Reinhard Bonnke

German pentecostal evangelist (1940–2019).

Born April 19th, 1940 in Königsberg.

Died December 7th, 2019 at 79 years old in Orlando (surgical complications). ^[ref]

Dobie Gray

American singer and songwriter, whose musical career spanned soul, country, pop and musical theater. (1940-2011).

Born July 26th, 1940 in Simonton.

Died December 6th, 2011 at 71 years old in Nashville (cancer). ^[ref]

Willie Stargell

American baseball player and coach (1940-2001).

Born March 6th, 1940 in Earlsboro. ^[ref]

Died April 9th, 2001 at 61 years old in Wilmington (stroke).

Pharoah Sanders

American jazz saxophonist (1940–2022).

Born October 13th, 1940 in Little Rock.

Died September 24th, 2022 at 81 years old in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

Angela Carter

English novelist.

Born May 7th, 1940 in Eastbourne. ^[ref]

Died February 16th, 1992 at 51 years old in London (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Karolyn Grimes

American actress.

Born July 4th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Hollywood.

Ronald Pickup

British actor (1940–2021).

Born June 7th, 1940 in Chester.

Died February 24th, 2021 at 80 years old in Bloomington. ^[ref]

Charles Robert Jenkins

United states army soldier (1940–2017).

Born February 18th, 1940 in Rich Square.

Died December 11th, 2017 at 77 years old in Sado (heart failure).

Galen Weston

Canadian billionaire (1940-2021).

Born October 29th, 1940 in Marlow.

Died April 12th, 2021 at 80 years old in Toronto. ^[ref]

Alan Kay

American computer scientist (born 1940).

Born May 17th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Springfield.

Thelma Schoonmaker

American film editor.

Born January 3rd, 1940 (age 86 years) in Algiers.

Ghulam Ali

Pakistani singer.

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

John Schuck

American actor (b. 1940).

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

Ira Einhorn

American murderer.

Born May 15th, 1940 in Philadelphia. ^[ref]

Died April 3rd, 2020 at 79 years old in State Correctional Institution – Laurel Highlands. ^[ref]

Arthur Laffer

American economist.

Born August 14th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Youngstown.

Roy Thomas

American comic book writer and editor.

Born November 22nd, 1940 (age 85 years) in Jackson.

Joseph Brodsky

Russian-american poet (1940-1996).

Born May 24th, 1940 in Saint Petersburg. ^[ref]

Died January 28th, 1996 at 55 years old in Brooklyn (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Tarō Asō

Prime minister of japan from 2008 to 2009.

Born September 20th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Iizuka.

Joachim Gauck

German protestant pastor and politician, federal president of germnay 2012–2017 (born 1940).

Born January 24th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Rostock. ^[ref]

Abdurrahman Wahid

4th president of indonesia.

Born September 7th, 1940 in Jombang.

Died December 30th, 2009 at 69 years old in Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo National General Hospital (cardiovascular disease). ^[ref]

A. K. Antony

Indian politician.

Born December 28th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Cherthala.

George Akerlof

American economist and koshland professor of economics.

Born June 17th, 1940 (age 85 years) in New Haven.

Louise Sorel

American actress.

Born August 6th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Los Angeles.

Barry Sadler

American author and musician (1940–1989).

Born November 1st, 1940 in Carlsbad.

Died November 5th, 1989 at 49 years old (cardiac arrest).

Jeannie Seely

American singer-songwriter (1940–2025).

Born July 6th, 1940 in Titusville. ^[ref]

Died August 1st, 2025 at 85 years old in Hermitage. ^[ref]