Owe Jonsson

Swedish sprinter, ice hockey player and bandy player (1940-1962).

Born November 23rd, 1940 in Växjö.

Died September 29th, 1962 at 21 years old in Växjö (traffic collision).

Lennart Häggroth

Swedish ice hockey goaldtender.

Born March 2nd, 1940 in Övertorneå Municipality.

Died August 28th, 2016 at 76 years old in Skellefteå. ^[ref]

Natalie Myburgh

South african swimmer.

Born May 15th, 1940.

Died January 21st, 2014 at 73 years old in Knysna (cancer).

Jiří Daler

Czech racing cyclist.

Born March 8th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Brno. ^[ref]

Miguel Barnet

Cuban writer.

Born January 28th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Havana.

Yury Klimov

Soviet handball player.

Born July 22nd, 1940 in Syktyvkar.

Died October 17th, 2022 at 82 years old ^[ref]

Cornel Oțelea

Romanian handball player (1940–2025).

Born November 19th, 1940 in Șeica Mare.

Died January 22nd, 2025 at 84 years old ^[ref]

Jean-Claude Schindelholz

Swiss footballer.

Born October 11th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Moutier.

Jiří Kratochvil

Czech writer (born 1940).

Born January 4th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Brno. ^[ref]

Heinrich Mussinghoff

Roman catholic bishop.

Born October 29th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Osterwick. ^[ref]