Xavier Stierli

Swiss footballer.

Born October 29th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Oberägeri.

Ludwig Leitner

German alpine skier (1940-2013).

Born February 24th, 1940 in Mittelberg.

Died March 21st, 2013 at 73 years old in Mittelberg.

Edwin Skinner

Athletics competitor.

Born October 15th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Port of Spain.

Guillermo José Garlatti

Italian catholic archbishop.

Born July 12th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Forgaria nel Friuli. ^[ref]

Artur Olech

Polish boxer (1940-2010).

Born June 22nd, 1940 in Lviv.

Died August 12th, 2010 at 70 years old in Wrocław. ^[ref]

Ambrogio Pelagalli

Italian footballer (1940–2024).

Born February 15th, 1940 in Pieve Porto Morone.

Died March 25th, 2024 at 84 years old in Sant'Angelo Lodigiano. ^[ref]

William L. Barry

British rower.

Born October 16th, 1940 (age 85 years).

Gerhard Hennige

German sprinter and hurdler.

Born September 23rd, 1940 (age 85 years) in Karlsruhe.

Jean-Pierre Genet

French road bicycle racer (1940–2005).

Born October 24th, 1940 in Brest.

Died March 16th, 2005 at 64 years old in Loctudy.

Vasilka Stoeva

Athletics competitor.

Born January 14th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Kotel.

Berit Mørdre Lammedal

Norwegian cross-country skier (1940-2016).

Born April 16th, 1940 in Nes Municipality. ^[ref]

Died August 23rd, 2016 at 76 years old ^[ref]

Wolfgang Hottenrott

West german rower.

Born June 13th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Hanover.

Rui Machete

Portuguese politician.

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

Nelli Abramova

Soviet volleyball player.

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

Rudie Liebrechts

Dutch speed skater and racing cyclist.

Born September 6th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Vlaardingen. ^[ref]

Wolfgang Bartels

Alpine skier (1940–2007).

Born July 14th, 1940 in Bischofswiesen.

Died February 6th, 2007 at 66 years old in Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden. ^[ref]

Bernd Klingner

Sport shooter.

Born January 28th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Oberlichtenau.

Igor Romishevsky

Russian ice hockey player (1940–2013).

Born March 25th, 1940 in Zhukovsky.

Died September 28th, 2013 at 73 years old in Moscow. ^[ref]

Vladimir Ponomaryov

Russian footballer.

Born February 18th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Moscow.

Lyudmila Shishova

Fencer (1940–2004).

Born June 1st, 1940 in Nizhny Novgorod.

Died February 21st, 2004 at 63 years old in Nizhny Novgorod.

Kjeld Thorst

Danish footballer.

Born May 13th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Øster Svenstrup.

Alberto Fouilloux

Chilean footballer (1940-2018).

Born November 22nd, 1940 in Santiago.

Died June 23rd, 2018 at 77 years old in Santiago (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Paulino Lukudu Loro

South sudanese catholic priest (1940-2021).

Born August 23rd, 1940 in Juba.

Died April 5th, 2021 at 80 years old in Nairobi.

Guido De Rosso

Road bicycle racer.

Born September 28th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Farra di Soligo.

Aleksandr Almetov

Russian ice hockey player (1940–1992).

Born January 18th, 1940 in Kyiv.

Died September 21st, 1992 at 52 years old in Moscow (pneumonia).