Niko Grafenauer

Slovenian historian and writer.

Born December 5th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Ljubljana.

Bjørn Tidmand

Danish singer.

Born January 24th, 1940 in Copenhagen.

Died May 26th, 2026 at 86 years old in Helsingør Municipality. ^[ref]

Pauli Nevala

Finnish athletics competitor (1940–2025).

Born November 30th, 1940 in Pojo.

Died June 20th, 2025 at 84 years old in Helsinki. ^[ref]

Giuliana Lojodice

Italian actress.

Born August 12th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Bari.

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]

Nafsiah Mboi

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

Born July 14th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Sengkang.

Alain Lombard

French conductor.

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

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]

Jutta Heine

German sprinter.

Born September 16th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Stadthagen.

Mandé Sidibé

Malian economist (1940-2009).

Born January 20th, 1940 in Bafoulabé. ^[ref]

Died August 25th, 2009 at 69 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. ^[ref]

Jorge Roldán

Guatemalan footballer (1940–2023).

Born November 16th, 1940 in Guatemala City.

Died June 8th, 2023 at 82 years old ^[ref]

Alla Surikova

Soviet film director.

Born November 6th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Kyiv.

Sophie Lihau-N'Kanza

Congolese politician (1940-1999).

Born February 8th, 1940 in Kinshasa.

Died April 2nd, 1999 at 59 years old in Kinshasa.

Calvin Fowler

Basketball player (1940-2013).

Born February 11th, 1940 in Pittsburgh.

Died March 5th, 2013 at 73 years old in Burlington City.

Miguel Ángel Loayza

Peruvian footballer (1940-2017).

Born June 21st, 1940 in Lima.

Died October 19th, 2017 at 77 years old in Buenos Aires. ^[ref]

Werner Krämer

German footballer (1940-2010).

Born January 23rd, 1940 in Duisburg.

Died February 12th, 2010 at 70 years old in Duisburg. ^[ref]

Ingrid Wendl

Austrian figure skater.

Born May 17th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Vienna.

Danièle Sallenave

French writer.

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

Levan Moseshvili

Soviet basketball player (1940–2020).

Born May 23rd, 1940 in Tbilisi.

Died March 5th, 2020 at 79 years old in Tbilisi. ^[ref]

Jamshed Karimov

Tajikistani politician.

Born August 4th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Dushanbe.

Mihai Adam

Romanian footballer (1940-2015).

Born July 3rd, 1940 in Câmpia Turzii. ^[ref]

Died December 11th, 2015 at 75 years old in Cluj-Napoca. ^[ref]

Hubert Kostka

Polish association football player and manager.

Born May 27th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Racibórz.

Cho Yoon-ok

South korean footballer (1940-2002).

Born February 25th, 1940 in Korea under Japanese rule.

Died June 22nd, 2002 at 62 years old in Seoul.

Sergio Staino

Italian artist and film director (1940–2023).

Born June 8th, 1940 in Piancastagnaio.

Died October 21st, 2023 at 83 years old in Florence (COVID-19).

Marcel Łoziński

Polish film director.

Born May 17th, 1940 in Paris.

Died August 20th, 2025 at 85 years old ^[ref]