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

Boris Sliusar'

1942–2015 chief executive officer, design engineer Atamanskaya

Borut Mencinger

1942–2014 radio personality, screenwriter, television presenter

Borys Yatsenko

b. 1942 economic geographer, japanologist, orientalist, university teacher Malyi Vystorop

Boudewijn Binkhorst

1942–2021 skipper Oegstgeest

Boyan Biolchev

b. 1942 literary critic, screenwriter, university teacher, writer Sofia

Bożena Chodynicka

1942–2023 dermatologist Białystok

Bram van Leer

b. 1942 physicist Dutch East Indies

Brett M. Dula

b. 1942

Brigitte Schad

b. 1942 Aschaffenburg

Brother Anthony

b. 1942 translator, university teacher, writer Truro

Bruno Beretti

b. 1942 association football player Cantù

Bunzō Ōtsuki

b. 1942 artist Osaka Prefecture

Buster Williams

b. 1942 bandleader, bassist, composer, conductor, jazz musician Camden

Bärbel Löhnert

b. 1942 athletics competitor Ruhla

Béla Boros

1942–2010 caricaturist, graphic artist, publicity graphist Gyula

Břetislav Ditrych

b. 1942 author, economist, opinion journalist, poet, writer Kolín

Caetano Ferrari

b. 1942 Catholic bishop, Catholic priest Pirajuí

Canela

b. 1942 announcer, editor, journalist, poet, radio producer, screenwriter, television producer, writer Vicenza

Carl Dau

b. 1942 designer, goldsmith, jewelry designer, sailor, university teacher Toruń

Carl Radle

1942–1980 musician, record producer Tulsa

Carles Giró

b. 1942 motorcycle racer Barcelona

Carlito Marquez

b. 1942 politician Numancia

Carlo Willeit

1942–2021 jurist, politician Mareo

Carlos Anibal Altamirano Argüello

1942–2015 Catholic bishop, Catholic priest Ecuador

Carlos Arthur Nuzman

b. 1942 lawyer, volleyball player Rio de Janeiro

Carlos Falquez

1942–2023 businessperson Guayaquil

Carlos Levy

1942–2020 writer Tunuyán

Carmen Fariña

b. 1942 teacher Brooklyn

Carmen Lavani

b. 1942 singer Privas

Carol Meyers

b. 1942 Bible translator, anthropologist, archaeologist, translator, university teacher Wilkes-Barre

Carola von Braun

b. 1942 politician Nakuru

Carole Peterson

b. 1942 child and adolescent psychotherapist, psychologist

Carolyn Colvin

b. 1942 politician Arnold

Catherine Bouroche

1942–2015 sculptor Casteljaloux

Catherine Saunders

b. 1942 announcer, journalist, public relations executive, radio producer, television personality Dunedin

Cecil Bridgewater

b. 1942 jazz musician Urbana

Celso Amorim

b. 1942 diplomat, filmmaker, politician, writer Santos

Cesare Lanza

b. 1942 film director, journalist, writer Cosenza

Chang Fu-hsing

1942–2003 politician Karenkō Prefecture

Charles Ansbacher

1942–2010 conductor Providence

Charles Douglas III

b. 1942 judge, lawyer, politician Abington Township

Charles Gatewood

1942–2016 photographer, teacher, videographer, visual artist, writer Elgin

Charles Kleiber

1942–2025 architect, civil servant, official Moutier

Charles Robin Britt

b. 1942 lawyer, politician San Antonio

Charlie Aitken

1942–2023 association football player Edinburgh

Charlotte Wazen

b. 1942 television presenter

Charmian Gadd

b. 1942 musician

Chen Pang-chih

b. 1942

Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao

b. 1942 politician Karimnagar district

Cholil Bisri

1942–2004 politician Rembang