Stephen Kovacevich

American pianist and conductor.

Born October 17th, 1940 (age 85 years) in San Pedro.

Elwyn Ralph Berlekamp

American mathematician (1940-2019).

Born September 6th, 1940 in Dover.

Died April 9th, 2019 at 78 years old in Piedmont (pulmonary fibrosis).

Jan Eliasson

Swedish diplomat and politician.

Born September 17th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Gothenburg.

Iva Zanicchi

Italian singer and politician.

Born January 18th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Ligonchio.

Nicola Di Bari

Italian singer.

Born September 29th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Zapponeta.

Phelekezela Mphoko

Zimbabwean diplomat.

Born June 11th, 1940 in Bubi District.

Died December 6th, 2024 at 84 years old in Bulawayo. ^[ref]

Kunimitsu Takahashi

Japanese racing driver (1940-2022).

Born January 29th, 1940 in Koganei.

Died March 16th, 2022 at 82 years old in Tokyo (lymphoma). ^[ref]

Edward C. Prescott

American economist (1940-2022).

Born December 26th, 1940 in Glens Falls.

Died November 6th, 2022 at 81 years old in Paradise Valley. ^[ref]

José Nápoles

Cuban-mexican boxer (1940-2019).

Born April 13th, 1940 in Santiago de Cuba.

Died August 16th, 2019 at 79 years old in Mexico City (disease). ^[ref]

Tim Severin

British explorer, historian, writer (1940-2020).

Born September 25th, 1940 in Jorhat.

Died December 18th, 2020 at 80 years old in County Cork. ^[ref]

Christoph Eschenbach

German musician.

Born February 20th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Wrocław.

Gilbert Shelton

American cartoonist.

Born May 31st, 1940 (age 85 years) in Houston.

Terry Dischinger

American basketball player and coach (1940–2023).

Born November 21st, 1940 in Terre Haute.

Died October 10th, 2023 at 82 years old in Lake Oswego. ^[ref]

Graham T. Allison

American political scientist (1940-).

Born March 23rd, 1940 (age 86 years) in Charlotte.

Orlando Patterson

Historical and cultural sociologist.

Born June 5th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Westmoreland Parish.

H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

American writer (1940–2021).

Born March 14th, 1940 in Tennessee.

Died November 30th, 2021 at 81 years old in Nashville.

Manto Tshabalala-Msimang

South african politician (1940-2009).

Born October 9th, 1940 in Durban.

Died December 16th, 2009 at 69 years old in Johannesburg. ^[ref]

Marshall Berman

American philosopher (1940-2013).

Born November 24th, 1940 in The Bronx.

Died September 11th, 2013 at 72 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Mary Rand

British track and field athlete and olympic champion (1940-2026).

Born February 10th, 1940 in Wells.

Died March 27th, 2026 at 86 years old in Reno. ^[ref]

Carol Heiss

American figure skater and actress.

Born January 20th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Queens.

Bobby Freeman

American singer (1940-2017).

Born June 13th, 1940 in San Francisco.

Died January 23rd, 2017 at 76 years old in Daly City. ^[ref]

Heinz Stücke

German cyclist and photographer.

Born January 11th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Hövelhof.

Michael Ruse

British-canadian science philosopher (1940–2024).

Born June 21st, 1940 in Birmingham.

Died November 1st, 2024 at 84 years old ^[ref]

Ted Kulongoski

American politician.

Born November 5th, 1940 (age 85 years) in St. Louis.

Robert S. Kaplan

American accounting academic.

Born May 2nd, 1940 (age 85 years) in New York City.