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Famous people born in the 1950s
The most famous people born between 1950 and 1959 - with the year each arrived.
Vladimir Putin
Politicians
2nd1952 · Politicians
Michael Jackson
Musicians
1st1958 · Musicians
Bill Gates
Founders
3rd1955 · Founders
Michael Jackson tops this list.
Born: 1958, ahead of Vladimir Putin at 1952.
The rest of the list16
PlaceNameCountryCategoryBorn
10th
Recep Tayyip ErdoğanTurkeyPoliticians1954Politicians11th
Jair BolsonaroBrazilPoliticians1955Politicians12th
Shinzō AbeJapanPoliticians1954Politicians13th
Xi JinpingChinaPoliticians1953Politicians14th
Nicolas SarkozyFrancePoliticians1955Politicians15th
Hugo ChávezVenezuelaPoliticians1954Politicians16th
Pope Leo XIVUnited StatesReligious Figures1955Religious Figures17th
Tim Berners-LeeUnited KingdomDevelopers1955Developers18th
Oprah WinfreyUnited StatesActors1954Actors19th
Stevie WonderUnited StatesMusicians1950Musicians20th
Andrea BocelliItalyMusicians1958Musicians21st
Jackie ChanUnited StatesActors1954Actors22nd
Jean-Luc MélenchonFrancePoliticians1951Politicians23rd
Cyndi LauperUnited StatesMusicians1953Musicians24th
Tony BlairUnited KingdomPoliticians1953Politicians25th
Phil CollinsUnited KingdomMusicians1951MusiciansMore studies
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