June 13, 1949

1949Ann Druyan, American popular science writer^[†]

Ann Druyan is an American documentary producer and director specializing in the communication of science. She co-wrote the 1980 PBS documentary series Cosmos, hosted by Carl Sagan, whom she married in 1981. She is the creator, producer, and writer of the 2014 sequel, Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey and its sequel series, Cosmos: Possible Worlds, as well as the book of the same name. She directed episodes of both series.

1949Dennis Locorriere, American singer and musician^[†]

Dennis Michael Locorriere is the American lead vocalist and guitarist of the country rock group Dr. Hook.

1949Ulla Schmidt, German educator and politician, German Federal Minister of Health^[†]

Ursula "Ulla" Schmidt is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). From 2001 to 2009 she was Federal Minister of Health in the German Government. Between 2013 and 2017, she served as Vice-President of the German Bundestag.

1949Red Symons, English-Australian musician, television, and radio personality^[†]

Redmond Symons is an Australian musician and television and radio personality. He was the lead guitarist in the band Skyhooks, the snide judge of 'Red Faces' and a judge on talent search show Australia's Got Talent. He hosted ABC Radio Melbourne's breakfast show from 2003 until 2017.