- Sep 10 David Rowland, English real estate developer/broker/multi-millionaire
- Sep 10 Karl Lagerfeld, German fashion designer (Fendi, Chanel), born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 2019) birth date disputed
- Sep 10 Yevgeny Khrunov, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 5), born in Prudy, Tula Oblast, Soviet Union (d. 2000)
- Sep 11 William Luther Pierce, American author and activist, born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2002)
- Sep 16 Jim Gilbert, British artist and criminal, born in London (d. 1995)
- Sep 17 Chuck Grassley, American politician (Senator-R-Iowa, 1981- ), born in New Hartford, Iowa
- Sep 17 Desmond Fennell, British high court judge, born in Sheffield, England (d. 2011)
- Sep 18 Robert "Bob" Bennett, American politician (U.S. Senator from Utah, 1993-2011), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 2016)
- Sep 18 Valentina Ponomaryova, Soviet cosmonaut (Vostok 6 backup), born in Moscow, Russia
- Sep 20 Bob Banas, American choreographer (Malibu U, Jonathan Winters Show), born in NYC, New York
- Sep 24 Catherine Hughes [Pestell], British principal (Somerville College Oxford), born in County Durham, England (d. 2014)
- Sep 25 Adolfo Suárez, Prime Minister of Spain (1976-81), born in Cebreros, Spanish Republic (d. 2014)
- Sep 25 Arthur Duncan, American tap dancer (The Lawrence Welk Show, 1964-82), born in Pasadena, California
- Sep 27 Rodney Cotterill, Danish-English physicist (d. 2007)
- Sep 28 Madeleine Kunin, Swiss born American diplomat and politician (1st Jewish Governor of Vermont 1985-91), born in Zürich, Switzerland
- Sep 28 Miguel Ortiz Berrocal, Spanish sculptor, born in Villanueva de Algaidas, Málaga (d. 2006)
John B. Gurdon (89 years old)
Oct 2 English developmental biologist (Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2012), born in Dippenhall, Hampshire
- Oct 9 Bill Tidy, English cartoonist (Fosdyke Saga), born in Tranmere, England
- Oct 9 Peter Mansfield, British Physician whose discoveries led to MRI (2003 Nobel Prize), born in London (d. 2017)
- Oct 10 Gerald Masters, South African-British author (Pan Book of Dates)
- Oct 10 Jay Sebring, American hair stylist and Manson murder victim, born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 1969)
- Oct 12 Guido Molinari, Canadian painter, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2004)
- Oct 13 Raynald Fréchette, Quebec politician and judge, born in Asbestos, Quebec (d. 2007)
- Oct 17 William A Anders, Maj Gen, USAF/astronaut (Apollo 8), born in Hong Kong
- Oct 22 Donald Herod Peterson, American USAF Colonel, and NASA astronaut (STS-6), born in Winona, Mississippi (d. 2018)
- Oct 24 Norman Rush, American writer (Mating), born in San Francisco, California
- Oct 24 Ronald "Ronnie" Kray and Reginald "Reggie" Kray, English gangsters (the Kray twins), born in London, England
- Oct 25 Larry J. Hopkins, American politician (Rep-R-KY, 1979-93), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2021)
Amartya Sen (89 years old)
Nov 3 Indian economist and Nobel Prize laureate (welfare economics and social choice theory), born in Santiniketan, West Bengal, India
- Nov 3 Louis W Sullivan, US Sec of Health & Human Services (1989- )
Michael Dukakis (89 years old)
Nov 3 Governor of Massachusetts (1975-79 and 1983-91) and 1988 Democratic presidential nominee, born in Brookline, Massachusetts
- Nov 10 Ronald Evans, American naval officer and NASA astronaut, born in St. Francis, Kansas (d. 1990)
Jalal Talabani (1933-2017)
Nov 12 Iraqi-Kurdish politician and President of Iraq (2005-2014), born in Kelkan, Iraq
- Nov 14 Fred W Haise Jr, American USAF officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut (Apollo 13; STS-T-1, -T-3, -T-5), born in Biloxi, Mississippi
- Nov 19 Jerry Sheindlin, American jurist and husband of Judge Judy, born in NYC, New York
- Nov 21 Frank Brake, English multi-millionaire
- Nov 21 Henry Hartsfield Jr, American astronaut (STS-4; STS-41-D; STS-61-A), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 2014)
- Nov 23 Ali Shariati, Iranian sociologist & revolutionary, born in Kahak, Iran (d. 1977)
- Nov 28 Joe Knollenberg, American politician (Rep-R-Michigan 1993-2009), born in Mattoon, Illinois (d. 2018)
- Nov 29 David Reuben, American author (Everything You Wanted to Know about Sex)
- Nov 29 James Rosenquist, American pop artist, born in Grand Forks, North Dakota (d. 2017)
- Nov 30 Linwood C Ivey, NC, (Mayor-Garysburg NC)
- Dec 2 K. Veeramani, Indian anti-caste activist, born in Cuddalore, Madras Presidency, British India
- Dec 3 Paul J. Crutzen, Dutch chemist, Nobel laureate
- Dec 5 Edward Daly, Irish Bishop "Bloody Sunday" priest, born in Belleek, County Fermanagh (d. 2016)
- Dec 11 Aquilino Pimentel, Jr., Filipino politician (23rd President of the Senate of the Philippines), born in Claveria, Misamis Oriental, Philippine Islands
- Dec 11 Ernst van Altena, Dutch author and interpreter (Chansons van Earnest), born in Amsterdam (d. 1999)
- Dec 15 Donald Woods, South African journalist, anti-apartheid activist and author (Biko; Asking for Trouble), born in Elliotdale, South Africa (d. 2001)
- Dec 17 Paul Snoek [Edm Schietekat], Belgian poet
- Dec 18 Arthur Leigh Allen, American elementary school teacher and suspected Zodiac serial killer, born in Honolulu, Hawaii (d. 1992)
- Dec 20 Jean Carnahan, US politician and writer (Missouri, Senator 2001–2002), born in Washington, D.C.
- Dec 21 Huib Eversdijk, Dutch 2nd chamber member (CDA), born in Kapelle, Netherlands (d. 2012)
