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

Elena Arnedo Soriano

1941–2015 activist, gynecologist, physician, politician, writer Madrid

Eliomar Coelho

b. 1941 politician Coremas

Ella Polyakova

b. 1941 human rights defender, politician Saint Petersburg

Ellen Story

b. 1941 politician Oklahoma City

Ely Karmon

b. 1941 political scientist

Endymion Porter Wilkinson

b. 1941 diplomat, historian Lewes

Enn Tupp

b. 1941 biathlete, diplomat, military officer, politician, sportsperson Vohnja Rural Municipality

Enrique Osvaldo Rodríguez

b. 1941 lawyer Buenos Aires

Federico Achaval

1941–2010 biologist Montevideo

Ferdinando Schettino

1941–2013 politician Frigento

Folagbade Olateru Olagbegi III

1941–2019 academic, lawyer Ondo State

Francesco Forleo

1941–2018 politician Turin

Francisco Cavalcanti

1941–2014 actor, dancer, film director, performing artist, screenwriter Cabrália Paulista

Francisco Jara

1941–2024 association football player Guadalajara

Friedhelm Golücke

b. 1941 teacher Paderborn

Gene Pitney

1941–2006 composer, pianist, recording artist, singer, singer-songwriter, songwriter Hartford

Georgi Stoykovski

1941–2023 athletics competitor Bata

Gerard Grzywaczyk

b. 1941 sculptor Piekary Śląskie

Gerhard Kraft

1941–2023 biophysicist, physicist Heidelberg

Gert Riel

b. 1941 sculptor Prien am Chiemsee

Gheorghe Tinca

1941–2024 civil servant Bucharest

Gianfranco Porcelli

b. 1941 linguist Milan

Gianpaolo Bissi

1941–2022 politician Teglio

Gilberto Bonalumi

b. 1941 journalist, politician Bergamo

Giorgio Devoto

b. 1941 publisher, writer Genoa

Giovanni Perich

1941–2013 poet, writer Bologna

Gisèle Charzat

b. 1941 politician Paris

Giuseppe Doppio

b. 1941 politician Santorso

Gloria S. Butler

b. 1941 politician Daytona Beach

Graciela Borges

b. 1941 actor, film actor Dolores

Grenaldo de Jesus da Silva

1941–1972 sailor São Luís

Greta Lindholm

b. 1941 choreographer Stora Malm church parish

Gudmund Hernes

b. 1941 politician, professor, sociologist, writer Trondheim

Gundl Kutschera

b. 1941 psychotherapist Graz

Hamid Manouchehri

1941–2023 voice actor Tehran

Hamilton Fernando da Cunha

1941–1969 laborer, politician Florianópolis

Hanno Schotter

b. 1941 politician, veterinarian Tallinn

Hannu Hautala

1941–2023 auto mechanic, nature photographer, writer Töysä

Harry Jackson

b. 1941 sport cyclist Manchester

Heiki Tamm

b. 1941 botanist, dendrologist Kivi-Vigala

Heikki Räisänen

1941–2015 professor, theologian Helsinki

Heikki Tiilikainen

b. 1941 journalist, writer

Helgi Sallo

b. 1941 actor, opera singer Tallinn

Helmut Klimek

b. 1941 composer, music publisher, publisher Lugoj

Henk Terlingen

1941–1994 presenter, television presenter Amsterdam

Herb Rooney

b. 1941 musician

Herman Morsink

1941–2019 association football player Wierden

Hermann Strasser

b. 1941 sociologist, university teacher Altenmarkt im Pongau

Hideoki Ogawa

b. 1941 dermatologist Tokyo

Hil Kabashi

b. 1941 Catholic bishop, Catholic priest Prizren