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

Heinz Hochhauser

b. 1947 association football coach, association football player Wels

Heinz Rolfes

b. 1947 politician Lingen

Helen Eadie

1947–2013 politician Stenhousemuir

Helga Baumgarten

b. 1947 university teacher Stuttgart

Helmut Debelius

b. 1947 non-fiction writer Frankenberg

Henk Meutgeert

b. 1947 bandleader, composer, music arranger, pianist Kampen

Henri Duvillard

b. 1947 alpine skier Megève

Herbert Mullin

1947–2022 serial killer Salinas

Herman Van Rompuy

b. 1947 economist, politician Etterbeek

Hermann Borghorst

b. 1947 politician Haren

Hermann Schaufler

1947–2022 politician Tübingen

Hiroshi Okada

b. 1947 politician Mito

Holger Müller

1947–2019 politician Rösrath

Ian Beck

b. 1947 illustrator, writer Brighton

Ian Munro

b. 1947 computer scientist

Ibolya Görög

b. 1947 writer Hungary

Ignazio Benito Maria La Russa

b. 1947 lawyer, politician Paternò

Imre Kónya

b. 1947 jurist, lawyer, politician Budapest

Imre Tarafás

b. 1947 banker, economist, university teacher Körmend

Ingeborg Schober

1947–2010 writer Sonthofen

Ingrid Puganigg

b. 1947 writer Stockenboi

Iolo Ceredig Jones

1947–2021 chess player, writer Coed-y-bryn

Ionela Prodan

1947–2018 singer Dăbuleni

Iosif Dmitriyev

1947–2018 actor, drama teacher, playwright, poet, theatrical director, translator

Iouri Matrossov

b. 1947 painter

Irmela von der Lühe

b. 1947 university teacher, writer Berlin

Isidore Fernandes

1947–2023 Catholic bishop, Catholic priest Mangaluru

Israel Kaunatjike

b. 1947 activist

István Vidák

b. 1947 teacher, textile artist Budapest

Ivan Bertuolo

b. 1947 association football player Laives

J. Richard Gott

b. 1947 astronomer, astrophysicist, physicist, university teacher Louisville

Jaakko Laajava

1947–2025 diplomat Joensuu

Jacques Donnez

b. 1947 gynecologist, physician, university teacher Tournai

Jahangir Razmi

b. 1947 journalist, photographer, photojournalist Arak

Jair Ferreira

b. 1947 Rio Grande

Jake Saunders

b. 1947 writer

James Anderson Jr.

1947–1967 military personnel Los Angeles

James Bergquist

b. 1947 physicist Cheyenne

James Dyson

b. 1947 designer, entrepreneur, farmer, industrial designer, inventor Cromer

James Oren Ellis, Jr.

b. 1947 military officer Spartanburg

James T. Conway

b. 1947 military officer Walnut Ridge

Jan-Uwe Rogge

b. 1947 writer Stade

Janko Sebastijan Stušek

b. 1947 military officer, philosopher, political scientist, politician, sociologist

Janko Strel

1947–2022 politician, university teacher

Jean Lannes

b. 1947 mathematician, university teacher Pauligne

Jean Pierre von Baksa

b. 1947 painter Budapest

Jean-Claude Nallet

1947–2023 sprinter Champdor

Jean-Louis Jossic

b. 1947 musician Nantes

Jean-Pierre Bourguignon

b. 1947 mathematician 3rd arrondissement of Lyon

Jef Philippe

b. 1947 writer