Most commentators consider Marcel Mauss ( 1872 – 1950 ), nephew of the influential sociologist Émile Durkheim, to be the founder of the French anthropological tradition.

Alfred Habdank Skarbek Korzybski () ( July 3, 1879 – March 1, 1950 ) was a Polish-American philosopher and scientist.

13, No. 1 ( Feb., 1950 ), pp. 76 – 77.

* 1884 – Walter Huston, Canadian actor ( d. 1950 )

* 1950 – Cleo Odzer, American writer

* 1950 – Flavio Briatore, Italian businessman

* 1950 – David Cassidy, American actor, singer, songwriter and guitarist ( The Partridge Family )

* 1950 – Charles Fleischer, American actor

* 1950 – Dorian Harewood, American actor

Bradman was succeeded as Australian captain by Lindsay Hassett, who led the team to 4 – 1 victory in 1950 – 51.

* 1950 – Jussi Adler-Olsen, Danish author

* 1950 – Kathryn Harrold, American actress

* 1950 – Lance Ito, American judge

* 1950 – Sue Rodriguez, Canadian assisted suicide advocate ( d. 1994 )

* 1950 – Charles R. Drew, American physician ( b. 1904 )

* Nedelkovh, Aleksandar B. British and American Science Fiction Novel 1950 – 1980 with the Theme of Alternative History ( an Axiological Approach ).

* 1950 – Bunkhouse Buck, American wrestler

* 1950 – Jim Carroll, American poet and actor ( d. 2009 )

* 1950 – Roy Williams, American basketball coach

* 1950 – John Landis, American director

* 1950 – Jo Marie Payton, American actress

Spanish historiography was influenced by the " Annales School " starting in 1950 with Jaime Vincens Vives ( 1910 – 1960 ).

* 1879 – Bob Smith, American physician and surgeon, founder of Alcoholics Anonymous ( d. 1950 )

* 1950 – Willie Hall, American drummer ( The Bar-Kays )

On 24 April 1950 the Jordan House of Deputies and House of Notables formally annexed the West Bank and East Jerusalem, declaring " complete unity between the two sides of the Jordan and their union in one state ... at whose head reigns King Abdullah Ibn al Hussain ".

* Abdullah Gül ( born 1950 ), President of the Republic of Turkey

* Musaed Saud bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud of 1938 to 1950

Abdullah Gül (; born 29 October 1950 ) is the 11th and current President of the Republic of Turkey, serving in that office since 28 August 2007.

Datuk Sheikh Abdullah Ahmad Bakhbereh ( born in 1950 ) known as Datuk Shake is a popular Malaysian singer in the local Malay music scene.

* HRH Crown Prince Abdullah – born 14 November 1913 – died 14 July 1958, married three times first to Melek el-Din Fauzi in 1936 divorced in 1940, then to Faiza al-Tarabulsi in 1948 divorced 1950 and finally to Hiyam ' Abdu ' l-Ilah 1958.

Khalid bin Abdullah () ( born 1950 ) is the eldest child of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia.

Khaled bin Abdullah was born in Riyadh in 1950.

* Orhan Veli ( 1914 – 1950 ), Turkish poet, born Orhan Veli Kanık

* Irfan Orga ( exile, writer ) lived at 29, 35 and 21 Inverness Terrace from 1942 until the mid fifties, publishing his memoirs Portrait of a Turkish Family in 1950.

Weizmann ( left ) with first Turkish ambassador to Israel, Seyfullah Esin ( c ), and Foreign Minister Moshe Sharett, 1950

File: Chaim Weizmann-Seyfullah Esin-Moshe Sharett 1950. jpg | Israeli President Chaim Weizmann ( left ) with first Turkish ambassador to Israel, Seyfullah Esin ( c ), and Foreign Minister Moshe Sharett, 1950

The Egyptian Army wore the classic Turkish model until 1950.

Upon the new political situation after the 1950 Turkish general election held on May 14, the strike was ended five days later on May 19, the Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day.

Though the movement itself lasted only ten years — until Orhan Veli's death in 1950, after which Melih Cevdet Anday and Oktay Rifat moved on to other styles — its effect on Turkish poetry continues to be felt today.

Orhan Veli Kanık or Orhan Veli ( 13 April 1914, Beykoz, İstanbul – 14 November 1950, İstanbul ) was a Turkish poet.

The DP won, with 408 of 487 seats, a majority in the first free general elections in Turkish history on 14 May 1950.

She sang in the chorus of the Turkish State Theater until she made her operatic debut in Ankara in 1950 as Santuzza in Cavalleria Rusticana.

Compared with the histories of other national cinemas, the achievements of the Turkish film industry after 1950 are still remarkable.

Most of the Turkish films produced before 1950 were projects initiated by import companies owned by local families, most notably İpek Film, a daughter company of the İpek Merchandise, an import company that already existed in the 19th century as can be seen in their adverts published in Ottoman literary journals such as Servet-i-Fünun.

The years between 1939 and 1950 were a period of transition for Turkish cinema, during which it was greatly influenced by the theater as well as by World War II.

The period of Turkish architecture between 1940 and 1950 has been classified by architectural historians as the Second National Architecture Movement.

* Rasim Kara ( born 1950 ), Turkish footballer ( soccer )

Mustafa Fevzi Çakmak ( January 12 or January 24, 1876 ; Cihangir – April 10, 1950 ; Teşvikiye ) was a Turkish soldier ( Mareşal ), politician.

Mahmut Mazhar Alanson ( February 13, 1950 ) is a Turkish musician, guitarist, member of the popular Turkish pop music band MFÖ and an actor.