2021).

Born November 30th, 1949 in Northumberland.

Died November 12th, 2021 at 71 years old in Valletta. ^[ref]

Bob Siebenberg

American drummer.

Born October 31st, 1949 (age 76 years) in Glendale.

Alimzhan Tokhtakhunov

Russian businessman.

Born January 1st, 1949 (age 77 years) in Tashkent.

Shūichi Ikeda

Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator.

Born December 2nd, 1949 (age 76 years) in Tokyo.