Evi Nemeth

American engineer (1940–2013).

Born June 7th, 1940.

Died June 4th, 2013 at 72 years old in Tasman Sea.

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.

Mark White

American politician (1940-2017).

Born March 17th, 1940 in Henderson. ^[ref]

Died August 5th, 2017 at 77 years old in Houston (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Gojko Mitić

Serbian actor and director.

Born June 13th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Strojkovce.

Talal Maddah

Saudi musician (1940–2000).

Born August 5th, 1940 in Mecca.

Died August 11th, 2000 at 60 years old in Abha (heart failure).

Christoph Blocher

Swiss politician, industrialist, and former member of the swiss federal council.

Born October 11th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Schaffhausen. ^[ref]

Robert S. Kaplan

American accounting academic.

Born May 2nd, 1940 (age 86 years) in New York City.

Larry Young

American jazz musician (1940-1978).

Born October 7th, 1940 in Newark.

Died March 30th, 1978 at 37 years old in New York City (pneumonia).

Robert Jervis

American political scientist (1940–2021).

Born April 30th, 1940 in New York City. ^[ref]

Died December 9th, 2021 at 81 years old ^[ref]

Troy Perry

American activist and clergy.

Born July 27th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Tallahassee.

Daniel Goldin

American engineer.

Born July 23rd, 1940 (age 86 years) in New York City.

William Wallace

Scottish football player and coach (born 1940).

Born June 23rd, 1940 (age 86 years) in Kirkintilloch.

Mircea Snegur

Moldovan politician.

Born January 17th, 1940 in Trifănești.

Died September 13th, 2023 at 83 years old in Chișinău (cancer). ^[ref]

Francesco Guccini

Italian singer-songwriter (1940-).

Born June 14th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Modena.

Lebbeus Woods

American architect (1940-2012).

Born May 31st, 1940 in Michigan, Lansing. ^[ref]

Died October 30th, 2012 at 72 years old in New York City. ^[ref]

John D. Caputo

American philosopher.

Born October 26th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Philadelphia.

Matthias Habich

German actor.

Born January 12th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Gdańsk.

Billy Hart

American jazz drummer.

Born November 29th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Washington, D.C..

James Blood Ulmer

American jazz and blues guitarist and singer.

Born February 8th, 1940 in South Carolina.

Died June 3rd, 2026 at 86 years old in Manhattan. ^[ref]

Jack White

German music producer and composer, association football player (1940–2025).

Born September 2nd, 1940 in Cologne.

Died October 16th, 2025 at 85 years old in Berlin. ^[ref]

Hannah Wilke

American artist (1940-1993).

Born March 7th, 1940 in New York City. ^[ref]

Died January 28th, 1993 at 52 years old in Houston (lymphoma). ^[ref]

Adam Przeworski

Polish-american professor of political science.

Born May 5th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Warsaw.

Frida Boccara

French singer.

Born October 29th, 1940 in Casablanca.

Died August 1st, 1996 at 55 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris (respiratory disease).

Víctor Erice

Spanish film director.

Born June 30th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Karrantza Harana / Valle de Carranza.