List of Famous people who born in 1943

Thomas McLaughlin McAvoy, Baron McAvoy is a British Labour and Co-operative politician currently serving as Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Lords.

Tom McNally, Baron McNally, PC is a British politician and a former Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords.

Hilarius Moa Nurak was a Roman Catholic bishop.

Júlio de Lemos de Castro Caldas was a Portuguese lawyer and politician.

Joaquim Fernandes Agostinho, OIH was a Portuguese professional bicycle racer. He was champion of Portugal in six successive years. He rode the Tour de France 13 times and finished all but once, winning on Alpe d'Huez in 1979, and finishing third twice. He died after colliding with a dog whilst leading the Tour of the Algarve.

Charles Saatchi is an Iraqi-British businessman and the co-founder with his brother Maurice of advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi. The brothers led the business – the world's largest advertising agency in the 1980s – until they were forced out in 1995. In the same year, the brothers formed a new agency called M&C Saatchi.

Orlando Aliro Ramírez Vera was a Chilean football forward who played for Chile in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Universidad Católica and Palestino.

Tarja Kaarina Halonen is a Finnish politician who served as the 11th President of Finland, and the first woman to hold the position, from 2000 to 2012. She first rose to prominence as a lawyer with the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK), and as the Prime Minister's parliamentary secretary (1974–1975) and a member of the City Council of Helsinki (1977–1996). Halonen was a Social Democratic Party member of parliament from 1979 until her election to the presidency in 2000. She also served as a minister at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health from 1987 to 1990, as Minister of Justice from 1990 to 1991, and as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1995 to 2000.

Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin ibni Almarhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail is the 7th and current Raja of Perlis, reigning since 17 April 2000. He served as the 12th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia from 13 December 2001 to 12 December 2006.