Famous People Born In 1940
Discover the most famous people born in 1940. The list includes people like John Lennon, Bruce Lee, James Brolin, Al Pacino, Chuck Norris and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, journalists, composers and blues musicians born in 1940. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Germany & Italy and many more countries.
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1
Bruce Lee(The Most Influential Martial Artist of All Time)
Birthdate: 27th November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Died: July 20, 1973
2
John Lennon(The Founder, Co-Songwriter, Co-Lead Vocalist & Rhythm Guitarist of 'The Beatles')
Birthdate: 9th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Died: December 8, 1980
3
Pele(One of the Greatest Football Players of All Time)
Birthdate: 23rd October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Tres Coracoes, Brazil
4
Al Pacino(One of the Few Actors To Achieve the 'Triple Crown of Acting' )
Birthdate: 25th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: East Harlem, New York, United States
5
Chuck Norris(Martial Artist and Actor Best Known for His Action Movies)
Birthdate: 10th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Ryan, Oklahoma, United States
Birthdate: 13th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Mirfield, Yorkshire, England
7
Ringo Starr(The Drummer of the Rock Band 'The Beatles')
Birthdate: 7th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Dingle, Liverpool, England
Birthdate: 1st December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Peoria, Illinois, United States
Died: December 10, 2005
Birthdate: 22nd July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Greater Sudbury, Canada
Died: November 8, 2020
Birthdate: 5th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: February 15, 2023
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James Caan(Best Known for His Role as ‘Sonny Corleone’ in the Film ‘The Godfather’)
Birthdate: 26th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Bronx, New York, United States
Died: July 6, 2022
Birthdate: 7th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Treforest, Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales
13
Frank Vincent Zappa(One of the Most Innovative and Stylistically Diverse Musicians of His Generation)
Birthdate: 21st December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Died: December 4, 1993
Birthdate: 8th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Teaneck, New Jersey, United States
Died: December 31, 1985
15
Smokey Robinson(Ffounder and Front Man of the Motown Vocal Group 'The Miracles')
Birthdate: 19th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Birthdate: 21st January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio, United States
17
Martin Sheen
(Best Known for His Role in the Film 'Apocalypse Now' and TV Series 'The West Wing')
Birthdate: 3rd August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio, United States
Birthdate: 22nd January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, UK
Died: January 27, 2017
19
Dionne Warwick
(One of the Most-Charted Vocalists of All Time)
Birthdate: 12th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: City of Orange, New Jersey, United States
Birthdate: 18th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Westwood, California, United States
21
John Mahoney
(Known for Playing 'Martin Crane' on the NBC Sitcom 'Frasier')
Birthdate: 20th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Blackpool, Lancashire, England
Died: February 4, 2018
22
Michael Gambon(Best Known for His Role as Professor ‘Albus Dumbledore’ in the ‘Harry Potter' Film Series)
Birthdate: 19th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Cabra, Ireland
23
Carlos Slim(Mexican Businessman and Owner of the Global Conglomerate Company 'Grupo Carso')
Birthdate: 28th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Mexico City, Mexico
24
Katharine Ross(Actress and Author Known for Her Films: ‘The Stepford Wives’ and ‘Voyage of the Damned’)
Birthdate: 29th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
25
Sam Waterston(Best Known for His Iconic Role as ‘Jack McCoy’ on the NBC TV Series “Law & Order”)
Birthdate: 15th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Birthdate: 27th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
27
Vicente Fernández
(Mexican Ranchera Singer, Actor and Film Producer)
Birthdate: 17th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Huentitán El Alto, Jalisco, Mexico
Died: December 12, 2021
28
Frankie Avalon(Actor and Singer Best Known for His 1959 Hit Songs ‘Venus’ and ‘Why’)
Birthdate: 18th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
29
Nancy Sinatra(Actress and Singer Best Known for Her Song 'These Boots Are Made for Walkin')
Birthdate: 8th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
30
Raul Julia
(Golden Globe- and Emmy-Winning Puerto Rican Actor)
Birthdate: 9th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Floral Park, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Died: October 24, 1994
31
Jill St. John(American Former Actress Known for Her Role as ‘Tiffany Case’ in the Movie ‘Diamonds Are Forever’)
Birthdate: 19th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Birthdate: 16th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
33
Peter Fonda(Known for His Role of 'Wyatt' in the Film 'Easy Rider')
Birthdate: 23rd February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: August 16, 2019
34
Rene Auberjonois(Actor & Director Best Known for His Role of 'Odo' on 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine')
Birthdate: 1st June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: December 8, 2019
Birthdate: 14th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Lucknow, India
36
Wilma Rudolph(The First American Woman to Win Three Gold Medals in a Single Olympic Games)
Birthdate: 23rd June
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Clarksville, Tennessee, United States
Died: November 12, 1994
37
Burt Young
(Known for His Role as Rocky Balboa’s Pushy Brother-In-Law in the 'Rocky' Film Franchise)
Birthdate: 30th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
38
Mario Andretti(Former Racing Driver and Winner of 1978 Formula One World Championship)
Birthdate: 28th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Motovun, Croatia
39
George A. Romero
(Film Director Known for His Iconic Horror Films: ‘Night of the Living Dead’ and ‘Dawn of the Dead’)
Birthdate: 4th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Bronx, New York, United States
Died: July 16, 2017
40
Levon Helm
(Singer, Musician, Autobiographer, Composer, Actor, Mandolinist, Drummer, Songwriter)
Birthdate: 26th May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Elaine
Died: April 19, 2012
41
Terry Gilliam
(Film director, Screenwriter, Actor, Animator, Film actor)
Birthdate: 22nd November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Minneapolis
42
Brian De Palma
(Film director, Screenwriter)
Birthdate: 11th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States
43
Herbie Hancock
(Singer-songwriter, Bandleader, Conductor, Jazz musician, Keyboardist, Actor, Musician, Pianist, Film score composer)
Birthdate: 12th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Chicago
44
Merlin Olsen
(American Football Player)
Birthdate: 15th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Logan, Utah, USA
Died: March 11, 2010
Birthdate: 26th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Urtijëi, South Tyrol
Birthdate: 5th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Chur
Died: May 12, 2014
47
James Brady
(White House Press Secretary)
Birthdate: 29th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Centralia, Illinois, USA
Died: August 4, 2014
48
Julie Christie
(Oscar Award Winning Famous British Film Actress Known for Films: 'Darling' and 'Doctor Zhivago')
Birthdate: 14th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Chabua, Assam, India
Birthdate: 12th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Died: February 12, 2017
50
Wayne Dyer(Self-Help Author and Motivational Speaker)
Birthdate: 10th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Detroit
Died: August 29, 2015