Friedel Rausch

German football player and manager (1940-2017).

Born February 27th, 1940 in Duisburg.

Died November 18th, 2017 at 77 years old in Horw (skin cancer). ^[ref]

Jetsun Pema

President of the tibetan children's villages and minister of tibet government in exile.

Born July 7th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Lhasa. ^[ref]

Dallas Long

American shot putter (1940–2024).

Born June 13th, 1940 in Pine Bluff.

Died November 10th, 2024 at 84 years old in Whitefish. ^[ref]

Manfred Bietak

Austrian archaeologist.

Born October 6th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Vienna.

Peter Schneider

German writer and screenplayer (1940-2026).

Born April 21st, 1940 in Lübeck.

Died March 3rd, 2026 at 85 years old in Berlin. ^[ref]

Nayla Moawad

Lebanese first lady, journalist and politician.

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

Ole Lund Kirkegaard

Danish writer (1940-1979).

Born July 29th, 1940 in Aarhus.

Died March 24th, 1979 at 38 years old in Stenderup.

Louis Pilot

Luxembourgian footballer (1940–2016).

Born November 11th, 1940 in Esch-sur-Alzette.

Died April 16th, 2016 at 75 years old in Senningen. ^[ref]

Haim Harari

Israeli physicist.

Born November 18th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Jerusalem.

Jerzy Kulej

Polish boxer (1940-2012).

Born October 19th, 1940 in Częstochowa.

Died July 13th, 2012 at 71 years old in Warsaw (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Jacob Palis

Brazilian mathematician (1940-2025).

Born March 15th, 1940 in Uberaba. ^[ref]

Died May 7th, 2025 at 85 years old in Rio de Janeiro. ^[ref]

Thue Christiansen

Greenlandic politician and designer of the greenland flag (1940–2022).

Born February 25th, 1940 in Maamorilik.

Died June 26th, 2022 at 82 years old in Hals. ^[ref]

Hasan Muratović

Bosnian politician, entrepreneur, and professor.

Born April 11th, 1940 in Olovo.

Died November 14th, 2020 at 80 years old in Sarajevo (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Anatolii Bondarchuk

Ukrainian hammer thrower (1940-2025).

Born May 31st, 1940 in Starokostiantyniv.

Died December 23rd, 2025 at 85 years old in Kamloops. ^[ref]

Pantelis Voulgaris

Greek film director, screenwriter.

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

Rolf Dieter Brinkmann

German poet (1940-1975).

Born April 16th, 1940 in Vechta.

Died April 23rd, 1975 at 35 years old in London (struck by vehicle).

Jan Cremer

Dutch author, painter and illustrator (1940-2024).

Born April 20th, 1940 in Enschede.

Died June 19th, 2024 at 84 years old in Amsterdam. ^[ref]

Yvonne Blake

British-born spanish costume designer (1940-2018).

Born April 17th, 1940 in Manchester. ^[ref]

Died July 17th, 2018 at 78 years old in Madrid (stroke).

Arthur Moreira Lima

Brazilian musician (1940–2024).

Born July 16th, 1940 in Rio de Janeiro.

Died October 30th, 2024 at 84 years old in Santa Catarina (colon cancer). ^[ref]

Jacques Bouveresse

French philosopher (1940-2021).

Born August 20th, 1940 in Épenoy.

Died May 9th, 2021 at 80 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris.

Fotis Kafatos

Greek biologist (1940-2017).

Born April 16th, 1940 in Heraklion.

Died November 18th, 2017 at 77 years old in Heraklion.

Tadeusz Piotrowski

American sociologist.

Born February 10th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Rivne Oblast, Second Polish Republic, Rysv'yanka.

Roger K. Crouch

American astronaut.

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

Grigori Gorin

Russian writer (1940–2000).

Born March 12th, 1940 in Moscow.

Died June 15th, 2000 at 60 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).

Filip David

Serbian writer.

Born July 4th, 1940 in Kragujevac.

Died April 14th, 2025 at 84 years old in Belgrade. ^[ref]