Adrien Zeller

French politician (1940-2009).

Born April 2nd, 1940 in Saverne. ^[ref]

Died August 22nd, 2009 at 69 years old in Haguenau (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Carlos Bielicki

Argentine chess player.

Born May 15th, 1940 in Uruguay.

Died September 9th, 2024 at 84 years old ^[ref]

Vytautas Briedis

Lithuanian rower.

Born August 27th, 1940 in Nausėdžiai.

Died September 22nd, 2019 at 79 years old in Vilnius. ^[ref]

Tsutomu Hanahara

Olympic wrestler (1940–2024).

Born January 3rd, 1940 in Yamaguchi Prefecture.

Died February 5th, 2024 at 84 years old in Suginami. ^[ref]

Jean-Claude Piumi

French footballer (1940-1996).

Born May 27th, 1940 in Giraumont.

Died March 24th, 1996 at 55 years old in Fréjus.

Kiyoshi Tanabe

Boxer.

Born October 10th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Aomori.

Annemarie Zimmermann

Olympic canoeist.

Born June 10th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Lendersdorf.

Niilo Halonen

Finnish ski jumper (1940–2025).

Born December 25th, 1940 in Kouvola.

Died August 17th, 2025 at 84 years old in Helsinki. ^[ref]

Jules Fontaine Sambwa

Congo politician (1940-1998).

Born November 12th, 1940 in Mbandaka.

Died March 4th, 1998 at 57 years old

Jürgen Heinsch

East german football player and coach (1940–2022).

Born July 4th, 1940 in Lübeck.

Died July 14th, 2022 at 82 years old ^[ref]