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

James Monaco

1942–2019 pedagogue, writer Flushing

James T. Smith, Jr.

b. 1942 judge, lawyer

Jan Bielecki

1942–2001 computer scientist, programmer Warsaw

Jan Bury

b. 1942 politician Băhrinești

Jan Fencl

b. 1942 politician Uherské Hradiště

Jan Halada

b. 1942 editing staff, heraldist, historian, pedagogue, philosopher, teacher, translator, university teacher, writer Domažlice

Jan J. Zienkiewicz

b. 1942 economist, tour guide Koniecpol

Jan Jarco

1942–2012 journalist Cisiec

Jan Johansson

b. 1942 motocross rider Småland

Jan Koziatek

1942–2017 engineer, mechanical engineer Lipa

Jan Kudyk

1942–2015 trumpeter Kraków

Jan Kukal

b. 1942 collector, exhibition curator, tennis player Prague

Jan Leeming

b. 1942 news presenter, television presenter Kent

Jan Madey

b. 1942 computer scientist Warsaw

Jan Mikrut

1942–2013 presbyter Nowy Borek, Podkarpackie Voivodeship

Jan Reich

1942–2009 photographer Prague

Jan Smolík

b. 1942 sport cyclist, state-certified engineers specializing in building construction Hradec Králové

Jan Spálený

b. 1942 composer, pianist, violinist Prague

Jan Ságl

b. 1942 photographer Humpolec

Jan Vrbka

1942–2017 teacher, university teacher Jevíčko

Jan Vyčítal

1942–2020 caricaturist, draftsperson, graphic artist, lyricist, musician, singer, songwriter, writer Prague

Jan van Gorp

b. 1942 association football player, politician Roosendaal

Jan van Veen

b. 1942 association football player Amsterdam

Jane Seitz

1942–1988 film editor Germany

Janet Wallach

b. 1942 fashion designer, journalist, non-fiction writer Brooklyn

Janez Sušnik

b. 1942 politician

Janice Harrington

b. 1942 singer Cleveland

Janina Paradowska

1942–2016 journalist Kraków

Jann Medlicott

1942–2022 philanthropist, radiologist Whanganui

Janusz Kaliński

b. 1942 economist, historian Sułoszowa

Janusz Konieczny

b. 1942 politician Posada Jaćmierska Górna

Janusz Korwin-Mikke

b. 1942 Esperantist, YouTuber, blogger, bridge player, chess player, economist, journalist, lecturer, non-fiction writer, opinion journalist, philosopher, politician, publisher Warsaw

Janusz Lorenz

b. 1942 politician Kniażyce

Janusz Trzciński

b. 1942 judge Kuńkowce

Janusz Wojtusiak

1942–2012 entomologist, lepidopterist, university teacher Kraków

Janusz Zbierajewski

1942–2022 ship captain Raduń

Janusz Ziółkowski

b. 1942 astronomer

Janusz Świąder

b. 1942 arts journalist Hajnówka

Jarbas Vasconcelos

b. 1942 politician Vicência

Jaroslav Lobkowicz

b. 1942 politician, technician Plzeň

Jaroslav Rezník st.

b. 1942 editor, playwright, poet, screenwriter, translator, writer

Jaroslava Severová

b. 1942 art educator, graphic artist, painter, sculptor, teacher Prague

Jarosław Markiewicz

1942–2010 painter, poet, publisher, writer Vysokaye

Jaume Cases Martínez

1942–2023 sculptor Barcelona

Javier Ayala Álvarez

1942–2021 journalist

Javier Fragoso

1942–2014 association football player Mexico City

Javier Solana

b. 1942 diplomat, physicist, politician, university teacher Madrid

Javier de Villota

1942–2024 architect, painter, sculptor Madrid

Jay Buckley

1942–2025 basketball player

Jean Charles Blanc

b. 1942 visual artist, writer