Bruce Channel

American musician.

Born November 28th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Jacksonville.

Jan Eliasson

Swedish diplomat and politician.

Born September 17th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Gothenburg.

Fakhruddin Ahmed

Economist and civil servant.

Born May 1st, 1940 (age 85 years) in Munshiganj District.

Taihō Kōki

Japanese sumo wrestler.

Born May 29th, 1940 in Poronaysk.

Died January 19th, 2013 at 72 years old in Tokyo (heart failure). ^[ref]

Meghnad Desai, Baron Desai

British economist and politician (born 1940).

Born July 10th, 1940 in Vadodara. ^[ref]

Died July 29th, 2025 at 85 years old in London. ^[ref]

Penny Fuller

American actress.

Born July 21st, 1940 (age 85 years) in Lumberton.

Genya Ravan

American rock singer and producer.

Born January 1st, 1940 (age 86 years) in Łódź. ^[ref]

Tabu Ley Rochereau

Congolese singer and songwriter.

Born November 13th, 1940 in Bagata. ^[ref]

Died November 30th, 2013 at 73 years old in Saint-Luc University Hospital (stroke). ^[ref]

Louise Johnson

British biochemist and protein crystallographer (1940-2012).

Born September 26th, 1940 in Worcester.

Died September 25th, 2012 at 71 years old in Cambridge. ^[ref]

Wyche Fowler

American politician and ambassador.

Born October 6th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Atlanta.