Reynaldo Rey

American actor (1940-2015).

Born January 27th, 1940 in Sequoyah County.

Died May 28th, 2015 at 75 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).

David Peoples

American screenwriter.

Born February 9th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Middletown.

Sharon Sheeley

American songwriter.

Born April 4th, 1940 in Los Angeles.

Died May 17th, 2002 at 62 years old in Los Angeles (disease).

Sathamangalam Ranga Iyengar Srinivasa Varadhan

Indian-american mathematician (1940–).

Born January 2nd, 1940 (age 86 years) in Chennai.

Natalia Makarova

Soviet and american ballet dancer.

Born November 21st, 1940 (age 85 years) in Saint Petersburg. ^[ref]

Wendy Doniger

American indologist (born 1940).

Born November 20th, 1940 (age 85 years) in New York City. ^[ref]

Mary Ellen Mark

American photographer (1940–2015).

Born March 20th, 1940 in Philadelphia. ^[ref]

Died May 25th, 2015 at 75 years old in New York City (disease). ^[ref]

Thomas M. Disch

American science fiction author and poet (1940–2008).

Born February 2nd, 1940 in Des Moines.

Died July 4th, 2008 at 68 years old in New York City. ^[ref]

Vito Acconci

American designer, landscape architect, performance and installation artist (1940-2017).

Born January 24th, 1940 in New York City. ^[ref]

Died April 27th, 2017 at 77 years old in New York City (stroke, cerebrovascular disease). ^[ref]

Brian David Josephson

Welsh nobel laureate in physics.

Born January 4th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Cardiff.