Marina Karella

Greek visual artist (born 1940).

Born July 17th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Athens. ^[ref]

Wayne McLaren

Stuntman, model, actor, rodeo performer (1940–1992).

Born September 12th, 1940 in Lake Charles.

Died July 22nd, 1992 at 51 years old in Newport Beach (lung cancer).

Toshihide Maskawa

Japanese theoretical physicist (1940–2021).

Born February 7th, 1940 in Nagoya. ^[ref]

Died July 23rd, 2021 at 81 years old in Kyoto (cancer). ^[ref]

Ali Nasir Muhammad

Leader of south yemen from 1980 to 1986.

Born December 31st, 1940 (age 85 years). ^[ref]

Thomas A. Steitz

American biochemist (1940–2018).

Born August 23rd, 1940 in Milwaukee. ^[ref]

Died October 9th, 2018 at 78 years old in Branford (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

Andrey Piontkovsky

Russian scientist, political writer and analyst.

Born June 30th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Moscow.

Chris Menges

British cinematographer and film director.

Born September 15th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Kington.

Alberto Cortez

Argentine singer (1940-2019).

Born March 11th, 1940 in Rancul, Rancul Department.

Died April 4th, 2019 at 79 years old in Madrid, Móstoles.

Mary Rose Oakar

American politician (1940–2025).

Born March 5th, 1940 in Cleveland.

Died September 13th, 2025 at 85 years old in Cleveland. ^[ref]

Klaus Wennemann

German actor (1940–2000).

Born December 18th, 1940 in Oer-Erkenschwick.

Died January 7th, 2000 at 59 years old in Bad Aibling (lung cancer).

Endre Szemerédi

Hungarian-american mathematician and theoretical computer scientist.

Born August 21st, 1940 (age 85 years) in Budapest.

Jesús Quintero

Spanish journalist (1940–2022).

Born August 18th, 1940 in San Juan del Puerto.

Died October 3rd, 2022 at 82 years old in Ubrique (respiratory failure). ^[ref]

Mate Boban

Bosnian croat politician (1940-1997).

Born February 12th, 1940 in Sovići. ^[ref]

Died July 7th, 1997 at 57 years old in Mostar (cerebral hemorrhage).

Whitney Smith

Founder of vexillology, the study of flags (1940–2016).

Born February 26th, 1940 in Arlington.

Died November 17th, 2016 at 76 years old in Peabody.

Jack Bannon

American actor (1940–2017).

Born June 14th, 1940 in Los Angeles.

Died October 25th, 2017 at 77 years old in Coeur d'Alene. ^[ref]

Rudolph Moshammer

German fashion designer (1940–2005).

Born September 7th, 1940 in Munich.

Died January 14th, 2005 at 64 years old in Grünwald.

Tom DeMarco

American software engineer, author, and consultant.

Born August 20th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Hazleton.

Mike Melvill

Test pilot.

Born November 30th, 1940 in Johannesburg.

Died March 19th, 2026 at 85 years old ^[ref]

Jair da Costa

Brazilian footballer (1940–2025).

Born July 9th, 1940 in Santo André.

Died April 26th, 2025 at 84 years old ^[ref]

Just Jaeckin

French film director (1940–2022).

Born August 8th, 1940 in Vichy.

Died September 6th, 2022 at 82 years old in Saint-Malo. ^[ref]

Jan Jongbloed

Dutch footballer (1940–2023).

Born November 25th, 1940 in Amsterdam.

Died August 30th, 2023 at 82 years old ^[ref]

Michael Cook

British historian.

Born December 24th, 1940 (age 85 years).

Boaventura de Sousa Santos

Portuguese sociologist.

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

Phillip E. Johnson

American legal academic (1940-2019).

Born June 18th, 1940 in Aurora.

Died November 2nd, 2019 at 79 years old in Berkeley. ^[ref]

Mike Beuttler

Racecar driver.

Born April 13th, 1940 in Cairo.

Died December 29th, 1988 at 48 years old in Los Angeles (death from AIDS-related complications).