Clive Sinclair

English entrepreneur and inventor.

Born July 30th, 1940 in Richmond. ^[ref]

Died September 16th, 2021 at 81 years old in London. ^[ref]

Perry Ellis

American fashion designer (1940–1986).

Born March 3rd, 1940 in Portsmouth.

Died May 30th, 1986 at 46 years old in New York City (viral encephalitis).

Sharon Farrell

American actress (1940–2023).

Born December 24th, 1940 in Sioux City.

Died May 15th, 2023 at 82 years old in Orange County. ^[ref]

Cynthia Weil

American songwriter (1940–2023).

Born October 18th, 1940 in New York City.

Died June 1st, 2023 at 82 years old in Beverly Hills.

Saul Kripke

American philosopher and logician (1940–2022).

Born November 13th, 1940 in Bay Shore. ^[ref]

Died September 15th, 2022 at 81 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

Mina

Italian singer (born 1940).

Born March 25th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Busto Arsizio.

Ira von Fürstenberg

Italian socialite and actress (1940–2024).

Born April 18th, 1940 in Rome.

Died February 18th, 2024 at 83 years old in Rome. ^[ref]

Norbert Grupe

German boxer and actor (1940-2004).

Born August 25th, 1940 in Berlin. ^[ref]

Died March 10th, 2004 at 63 years old in Puerto Vallarta (cancer). ^[ref]

Jerry Lucas

American basketball player.

Born March 30th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Middletown. ^[ref]

Banwarilal Purohit

Indian politician.

Born April 16th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Nawalgarh.

Julie Sommars

American actress.

Born April 15th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Fremont.

Tony Allen

Nigerian drummer, composer, songwriter (1940-2020).

Born July 20th, 1940 in Lagos.

Died April 30th, 2020 at 79 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (aortic aneurysm). ^[ref]

Stan Mikita

Slovak-born canadian ice hockey player.

Born May 20th, 1940 in Sokolče.

Died August 7th, 2018 at 78 years old in Chicago.

Adel Emam

Egyptian actor.

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

Zandra Rhodes

British fashion designer.

Born September 19th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Chatham.

Sadaharu Oh

Baseball player.

Born May 20th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Sumida-ku. ^[ref]

Bruce Chatwin

English novelist.

Born May 13th, 1940 in Sheffield. ^[ref]

Died January 18th, 1989 at 48 years old in Nice (death from AIDS-related complications). ^[ref]

Tabaré Vázquez

President of uruguay from 2005 to 2010 and from 2015 to 2020.

Born January 17th, 1940 in Montevideo.

Died December 6th, 2020 at 80 years old in Montevideo (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Trevor Nunn

British theatre, film and television director.

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

Mary Beth Peil

Singer and actress.

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

Dilip Sardesai

Indian cricketer (1940-2007).

Born August 8th, 1940 in Margao.

Died July 2nd, 2007 at 66 years old in Mumbai. ^[ref]

Barbara Kwiatkowska-Lass

1940-1995 polish actress.

Born June 1st, 1940 in Gostynin.

Died March 6th, 1995 at 54 years old in Vaterstetten (stroke).

Dietmar Hopp

German businessman.

Born April 26th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Heidelberg.

Dewi Sukarno

Japanese businesswoman, socialite, television personality, youtuber and philanthropist.

Born February 6th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Azabu-ku.

Najma Heptulla

Indian politician.

Born April 13th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Bhopal.