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.
Bruce Lee27th November, Chinese, American
Actor, Martial Artist
John Lennon9th October, British
Co-founder of 'The Beatles'
Nancy Pelosi26th March, American
Politician
Al Pacino25th April, American
Actor
Alex Trebek22nd July, Canadian, American
American-Canadian television personality
Jack Nicklaus21st January, American
Golfer
Ringo Starr7th July, British
Drummer
Chuck Norris10th March, American
Martial artist
John Gotti27th October, American
Mobster & Mafia
Patrick Stewart13th July, British
Actor
James Brolin18th July, American
Actor
Smokey Robinson19th February, American
Singer
Richard Pryor1st December, American
Comedian
Raquel Welch5th September, American
Actress
Katharine Ross29th January, American
Actress
Carlos Slim28th January, Mexican
Entrepreneur
James Caan26th March, American
Actor
Ricky Nelson8th May, American
Musician
John Hurt22nd January, British
Actor
Nancy Sinatra8th June, American
Singer
Michael Gambon19th October, Irish, British
Actor
Mario Andretti28th February, Croatian, Italian, American
Sam Waterston15th November, American
Actor
Peter Fonda23rd February, American
Actor, Director
Jim Bakker2nd January, American
Televangelist
Cliff Richard14th October, British
Singer
Margrethe II of Denmark16th April
Queen of Denmark
Jill St. John19th August, American
Actress
Giorgio Moroder26th April, Italian
Singer
Nursultan Nazarbayev6th July, Kazakh
1st President of Kazakhstan
Paul Pelosi15th April, American
Businessman
Jocelyn Wildenstein5th August, Swiss, American
Socialite
Frankie Avalon18th September, American
Actor, Singer
Mary Jo Kopechne26th July, American
Political Campaign Specialist of Robert F. Kennedy
Mariette Hartley21st June, American
Actress
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H. R. Giger5th February, Swiss
Painter
Wayne Dyer10th May, American
Self-Help Author and Motivational Speaker
Kip Thorne1st June, American
Physicist
Don Imus23rd July, American
Radio Talk Show Host
Jo Ann Pflug2nd May, American
Actress
Muhammad Yunus28th June, Bangladeshi
Donna Mills11th December, American
Actress
Barbara Valentin15th December, Austrian
Actor
Michel Temer23rd September, Brazilian
37th President of Brazil
Wilma Rudolph23rd June, American
Wangari Maathai1st April, Kenyan
Nobel Peace Prize Winner
J. M. Coetzee9th February, South African
Novelist, Author
Chuck Close5th July, American
Painter
Abdurrahman Wahid7th September, Indonesian
Former President of Indonesia
Alan Kay17th May, American
Computer Scientist
Pele23rd October, Brazilian
Brazilian footballer
Angela Carter7th May, British
Tabaré Vázquez17th January, Uruguayan
President of Uruguay
Joseph Brodsky24th May, Russian
Essayist & Poet
Roman Gabriel5th August, American
American Football Player
Robert Winston15th July, British
Surgeon, Scientist, TV Presenter
Tom Jones7th June, British
Welsh singer
Eduardo Galeano3rd September, Uruguayan
Writer
Tony Tan7th February, Singaporean
Seventh President of Singapore
David H. Koch3rd May, American
Co-owner of Koch Industries
Mark White17th March, American
Former Governor of Texas
Brian Josephson4th January, British
Physicist
Kumar Bhattacharyya, Baron Bhattacharyya6th June, British
Life peer
Joseph L. Goldstein18th April, American
Molecular Geneticist
Joanna Holland30th November, American
Johnny Carson's Ex-wife
David Brudnoy5th June, American
Talk Radio Host
Oscar Arias Sanchez13th September, Costa Rican
President of Costa Rica
Georgi Ivanov2nd July, Bulgarian
Cosmonaut
Frank Vincent Zappa21st December, American
American musician
Ginny Newhart9th December, American
Socialite, wife of Bob Newhart
Martin Sheen3rd August, American
Actor
Dr. John21st November, American
Singer-songwriter, Singer, Pianist, Jazz musician,
Dionne Warwick12th December, American
Singer, Actor, Television presenter, Musician
Billy McNeill2nd March, British
Association football player, Association football
Terry Gilliam22nd November, British, American
Film director, Screenwriter, Actor, Animator, Film
James Cromwell27th January, American
Actor
Sharad Pawar12th December, Indian
Politician
John Mahoney20th June, British, American
Actor
Brian De Palma11th September, American
film director, screenwriter, film producer
Herbie Hancock12th April, American
Singer-songwriter, Bandleader, Conductor, Jazz
Bob Knight25th October, American
Basketball coach, Basketball player
Jeffrey Archer15th April, British
Politician, Novelist, Writer, Playwright, Science
Julie Christie14th April, Indian, British
Actress, activist
Raul Julia30th November
Actor
Levon Helm26th May, American
Singer, Musician, Autobiographer, Composer, Actor,
Matthew Fox21st December, American
Vicente Fernández17th February, Mexican
Singer, Actor, Film actor
Constantine II of Greece2nd June, Greek
Yachtmaster
Stuart Sutcliffe23rd June, British
Painter, musician
Hannelore Schmatz16th February, German
Mountaineer
K. J. Yesudas10th January, Indian
Singer
Jimmy Greaves20th February, British
Footballer
Denny Doherty29th November, Canadian
Singer, Composer, Songwriter, Actor
Bill Medley19th September, American
Singer, Singer-songwriter
Manfred Mann21st October, British
jazz musician, pianist, record producer, composer
William Simons17th November, British
Actor