List of Famous people who died at 69

Hilmar Tormod Ingolf Baunsgaard was a Danish politician. He was a member of the Danish Social Liberal Party and the party's leader from 1968 to 1975. He was the Prime Minister of Denmark from 15 February 1968 until 9 October 1971. He was preceded and succeeded by the Social Democratic leader of that time, Jens Otto Krag. Between 1948 and 1951 Baunsgaard had been chairman of The Social Liberal Youth of Denmark. In 1957 he became a Member of Parliament.

Léon Rosenfeld was a Belgian physicist and Marxist.

Samuel John "Lightnin'" Hopkins was an American country blues singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional pianist, from Centerville, Texas. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him number 71 on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time.

Arne Emil Jacobsen, Hon. FAIA 11 February 1902 – 24 March 1971) was a well-known Danish architect and furniture designer. He is remembered for his contribution to architectural Functionalism, and for the worldwide success he enjoyed with simple, but effective, chair designs.