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

Maximilian Reimann

b. 1942 politician Laufenburg

Meike de Vlas

1942–2022 physiotherapist, rower, speed skater

Melvin Franklin

1942–1995 actor, singer, songwriter, voice actor Montgomery

Mendel Jackson Davis

1942–2007 lawyer, politician North Charleston

Menno Aden

b. 1942 lawyer, translator, university teacher, writer Berchtesgaden

Michael Bette

1942–2022 painter Poznań

Michael Bürsch

1942–2012 jurist, politician Szczecin

Michael Cavanaugh

b. 1942 actor, film actor, singer, television actor New York City

Michael D. Haskins

b. 1942 United States Naval Aviator Angels Camp

Michael Epp

1942–1999 cinematographer Vienna

Michael Hui

b. 1942 film actor, film director, justice of the peace, screenwriter Panyu District

Michael J. Coppola

1942–2005 politician Boston

Michael Jackson

1942–2007 columnist, critic, journalist, opinion journalist, writer Wetherby

Michael Kergin

b. 1942 diplomat

Michael Lin

b. 1942 mathematician Tel-Aviv

Michael Mayer

b. 1942 biochemist Haifa

Michael Savage

b. 1942 pundit, radio personality, social worker, teacher The Bronx

Michael Schneider

1942–1997 mathematician Munich

Michał Butkiewicz

b. 1942 fencer Warsaw

Michel Davier

b. 1942 physicist, university teacher Bourg-en-Bresse

Michel Gros

b. 1942 sport cyclist, sporting director, sports agent, talent agent

Michel Hubert

b. 1942 writer

Michel Kafando

b. 1942 diplomat, politician Ouagadougou

Michel Mayor

b. 1942 astronomer, astrophysicist, physicist, researcher, university teacher Lausanne

Michel Tabachnik

b. 1942 composer, conductor, musician, writer Geneva

Michelle Hurst

b. 1942 actor, film actor, television actor Brooklyn

Michèle Béguin

1942–2014 cartographer, geographer Huế

Michèle Leduc

b. 1942 Director of Research at CNRS, physicist Athis-Mons

Miguel Rubio Vargas

1942–1997 cantaor La Puebla de Cazalla

Mihaela Mărăcineanu

1942–1977 opera singer

Mihai Ivăncescu

1942–2004 association football player, association football referee Adâncata

Mihai Mocanu

1942–2009 association football coach, association football player Constanța

Mihai Țurcaș

1942–2002 canoeist Brașov

Mihail Nedelčev

b. 1942 literary critic, literary historian, politician, university teacher Sofia

Mihkel Oviir

b. 1942 jurist, lawyer Märjamaa Rural Municipality

Mihály Mácza

b. 1942 historian, local politician, museologist Košice

Mika Zaykova

b. 1942 economist, politician Sofia

Mike Smith

1942–2001 drummer, singer-songwriter

Mikhail Krasnyansky

b. 1942 KVN actor, teacher Makhachkala

Miklós László

b. 1942 photographer, worker Cluj-Napoca

Mil Máscaras

b. 1942 actor, film actor, professional wrestler, television actor San Luis Potosí

Milan Mišovič

1942–2024 computer scientist, mathematician, pedagogue, programmer, university teacher

Milan Smith

b. 1942 judge Pendleton

Milan Vopička

b. 1942 ice hockey player, tennis player Prague

Milan Zelený

1942–2023 economist, pedagogue, university teacher Prague

Miloslav Kučera

1942–2018 director, politician, screenwriter, theatrical director Chlumec nad Cidlinou

Mimis Domazos

1942–2025 association football player Athens

Ming Chin

b. 1942 judge, lawyer Klamath Falls

Minu Kjuder

b. 1942 actor

Miny Dekkers

1942–2023 accordionist Hellendoorn