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

Sam J. Lundwall

b. 1941 journalist, science fiction writer, translator, troubadour, writer Stockholm

Sam Reed

b. 1941 Wenatchee

Samuel Schirmbeck

b. 1941 journalist Göttingen

Seppo Kanerva

b. 1941 politician

Sergey Yakovlevich Stepanov

b. 1941 scientist Moscow

Silvio Borner

1941–2020 economist, university teacher Kleindietwil

Silvio Moser

1941–1974 Formula One driver, engineer, motorcycle racer, racing automobile driver Zurich

Sitanshu Yashaschandra

b. 1941 comparative literature academic, playwright, poet, professor, translator Bhuj

Sivapatham Vittal

1941–2024 endocrinologist Chennai

Solweig Eklund

b. 1941

Song Sang-Hyun

b. 1941 judge, lawyer, university teacher Seoul

Sonja Salvis

1941–1994 musician Switzerland

Sook-ja Kim

b. 1941 singer Seoul

Stan Crisson

b. 1941 Canadian football player Cherryville

Stanisław Orzeszyna

b. 1941 physician Częstochowa

Stanisław Roman Bryl

b. 1941 philosopher, political scientist, sociologist Tarnów

Stanka Kovačič

b. 1941 secretary, singer

Stanley Roman

b. 1941 Catholic bishop, Catholic priest Kollam

Stephanie B. Alexander

1941–2023 mathematician

Stephen Silvasy, Jr.

b. 1941 military personnel Philadelphia

Stuart J Edelstein

b. 1941 biochemist, researcher

Sue Williamson

b. 1941 installation artist, photographer, printmaker, visual artist, writer Lichfield

Susanne Loessl

1941–2025 actor, writer Hamburg

Susanne Raschig

b. 1941 costume designer Potsdam

Sven-Olov Axelsson

b. 1941 biathlete Floda

Sylvia Sorrente

b. 1941 actor Paris

Sérgio Roberto Correa

1941–1969 student Mogi das Cruzes

Sławomir Szewiński

b. 1941 athletics competitor, coach, photojournalist

Tapio Heinonen

1941–1985 singer

Taïkan Jyoji

b. 1941 Switzerland

Theo Syafei

1941–2011 politician Makassar

Tony Hendra

1941–2021 actor, satirist, screenwriter, stage actor, television actor, writer Hertfordshire

Tony Orchard

1941–2005 chemist Carmarthen

Tore Reinertsen

1941–2021 writer Kristiansand

Tristan Garel-Jones

1941–2020 banker, bullfighting critic, politician Gorseinon

Ulf Norberg

1941–2024 ski jumper Ångermanland

Ulrich Kattmann

b. 1941 biologist, university teacher Brunswick

Uno Roosvalt

b. 1941 painter Tallinn

Ursula Koch

b. 1941 chemist, politician Zurich

Vaclovas Bagdonavičius

1941–2020 philosopher Gervėnai

Valeri Zolotukhin

1941–2013 actor, politician, singer, theatrical director, writer Bystryy Istok

Valery Postoyanov

1941–2018 sport shooter Irkutsk

Vasile Negrea

b. 1941 association football player Brăila

Vasyl Rudyk

b. 1941 politician Olevsk Raion

Vicente Carlos Navarro Ruiz

1941–2010 military personnel Albacete

Viera Janárceková

b. 1941 composer, pianist Germany

Vika Slabe

b. 1941 slavist, teacher

Viktor Ageev

1941–2025 boxer, boxing trainer Moscow

Viktor Shevchenko

b. 1941 metallurgist, politician Makiivka

Viktor Tišlar

1941–2013 ice hockey coach, ice hockey player Jesenice