Mike Melvill

Test pilot.

Born November 11th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Johannesburg.

Thomas A. Steitz

American biochemist.

Born August 23rd, 1940 in Milwaukee. ^[ref]

Died October 9th, 2018 at 78 years old in Branford (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

Whitney Smith

Founder of vexillology, the study of flags.

Born February 26th, 1940 in Arlington.

Died November 17th, 2016 at 76 years old in Peabody.

William Wallace

Scottish football player and coach (born 1940).

Born June 23rd, 1940 (age 85 years) in Kirkintilloch.

Billy Hart

American jazz drummer.

Born November 29th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Washington, D.C..

Renato Pozzetto

Italian actor.

Born July 14th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Laveno-Mombello.

Wayne McLaren

Stuntman, model, actor, rodeo performer (1940–1992).

Born September 12th, 1940 in Lake Charles.

Died July 22nd, 1992 at 51 years old in Newport Beach (lung cancer).

Franz Müntefering

German politician and industrial manager (born 1940).

Born January 16th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Neheim-Hüsten.

Ahmed Qaid Saleh

Algerian military officer (1940–2019).

Born January 13th, 1940 in Aïn Yagout.

Died December 23rd, 2019 at 79 years old in Aïn Naadja Military Hospital (cardiac arrest). ^[ref]

Vladimir Vasiliev

Soviet dancer.

Born April 18th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Moscow.