Famous People Born In 1940

• Chuck Norris

  Actor

  Oklahoma, United States of America

• James Caan

  Actor

  New York, United States of America

• Wangari Maathai

  Activist

  Kenya

• Barney Frank

  Politician

  New Jersey, United States of America

• Alan Kay

  Computer Scientist

  Massachusetts, United States of America

• Mario Andretti

  Sportsman

  Croatia

• Ringo Starr

  Actor

  United Kingdom

• Chuck Close

  Painter

  Washington, United States of America

• Smokey Robinson

  Rock Singer

  Michigan, United States of America

• John Lennon

  Singer

  Merseyside, United Kingdom

• John Hurt

  Actor

  Derbyshire, United Kingdom

• Jack Nicklaus

  Sportsman

  Ohio, United States of America

• Wayne Dyer

  Philosopher

  Michigan, United States of America

• Tom Brokaw

  Journalist

  South Dakota, United States of America

• Don Imus

  Humorist

  California, United States of America

• Wilma Rudolph

  Athlete

  Tennessee, United States of America

• Frankie Avalon

  Actor

  Pennsylvania, United States of America

• Patrick Stewart

  Actor

  England, United Kingdom

• Mikhail Tal

  Sportsman

  Latvia

• Martin Sheen

  Actor

  Ohio, United States of America

• Raquel Welch

  Actress

  Illinois, United States of America

• John Gotti

  Criminal

  New York, United States of America

• Pele

  Sportsman

  Minas Gerais, Brazil

• Abdurrahman Wahid

  Politician

  East Java, Indonesia

• Alex Trebek

  Host

  Ontario, Canada

• Tony Tan

  Politician

  Singapore

• Oscar Arias Sanchez

  President

  Heredia Province, Costa Rica

• Bruce Beresford

  Film Director

  New South Wales, Australia

• David H. Koch

  Businessman

  Kansas, United States of America

• Raul Julia

  Actor

  United States of America

• Tabare Vazquez

  Politician

  Uruguay

• Georgi Ivanov

  Bulgarian Army

  Lovech, Bulgaria

• Dionne Warwick

  Singer

  New Jersey, United States of America

• Phil Lesh

  Musician

  California, United States of America

• Al Jarreau

  Musician

  Wisconsin, United States of America

• Mark White

  Politician

  Texas, United States of America

• Kumar Bhattacharyya

  Politician

  Karnataka, India

• David Brudnoy

  Host

  Minnesota, united states of America

• Nancy Sinatra

  Singer

  New Jersey, United States of America

• Kip Thorne

  Physicist

  Utah, United States of America

• Joseph L. Goldstein

  Biochemist

  South Carolina, United States of America

• Micki Harris

  Musician

  New Jersey, United States of America

• Eduardo Galeano

  Journalist

  Montevideo Department, Uruguay

• Sue Grafton

  Author

  Kentucky, United States of America

• Frank Vincent Zappa

  Musician

  Maryland, United States of America

• Giorgio Moroder

  Singer

  South Tyrol, Italy

• Nursultan Nazarbayev

  Politician

  Kazakhstan

• Joseph Brodsky

  Poet

  Russia

• Robert Winston

  Surgeon

  England, United Kingdom

• H. R. Giger

  Painter

  Graubunden, Switzerland

• Ricky Nelson

  Actor

  New Jersey, United States of America

• Brian Josephson

  Physicist

  Wales, United Kingdom

• Kip Keino

  Sportsman

  Nandi, Kenya

• Solomon Burke

  Preacher

  Pennsylvania, United States of America

• Bruce Lee

  Actor

  California, United States of America

• John Connolly

  Criminal

  Massachusetts, United States of America

• J.M. Coetzee

  Author

  Western Cape, South Africa

• Shirley Muldowney

  Athlete

  Vermont, United States of America

• Phil Ochs

  Anti-War Activist

  Texas, United States of America

• Peter Fonda

  Actor

  New York, United States of America

• Cliff Richard

  Singer

  Uttar Pradesh, India

• Brian De Palma

  Director

  New Jersey, United States of America

• Tony Mendez

  Intelligence

  Nevada, United States of America

• Dr. John

  Singer

  Louisiana, United States of America

• Fred Goldman

  Filmmaker

  Illinois, United States of America

• Muhammad Yunus

  Economist

  Chittagong, Bangladesh

• Anne Moody

  Activist

  Mississippi, United States Of America

• Perry Ellis

  Fashion Designer

  Virginia, United States of America

• Haing S. Ngor

  Actor

  Takeo, Cambodia

• Jerry Lawson

  Inventor

  New York, United States Of America

• James L. Brooks

  Director

  New York, United States Of America

• James Clyburn

  Civil Rights Activist

  South Carolina, United States Of America

• Levon Helm

  Drummer

  Arkansas, United States Of America

• Chip Taylor

  Songwriter

  New York, United States Of America

• Edward Lewis

  Publisher

  The Bronx, United States Of America

• Gary Gilmore

  Criminal

  Texas, United States Of America

• Linda Gray

  Activist

  California, United States of America

• Luis Valdez

  Director

  California, United States of America

• Ellie Greenwich

  Songwriter

  New York, United States of America

• Robert Pinsky

  Academic

  New Jersey, United States of America

• Maxine Hong Kingston

  Activist

  California, United States of America

• Elke Sommer

  Actress

  Berlin, Germany

• Ted Koppel

  Journalist

  England, United Kingdom

• Denny Doherty

  Folk Singer

  Nova Scotia, Canada

• Julian Bond

  Activist

  Tennessee, United States of America

• Gene Pitney

  Songwriter

  Connecticut, united states of America

• Julie Christie

  Activist

  Assam, India

• Bill Kurtis

  Journalist

  Florida, united states of America

• Tom Jones

  Singer

  Pontypridd, United Kingdom

• Cynthia Weil

  Songwriter

  New York, United States

• Nancy Pelosi

  Politician

  Maryland, united states of America

• Michael Gambon

  Actor

  Dublin, Ireland

• Barbara Valentin

  Actress

  Vienna, Austria

• Carlos Slim Helú

  Entrepreneur

  Mexico

• Herbie Hancock

  Pianist

  Illinois, united states of America