Anu Kaal

Estonian opera singer, music educator and actor (born 1940).

Born November 4th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Tallinn.

György Sarlós

Hungarian rower.

Born July 29th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Budakeszi.

Rudolf Baláž

Roman catholic bishop (1940–2011).

Born November 20th, 1940 in Nevoľné. ^[ref]

Died July 27th, 2011 at 70 years old in Banská Bystrica.

Volodymyr Sterlyk

Soviet-ukrainian rower.

Born October 15th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Poltava.

Li Keun-hak

North korean footballer.

Born July 7th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Korea under Japanese rule.

Jacques Ladègaillerie

French fencer.

Born January 10th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Sartrouville.

Yuri Moiseyev

Russian ice hockey player.

Born July 15th, 1940 in Penza.

Died September 24th, 2005 at 65 years old in Moscow.

David Jones

British athlete, sprinter(1940–2023).

Born March 11th, 1940 in Brookmans Park.

Died June 1st, 2023 at 83 years old in Mallorca. ^[ref]

Ramón Sáez Marzo

Spanish cyclist (1940–2013).

Born March 8th, 1940 in Utiel.

Died June 18th, 2013 at 73 years old in Valencia. ^[ref]

Valentin Bibik

Ukrainian composer (1940-2003).

Born July 19th, 1940 in Kharkiv.

Died July 7th, 2003 at 62 years old in Tel Aviv.