James Caan

American actor.

Born March 26th, 1940 in The Bronx.

Died July 6th, 2022 at 82 years old in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

Richard Pryor

American comedian and actor (1940–2005).

Born December 1st, 1940 in Peoria.

Died December 10th, 2005 at 65 years old in Encino (multiple sclerosis, myocardial infarction).

Tom Jones

Welsh singer.

Born June 7th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Pontypridd.

Raquel Welch

American actress (1940–2023).

Born September 5th, 1940 in Chicago.

Died February 15th, 2023 at 82 years old in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

James Brolin

American actor.

Born July 18th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Los Angeles.

Alex Trebek

Canadian-american television personality.

Born July 22nd, 1940 in Greater Sudbury. ^[ref]

Died November 8th, 2020 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

Frank Zappa

American musician (1940–1993).

Born December 21st, 1940 in Baltimore.

Died December 4th, 1993 at 52 years old in Los Angeles (prostate cancer).

Michael Gambon

British actor (1940–2023).

Born October 19th, 1940 in Dublin.

Died September 27th, 2023 at 82 years old in Witham (pneumonia). ^[ref]

Anthony Fauci

American immunologist and head of the u.s. national institute of allergy and infectious diseases.

Born December 24th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Brooklyn.

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017).

Born January 22nd, 1940 in Chesterfield. ^[ref]

Died January 27th, 2017 at 77 years old in Cromer (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]