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

Makoto Asashima

b. 1944 biologist Sado

Malcolm Hoenlein

b. 1944 politician Philadelphia

Manuel Medina González

b. 1944 lawyer, writer Villanueva del Arzobispo

Manuel Raga

b. 1944 basketball coach, basketball player Aldama Municipality

Marcello Buscemi

b. 1944 biblical scholar, theologian Adrano

Marcin Król

1944–2020 historian, opinion journalist, philosopher, political scientist, university teacher Warsaw

Marek Ostrowski

1944–2019 biologist, photographer

Marek Ostrowski

b. 1944 journalist, lawyer Vilnius

Margaret Humphreys

b. 1944 social worker, writer Nottingham

Margarit Tsanev

1944–1969 painter Teteven

Margarita Rivière

1944–2015 columnist, editor-in-chief, essayist, journalist, publication manager, writer Barcelona

Margot Torp

b. 1944 politician

Mari Tere Alberdi Olabegoia

b. 1944 actor, bartender, cook Berriz

Maria Jose Azurmendi

b. 1944 psycholinguist, sociolinguist, university teacher San Sebastián

Marian Halushchak

b. 1944 physicist Kolodiyivka

Marian Nowy

b. 1944 journalist Pawęzów, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Marie-Hélène Castier

b. 1944

Mario Beusan

1944–2022 architect, designer Zagreb

Martin Rajniš

b. 1944 architect, designer, pedagogue, teacher Prague

Masanori Aoyagi

b. 1944 archaeologist, historian Dalian

Masatomo Kawai

1944–2012 politician Hashima

Masayoshi Matsumoto

b. 1944 businessperson Hyōgo Prefecture

Masayuki Matsumoto

b. 1944 Ise

Mayumi Nagisa

b. 1944 actor, singer Tokyo

Małgorzata Niepokulczycka

1944–2020 economist Muszyna

Merab Gagnidze

b. 1944 composer, musician Tbilisi

Michael Douglas

b. 1944 actor, film actor, film producer, producer, television actor New Brunswick

Michael E. Dreher

1944–2023 politician Schaffhausen

Michael Grätzel

b. 1944 chemist, university teacher Dorfchemnitz

Michael Wonneberger

1944–2008 politician Wrocław

Michal Polák

1944–2021 guitarist, singer, singer-songwriter Brno

Michał Grudziński

b. 1944 actor Warsaw

Michał Hydzik

1944–2017 cleric Brzeżawa

Mick Andrews

b. 1944 businessperson, motorcycle racer Buxton

Mieczysław Bagiński

b. 1944 politician Koniecki Małe

Mieczysław Gil

1944–2022 politician Gace Słupieckie

Mieczysław Kosz

1944–1973 composer, jazz musician, jazz pianist, pianist Antoniówka

Mikołaj Müller

1944–2021 actor, voice actor Zwickau

Milan Drobný

b. 1944 singer Prague

Milan Kriššák

1944–1979 coach Poprad

Milan Stehlík

1944–2021 actor Mladá Boleslav

Milan Šmíd

b. 1944 journalist, opinion journalist, pedagogue, university teacher, writer Prague

Milena Fucimanová

b. 1944 poet, secondary school teacher, translator, writer Prague

Minao Hattori

b. 1944 lawyer, politician, prosecutor

Mirja Ryynänen

b. 1944 politician Kuopio

Miroslav Pátek

1944–2009 politician Třešť

Mixel Aire

1944–2025 bertsolari, farmer Urepel

Mizue Shiratori

1944–2021 actor, singer Shanghai

Mohamad Moghim

1944–2023 basketball official, basketball player Isfahan

Mohamed Ali Yusuf

1944–2024 politician Godobjiraan