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

Marguerite Ross Barnett

1942–1992 academic administrator, educator Charlottesville

Maria Braunstein

b. 1942 Warsaw

Maria Burani Procaccini

b. 1942 politician Rome

Maria Luíza Fontenele

b. 1942 politician

Maria Norbert Szuwart

b. 1942 Catholic priest Bochum

Maria Poprzęcka

b. 1942 art historian Warsaw

Marian Ewurama Addy

1942–2014 biochemist, university teacher Saltpond

Marianna Bocian

1942–2003 poet, writer Bełcząc, Lublin Voivodeship

Marianne Hagemann

b. 1942 graphic artist, painter Freiburg im Breisgau

Marich Man Singh Shrestha

1942–2013 politician Salyan District

Marie Svatošová

b. 1942 physician, writer Czechoslovakia

Marina Matulović-Dropulić

b. 1942 architect, politician Zagreb

Mario Crescenzio

1942–2024 politician, teacher Frassinelle Polesine

Mario Emilio Delfino

1942–1972 partisan Rosario

Mario Topolšek

1942–2021

Marius Cultier

1942–1985 musician Fort-de-France

Marjan Ackermans-Thomas

b. 1942 athletics competitor, pentathlete Beverwijk

Marjan Prenkaj

b. 1942 historian

Marjatta Kuuluvainen

b. 1942

Mark Chamberlain

1942–2018 curator, photographer Dubuque

Mark Rappaport

b. 1942 director, film director, film editor, film producer, screenwriter Brighton Beach

Mark Ratner

b. 1942 chemist, university teacher Cleveland

Marlis Rahman

1942–2018 biologist, politician, university teacher Bukittinggi

Marshall Coleman

b. 1942 lawyer, politician Staunton

Marta Taboada

1942–1977 lawyer

Martin Cruz Smith

1942–2025 journalist, novelist, screenwriter, writer Reading

Martin Kohli

b. 1942 sociologist, university teacher Solothurn

Martin van Duynhoven

b. 1942 designer, draftsperson, drummer, etcher, graphic designer, lithographer, musician, pen drawer, photographer, wood engraver Boxmeer

Marwan Mahfouz

1942–2020 actor, singer Mreijat

María Martorell

b. 1942 politician

Masaru Kitano

b. 1942 chemist, tarento Adachi

Massami Uyeda

b. 1942 judge Lins

Massimiliano Fachini

1942–2000 terrorist Tirana

Massimo Egidi

b. 1942 academic administrator, economist, university teacher Turin

Mati Abel

b. 1942 mathematician Jõhvi

Mati Kilp

b. 1942 mathematician Jõhvi

Mati Talvik

1942–2018 television journalist, television presenter Tallinn

Mati Tombak

b. 1942 computer scientist

Mati Õun

1942–2024 author, bodybuilder, military historian, powerlifter, weightlifter Tallinn

Matori Abdul Djalil

1942–2007 politician Salatiga

Matthias Rothmund

b. 1942 medical director, surgeon, university teacher Darmstadt

Matti Pitko

b. 1942 association football player, journalist, writer

Maurice Lévy

b. 1942 business magnate, entrepreneur Oujda

Maurice S. Brookhart

b. 1942 chemist, university teacher Cumberland

Maurizio Pollini

1942–2024 composer, concertmaster, conductor, musician, pianist Milan

Mauro Ivaldi

1942–1993 film director, screenwriter Milan

Maurílio Biagi Filho

b. 1942 entrepreneur Ribeirão Preto

Mavai Senathirajah

1942–2025 politician

Max Lenderman

1942–2014 ceramicist, professor, textile artist, weaver

Max-Albert Knus

b. 1942 mathematician, university teacher Peseux