1939 births

Jean Bergougnoux (15 October 1939 – 3 September 2023) was a French businessman. He served as Director-General of Électricité de France (EDF) from 1987 to 1994 and was President of the SNCF from 1994 to 1995.

Jean Peyrelevade (born 24 October 1939) is a senior French center-left politician and business leader.

Tony Charles Louis Dreyfus (9 January 1939 – 26 April 2023) was a French politician. A member of the National Assembly of France from 1997 to 2012, he represented the city of Paris, and was a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche. Dreyfus died on 26 April 2023, at the age of 84.

Jean-Claude Annoux (15 May 1939 – 2 October 2004) was a French author/composer/singer. He was known for his hit song "Aux jeunes loups" in 1965

Pascal Salin (born May 16, 1939) is a French economist, professor emeritus at the Université Paris-Dauphine and a specialist in public finance and monetary economics. He is a former president of the Mont Pelerin Society (1994 to 1996).

Sixto Serrano Brillantes Jr. (Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈsiks.to sɛˈɾano brɪˈʎantɛs], August 14, 1939 – August 11, 2020) was a Filipino election lawyer who was the chairman of the Commission on Elections from 2011 to 2015. He was appointed by President Benigno Aquino III on January 16, 2011, to serve the unexpired term of Chairman Jose Melo.

Jesús Jorgé Ejército (Tagalog pronunciation: [ɛhɛɹˈsɪtɔ]; July 10, 1939 – August 8, 1988), better known as George Estregan or George Estregan Sr., was a Filipino mestizo film actor.
Estregan made his film debut in 1963 with Jose Nazareno, ang Taxi Driver. He was often cast as a villain and was infamously known as the "Penetration King" of erotic Philippine cinema.Estregan won critical acclaim for many of his performances. In 1972, he was named FAMAS Best Actor for Sukdulan, and would win two other FAMAS Awards for Best Supporting actor for Kid Kaliwete (1978) and Lumakad Kang Hubad sa Mundong Ibabaw (1980). He was nominated for the FAMAS Award three other times, as Best Actor for Lumapit, Lumayo ang Umaga (1975) and Lalake Ako (1982), and for Best Supporting Actor in Magkayakap sa Magdamag (1986). He also received a nomination from the Gawad Urian as Best Actor for Hostage: Hanapin si Batuigas (1977).

Michiel Steven Daniel Horn (born 1939) is a Canadian historian who serves as a professor emeritus at Glendon College, York University.

Wilhelm Paul Bungert (born 1 April 1939) is a former German tennis player best known for reaching the 1967 Wimbledon final. He participated in the 1970 Davis Cup final as a player and in the 1985 Davis Cup final as team captain.

Jean-Marie Charpentier (27 April 1939 – 24 December 2010) was a French architect and urban planner. He founded Arte Charpentier' in Paris in 1969.