Famous People Born in 1949

Celebrities born in 1949 include Sigourney Weaver, Bruce Springsteen, Jessica Lange. Here are 43 of the best-known stars born that year, plus a look at life in 1949.

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Celebrities born in 1949

• Sigourney Weaver
  Actor · Born Oct 8, 1949
  Age 77
• Bruce Springsteen
  Musician · Singer · Born Sep 23, 1949
  Age 77
• Jessica Lange
  Actor · Born Apr 20, 1949
  Age 77
• Richard Gere
  Actor · Director · Born Aug 31, 1949
  Age 77
• Jeff Bridges
  Actor · Musician · Born Dec 4, 1949
  Age 76
• Garry Shandling
  Actor · Comedian · Born Nov 29, 1949
  Died 2016
• Christopher Hitchens
  Journalist · Born Apr 13, 1949
  Died 2011
• Shelley Duvall
  Actor · Singer · Born Jul 7, 1949
  Died 2024
• Jim Varney
  TV personality · Actor · Born Jun 15, 1949
  Died 2000
• Lionel Richie
  Musician · Singer · Born Jun 20, 1949
  Age 77
• Roger Taylor
  Musician · Singer · Born Jul 26, 1949
  Age 77
• Billy Joel
  Musician · Singer · Born May 9, 1949
  Age 77
• Sissy Spacek
  Actor · Singer · Born Dec 25, 1949
  Age 76
• George Foreman
  Athlete · Born Jan 10, 1949
  Died 2025
• Tom Waits
  Actor · Musician · Born Dec 7, 1949
  Age 76
• Michael Richards
  TV personality · Actor · Born Jul 24, 1949
  Age 77
• Caitlyn Jenner
  Actor · Athlete · Born Oct 28, 1949
  Age 77
• Mark Knopfler
  Musician · Singer · Born Aug 12, 1949
  Age 77
• Martin Amis
  Journalist · Born Aug 25, 1949
  Died 2023
• John Belushi
  Actor · Singer · Born Jan 24, 1949
  Died 1982
• Jim Broadbent
  Actor · Born May 24, 1949
  Age 77
• Anna Wintour
  Journalist · Born Nov 3, 1949
  Age 77
• Peter Shilton
  Athlete · Born Sep 18, 1949
  Age 77
• Don Johnson
  Actor · Singer · Born Dec 15, 1949
  Age 76
• Twiggy
  Actor · Singer · Born Sep 19, 1949
  Age 77
• Bill Nighy
  Actor · Born Dec 12, 1949
  Age 76
• Annie Leibovitz
  Director · Born Oct 2, 1949
  Age 77
• Robin Gibb
  Musician · Singer · Born Dec 22, 1949
  Died 2012
• Tom Berenger
  Actor · Born May 31, 1949
  Age 77
• Tanya Roberts
  Actor · Model · Born Oct 15, 1949
  Died 2021
• Robert Englund
  Actor · Director · Born Jun 6, 1949
  Age 77
• Andy Kaufman
  Singer · Comedian · Born Jan 17, 1949
  Died 1984
• Pam Grier
  Actor · Born May 26, 1949
  Age 77
• Bonnie Raitt
  Singer · Musician · Born Nov 8, 1949
  Age 77
• Lindsay Wagner
  Actor · Model · Born Jun 22, 1949
  Age 77
• Shelley Long
  Actor · Model · Born Aug 23, 1949
  Age 77
• Gil Scott-Heron
  Musician · Singer · Born Apr 1, 1949
  Died 2011
• Keith Carradine
  Actor · Musician · Born Aug 8, 1949
  Age 77
• Armand Assante
  Actor · Born Oct 4, 1949
  Age 77
• Geezer Butler
  Musician · Born Jul 17, 1949
  Age 77
• Eric Carmen
  Musician · Singer · Born Aug 11, 1949
  Died 2024
• David Strathairn
  Actor · Born Jan 26, 1949
  Age 77
• David Foster
  Actor · Musician · Born Nov 1, 1949
  Age 77

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