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Celebrities born in 1949

84 famous people born in 1949. Those still living turn 77 this year.

Alla PugachevaSinger · April 15Bruce SpringsteenSinger · September 23Valery LeontievSinger · March 19Sigourney WeaverActor · October 8Garry ShandlingComedian · November 29Jeff BridgesActor · December 4Pedro AlmodóvarFilm director · September 25Jessica LangeActor · April 20Billy JoelSinger · May 9Lionel RichieSinger · June 20Richard GereActor · August 31Caitlyn JennerTV host · October 28Roger TaylorMusician · July 26Mark KnopflerMusician · August 12Jim VarneyActor · June 15Tom WaitsSinger · December 7Sissy SpacekActor · December 25André RieuMusician · October 1Michael RichardsActor · July 24John BelushiActor · January 24Jim BroadbentActor · May 24Brent SpinerActor · February 2Don JohnsonActor · December 15Peter ShiltonSoccer player · September 18Pam GrierActor · May 26TwiggyModel · September 19Bill NighyActor · December 12Fanny ArdantActor · March 22Om PuriActor · October 18Robert EnglundActor · June 6Robin GibbSinger · December 22Tom BerengerActor · May 31Salif KeitaSinger · August 25Geezer ButlerMusician · July 17Tanya RobertsActor · October 15Bonnie RaittMusician · November 8David FosterMusician · November 1Vicky LeandrosSinger · August 23Eric CarmenSinger · August 11Bobby FarrellSinger · October 6Farida JalalActor · May 18Maurice GibbMusician · December 22Sabine AzémaActor · September 20Victor GarberActor · March 16David StrathairnActor · January 26Bruno KirbyActor · April 28Veronica CartwrightActor · April 20Lindsay WagnerActor · June 22John SavageActor · August 25Shelley LongActor · August 23Paul RodgersMusician · December 17Armand AssanteActor · October 4Keith CarradineActor · August 8Geoff PiersonActor · June 16Phil LynottMusician · August 20Cliff WilliamsMusician · December 14Gates McFaddenActor · March 2Zoë WanamakerActor · May 13Patrick DuffyActor · March 17Mick TaylorMusician · January 17Lawrence KasdanFilm director · January 14Lindsey BuckinghamMusician · October 3Joaquín SabinaMusician · February 12Gregg PopovichBasketball player · January 28Manuel OrantesTennis player · February 6Papa WembaSinger · June 14Patti LuPoneActor · April 21Brooke AdamsActor · February 8Paul GuilfoyleActor · April 28Mikhail BoyarskyActor · December 26Nancy MeyersFilm director · December 8Bernd EichingerFilm director · April 11Billy GibbonsMusician · December 16Jim SheridanFilm director · February 6Rob CohenFilm director · March 12Ed Begley, Jr.Actor · September 16Brad DavisActor · November 6Niels ArestrupActor · February 8Trevor HornMusician · July 15Pat FraleyActor · February 18Robert PalmerMusician · January 19John MaddenFilm director · April 8Judith LightActor · February 9Loretta DevineActor · August 21

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Born in 1949, by the numbers

Celebrities8468 still living, 16 no longer with us
Oldest livingLawrence Kasdanborn January 14, 1949
YoungestMikhail Boyarskyborn December 26, 1949
Most common roleActor51% of stars born in 1949, then musicians
Top countryUnited States47 people, then United Kingdom and Russia
Top birthplaceNew York City5 celebrities born there
GenerationBaby Boomers
Living stars turn77 this year
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