Famous People Born In 1939
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Discover the most famous people born in 1939. The list includes people like Marvin Gaye, Ian McKellen, Lee Harvey Oswald, Lee Majors, Tina Turner and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, journalists, composers and economists born in 1939. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Australia & Canada and many more countries.
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Birthdate: 26th November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Nutbush, Tennessee, United States
Died: May 24, 2023
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Marvin Gaye(Known as the 'Prince of Soul' and Popular for His Song 'Sexual Healing')
Birthdate: 2nd April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States
Died: April 1, 1984
Birthdate: 25th May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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Paul Hogan(Famous For His Role as Michael 'Crocodile' Dundee From the 'Crocodile Dundee' Film Series)
Birthdate: 8th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Sydney, Australia
Birthdate: 7th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States
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Dusty Springfield
(Singer, Artist, Cleric)
Birthdate: 16th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: West Hampstead, London,England
Died: March 2, 1999
Birthdate: 18th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Ottawa, Canada
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John Cleese(Co-Founder of the Comedy Troupe ‘Monty Python’)
Birthdate: 27th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Weston-super-Mare, United Kingdom
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Ralph Lauren(Fashion Designer, Executive Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of the ‘Ralph Lauren Corporation’)
Birthdate: 14th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York City, United States
Birthdate: 1st September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Birthdate: 1st April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Pound Ridge, New York, United States
Birthdate: 23rd April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Wyandotte, Michigan, United States
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Harvey Keitel
(American Actor Best Known For Playing Morally Ambiguous Characters)
Birthdate: 13th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
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Paul Sorvino(Actor and Singer Known for His Role as ‘Paulie Cicero’ in the Film ‘Goodfellas’)
Birthdate: 13th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died: July 25, 2022
Birthdate: 27th December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States
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Valerie Harper(Best Known for Her Role as ‘Rhoda Morgenstern’ on the Sitcom ‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show’)
Birthdate: 22nd August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Suffern, New York, United States
Died: August 30, 2019
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Wes Craven
(Film director, Screenwriter)
Birthdate: 2nd August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Died: August 30, 2015
Birthdate: 15th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
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Ernie Davis(American Football Player Who Was the First African American to Win the Heisman Trophy)
Birthdate: 14th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New Salem-Buffington, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: May 18, 1963
Birthdate: 12th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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Grace Slick(Retired Singer-Songwriter - Was A Key Figure in San Francisco's Early 'Psychedelic Music' Scene in the Mid-1960s)
Birthdate: 30th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Highland Park, Illinois, United States
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Richard Kiel(Best Known for His Role in the Movie 'Happy Gilmore')
Birthdate: 13th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Died: September 10, 2014
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Mike Ditka(Former American Football Player Who Has Won an NFL Title as a Player, Assistant Coach & Head Coach)
Birthdate: 18th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Carnegie, Pennsylvania, United States
Birthdate: 26th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Birthdate: 10th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Blackpool, England
Died: April 1, 2015
Birthdate: 10th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Black Mountain, North Carolina, United States
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Larry Linville(Best Known for His Role as ‘Major Frank Burns’ on the TV Series ‘M*A*S*H’)
Birthdate: 29th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Ojai, California, United States
Died: April 10, 2000
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Neil Sedaka(One of the Best Selling Pop Singer-Songwriter Known for His Hits 'Oh! Carol' and 'Calendar Girl')
Birthdate: 13th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
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Cleavon Little(Known for His Role as ‘Dr. Jerry Noland’ in the TV Series ‘Temperatures Rising’)
Birthdate: 1st June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States
Died: October 22, 1992
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Mike Farrell(Actor & Public Speaker Known for His Role in the TV Series M*A*S*H)
Birthdate: 6th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Birthdate: 17th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Union Springs, Alabama, United States
Died: October 5, 1992
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Sal Mineo(Best Known for His Role as ‘John "Plato" Crawford’ in the Film ‘Rebel Without a Cause’)
Birthdate: 10th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: February 12, 1976
Birthdate: 1st July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Park Ridge, Illinois, United States
Died: August 8, 2013
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Ginger Baker
(Former Drummer known for co-founder and occasional vocalist of the rock band Cream)
Birthdate: 19th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Lewisham, South London, England
Died: October 6, 2019
35
Melinda Dillon(Best Known for Her Roles in the Films: ‘A Christmas Story’ and ‘Absence of Malice’)
Birthdate: 13th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Hope, Arkansas, United States
Birthdate: 5th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Birthdate: 21st August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: June 4, 2021
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Ray Manzarek
(Keyboardist and founding member of The Doors, an iconic rock band that was prevalent from 1965 until 1973.)
Birthdate: 12th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: May 20, 2013
Birthdate: 19th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: January 3, 2014
Birthdate: 18th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bronx, New York, United States
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Rick Rescorla(British American Private Security Specialist Who Saved Thousands of Lives During 9/11)
Birthdate: 27th May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Hayle, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Died: September 11, 2001
Birthdate: 9th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Washington, D.C.
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Seamus Heaney(Poet, Playwright & Translator Who Received the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature)
Birthdate: 13th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Castledawson, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Died: August 30, 2013
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Don Williams
(Singer-Songwriter)
Birthdate: 27th May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Floydada, Texas, United States
Died: September 8, 2017
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Joel Schumacher
(Director, screenwriter, producer)
Birthdate: 29th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: June 22, 2020
Birthdate: 26th November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Birthdate: 15th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
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Paul Gleason(Best Known for His Role as ‘Dr. David Thornton’ in TV Series ‘All My Children’)
Birthdate: 4th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
Died: May 27, 2006
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Dixie Carter
(Film Actress)
Birthdate: 25th May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: McLemoresville, Tennessee, United States
Died: April 10, 2010
Birthdate: 27th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Northamptonshire, England
Died: September 3, 2015