List of Famous people who born in 1939

Odd Børre Sørensen is a former Norwegian pop singer. He was better known by his stage name of Odd Børre. Internationally, he is best known for the song "Stress" that he performed in the Eurovision Song Contest of 1968. He sang in the Kjell Karlsen's Orchestra (1962–70) and was releasing singles during that period. He retired from full-time professional singing in 1970 and became an insurance company agent. After retiring in the early 2000s (decade) Odd Børre teamed up again with Kjell Karlsen and is currently performing.

Parviz Sayyad is a celebrated actor, director, translator and screenwriter of Iranian cinema.

Field Marshal Saleh Al-Muhaya, is the former Chief of the General Staff of the Saudi Arabian Army and the Vice-Commander of the Saudi Armed Forces. Beside the Field Marshal-Prince Khalid bin Sultan, Al-Muhaya led the Saudi Arabian Army in the Gulf War with the Allied Forces. He later commanded Saudi Forces during the Shia insurgency in Yemen before retiring in 2011.

Jeannot Szwarc is a director of film and television, known for such films as Jaws 2, Somewhere in Time, Supergirl and Santa Claus: The Movie. He has also produced and written for TV.

Mariano Rigillo is an Italian actor.