António Guterres

Secretary-general of the united nations.

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

Paul Manafort

American political consultant.

Born April 1st, 1949 (age 77 years) in New Britain.

Peter Piot

Belgian microbiologist known for research into ebola and aids (born 1949).

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

Rick Springfield

Australian-american musician, singer-songwriter, and actor.

Born August 23rd, 1949 (age 76 years) in Sydney.

Jerry Lawler

American professional wrestler and color commentator.

Born November 29th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Memphis.

John Boehner

53rd speaker of the u.s. house of representatives from 2011 to 2015.

Born November 17th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Reading.

Lance Henriksen

American actor.

Born May 5th, 1949 (age 76 years) in New York City.

Judith Light

American actress.

Born February 9th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Trenton.

Thomas Sankara

President of burkina faso from 1983 to 1987.

Born December 21st, 1949 in Yako. ^[ref]

Died October 15th, 1987 at 37 years old in Ouagadougou (gunshot wound). ^[ref]

Brent Spiner

American actor.

Born February 2nd, 1949 (age 77 years) in Houston.

Sunil Gavaskar

Indian cricket player.

Born July 10th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Mumbai.

Angela Bowie

American actress and model.

Born September 25th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Agios Dometios.

Peter Navarro

American economist and author.

Born July 15th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Cambridge. ^[ref]

Ashraf Ghani

President of afghanistan from 2014 to 2021 (born 1949).

Born May 19th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Logar. ^[ref]

Vera Wang

American fashion designer.

Born June 27th, 1949 (age 76 years) in New York City. ^[ref]

Issei Sagawa

Japanese murderer.

Born April 26th, 1949 in Kōbe.

Died November 24th, 2022 at 73 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia). ^[ref]

Eddie Money

American musician and singer-songwriter (1949–2019).

Born March 21st, 1949 in Brooklyn.

Died September 13th, 2019 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (esophageal cancer). ^[ref]

Erik Estrada

American actor (born 1949).

Born March 16th, 1949 (age 77 years) in East Harlem.

Dusty Hill

American bassist (1949-2021).

Born May 19th, 1949 in Dallas.

Died July 27th, 2021 at 72 years old in Houston. ^[ref]

Rakesh Roshan

Indian film director and producer.

Born September 6th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Mumbai.

Kiran Bedi

Lt. governor of puducherry and first woman indian police officer.

Born June 9th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Amritsar.

Brooke Adams

American actress.

Born February 8th, 1949 (age 77 years) in New York City.

André Rieu

Dutch violinist and conductor.

Born October 1st, 1949 (age 76 years) in Maastricht.

Rakesh Sharma

First indian astronaut.

Born January 13th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Patiala.

Veronica Cartwright

British actress.

Born April 20th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Bristol.