Bennie Maupin

American musician.

Born August 29th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Detroit.

Gary Bartz

American jazz saxophonist (born 1940).

Born September 26th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Baltimore.

Louise Johnson

British biochemist and protein crystallographer (1940-2012).

Born September 26th, 1940 in Worcester.

Died September 25th, 2012 at 71 years old in Cambridge. ^[ref]

Michel Micombero

President of burundi (1940-1983).

Born August 26th, 1940 in Rutovu Commune.

Died July 16th, 1983 at 42 years old in Mogadishu (myocardial infarction).

Genya Ravan

American rock singer and producer.

Born January 1st, 1940 (age 86 years) in Łódź. ^[ref]

Ralph Towner

American musician.

Born March 1st, 1940 in Chehalis.

Died January 18th, 2026 at 85 years old in Rome. ^[ref]

Steve Swallow

American jazz bassist and composer.

Born October 4th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Fair Lawn.

Count Ingolf of Rosenborg

Former danish prince (born 1940); elder son of knud, hereditary prince of denmark, and princess caroline-mathilde of denmark.

Born February 17th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Sorgenfri Palace.

Peter Diamond

Nobel prize in economics winner.

Born April 29th, 1940 (age 85 years) in New York City. ^[ref]

Tim Rose

American musician (1940–2002).

Born September 23rd, 1940 in Washington, D.C..

Died September 24th, 2002 at 62 years old in London.

Prince Sixtus Enrique of Parma

Parmese royal.

Born July 22nd, 1940 (age 85 years) in Pau.

Joachim Frank

German-born american biophysicist and nobel laureate.

Born September 12th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Siegen.

Robert Pinsky

American poet, editor, literary critic, academic (born 1940).

Born October 20th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Long Branch.

Valie Export

Austrian media artist (born 1940).

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

Phyllis Chesler

Psychotherapist, college professor, and author.

Born October 1st, 1940 (age 85 years) in United States.

Nong Duc Manh

Former general secretary of the communist party of vietnam.

Born September 11th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Bắc Kạn.

Wyche Fowler

American politician and ambassador.

Born October 6th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Atlanta.

Eberhard Weber

German musician.

Born January 22nd, 1940 (age 86 years) in Stuttgart.

Jerzy Buzek

Prime minister of poland (r. 1997–2001); president of the european parliament (r. 2009–2012).

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

Pippo Franco

Italian singer, actor and comedian.

Born September 2nd, 1940 (age 85 years) in Rome. ^[ref]

Jaime Roldos Aquilera

President of ecuador (1979–1981).

Born November 5th, 1940 in Guayaquil.

Died May 24th, 1981 at 40 years old in Celica Canton.

Joanna Miles

American actress.

Born March 6th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Nice.

Tony Conrad

American filmmaker, violinist and composer (1940-2016).

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

Died April 9th, 2016 at 76 years old in Cheektowaga (pneumonia). ^[ref]

Aliza Gur

Former israeli actress and model; miss israel 1960.

Born April 1st, 1940 (age 86 years) in Ramat Gan.

Jürgen Todenhöfer

German politician and author.

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