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

Viktor Nikolaevich Gontarov

1942–2009 graphic artist, painter, university teacher Sotnytskyi Kozachok

Viktoria Markova

b. 1942 art critic, art historian Moscow

Vilius Grabauskas

b. 1942 scientist Kaunas

Vittorio Cecchi Gori

b. 1942 association football executive, entrepreneur, film producer, politician, producer, television actor, television producer Florence

Vittorio Loi

1942–2015 fencer Nuoro

Vitus Huonder

1942–2024 Catholic bishop, Catholic priest Trun

Vladimir Ivanovich Petrov

b. 1942 politician, statesperson Yabogan

Vladimir Logunov

1942–2022 ballet dancer Belgrade

Vladimír Ondruš

b. 1942 politician, writer Bratislava

Vladimír Smutný

1942–2025 cinematographer, university teacher Prague

Vladimír Wolf

1942–2019 archivist, historian, university teacher Jaroměř

Vladislav Navrátil

1942–2022 pedagogue, physicist, university teacher Dolní Němčice

Vlastimil Venclík

b. 1942 actor, director, playwright, screenwriter, writer Prague

Volker David Kirchner

1942–2020 composer Mainz

Volker Ebersbach

b. 1942 writer Bernburg

Volker Schemmel

1942–2022 politician Altenburg

Volker Schröder

b. 1942 politician Hamburg

Volodymyr Kyrychenko

1942–2019 mathematician, university teacher Penza

Volodymyr Stozhenko

b. 1942 politician Derhachi Raion

Václav Exner

b. 1942 physicist, politician, programmer Bukovina u Čisté

Václav Pačes

b. 1942 biochemist, visual artist, writer Prague

Václav Pinta

b. 1942 numismatist Křemže

Véronique Vendell

b. 1942 film actor, stage actor Montpellier

Walancin Sukała

b. 1942 judge, jurist, politician Minsk

Waldo Mora

b. 1942 businessperson, journalist, politician Tocopilla

Walfrido dos Mares Guia

b. 1942 politician Santa Bárbara

Walter Kreye

b. 1942 actor, children's writer, voice actor Oldenburg

Walter Lively

1942–1976

Walter Maurer

b. 1942 designer Dachau

Walter Müller

b. 1942 economist, sociologist, university teacher

Walter Oelert

1942–2024 nuclear physicist, physicist, university teacher Dortmund

Walter Ríos

b. 1942 bandoneonist, composer, singer Santa Fe Province

Wendell Harrison

b. 1942 clarinetist, composer, jazz musician, record producer, saxophonist Detroit

Werner Paravicini

b. 1942 medievalist, university teacher Berlin

Werner Theunissen

1942–2010 songwriter Heerlen

Weslian Roriz

b. 1942 politician Goiânia

Wil de Beer

b. 1942 speed skater Medemblik

Wilfried Heller

b. 1942 geographer, university teacher Lipnice

Wilfried Lorenz

b. 1942 politician Prenzlau

Wilfried Menghin

1942–2013 archaeologist, historian, prehistorian, university teacher Munich

Wilhelm von Boddien

b. 1942 merchant Stargard

Willfried Maier

b. 1942 politician Schwelm

Willi Keller

b. 1942 painter

William Chafe

b. 1942 historian Boston

William Finley

1942–2012 actor, film actor, television actor New York City

William H. Cox Jr.

b. 1942 businessperson

William Rodarmor

b. 1942 journalist, translator New York City

William W. Lewis

b. 1942 economist

Willie Horton

b. 1942 baseball player Arno

Willy Postma

b. 1942 harpist