List of Famous people who born in 1939

Timothy Endicott Wirth is an American politician from Colorado who served as a Democrat in both the United States Senate (1987-1993) and the United States House of Representatives (1975–1987). He also served in several appointed roles in government, including as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Education during the Nixon Administration and Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs for the U.S. State Department during the Clinton Administration. From 1998 to 2013, he served as the president of the United Nations Foundation, and currently sits on the Foundation's board.

Lloyd Norman Axworthy is a Canadian politician, elder statesman and academic. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien. Following his retirement from parliament, he served as president and vice-chancellor of the University of Winnipeg from 2004 to 2014 and as chancellor of St. Paul's University College. He is currently the Chair of the World Refugee & Migration Council.

Tilman Zülch is a German human rights activist. He is the founder and general secretary of the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP).

Micha Ullman is an Israeli sculptor and professor of art.

José Manuel Lasa is a former Spanish cyclist. He competed in the individual road race at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Masao Adachi is a Japanese screenwriter and director who was most active in the 1960s and 1970s.

Hildegarde Neil Blessed, also credited as Hildegard Neil, is an English actress.

Carlo Maria Becchi is an Italian theoretical physicist.