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

John McEuen

b. 1945 songwriter Oakland

John R. Patrick

b. 1945 engineer

John Stuttard

b. 1945 chartered accountant, politician

John Trapp

b. 1945 basketball player Detroit

John Veron

b. 1945 biologist, marine biologist, zoologist Sydney

John Williamson

b. 1945 composer, recording artist, singer, songwriter Kerang

Johnny Yip

b. 1945 singer

Jonas Genys

1945–2013 politician Skiržemė

Jorge Lara Castro

b. 1945 diplomat, lawyer, politician, sociologist Asunción

Jorge Traverso

1945–2025 journalist, television presenter, writer Montevideo

Jos Stelling

b. 1945 film director, film producer, screenwriter Utrecht

Josef Alois Standl

b. 1945 journalist, opinion journalist

Josef Helmut Reichholf

b. 1945 university teacher, zoologist Aigen am Inn

Josef Kunz

b. 1945 farmer, politician Grosswangen

Josef Opatrný

1945–2025 Iberoamerican studies scholar, hispanist, historian, pedagogue, science communicator, teacher, university teacher, writer Skryje

Josef Reischig

1945–2008 biologist, photographer, teacher Nymburk

Josef Saller

b. 1945 politician Bischofshofen

Josef Stejskal

b. 1945 artist, graphic artist, poet, visual artist Kroměříž

Josef Vomáčka

b. 1945 editing staff, film critic

Josep González i Sala

b. 1945 businessperson Llimiana

Josep Grau i Seris

b. 1945 businessperson, farmer, politician Mollerussa

Josep Sanus Tormo

b. 1945 politician Alcoy

Joseph Trần Xuân Tiếu

1945–2025 Catholic bishop, Catholic priest Nam Định

Joseph von Westphalen

b. 1945 journalist, writer Schwandorf

Joseph Đinh Đức Đạo

b. 1945 Catholic bishop, Catholic priest

Josip Perković

b. 1945 intelligence agent Ličko Novo Selo

José Eisenberg

b. 1945 engineer, entrepreneur, fashion designer

José Luis Gorrotxategi Zangitu

b. 1945 bertsolari Bergara

José María Alguersuari Tortajada

b. 1945 photojournalist Sabadell

Joséphine Guidy Wandja

b. 1945 mathematician Cameroon

Joy Fielding

b. 1945 actor, film actor, novelist, screenwriter, writer Toronto

Jozef Karvaš

1945–2021 musician, singer Nitra

Jozef Trubíni

b. 1945 collector, historian, illustrator, teacher, writer

Jozef Šesták

b. 1945 diplomat, politician Michalovce

João Braga

b. 1945 singer, vocalist Lisbon

Joël Robuchon

1945–2018 chef, non-fiction writer, restaurateur Poitiers

Jože Žohar

1945–2018 opinion journalist, poet Sveti Jurij

Juan Antonio Frade Villar

1945–2018 caricaturist, draftsperson, journalist Bilbao

Juan Navia Roque

1945–2022 anesthesiologist, physician Almendralejo

Juan Rojas

1945–2009 lawyer San Juan

Judith Clingan

b. 1945 composer, conductor Sydney

Julie Harhart

b. 1945 politician Northampton

Julie Heldman

b. 1945 journalist, tennis player Berkeley

Jupp Heynckes

b. 1945 association football coach, association football player Mönchengladbach

Juriii Yakymenko

b. 1945 scientist Kyiv

Justin Cartwright

1945–2018 film director, novelist, writer South Africa

Jytte Sidelmann

1945–2025 lecturer, non-fiction writer

Ján Fekete

b. 1945 poet, prose writer, science fiction writer, writer Modrý Kameň

Ján Plachetka

b. 1945 chess player, coach Trenčín

Jérôme Clément

b. 1945 film producer, jurist, screenwriter Paris