Hank Brown

American politician.

Born February 12th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Denver.

Richard D. Ryder

British psychologist and animal rights advocate.

Born July 3rd, 1940 (age 85 years) in Corfe Castle.

Marie-José Nat

French actress (1940–2019).

Born April 22nd, 1940 in Bonifacio.

Died October 10th, 2019 at 79 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). ^[ref]

Lill Lindfors

Swedish jazz and schlager singer.

Born May 12th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Helsinki.

John Clute

Canadian science fiction and fantasy literary critic (born 1940).

Born September 12th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Toronto.

Fouad Twal

Catholic patriarch.

Born October 23rd, 1940 (age 85 years) in Madaba.

Aracy Balabanian

Brazilian actress (1940–2023).

Born February 22nd, 1940 in Campo Grande.

Died August 7th, 2023 at 83 years old in Rio de Janeiro (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Peter Gregg

American racecar driver (1940–1980).

Born May 4th, 1940 in New York City.

Died December 15th, 1980 at 40 years old in Jacksonville.

Ernest Sosa

American philosopher.

Born June 17th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Cárdenas.

Jan Janssen

Dutch cyclist.

Born May 19th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Pijnacker-Nootdorp.

Takis Fotopoulos

Greek political philosopher, economist and writer.

Born October 14th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Chios.

Vera Tschechowa

Polish-german actress (1940–2024).

Born July 22nd, 1940 in Berlin.

Died April 3rd, 2024 at 83 years old in Berlin. ^[ref]

Maria Grazia Buccella

Italian actress.

Born August 15th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Milan.

Jacqueline Sassard

French actress (1940–2021).

Born March 13th, 1940 in Nice.

Died July 17th, 2021 at 81 years old in Lugano.

Eiichi Yamamoto

Japanese film director and screenwriter.

Born November 22nd, 1940 in Kyoto Prefecture.

Died September 7th, 2021 at 80 years old ^[ref]

Taylor G. Wang

American materials engineer and astronaut.

Born June 16th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Ganxian District.

Lasse Åberg

Swedish actor, musician, film director and artist.

Born May 5th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Hofors parish.

Mirlande Manigat

Haitian politician.

Born November 3rd, 1940 (age 85 years) in Miragoâne.

Claus Offe

German political sociologist.

Born March 16th, 1940 in Berlin.

Died October 1st, 2025 at 85 years old in Berlin. ^[ref]

Ronald Shannon Jackson

American jazz drummer (1940–2013).

Born January 12th, 1940 in Fort Worth.

Died October 19th, 2013 at 73 years old in Fort Worth (leukemia). ^[ref]

William Campbell

American businessman and chairman (1940–2016).

Born August 31st, 1940 in Homestead.

Died April 18th, 2016 at 75 years old in Palo Alto (cancer). ^[ref]

Mahmoud Dowlatabadi

Iranian writer and actor.

Born August 1st, 1940 (age 85 years) in Sabzevar.

Sandro Munari

Italian racecar driver.

Born March 28th, 1940 in Cavarzere.

Died February 28th, 2026 at 85 years old in Bologna. ^[ref]

Luc Boltanski

French sociologist.

Born January 4th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Paris.

Nguyen Van Troi

Viet cong volunteer executed during vietnam war.

Born February 1st, 1940 in Quảng Nam.

Died October 15th, 1964 at 24 years old in Ho Chi Minh City (gunshot wound).