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

Christos Markogiannakis

b. 1947 politician Chania

Clemente Mastella

b. 1947 journalist, politician Ceppaloni

Clodio González Pérez

b. 1947 ethnographer, historian Cenlle

Constantin Gheorghe

b. 1947

Cozy Powell

1947–1998 drummer, session musician Cirencester

Dale Eugene Wayrynen

1947–1967 military personnel Moose Lake

Dan D'Antoni

b. 1947 basketball coach, basketball player Mullens

Dan Hidiosanu

b. 1947 athletics competitor

Dan Sten Olsson

b. 1947 businessperson Gothenburg

Dave Arneson

1947–2009 game designer, role-playing game designer Hennepin County

David P. Nash

1947–1968 military personnel Whitesville

David Plawecki

1947–2013 politician

Dick Wijte

b. 1947 politician

Dieter Dollmann

b. 1947 association football player

Dieter Jauch

1947–2025 biologist, university teacher, zoologist Villingen-Schwenningen

Dimitar Yankov

b. 1947 painter Razgrad

Dindga McCannon

b. 1947 visual artist Harlem

Dinu Flămând

b. 1947 art critic, essayist, journalist, literary critic, poet, translator, writer Susenii Bârgăului

Drago Ščernjavič

b. 1947 politician, trade unionist

Dénes Koltai

1947–2022 andragogue, pedagogue, university teacher Pécs

Dénes Szabó

b. 1947 conductor, teacher Makó

Eckhard Düwiger

b. 1947 association football coach, association football player Gadderbaum

Eckhard Naumann

b. 1947 politician Lutherstadt Wittenberg

Eckhart Gillen

b. 1947 art historian, exhibition curator Karlsruhe

Ed Feighan

b. 1947 politician Lakewood

Ed Swillms

1947–2023 composer, jazz musician, pianist, rock musician, songwriter Berlin

Eddie Axberg

b. 1947 actor, audio engineer, engineer, film actor Stockholm

Eddy Achterberg

b. 1947 association football coach, association football player Utrecht

Edward A. DeVore, Jr.

1947–1968 military personnel Torrance

Edward Białogłowski

b. 1947 Catholic bishop, Catholic priest, theologian Rzeplin, Podkarpackie Voivodeship

Edward Zielski

b. 1947 Catholic bishop, Catholic priest, theologian Brodnica

Efaneu Nolasco Godinho

b. 1947 businessperson, politician São Roque

Elaine Murphy, Baroness Murphy

b. 1947 physician, politician, psychiatrist, university teacher, writer

Eli First

1947–2021 architect, urban planner Germany

Elias Sanbar

b. 1947 diplomat, historian, journalist, peace activist, poet, politician, translator, writer Haifa

Eliot Engel

b. 1947 politician, teacher New York City

Elisabeth Wackernagel

b. 1947 politician Jena

Elliott Randall

b. 1947 guitarist, musician

Elmar Oberhauser

b. 1947 journalist, news presenter, television presenter Hohenems

Emil Grunzweig

1947–1983 peace activist, teacher Cluj-Napoca

Endre Jodál

b. 1947 electrical engineer Odorheiu Secuiesc

Enno von Denffer

b. 1947 journalist Göttingen

Erhard Jöst

b. 1947 trade unionist, writer Mannheim

Eric Staller

b. 1947 artist, photographer New York

Erkki Nghimtina

1947–2026 politician South-West Africa

Ermanno Cavazzoni

b. 1947 film director, poet, science fiction writer, screenwriter, university teacher, writer Reggio Emilia

Ernie Hawkins

b. 1947 guitarist, musician, singer Pittsburgh

Ernst Martin Walsken

b. 1947 politician Solingen

Ernst Rothenwänder

b. 1947 politician Zederhaus

Ernst Wilhelm Wittig

1947–2020 Bielefeld