List of Famous people who are 75

Jonathan Irvine Israel is a British writer and academic specialising in Dutch history, the Age of Enlightenment and European Jews. Israel was appointed as Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, in January 2001. He was previously Professor of Dutch History and Institutions at the University College London.

Reinhard Wilhelm is a German computer scientist.

Donald Ray Chaney is an American former professional basketball player and coach, most notable for his long stints as a player on the Boston Celtics.

Carlos Ott is a Uruguayan architect who resides in Canada and many other countries. He became famous when he won his first prize in 1983 for the construction of the Opéra Bastille in Paris, which was inaugurated on July 14, 1989. He has offices in Toronto, Quebec, Shanghai, Dubai and Montevideo.

Edward Thomas Schafer is an American businessman and politician who was the 30th governor of North Dakota from 1992 to 2000. Schafer also served as the 29th United States Secretary of Agriculture from 2008 to 2009, appointed by President George W. Bush. From January to July 2016 he served as interim president of the University of North Dakota.