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

Krzysztof Radosław Mazurski

1946–2016 economist, geographer, university teacher Warsaw

Kurt Gänzl

b. 1946 actor, musical theatre actor, singer, writer Wellington

Kwesi Ahwoi

b. 1946 minister, politician

Kyriakos D. Kassis

1946–2025 cartoonist, painter, poet, writer Paliros

Károly Csúri

b. 1946 germanist, philologist, university teacher Szeged

Kōichi Suzuki

b. 1946 businessperson Kanagawa Prefecture

Kōsaku Ebina

b. 1946 Aomori Prefecture

Ladislav Gerendáš

b. 1946 actor, musician Karlovy Vary

Ladislav Smejkal

1946–2021 historian, museologist Benešov nad Ploučnicí

Lajos Szűcs

1946–1999 weightlifter Budapest

Lambert Orkis

b. 1946 musician, pianist, university teacher Philadelphia

Lamine Merbah

b. 1946 film director, film producer, filmmaker Tighennif

Larry Langford

1946–2019 politician Birmingham

Laura Bush

b. 1946 HIV/AIDS activist, autobiographer, children's writer, librarian, politician, president, teacher, writer Midland

Laureano Oubiña Piñeiro

b. 1946 drug trafficker, smuggling A Modia

Lauri Laine

b. 1946 painter

Laurie Brereton

b. 1946 electrician, politician Kensington

Lee Oi-soo

1946–2022 writer Hamyang County

Leen de Groot

b. 1946 sport cyclist Utrecht

Leena Simonen

b. 1946

Leinaʻala Drummond

1946–2023 beauty pageant contestant, businessperson, flight attendant, hula dancer, pastor, politician Puʻunene

Lejla Zagirovna Ismagilova

b. 1946 composer, music educator, pianist Moscow

Lenny Kaye

b. 1946 biographer, guitarist, journalist, music critic, music journalist, musician, novelist, record producer, songwriter Manhattan

Leonard Blussé

b. 1946 historian, sinologist, university teacher Rotterdam

Leonid Yakovenko

1946–1999 politician Bobrove

Leonty Shevtsov

b. 1946 military leader

Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen

b. 1946 psychologist, researcher Lapua

Lillian Sciberras

b. 1946 librarian, poet St. Julian's

Lily ter Metz

b. 1946 badminton player

Lincoln Hurst

1946–2008 religious studies scholar

Linda Birnbaum

b. 1946 microbiologist, researcher, toxicologist Passaic

Linda C. Cox

1946–2008 politician

Linda Morand

b. 1946 actor, model Lindenhurst

Linda Runbeck

b. 1946 politician Minnesota

Lisbet Dahl

b. 1946 actor, film actor, film director, voice actor Copenhagen

Liubov Izotova

b. 1946 singer Türkmenabat

Liza Minnelli

b. 1946 actor Los Angeles

Lluís Colet

b. 1946 cultural activist Perpignan

Luang Charan Sanit Wong

1946–1958 engineer

Lucas Malan

1946–2010 poet, writer Modimolle

Lucinda Franks

1946–2021 journalist Chicago

Lucjan Myrta

b. 1946 amber jeweler Żelisławice, Silesian Voivodeship

Luigi Boccolini

b. 1946 association football coach, association football player Porto Recanati

Luigi Perrone

b. 1946 politician Corato

Luther Grosvenor

b. 1946 guitarist, musician Evesham

Luzien Etxezaharreta

b. 1946 journalist, writer Urcuray

Lynne Marie Stewart

1946–2025 film actor, musical theatre actor, stage actor, television actor, television writer, voice actor Lynwood

Lyubomir Mladenov

b. 1946 actor, film actor, television actor Sofia

László Vinczeffy

b. 1946 painter, restorer Atia

Lícia Lacerda

b. 1946 costume designer Rio de Janeiro