List of Famous people who born in 1939

Bob Giraldi is an American film and television director known for directing the film Dinner Rush and the music video for Michael Jackson's song "Beat It". Giraldi has been inducted into the Art Director’s Hall of Fame, one of the few film directors to be honored; and, in 2014, was the first director ever to be inducted to the Advertising Hall of Fame. His work has garnered several London International Awards, Cannes Advertising Awards, NY International Awards, Addy Awards, Chicago Film Festival Awards, and dozens of Clio Awards. He has been named one of the 101 Stars Behind 100 Years of Advertising.

Michael Arthur Krauss is a television producer, a packager, and a radio interviewer. He is also an experienced company president having headed numerous companies including Michael Krauss Productions, Make It Happen Entertainment and Broadcasting, and Group M Productions. He is also a very experienced jazz drummer. He was born in Detroit, Michigan. He is the four-time winner of the ACE Award in 1985 for his work as a creator and executive producer of Mother's Day. As a television producer he helped to develop and produce many shows including Good Morning America, The Mike Douglas Show, Mother's Day, Mother's Minutes, and Everyday.

Yoshiko Shiotani was the governor of Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan from 2001 to 2009. She was Kumamoto's first female governor and the second in Japanese history.

General Khin Nyunt is a Burmese military officer and politician. He held the office of Chief of Intelligence and was 9th Prime Minister of Myanmar from 25 August 2003 until 18 October 2004.

Sir Barrington Windsor Cunliffe, known as Barry Cunliffe, is a British archaeologist and academic. He was Professor of European Archaeology at the University of Oxford from 1972 to 2007. Since 2007, he has been an Emeritus Professor.

Michel Doublet is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. He represents the Charente-Maritime department and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement Party.