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

Yrjö Neuvo

b. 1943 chief research officer, chief technology officer, computer scientist, professor, research professor Turku

Yung-Sung Huang

1943–2024 artist Longtan

Zaira Kadagidze

b. 1943 physician

Zdzisława Tołłoczko

b. 1943 art historian

Zhou Qingjun

1943–2021 politician, social activist

Zoerman Manap

1943–2018 Djambi Residency

Ánxeles Penas

b. 1943 painter, poet, sculptor Teixeiro

Øyvind Klingberg

1943–2017 actor, musician, pianist

Ülo Kestlane

1943–2021 geologist

Čestmír Klos

b. 1943 journalist, writer Velichovky

ʻUmar Baṭṭīshah

b. 1943 poet, writer Damanhur

Aba Szőcs László

b. 1944 Cluj-Napoca

Abas Hazbavi

b. 1944 poet, writer Omm ol Sakhar

Afonso Ribas Fraga

b. 1944 economist, publisher

Aimo Massinen

b. 1944 journalist, politician

Alan Howarth, Baron Howarth of Newport

1944–2025 politician Marylebone

Albert Márkos Jr.

b. 1944 violinist Cluj-Napoca

Alexander Demchenko

b. 1944 biophysicist Kyiv

Alpo Juntunen

b. 1944 historian, political scientist

Amalia Levanoni

b. 1944 historian, orientalist, university teacher Basra

Amir Lando

b. 1944 politician Piratuba

Anastasia Lapsui

b. 1944 correspondent, film director, journalist, screenwriter Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug

Anatolii Korzhev

b. 1944 politician Donetsk

Anatolii Pysarenko

b. 1944 politician Velyka Novosilka Raion

Anatolii Vasylenko

b. 1944 politician, railway worker Radyvonivka

András Mérey

1944–2006 graphic artist, visual artist Cluj-Napoca

Angélica Larrea

b. 1944 farmer, politician, proprietor, royalty Santa Ana del Yacuma

Anikó László-Bakk

b. 1944 music educator, non-fiction writer Odorheiu Secuiesc

Anna Katalin Gally

b. 1944 painter Chidea

Anna Rastawicka

b. 1944 activist Warsaw

Annamária Szilvássy

b. 1944 actor Baia Mare

Anton Schaller

b. 1944 journalist, politician, television presenter Nottwil

Antoni Miró

b. 1944 painter, sculptor Alcoy

Antonio Bascones Martínez

b. 1944 Doctor, dentist, physician, researcher, stomatologist, writer Madrid

Ants Paju

1944–2011 actor, athletics competitor, journalist, politician Pajusi Rural Municipality

Apolonia Nowak

b. 1944 folk artist, traditional folk singer

Arantxa Gurmendi

1944–2023 actor San Sebastián

Arto Ojala

b. 1944 politician

Asish Basu

b. 1944

Ata Hautamäki

1944–2024 social worker, writer Helsinki

Aulikki Oksanen

b. 1944 actor, lyricist, poet, screenwriter, writer Karvia

Avraham Meoded

1944–1987 association football coach, association football player, businessperson Jaffa

B. D. Bojanov

1944–2009 mathematician Shemshevo

Basel Mahdi Hammadi

1944–2020 association football coach, association football player Iraq

Bengt Åberg

1944–2021 motocross rider Bollnäs Municipality

Bernard Tschumi

b. 1944 architect, architectural theoretician, university teacher, urban planner Lausanne

Bertomeu Quesada i Vilar

1944–2014 motorcycle racer Barcelona

Bjørn Erik Stemland

b. 1944

Bogdan Królewski

1944–2013 Kiełbowo

Brian McCandless

b. 1944 air force officer