People Born in the 1940s

Discover ancestors and historical figures in our database of 7,428 people with archival photographs and biographical details.

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7,428 people found

Virgil Tale

b. 1941 handball player

Vito Consoli

1941–1989 politician Martina Franca

Vlad-Vladimir Galin-Corini

b. 1941 politician Galați

Vladimir Nartnik

b. 1941 linguist, literary historian Vnanje Gorice

Volker Fadinger

b. 1941 historian of classical antiquity, university teacher Schulzendorf

Vsevolod Tverdislov

b. 1941 physicist Moscow

Věra Štechrová-Koťátková

b. 1941 basketball player

W. Ford Doolittle

b. 1941 biochemist, molecular biologist, university teacher Urbana

Warren Hoge

1941–2023 editor, journalist Manhattan

Webb Franklin

b. 1941 judge, lawyer, politician Greenwood

Wenzel Hagelstam

b. 1941 antiquarian seller, businessperson, television presenter Helsinki

Wilfried Heidt

1941–2012 opinion journalist Karlsruhe

Wilhelm Neuwirth

1941–2021 Catholic priest Enns

Wilhelm Opitz von Boberfeld

1941–2015 agronomist, university teacher Poznań

Willie Hensley

b. 1941 lecturer, politician, writer Kotzebue

Winfried Ulrich

b. 1941 university teacher Drawsko Pomorskie

Wojciech Młynarski

1941–2017 cabaret performer, film actor, lyricist, poet, screenwriter, singer, singer-songwriter, songwriter, theatrical director, translator Warsaw

Yehor Annienkov

b. 1941 politician Fatezhsky District

Yoel Lerner

1941–2014 linguist, political activist, translator New York City

Yukie Takeya

1941–2025 Tokyo

Zdenka Cerar

1941–2013 gymnast, jurist, politician Ljubljana

Zvi Ben-Avraham

b. 1941 geologist, geophysicist, university teacher Jerusalem

Édith Lejet

1941–2024 composer, music educator 17th arrondissement of Paris

Ísis Dias de Oliveira

1941–1972 student, teacher São Paulo

Üllar Jörberg

1941–2018 singer Tallinn

"Big Willie" Robinson

1942–2012

A. I. Dikusar

1942–2023 electrochemist, scientist Radischevo

ABilly S. Jones-Hennin

1942–2024 LGBTQ rights activist St. John's

Aang Hamid Suganda

1942–2022 politician brass

Aarne Vaik

b. 1942 museum professional

Aavo Lossmann

1942–2018 dance teacher Tartu

Abbas Ganjavi

b. 1942 film editor Tehran

Abdallah Mishrif

b. 1942 actor Cairo

Abdelkader Zitouni

b. 1942 politician Gabès

Abderrahmane Meziani

1942–2016 association football player Algiers

Abdillah Toha

b. 1942 businessperson, chief executive officer, economist, politician Surakarta

Abdul Hamid Mahmud

1942–2021 military officer, military personnel, politician Blangkejeren

Abdul Mukthie Fadjar

b. 1942 judge

Abdul Rahman Taib

b. 1942 civil servant Kuala Belait

Abelin Linazisoro

1942–2022 actor, writer Zumaia

Abraham Ashur

1942–2010 military officer

Abuhuraira Udasan

1942–2023 Datu Piang

Abul Asad

b. 1942 journalist Rajshahi

Achim Moeller

b. 1942 art dealer, art historian

Ada Lampert

b. 1942 psychologist, researcher Tel-Aviv

Adam Massalski

b. 1942 historian Kielce

Adolf Ogi

b. 1942 politician Kandersteg

Adriana Giorda

1942–2018 painter Racconigi

Adriana Șchiopu

b. 1942 actor, production designer Bucharest

Adrianus Sooai

1942–2000 military Lawe Sigala-Gala