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

Andrew Sykes

1943–2023 animal scientist, researcher Yorkshire

Andrzej Mielcarek

b. 1943 rally driver Kraków

Andrzej Smereczyński

1943–2007 computer scientist

Andrzej Turski

1943–2013 journalist Warsaw

András Márton

b. 1943 actor, diplomat, theatrical director, voice actor Nyíregyháza

André Vitalis

b. 1943 university teacher La Cavalerie

Angela Lynn Douglas

1943–2007 LGBTQ rights activist

Angelo Raffaele Manca

1943–2023 politician Bitti

Angelė Vilutytė

1943–2022 Kūriniai

Anna Buczkowska

b. 1943 artist

Anne Rodger

1943–2023 physiotherapist Liverpool

Antal Konrád

b. 1943 actor Budapest

Anthony Clarke, Baron Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony

b. 1943 judge, politician Ayr

Anton Cottier

1943–2006 politician Jaun

Anton Čeh

1943–2023 association football player Maribor

Antonio Casao Ibáñez

1943–2015 business professor, economist, financial analyst Zaragoza

Antonio Castro Bobillo

1943–2024 film critic, television director Valladolid

Arja Nieminen

b. 1943 ballet dancer, dancer

Arne Wessberg

b. 1943 television journalist Vaasa

Arthur Meyer

b. 1943 journalist, writer Lenzburg

Atsutoshi Nishida

1943–2017 entrepreneur Mie Prefecture

Aulis Kairento

b. 1943 pole vaulter

Avi Bardugo

1943–2024 activist, lawyer Haifa

Axel Schultes

b. 1943 architect, university teacher Dresden

Aziz Haily

1943–2012 politician, university teacher Sialang

Barbara Alston

1943–2018 singer, stage actor Baltimore

Barton Levi St. Armand

b. 1943 academic, writer

Beate Weber

b. 1943 politician Liberec

Bill Miles

b. 1943 politician Chicago

Billy MacMillan

1943–2023 ice hockey coach, ice hockey player Charlottetown

Bo Huff

1943–2015 car designer Clarksville

Bob Waterston

b. 1943 biologist, geneticist, researcher, university teacher Detroit

Bogumił Brzezinski

b. 1943 chemist

Bohdan Holomíček

b. 1943 opinion journalist, photographer Senkevychivka

Bohumil Smolík

1943–2008 association football player Prague

Brenda Itta

1943–2025 activist, legislator, politician Utqiagvik

Brian Hopper

b. 1943 jazz guitarist, jazz musician, saxophonist, singer Whitstable

Budiharjo Sukmadi

1943–2015 Cilacap

Carin Wirsén

b. 1943 writer

Carlos Sampayo

b. 1943 comics artist Buenos Aires

Carmine Preziosi

b. 1943 sport cyclist Sant'Angelo all'Esca

Catherine Deneuve

b. 1943 actor, film actor, model, singer, voice actor 17th arrondissement of Paris

Cecil Tirion

b. 1943 karateka Paramaribo

Celal Doğan

b. 1943 lawyer, politician Nizip

Chalie Kevichüsa

1943–1992 journalist Kohima

Charles Murray

b. 1943 Peace Corps, author, political scientist, sociologist, writer Newton

Charles Saatchi

b. 1943 art collector, art dealer, entrepreneur, gallerist Baghdad

Charles Shank

b. 1943 physicist, university teacher Mount Holly

Chas Gerretsen

b. 1943 filmmaker, photographer, photojournalist, war correspondent, war photographer Groningen

Cholid Ghozali

1943–2020 military personnel Majenang