Peter Kremtz

East german rower.

Born April 26th, 1940 in Meissen.

Died February 23rd, 2014 at 73 years old (myocardial infarction).

Hannu Taipale

Cross-country skier.

Born June 22nd, 1940 (age 86 years) in Veteli.

Denis Wiehe

Seychellois bishop.

Born May 21st, 1940 (age 86 years) in Curepipe.

Henryk Trębicki

Polish weightlifter (1940–1996).

Born October 22nd, 1940 in Janowszczyzna.

Died June 8th, 1996 at 55 years old in Warsaw.

Ryoo Chang-kil

North korean footballer.

Born November 5th, 1940 (age 85 years) in North Korea.

Miklós Meszéna

Hungarian fencer (1940–1995).

Born December 14th, 1940 in Budapest.

Died July 29th, 1995 at 54 years old in Budapest.

Dénes Pócsik

Hungarian water polo player (1940–2004).

Born March 9th, 1940 in Kunágota.

Died November 20th, 2004 at 64 years old in Eger.

Ullrich Libor

German sailor.

Born March 27th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Koźle.

Guillermo Castro

Salvadoran footballer.

Born June 25th, 1940 (age 86 years) in San Salvador.

Orazio Rancati

Italian association football player (1940–2023).

Born March 9th, 1940 in Morbegno.

Died October 17th, 2023 at 83 years old in Sondrio. ^[ref]

Henk Cornelisse

Dutch cyclist.

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

Carlo Rancati

Olympic cyclist (1940–2012).

Born April 28th, 1940 in Milan.

Died November 22nd, 2012 at 72 years old

Helmut Thaler

Austrian luger.

Born January 22nd, 1940 (age 86 years) in Imst.

Narciso Ventalló

Spanish field hockey player.

Born October 17th, 1940 in Terrassa.

Died December 22nd, 2018 at 78 years old in Terrassa.

Simion Popescu

Olympic wrestler.

Born August 11th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Cuptoare.

Agnès Acker

French astronomer.

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

Antonio Ángel Algora Hernando

Spanish prelate (1940–2020).

Born October 2nd, 1940 in La Vilueña.

Died October 15th, 2020 at 80 years old in Madrid (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Bärbel Fuhrmann

East german swimmer.

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

Yasutaka Sato

Japanese volleyball player.

Born February 3rd, 1940 (age 86 years).

Jeanette Myburgh

South african swimmer.

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

Jürgen Schröder

West german rower.

Born March 6th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Zielona Góra.

Dzintars Lācis

Latvian cyclist (1940-1992).

Born May 18th, 1940 in Jelgava.

Died November 17th, 1992 at 52 years old in Riga.

Joachim Böhmer

East german rower (1940–1999).

Born October 1st, 1940 in Berlin.

Died December 28th, 1999 at 59 years old in Berlin.

Toshio Shoji

Japanese swimmer (1940–2023).

Born August 25th, 1940 in Chiba Prefecture.

Died April 28th, 2023 at 82 years old

Robert Lelangue

Belgian cyclist.

Born February 4th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Etterbeek.