Robin Cook

American novelist, ophthalmologist, aquanaut.

Born May 4th, 1940 (age 86 years) in New York City.

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]

Dick Armey

American economist and politician (born 1940).

Born July 7th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Cando.

Patrick Robinson

British novelist and newspaper columnist living in cotuit, massachusetts.

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

Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan

Indian space scientist.

Born October 24th, 1940 in Ernakulam.

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

Princess Maria Gabriella of Savoy

Savoyard royal and historian.

Born February 24th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Naples.

Donald Wuerl

American cardinal.

Born November 12th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Pittsburgh.

Wolf Kahler

German actor (born 1940).

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

Vittorio Storaro

Italian cinematographer.

Born June 24th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Rome.

Jacques Rancière

French philosopher (1940 - ).

Born June 10th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Algiers.

Arati Saha

Indian swimmer.

Born September 24th, 1940 in Kolkata.

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

Fabrizio De André

Italian singer-songwriter (1940-1999).

Born February 18th, 1940 in Genoa.

Died January 11th, 1999 at 58 years old in Milan (lung cancer).

Johnnie Keyes

American boxer and pornographic actor (1940-2018).

Born February 21st, 1940 in Cleveland. ^[ref]

Died June 3rd, 2018 at 78 years old in Seattle (cerebrovascular disease).

Monica Evans

British actress.

Born June 7th, 1940 (age 86 years) in England.

Gary Kurtz

American film producer (1940-2018).

Born July 27th, 1940 in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

Died September 23rd, 2018 at 78 years old in London (cancer). ^[ref]

Jimmy Ellis

American boxer (1940–2014).

Born February 24th, 1940 in Louisville.

Died May 6th, 2014 at 74 years old in Louisville (dementia).

Tony Bill

American actor, producer and director.

Born August 23rd, 1940 (age 85 years) in San Diego.

Tony Sheridan

British musician (1940–2013).

Born May 21st, 1940 in Norwich.

Died February 16th, 2013 at 72 years old in Hamburg. ^[ref]

Lothar de Maizière

German politician and the last prime minister of the gdr (born 1940).

Born March 2nd, 1940 (age 86 years) in Nordhausen.

Mickey Newbury

American singer-songwriter (1940–2002).

Born May 19th, 1940 in Houston.

Died September 29th, 2002 at 62 years old in Springfield (pulmonary fibrosis).

Mohammad-Reza Shajarian

Iranian singer and musician.

Born September 23rd, 1940 in Mashhad. ^[ref]

Died October 8th, 2020 at 80 years old in Tehran (kidney cancer). ^[ref]

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

Mexican actor (1940–2011).

Born April 6th, 1940 in Mexico City.

Died December 26th, 2011 at 71 years old in New York City (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Ellie Greenwich

American pop music singer, songwriter, and record producer (1940-2009).

Born October 23rd, 1940 in Brooklyn.

Died August 26th, 2009 at 68 years old in Upper West Side (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]