Marcel Łoziński

Polish film director.

Born May 17th, 1940 in Paris.

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

Hans Leutenegger

Swiss bobsledder and actor.

Born January 16th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Bichelsee.

Klaus Urbanczyk

German footballer.

Born June 4th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Halle (Saale).

Paul Hait

American swimmer.

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

Tariq Niazi

Field hockey player (1940-2008).

Born March 15th, 1940 in Mianwali.

Died April 20th, 2008 at 68 years old in Rawalpindi.

Yelena Petushkova

Russian equestrian (1940-2007).

Born November 17th, 1940 in Moscow.

Died January 8th, 2007 at 66 years old in Moscow (brain cancer).

Leonid Osyka

Soviet and ukrainian film director, screenwriter (1940-2001).

Born March 8th, 1940 in Kyiv.

Died September 16th, 2001 at 61 years old in Kyiv.

Sven-Gunnar Larsson

Swedish footballer.

Born May 10th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Sweden.

Franca Squarciapino

Italian costume designer.

Born May 16th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Rome. ^[ref]

Carin Cone

American swimmer.

Born April 18th, 1940 in Huntington.

Died June 13th, 2025 at 85 years old ^[ref]

Hiroshi Katayama

Japanese association football player.

Born May 28th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Tokyo.

Luis María Echeberría

Spanish footballer (1940-2016).

Born March 24th, 1940 in Erandio.

Died October 19th, 2016 at 76 years old in Getxo. ^[ref]

Ernő Solymosi

Hungarian footballer (1940-2011).

Born June 21st, 1940 in Diósgyőr.

Died February 19th, 2011 at 70 years old in Budapest. ^[ref]

Giovanni Maria Flick

Italian judge.

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

Iryna Kalynets

Poet, writer, and ukrainian politician (1940-2012).

Born December 6th, 1940 in Lviv.

Died July 31st, 2012 at 71 years old in Lviv. ^[ref]

Jadesola Olayinka Akande

Nigerian lawyer and academic (1940 – 2008).

Born November 15th, 1940 in Ibadan.

Died April 29th, 2008 at 67 years old in Lagos State.

Vladimir Savon

Ukrainian chess player (1940–2005).

Born September 26th, 1940 in Chernihiv.

Died May 30th, 2005 at 64 years old in Kharkiv.

Héctor Silva

Uruguayan footballer (1940-2015).

Born February 1st, 1940 in Montevideo. ^[ref]

Died August 30th, 2015 at 75 years old in Montevideo (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Harry Entwistle

Australian priest.

Born May 31st, 1940 (age 85 years) in Chorley.

Thomas Köhler

East german luger.

Born June 25th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Zwickau.

Terry O'Malley

Canadian ice hockey defenceman.

Born October 21st, 1940 (age 85 years) in Toronto.

Manfred Manglitz

German footballer.

Born March 8th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Cologne.

Jozef Štibrányi

Slovak footballer.

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

Silvia Solar

French actress (1940–2011).

Born March 20th, 1940 in Paris.

Died May 18th, 2011 at 71 years old in Lloret de Mar.

Gianpiero Moretti

Italian racecar driver (1940–2012).

Born March 20th, 1940 in Milan.

Died January 14th, 2012 at 71 years old in Milan (cancer). ^[ref]