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

Anatoly Markeev

b. 1942 mathematician Novaya Slobodka

Andi Jalal Bachtiar

1942–2006 politician Bone

Andrej Capuder

1942–2018 essayist, poet, politician, translator, writer Ljubljana

Andrey Andreev

1942–2022 Mlado Nagoričane

Andrzej Fedorowicz

b. 1942 actor Kraków

Andrzej Ostromęcki

1942–2021 geologist, mountaineer, poet Warsaw

Andrzej Wierzbicki

1942–2023 historian Kraków

Andrzej Woltanowski

1942–1996 historian Warsaw

Andrzej Zaorski

1942–2021 actor, television actor, television director Piaski

Andy Montañez

b. 1942 musician, singer San Juan

Angela Yu Chien

1942–2000 actor, film actor Tianjin

Angelo Buccarello

b. 1942 Catholic priest Castrignano del Capo

Angelo Scaccia

b. 1942 politician

Anita Bose Pfaff

b. 1942 politician, professor, university teacher Vienna

Anna Haack

b. 1942 film actor, stage actor

Anna Széles

b. 1942 actor Oradea

Anne-Cécile Reimann

b. 1942 activist, environmentalist, teacher

Annette Smith

1942–2024 teacher, writer

Anto Adžamić

b. 1942 journalist Kladari Donji

Antoine Candelas

b. 1942 singer-songwriter

Antoni Llena

b. 1942 draftsperson, sculptor Barcelona

Antonina Canyelles i Colom

b. 1942 Catalan teacher, poet, writer Palma

Antonio Lia

b. 1942 politician Specchia

Antonio Martínez López

b. 1942 politician, teacher A Fonsagrada

Antonio Monge Vega

1942–2020 chemist, researcher Madrid

Antonín Buček

1942–2018 ecologist, forestry engineer, geographer, pedagogue, university teacher Brno

Ants Käärma

b. 1942 agronomist, politician Võitra

Antón Santamarina

b. 1942 linguist, university teacher San Martín de Suarna

Anu Pentik

b. 1942 designer Kuusankoski

Anuar Otegen-Tana

1942–2022 painter Uil

Aníbal Torres

b. 1942 lawyer, politician, university teacher Chota

Apostolos Kilessopoulos

b. 1942 painter Katerini

Aref Dalila

b. 1942 economist Latakia

Aretha Franklin

1942–2018 activist, composer, pianist, record producer, singer, songwriter Memphis

Arieh Rona

b. 1942 military officer Subotica

Arif Aziz

b. 1942 columnist, correspondent, journalist, literary critic, writer Bhopal

Arlene Slavin

b. 1942 artist, contemporary artist, painter Brooklyn

Armedi Agus

b. 1942 Bukittinggi

Arne Kring

b. 1942 motocross rider Knåda

Arno Čančík

1942–2025 glass artist, medalist, metal engraver, printmaker Děčín

Aron Shai

b. 1942 educator, historian, university teacher, writer Jerusalem

Arrie de Beer

1942–2021 academic, communication scholar, journalist Standerton

Arthur Loepfe

b. 1942 economist, politician Berg

Arthur Tarnow

1942–2022 judge, lawyer Detroit

Arturo Romo Gutiérrez

b. 1942 politician

Arvi Altmäe

b. 1942 architect Estonia

Arūnas Vasiliauskas

b. 1942 painter Panevėžys

Asgeir Brekke

b. 1942 physicist, professor Lesja Municipality

Ashok Chatterjee

1942–2020 association football player Howrah

Ashraf Abdel Ghafour

1942–2023 actor El Mahalla El Kubra