Joe Barton

American politician; u.s. representative for texas.

Born September 15th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Waco.

Andy Scott

British musician and songwriter.

Born June 30th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Wrexham.

P. J. Carlesimo

American basketball player and coach.

Born May 30th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Scranton.

Papa Wemba

Was a congolese singer and musician who played congolese rumba, soukous, and ndombolo..

Born June 14th, 1949 in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lubefu.

Died April 24th, 2016 at 66 years old in Ivory Coast, Abidjan (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Jamaica Kincaid

Antiguan-american novelist, essayist, gardener, and gardening writer.

Born May 25th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Saint John's.

José Ramos-Horta

Politician from east timor and nobel prize laureate.

Born December 26th, 1949 (age 75 years) in Dili.

Larry Walters

Lawnchair balloon pilot.

Born April 19th, 1949 in Los Angeles.

Died October 6th, 1993 at 44 years old in Angeles National Forest (ballistic trauma).

Tom Verlaine

American singer and guitarist.

Born December 13th, 1949 in Morristown.

Died January 28th, 2023 at 73 years old in Manhattan. ^[ref]

Cheryl Campbell

English actress.

Born May 22nd, 1949 (age 76 years) in St Albans.

Marc Garneau

Canadian astronaut and politician (1949–2025).

Born February 23rd, 1949 in Quebec City.

Died June 4th, 2025 at 76 years old in Montreal (cancer). ^[ref]