Don Nelson

American former nba player and head coach.

Born May 15th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Muskegon.

Anna Karina

Danish-french actress (1940–2019).

Born September 22nd, 1940 in Frederiksberg.

Died December 14th, 2019 at 79 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). ^[ref]

J. M. Coetzee

South african writer.

Born February 9th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Cape Town. ^[ref]

Chuck Mangione

American jazz musician (1940–2025).

Born November 29th, 1940 in Rochester.

Died July 24th, 2025 at 84 years old in Rochester. ^[ref]

Sue Grafton

American writer (1940-2017).

Born April 24th, 1940 in Louisville. ^[ref]

Died December 28th, 2017 at 77 years old in Santa Barbara (appendix cancer). ^[ref]

Joe Gibbs

American race team owner and football coach.

Born November 25th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Mocksville.

Don Francisco

Chilean television personality (born 1940).

Born December 28th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Talca.

Ted Koppel

British-born american broadcast journalist.

Born January 8th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Nelson.

Winston Churchill

British politician (1940–2010).

Born October 10th, 1940 in Chequers. ^[ref]

Died March 2nd, 2010 at 69 years old in Belgravia (prostate cancer). ^[ref]

Wangari Muta Maathai

Kenyan environmentalist and politician who won the nobel peace prize in 2004.

Born April 1st, 1940 in Nyeri.

Died September 25th, 2011 at 71 years old in Nairobi (ovarian cancer).