Dallas Long

American shot putter (1940–2024).

Born June 13th, 1940 in Pine Bluff.

Died November 10th, 2024 at 84 years old in Whitefish. ^[ref]

Manfred Bietak

Austrian archaeologist.

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

Peter Schneider

German writer and screenplayer (1940-2026).

Born April 21st, 1940 in Lübeck.

Died March 3rd, 2026 at 85 years old in Berlin. ^[ref]

Nayla Moawad

Lebanese first lady, journalist and politician.

Born July 3rd, 1940 (age 85 years) in Bsharri.

Ole Lund Kirkegaard

Danish writer (1940-1979).

Born July 29th, 1940 in Aarhus. ^[ref]

Died March 24th, 1979 at 38 years old in Stenderup. ^[ref]

Louis Pilot

Luxembourgian footballer (1940–2016).

Born November 11th, 1940 in Esch-sur-Alzette.

Died April 16th, 2016 at 75 years old in Senningen. ^[ref]

Haim Harari

Israeli physicist.

Born November 18th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Jerusalem.

Jerzy Kulej

Polish boxer (1940-2012).

Born October 19th, 1940 in Częstochowa.

Died July 13th, 2012 at 71 years old in Warsaw (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Jacob Palis

Brazilian mathematician (1940-2025).

Born March 15th, 1940 in Uberaba. ^[ref]

Died May 7th, 2025 at 85 years old in Rio de Janeiro. ^[ref]

Thue Christiansen

Greenlandic politician and designer of the greenland flag (1940–2022).

Born February 25th, 1940 in Maamorilik.

Died June 26th, 2022 at 82 years old in Hals. ^[ref]