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

Gustavo Peña

1942–2021 association football coach, association football player Talpa de Allende

Guus Kuijer

b. 1942 children's writer, writer Amsterdam

Guy Bonnet

1942–2024 composer, singer, singer-songwriter, writer Avignon

Gwenda Thomas

b. 1942 politician Neath

Gynter Mödder

1942–2024 neurosurgeon, physician, physician writer, radiologist Cologne

Gyula Kodolányi

b. 1942 poet Budapest

György Gálfalvi

b. 1942 journalist Târgu Mureș

György Hunyady

b. 1942 psychiatrist Budapest

György Kosztolányi

b. 1942 physician, university teacher Szekszárd

György Mundruczó

1942–1997 statistician Zsáka

György Nanovfszky

1942–2021 Esperantist, economist Budapest

Györgyné Hunyady

1942–2019 educator, non-fiction writer, pedagogue Gárdony

Győző Somogyi

b. 1942 Catholic priest, graphic artist, graphic designer, historian, painter, visual artist, writer Budapest

Gábor Szigethy

b. 1942 actor, theatre historian, theatrical director Budapest

Géza Galán

1942–2012 actor, director Komárno

Géza Kóczián

1942–1987 pharmacologist Zalaegerszeg

Géza Vasy

b. 1942 literary historian, university teacher Budapest

Gëzim Ostreni

b. 1942 politician Debar

Göran Nicklasson

1942–2018 association football player Åmåls

Gösta Almbjerg

1942–2024 association football player

Günter Barudio

1942–2022 historian, historian of Modern Age, opinion journalist Dahn

Günter Beier

b. 1942 artistic gymnast, psychologist, psychotherapist Altenburg

Günter Gabsteiger

b. 1942 politician Nuremberg

Günter Lang

b. 1942 Bliesransbach

Günter Schrempp

b. 1942 politician Freiburg im Breisgau

Günter Siebert

b. 1942 carom billiards player Kamen

Günter Umberg

b. 1942 conceptual artist, painter Bonn

Günther Hoffmann

b. 1942 actor, film actor Lądek-Zdrój

Günther Krug

b. 1942 politician Meiningen

H. Blaine Lawson

b. 1942 mathematician, university teacher Norristown

H. C. Erik Midelfort

b. 1942 non-fiction writer, university teacher, writer Eau Claire

H. G. Dattatreya

b. 1942 actor, film actor Chitradurga

H. Joel Deckard

1942–2016 politician Vandalia

Hadi Sugito

1942–2008 puppeteer Wates

Hajji Muhammad Arif Zarif

1942–2007 politician

Haldur Õim

b. 1942 linguist, university teacher Helme Rural Municipality

Hanif Rasyid

1942–2017 Bukittinggi

Hanna Shachar

b. 1942 researcher Mandatory Palestine

Hannah Weitemeier

1942–2013 art historian, exhibition curator

Hannelore Kramm

1942–2023 actor, film actor, singer Linz

Hannelore Teutsch

b. 1942 graphic artist, illustrator, painter Berlin

Hannelore Werner

b. 1942 racing automobile driver Hürth

Hannes Adomeit

1942–2022 political scientist, university teacher Klaipėda

Hannes Kuiper

1942–2025 draftsperson, muralist, musician, painter, sculptor Amsterdam

Hannes Sihvo

1942–2003 historian Kuopio

Hanni Vanhaiden

b. 1942 ballet dancer, television presenter Hamburg

Hannu Hirvikoski

1942–2014 writer

Hans Bisig

b. 1942 politician Lachen

Hans Coppi

b. 1942 historian of Modern Age Berlin

Hans Ferdinand Fuhs

1942–2023 Catholic priest, biblical scholar, orientalist, theologian, university teacher Bad Godesberg