Tatsuo Fujimoto

Japanese olympic swimmer.

Born March 29th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Hyōgo Prefecture.

André Pierre Louis Dupuy

French archbishop.

Born February 13th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Soustons.

Paul Darmanin

Maltese roman catholic bishop (1940–2023).

Born November 6th, 1940 in Santa Venera.

Died July 24th, 2023 at 82 years old in Floriana. ^[ref]

Anni Biechl

German sprinter.

Born March 17th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Röhrmoos.

Bjarne Andersson

Cross-country skier.

Born April 28th, 1940 in Motala.

Died August 12th, 2004 at 64 years old in Mora. ^[ref]

Liudmyla Kuchma

First lady of ukraine om 1994 to 2005.

Born June 19th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Votkinsk.

Ferenc Nógrádi

Hungarian association football player (1940-2009).

Born November 15th, 1940 in Košice. ^[ref]

Died May 16th, 2009 at 68 years old in Budapest. ^[ref]

Roland Mitoraj

French professional football defender.

Born February 5th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Bourges.

Pedro Amat

Spanish field hockey player.

Born July 13th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Terrassa.

Marek Gołąb

Polish weightlifter (1940–2017).

Born May 7th, 1940 in Zakliczyn.

Died October 6th, 2017 at 77 years old in Wrocław. ^[ref]

Gregorio San Miguel

Spanish racing cyclist ( basque country ).

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

Valeri Rubinchik

Soviet and belarusian actor and film director (1940–2011).

Born April 17th, 1940 in Minsk.

Died March 2nd, 2011 at 70 years old in Moscow.

Franco Valle

Boxer (1940-2003).

Born February 15th, 1940 in Genoa.

Died April 10th, 2003 at 63 years old in Genoa.

Boris Perušič

Czechoslovak volleyballist.

Born July 27th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Zagreb. ^[ref]

Andrea Mugione

Italian catholic archbishop.

Born November 9th, 1940 in Caivano.

Died February 26th, 2020 at 79 years old in Naples.

Tekiree Tamuera

I-kiribati politician.

Born February 16th, 1940 (age 86 years).

Jürgen Oelke

German rower.

Born November 25th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Berlin.

Jürgen Brecht

German fencer.

Born March 1st, 1940 (age 86 years) in Speyer.

Susanna Mildonian

Belgian musician (1940–2022).

Born July 2nd, 1940 in Venice.

Died October 7th, 2022 at 82 years old in Brussels-Capital Region.

Ernst Veenemans

Dutch rower (1940–2017).

Born March 18th, 1940 in Haarlem.

Died October 2nd, 2017 at 77 years old in Laren. ^[ref]

Manuel Bueno Cabral

Spanish footballer.

Born February 5th, 1940 in Seville.

Died February 7th, 2026 at 86 years old ^[ref]

Christel Steffin

East german swimmer.

Born April 4th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Hohennauen.

Raymond Riotte

Road bicycle racer.

Born February 18th, 1940 in Sarry.

Died April 14th, 2026 at 86 years old in Avallon.

Shozo Tsugitani

Japanese association football player (1940–1978).

Born June 25th, 1940 in Hyōgo Prefecture.

Died June 2nd, 1978 at 37 years old in Kobe (liver cirrhosis).

Vyacheslav Ionov

Soviet canoeist (1940–2012).

Born June 26th, 1940 in Moscow.

Died June 25th, 2012 at 71 years old