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

Ghulam Abbas Baloch

1942–2014 association football player

Giacomo Caliendo

1942–2025 politician Saviano

Giacomo Rosini

1942–2001 politician, teacher Brescia

Gianfranco Ghirlanda

b. 1942 Catholic priest, canon law jurist, jurist, theologian, university teacher Rome

Gideon Toury

1942–2016 linguist, literary theorist, translation scholar, translator, university teacher Haifa

Gigliola Lo Cascio

1942–1989 politician, university teacher Palermo

Gijs van Lennep

b. 1942 Formula One driver, racing automobile driver Aerdenhout

Ginette Acevedo

b. 1942 singer San Fernando

Ginka Steinwachs

b. 1942 artist, dramaturge, playwright, writer Göttingen

Gino Bogani

b. 1942 costume designer, fashion designer Tripoli

Giordano Turrini

b. 1942 sport cyclist Anzola dell'Emilia

Giorgio Gardiol

1942–2014 journalist, politician Pinerolo

Giorgos Hatzinasios

b. 1942 composer, film score composer, pianist, songwriter Thessaloniki

Giovanni Amabile

b. 1942 politician Cava de' Tirreni

Giovanni Girgenti

1942–2018 boxer Marsala

Giovanni Mongiello

b. 1942 politician Foggia

Giuliano Pacini

1942–2023 computer scientist

Giuliano Santangeli

b. 1942 literary critic, poet, writer Rome

Giuseppe Basile

1942–2013 art critic, art historian Castelvetrano

Giuseppe Brizi

1942–2022 association football coach, association football player Macerata

Gladys Fabre

b. 1942 art historian Neuilly-sur-Seine

Glenn Keeney

1942–2021 Anderson

Glenn Saxson

b. 1942 film actor, film producer, stage actor The Hague

Gonzaga Mota

b. 1942 economist, politician Fortaleza

Gordana Kuić

1942–2023 writer Belgrade

Gouda Abdel-Khalek

b. 1942 writer

Graciela Carnevale

b. 1942 artist, photographer Marcos Juárez

Graham Dow

b. 1942 Anglican priest, politician, theologian Edmonton

Great Kojika

b. 1942 professional wrestler, rikishi Hakodate

Greg Laughlin

b. 1942 assistant district attorney, lawyer, politician Bay City

Gregor Hammerl

1942–2023 politician Graz

Gregorio Nicanor Peña Rodríguez

b. 1942 Catholic bishop, Catholic priest

Gregorio Rosa Chávez

b. 1942 Catholic bishop, Catholic priest, theologian Sociedad

Greta Berlin

b. 1942 human rights defender Detroit

Gretchen Dutschke-Klotz

b. 1942 activist, author, biographer, journalist, nutritionist, politician, theologian Chicago

Grigore Mărăcuță

b. 1942 politician Teya

Gu Gan

1942–2020 calligrapher, illustrator, painter, visual artist Changsha

Gualtiero Bassetti

b. 1942 Catholic bishop, Catholic priest Marradi

Guillermo Hernández

b. 1942 association football coach, association football player Zacoalco de Torres Municipality

Guillermo Yepes Boscán

1942–2021 poet, politician, writer Caracas

Gunilla Lundgren

b. 1942 children's writer, primary school teacher, writer Bergslagen

Gunter Falk

1942–1983 sociologist, writer Graz

Gunter Fritsch

b. 1942 politician Gorzów Wielkopolski

Gunter Hartung

b. 1942 aircraft pilot, journalist Bad Lauterberg im Harz

Gunter Hofmann

b. 1942 journalist Horní Vernéřovice

Gunter Rettner

1942–1998 politician Zeitz

Gunārs Draugs

1942–1988 motocross rider Riga

Guo Boxiong

b. 1942 politician Liquan County

Gusmiati Suid

1942–2001 choreographer

Gustaf von Hofsten

b. 1942 historian