Famous People Born in 1949
21 celebrities, athletes, musicians and public figures born in 1949, sorted by global popularity.
Benjamin Netanyahu
Prime Minister of Israel (born 1949), (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present)
- Current age:
- 76 years
- Birthday:
- 21 October 1949
Meryl Streep
American actress
- Current age:
- 76 years
- Birthday:
- 22 June 1949
Valery Leontiev
Russian singer
- Current age:
- 77 years
- Birthday:
- 19 March 1949
António Guterres
Secretary-General of the United Nations since 2017
- Current age:
- 77 years
- Birthday:
- 30 April 1949
Haruki Murakami
Japanese writer (born 1949)
- Current age:
- 77 years
- Birthday:
- 12 January 1949
Sigourney Weaver
American actress (born 1949)
- Current age:
- 76 years
- Birthday:
- 8 October 1949
Alla Pugacheva
Soviet-Russian singer, composer, and actress
- Current age:
- 77 years
- Birthday:
- 15 April 1949
Bruce Springsteen
American rock singer (born 1949)
- Current age:
- 76 years
- Birthday:
- 23 September 1949
Pedro Almodóvar
Spanish filmmaker (born 1949)
- Current age:
- 76 years
- Birthday:
- 25 September 1949
Jessica Lange
American actress
- Current age:
- 77 years
- Birthday:
- 20 April 1949
Richard Gere
American actor (born 1949)
- Current age:
- 76 years
- Birthday:
- 31 August 1949
Nawaz Sharif
former prime minister of Pakistan
- Current age:
- 76 years
- Birthday:
- 25 December 1949
Thaksin Shinawatra
Prime Minister of Thailand form 2001 to 2006
- Current age:
- 76 years
- Birthday:
- 26 July 1949
Niki Lauda
Austrian former Formula 1 driver (1949–2019)
- Lived to:
- 70 yrs
- Birthday:
- 22 February 1949
Roger Taylor
English musician, drummer of Queen (born 1949)
- Current age:
- 76 years
- Birthday:
- 26 July 1949
George Foreman
American professional boxer (1949–2025)
- Lived to:
- 76 yrs
- Birthday:
- 10 January 1949
Caitlyn Jenner
American media personality and retired decathlete
- Current age:
- 76 years
- Birthday:
- 28 October 1949
Judith Resnik
American engineer and astronaut (1949–1986)
- Lived to:
- 36 yrs
- Birthday:
- 5 April 1949
Rakesh Sharma
First Indian astronaut
- Current age:
- 77 years
- Birthday:
- 13 January 1949
Larry Holmes
American boxer
- Current age:
- 76 years
- Birthday:
- 3 November 1949
Nana Alexandria
Georgian chess player
- Current age:
- 76 years
- Birthday:
- 13 October 1949