Melvyn Bragg

British broadcaster and author (born 1939).

Born October 6th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Carlisle.

Richard Posner

United states federal judge.

Born January 11th, 1939 (age 86 years) in New York City.

John Pilger

Australian journalist (1939–2023).

Born October 9th, 1939 in Sydney.

Died December 30th, 2023 at 84 years old in London (pulmonary fibrosis). ^[ref]

Marty Wilde

English singer and songwriter.

Born April 15th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Blackheath.

Clay Regazzoni

Swiss racecar driver.

Born September 5th, 1939 in Lugano. ^[ref]

Died December 15th, 2006 at 67 years old in Fontevivo (traffic collision). ^[ref]

Jorge Paulo Lemann

Swiss-brazilian banker and businessman.

Born August 26th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Rio de Janeiro.

Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qasimi

Member of the supreme council of the united arab emirates.

Born July 2nd, 1939 (age 86 years) in Sharjah. ^[ref]

Chögyam Trungpa

Tibetan buddhist lama and writer (1939-1987).

Born March 5th, 1939 in Kham.

Died April 4th, 1987 at 48 years old in Halifax (liver cirrhosis).

Harvey Pekar

American underground comic book writer, music critic, and media personality (1939-2010).

Born October 8th, 1939 in Cleveland.

Died July 12th, 2010 at 70 years old in Cleveland Heights. ^[ref]

Terry Kiser

American actor.

Born August 1st, 1939 (age 86 years) in Omaha.