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

Karen Elliott House

b. 1947 journalist Matador

Katalin Szegvári

b. 1947 journalist, television presenter Budapest

Kaye Kory

b. 1947 politician Chicago

Kees Schoonenbeek

b. 1947 composer, conductor, musicologist Arnhem

Keith Devlin

b. 1947 journalist, mathematician, science communicator, university teacher Kingston upon Hull

Keith Morrison

b. 1947 journalist Lloydminster

Keith Tippett

1947–2020 composer, jazz musician, pianist Bristol

Ken Knight

b. 1947 Croydon

Kenneth Ludmerer

b. 1947 historian

Kim Campbell

b. 1947 autobiographer, consul general, diplomat, lawyer, lecturer, political scientist, politician Port Alberni

Klaas Samplonius

1947–2022 journalist, radio personality Zwolle

Klaus Müllen

b. 1947 chemist, university teacher Cologne

Klaus W. Hoffmann

b. 1947 writer Dortmund

Klaus-Peter Färber

b. 1947 badminton player Tröbitz

Konrad von Viereck

b. 1947

Konstantin Kosyakin

1947–2013 politician

Konstantin Lopushansky

b. 1947 drama teacher, film director, music educator, screenwriter Dnipro

Krzysztof Knittel

b. 1947 composer Warsaw

Kurt Gaßner

b. 1947 politician Perg

Kwanjit Sriphachan

b. 1947 actor, singer

Kyriakos Koureas

b. 1947 association football player

Lajos Som

1947–2017 musician Budapest

Larry D. Thomas

b. 1947 poet Haskell

Larry Norman

1947–2008 composer, record producer, singer, songwriter San Jose

Laurens Geels

b. 1947 film producer IJmuiden

Laurent Pokou

1947–2016 association football coach, association football player Treichville

Leonard Mann

b. 1947 film actor, film director Albion

Leonid Křížek

b. 1947 historian, publisher, translator, typographer Prague

Leonid Yuzefovich

b. 1947 historian, screenwriter, television writer, writer Moscow

Lev Rubinstein

1947–2024 bibliographer, essayist, journalist, librarian, literary critic, philologist, poet, writer Moscow

Lilo Beil

1947–2025 writer Klingenmünster

Liviu Tudan

1947–2005 actor, musician Bucharest

Lol Creme

b. 1947 guitarist, music video director, musician, singer, songwriter Prestwich

Lorenz Peiffer

b. 1947 author, editor, manager, sport historian, sports scientist, university teacher Oldenburg

Lorenzo Lauria

b. 1947 bridge player Rome

Lorraine Isaacs

b. 1947 television director, television producer East London

Luciana Scalise

1947–2007 actor

Ludvik Pandur

1947–2025 painter Slovenj Gradec

Luhut Binsar Panjaitan

b. 1947 military personnel, politician Toba

Luigi Marino

b. 1947 politician Castel Maggiore

Lydia Davis

b. 1947 linguist, novelist, translator, university teacher, writer Northampton

László Szacsvay

b. 1947 actor Budapest

M. K. A. D. S. Gunawardana

1947–2016 politician

Mack Calvin

b. 1947 basketball coach, basketball player Fort Worth

Makhdoom Shahabuddin

b. 1947 politician Rahim Yar Khan

Manfred Enderle

b. 1947 botanist, mycologist, writer Nersingen

Manuel Sánchez Monge

b. 1947 Catholic bishop, Catholic priest Fuentes de Nava

Manzura Madaliyeva

b. 1947 Kokand

Marc Jordan

b. 1947 composer, jazz guitarist, jazz musician, record producer, singer, songwriter Brooklyn

Marcelle Meuleman

b. 1947 actor, dancer, director, screenwriter, theatrical director Amsterdam