List of Famous people who born in 1939

Edith Hanson is an American television personality and essayist, living in Tanabe, Wakayama, Japan. She is the younger sister of World War II flying ace Robert M. Hanson and biologist and Marine Earl Dorchester Hanson.

Sir Donald Charles McKinnon is a former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand. He was the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations from 2000 until 2008.

Anthony Fitzhardinge Gueterbock, 18th Baron Berkeley, Baron Gueterbock,, otherwise known as Tony Berkeley, is a British aristocrat and Labour parliamentarian.

Liu Shen-liang is a Taiwanese politician. A member of the Kuomintang, Liu served on the Legislative Yuan from 1990 to 1993, between 1996 and 2002, and again from 2005 to 2012.

Amarildo Tavares da Silveira, also known as Amarildo, is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a striker.

Zenon Grocholewski was a Polish prelate of the Catholic Church, who was elevated to the rank of cardinal in 2001. He joined the Roman Curia in 1972 and served from 1999 until 2015 as Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education and Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical Gregorian University.

Joe Burke was an Irish musician. He was noted for being a pre-eminent button accordion player, recording and performing traditional music for over half a century.

Yaël Dayan is an Israeli politician and author. She served as a member of the Knesset between 1992 and 2003, and from 2008 to 2013 was the chair of Tel Aviv city council. Her service on the city council ended with the 2013 election. She is the daughter of Moshe Dayan and sister of Assi Dayan and Udi Dayan.