1939 (people)

Sometime this year, film editor Dave King, actors Brenda Kempner , Illarrio Bisi-Pedro and Ken Tyllsen , designer Geoffrey Kirkland and costume designer Andrew Rose were born. People with known birthdays included:
 * 9 January - Actor Susannah York was born.
 * 20 January - Actor Paul Grist was born.
 * 10 February - Actor Peter Purves was born.
 * 11 February - Actor Bernard Finch was born.
 * 13 February - Costume designer Bobi Bartlett was born.
 * 23 February - Actor Elroy Josephs was born.
 * 28 February - Actor Max Arthur was born.
 * 2 March - Actor Hugh Walters was born.
 * 6 March - Actor Jonathan Newth was born.
 * 8 March - Actor Badi Uzzaman was born.
 * 16 March - Actor Katherine Schofield was born.
 * 24 March - Actor Bruce Montague was born.
 * 20 April - Actor Ray Brooks was born.
 * 22 April - Actor Mark Jones was born.
 * 25 April - Actor Marina Martin was born.
 * 2 May - Actor Peter Dean was born.
 * 5 May - Stunt arranger and actor Terry Walsh was born.
 * 19 May - Actor James Fox was born.
 * 25 May - Actor Ian McKellen was born.
 * 4 June - Actor John Joyce was born.
 * 16 June - Film cameraman Kenneth McMillan was born.
 * 11 July - Production assistant Martin Lisemore was born.
 * 26 July - Writer Bob Baker was born.
 * 10 August - Actor Kate O'Mara was born.
 * 11 August - Actor Ian Thompson was born.
 * 31 August - Actor Peter Childs was born.
 * 6 September - Actor Gordon Reid was born.
 * 18 September - Actor David Kincaid was born.
 * 19 September - Actor Charles Pemberton was born.
 * 24 September - Actor Maurice Colbourne was born.
 * 27 September - Actor Garrick Hagon was born.
 * 28 September - Actor Rudolph Walker was born.
 * 10 October - Actor Rick James was born.
 * 18 October - Actor Ian East was born.
 * 20 October - Actor Ian Cullen was born.
 * 21 October - Actor Ian Lindsay was born.
 * 24 October - Actor Callen Angelo was born.
 * 27 October - Actor John Cleese was born.
 * 18 November - Actor Ian McCulloch was born.
 * 28 November - Actor Jonathan Burn was born.
 * 8 December - Actor Jennie Linden was born.
 * 13 December - Actor Eric Flynn was born.
 * 18 December - Writer Michael Moorcock was born.