- Sep 19 Thomas W. Ewing, American Republican politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois), born in Atlanta, Illinois
- Sep 20 Keith Roberts, English writer (Irish Encounter, Ladies from Hell), born in Kettering, Northamptonshire (d. 2000)
- Sep 24 Lawrence Urquhart, Scottish businessman and CEO (Burmah Castrol)
- Sep 24 Paul Eells, American sportscaster ("Voice of the Razorbacks"), born in Iowa City, Iowa (d. 2006)
- Sep 25 Maj Sjowall, Swedish writer (Martin Beck crime novels), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 2020)
- Sep 26 Joe Sherlock, Irish Labour Party politician, born in Kildorrery, Republic of Ireland (d. 2007)
- Sep 29 David Hannay, British diplomat (Representative to the UNand the EU),born in London, England
Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr. (1935-1967)
Oct 2 Jr., 1st African-American astronaut and U.S. Air Force major, born in Chicago, Illinois
- Oct 3 Charles "Charlie" Duke Jr, American Brigadier General and astronaut (Apol 16), born in Charlotte, North Carolina
- Oct 7 Thomas Keneally, Australian writer (Schindler's List), born in Sydney, Australia
- Oct 8 Albert Roux, French chef and restaurateur (Le Gavroche, 1st Michelin three-starred restaurant in Britain), born in Semur-en-Brionnais, Saône-et-Loire, France (d. 2021) [1]
- Oct 9 Don McCullin, British photographer, born in London, England
- Oct 9 Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, born in London, England
- Oct 10 André Bureau, French Canadian lawyer and communications executive, born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
- Oct 10 Khalil al-Wazir [Abu Jihad], Founder of Palestinian group Fatah and PLO leader, born in Ramla, Mandatory Palestine (d. 1988)
- Oct 10 Ousmane Sow, Senegalese sculptor, born in Dhakar (d. 2016)
- Oct 12 William Raspberry, American columnist (Pulitzer 1994), born in Okolona, Mississippi (d. 2012)
- Oct 15 Murdo Alex MacLeod, Free Church of Scotland minister, born in Ness, Lewis (d. 1995)
- Oct 18 John B. Coleman, American hotel magnate (Ritz Carlton), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Oct 25 Russell Luis Schweickart, astronaut (Apollo 9), born in Neptune Township, New Jersey
- Oct 30 Ágota Kristóf, Hungarian writer (The Notebook), born in Csikvánd, Hungary (d. 2011)
- Oct 30 Robert Caro, American journalist and biographer (Lyndon B. Johnson), born in NYC, New York
Charles Koch (87 years old)
Nov 1 American businessman and philanthropist (Koch Industries billionaire), born in Wichita, Kansas
- Nov 1 Edward Said, Palestinian-American literary critic, born in Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine (d. 2003)
- Nov 7 Willibrordus S. Rendra, Indonesian poet (Ballad orang-orang tertjina), born in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia (d. 2009)
- Nov 8 Alfonso López Trujillo, Colombian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, born in Villahermosa, Colombia (d. 2008)
- Nov 10 Bernard Babior, American physician and biochemist, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2004)
- Nov 10 Igor Dmitriyevich Novikov, Russian astrophysicist and cosmologist, born in Moscow, Russian SFSR
- Nov 13 George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury, born in The East End, Co. London
- Nov 13 Michael Getler, American journalist and 1st ombudsman appointed by a US broadcasting network (PBS), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2018)
- Nov 13 Thomas Augustine Martin, Irish academic, born in Ballinamore, County Leitrim (d. 1995)
- Nov 14 Gennadi Aleksandrovich Dolgopolov, cosmonaut
- Nov 14 Hussein ibn Talal, King of Jordan (1952-99), born in Amman, Jordan (d. 1999)
- Nov 14 Jakusho Kwong, head of Sonoma Mountain Zen Center, born in Santa Rosa, California
- Nov 15 Ariston Muguranayanga Chambati, politician/businessman
- Nov 15 Jerry Douglas, American director and writer (Grabby Awards Hall of Fame), born in Des Moines, Iowa
- Nov 16 Elizabeth Drew, American journalist (Politics & Money: The Road to Corruption), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Nov 16 France-Albert René, 2nd President of Seychelles (1977-2004), born in Victoria, Crown Colony of Seychelles (d. 2019)
- Nov 18 Rodney Hall, Australian author
- Nov 18 Rudolf Bahro, German dissident (d. 1997)
Jack Welch (1935-2020)
Nov 19 American businessman and CEO of General Electric (GE), born in Salem, Massachusetts
- Nov 19 Rashad Khalifa, Egyptian imam (d. 1990)
- Nov 23 Dean Gallo, American politician (Rep-R-NJ, 1985-94), born in Havensack, New Jersey (d. 1994)
- Nov 23 Vladislav Volkov, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz 7, 11), born in Moscow, Russia
- Nov 24 Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Bahraini royal and politician, world's longest serving Prime Minister of Bahrain (1970-2020), born in Bahrain (d. 2020)
- Nov 24 Ron Dellums, American politician (D-House representative from California, 1971-1998), born in Oakland, California (d. 2018)
- Nov 28 Prince Hitachi, Japanese royalty (sixth born child of Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun), born in Tokyo Imperial Palace, Tokyo
- Nov 28 Randolph Stow, Australian author and poet (Suburbs of Hell), born in Geraldton, Western Australia (d. 2010)
- Dec 2 David Hackett Fischer, American educator and historian (Albion's Seed), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- Dec 2 Jeannie Morris, American sports journalist and author (Chicago Daily News, WMAQ; 'Brian Piccolo: A Short Season', 2014 Ring Lardner Award), born in Redondo Beach, California (d. 2020)
- Dec 4 Robert Vesco, American financier and fugitive, born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2007)
- Dec 5 Calvin Trillin, American author (New Yorker), born in Kansas City, Missouri
- Dec 9 Dominico Tromp, Aruba, stage leader
- Dec 11 Ferdinand A. Porsche, German car designer (Porsche 911), born in Stuttgart, Germany (d. 2012)
- Dec 11 Pranab Mukherjee, Indian politician, 13th President of India (2012-17), born in Mirati, British India (d. 2020)
- Dec 13 Tom Wakefield, British writer, born in Staffordshire, England (d. 1996)
- Dec 18 Bonno Spieker, Dutch 2nd Chamber member (PvdA), born in Delfzijl, Netherlands (d. 2017)
- Dec 21 Edward Schreyer, Canadian politician (Premier of Manitoba), born in Beausejour, Canada
- Dec 21 Phil Donahue, TV talk show host (The Phil Donahue Show), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- Dec 21 Yusuf Bey (Joseph Stephens), American activist, born in Greenville, Texas (d. 2003)
- Dec 22 John L. Finley, United States Navy aviator, born in Winchester, Massachusetts (d. 2006)
- Dec 25 Sadiq al-Mahdi, Sudanese politician and Imam, Prime Minister of Sudan (1966-67, 1986-89), born in Omdurman, Sudan (d. 2020)
Gnassingbé Eyadéma (1935-2005)
Dec 26 General and President of Togo (1967-2005), born in Kozah, Togo
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (87 years old)
Dec 31 King of Saudi Arabia (2015-present), born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia