John Sayles

American film director (born 1950).

Born September 28th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Schenectady.

Vijay Kumar Singh

Indian politician and former army general.

Born May 10th, 1950 (age 76 years) in Bhiwani.

Willie Colón

American musician.

Born April 28th, 1950 in The Bronx.

Died February 21st, 2026 at 75 years old in The Bronx (respiratory failure). ^[ref]

Bonnie Pointer

American singer (1950-2020).

Born July 11th, 1950 in Oakland.

Died June 8th, 2020 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (cardiac arrest). ^[ref]

Jonathan Freeman

American actor.

Born February 5th, 1950 (age 76 years) in Cleveland.

Joey Kramer

American rock drummer (born 1950).

Born June 21st, 1950 (age 75 years) in The Bronx.

Ken Robinson

Uk writer (1950-2020).

Born March 4th, 1950 in Liverpool.

Died August 21st, 2020 at 70 years old in London (cancer). ^[ref]

Arun Khetarpal

Recipient of param vir chakra.

Born October 14th, 1950 in Pune.

Died December 16th, 1971 at 21 years old in Barapind.

Goran Bregović

Musician and composer from bosnia and herzegovina.

Born March 22nd, 1950 (age 76 years) in Sarajevo.

Bob Kulick

American guitarist (1950–2020).

Born January 16th, 1950 in Brooklyn.

Died May 28th, 2020 at 70 years old in New York City. ^[ref]

Maria Ewing

American opera singer (soprano/mezzo-soprano).

Born March 27th, 1950 in Detroit.

Died January 9th, 2022 at 71 years old in Detroit. ^[ref]

John Diehl

American actor (born 1950).

Born May 1st, 1950 (age 76 years) in Cincinnati.

Tatsumi Kimishima

Japanese businessman (born 1950).

Born April 21st, 1950 (age 76 years) in Tokyo. ^[ref]

Bob Burns

American drummer (1950–2015).

Born November 24th, 1950 in Jacksonville.

Died April 3rd, 2015 at 64 years old in Cartersville (car collision).

Graham Russell

English musician.

Born June 11th, 1950 (age 76 years) in Nottingham.

Prince Charles Bonaparte

French politician.

Born October 19th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Boulogne-Billancourt.

Gerry Connolly

American politician (1950–2025).

Born March 30th, 1950 in Boston.

Died May 21st, 2025 at 75 years old in Mantua (esophageal cancer). ^[ref]

Darleen Carr

American actress.

Born December 12th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Chicago.

Howard Finkel

American professional wrestling ring announcer (1950–2020).

Born June 7th, 1950 in Newark.

Died April 16th, 2020 at 69 years old in Madison (COVID-19).

Robert Pugh

British actor.

Born November 28th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Cilfynydd. ^[ref]

Deepa Mehta

Indo canadian film director and screenwriter.

Born January 1st, 1950 (age 76 years) in Amritsar.

Pawan Kumar Chamling

Indian politician.

Born September 22nd, 1950 (age 75 years) in Yangang. ^[ref]

Richard A. Clarke

American counter-terrorism expert; former national coordinator for security, infrastructure protection and counter-terrorism for the united states.

Born October 27th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Dorchester.

John Byrne

Author and artist of comic books.

Born July 6th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Walsall.

Jennifer N. Pritzker

American billionaire.

Born August 13th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Chicago. ^[ref]