Giancarlo Cella

Italian footballer.

Born September 5th, 1940 in Bobbio.

Died January 23rd, 2026 at 85 years old ^[ref]

Carl von Essen

Swedish fencer (1940-2021).

Born October 18th, 1940 in Jönköping.

Died November 11th, 2021 at 81 years old in Björnlunda. ^[ref]

Mutsuhiko Nomura

Japanese association football player.

Born February 10th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Hiroshima.

Aleksey Nikanchikov

Fencer.

Born July 30th, 1940 in Yagodnoye.

Died January 28th, 1972 at 31 years old in Minsk (traffic collision).

Hugo Lepe

Chilean footballer.

Born April 14th, 1940 in Santiago.

Died July 4th, 1991 at 51 years old in Chile.

Vadim Kapranov

Soviet basketball coach and basketball player (1940–2021).

Born February 26th, 1940 in Moscow.

Died June 4th, 2021 at 81 years old in Moscow (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Rafał Piszcz

Polish canoeist (1940–2012).

Born October 24th, 1940 in Poznań.

Died September 12th, 2012 at 71 years old in Poznań. ^[ref]

Sergei Sivko

Boxer.

Born June 7th, 1940 in Tula.

Died November 10th, 1966 at 26 years old in Moscow.

Dirk Sager

German journalist.

Born August 13th, 1940 in Hamburg.

Died January 2nd, 2014 at 73 years old in Potsdam (stroke).

Erik Hartsuiker

Dutch rower (1940–2019).

Born October 19th, 1940 in Avereest.

Died January 13th, 2019 at 78 years old in Amsterdam. ^[ref]