Joanna Shimkus

Canadian actress.

Born October 30th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Halifax.

Mike Leigh

British writer and director of film and theatre.

Born February 20th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Brocket Hall.

Ken Thompson

American computer scientist, creator of the unix operating system.

Born February 4th, 1943 (age 83 years) in New Orleans.

Tobe Hooper

American film director, screenwriter and producer (1943-2017).

Born January 25th, 1943 in Austin.

Died August 26th, 2017 at 74 years old in Sherman Oaks. ^[ref]

Cokie Roberts

American journalist (1943–2019).

Born December 27th, 1943 in New Orleans.

Died September 17th, 2019 at 75 years old in Washington, D.C. (metastatic breast cancer). ^[ref]

Charles Saatchi

British businessman.

Born June 9th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Baghdad.

Jack Nance

American actor (1943–1996).

Born December 21st, 1943 in Boston.

Died December 30th, 1996 at 53 years old in South Pasadena (hematoma).

Gil Gerard

American actor (1943–2025).

Born January 23rd, 1943 in Little Rock.

Died December 16th, 2025 at 82 years old in Temple (cancer). ^[ref]

Doris Kearns Goodwin

American biographer and historian (born 1943).

Born January 4th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Brooklyn.

Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Emir of dubai (1943–2006).

Born August 15th, 1943 in Al Shindagha.

Died January 4th, 2006 at 62 years old in Gold Coast (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]