Emanuel Ax

American pianist.

Born June 8th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Lviv.

George Buza

Canadian actor.

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

Pat Condell

Stand-up comedian, writer, and internet personality.

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

Göran Persson

Prime minister of sweden from 1996 to 2006.

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

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.

Jerry Coyne

American biologist.

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

William Legge, 10th Earl of Dartmouth

British peer and politician (born 1949).

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

Joe English

American musician.

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

Graham Swift

English writer (born 1949).

Born May 4th, 1949 (age 76 years) in London.

Robert M. Schoch

American geologist.

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

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]

Alimzhan Tokhtakhunov

Russian businessman.

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

Israel Finkelstein

Israeli archaeologist.

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

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]

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]

Paul Thomas

American pornographic actor and director.

Born April 17th, 1949 in Winnetka.

Died June 10th, 2025 at 76 years old ^[ref]

Dov Glickman

Israeli actor.

Born December 22nd, 1949 (age 76 years) in Tel Aviv.

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]

Dinesh Gunawardena

Sri lankan politician.

Born March 2nd, 1949 (age 77 years) in Colombo.

Paul Tonko

American politician.

Born June 18th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Amsterdam.

Marc Ravalomanana

President of madagascar from 2002 to 2009.

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

Patrick Tambay

French racecar driver.

Born June 25th, 1949 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.

Died December 4th, 2022 at 73 years old in Nice (Parkinson's disease). ^[ref]

Louis Raphaël I Sako

Chaldean catholic patriarch.

Born July 4th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Zakho. ^[ref]

Marc Raibert

American roboticist.

Born December 22nd, 1949 (age 76 years).