Peter Gerety

American actor.

Born May 17th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Providence.

Larry Knechtel

American session musician.

Born August 4th, 1940 in Bell.

Died August 20th, 2009 at 69 years old in Yakima (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Ela Gandhi

South african politician.

Born July 1st, 1940 (age 85 years) in Durban.

Eduardo Galeano

Uruguayan writer and journalist.

Born September 3rd, 1940 in Montevideo.

Died April 13th, 2015 at 74 years old in Montevideo (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Gudrun Ensslin

German terrorist (1940-1977).

Born August 15th, 1940 in Bartholomä.

Died October 18th, 1977 at 37 years old in Stammheim Prison (hanging).

Chamoy Thipyaso

Thai prisoner with a prison sentence of 141,078 years.

Born November 27th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Sing Buri.

Vyacheslav Ivankov

Russian mob boss (1940–2009).

Born January 2nd, 1940 in Moscow.

Died October 9th, 2009 at 69 years old in Moscow (peritonitis). ^[ref]

Hope Cooke

American author, historian and former queen of sikkim.

Born June 24th, 1940 (age 85 years) in San Francisco.

Bruce Beresford

Australian film director.

Born August 16th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Paddington.

John Warnock

American computer scientist, inventor and technology businessman (1940–2023).

Born October 6th, 1940 in Salt Lake City.

Died August 19th, 2023 at 82 years old in Los Altos (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

Dick Warlock

American stunt performer.

Born February 5th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Oakley.

Pedro Rodríguez

Mexican racecar driver (1940-1971).

Born January 18th, 1940 in Mexico City.

Died July 11th, 1971 at 31 years old in Norisring.

John Castle

British actor (b. 1940).

Born January 14th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Croydon.

Patrick Robinson

British novelist and newspaper columnist living in cotuit, massachusetts.

Born January 21st, 1940 (age 86 years) in Canterbury.

Dick Armey

American politician.

Born July 7th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Cando.

Robin Cook

American novelist, ophthalmologist, aquanaut.

Born May 4th, 1940 (age 85 years) in New York City.

Van McCoy

American musician, producer and songwriter (1940–1979).

Born January 6th, 1940 in Washington, D.C..

Died July 6th, 1979 at 39 years old in Englewood (myocardial infarction).

Rudi Dutschke

German student activist (1940–1979).

Born March 7th, 1940 in Schönefeld. ^[ref]

Died December 24th, 1979 at 39 years old in Aarhus (drowning). ^[ref]

Govind Nihalani

Indian film director.

Born December 19th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Karachi.

Richard Lindzen

American physicist.

Born February 8th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Webster.

Arati Saha

Indian swimmer.

Born September 24th, 1940 in Kolkata.

Died August 23rd, 1994 at 53 years old in Kolkata (jaundice).

Freddy Cannon

American rock and roll singer.

Born December 4th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Lynn.

Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan

Indian space scientist.

Born October 24th, 1940 in Ernakulam.

Died April 25th, 2025 at 84 years old in Bengaluru. ^[ref]

Wolf Kahler

German actor (born 1940).

Born April 3rd, 1940 (age 86 years) in Kiel.

Vittorio Storaro

Italian cinematographer.

Born June 24th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Rome.