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

Manteb Soedharsono

1948–2021 artist

Marc Lesage

b. 1948 sociologist Trois-Rivières

Marco Tronchetti Provera

b. 1948 businessperson, entrepreneur Milan

Maria Bill

b. 1948 actor, composer, film actor, singer, singer-songwriter, stage actor Trogen

Maria Coscia

1948–2019 politician Altavilla Irpina

Maria Theresia Opladen

b. 1948 lawyer, politician Engelskirchen

Marianne Pitzen

b. 1948 artist, sculptor Stuttgart

Marianne Slongo

b. 1948 politician Stans

Marie-Christine Descouard

b. 1948 actor

Marijke Abels

b. 1948 sculptor Deventer

Marilyn Bridges

b. 1948 photographer Allendale

Mario Alberto Molina Palma

b. 1948 Catholic bishop, Catholic priest Panama City

Mark Braverman

b. 1948 peace activist, psychologist Philadelphia

Maroun Lahham

b. 1948 Catholic bishop, Catholic priest, university teacher Irbid

Martin Quack

b. 1948 physical chemist, university teacher Darmstadt

Marty Gross

b. 1948 film director Toronto

Marty Rhone

b. 1948 songwriter, television actor Surabaya

Marvin E. Holmes, Jr.

b. 1948 politician Cleveland

Marvin Peterson

b. 1948 composer, jazz musician, trumpeter Smithville

Massoud Rajavi

b. 1948 military leader, partisan, politician Tabas

Mathieu Pustjens

b. 1948 sport cyclist Echt-Susteren

Mervyn King

b. 1948 banker, economist, politician, university teacher, writer Chesham Bois

Michael Abrass

b. 1948 Catholic bishop, Catholic deacon, Catholic priest Aleppo

Michael Colreavy

b. 1948 politician, trade unionist Sligo

Michael Coveney

b. 1948 film critic, journalist, theatre critic London

Michael Hoey

1948–2021 linguist Preston

Michael Job

b. 1948 Indo-Europeanist, linguist, university teacher Göttingen

Michael Studemund-Halévy

b. 1948 linguist, writer Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic

Michela Lipari

b. 1948 Esperantist, journalist, official, translator

Michelle Kidani

b. 1948 politician Honolulu

Mike Green

1948–2024 politician Risco

Mike Kelly

b. 1948 businessperson, entrepreneur, politician Butler

Miklós Zelei

1948–2021 journalist, poet, writer Kiskunhalas

Milan Lapin

b. 1948 climatologist Širkovce

Miloslav Bednář

b. 1948 philosopher, sociologist Prague

Mohamed El Ouafa

1948–2020 diplomat, politician Marrakesh

Mohamed Mansour

b. 1948 businessperson, entrepreneur, politician Faiyum

Mohamed Yousef Soliman

b. 1948 academic Cairo

Mohammad Mirmohammadi

1948–2020 politician

Mohan Deep

b. 1948 biographer Agra

Mosa Kalantari

1948–1981 politician Marand

Moussa Solano

1948–2024 minister, politician Kissidougou

Muhriz of Negeri Sembilan

b. 1948 sovereign Kuala Pilah District

Mutula Kilonzo

1948–2013 lawyer, minister, politician Mbooni

Márta Mátrai

b. 1948 jurist, politician Szombathely

Nail Gaitbaev

b. 1948 playwright, poet, writer Baymak

Nancy Todd

b. 1948 politician, teacher Lawrence

Naomi Lange

b. 1948 Lancaster

Narayan Sadashiv Hosmane

b. 1948 chemist, scientist, university teacher Gokarna

Neil Hubbard

b. 1948 guitarist, songwriter