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

Petros Vassiliadis

b. 1945 theologian, university teacher Thessaloniki

Petz Lahure

1945–2025 sports journalist Pétange

Phil Bloom

b. 1945 actor, draftsperson, interdisciplinary artist, model, painter, photographer Berkel en Rodenrijs

Phil Roe

b. 1945 gynecologist, obstetrician, physician, politician Clarksville

Philip Pettit

b. 1945 philosopher, political scientist, university teacher Ballygar

Philippe Jones Lhuillier

b. 1945 diplomat

Phillip Goodhand-Tait

b. 1945 musician, producer, record producer, singer-songwriter, songwriter Kingston upon Hull

Piergiorgio Welby

1945–2006 activist, artist, human rights defender, poet Rome

Piero Coccia

b. 1945 Catholic bishop, Catholic priest Ascoli Piceno

Pierre Lassus

b. 1945 essayist

Pierre de Boissieu

b. 1945 diplomat, politician Paris

Pierre-Alain Muet

b. 1945 economist, politician 4th arrondissement of Lyon

Piet Giesen

b. 1945 association football player Kerkrade

Piet Korstman

b. 1945 Ransdorp

Piet Tesselaar

b. 1945 sport cyclist Harenkarspel

Pietro Carmignani

b. 1945 association football coach, association football player Altopascio

Pim Maas

b. 1945 singer

Pirjo Rissanen

b. 1945 writer Leppävirta

Poul Lindor Nielsen

b. 1945 mayor, politician

Pranas Piaulokas

1945–2008 actor, film actor Klaipėda District Municipality

Prawit Wongsuwon

b. 1945 politician Bangkok

Péter Szentmihályi Szabó

1945–2014 journalist, literary translator, poet, science fiction writer Budapest

Raban von Westphalen

1945–2025 non-fiction writer, university teacher Helmern

Radovan Karadžić

b. 1945 poet, politician, psychiatrist Petnjica

Rafi Carasso

b. 1945 neurologist, photographer, sculptor, television presenter Tel-Aviv

Rainer Kaune

b. 1945 pedagogue, writer Bückeburg

Rainer Rilling

b. 1945 sociologist, university teacher Kernen im Remstal

Raja Mitra

1945–2024 film director, film score composer Kolkata

Rajasree

b. 1945 actor Eluru

Ralph Fegan

b. 1945 firefighter, justice of the peace, local politician Milton

Ram Nath Kovind

b. 1945 lawyer, politician Kanpur Dehat district

Randi Persson

b. 1945 leader of organization Narvik

Randy Steven Kraft

b. 1945 military personnel, prisoner, serial killer Long Beach

Rasa Todosijevic

1945–2024 painter, performance artist, sculptor, visual artist Belgrade

Raul Seixas

1945–1989 composer, guitarist, recording artist, singer Salvador

Ray Jackendoff

b. 1945 linguist, university teacher

Ray McKibben

1945–1968 military personnel Felton

Ray Pilon

b. 1945 politician Pontiac

Raymond Guy Leblanc

1945–2021 musician Dieppe

Reinhard Führer

b. 1945 politician Gaweinstal

Reinhard Wittmann

b. 1945 journalist, non-fiction writer, university teacher Munich

Remy Sylado

1945–2022 actor, writer Makassar

Rezső Soltész

b. 1945 composer, copywriter, musician, schlager singer, songwriter Budapest

Richard Divall

1945–2017 conductor, musicologist Sydney

Richard Farber

b. 1945 composer Washington, D.C.

Richard Farda

b. 1945 ice hockey coach, ice hockey player Brno

Richard Gordon

b. 1945 journalist, politician

Richard Henderson

b. 1945 biochemist, chemist, crystallographer, molecular biologist Edinburgh

Richard Tesařík

b. 1945 actor, drummer, film actor, singer Ostrava

Rina Hassim

b. 1945 actor Ujung Pandang