Maria Grazia Buccella

Italian actress.

Born August 15th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Milan.

Jacqueline Sassard

French actress (1940–2021).

Born March 13th, 1940 in Nice.

Died July 17th, 2021 at 81 years old in Lugano.

Eiichi Yamamoto

Japanese film director and screenwriter.

Born November 22nd, 1940 in Kyoto Prefecture.

Died September 7th, 2021 at 80 years old ^[ref]

Taylor G. Wang

American materials engineer and astronaut.

Born June 16th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Ganxian District.

Mirlande Manigat

Haitian politician.

Born November 3rd, 1940 (age 85 years) in Miragoâne.

Claus Offe

German political sociologist.

Born March 16th, 1940 in Berlin.

Died October 1st, 2025 at 85 years old in Berlin. ^[ref]

Ronald Shannon Jackson

American jazz drummer (1940–2013).

Born January 12th, 1940 in Fort Worth.

Died October 19th, 2013 at 73 years old in Fort Worth (leukemia). ^[ref]

Mahmoud Dowlatabadi

Iranian writer and actor.

Born August 1st, 1940 (age 85 years) in Sabzevar.

James Wong

Hong kong lyricist, composer, television presenter, writer and actor (1941–2004).

Born March 18th, 1940 in Kuang-chou.

Died November 24th, 2004 at 64 years old in Union Hospital (lung cancer).

Sandro Munari

Italian racecar driver.

Born March 28th, 1940 in Cavarzere.

Died February 28th, 2026 at 85 years old in Bologna. ^[ref]