James Cromwell

American actor (born 1940).

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

Ricky Nelson

American musician, singer-songwriter, and actor.

Born May 8th, 1940 in Teaneck.

Died December 31st, 1985 at 45 years old in Dallas (aviation accident).

Smokey Robinson

American r&b singer, songwriter and producer (born 1940).

Born February 19th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Detroit.

Carlos Slim

Mexican business magnate and investor.

Born January 28th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Mexico City.

Sam Waterston

American actor, producer and director (born 1940).

Born November 15th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Cambridge.

Samuel Little

American serial killer.

Born June 7th, 1940 in Reynolds.

Died December 30th, 2020 at 80 years old in Lancaster. ^[ref]

Jim Bakker

American televangelist (born 1940).

Born January 2nd, 1940 (age 86 years) in Muskegon.

Jack Nicklaus

American golfer (born 1940).

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

Terry Gilliam

American born-british filmmaker, comedian, and actor (born 1940).

Born November 22nd, 1940 (age 85 years) in Minneapolis.

Jerry Heller

American businessman (1940–2016).

Born October 6th, 1940 in Shaker Heights.

Died September 2nd, 2016 at 75 years old in Thousand Oaks (cancer). ^[ref]

David Jason

English actor (born 1940).

Born February 2nd, 1940 (age 86 years) in Edmonton.

John Mahoney

American actor (1940–2018).

Born June 20th, 1940 in Blackpool.

Died February 4th, 2018 at 77 years old in Chicago (head and neck cancer). ^[ref]

Julia

Puerto rican actor (1940–1994).

Born March 9th, 1940 in San Juan.

Died October 24th, 1995 at 55 years old in Manhasset (stroke). ^[ref]

Brian De Palma

American film director and screenwriter.

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

Jill St. John

American actress.

Born August 19th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Los Angeles.

Sharad Pawar

Indian politician (born 1940).

Born December 12th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Pune.

Muhammad Yunus

Bangladeshi banker, nobel peace prize recipient and the former chief adviser of bangladesh.

Born June 28th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Shikarpur Union.

Paul Williams

American composer, singer, songwriter and actor.

Born September 19th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Omaha.

Bob Knight

American basketball coach (1940–2023).

Born October 25th, 1940 in Massillon.

Died November 1st, 2023 at 83 years old in Bloomington. ^[ref]

Lance Henriksen

American actor.

Born May 5th, 1940 (age 86 years) in New York City.

Herbie Hancock

American jazz pianist and composer (born 1940).

Born April 12th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Chicago.

Levon Helm

American musician (1940–2012).

Born May 26th, 1940 in Elaine.

Died April 19th, 2012 at 71 years old in New York City (cancer). ^[ref]

Burt Young

American actor (1940–2023).

Born April 30th, 1940 in Queens.

Died October 8th, 2023 at 83 years old in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

Paul Pelosi

American businessman (born 1940).

Born April 15th, 1940 (age 86 years) in United States.

Giorgio Moroder

Italian record producer and composer (born 1940).

Born April 26th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Urtijëi.