Shawnee Smith

American actress and recording artist (1969-).

Born July 3rd, 1969 (age 56 years) in Orangeburg.

Chris Von Erich

American professional wrestler (1969–1991).

Born September 30th, 1969 in Dallas.

Died September 12th, 1991 at 21 years old in Denton (gunshot wound).

Manu Bennett

New zealand actor.

Born October 10th, 1969 (age 56 years) in Rotorua.

Raphael Warnock

American pastor and politician (born 1969).

Born July 23rd, 1969 (age 56 years) in Savannah.

Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Dutch-american political activist and author.

Born November 13th, 1969 (age 56 years) in Mogadishu.

Mary McCormack

American actress (b. 1969).

Born February 8th, 1969 (age 57 years) in Plainfield.

Chandra Wilson

American actress and director.

Born August 27th, 1969 (age 56 years) in Houston.

Olivia d'Abo

British actress.

Born January 22nd, 1969 (age 57 years) in London.

Brian Lara

West indian cricketer.

Born May 2nd, 1969 (age 56 years) in Santa Cruz, Trinidad and Tobago.

Felix Baumgartner

Austrian skydiver, daredevil and base jumper (1969–2025).

Born April 20th, 1969 in Salzburg.

Died July 17th, 2025 at 56 years old in Porto Sant'Elpidio (paragliding crash). ^[ref]

Jason Blum

American film producer (born 1969).

Born February 20th, 1969 (age 57 years) in Los Angeles.

Tiësto

Dutch dj and music producer.

Born January 17th, 1969 (age 57 years) in Breda. ^[ref]

Nathan Jones

Australian professional wrestler and actor.

Born August 21st, 1969 (age 56 years) in Gold Coast.

Christy Turlington

American model.

Born January 2nd, 1969 (age 57 years) in Walnut Creek.

Elizabeth Gilbert

American writer.

Born July 18th, 1969 (age 56 years) in Waterbury.

Stephen Hendry

Scottish snooker player.

Born January 13th, 1969 (age 57 years) in South Queensferry. ^[ref]

Julie Delpy

French and american actress, director, screenwriter and singer.

Born December 21st, 1969 (age 56 years) in 14th arrondissement of Paris.

Jesse L. Martin

American stage, musical theatre, film and television actor.

Born January 18th, 1969 (age 57 years) in Rocky Mount.

Ed Miliband

British politician (born 1969).

Born December 24th, 1969 (age 56 years) in London.

Paul Adelstein

American actor.

Born April 29th, 1969 (age 56 years) in Chicago.

Terry A. Davis

American computer programmer (1969-2018).

Born December 15th, 1969 in West Allis.

Died August 11th, 2018 at 48 years old in The Dalles (railway accident). ^[ref]

Mariano Rivera

Panamanian hall of fame baseball player, relief pitcher.

Born November 29th, 1969 (age 56 years) in Panama City.

Tess Daly

British television presenter.

Born March 29th, 1969 (age 57 years) in Derbyshire.

Gary Speed

Welsh association football player and manager (1969-2011).

Born September 8th, 1969 in Mancot.

Died November 27th, 2011 at 42 years old in Huntington (hanging). ^[ref]

Jeremy Davies

American actor.

Born October 8th, 1969 (age 56 years) in Traverse City.