E. B. Tylor ( 2 October 1832 – 2 January 1917 ) and James George Frazer ( 1 January 1854 – 7 May 1941 ) are generally considered the antecedents to modern social anthropology in Britain.

* Herbert Austin ( 1866 – 1941 ), British founder of the Austin Motor Company

* John Arnold Austin ( 1905 – 1941 ), American sailor

* 1941 – World War II: Nazi Germany launches Operation 25 ( the invasion of Kingdom of Yugoslavia ) and Operation Marita ( the invasion of Greece ).

* 1941 – Phil Austin, American comedian

* 1941 – Hans W. Geissendörfer, German director

* 1941 – Don " The Snake " Prudhomme, American drag racer

* 1941 – Gheorghe Zamfir, Romanian musician

* 1871 – Ioannis Metaxas, Greek general and dictator ( d. 1941 )

* 1941 – Bobby Moore, English footballer ( d. 1993 )

* 1941 – Stavros Dimas, Greek politician

* 1941 – Johnny Farina, American musician and composer ( Santo & Johnny )

* 1941 – Cesária Évora, Cape Verdean singer ( d. 2011 )

* 1941 – János Konrád, Hungarian water polo player and swimmer

* 1941 – Harrison Page, American actor

* 1908 – Lajos Vajda, Hungarian painter ( d. 1941 )

* 1941 – Lyle Berman, American poker player

* 1941 – Ray Culp, American baseball player

* 1941 – Way Bandy, American make-up artist ( d. 1986 )

* 1941 – Shirlee Busbee, American novelist

* 1941 – Erin Fleming, Canadian actress ( d. 2003 )

* 1902 – Helen Morgan, American actress ( d. 1941 )

* 1941 – Doris Coley, American singer ( The Shirelles ) ( d. 2000 )

* 1941 – Jules A. Hoffmann, French biologist, Nobel Prize laureate

Hal Trosky retired in 1941 due to migraine headaches and Bob Feller enlisted in the Navy two days after the Attack on Pearl Harbor.

A New York writer sent to Tulsa, Oklahoma in late 1940 / early 1941 noted an "... Oklahoma version of shag done to the Western Swing music of Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys at the Cain's Dancing Academy in Tulsa.

* 1941 – Bob Brown, American football player

* 1941 – At California's March Field, Bob Hope performs his first USO show.

He notes that those born in the years before the actual boom were often the most influential people among boomers ; for example, The Beatles, Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones Charlie Watts, he was born on June 2, 1941 to and writers like Jack Kerouac, and Allen Ginsberg who were considerably older than the boomer generation.

And, a New York writer sent to Tulsa, Oklahoma in late 1940 / early 1941 noted an " Oklahoma version of shag " done to the Western Swing music of Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys at the Cain's Dancing Academy in Tulsa.

In Pep Comics # 22, December 1941, writer Vic Bloom and artist Bob Montana published Archie Andrews ' first adventure, beginning with " Chick " showing off for his new neighbor, Betty Cooper.

2008: Bob Dylan ( b. 1941 );

Among those who can lay claim to fame, and who have either been born or lived in Beckenham or have had some important contribution to make to the town, there are show business people such as Bob Monkhouse ( 1928 – 2003 ); Julie Andrews ( 1935-); David Bowie ( 1947-), who lived at 42 Southend Road, Beckenham from 1969 – 1973 ; Peter Frampton ( 1950-); Wende Snijders ( 1978-), the Dutch singer ; and the actors Maurice Denham ( 1909 – 2002 ), and Simon Ward ( 1941 – 2012 ).

On a lighter note, entertainer Bob Hope's first USO show was held at March on 6 May 1941.

* Robert Allen Zimmerman, birth name of Bob Dylan ( born 1941 ), American singer-songwriter

* Bob Barton ( born 1941 ), retired American professional baseball player

Martin Carthy MBE ( born 21 May 1941 ) is an English folk singer and guitarist who has remained one of the most influential figures in British traditional music, inspiring contemporaries such as Bob Dylan and Paul Simon and later artists such as Richard Thompson since he emerged as a young musician in the early days of the folk revival.

From 1941 to 1947, the USO presented more than 400, 000 performances, featuring entertainers such as Bing Crosby, Judy Garland, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Frank Sinatra, Marlene Dietrich, Hattie McDaniel, Eubie Blake, Ann Sheridan, Laurel and Hardy, The Marx Brothers, Jack Benny, Larry Adler, Ossy Renardy, Zero Mostel, James Cagney, James Stewart, Gary Cooper, Doraine and Ellis, Lena Horne, Danny Kaye, The Rockettes, Al Jolson, Fred Astaire, Curly Joe DeRita, The Andrews Sisters, Joe E. Brown, Joe E. Lewis, Ray Bolger, Lucille Ball, Glenn Miller, Martha Raye, Mickey Rooney, Betty Hutton, Dinah Shore, and most famously, Bob Hope.

Robert " Bob " Chiarelli ( born September 24, 1941 in Ottawa, Ontario ) is a Canadian politician.

In Farm Frolics ( Bob Clampett, 1941 ), a horse, asked by the narrator to " do a canter ," promptly launches into a singing, dancing, eye-rolling impression.

* Bob Clark ( Benjamin " Bob " Clark ) ( 1941 – 2007 ), American director

She tried a big musical On the Avenue ( 1937 ) opposite Dick Powell, but others of her films, including One Night in Lisbon ( 1941 ), and My Favorite Blonde ( 1942 ) with Bob Hope, were less prestigious.

* Bob Taylor ( cricketer ) ( born 1941 ), English cricketer

* Bob Mills ( politician ) ( born 1941 ), Canadian politician

* Bob Day ( born Bernard Colin Day, 2 February 1941, Trowbridge, Wiltshire )

The character first appeared in World's Finest Comics # 3 ( Fall 1941 ) and was created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger.

It was first hosted by Bob Hawk ( 1940 – 41 ), followed by Phil Baker ( 1941 – 47 ).