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

Jef Vermassen

b. 1947 lawyer

Jenny Kee

b. 1947 artist, fashion designer Bondi

Jeremy Gray

b. 1947 historian of mathematics, mathematician, university teacher

Jeroen Staatsen

b. 1947 politician

Jerzy Popieluszko

1947–1984 Catholic priest Okopy

Jerzy Satanowski

b. 1947 composer, conductor, director, film score composer, theatrical director Warsaw

Jesper Tørring

b. 1947 athletics competitor, physician, sprinter Randers

Jesus Dureza

b. 1947 journalist, politician Guimbal

Jim Ryun

b. 1947 athletics competitor, consultant, middle-distance runner, motivational speaker, politician Wichita

Jimmie Walker

b. 1947 actor, television actor The Bronx

Jimmy Lai

b. 1947 businessperson, entrepreneur Guangzhou

Jira Yachanthuek

1947–1972 robber, worker Kut Noi

Jo Le Guen

b. 1947 navigator Brest

Joan Montraveta Montraveta

b. 1947 businessperson, editor, university teacher Riner

Jochen Brüning

1947–2025 mathematician, university teacher Bad Wildungen

Joey Molland

1947–2025 composer, guitarist, singer-songwriter, songwriter Edge Hill

John Dawkins

b. 1947 politician Perth

John Howard

b. 1947 sport cyclist, triathlete Springfield

John Miles Foley

1947–2012 anthropologist, classical scholar, journalist, literary critic, university teacher Northampton

Jon Phipps McCalla

b. 1947 judge, lawyer Memphis

Jorge Selarón

1947–2013 ceramicist, painter Limache

Josef Hütterer

b. 1947 racing automobile driver

Josef Wilhelm

b. 1947 theologian Innsbruck

Joseph Belmont

1947–2022 politician Mahé

Joseph P. McFadden

1947–2013 Catholic bishop, Catholic priest Philadelphia

Joseph Steenbrink

b. 1947 mathematician, university teacher

Josie Natori

b. 1947 fashion designer Manila

Josip Joška Broz

1947–2025 politician Belgrade

José Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha

1947–1989 Pacho

Jozias van Aartsen

b. 1947 diplomat, politician The Hague

Jože Burnik

b. 1947 accordionist, composer, musician Jesenice

Jože Osterman

b. 1947 comparative literature academic, cultural worker, political scientist, politician Bled

Juan Guillermo López Soto

1947–2021 Catholic bishop, Catholic priest Santa Bárbara

Juan José Origel

b. 1947 actor, journalist, television actor, television presenter León de Los Aldama

Juan Madrid

b. 1947 children's writer, film director, journalist, novelist, screenwriter, teacher, writer Málaga

Juan Padrón

1947–2020 film director, film producer, painter, screenwriter, writer Matanzas Province

Julien Clerc

b. 1947 actor, composer, recording artist, singer, singer-songwriter, songwriter 19th arrondissement of Paris

Julien Cools

b. 1947 association football player Retie

János Fábry

b. 1947 caricaturist, glass artist, graphic artist Budapest

János Gerle

1947–2012 architect, historian Budapest

János Závodi

b. 1947 musician Ercsi

Jörg Armbruster

b. 1947 journalist Tübingen

Jörg Müller

b. 1947 cook Germany

Jörn-Peter Dirx

b. 1947 writer Bremen

Jørgen Kosmo

1947–2017 carpenter, politician Valnesfjord

Jürgen Wertheimer

b. 1947 germanist, literary scholar, university teacher Munich

Jüri Vendelin

b. 1947 photographer Tallinn

K. V. Kamath

b. 1947 banker, entrepreneur Mangaluru

K. V. Krishnakumari

b. 1947 writer

K. Venkateswara Rao

b. 1947 film director, music director, singer, stage actor Konkuduru