- Jan 1 Evangelos Venizelos, Greek lawyer, professor and politician
- Jan 6 Michael Foale, British-American astrophysicist and astronaut (STS 45, 56, 63, 84/86), born in Louth, England
- Jan 7 Nicholson Baker, American novelist, born in NYC, New York
- Jan 10 Greg Walden, U.S. Congressman from Oregon, born in The Dalles, Oregon
- Jan 13 Lorrie Moore, American writer
- Jan 14 Anchee Min, Chinese writer, born in Shanghai, China
- Jan 15 David Inge, American politician, Governor of Hawaii (2014-), born in Pearl City, Hawaii
- Jan 15 Patrick Dixon, English entrepreneur, born in London, United Kingdom
- Jan 17 Ann Nocenti, American comic book writer
- Jan 19 Kenneth McClintock, Puerto Rican politician, born in London, United Kingdom
- Jan 22 Francis Wheen, English writer & journalist, born in England
- Jan 23 Caroline Louise Marguerite Grimaldi, daughter of Princess Grace and Prince Rainer, born in Monte Carlo, Monaco
- Jan 23 Lou Schuler, American fitness journalist, born in St. Louis, Missouri
- Jan 25 Andrew P. Harris, American politician & physician, born in NYC, New York
- Jan 25 Eskil Erlandsson, Swedish politician, born in Kronoberg County, Sweden
- Jan 25 Luis Garavito [The Beast, Tribilín], Colombian serial killer described as "the world's worst serial killer" (138-300+ victims), born in Génova, Quindío, Colombia
- Jan 29 Grazyna Miller, Italian poet, translator, and journalist
- Feb 1 Donna Adamek, American tenpin bowler (BWAA Woman of Year 1978-81), born in Duarte, California
- Feb 2 Laurie Mann, current DPS curator/geek
- Feb 4 Evan Wolfson, American attorney and activist
- Feb 9 Mohammed Valli Moosa, South African leader (UDF)
- Feb 13 Denise Austin, US fitness instructor & author, born in San Pedro, California
- Feb 15 Bienvenida Buck, Spanish lover of Peter Harding, born in Velencia Spain
- Feb 18 Bruce Rauner, American politician (Governor of Illinois, 2015–19), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Feb 25 Jane Ackroyd, British sculptor
- Feb 26 David Muldrow Beasley, American politician, born in Darlington, South Carolina
- Feb 28 Ainsley Harriott, British celebrity chef
- Mar 4 Jim Dwyer, American journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner, born in NYC, New York (d. 2020)
- Mar 5 Tim Holden, American politician (Rep-D-Pennsylvania 1993-2013), born in St. Clair, Pennsylvania
- Mar 7 Robert Harris, British TV reporter, journalist and author (Fatherland, Enigma), born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
- Mar 9 Mona Sahlin, Swedish politician, leader of Swedish Social Democratic Party, born in Sollefteå, Västernorrland County, Sweden
Osama bin Laden (1957-2011)
Mar 10 Islamic militant and founder of al-Qaeda, born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Mar 11 Qasem Soleimani, Iranian major general of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, born in Kerman, Iran (d. 2020)
- Mar 11 The Lady Chablis [Benjamin Knox], American transgender entertainer (Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil), born in Quincy, Florida (d. 2016)
- Mar 13 John Hoeven, American politician (Senator-R-North Dakota 2011-, Governor of North Dakota 2000-10), born in Bismarck, North Dakota
- Mar 14 Andrew Robinson, British author (Times Higher Education Supplement), born in England
- Mar 14 Mark Gordon, American politician, Governor of Wyoming (2019-), born in New York City
- Mar 14 Tad Williams, American fantasy and science fiction author, born in San Jose, California
- Mar 15 Janet Cardiff, Canadian sound artist (Forty Part Motet), born in Brussels, Ontario
- Mar 16 Pearl Moore, WBL guard (NY Stars)
- Mar 18 Christer Fuglesang, physicist/astronaut (Mir backup), born in Stockholm, Sweden
- Mar 20 David Foster, Australian woodchopper (21 x World 600mm Double-handed Sawing C'ship), born in Devonport, Tasmania, Australia
- Mar 24 Scott J Horowitz, PhD/Capt USAF/astronaut (STS 75, 82), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Mar 27 Nicholas Hawkins, British politician (Conservatives 1992-2005)
- Mar 30 Yelena Kondakova, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz TM 20, STS 84, 1st woman to make a space flight of long duration), born in Mytishchi, Russia
- Mar 31 Patrick G Forrester, Army Lt Colonel and astronaut, born in El Paso, Texas
- Apr 1 Peter Deutsch, American politician (US Representative (D)-Florida, 1993-2005), born in The Bronx, New York
- Apr 6 Paolo Nespoli, Italian astronaut
- Apr 9 Martin Margiela, Belgian fashion designer, born in Genk, Belgium
- Apr 10 Aliko Dangote, Nigerian Chairman and CEO of the Dangote Group, born in Kano, Kano State
- Apr 10 John M. Ford, American sci-fi author and poet, born in East Chicago, Indiana (d. 2006)
- Apr 13 Amy Goodman, American activist and host of Democracy Now, born in Bay Shore, New York
- Apr 14 Bobbi Brown, American make-up artist (Bobbi Brown Cosmetics), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Apr 17 Nick Hornby, English writer (High Fidelity), born in Redhill, Surrey
- Apr 19 Mukesh Ambani, Indian businessman and chairman of Reliance Industries, born in Aden, Yemen
- Apr 22 Donald Tusk, Polish politician, Prime Minister of Poland (2007-14), President of the European Council 2014-), born in Gdańsk, Poland
- Apr 22 Ethel White, WBL guard (NY Stars)
- Apr 28 Leopold Eyharts, French cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-26, TM-28/27)
- Apr 29 Fiame Naomi Mata'afa, Samoan politician and chieftainess, 1st female Prime Minister of Samoa (2021-), born in Apia, Western Samoa
- Apr 29 Timothy Treadwell, American bear enthusiast (d. 2003)
- Apr 30 Aviva Chomsky, American historian, daughter of Noam Chomsky
- Apr 30 Duane G Carey, American major USAF/astronaut, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
- May 1 Dick Swett, American politician and diplomat (Rep-D-New Hampshire 1991-5), born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
- May 1 Paul D Ronney, ScD/astronaut (STS 83 alt), born in Los Angeles, California
- May 2 Domonic L. Pudwill Gorie, American NASA astronaut (sk: STS-91), born in Lake Charles, Louisiana
- May 9 Fred Markham, 1st man to pedal a bike 65 mph
- May 11 Luca Urbani, MD/astronaut (STS 78-alt), born in Rome, Italy
- May 13 Andrea Klump, German terrorist (attempt to murder Jewish emigrants in Hungary)
- May 13 Carrie Lam, Chinese politician, Chief Executive of Hong Kong (2017-22), born in Hong Kong
- May 13 Claudie Andre-Deshays, French cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-24)
- May 14 William G Gregory, American USAF Major and astronaut (STS 67), born in Lockport New York
- May 15 Juan José Ibarretxe, Basque Lehendakari (Prime Minister)
- May 21 Nadine Dorries, British politician (C), born in Liverpool, England
- May 22 Lisa Murkowski, American politician (U.S. Senator from Alaska), born in Ketchikan, Territory of Alaska
- May 24 John G. Rowland, American politician (86th Governor of Connecticut), born in Waterbury, Connecticut
- May 25 Edward Lee, American writer (Mr. Torso), born in Washington, D.C.
- May 26 François Legault, French Canadian politician
- May 26 Pontso S.M. Sekatle, Lesotho academic and politician
- May 28 Walter R. Tucker III, American politician (Rep-D-California 1993-95), born in Compton, California
- May 29 Jeb Hensarling, American politician (Rep-R-Texas 2013-19), born in Stephenville, Texas
- May 30 Hervé Leroux, French fashion designer and founder of Hervé Léger fashion house, born in Bapaume, France (d. 2017)
- May 31 Stephen Jones, English milliner (John Galliano, Vivienne Westwood), born in the Wirral Peninsula, England
Jeffrey Hawkins (65 years old)
Jun 1 American inventor (PalmPilot, Treo), born in Huntington, New York
- Jun 2 Mark Lawrenson, English Football Pundit
- Jun 7 Ruth Anderson, Welsh rug hooker famous for her folk rugs
- Jun 8 Scott Raymond Adams, Catskill NY, cartoonist (Dilbert)
- Jun 10 Hidetsugu Aneha, Japanese architect (falsified earthquake design calculations)
- Jun 10 Lindsay Hoyle, British politician (Speaker of the House of Commons), born in Adlington, England
- Jun 13 Roy Cooper, American politician, Governor of North Carolina (2017-), born in Nashville, North Carolina
- Jun 19 Anna Lindh, Swedish politician (d. 2003)
- Jun 21 Berkeley Breathed, American cartoonist (Vegetarian; Bloom County; Outland), born in Encino, Los Angeles, California
- Jun 22 Danny Baker, English writer and radio DJ, born in Deptford, London, England
- Jun 26 Philippe Couillard, 31st Premier of Quebec and Minister of Health, born in Montreal, Quebec
- Jun 28 Georgi Parvanov, 3rd President of Bulgaria (2002-12), born in Sirishtnik, Bulgaria
- Jul 4 Princess Chulabhorn of Thailand, the youngest daughter of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit, born in Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall Dusit Palace, Bangkok
- Jul 5 David Hanson, British Labour politician, born in Liverpool
- Jul 9 Tim Kring, American writer and producer, born in El Dorado County, California
- Jul 10 Cindy Sheehan, American anti-war and political activist, born in Inglewood, California
- Jul 12 Rick Douglas Husband, Amarillo Texas, USAF mjr/astronaut
- Jul 13 Phil Margera, father of Bam Margera
- Jul 15 Kate Kellaway, English literary critic
- Jul 16 Alan Donnelly, British Labour Party politician, born in Jarrow, England
- Jul 16 Alexandra Marinina, Russian writer (Igra Na Chuzhom Pole), born in Lviv, Ukraine
- Jul 21 Stefan Lofven, Swedish politician, Prime Minister (2014-18), born in Stockholm, Sweden
- Jul 25 Daniel W. Bursch, NASA astronaut (STS 51, 68, 77), born in Bristol, Pennsylvania
- Jul 25 Ray Billingsley, American comic strip cartoonist (Curtis), born in Wake Forest, North Carolina
- Jul 27 Hansi Muller, German footballer, born in Stuttgart
Fumio Kishida (65 years old)
Jul 29 Japanese politician (Prime Minister of Japan 2021-), born in Tokyo, Japan
- Jul 29 Virginia Maria "Ginni" Rometty, American chairwoman, president and CEO of IBM, born in Chigago, Illinois
- Jul 30 Nery Pumpido, Argentine footballer (played in World Cup 1986, 90), born in Monje, Santa Fe, Argentina
- Aug 2 Jacky Rosen, American politician (Senator-D-Nevada 2019-), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Aug 4 Brooks D. Simpson, American historian
- Aug 4 Robert E. Andrews, American politician (Rep-D-New Jersey 1990-2014), born in Camden, New Jersey
- Aug 5 Pavel V. Vinogradov, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-26, Commander of the International Space Station 2013), born in Magadan, Soviet Union
- Aug 6 Jim McGreevey, American politician
- Aug 7 Martín Espada, American Latino poet (2021 National Book Award), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Aug 11 Masayoshi Son, Korean-Japanese chief executive of SoftBank Mobile and chairman of Sprint Corporation, born in Tosu, Saga
- Aug 16 Phil Murphy, American financier and politician, Governor of New Jersey (2018-), born in Needham, Massachusetts
- Aug 19 Li-Young Lee, Indonesia-born American poet, born in Jakarta, Indonesia
- Aug 21 Janice Thomas, WBL guard (NY Stars)
Ai Weiwei (65 years old)
Aug 28 Chinese artist and activist (Sunflower Seeds, Remembering), born in Beijing, China
- Sep 6 José Sócrates, Prime Minister of Portugal (2005-11) indicted for corruption, born in Porto, Portugal
- Sep 6 Michaëlle Jean, 27th Governor-General of Canada, born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
- Sep 7 Melvin Edward Mays, American felon (one of FBI's most wanted, arrested 1995 for conspiracy to commit terror on behalf of Libya)
- Sep 9 Gabriele Tredozi, Italian engineer
- Sep 13 Bongbong Marcos [Ferdinand Marcos Jr], Philippine politician (President of the Philippines 2022-), born in Santa Mesa, Manila
- Sep 13 John G. Trueschler, American politician (member of the Maryland House of Delegates), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- Sep 17 David Bintley, British dancer choreographer and ballet director, born in Huddersfield, England
- Sep 19 Dennis Cowan, British rocker (The Bonzo Dog Band), born in London, England
- Sep 19 Richard M. Linnehan, American astronaut (STS 78, sk: 90), born in Lowell, Massachusetts
- Sep 20 Rich DiSilvio, American new media developer & artist
- Sep 21 Kevin Rudd, Australian politician, Prime Minister (2013), born in Nambour, Queensland
- Sep 21 Mark Levin, American radio host and author (The Mark Levin Show), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Sep 24 Brad Bird, American director (The Iron Giant, The Incredibles), born in Kalispell, Montana
- Sep 27 Rob Armitage, Canadian curler (World C'ship gold 2013), born in Red Deer, Alberta (d. 2022)
- Sep 28 Bill Cassidy, American politician (Senator-R-Louisiana 2015-), born in Highland Park, Illinois
- Sep 30 Gladys Portugues, American atress, Mrs Jean-Claude Van Damme (It's Alive 3), born in NYC, New York
- Oct 3 Tim Westwood, Pimp My Ride UK presenter and DJ
- Oct 4 Gregory T. Linteris, American astronaut and payload specialist (STS-83, STS-94), born in Demarest, New Jersey
- Oct 5 Mark Geragos, American attorney
- Oct 8 Joe Castiglione, American college athletic director, born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Oct 9 Yuri Usachyov, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-18, TM-23), born in Donetsk, Russia
- Oct 10 Rumiko Takahashi, Japanese artist, born in Niigata, Japan
- Oct 11 Paul Sereno, American paleontologist (discovered several new dinosaur species), born in Aurora, Illinois
- Oct 14 Michel Després, Quebec politician
- Oct 18 Doug Isaacson, American politician (Mayor of North Pole, Alaska, 2006-12), born in Seattle, Washington
- Oct 19 Doug Kirby, American travel guide writer (Roadside America), born in Holmdel, New Jersey
- Oct 21 Wolfgang Ketterle, German physicist, Nobel laureate
Paul Kagame (65 years old)
Oct 23 Rwandan leader, head of Rwandan Patriotic Front, President of Rwanda (2000-), born in Tambwe, Ruanda-Urundi
- Oct 30 Aleksandr Lazutkin, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-25), born in Moscow, Russia
- Nov 4 Tony Abbott, Australian Prime Minister (2013-15), born in London, England
- Nov 6 Klaus Kleinfeld, German industrialist, born in Bremen, Germany
- Nov 12 Tim Samaras, American tornado chaser (Storm Chasers),, born in Lakewood, Colorado (d. 2013)
- Nov 13 Greg Abbott, American politician, Governor of Texas (2015-), born in Wichita Falls, Texas
- Nov 13 Ronald Shusett, author (Project Mankind), born in Hamburg, Germany
- Nov 14 Michael J. Fitzgerald, American technical writer and novelist (Song of Falling Leaves), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 2021)
- Nov 16 Frank Milton "Pete" Higgins II, VP (Microsoft Desktop)
- Nov 18 J.C. Watts (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 4th district, in office Jan 3, 1995 - Jan 3, 2003
- Nov 18 Seán Mac Falls, Irish-born poet
- Nov 19 Sharon Farrah, American WBL guard (NY Stars)
- Nov 25 Bob Ehrlich, Jr., former Maryland governor
- Nov 27 Caroline Kennedy. American attorney and diplomat ,daughter of JFK & Jackie Kennedy, born in New York City
- Nov 27 Kevin O'Connell, American sound re-recording mixer (Hacksaw Ridge), born in Long Island, New York
- Nov 27 Terri R Adams, educator (teacher in space)
- Nov 30 Joël Champetier, French Canadian author
- Dec 2 Dagfinn Høybråten, Norwegian politician (leader of the Christian Democratic Party 2004–2011), born in Oslo, Norway
- Dec 4 Eric S. Raymond, American open source advocate, born in Boston, Massachusetts
Andrew Cuomo (65 years old)
Dec 6 American politician and Governor of New York (2011-21), born in NYC, New York
- Dec 7 John Lee, Hong Kong politician (Police Chief and Chief Executive of Hong Kong 2022-), born in British Hong Kong
- Dec 7 Tom Winsor, British lawyer and economic regulator, born in Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland
- Dec 10 Prem Rawat "Guru Maharajji and Maharaji", American-Indian spiritual leader and speaker, born in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India
- Dec 12 Robert Lepage, French Canadian playwright, born in Quebec, Canada
- Dec 13 Jean-Marie Messier, French businessman, born in Grenoble, France
- Dec 15 Mike McAlary, American journalist (d. 1998)
- Dec 22 Carole James, Canadian politician, born in Dukinfield, United Kingdom
- Dec 22 Susan Powter, Australian-born American motivational speaker, nutritionist, personal trainer, and author (The Susan Powter Show), born in Sydney, Australia
Hamid Karzai (65 years old)
Dec 24 President of Afghanistan (2001-14), born in Kandahar, Afghanistan
About 1957
How Old? 65 or 66 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer