Brian David Josephson

Welsh nobel laureate in physics.

Born January 4th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Cardiff.

Neil Goldschmidt

American lawyer and politician.

Born June 16th, 1940 in Eugene.

Died June 12th, 2024 at 83 years old in Portland (heart failure). ^[ref]

Russell Banks

American writer (1940-2023).

Born March 28th, 1940 in Newton. ^[ref]

Died January 7th, 2023 at 82 years old in Saratoga Springs (cancer). ^[ref]

Vladimir Cosma

Romanian-french composer, violinist and conductor.

Born April 13th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Bucharest.

Patricia Schroeder

American politician.

Born July 30th, 1940 in Portland.

Died March 13th, 2023 at 82 years old in Celebration. ^[ref]

Annie Ernaux

French writer.

Born September 1st, 1940 (age 85 years) in Lillebonne.

Thomas M. Disch

American science fiction author and poet (1940-2008).

Born February 2nd, 1940 in Des Moines.

Died July 4th, 2008 at 68 years old in New York City. ^[ref]

Bharati Mukherjee

Indian-american writer (1940-2017).

Born July 27th, 1940 in Kolkata.

Died January 28th, 2017 at 76 years old in Manhattan (cardiomyopathy). ^[ref]

Richard Paul

American actor (1940-1998).

Born June 6th, 1940 in Los Angeles.

Died December 25th, 1998 at 58 years old in Studio City (cancer).

Walter Alvarez

American geologist.

Born October 3rd, 1940 (age 84 years) in Berkeley.