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• b. 1941Paul AnkaCanadian and American singer and actorJuly 30 · Turned 85 this year
• b. 1941Richard DawkinsBritish evolutionary biologist and authorMarch 26 · Turned 85 this year
• 1941–2026Jesse JacksonAmerican minister, activist and politicianOctober 8
• 1941–2021Anne RiceAmerican authorOctober 4
• 1941–2023Ryan O'NealAmerican actorApril 20
• 1941–2012Nora EphronAmerican writer and filmmakerMay 19
• b. 1941Ann-MargretAmerican actressApril 28 · Turned 85 this year
• b. 1941Sergio MattarellaPresident of Italy since 2015July 23 · Turned 85 this year
• b. 1941Art GarfunkelAmerican singerNovember 5 · Turns 85 this year
• b. 1941Martha StewartAmerican businesswoman, writer, TV personalityAugust 3 · Turned 85 this year
• 1941–1974Cass ElliotAmerican singerSeptember 19
• 1941–1967Otis ReddingAmerican singer and songwriterSeptember 9
• b. 1941Pete BestBritish musicianNovember 24 · Turns 85 this year
• 1941–1959Ritchie ValensAmerican rock musicianMay 13
• 1941–1998Linda McCartneyAmerican photographer and musicianSeptember 24
• b. 1941Franco NeroItalian actorNovember 23 · Turns 85 this year
• 1941–2023David CrosbyAmerican singer and guitaristAugust 14
• 1941–1993Bobby MooreEnglish footballerApril 12
• b. 1941Geoff HurstEnglish former footballerDecember 8 · Turns 85 this year
• 1941–2026Peter CullenCanadian voice actorJuly 28
• 1941–2021Charlie WattsBritish drummerJune 2
• 1941–1989Graham ChapmanEnglish actor, comedian and writerJanuary 8
• b. 1941Michael D. HigginsPresident of Ireland from 2011 to 2025April 18 · Turned 85 this year
• 1941–2022Vivienne WestwoodBritish fashion designerApril 8
• b. 1941Plácido DomingoSpanish tenor and conductorJanuary 21 · Turned 85 this year
• b. 1941Beau BridgesAmerican actorDecember 9 · Turns 85 this year
• b. 1941Stacy KeachAmerican actorJune 2 · Turned 85 this year
• 1941–2011Dennis RitchieAmerican computer scientist known for UnixSeptember 9
• 1941–2018Bernardo BertolucciItalian filmmakerMarch 16
• 1941–2019Robert ForsterAmerican actorJuly 13
• 1941–1955Emmett TillAmerican lynching victimJuly 25
• 1941–2019Bruno GanzSwiss actorMarch 22
• 1941–2021Chick CoreaAmerican musician and composerJune 12
• 1941–2022David WarnerBritish actorJuly 29
• 1941–2022Wolfgang PetersenGerman filmmakerMarch 14
• b. 1941Eric BurdonEnglish singerMay 11 · Turned 85 this year
• 1941–1994Harry NilssonAmerican singer-songwriterJune 15
• b. 1941Miriam MargolyesBritish and Australian comedian, writer, and actressMay 18 · Turned 85 this year
• b. 1941Martha ArgerichArgentine pianistJune 5 · Turned 85 this year
• 1941–1996Krzysztof KieślowskiPolish film director and screenwriterJune 27
• 1941–2024Joe FlahertyAmerican actorJune 21
• 1941–2012Jon LordEnglish musician and composerJune 9
• 1941–2024Fethullah GülenTurkish scholar, theologian and dissidentApril 27
• 1941–2010Captain BeefheartAmerican musicianJanuary 15
• 1941–2002Stephen Jay GouldAmerican biologist and historian of scienceSeptember 10
• b. 1941Chubby CheckerAmerican singerOctober 3 · Turns 85 today
• 1941–2020Helen ReddyAustralian and American singer, actress, TV host, and activistOctober 25
• b. 1941Peter CoyoteAmerican actor and directorOctober 10 · Turns 85 this year
• 1941–2011Cesária ÉvoraCape Verdean singer-songwriterAugust 27
• b. 1941George ClintonAmerican musicianJuly 22 · Turned 85 this year
• 1941–2026Aldrich AmesAmerican CIA analyst and Soviet spyMay 26
• 1941–2016Maurice WhiteAmerican musicianDecember 19
• 1941–2021Michael AptedEnglish filmmakerFebruary 10
• b. 1941Lee Myung-bakPresident of South Korea from 2008 to 2013December 19 · Turns 85 this year
• 1941–2025Sally KirklandAmerican actress and producerOctober 31
• 1941–2021Jessica WalterAmerican actressJanuary 31
• b. 1941Jürgen ProchnowGerman actorJune 10 · Turned 85 this year
• 1941–1998Stokely CarmichaelTrinbagonian-American activistJune 29
• 1941–2024Frank FarianGerman record producer and singerJuly 18
• b. 1941Tadao AndoJapanese architectSeptember 13 · Turned 85 this year