Almodóvar, Pedro (September 25)
The director of 'Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown'
Famous People Born in 1949
From the Who2 database of 4,809 musicians, actors, historical figures, and other celebrities:
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Belushi, John (January 24)
Bluto in Animal House -
Boehner, John (November 17)
U.S. Speaker of the House, 2010-2015 -
Bridges, Jeff (December 4)
The star of True Grit and Crazy Heart -
Carradine, Keith (August 8)
Lanky, Oscar-winning singer of "I'm Easy" -
Escobar, Pablo (December 1)
Colombian drug kingpin of the 1980s -
Foreman, George (January 10)
Heavyweight boxing champ with a grill business -
Gavaskar, Sunil (July 10)
Legendary Indian cricket player -
Gere, Richard (August 31)
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Gibb, Robin (December 22)
One-third of the pop group The Bee Gees -
Grier, Pam (May 26)
Star of the 1970s cult hit Foxy Brown -
Hitchens, Christopher (April 13)
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Jenkins, Jerry B. (September 23)
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Jenner, Caitlyn (October 28)
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Joel, Billy (May 9)
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Johnson, Denis (July 1)
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Johnson, Don (December 15)
The star of TV's Miami Vice and Nash Bridges -
Jones, Gayl (November 23)
The author of 'Eva's Man' and 'The Healing' -
Kaufman, Andy (January 17)
The 1970s weirdo comedian extraordinaire -
Leibovitz, Annie (October 2)
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Long, Shelley (August 23)
Diane on the TV show Cheers -
Lovelace, Linda (January 10)
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McFadden, Gates (March 2)
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Menken, Alan (July 22)
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Money, Eddie (March 21)
The rocker who did "Two Tickets to Paradise" and "Take Me Home Tonight" -
Murakami, Haruki (January 12)
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Netanyahu, Benjamin (October 21)
Prime Minister of Israel 1996-99, 2009-21 -
Nighy, Bill (December 12)
The actor who played the washed-up pop idol in the 2003 film Love Actually -
O'Reilly, Bill (September 10)
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Reinking, Ann (November 10)
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Richards, Michael (July 24)
Cosmo Kramer on TV's Seinfeld -
Richie, Lionel (June 20)
Singer of the pop hit "All Night Long" -
Ridgway, Gary (February 18)
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Rocket, Charles (August 24)
One-time Saturday Night Live actor who killed himself -
Scott-Heron, Gil (April 1)
The writer and performer of 1970's "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" -
Shandling, Garry (November 29)
The creator and star of The Larry Sanders Show -
Sharif, Nawaz (December 25)
The exiled two-time prime minister of Pakistan -
Simmons, Gene (August 25)
Frontman for the rock band KISS -
Spacek, Sissy (December 25)
Star of In The Bedroom -
Springsteen, Bruce (September 23)
The New Jersey rocker who did the song "Born to Run" -
Strathairn, David (January 26)
The star of Good Night, and Good Luck -
Strauss-Kahn, Dominique (April 25)
The IMF director accused of sexual assault in 2011 -
Streep, Meryl (June 22)
The multi-Oscared star of Out of Africa and The Devil Wears Prada -
Taylor, Mick (January 17)
Guitarist for The Rolling Stones, 1969-74 -
Van Allsburg, Chris (June 18)
The author of The Polar Express -
Waits, Tom (December 7)
Raspy-voiced singer of "The Piano Has Been Drinking" -
Warren, Elizabeth (June 22)
U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 2013- -
Watson, Tom (September 4)
The golfer who beat Jack Nicklaus in the 1977 British Open -
Weaver, Sigourney (October 8)
Ripley in the Alien film series -
Willig, George (June 11)
The guy who climbed the World Trade Center in 1977