Elizabeth Murray

American painter (1940–2007).

Born September 6th, 1940 in Chicago.

Died August 12th, 2007 at 66 years old in New York (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Eddie McCreadie

Scottish footballer and manager (1940–2026).

Born April 15th, 1940 in Glasgow.

Died January 12th, 2026 at 85 years old in Johnson City. ^[ref]

Peppino Gagliardi

Italian singer.

Born May 25th, 1940 in Naples.

Died August 9th, 2023 at 83 years old in Naples.

Richard Edlund

American special effects cinematographer.

Born December 6th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Fargo.

Kevin Loughery

American basketball player and coach.

Born March 28th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Brooklyn.

Jon Elster

Norwegian philosopher and political theorist.

Born February 22nd, 1940 (age 86 years) in Oslo.

Arieh Warshel

Chemist, biochemist and biophysicist.

Born November 20th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Sde Nahum.

Daniel Pilon

Canadian actor (1940–2018).

Born November 13th, 1940 in Montreal.

Died June 26th, 2018 at 77 years old in Montreal. ^[ref]

Ken Fletcher

Australian tennis player (1940–2006).

Born June 14th, 1940 in Brisbane.

Died February 11th, 2006 at 65 years old in Brisbane (cancer).

Moudud Ahmed

Bangladeshi politician (1940–2021).

Born May 24th, 1940 in Royal Bengal Noakhali District.

Died March 16th, 2021 at 80 years old in Mount Elizabeth Hospital. ^[ref]

Richard Attwood

British racing driver.

Born April 4th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Wolverhampton.

Macha Méril

French actress.

Born September 3rd, 1940 (age 85 years) in Rabat.

Joseph L. Goldstein

American biochemist.

Born April 18th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Kingstree.

Francisco Toledo

Mexican artist (1940-2019).

Born July 17th, 1940 in Mexico City.

Died September 5th, 2019 at 79 years old in Oaxaca de Juárez. ^[ref]

Hanako, Princess Hitachi

Japanese princess; wife of masahito, prince hitachi.

Born July 19th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Shimo-Ochiai.

Duchess Diane, Duchess of Württemberg

French artist.

Born March 24th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Petrópolis.

Roscoe Mitchell

American jazz musician (born 1940).

Born August 3rd, 1940 (age 85 years) in Chicago.

Russell Streiner

American actor and producer.

Born February 6th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Pittsburgh.

Enrico Bombieri

Italian mathematician (1940-).

Born November 26th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Milan.

Totó la Momposina

Colombian singer.

Born August 1st, 1940 in Bolívar Department, Talaigua Nuevo.

Died May 17th, 2026 at 85 years old in Celaya. ^[ref]

Colin Addison

Footballer (1940-2025).

Born May 18th, 1940 in Taunton.

Died October 31st, 2025 at 85 years old in Hereford. ^[ref]

Sepp Piontek

German association football player and manager.

Born March 5th, 1940 in Wrocław. ^[ref]

Died February 18th, 2026 at 85 years old in Odense. ^[ref]

Vladimir Vasiliev

Soviet dancer.

Born April 18th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Moscow.

Saparmyrat Nyýazow

President of turkmenistan from 1990 to 2006.

Born February 19th, 1940 in Gypjak. ^[ref]

Died December 21st, 2006 at 66 years old in Ashgabat (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Franz Müntefering

German politician and industrial manager (born 1940).

Born January 16th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Neheim-Hüsten.