Władysław Komar

Athletics competitor (1940-1998).

Born April 11th, 1940 in Kaunas.

Died August 17th, 1998 at 58 years old in Przybiernów (traffic collision).

Li Zhensheng

Chinese photographer (1940–2020).

Born September 22nd, 1940 in Dalian.

Died June 22nd, 2020 at 79 years old in New York City. ^[ref]

Molara Ogundipe

Nigerian writer.

Born December 27th, 1940 in Lagos. ^[ref]

Died June 18th, 2019 at 78 years old in Ijebu Igbo. ^[ref]

Pierre Briant

French iranologist.

Born September 30th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Angers.

Raimon

Spanish singer (born 1940).

Born December 2nd, 1940 (age 85 years) in Xàbia.

Edward James Slattery

Catholic bishop (1940–2024).

Born August 11th, 1940 in Chicago.

Died September 13th, 2024 at 84 years old in Tulsa.

Jean Clair

French journalist.

Born October 20th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Paris.

Vicente Miera

Spanish football player and manager (born 1940).

Born May 10th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Santander.

Cristino Seriche Bioko

Prime minister of equatorial guinea (1940–2024).

Born June 15th, 1940 in Spanish Guinea.

Died June 11th, 2024 at 83 years old in Sipopo. ^[ref]

Marju Lauristin

Estonian politician and sociologist (born 1940).

Born April 7th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Tallinn.

Anzor Kavazashvili

Soviet-georgian footballer (born 1940).

Born July 19th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Batumi.

Fred Hansen

American athlete (born 1940).

Born December 29th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Cuero.

Adam Makowicz

Polish-canadian musician.

Born August 18th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Hnojník.

Jumber Patiashvili

Soviet-georgian politician; first secretary of the communist party of georgia.

Born January 5th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Lagodekhi.

Eddie Miles

American basketball player.

Born July 5th, 1940 (age 86 years) in North Little Rock.

Tom Williams

American ice hockey player, born 1940 (1940–1992).

Born April 17th, 1940 in Duluth.

Died February 8th, 1992 at 51 years old in Marlborough.

Lopo do Nascimento

Prime minister of angola.

Born July 10th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Luanda. ^[ref]

Luc Illusie

French mathematician.

Born May 2nd, 1940 (age 86 years) in Nantes.

Angel Lagdameo

Catholic archbishop.

Born August 2nd, 1940 in Lucban.

Died July 8th, 2022 at 81 years old in Iloilo City.

Mikhail Kononov

Soviet and russian actor (1940—2007).

Born April 25th, 1940 in Moscow.

Died July 16th, 2007 at 67 years old in Moscow (thromboembolism). ^[ref]

Theo Laseroms

Dutch footballer and manager (1940-1991).

Born March 8th, 1940 in Roosendaal.

Died April 25th, 1991 at 51 years old in Zwolle (myocardial infarction).

Ermindo Onega

Argentine footballer (1940–1979).

Born April 4th, 1940 in Las Parejas.

Died December 21st, 1979 at 39 years old in Lima, Buenos Aires (traffic collision).

Khabibullo Abdusamatov

Russian astrophysicist.

Born October 27th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Samarkand.

Bohdan Paczyński

Polish astronomer (1940-2007).

Born February 8th, 1940 in Vilnius.

Died April 19th, 2007 at 67 years old in Princeton (brain cancer). ^[ref]

Premjit Lall

Indian tennis player (1940–2008).

Born October 20th, 1940 in Kolkata.

Died December 31st, 2008 at 68 years old in Kolkata. ^[ref]