Phelekezela Mphoko

Zimbabwean diplomat.

Born June 11th, 1940 in Bubi District.

Died December 6th, 2024 at 84 years old in Bulawayo. ^[ref]

Kunimitsu Takahashi

Japanese racing driver (1940-2022).

Born January 29th, 1940 in Koganei.

Died March 16th, 2022 at 82 years old (lymphoma). ^[ref]

Edward C. Prescott

American economist (1940-2022).

Born December 26th, 1940 in Glens Falls.

Died November 6th, 2022 at 81 years old in Paradise Valley. ^[ref]

José Nápoles

Cuban-mexican boxer (1940-2019).

Born April 13th, 1940 in Santiago de Cuba.

Died August 16th, 2019 at 79 years old in Mexico City (disease). ^[ref]

Tim Severin

British explorer, historian, writer (1940-2020).

Born September 25th, 1940 in Jorhat.

Died December 18th, 2020 at 80 years old in County Cork. ^[ref]

Christoph Eschenbach

German musician.

Born February 20th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Wrocław.

Gilbert Shelton

Cartoonist.

Born May 31st, 1940 (age 85 years) in Houston.

Terry Dischinger

American basketball player and coach (1940–2023).

Born November 21st, 1940 in Terre Haute.

Died October 10th, 2023 at 82 years old in Lake Oswego. ^[ref]

Graham T. Allison

American political scientist (1940-).

Born March 23rd, 1940 (age 85 years) in Charlotte.

H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

American writer (1940–2021).

Born March 14th, 1940 in Tennessee.

Died November 30th, 2021 at 81 years old in Nashville.