List of Famous people who are 74

Stomu Yamashta, born Tsutomu Yamashita , is a Japanese percussionist, keyboardist and composer. He is best known for pioneering and popularising a fusion of traditional Japanese percussive music with Western progressive rock music in the 1960s and 1970s.

Jeff Jones is an environmental activist and consultant in Upstate New York. He was a national officer in Students for a Democratic Society, a founding member of Weatherman, and a leader of the Weather Underground.

Kurt Rydl is an Austrian operatic bass.

Ruth Hieronymi is a German politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament for North Rhine-Westphalia from 1999 until 2009. She is a member of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party.

Lawrence Brown Jr. is a former professional American football player in the National Football League (NFL) who played running back for the Washington Redskins from 1969 to 1976.

Bill Lanigan is an American speed skater. He competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics and the 1972 Winter Olympics.

William Joseph Posey is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Florida's 8th congressional district, in Congress since 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party. He formerly served in the Florida Senate and the Florida House of Representatives.