| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| A. Marshall Acuff, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
AMA Investment Counsel |
| Roger Ailes |
Government |
15-May-1940 |
|
CEO of Fox News |
| George A. Akerlof |
Economist |
17-Jun-1940 |
|
Asymmetric markets |
| Tom A. Alberg |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Madrona Venture Group |
| Arthur Alexander |
Singer |
10-May-1940 |
9-Jun-1993 |
Influential soul singer |
| Lamar Alexander |
Politician |
3-Jul-1940 |
|
US Senator from Tennessee |
| Herbert A. Allen, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Allen & Company, Inc. |
| Graham T. Allison |
Scholar |
23-Mar-1940 |
|
Kennedy School of Government |
| Joseph A. Alutto |
Educator |
c. 1940 |
|
Provost of Ohio State University |
| Lance Alworth |
Football |
3-Aug-1940 |
|
NFL Hall of Famer, "Bambi" |
| Barbara Amiel |
Journalist |
4-Dec-1940 |
|
Director of The Spectator |
| David R. Andelman |
Business |
1940 |
|
Director of Viacom, CBS |
| D. Kent Anderson |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Beacon Management Corporation |
| Mario Andretti |
Auto Racing |
28-Feb-1940 |
|
Indy car racer |
| Nobuyoshi Araki |
Photographer |
25-May-1940 |
|
Tokyo Lucky Hole |
| Jeffrey Archer |
Novelist |
15-Apr-1940 |
|
First Among Equals |
| Dario Argento |
Film Director |
7-Sep-1940 |
|
Deep Red |
| Dick Armey |
Politician |
7-Jul-1940 |
|
Former US House Majority Leader |
| Stephen B. Ashley |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
CEO of The Ashley Group |
| Taro Aso |
Politician |
20-Sep-1940 |
|
Japanese Foreign Minister, 2005-07 |
| Frank V. AtLee III |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Chairman of Monsanto, 2000-03 |
| René Auberjonois |
Actor |
1-Jun-1940 |
|
Changeling on Star Trek: DS9 |
| Neil R. Austrian |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
President of NFL, 1991-98 |
| Frankie Avalon |
Singer |
18-Sep-1940 |
|
Bikini Beach |
| Gerald L. Baliles |
Politician |
8-Jul-1940 |
|
Governor of Virginia, 1986-90 |
| William C. Ballard, Jr. |
Business |
10-Sep-1940 |
|
CFO of Humana, 1970-92 |
| Stephen D. Ban |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Argonne National Laboratory |
| Keith J. Bane |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Former EVP Global Stategy, Motorola |
| Russell Banks |
Author |
28-Mar-1940 |
|
The Sweet Hereafter |
| Jack Bannon |
Actor |
14-Jun-1940 |
|
Art Donovan on Lou Grant |
| Robert L. Barnett |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
EVP at Motorola, 2003-05 |
| Michael E. Batten |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
CEO of Twin Disc |
| Vincent M. Battle |
Diplomat |
1940 |
|
US Ambassador to Lebanon, 2001-04 |
| Marvin R. Baxter |
Judge |
9-Jan-1940 |
|
Justice, California Supreme Court |
| Gary S. Becker |
Economist |
2-Dec-1940 |
|
Human Capital |
| Bobby Bell |
Football |
17-Jun-1940 |
|
Linebacker, NFL Hall of Famer |
| Peter Benchley |
Author |
8-May-1940 |
11-Feb-2006 |
Jaws |
| André Bérard |
Business |
1940 |
|
National Bank of Canada |
| Bruce Beresford |
Film Director |
16-Aug-1940 |
|
Driving Miss Daisy |
| Tony Bill |
Film Director |
23-Aug-1940 |
|
Six Weeks |
| William E. Bindley |
Business |
6-Oct-1940 |
|
Founder of Bindley Western Industries |
| Jeffrey L. Bleustein |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
CEO of Harley-Davidson, 1997-2005 |
| James Blyth |
Business |
8-May-1940 |
|
Chairman of Diageo, 2000-08 |
| Thomas Hale Boggs, Jr. |
Attorney |
18-Sep-1940 |
|
Patton Boggs |
| Avis Bohlen |
Diplomat |
20-Apr-1940 |
|
US Ambassador to Bulgaria, 1996-99 |
| James C. Boland |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Retired Partner, Ernst & Young |
| Julian Bond |
Activist |
14-Jan-1940 |
|
NAACP Chairman |
| Reinhard Bonnke |
Religion |
19-Apr-1940 |
|
Faith healing evangelist |
| Roy J. Bostock |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Chairman, Yahoo and Northwest Airlines |
| Charles R. Bowers |
Diplomat |
26-May-1940 |
|
US Ambassador to Bolivia, 1991-94 |
| Barbara Boxer |
Politician |
11-Nov-1940 |
|
US Senator from California |
| James Brady |
Government |
29-Aug-1940 |
|
White House Press Secy. shot by John Hinckley |
| James T. Brady |
Business |
11-Jul-1940 |
|
Ballantrae International |
| Tom Brazaitis |
Columnist |
8-Aug-1940 |
30-Mar-2005 |
Cleveland Plain Dealer columnist |
| Erna Brodber |
Novelist |
20-Apr-1940 |
|
Jane and Louisa Will Soon Come Home |
| Joseph Brodsky |
Poet |
24-May-1940 |
28-Jan-1996 |
Social parasite turned Poet Laureate |
| Tom Brokaw |
Journalist |
6-Feb-1940 |
|
Former anchor, NBC Nightly News |
| James Brolin |
Actor |
18-Jul-1940 |
|
Brubaker in Capricorn One |
| James L. Brooks |
Film/TV Producer |
9-May-1940 |
|
Producer of The Simpsons |
| Hank Brown |
Politician |
12-Feb-1940 |
|
US Senator from Colorado, 1991-97 |
| John Seely Brown |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Director of Xerox PARC, 1990-2000 |
| Larry Brown |
Basketball |
14-Sep-1940 |
|
NBA and NCAA Coach |
| Willie Brown |
Football |
2-Dec-1940 |
|
NFL Hall of Famer |
| David Brudnoy |
Radio Personality |
5-Jun-1940 |
8-Dec-2004 |
Boston talk radio host |
| Anita Bryant |
Activist |
25-Mar-1940 |
|
Anti-homosexuality activist |
| Buck Buchanan |
Football |
10-Sep-1940 |
16-Jul-1992 |
KC Chiefs, Hall of Famer |
| Robert C. Buchanan |
Business |
13-May-1940 |
|
CEO of Fox River Paper, 1980-2005 |
| Jack W. Buechner |
Politician |
4-Jun-1940 |
|
Congressman from Missouri, 1987-91 |
| Nick Buoniconti |
Football |
15-Dec-1940 |
|
NFL Hall of Famer |
| David L. Burner |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
CEO of Goodrich, 1996-2003 |
| James Caan |
Actor |
26-Mar-1940 |
|
Vegas, Elf |
| Thomas Cahill |
Author |
1940 |
|
How the Irish Saved Civilization |
| Bernard Cammarata |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Founder of TJX |
| Bill Campbell |
Business |
31-Aug-1940 |
|
Chairman of Intuit |
| Carroll Campbell |
Politician |
24-Jul-1940 |
7-Dec-2005 |
Governor of South Carolina, 1987-95 |
| Donald R. Campbell |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
CEO of TEI, Inc., 1994-2000 |
| Martin Campbell |
Film Director |
24-Oct-1940 |
|
Casino Royale |
| Gaston Caperton |
Politician |
21-Feb-1940 |
|
Governor of West Virginia, 1989-97 |
| John W. Carlin |
Politician |
5-Mar-1940 |
|
Governor of Kansas, 1979-87 |
| Angela Carter |
Author |
7-May-1940 |
16-Feb-1992 |
Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman |
| Gene R. Carter |
Educator |
c. 1940 |
|
Executive Director, ASCD |
| Gerald Cassidy |
Government |
c. 1940 |
|
Cassidy & Associates |
| Frank J. Caufield |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers |
| Roberto Cavalli |
Fashion Designer |
15-Nov-1940 |
|
Invented a technique for printing on leather |
| Michael F. Cavanagh |
Judge |
21-Oct-1940 |
|
Justice, Michigan Supreme Court |
| Alexander Chancellor |
Editor |
4-Jan-1940 |
|
Editor of The Spectator, 1975-84 |
| Bruce Chatwin |
Author |
13-May-1940 |
18-Jan-1989 |
In Patagonia |
| Gerry Cheevers |
Hockey |
7-Dec-1940 |
|
Bruins goalie, Hall of Famer |
| Alan Cheuse |
Novelist |
23-Jan-1940 |
|
The Bohemians |
| Susan Clark |
Actor |
8-Mar-1940 |
|
Katherine Papadapolis on Webster |
| Kenneth Clarke |
Politician |
2-Jul-1940 |
|
Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1993-97 |
| Eleanor Clift |
Journalist |
1940 |
|
Madam President |
| George Clinton |
Singer |
22-Jul-1940 |
|
Funkadelic |
| Jim Clyburn |
Politician |
21-Jul-1940 |
|
Congressman, South Carolina 6th |
| John Maxwell Coetzee |
Novelist |
9-Feb-1940 |
|
Reclusive South African novelist, essayist |
| William Cohen |
Government |
28-Aug-1940 |
|
US Secretary of Defense, 1997-01 |
| Dennis Cole |
Actor |
19-Jul-1940 |
|
Beefcake model turned actor |
| Gary Collins |
Football |
20-Aug-1940 |
|
Former Cleveland Browns WR |
| Lane G. Collins |
Educator |
c. 1940 |
|
Accounting Professor at Baylor |
| Pauline Collins |
Actor |
3-Sep-1940 |
|
Shirley Valentine |
| Tony Conrad |
Violinist |
1940 |
|
Violin, Theater of Eternal Music |
| Tim Considine |
Actor |
31-Dec-1940 |
|
My Three Sons |
| Errol M. Cook |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Former Partner, Warburg Pincus |
| Robin Cook |
Novelist |
4-May-1940 |
|
Coma |
| Barry Corbin |
Actor |
16-Oct-1940 |
|
Maurice Minnifield on Northern Exposure |
| James F. Cordes |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Former EVP, Coastal Corporation |
| James Cromwell |
Actor |
27-Jan-1940 |
|
Babe, L.A. Confidential |
| O. Holcombe Crosswell |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Griggs Corporation |
| Dave Cummings |
Pornstar |
13-Mar-1940 |
|
The old guy doing porno |
| Charles B. Curtis |
Activist |
27-Apr-1940 |
|
Nuclear Threat Initiative |
| A. William Dahlberg |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
CEO of Southern Company, 1995-2001 |
| Brian De Palma |
Film Director |
11-Sep-1940 |
|
Carrie |
| Dave DeBusschere |
Basketball |
16-Oct-1940 |
14-May-2003 |
NBA Hall of Famer |
| William Devane |
Actor |
5-Sep-1940 |
|
Greg Sumner on Knots Landing |
| Norm Dicks |
Politician |
16-Dec-1940 |
|
Congressman, Washington 6th |
| Donald F. Dillon |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Information Technology, Inc. |
| Robert E. Dineen, Jr. |
Attorney |
1940 |
|
Former Partner, Shearman & Sterling |
| Joseph J. DioGuardi |
Politician |
20-Sep-1940 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1985-89 |
| Denny Doherty |
Singer |
29-Nov-1940 |
19-Jan-2007 |
The Mamas and the Papas |
| Peter C. Doherty |
Scientist |
15-Oct-1940 |
|
T-cells and antigens |
| Robert J. Donato |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Former UBS, PaineWebber executive |
| Jürgen Dormann |
Business |
12-Jan-1940 |
|
Chairman of ABB |
| Peter Duel |
Actor |
24-Feb-1940 |
31-Dec-1971 |
Alias Smith and Jones |
| Wayne Dyer |
Religion |
10-May-1940 |
|
The father of motivation |
| Robert J. Eaton |
Business |
13-Feb-1940 |
|
CEO of Chrysler, 1993-98 |
| Ira Einhorn |
Activist |
15-May-1940 |
|
Earth Day founder turned killer |
| Perry Ellis |
Fashion Designer |
3-Mar-1940 |
30-May-1986 |
Founder, Perry Ellis International |
| William B. Ellis |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
CEO of Northeast Utilities, 1983-93 |
| Glenn English |
Politician |
30-Nov-1940 |
|
Congressman from Oklahoma, 1975-94 |
| Jean-Pierre M. Ergas |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Chairman of Bway Corporation |
| William T. Esrey |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
CEO of Sprint, 1988-2003 |
| Adam Faith |
Singer |
23-Jun-1940 |
8-Mar-2003 |
What Do You Want |
| Moses Feldman |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
President of AeroMed, Inc. |
| Vicente Fernandez |
Singer |
17-Feb-1940 |
|
Mexican singing sensation |
| Eugene V. Fife |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Former Partner, Goldman Sachs |
| George M. C. Fisher |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
CEO of Kodak, 1993-2000 |
| Susan Flannery |
Actor |
31-Jul-1940 |
|
The Bold and the Beautiful |
| Henry Flynt |
Musician |
1940 |
|
Violin composer turned philosopher |
| Richard E. Fogg |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Former Partner, Price Waterhouse |
| Peter Fonda |
Actor |
23-Feb-1940 |
|
Easy Rider |
| Brigitte Fontaine |
Singer |
1940 |
|
Comme à la radio |
| Dennis E. Foster |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Vice Chairman of Alltel, 1998-2000 |
| Wyche Fowler, Jr. |
Politician |
6-Oct-1940 |
|
US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, 1996-2001 |
| Matthew Fox |
Religion |
21-Dec-1940 |
|
Creation Spirituality |
| Marshall Frady |
Journalist |
11-Jan-1940 |
9-Mar-2004 |
Wallace |
| Barney Frank |
Politician |
31-Mar-1940 |
|
Congressman, Massachusetts 4th |
| Barbara Hackman Franklin |
Government |
19-Mar-1940 |
|
US Secretary of Commerce, 1992-93 |
| Allen R. Freedman |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
CEO of Assurant, 1979-2000 |
| Patricia C. Frist |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Frist Capital Partners |
| David B. Frohnmayer |
Politician |
9-Jul-1940 |
|
President, University of Oregon |
| Roman Gabriel |
Football |
5-Aug-1940 |
|
Rams/Eagles Quarterback |
| Michael Gambon |
Actor |
19-Oct-1940 |
|
The Singing Detective |
| James Gammon |
Actor |
20-Apr-1940 |
|
American Character Actor |
| Ronald M. George |
Judge |
11-Mar-1940 |
|
California Chief Justice |
| Joe Gibbs |
Football |
25-Nov-1940 |
|
NFL coach, NASCAR team owner |
| H. R. Giger |
Artist |
5-Feb-1940 |
|
Alien designer |
| Terry Gilliam |
Film Director |
22-Nov-1940 |
|
Monty Python alumnus, Brazil |
| Gary Gilmore |
Criminal |
4-Dec-1940 |
17-Jan-1977 |
Executed by firing squad in Utah |
| Fred C. Goad, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Voyent Partners LLC |
| Stephen M. Goldfeld |
Economist |
9-Aug-1940 |
25-Aug-1995 |
Council of Economic Advisers, 1980-81 |
| Harvey J. Goldschmid |
Government |
6-May-1940 |
|
SEC Commissioner, 2002-05 |
| Neil Goldschmidt |
Government |
16-Jun-1940 |
|
Governor of Oregon, 1987-91 |
| Joseph L. Goldstein |
Scientist |
18-Apr-1940 |
|
Hypercholesterolemia and cell metabolism |
| William H. Goodwin, Jr. |
Business |
21-Oct-1940 |
|
President of CCA Industries |
| John Gotti |
Criminal |
27-Oct-1940 |
10-Jun-2002 |
The Teflon Don |
| Richard C. Gozon |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Chairman of Amerisource Bergen |
| Sue Grafton |
Author |
24-Apr-1940 |
|
A Is for Alibi, B Is for ... |
| Linda Gray |
Actor |
12-Sep-1940 |
|
Sue Ellen on Dallas |
| Benjamin H. Griswold IV |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Alex. Brown & Sons |
| Robert Grossman |
Artist |
1-Mar-1940 |
|
Versatile illustrator, caricaturist |
| Edgar H. Grubb |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
CFO of Transamerica, 1993-99 |
| John H. Grunewald |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
EVP at Polaris Industries, 1993-97 |
| John Hagee |
Religion |
12-Apr-1940 |
|
John Hagee Ministries |
| Edward E. Hagenlocker |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Vice Chairman of Ford, 1996-99 |
| Michael S. Hamson |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
McIntosh Hamson Hoare Govett |
| Herbie Hancock |
Jazz Musician |
12-Apr-1940 |
|
Innovative jazz/fusion composer and pianist |
| Conrad K. Harper |
Attorney |
c. 1940 |
|
Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett |
| Valerie Harper |
Actor |
22-Aug-1940 |
|
Rhoda on Mary Tyler Moore |
| Thomas Harris |
Novelist |
1940 |
|
The Silence of the Lambs |
| Alex W. Hart |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
CEO of Advanta Corporation, 1995-97 |
| Myra M. Hart |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Co-Founder of Staples |
| Mariette Hartley |
Actor |
21-Jun-1940 |
|
CBS Morning Program |
| Bobby Hatfield |
Singer |
10-Aug-1940 |
5-Nov-2003 |
The Righteous Brothers |
| John Havlicek |
Basketball |
8-Apr-1940 |
|
Boston Celtic, Hall of Famer |
| Marian L. Heard |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Oxen Hill Partners |
| Dan Hedaya |
Actor |
24-Jul-1940 |
|
Bestubbled character actor, Blood Simple |
| Bobby "The Brain" Heenan |
Wrestling |
1-Nov-1940 |
|
Former pro wrestler, manager |
| Levon Helm |
Drummer |
26-May-1940 |
|
Drummer for The Band |
| Carlos Slim Helu |
Business |
28-Jan-1940 |
|
World's richest man, 2007 |
| Michael A. Henning |
Business |
1-May-1940 |
|
CEO of E&Y International, 1993-99 |
| Lance Henriksen |
Actor |
5-May-1940 |
|
Aliens, Dead Man |
| Patricia L. Herbold |
Diplomat |
24-Sep-1940 |
|
US Ambassador to Singapore |
| Willie Herenton |
Politician |
23-Apr-1940 |
|
Mayor of Memphis |
| Robert A. Hermes |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
CEO of Purvin & Gertz, 1987-99 |
| Howard Hesseman |
Actor |
27-Feb-1940 |
|
Dr. Johnny Fever on WKRP in Cincinnati |
| Landon Hilliard |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Partner, Brown Brothers Harriman |
| Rubén Hinojosa |
Politician |
20-Aug-1940 |
|
Congressman, Texas 15th |
| Jim Hoagland |
Journalist |
22-Jan-1940 |
|
The Washington Post |
| Robert Holland, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
CEO of Ben & Jerry's, 1995-96 |
| Genta Hawkins Holmes |
Diplomat |
3-Sep-1940 |
|
US Ambassador to Australia, 1997-2000 |
| Judith Richards Hope |
Attorney |
c. 1940 |
|
Pinstripes and Pearls |
| Ehud Houminer |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
CEO of Philip Morris USA, 1988-90 |
| Gordon Humphrey |
Politician |
9-Oct-1940 |
|
US Senator from New Hampshire, 1979-90 |
| Robert E. Hunter |
Diplomat |
c. 1940 |
|
US Ambassador to NATO, 1993-98 |
| Robert P. Hunter |
Activist |
23-Aug-1940 |
|
Mackinac Center for Public Policy |
| John Hurt |
Actor |
22-Jan-1940 |
|
Alien |
| Charles Hurwitz |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Corporate raider, MAXXAM |
| Don Imus |
Radio Personality |
23-Jul-1940 |
|
Imus in the Morning |
| John Irvin |
Film Director |
7-May-1940 |
|
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy |
| Verne G. Istock |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
President of Bank One, 1999-2000 |
| Al Jarreau |
Singer |
12-Mar-1940 |
|
We're In This Love Together |
| David Jason |
Actor |
2-Feb-1940 |
|
Only Fools and Horses |
| Ken Jenkins |
Actor |
28-Aug-1940 |
|
Dr. Bob Kelso on Scrubs |
| Dr. John |
Musician |
21-Nov-1940 |
|
Right Place, Wrong Time |
| Jill St. John |
Actor |
19-Aug-1940 |
|
Who's Minding the Store? |
| Phillip Johnson |
Author |
1940 |
|
Intelligent Design theorist |
| Thomas S. Johnson |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
President of Chemical Bank, 1983-89 |
| William E. Johnston |
Business |
1940 |
|
President of Morton International, 1995-2000 |
| Tom Jones |
Singer |
7-Jun-1940 |
|
It's Not Unusual |
| Brian D. Josephson |
Physicist |
4-Jan-1940 |
|
Discovered the Josephson Effect |
| Raul Julia |
Actor |
9-Mar-1940 |
24-Oct-1994 |
Street Fighter, Addams Family |
| Robert E. Julian |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
CFO of Peter Kiewit Sons, 1992-95 |
| Anna Karina |
Actor |
22-Sep-1940 |
|
Band of Outsiders |
| Lloyd A. Karmeier |
Judge |
12-Jan-1940 |
|
Justice, Illinois Supreme Court |
| Alan Kay |
Computer Programmer |
17-May-1940 |
|
Father of Object-Oriented Programming |
| Lainie Kazan |
Actor |
15-May-1940 |
|
My Favorite Year |
| Penelope Keith |
Actor |
2-Apr-1940 |
|
Margot on The Good Life |
| Nan Keohane |
Scholar |
18-Sep-1940 |
|
Political scientist |
| James H. Keyes |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
CEO of Johnson Controls, 1988-2002 |
| Gwendolyn S. King |
Government |
23-Sep-1940 |
|
Commissioner of Social Security, 1989-92 |
| Roger King |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Sa Sa International Holdings |
| Maxine Hong Kingston |
Author |
27-Oct-1940 |
|
The Woman Warrior |
| Lowry F. Kline |
Business |
1940 |
|
Chairman of Coca-Cola Enterprises |
| Kevin Klose |
Government |
c. 1940 |
|
CEO of National Public Radio |
| Bobby Knight |
Basketball |
25-Oct-1940 |
|
Coach of Texas Tech and Indiana U |
| David H. Koch |
Business |
3-May-1940 |
|
Conservative philanthropist, Koch heir |
| Lawrence L. Koontz, Jr. |
Judge |
25-Jan-1940 |
|
Justice, Virginia Supreme Court |
| Mary Jo Kopechne |
Victim |
26-Jul-1940 |
18-Jul-1969 |
Dead woman in Ted Kennedy's car |
| Ted Koppel |
Journalist |
8-Feb-1940 |
|
Nightline |
| Richard Kostelanetz |
Artist |
14-May-1940 |
|
Prodigious avant-garde artist and author |
| Mario Kreutzberger |
Game Show Host |
28-Dec-1940 |
|
Don Francisco on Sábado Gigante |
| Howard J. Krongard |
Government |
12-Dec-1940 |
|
US State Dept Inspector General |
| James E. Ksansnak |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Vice Chairman of ARAMARK, 1997-2001 |
| Ted Kulongoski |
Politician |
5-Nov-1940 |
|
Governor of Oregon |
| Walter Kunerth |
Business |
1940 |
|
Retired Siemens executive |
| Bill Kurtis |
Journalist |
21-Sep-1940 |
|
Shoulder-shrugging host of American Justice |
| Arthur B. Laffer |
Economist |
14-Aug-1940 |
|
Reagan advisor, Laffer curve |
| Don LaFontaine |
Actor |
26-Aug-1940 |
|
Voiceover powerhouse |
| David F. Lambertson |
Diplomat |
30-Jun-1940 |
|
US Ambassador to Thailand, 1991-95 |
| Donald Lambro |
Journalist |
14-Jul-1940 |
|
Washington Times |
| Ian Lang |
Politician |
27-Jun-1940 |
|
British MP for Galloway, 1979-97 |
| J. Hicks Lanier |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
CEO of Oxford Industries |
| Ed Lauter |
Actor |
30-Oct-1940 |
|
Character actor, 1970s to present |
| Denis Law |
Soccer |
24-Feb-1940 |
|
Scottish footballer, Manchester United |
| David M. Lawrence |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
CEO of Kaiser KHFP, 1991-2002 |
| Patrick Leahy |
Politician |
31-Mar-1940 |
|
US Senator from Vermont |
| Bruce Lee |
Actor |
27-Nov-1940 |
20-Jul-1973 |
Enter the Dragon |
| John Lennon |
Musician |
9-Oct-1940 |
8-Dec-1980 |
Beatle |
| Phil Lesh |
Bassist |
15-Mar-1940 |
|
Bassist for Grateful Dead |
| John Lewis |
Politician |
21-Feb-1940 |
|
Congressman, Georgia 5th |
| Edward H. Linde |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
CEO of Boston Properties |
| Frank Lorenzo |
Business |
19-May-1940 |
|
Former CEO, Eastern Airlines |
| Robert J. Lowe |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Lowe Enterprises, Inc. |
| Jerry Lucas |
Basketball |
30-Mar-1940 |
|
NBA Hall of Famer |
| Thomas W. Luce III |
Attorney |
c. 1940 |
|
Former Partner, Hughes & Luce |
| Verne Lundquist |
TV Personality |
17-Jul-1940 |
|
Sportscaster |
| Richard Lynch |
Actor |
12-Feb-1940 |
|
The Sword and the Sorcerer |
| Champ Lyons, Jr. |
Judge |
6-Dec-1940 |
|
Justice, Alabama Supreme Court |
| Wangari Maathai |
Activist |
1-Apr-1940 |
|
Planted 12 million trees in Kenya |
| Frank E. Macher |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Former CEO of Collins & Aikman, Federal Mogul |
| Connie Mack |
Politician |
29-Oct-1940 |
|
US Senator from Florida, 1989-2001 |
| David Lyle Mack |
Diplomat |
10-Jun-1940 |
|
US Ambassador to the UAE, 1986-89 |
| Bob Mackie |
Fashion Designer |
24-Mar-1940 |
|
The Sultan of Sequins |
| H. Carroll Mackin |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
EVP at Assurant, 1980-97 |
| John Mahoney |
Actor |
20-Jun-1940 |
|
Martin Crane on Frasier |
| Modesto A. Maidique |
Educator |
20-Mar-1940 |
|
President, Florida International University |
| Lee Majors |
Actor |
23-Apr-1940 |
|
Six Million Dollar Man |
| Chuck Mangione |
Musician |
29-Nov-1940 |
|
Flugelhorn player on King Of The Hill |
| Manfred Mann |
Musician |
21-Oct-1940 |
|
Manfred Mann's Earth Band |
| Stuart Margolin |
Actor |
31-Jan-1940 |
|
Angel Martin on The Rockford Files |
| Margrethe II |
Royalty |
16-Apr-1940 |
|
Queen of Denmark |
| R. Eden Martin |
Attorney |
1940 |
|
Former Partner, Sidley Austin |
| Roland Martin |
TV Personality |
14-Mar-1940 |
|
Fishing with Roland Martin |
| John P. Mascotte |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
CEO of The Continental Corporation, 1983-95 |
| Bobbie Ann Mason |
Novelist |
1-May-1940 |
|
In Country |
| William E. Mayer |
Business |
1940 |
|
Former CEO of First Boston |
| John F. Maypole |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Peach State Real Estate Holding Co. |
| Giulio Mazzalupi |
Business |
27-Sep-1940 |
|
CEO of Atlas Copco AB, 1997-2002 |
| Bill McCartney |
Football |
22-Aug-1940 |
|
Colorado Coach, Promise Keeper |
| Richard D. McCormick |
Business |
4-Jul-1940 |
|
CEO of US West, 1992-98 |
| Van McCoy |
Musician |
6-Jan-1940 |
6-Jul-1979 |
The Hustle |
| James F. McDonald |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
CEO of Scientific-Atlanta, 1993-2006 |
| Vonetta McGee |
Actor |
14-Jan-1940 |
|
Blacula |
| Barbara J. McNeil |
Educator |
c. 1940 |
|
Harvard Professor of Health Care Policy |
| Corbin A. McNeill, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Co-CEO of Exelon, 2000-02 |
| M. Peter McPherson |
Business |
27-Oct-1940 |
|
President of Michigan State University, 1993-2004 |
| Bill Medley |
Singer/Songwriter |
19-Sep-1940 |
|
The Righteous Brothers |
| Jack L. Messman |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
CEO of Novell, 2001-06 |
| Gary G. Michael |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
CEO of Albertson's, 1991-2001 |
| Stan Mikita |
Hockey |
20-May-1940 |
|
Chicago Black Hawks, 1958-80 |
| Michael A. Miles |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
CEO of Philip Morris, 1991-94 |
| Donna Mills |
Actor |
11-Dec-1940 |
|
Play Misty for Me |
| Pilar Miró |
Film Director |
20-Apr-1940 |
19-Oct-1997 |
The Dog in the Manger |
| Harry Mitchell |
Politician |
18-Jul-1940 |
|
Congressman, Arizona 5th |
| Roscoe Mitchell |
Musician |
3-Aug-1940 |
|
Founder of The Art Ensemble of Chicago |
| A. Malachi Mixon III |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
CEO of Invacare |
| Thomas J. Mohs |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Founder, Placon Corporation |
| Richard L. Molen |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
CEO of Huffy, 1993-97 |
| Curtis E. Moll |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
CEO of MTD Holdings |
| Mark Moody-Stuart |
Business |
15-Sep-1940 |
|
Chairman of Anglo American |
| Ronald T. Y. Moon |
Judge |
4-Sep-1940 |
|
Hawaii Chief Justice |
| Paul Mooney |
Comic |
c. 1940 |
|
Negrodamus |
| Giorgio Moroder |
Music Producer |
26-Apr-1940 |
|
Disco producer and composer |
| Edmund Morris |
Author |
27-May-1940 |
|
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt |
| Max Mosley |
Auto Racing |
13-Apr-1940 |
|
Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile |
| Bharati Mukherjee |
Novelist |
27-Jul-1940 |
|
The Tiger's Daughter |
| Shirley Muldowney |
Sports Figure |
19-Jun-1940 |
|
Professional racecar driver |
| Peter W. Mullin |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Mullin Consulting, Inc. |
| Franz Müntefering |
Politician |
16-Jan-1940 |
|
Locusts descend upon Germany |
| Michael J. Myers |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Smith Barney Venture Corporation |
| Nursultan Nazarbayev |
Head of State |
6-Jul-1940 |
|
President of Kazakhstan |
| Philip M. Neal |
Business |
1940 |
|
CEO of Avery Dennison, 1998-2005 |
| Joseph F. Neely |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Senior VP at Sara Lee, 1987-93 |
| Don Nelson |
Basketball |
15-May-1940 |
|
Head Coach, Golden State Warriors |
| Ricky Nelson |
Musician |
8-May-1940 |
31-Dec-1985 |
I'm Walkin' |
| William R. Newlin |
Attorney |
c. 1940 |
|
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney |
| Haing S. Ngor |
Victim |
22-Mar-1940 |
25-Feb-1996 |
The Killing Fields |
| N. J. Nicholas, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
President of Time Inc., 1986-90 |
| Jack Nicklaus |
Golf |
21-Jan-1940 |
|
Golf legend |
| Chuck Norris |
Actor |
10-Mar-1940 |
|
Walker: Texas Ranger |
| Trevor Nunn |
Theater Director |
14-Jan-1940 |
|
Royal Shakespeare Company, 1968-86 |
| David P. O'Brien |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Chairman, Royal Bank of Canada |
| Mary Rose Oakar |
Politician |
5-Mar-1940 |
|
Congresswoman from Ohio, 1977-93 |
| Phil Ochs |
Singer/Songwriter |
19-Dec-1940 |
9-Apr-1976 |
50 Phil Ochs fans can't be wrong |
| Sadaharu Oh |
Baseball |
20-May-1940 |
|
Japan's all-time Home Run King |
| Merlin Olsen |
Football |
15-Sep-1940 |
|
Rams defensive tackle, FTD shill |
| Clifford Olson |
Criminal |
1-Jan-1940 |
|
Killed 11 youths in British Columbia |
| Ted Olson |
Government |
11-Sep-1940 |
|
US Solicitor General, 2001-04 |
| M. Kenneth Oshman |
Business |
9-Jul-1940 |
|
CEO of Echelon |
| William A. Owens |
Military |
8-May-1940 |
|
Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs, 1994-96 |
| Manuel T. Pacheco |
Educator |
c. 1940 |
|
President, University of Missouri, 1997-2003 |
| Al Pacino |
Actor |
25-Apr-1940 |
|
Michael Corleone in The Godfather |
| Bohdan Paczynski |
Astronomer |
8-Feb-1940 |
19-Apr-2007 |
Gravitational microlensing |
| Stephen F. Page |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
CFO of United Technologies, 2002-04 |
| Robert B. Palmer |
Business |
11-Sep-1940 |
|
CEO of Digital, 1992-98 |
| Michael Parks |
Actor |
24-Apr-1940 |
|
Kill Bill |
| Roy E. Parrott |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
CEO of Simpson Industries, 1994-2000 |
| Richard Paul |
Actor |
6-Jun-1940 |
25-Dec-1998 |
Born to play Jerry Falwell |
| Mary Beth Peil |
Actor |
25-Jun-1940 |
|
Evelyn Ryan on Dawson's Creek |
| Pelé |
Soccer |
23-Oct-1940 |
|
Brazil's greatest soccer player |
| Nancy Pelosi |
Politician |
26-Mar-1940 |
|
Speaker of the House |
| Austin Pendleton |
Actor |
27-Mar-1940 |
|
William Giles on Oz |
| Joe Pepitone |
Baseball |
9-Oct-1940 |
|
New York Yankees, 1962-69 |
| Parker H. Petit |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
CEO of Matria Healthcare |
| Thomas Petri |
Politician |
28-May-1940 |
|
Congressman, Wisconsin 6th |
| Kevin Phillips |
Pundit |
30-Nov-1940 |
|
Political commentator |
| C. A. Lance Piccolo |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
HealthPic Consultants |
| Burton Pines |
Activist |
c. 1940 |
|
Conservative activist |
| Robert Pinsky |
Poet |
20-Oct-1940 |
|
U.S. Poet Laureate 1997-2000 |
| Michael Pinto-Duschinsky |
Scholar |
c. 1940 |
|
Political scientist |
| Gene Pitney |
Singer/Songwriter |
17-Feb-1940 |
5-Apr-2006 |
60s teen idol and songwriter |
| Peter M. Platten III |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Vice Chairman of Marshall & Ilsley, 1994-97 |
| Tom Potter |
Politician |
12-Sep-1940 |
|
Mayor of Portland, OR |
| Edward C. Prescott |
Economist |
26-Dec-1940 |
|
Dynamic macroeconomics |
| Bill Press |
Pundit |
1940 |
|
Liberal commentator |
| David Price |
Politician |
17-Aug-1940 |
|
Congressman, North Carolina 4th |
| Paul Prudhomme |
Chef |
13-Jul-1940 |
|
Louisiana chef with magic seasoning blends |
| Richard Pryor |
Comic |
1-Dec-1940 |
10-Dec-2005 |
Stand-up comic, Stir Crazy |
| David Rabe |
Playwright |
10-Mar-1940 |
|
Sticks and Bones |
| Don Michael Randel |
Educator |
9-Dec-1940 |
|
President, University of Chicago, 2000-06 |
| Jean Ratelle |
Hockey |
3-Oct-1940 |
|
NHL Hall of Famer |
| Godfrey Reggio |
Film Director |
1940 |
|
Director, QATSI Trilogy |
| John T. Reid |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
CTO of Colgate-Palmolive, 1997-2000 |
| Mike Reid |
Actor |
19-Jan-1940 |
29-Jul-2007 |
Frank Butcher on EastEnders |
| William K. Reilly |
Business |
26-Jan-1940 |
|
EPA Administrator, 1989-93 |
| Lawrence R. Ricciardi |
Business |
14-Aug-1940 |
|
General Counsel for IBM, 1995-2002 |
| Howard S. Rich |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Libertarian activist |
| Cliff Richard |
Singer |
14-Oct-1940 |
|
England's most famous Christian |
| William C. Richardson |
Educator |
c. 1940 |
|
President of Johns Hopkins, 1990-95 |
| Tony Ridder |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
CEO of Knight Ridder, 1995-2006 |
| Donald L. Ritter |
Politician |
21-Oct-1940 |
|
Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1979-93 |
| Roy S. Roberts |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Former GM executive |
| Smokey Robinson |
Singer/Songwriter |
19-Feb-1940 |
|
Motown singer, A Quiet Storm |
| Eddy J. Rogers, Jr. |
Attorney |
1940 |
|
Partner, Andrews Kurth |
| Patience D. Roggensack |
Judge |
7-Jul-1940 |
|
Justice, Wisconsin Supreme Court |
| George Romero |
Film Director |
4-Feb-1940 |
|
Night of the Living Dead |
| Michael N. Rosen |
Attorney |
c. 1940 |
|
Partner, Bryan Cave |
| James H. Ross |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Chairman of National Grid, 1999-2002 |
| Katharine Ross |
Actor |
29-Jan-1940 |
|
Elaine Robinson in The Graduate |
| James M. Rosser |
Educator |
c. 1940 |
|
President, Cal State Los Angeles |
| Jean-Pierre Rosso |
Business |
11-Jul-1940 |
|
CEO of Case Corporation, 1994-99 |
| Wilma Rudolph |
Track and Field |
23-Jun-1940 |
12-Nov-1994 |
Three track Olympic Gold Medals in 1960 |
| Mary Ryan |
Diplomat |
1-Oct-1940 |
25-Apr-2006 |
US Ambassador to Swaziland, 1988-90 |
| Muhammed Saeed al-Sahaf |
Government |
1940 |
|
Iraqi Information Minister |
| Steven B. Sample |
Educator |
29-Nov-1940 |
|
President, University of Southern California |
| Candy Samples |
Pornstar |
12-Apr-1940 |
|
Flesh Gordon |
| Pharoah Sanders |
Jazz Musician |
13-Oct-1940 |
|
The Creator Has A Master Plan |
| Richard Sanders |
Actor |
23-Aug-1940 |
|
Les Nessman on WKRP |
| Ron Santo |
Baseball |
25-Feb-1940 |
|
Third baseman, Chicago Cubs |
| Michael Sarrazin |
Actor |
22-May-1940 |
|
Frankenstein: The True Story |
| Frank Savage |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
VP at Equitable Life, 1987-96 |
| J. Stephen Schaub |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
J. S. Schaub & Co. |
| Orville Schell |
Author |
20-May-1940 |
|
Prominent sinologist |
| Ellery Schempp |
Activist |
1940 |
|
Abington School District v. Schempp |
| Seth E. Schofield |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
CEO of US Airways, 1991-96 |
| Mary M. Schroeder |
Judge |
4-Dec-1940 |
|
Judge, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Pat Schroeder |
Politician |
30-Jul-1940 |
|
Congresswoman from Colorado, 1973-97 |
| John Schuck |
Actor |
4-Feb-1940 |
|
Sgt. Enright on McMillan and Wife |
| Mike Schuler |
Basketball |
22-Sep-1940 |
|
Former Trail Blazers, Clippers Head Coach |
| Richard M. Schulze |
Business |
1940 |
|
Founder of Best Buy |
| John T. Schwieters |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Vice Chairman of Perseus LLC |
| Anthony J. Scirica |
Judge |
1940 |
|
Chief Judge, 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals |
| George Seifert |
Football |
22-Jan-1940 |
|
49ers Head Coach, 1989-96 |
| Raymond Seitz |
Diplomat |
8-Dec-1940 |
|
US Ambassador to the UK, 1991-94 |
| William Shanahan |
Business |
Apr-1940 |
|
President of Colgate-Palmolive, 1992-2005 |
| James Sharp |
Attorney |
1940 |
|
High-powered Washington attorney |
| Sonny Sharrock |
Guitarist |
27-Aug-1940 |
26-May-1994 |
Free jazz guitarist |
| Bernard Shaw |
Journalist |
22-May-1940 |
|
Prime time CNN news anchor |
| Martin Sheen |
Actor |
3-Aug-1940 |
|
Apocalypse Now and The West Wing |
| Karen Shepherd |
Politician |
5-Jul-1940 |
|
Congresswoman from Utah, 1993-95 |
| Charles R. Shoemate |
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