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

Grigory Mashkovtsev

b. 1944 geologist Moscow

Guido Mannari

1944–1988 actor, association football player, film actor, model, television actor Rosignano Marittimo

Guillermo Lago Pérez

1944–2016 politician A Gudiña

Gunder Högström

b. 1944 association football player, ice hockey player

Günther Wagner

1944–2021 wrestler Munich

Hajo Funke

b. 1944 political scientist, university teacher Góra

Hannu Reime

b. 1944 journalist

Hans-Martin Lohmann

1944–2014 literary editor, non-fiction writer, opinion journalist, writer Bergneustadt

Harald Marschner

b. 1944 author, entrepreneur, functionary Velký Šenov

Harry Baron

b. 1944 sculptor Tel-Aviv

Harry Bogomoloff

b. 1944 politician

Harvey Brooks

b. 1944 bassist, jazz musician New York City

Hassan Khalil Abdallah

1944–2022 literary scholar, poet, songwriter, writer Khiam

Heidi Langensiepen

b. 1944 local politician

Heidi Pechstein

b. 1944 swimmer Leipzig

Heikki Luoma

b. 1944 screenwriter, writer Kyyjärvi

Helena Seidlová

b. 1944 librarian

Helena Štáchová

1944–2017 actor, director, dramaturge, dub actor, puppeteer, screenwriter, singer, theatre manager, voice actor, writer Prague

Hellmut Schütte

b. 1944

Hennie Maliangkay

1944–2013 painter Rotterdam

Henning Rivedal

b. 1944 municipal employee, pedagogue, sports journalist, television presenter, writer Fjaler Municipality

Hideki Ishima

b. 1944 composer, guitarist, lyricist, musician Sapporo

Hideo Tanaka

b. 1944 politician Hiroshima

Hiroshi Hayakawa

b. 1944 businessperson, television producer Fuefuki

Hiroyuki Gōhara

1944–2020 jockey

Homayoun Payvar

b. 1944 cinematographer Tehran

Hristo Kirchev

b. 1944 civil engineer, politician Dobrich

Hryhorij Krynytskyj

b. 1944 biologist Ropki

Hubert Krejčí

1944–2022 actor, director, mime artist, playwright, teacher, theatrical director, translator Pardubice

Hugo Gatti

1944–2025 association football player Carlos Tejedor

Husain Nemma

b. 1944 singer Nasiriyah

Héctor Díaz Polanco

b. 1944 academic, politician, writer

I Wayan Gunawan

1944–2020

Ikuo Hishiyama

b. 1944 Tokyo

Ilan Egozi

b. 1944 military personnel

Ilan Goldhirsch

1944–2018 songwriter Tel-Aviv

Ingo Nix

1944–2023

Isami Obara

1944–2024 horse trainer, jockey

Isao Matsumiya

b. 1944 politician Sabae

Isao Okano

b. 1944 judoka Ryūgasaki-shi

István Szeibert

b. 1944 singer Sighetu Marmației

Itzhak Shadar

b. 1944 Knesset Guard

Ivan Bentchev

1944–2012 art historian, restorer Lovech

Ivan Bondarchuk

1944–2023 politician Luhyny Raion

Ivan Jilemnický

1944–2012 art educator, graphic artist, painter, sculptor, teacher Hořice

Ivan Makásek

b. 1944 journalist, writer Prague

Ivan Stanev

b. 1944 writer Radyuvene

Ivar Fonnes

b. 1944 civil servant, historian Bømlo Municipality

Jaakko Kalela

b. 1944 diplomat Helsinki

Jacek Jerz

1944–1983 electronics engineering technicians, electronics technician Radom