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

Queen Camilla

b. 1947 activist, philanthropist, secretary London Borough of Lambeth

Quim Barreiros

b. 1947 accordionist, singer Vila Praia de Âncora

Raimundas Paliukas

b. 1947 politician Vilnius

Rainer Pawelke

b. 1947 choreographer, director

Rakhman Alshanov

b. 1947 scientist Jambyl Region

Ralph Alt

b. 1947 chess player, judge Munich

Ramesh Sippy

b. 1947 actor, composer, film director, film producer Karachi

Ramiz Guliyev

1947–2025 musician Aghdam

Randy Delorey

b. 1947 politician

Randy West

1947–2024 film actor, film producer, pornographic actor New York City

Raphie Etgar

b. 1947 curator, graphic designer, poster artist Jerusalem

Raudha Thaib

b. 1947 academic, writer Pagaruyung

Ray Cooper

b. 1947 drummer, film actor, musician, percussionist Watford

Redmond O'Hanlon

b. 1947 explorer, literary scholar, man of letters, opinion journalist, writer Dorset

Reinhard Larcher

b. 1947 psychologist, psychotherapist Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer

Rexhep Ismajli

b. 1947 linguist Preševo

Rich Halley

b. 1947 jazz musician, saxophonist Portland

Richard Overy

b. 1947 historian, military historian, university teacher London

Riivo Sinijärv

b. 1947 diplomat, engineer, politician Tallinn

Rob Davis

b. 1947 guitarist, songwriter

Robert E. Cramer

b. 1947 lawyer, politician Huntsville

Robert Hollingworth

b. 1947 writer Lorne

Robert Kerman

1947–2018 film actor, pornographic actor Brooklyn

Robert Leslie Poxon

1947–1969 military personnel Detroit

Robert Metcalf

b. 1947 Liedermacher, musician, singer-songwriter, social worker Birmingham

Rochelle Lazarus

b. 1947 businessperson

Rodica Mureșan

b. 1947 actor Ploiești

Roland Stemmler

b. 1947 association football player

Rolf Hille

b. 1947 theologian, writer Schwäbisch Hall

Rolf Schlegel

b. 1947 biologist, geneticist, non-fiction writer, plant breeder Stadtlengsfeld

Rosemary DiCarlo

b. 1947 diplomat

Rosmarie Dormann

b. 1947 politician Lucerne

Rubén Suñé

1947–2019 association football coach, association football player Buenos Aires

Rudolf Innig

b. 1947 organist Coesfeld

Rudolf Schwarzböck

b. 1947 politician Korneuburg

Rupert Holmes

b. 1947 composer, film producer, musician, novelist, playwright, record producer, recording artist, screenwriter, singer, singer-songwriter, songwriter, writer Northwich

Rustam Rustamov

1947–2015 physician Aghjabadi

Rusty Hamer

1947–1990 actor, film actor, stage actor, television actor Tenafly

Rutger Stuffken

1947–2023 rower Heerlen

Ruth Eder

b. 1947 journalist, writer Stuttgart

Saleh al-Mutlaq

b. 1947 politician Fallujah

Samvel Kossian

b. 1947 playwright, poet Yerevan

Sasson Gabai

b. 1947 actor, film actor, film director, stage actor, television actor Baghdad

Savas Matsas

b. 1947 economist, essayist, historian, philosopher, physician, politician, translator Athens

Sepp Kusstatscher

b. 1947 politician Villanders

Serge Koolenn

1947–2015 guitarist La Garenne-Colombes

Sergey Borisov

b. 1947 photographer Moscow

Sergey Nekrasov

b. 1947 scientist Pushkin

Shafiga Eyvazova

b. 1947 music educator, musician Baku

Shalil Shankar

b. 1947 composer, film score composer Shillong