Chris Farlowe

English singer.

Born October 13th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Islington.

Team Hoyt

American triathlete (1940-2021).

Born June 1st, 1940 in Winchester.

Died March 17th, 2021 at 80 years old in Holland.

Mina

Italian singer (1940-).

Born March 25th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Busto Arsizio.

Paolo Borsellino

Italian magistrate killed by the mafia (1940-1992).

Born January 19th, 1940 in Palermo.

Died July 19th, 1992 at 52 years old in Palermo.

Lei Feng

Chinese soldier and communist icon (1940–1962).

Born December 18th, 1940 in Wangcheng District.

Died August 15th, 1962 at 21 years old in Anshan (traffic collision).

Bill Hunter

Australian actor (1940-2011).

Born February 27th, 1940 in Ballarat.

Died May 21st, 2011 at 71 years old in Kew (liver cancer). ^[ref]

Jeannie Seely

American singer-songwriter (1940–2025).

Born July 6th, 1940 in Titusville. ^[ref]

Died August 1st, 2025 at 85 years old in Hermitage. ^[ref]

Arati Saha

Indian swimmer.

Born September 24th, 1940 in Kolkata.

Died August 23rd, 1994 at 53 years old in Kolkata (jaundice).

Richard Lynch

Actor (1940–2012).

Born February 12th, 1940 in Brooklyn.

Died June 19th, 2012 at 72 years old in Yucca Valley (pneumonia).

Philippe Junot

French venture capitalist.

Born April 19th, 1940 in Paris.

Died January 8th, 2026 at 85 years old in Madrid. ^[ref]