Dirk Galuba

German actor.

Born August 28th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Piła. ^[ref]

Marcel Aubour

French footballer.

Born June 17th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Saint-Tropez.

Carles Santos

Spanish pianist, artist (1940–2017).

Born July 1st, 1940 in Vinaròs.

Died December 4th, 2017 at 77 years old in Vinaròs (ventricular hypertrophy). ^[ref]

Klaas Nuninga

Dutch footballer.

Born November 7th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Winschoten.

Mirjam Pressler

German writer and translator (1940–2019).

Born June 18th, 1940 in Darmstadt.

Died January 16th, 2019 at 78 years old in Landshut. ^[ref]

Viktor Serebryanikov

Ukrainian footballer (1940-2014).

Born March 29th, 1940 in Zaporizhzhia.

Died November 12th, 2014 at 74 years old in Kyiv.

Cahit Zarifoğlu

Turkish poet and writer (1940–1987).

Born July 1st, 1940 in Ankara.

Died June 7th, 1987 at 46 years old in Istanbul (cancer).

Boris Ignatyev

Soviet footballer.

Born December 5th, 1940 in Moscow.

Died January 27th, 2026 at 85 years old (stomach cancer). ^[ref]

Rosny Smarth

Haitian politician.

Born October 19th, 1940 in Cavaellon.

Died January 15th, 2025 at 84 years old ^[ref]

Vladas Česiūnas

Lithuanian canoe racer (1940–2023).

Born March 15th, 1940 in Vyšnialaukis.

Died January 16th, 2023 at 82 years old ^[ref]

Marianne Ahrne

Swedish film director, screenwriter.

Born May 25th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Lund.

Jesper Langberg

Danish actor (1940–2019).

Born October 20th, 1940 in Frederiksberg.

Died June 29th, 2019 at 78 years old in Copenhagen. ^[ref]

Wolfgang Paul

German footballer.

Born January 25th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Olsberg.

Franco Balmamion

Italian racing cyclist.

Born January 11th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Nole.

Iraj Bashiri

American historian.

Born July 31st, 1940 (age 85 years) in Behbahan.

Enrico Feroci

Roman catholic cardinal.

Born August 27th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Pizzoli.

Angelo Rinaldi

French writer (1939–2025).

Born June 17th, 1940 in Bastia. ^[ref]

Died May 7th, 2025 at 84 years old in 19th arrondissement of Paris. ^[ref]

Josep Maria Benet i Jornet

Spanish playwright (1940–2020).

Born June 20th, 1940 in Barcelona.

Died April 6th, 2020 at 79 years old in Lleida (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Robert Budzynski

French footballer (1940–2023).

Born May 21st, 1940 in Calonne-Ricouart.

Died July 17th, 2023 at 83 years old in Nantes. ^[ref]

Bjørn Tidmand

Danish singer.

Born January 24th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Copenhagen.

Vyacheslav Starshinov

Russian ice hockey player.

Born May 6th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Moscow.

Guy Périllat

French alpine skier.

Born February 24th, 1940 (age 86 years) in La Clusaz.

Nafsiah Mboi

17th health minister of indonesia, indonesian politician and physician.

Born July 14th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Sengkang.

Willi Holdorf

German athletics competitor (1940-2020).

Born February 17th, 1940 in Blomesche Wildnis.

Died July 5th, 2020 at 80 years old in Achterwehr (disease). ^[ref]

Alain Lombard

French conductor.

Born October 4th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Paris.