Jim Baxter

Scottish footballer (1939–2001).

Born September 29th, 1939 in Hill of Beath.

Died April 14th, 2001 at 61 years old in Glasgow (pancreatic cancer).

Paddy Reilly

Irish singer.

Born October 18th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Dublin.

Charles Jencks

American architecture theorist, critic and landscape architect.

Born June 21st, 1939 in Baltimore. ^[ref]

Died October 13th, 2019 at 80 years old in London (cancer). ^[ref]

Alexandra Stewart

Canadian actress.

Born June 10th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Montreal.

Jorge Ben

Brazilian recording artist, musician, songwriter.

Born March 22nd, 1939 (age 86 years) in Rio de Janeiro. ^[ref]

Joseph Raz

Israeli philosopher.

Born March 21st, 1939 in Palestine.

Died May 2nd, 2022 at 83 years old in Hammersmith. ^[ref]

Tom Thabane

Prime minister of lesotho.

Born May 28th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Maseru.

Martin Feldstein

American economist (1939-2019).

Born November 25th, 1939 in New York City.

Died June 11th, 2019 at 79 years old in Boston (cancer). ^[ref]

Stefano Bontade

Member of sicilian mafia (1939-1981).

Born April 23rd, 1939 in Palermo.

Died April 23rd, 1981 at 42 years old in Palermo.

Denise Alexander

American actress.

Born November 11th, 1939 in New York City.

Died March 5th, 2025 at 85 years old