István Csom

Hungarian chess player.

Born June 2nd, 1940 in Sátoraljaújhely.

Died July 28th, 2021 at 81 years old ^[ref]

Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir

Icelandic writer (1940–2010).

Born December 11th, 1940 in Hornstrandir. ^[ref]

Died May 7th, 2010 at 69 years old in Reykjavík.

Klaus Berger

German academic theologian (1940–2020).

Born November 25th, 1940 in Hildesheim.

Died June 8th, 2020 at 79 years old in Heidelberg. ^[ref]

Luis Ubiña

Uruguayan footballer (1940-2013).

Born June 7th, 1940 in Montevideo.

Died July 17th, 2013 at 73 years old in Montevideo.

Vladimir Yurzinov

Russian ice hockey player and coach.

Born February 20th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Moscow.

Otacílio Gonçalves

Brazilian football manager (born 1940).

Born June 16th, 1940 in Santa Maria.

Died November 18th, 2025 at 85 years old in Porto Alegre. ^[ref]

William Stowe

American rower.

Born March 23rd, 1940 in Oak Park.

Died February 8th, 2016 at 75 years old in Lake Placid.

Aleksandr Proshkin

Soviet and russian film director and screenwriter.

Born March 25th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Saint Petersburg.

Soraya Qasemie

Iranian actress.

Born December 19th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Tehran.

Nicolae Martinescu

Olympic wrestler.

Born February 24th, 1940 in Vișani.

Died April 1st, 2013 at 73 years old in Bucharest.