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

Jiří Kahoun

1942–2017 illustrator, visual artist, writer Prague

Jiří Karas

b. 1942 diplomat, economist, jurist, politician Brno

Jiří Sopko

b. 1942 exhibition curator, graphic artist, illustrator, painter, pedagogue, restorer, scenographer, sculptor, teacher, university teacher, visual artist Dubove

Jiří Štědroň

b. 1942 actor, entrepreneur, singer, stage actor, television actor Vyškov

Joachim Hahn

1942–1997 anthropologist, archaeologist, prehistorian, university teacher Dresden

Joachim Loh

b. 1942 entrepreneur

Joachim Singer

b. 1942 athletics competitor Chemnitz

Joan Barot i Olivé

b. 1942 pedagogue La Garriga

Joe Cornelius, Sr.

b. 1942 businessperson, politician Minden

Joe Lieberman

1942–2024 author, jurist, lawyer, politician Stamford

Joe McCain

b. 1942 actor, journalist New London

Joel Zwick

b. 1942 film director, film producer, television director, theatrical director Brooklyn

Johan Breuker

b. 1942 painter Amsterdam

Johan Koed-Jørgensen

b. 1942 estate owner

Johann Jascha

b. 1942 draftsperson, medalist, painter, sculptor Mettmach

Johannes Fried

1942–2026 historian, medievalist, university teacher Hamburg

John Clauser

b. 1942 physicist Pasadena

John Deely

1942–2017 philosopher, semiotician, university teacher Chicago

John Greig

b. 1942 association football coach, association football player Edinburgh

John Konrads

1942–2021 swimmer Riga

John Lee, Baron Lee of Trafford

b. 1942 politician Manchester

John Linder

b. 1942 dentist, military officer, politician Deer River

John McDowell

b. 1942 philosopher, university teacher Boksburg

John McLaughlin

b. 1942 guitarist, jazz musician, recording artist, songwriter Doncaster

John Momis

b. 1942 diplomat, politician Salamaua

John Nmadu Yisa-Doko

1942–2012 military personnel

John P. Corderman

1942–2012 judge, politician

John P. Hammond

b. 1942 guitarist, musician, singer New York City

John P. Harllee

1942–2017 politician

John Perham

b. 1942 philanthropist

John R. Phillips

b. 1942 diplomat, lawyer, politician Leechburg

John Shrapnel

1942–2020 actor, comedian, screenwriter, television actor Birmingham

John Stasik

b. 1942 politician

Johnny Ford

b. 1942 politician Midway

Johnny Shaw

b. 1942 politician Laconia

Jolanta Lothe

1942–2022 actor, film actor Vilnius

Jon Hinson

1942–1995 politician Tylertown

Jon Mamoru Takagi

1942–1984 aikidoka, martial artist Honolulu

Jonatan Briel

1942–1988 actor, film director, screenwriter, television actor Bodenwerder

Jonathan Fenby

b. 1942 newspaper editor

Jonathan Limbong Parapak

b. 1942

Jopie Troost

1942–2024 swimmer Amsterdam

Jorge Alberto Costa e Silva

b. 1942 psychiatrist

Jorge Antunes

b. 1942 composer, university teacher Rio de Janeiro

Jorge Bodanzky

b. 1942 cinematographer, director, film director, film producer, screenwriter São Paulo

Jorge Gaspar

b. 1942 geographer, university teacher Lisbon

Jorgelina Aranda

1942–2015 actor, model Buenos Aires

Jorma Reini

1942–1998

Jose Angel Irigarai Imaz

b. 1942 essayist, novelist, physician, poet, writer Pamplona

Jose L. Ribera

b. 1942 Cabanabona