Daniel J. Travanti

American actor (born 1940).

Born March 7th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Kenosha.

Burhanuddin Rabbani

Afghanistan politician, former president of afghanistan (1992-2001).

Born September 20th, 1940 in Fayzabad.

Died September 20th, 2011 at 71 years old in Kabul. ^[ref]

Don LaFontaine

American voice actor (1940-2008).

Born August 26th, 1940 in Duluth.

Died September 1st, 2008 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (respiratory disease). ^[ref]

Luke Kelly

Irish singer and musician (1940–1984).

Born November 17th, 1940 in Dublin.

Died January 30th, 1984 at 43 years old in Dublin (brain cancer).

Susan Harris

American television comedy writer and producer (born 1940).

Born October 28th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Mount Vernon.

Roy Ayers

American funk, soul, and jazz composer, vibraphone player, and music producer (1940–2025).

Born September 10th, 1940 in Los Angeles.

Died March 4th, 2025 at 84 years old in New York City. ^[ref]

Manfred Mann

South african-born musician.

Born October 21st, 1940 (age 85 years) in Johannesburg.

Andrzej Żuławski

Polish film director (1940-2016).

Born November 22nd, 1940 in Lviv.

Died February 17th, 2016 at 75 years old in Warsaw (cancer). ^[ref]

I. Bartholomeos

Ecumenist ecumenical patriarch of constantinople since 1991.

Born February 29th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Zeytinliköy. ^[ref]

Solomon Burke

American singer.

Born March 21st, 1940 in Philadelphia. ^[ref]

Died October 10th, 2010 at 70 years old in Haarlemmermeer. ^[ref]