Famous People Born in 1946

Celebrities born in 1946 include Freddie Mercury, Steven Spielberg, Charlotte Rampling. Here are 55 of the best-known stars born that year, plus a look at life in 1946.

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Celebrities born in 1946

• Freddie Mercury
  Musician · Singer · Born Sep 5, 1946
  Died 1991
• Steven Spielberg
  Actor · Director · Born Dec 18, 1946
  Age 79
• Charlotte Rampling
  Actor · Model · Born Feb 5, 1946
  Age 80
• Sylvester Stallone
  Director · Actor · Born Jul 6, 1946
  Age 80
• Dolly Parton
  Actor · Singer · Born Jan 19, 1946
  Died 2026
• Cher
  Actor · Musician · Born May 20, 1946
  Age 80
• David Lynch
  Actor · Musician · Born Jan 20, 1946
  Died 2025
• Susan Sarandon
  Actor · Born Oct 4, 1946
  Age 80
• Diane Keaton
  Actor · Born Jan 5, 1946
  Died 2025
• Liza Minnelli
  Actor · Born Mar 12, 1946
  Age 80
• Alan Rickman
  Actor · Musician · Born Feb 21, 1946
  Died 2016
• Sally Field
  Director · Singer · Born Nov 6, 1946
  Age 80
• George Best
  Athlete · Born May 22, 1946
  Died 2005
• Oliver Stone
  Actor · Director · Born Sep 15, 1946
  Age 80
• Tommy Lee Jones
  Director · Actor · Born Sep 15, 1946
  Age 80
• Patti Smith
  Musician · Singer · Born Dec 30, 1946
  Age 79
• Blake Clark
  Actor · Singer · Born Feb 2, 1946
  Age 80
• David Gilmour
  Musician · Singer · Born Mar 6, 1946
  Age 80
• Timothy Dalton
  Actor · Born Mar 21, 1946
  Age 80
• Syd Barrett
  Singer · Born Jan 6, 1946
  Died 2006
• Tim Curry
  Actor · Singer · Born Apr 19, 1946
  Died 2026
• Candice Bergen
  Actor · TV host · Born May 9, 1946
  Age 80
• Jane Birkin
  Actor · Singer · Born Dec 14, 1946
  Died 2023
• Julian Barnes
  Journalist · Born Jan 19, 1946
  Age 80
• Linda Ronstadt
  Actor · Singer · Born Jul 15, 1946
  Age 80
• Ed O'Neill
  Actor · Comedian · Born Apr 12, 1946
  Age 80
• Danny Glover
  Actor · Director · Born Jul 22, 1946
  Age 80
• Charles Dance
  Actor · Director · Born Oct 10, 1946
  Age 80
• Barry Bostwick
  Actor · Singer · Born Feb 24, 1946
  Age 80
• Robert Fisk
  Journalist · Born Jul 12, 1946
  Died 2020
• David Suchet
  Actor · Born May 2, 1946
  Age 80
• Bob Beamon
  Athlete · Born Aug 29, 1946
  Age 80
• John Paul Jones
  Musician · Born Jan 3, 1946
  Age 80
• Talia Shire
  Director · Actor · Born Apr 25, 1946
  Age 80
• Howard Shore
  Musician · Born Oct 18, 1946
  Age 80
• Gregory Hines
  Actor · Singer · Born Feb 14, 1946
  Died 2003
• Marianne Faithfull
  Actor · Singer · Born Dec 29, 1946
  Died 2025
• Bon Scott
  Musician · Singer · Born Jul 9, 1946
  Died 1980
• Pete Postlethwaite
  Actor · Born Feb 7, 1946
  Died 2011
• Brian Cox
  Actor · Director · Born Jun 1, 1946
  Age 80
• Billy Preston
  Actor · Musician · Born Sep 2, 1946
  Died 2006
• Barry Gibb
  Musician · Singer · Born Sep 1, 1946
  Age 80
• Cheech Marin
  Actor · Comedian · Born Jul 13, 1946
  Age 80
• Jimmy Buffett
  Actor · Musician · Born Dec 25, 1946
  Died 2023
• Joanna Lumley
  Actor · Comedian · Born May 1, 1946
  Age 80
• Suzanne Somers
  Actor · Singer · Born Oct 16, 1946
  Died 2023
• Al Green
  Musician · Singer · Born Apr 13, 1946
  Age 80
• Lesley Gore
  Singer · Born May 2, 1946
  Died 2015
• Tyne Daly
  Actor · Born Feb 21, 1946
  Age 80
• John Heard
  Actor · Born Mar 7, 1946
  Died 2017
• Eugene Levy
  Comedian · Musician · Born Dec 17, 1946
  Age 79
• Gilda Radner
  Singer · Comedian · Born Jun 28, 1946
  Died 1989
• Duane Allman
  Musician · Born Nov 20, 1946
  Died 1971
• Hayley Mills
  Actor · Singer · Born Apr 18, 1946
  Age 80
• Donovan
  Actor · Musician · Born May 10, 1946
  Age 80

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Celebrity data from Wikidata; prices from USPS, US Department of Labor and BLS CPI. Updated November 2026.