Bruce Lee

Hong kong–american martial artist and actor (1940–1973).

Born November 27th, 1940 in San Francisco Chinese Hospital. ^[ref]

Died July 20th, 1973 at 32 years old in Kowloon Tong (cerebral edema). ^[ref]

John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980).

Born October 9th, 1940 in Liverpool Maternity Hospital.

Died December 8th, 1980 at 40 years old in New York City (gunshot wound).

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940).

Born April 25th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Manhattan.

Nancy Pelosi

American politician (born 1940).

Born March 26th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Baltimore.

Pelé

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022).

Born October 23rd, 1940 in Três Corações.

Died December 29th, 2022 at 82 years old in Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, colorectal cancer). ^[ref]

Martin Sheen

American actor.

Born August 3rd, 1940 (age 85 years) in Dayton. ^[ref]

Ringo Starr

British musician, drummer for the beatles.

Born July 7th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Liverpool. ^[ref]

Chuck Norris

American martial artist and action actor (1940–2026).

Born March 10th, 1940 in Ryan.

Died March 19th, 2026 at 86 years old in Kauaʻi. ^[ref]

Patrick Stewart

British actor.

Born July 13th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Mirfield.

John Gotti

American crime boss (1940–2002).

Born October 27th, 1940 in The Bronx.

Died June 10th, 2002 at 61 years old in Springfield (esophageal cancer).

James Caan

American actor (1940–2022).

Born March 26th, 1940 in The Bronx.

Died July 6th, 2022 at 82 years old in Westwood (myocardial infarction, coronary artery disease). ^[ref]

Richard Pryor

American comedian and actor (1940–2005).

Born December 1st, 1940 in Peoria.

Died December 10th, 2005 at 65 years old in Encino (multiple sclerosis, myocardial infarction).

Tom Jones

Welsh singer.

Born June 7th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Pontypridd.

Raquel Welch

American actress (1940–2023).

Born September 5th, 1940 in Chicago.

Died February 15th, 2023 at 82 years old in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

James Brolin

American actor.

Born July 18th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Los Angeles.

Alex Trebek

Canadian-american television personality.

Born July 22nd, 1940 in Greater Sudbury. ^[ref]

Died November 8th, 2020 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

Frank Zappa

American musician (1940–1993).

Born December 21st, 1940 in Baltimore.

Died December 4th, 1993 at 52 years old in Los Angeles (prostate cancer).

Michael Gambon

British actor (1940–2023).

Born October 19th, 1940 in Dublin.

Died September 27th, 2023 at 82 years old in Witham (pneumonia). ^[ref]

Anthony Fauci

American immunologist and head of the u.s. national institute of allergy and infectious diseases.

Born December 24th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Brooklyn.

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017).

Born January 22nd, 1940 in Chesterfield. ^[ref]

Died January 27th, 2017 at 77 years old in Cromer (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

Nancy Sinatra

American singer and actress.

Born June 8th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Jersey City.

Roger Ailes

American television executive and political consultant.

Born May 15th, 1940 in Warren. ^[ref]

Died May 18th, 2017 at 77 years old in Palm Beach. ^[ref]

Dionne Warwick

American singer (born 1940).

Born December 12th, 1940 (age 85 years) in East Orange.

Peter Fonda

American actor and filmmaker (1940–2019).

Born February 23rd, 1940 in New York City.

Died August 16th, 2019 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). ^[ref]

James Cromwell

American actor.

Born January 27th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Los Angeles.