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

Marco D'Eramo

b. 1947 journalist, non-fiction writer, writer Rome

Marek Nowicki

1947–2003 athlete, physicist Łódź

Mari Jose Egiazabal Agirrezabala

b. 1947 bartender, cook Oiartzun

Maria Drăgan

1947–1986 singer Bălăurești

Mario Borghezio

b. 1947 politician Turin

Marioara Murărescu

1947–2014 musicologist, television presenter Bucharest

Marjan Skumavc

1947–2011 boxer, caricaturist, draftsperson, journalist, painter, printmaker Jurklošter

Mark Helprin

b. 1947 author, journalist, novelist, writer New York City

Marko Janković

1947–2023 disc jockey, journalist Kragujevac

Martin Böttger

b. 1947 politician Frankenhain

Martin Štěpánek

1947–2010 actor, director, film actor, film director, journalist, photographer, politician, stage actor, television actor, writer Prague

Marvin R. Young

1947–1968 military personnel Alpine

Mathukumalli Vidyasagar

b. 1947 engineer Guntur

Maula Bakhsh

1947–2021 association football player

Maurizio Cornalba

b. 1947 mathematician, university teacher Pavia

Mauro Macario

b. 1947 film director, poet, screenwriter, writer Santa Margherita Ligure

Meat Loaf

1947–2022 actor, guitarist, record producer, rock musician, singer, singer-songwriter Dallas

Meng Jianzhu

b. 1947 politician Suzhou

Michael Bauer

b. 1947 writer Kaiserslautern

Michael McKean

b. 1947 character actor, comedian, composer, film actor, film producer, musician, screenwriter, songwriter, stage actor, television actor, television director, voice actor, writer New York City

Michael Schwandt

b. 1947 drummer Merseburg

Michaił Kieńka

b. 1947 literary scholar, translator Pastavy district

Michal Novák

b. 1947 neurologist, physician Bratislava

Michel Jonasz

b. 1947 actor, composer, poet, recording artist, singer, singer-songwriter, songwriter Drancy

Michel Mercier

b. 1947 politician, university teacher Bourg-de-Thizy

Mickey McGee

1947–2020 drummer New Orleans

Mihael Brejc

b. 1947 minister, politician, university teacher Belgrade

Mihai Suba

1947–2025 chess player, non-fiction writer, programmer Bucharest

Mike DeWine

b. 1947 lawyer, politician Springfield

Mikhail B. Dobriyan

1947–2013 engineer, military flight engineer Bishkek

Mikhail Dmitriyev

b. 1947 mathematician Chita

Milan Dimitrijevic

b. 1947 astronomer, jurist, physicist, researcher, writer Leskovac

Milojko Pantić

b. 1947 journalist Despotovac

Mirka Papakonstantinou

b. 1947 drama teacher, film actor, stage actor, television actor Pangrati, Athens

Miroslav Donfrid

1947–2019 physician

Miroslav Hrianka

b. 1947 electrotechnician, university teacher

Miroslav Marcelli

b. 1947 philosopher, teacher, translator Žilina

Mithat Yenigün

b. 1947 contractor, sports executive Midyat

Mohammad Reza Adelkhani

b. 1947 association football player Tehran

Mohd Noh Rajab

1947–2023 official, politician Rembau

Molly Peacock

b. 1947 biographer, poet, writer United States

Moon Chung-hee

b. 1947 writer Boseong County

Moritz Ney

b. 1947 sculptor

Muazzez Abacı

1947–2025 singer Ankara

Mumtaz Ansari

b. 1947 politician

Mykhailo Herasymchuk

1947–2013 politician Lityn Raion

Naila Isayeva

1947–2021 composer, pedagogue Guba

Nanjil Nadan

b. 1947 essayist, poet, writer Veeranarayanamangalam

Nathaniel Mackey

b. 1947 novelist Miami

Natias Neutert

b. 1947 television actor, translator, writer Nowa Sól