Diana Nyad

American journalist.

Born August 22nd, 1949 (age 76 years) in New York City.

Paul Rodgers

British-canadian musician.

Born December 17th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Middlesbrough.

Ma Anand Sheela

Former chief assistant for the indian mystic rajneesh.

Born December 28th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Vadodara.

Bobby Farrell

Dutch dancer and singer (1949–2010).

Born October 6th, 1949 in San Nicolas.

Died December 30th, 2010 at 61 years old in Saint Petersburg (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Mick Taylor

British guitarist, former member of the rolling stones.

Born January 17th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Welwyn Garden City.

Ed Begley, Jr.

American actor.

Born September 16th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Los Angeles.

Spencer Haywood

American basketball player.

Born April 22nd, 1949 (age 77 years) in Silver City.

Joyce DeWitt

American actress.

Born April 23rd, 1949 (age 77 years) in Wheeling.

Annie Leibovitz

American photographer (born 1949).

Born October 2nd, 1949 (age 76 years) in Waterbury.

Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy

14th chief minister of andhra pradesh.

Born July 8th, 1949 in Pulivendula.

Died September 2nd, 2009 at 60 years old in Andhra Pradesh. ^[ref]

Bruno Kirby

American actor (1949–2006).

Born April 28th, 1949 in New York City. ^[ref]

Died August 14th, 2006 at 57 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). ^[ref]

Rick Wakeman

English keyboardist.

Born May 18th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Perivale.

Zoë Wanamaker

American-born british actress.

Born May 13th, 1949 (age 76 years) in New York City.

Loretta Devine

American actress.

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

John Podesta

American political consultant (born 1949).

Born January 15th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Chicago.

Joe Theismann

American football player and broadcaster (born 1949).

Born September 9th, 1949 (age 76 years) in New Brunswick.

Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu

Former vice president of india.

Born July 1st, 1949 (age 76 years) in Nellore.

Alan Menken

American composer (born 1949).

Born July 22nd, 1949 (age 76 years) in New Rochelle.

John W. Henry

American businessman.

Born September 13th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Quincy.

Carlos the Jackal

Venezuelan-born international terror operative.

Born October 12th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Caracas.

Alice Walton

American heiress to the fortune of wal-mart stores, inc..

Born October 2nd, 1949 (age 76 years) in Newport.

Armand Assante

American actor.

Born October 4th, 1949 (age 76 years) in New York City.

Julian Fellowes

English actor, dramatist, director, novelist, producer and screenwriter (born 1949).

Born August 17th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Cairo.

Simon Callow

English actor, musician, writer, and theatre director.

Born June 13th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Streatham.

Stephen Gyllenhaal

American film director (1949-).

Born October 4th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Cleveland.