Shujaat Hussain

Pakistani politician (born 1940).

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

Fakhruddin Ahmed

Economist and civil servant.

Born May 1st, 1940 (age 85 years) in Munshiganj District.

John Finnis

Australian legal scholar and philosopher.

Born July 28th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Adelaide.

Hugo Stiglitz

Mexican actor.

Born August 28th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Mexico City.

Mark James

American songwriter.

Born November 29th, 1940 in Houston. ^[ref]

Died June 8th, 2024 at 83 years old in Nashville. ^[ref]

Russell Banks

American writer (1940–2023).

Born March 28th, 1940 in Newton. ^[ref]

Died January 7th, 2023 at 82 years old in Saratoga Springs (cancer). ^[ref]

Dewey Martin

Canadian rock drummer, best known for his work with buffalo springfield (1940–2009).

Born September 30th, 1940 in North Dundas.

Died February 1st, 2009 at 68 years old in Van Nuys.

Gao Xingjian

Chinese novelist and playwright (1940- ).

Born January 4th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Ganxian District.

Fontella Bass

American singer (1940–2012).

Born February 3rd, 1940 in St. Louis.

Died December 26th, 2012 at 72 years old in St. Louis (myocardial infarction).

Lonnie Liston Smith

American pianist.

Born December 28th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Richmond.

Godfrey Reggio

Filmmaker (born 1940).

Born March 29th, 1940 (age 86 years) in New Orleans.

Luis Valdez

American writer and director.

Born June 26th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Delano.

Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio

French writer and nobel prize winner (born 1940).

Born April 13th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Nice.

Yossef Romano

Israeli weightlifter (1940–1972).

Born April 15th, 1940 in Benghazi.

Died September 5th, 1972 at 32 years old in Munich.

Ina May Gaskin

American midwife (*1940).

Born March 8th, 1940 (age 86 years).

David Seltzer

American screenwriter.

Born February 12th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Highland Park.

Michael Herr

American war correspondent, screenwriter (1940-2016).

Born April 13th, 1940 in Lexington. ^[ref]

Died June 24th, 2016 at 76 years old in Delhi. ^[ref]

Maxine Hong Kingston

Chinese american author.

Born October 27th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Stockton.

Charles Fox

American composer for film and television (born 1940).

Born October 30th, 1940 (age 85 years) in New York City.

Ameeta

Indian actress.

Born April 11th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Kolkata.

Dave Keon

Canadian ice hockey player.

Born March 22nd, 1940 (age 86 years) in Rouyn-Noranda. ^[ref]

Bechara Boutros al-Rahi

Maronite patriarch of antioch.

Born February 25th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Himlaya.

Kip Keino

Kenyan athlete.

Born January 17th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Nandi County.

Karpal Singh

Malaysian politician and lawyer.

Born June 28th, 1940 in Georgetown.

Died April 17th, 2014 at 73 years old in Perak (traffic collision).

Reynaldo Rey

American actor (1940-2015).

Born January 27th, 1940 in Sequoyah County.

Died May 28th, 2015 at 75 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).