1941 births

Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter. Described as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture over his 69-year career. With an estimated 125 million records sold worldwide, he is one of the best-selling musicians. Dylan added increasingly sophisticated lyrical techniques to the folk music of the early 1960s, infusing it "with the intellectualism of classic literature and poetry". His lyrics incorporated political, social, and philosophical influences, defying pop music conventions and appealing to the burgeoning counterculture.

United States Senator from Vermont

English ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author (born 1941)

Scottish association football manager and player

Japanese animator, film director, and mangaka (born 1941)

Yugoslav–Serbian politician

American contemporary folk musician (born 1941)

American computer scientist, co-inventor of the Unix operating system and the C programming language

Turkish preacher and imam (1941–2024)

Italian film director and screenwriter (1941–2018)

President of Ireland (2011–2018; 2018–2025)

President of the Czech Republic from 2003 to 2013

Spanish tenor and conductor (born 1941)

American particle physicist and string theorist

American actress

Bulgarian philosopher, psychoanalyst & academic

Cape Verdean singer-songwriter (1941–2011)

10th President of Turkey (born 1941)

American actor (born 1941)

American singer-songwriter (born 1941)

American film director and writer (1941–2012)

German physicist and nobel laureate (born 1941)

Polish film director and screenwriter (1941–1996)

American astronomer

American chemist and Nobel Laureate (born 1941)

American biologist and historian of science (1941–2002)

British fashion designer (1941–2022)

Soviet chess player

Slovak politician and lawyer

Swiss actor (1941–2019)

Neil Leslie Diamond is an American singer-songwriter. He has sold more than 56.5 million records in the US alone, making him one of the best-selling musicians in history.

English composer, pianist, and Hammond organ player (1941–2012)

Paul Albert Anka is a Canadian and American singer, songwriter, and actor. His songs include "Diana", "You Are My Destiny", "Lonely Boy", "Put Your Head on My Shoulder", "(You're) Having My Baby" and "My Way".

American actor (1941–2023)

Ann-Margret Olsson (born 28 April 1941), credited as Ann-Margret, is an American actress, dancer, and singer with a career spanning seven decades. Her many screen roles include Pocketful of Miracles (1961), State Fair (1962), Bye Bye Birdie (1963), Viva Las Vegas (1964), Carnal Knowledge (1971), The Train Robbers (1973), Tommy (1975), The Return of the Soldier (1982), 52 Pick-Up (1986), Newsies (1992), Grumpy Old Men (1993), Grumpier Old Men (1995), Any Given Sunday (1999), Taxi (2004), and Going in Style (2017). Her accolades include five Golden Globe Awards, an Emmy Award, two Academy Award

American jazz and fusion pianist, keyboardist, and composer (1941-2021)

Argentine pianist (1941-)

British biochemist (1941-)

German film director (1941–2022)

British musician, former member of the Beatles

American businesswoman, writer, TV personality (born 1941)

British drummer (1941–2021)

Italian actor (born 1941)

American singer (born 1941)

Japanese architect (born 1941)

American diplomat (1941-2010)

American pharmacologist (1941-2015)

American singer, guitarist and songwriter (1941–2023)

Canadian economist

Moldovan politician, former President of Moldova

English actor, comedian and writer (1941–1989)

Soviet writer (1941–1990)

interim President of Argentina from 2002 to 2003

2nd Prime Minister of Singapore from 1990 to 2004

American singer (1941–1974)

First President of Slovenia (1991–2002)

English footballer (born 1941)

Tunisian politician

French film director (1941–2021)

Japanese association football player and manger (1941-2026)