| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for | 
|---|
| Philip J. Ablove | Business | c. 1940 |  | CFO of W. R. Berkley, 1973-83 | 
| 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 |  | US House Majority Leader, 1995-2003 | 
| Stephen B. Ashley | Business | c. 1940 |  | CEO of The Ashley Group | 
| Taro Aso | Politician | 20-Sep-1940 |  | Prime Minister of Japan | 
| 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 | 
| Wendell Bailey | Politician | 30-Jul-1940 |  | Missouri State Treasurer, 1985-93 | 
| 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 | 
| Gordon L. Baum | Activist | 1940 |  | Council of Conservative Citizens | 
| Marvin R. Baxter | Judge | 9-Jan-1940 |  | Justice, California Supreme Court | 
| Bobby Bell | Football | 17-Jun-1940 |  | Linebacker, NFL Hall of Famer | 
| Peter Benchley | Novelist | 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 | 
| Gary Bond | Actor | 7-Feb-1940 | 12-Oct-1995 | English theatre actor | 
| Julian Bond | Activist | 14-Jan-1940 |  | NAACP Chairman, 1998-2010 | 
| Reinhard Bonnke | Religion | 19-Apr-1940 |  | Faith-healing evangelist | 
| Roy J. Bostock | Business | 25-Sep-1940 |  | Chairman of Yahoo, 2008-12 | 
| Charles R. Bowers | Diplomat | 26-May-1940 |  | US Ambassador to Bolivia, 1991-94 | 
| Barbara Boxer | Politician | 11-Nov-1940 |  | US Senator from California | 
| Lane Bradbury | Actor | c. 1940 |  | Character actress | 
| 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 | 
| Peter R. Bridenbaugh | Business | c. 1940 |  | Former EVP at Alcoa | 
| 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 | 
| Paul L. Brunswick | Business | c. 1940 |  | General Management Advisory | 
| 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 | 
| José A. Cabranes | Judge | 22-Dec-1940 |  | 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals | 
| Thomas Cahill | Author | 29-Mar-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 | 
| Janet Carroll | Actor | 24-Dec-1940 | 22-May-2012 | Risky Business | 
| Angela Carter | Author | 7-May-1940 | 16-Feb-1992 | Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman | 
| Gene R. Carter | Educator | c. 1940 |  | Executive Director, ASCD | 
| Paul R. Carter | Business | c. 1940 |  | CFO of Wal-Mart, 1988-95 | 
| 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 Chapman | Government | 1-Dec-1940 |  | Founder of the Discovery Institute | 
| 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 | 
| Winston S. Churchill | Politician | 10-Oct-1940 | 2-Mar-2010 | British MP, Manchester, 1970-97 | 
| Susan Clark | Actor | 8-Mar-1940 |  | Katherine Papadapolis on Webster | 
| Kenneth Clarke | Politician | 2-Jul-1940 |  | Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1993-97 | 
| J. M. G. Le Clézio | Novelist | 13-Apr-1940 |  | Nomadic novelist | 
| Eleanor Clift | Journalist | 7-Jul-1940 |  | Madam President | 
| George Clinton | Singer | 22-Jul-1940 |  | Funkadelic | 
| Chuck Close | Painter | 5-Jul-1940 |  | Photo-realist portrait painter, printmaker | 
| 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 | 15-Nov-2009 | 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 | 
| Constantine II | Royalty | 2-Jun-1940 |  | King of Greece, 1964-73 | 
| 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 | 
| Paul Cox | Film Director | 16-Apr-1940 |  | Innocence | 
| 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 | 
| Deno Curris | Educator | 1940 |  | President, AASCU | 
| Charles B. Curtis | Activist | 27-Apr-1940 |  | Nuclear Threat Initiative | 
| A. William Dahlberg | Business | c. 1940 |  | CEO of Southern Company, 1995-2001 | 
| George G. Daly | Educator | c. 1940 |  | Business School Dean, Georgetown | 
| Phyllis Davis | Actor | 17-Jul-1940 |  | Beatrice Travis on Vega$ | 
| Brian De Palma | Film Director | 11-Sep-1940 |  | Carrie | 
| Darwin Deason | Business | c. 1940 |  | Founder of Affiliated Computer Systems | 
| Dave DeBusschere | Basketball | 16-Oct-1940 | 14-May-2003 | NBA Hall of Famer | 
| Jean-Luc Dehaene | Head of State | 7-Aug-1940 |  | Prime Minister of Belgium, 1992-99 | 
| Thomas G. Denomme | Business | c. 1940 |  | Vice Chairman of Chrysler, 1994-97 | 
| Peter A. Derow | Business | c. 1940 |  | Institutional Investor, Inc. | 
| Peter Diamond | Economist | 29-Apr-1940 |  | Diamond paradox in economics | 
| 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 | 
| Victor H. Doolan | Business | 7-Nov-1940 |  | CEO of Volvo North America, 2002-05 | 
| 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 | 
| David M. Ebel | Judge | 3-Jun-1940 |  | 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1988-2006 | 
| 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 | 
| Christoph Eschenbach | Conductor | 20-Feb-1940 |  | Music Director, Orchestre de Paris | 
| William T. Esrey | Business | c. 1940 |  | CEO of Sprint, 1988-2003 | 
| Terence T. Evans | Judge | 25-Mar-1940 | 10-Aug-2011 | 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1995-2011 | 
| 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 | 
| Foster Friess | Business | 2-Apr-1940 |  | Friess Associates | 
| 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 | 16-Jul-2010 | American Character Actor | 
| Sid Ganis | Film/TV Producer | 8-Jan-1940 |  | Paramount, Columbia Pictures Executive | 
| 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 | 
| S. Malcolm Gillis | Educator | 28-Dec-1940 |  | President of Rice University, 1993-2004 | 
| 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 | 
| Gila Golan | Model | c. 1940 |  | Our Man Flint | 
| 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 | 
| Earl A. Goode | Government | c. 1940 |  | Indiana Governor's Chief of Staff | 
| 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 ... | 
| Dobie Gray | Singer/Songwriter | 26-Jul-1940 | 6-Dec-2011 | Drift Away | 
| Linda Gray | Actor | 12-Sep-1940 |  | Sue Ellen on Dallas | 
| Ellie Greenwich | Songwriter | 23-Oct-1940 | 26-Aug-2009 | Leader of the Pack | 
| 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 | 
| Matthias Habich | Actor | 12-Jan-1940 |  | Enemy at the Gates | 
| Lloyd V. Hackley | Educator | c. 1940 |  | Chancellor of Fayetteville State University | 
| 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 | 
| William L. Hanley, Jr. | Business | 27-Jan-1940 |  | Lexington Management Group | 
| Jerome Hanus | Religion | 25-May-1940 |  | Catholic Archbishop of Dubuque | 
| June Harding | Actor | 7-Sep-1940 |  | The Trouble with Angels | 
| Conrad K. Harper | Attorney | c. 1940 |  | Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett | 
| Valerie Harper | Actor | 22-Aug-1940 |  | Rhoda on Mary Tyler Moore | 
| Thomas Harris | Novelist | 11-Apr-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 | 
| L. William Heiligbrodt | Business | c. 1940 |  | Former President, Service Corp. Intl. | 
| Carol Heiss | Figure Skating | 20-Jan-1940 |  | Figure skater, Gold Medal in 1960 Olympics | 
| H. Robert Heller | Economist | 8-Jan-1940 |  | Federal Reserve Governor, 1986-89 | 
| Levon Helm | Drummer | 26-May-1940 | 19-Apr-2012 | Drummer for The Band | 
| Carlos Slim Helu | Business | 28-Jan-1940 |  | World's richest man, 2010 | 
| Dennis R. Hendrix | Business | 8-Jan-1940 |  | Chairman of PanEnergy, 1990-97 | 
| Michael A. Henning | Business | 1-May-1940 |  | CEO of E&Y International, 1993-99 | 
| Lance Henriksen | Actor | 5-May-1940 |  | Aliens, Dead Man | 
| Gonzalo de Las Heras | Business | c. 1940 |  | EVP at Grupo Santander | 
| 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 | 
| John H. Herrell | Business | c. 1940 |  | CAO of Mayo Foundation, 1993-2002 | 
| Howard Hesseman | Actor | 27-Feb-1940 |  | Dr. Johnny Fever on WKRP in Cincinnati | 
| Stuart Heydt | Doctor | c. 1940 |  | CEO of Geisinger Health System, 1991-2000 | 
| Landon Hilliard | Business | c. 1940 |  | Partner, Brown Brothers Harriman | 
| Rubén Hinojosa | Politician | 20-Aug-1940 |  | Congressman, Texas 15th | 
| W. Hayne Hipp | Business | c. 1940 |  | CEO of Liberty Corp., 1979-2006 | 
| 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 | 
| Jorma Kaukonen | Guitarist | 23-Dec-1940 |  | Jefferson Airplane | 
| 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 | 
| Paul J. Kelly, Jr. | Judge | 6-Dec-1940 |  | 10th Circuit Court of Appeals | 
| Nan Keohane | Scholar | 18-Sep-1940 |  | Political scientist | 
| James H. Keyes | Business | c. 1940 |  | CEO of Johnson Controls, 1988-2002 | 
| Abbas Kiarostami | Film Director | 22-Jun-1940 |  | Taste of Cherry | 
| Gwendolyn S. King | Government | 23-Sep-1940 |  | Commissioner of Social Security, 1989-92 | 
| Robert B. King | Judge | 29-Jan-1940 |  | 4th Circuit Court of Appeals | 
| 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 | 
| William I. Koch | Business | 3-May-1940 |  | Koch Industries | 
| 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, 2003-11 | 
| 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 | 1-Sep-2008 | Voiceover powerhouse | 
| Charles R. LaMantia | Business | c. 1940 |  | CEO of Arthur D. Little, 1988-99 | 
| 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 | 
| Daliah Lavi | Actor | 12-Oct-1940 |  | The Whip and the Body | 
| 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 | 
| Edward Lewis | Publisher | 15-May-1940 |  | Founder of Essence magazine | 
| John Lewis | Politician | 21-Feb-1940 |  | Congressman, Georgia 5th | 
| Ted Lewis | Novelist | 18-Jan-1940 | 15-May-1982 | Jack's Return Home | 
| Edward H. Linde | Business | c. 1940 | 10-Jan-2010 | CEO of Boston Properties, 1997-2010 | 
| James B. Loken | Judge | 21-May-1940 |  | 8th Circuit Court of Appeals | 
| 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 | 
| Carlos F. Lucero | Judge | 23-Nov-1940 |  | 10th Circuit Court of Appeals | 
| Verne Lundquist | Sports Journalist | 17-Jul-1940 |  | Sportscaster | 
| Champ Lyons, Jr. | Judge | 6-Dec-1940 |  | Justice, Alabama Supreme Court | 
| Wangari Maathai | Activist | 1-Apr-1940 | 25-Sep-2011 | 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 | 
| Harold H. MacKay | Attorney | c. 1940 |  | MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman LLP | 
| 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 | 
| 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 | 
| Toshihide Maskawa | Physicist | 7-Feb-1940 |  | Kobayashi-Maskawa matrix | 
| Bobbie Ann Mason | Novelist | 1-May-1940 |  | In Country | 
| Marlyn Mason | Actor | 7-Aug-1940 |  | The Trouble with Girls | 
| Dakin Matthews | Actor | 7-Nov-1940 |  | Character actor | 
| 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 | 9-Jul-2010 | Blacula | 
| Thomas E. McNamara | Diplomat | 1940 |  | US Ambassador to Colombia, 1988-91 | 
| 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 | 
| Thomas C. Meredith | Educator | c. 1940 |  | Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning | 
| 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 from Arizona, 2007-11 | 
| 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 | 
| 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 | 
| Bill Musselman | Basketball | 13-Aug-1940 | 5-May-2000 | Timberwolves Head Coach, 1989-91 | 
| 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 |  | Bucks, Knicks, Mavericks, and Warriors ex-coach | 
| 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, Winner of 18 Majors | 
| Chuck Norris | Actor | 10-Mar-1940 |  | Walker: Texas Ranger | 
| Trevor Nunn | Theater Director | 14-Jan-1940 |  | Royal Shakespeare Company, 1968-86 | 
| Jack H. Nusbaum | Attorney | c. 1940 |  | Chairman of Willkie Farr & Gallagher | 
| 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 | 11-Mar-2010 | Rams defensive tackle, FTD shill | 
| Clifford Olson | Criminal | 1-Jan-1940 | 30-Sep-2011 | Killed 11 youths in British Columbia | 
| Ted Olson | Government | 11-Sep-1940 |  | US Solicitor General, 2001-04 | 
| M. Kenneth Oshman | Business | 9-Jul-1940 | 6-Aug-2011 | CEO of Echelon, 1988-2009 | 
| 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 | 
| Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa | Economist | 23-Jul-1940 | 18-Dec-2010 | Italian Finance Minister, 2006-08 | 
| 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 |  | Then Came Bronson | 
| Roy E. Parrott | Business | c. 1940 |  | CEO of Simpson Industries, 1994-2000 | 
| Robert E. Patricelli | Business | c. 1940 |  | Women's Health USA | 
| Richard Paul | Actor | 6-Jun-1940 | 25-Dec-1998 | Born to play Jerry Falwell | 
| Julie Payne | Actor | 10-Jul-1940 |  | Daughter of John Payne and Anne Shirley | 
| Ronald D. Pearson | Business | 1940 |  | Hy-Vee Drugstore | 
| 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, 2007-11 | 
| 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 | 
| Jo Ann Pflug | Actor | 2-May-1940 |  | Lt. O'Hara on Operation Petticoat | 
| 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 |  | US Poet Laureate, 1997-2000 | 
| 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 Oregon, 2005-09 | 
| Renato Pozzetto | Actor | 14-Jul-1940 |  | Il ragazzo di campagna | 
| J. Thomas Presby | Business | c. 1940 |  | COO of Deloitte and Touche, 1995-2001 | 
| 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 | 
| Maurice E. Purnell, Jr. | Attorney | c. 1940 |  | Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP | 
| J. C. Quinn | Actor | 30-Nov-1940 | 10-Feb-2004 | The Abyss | 
| 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 | 29-Mar-1940 |  | 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 | 
| Adam Roberts | Historian | 29-Aug-1940 |  | President of the British Academy | 
| Roy S. Roberts | Business | c. 1940 |  | Former GM executive | 
| Smokey Robinson | Singer/Songwriter | 19-Feb-1940 |  | Motown singer, A Quiet Storm | 
| Marcia Rodd | Actor | 8-Jul-1940 |  | Claudia Zimmer on The Four Seasons | 
| 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 | 
| David W. Ross III | Business | c. 1940 |  | Sterling Consulting Group | 
| 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 | 
| Beverly Sanders | Actor | 2-Sep-1940 |  | Susan Alborn on Rhoda | 
| 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 | 2-Dec-2010 | Third baseman, Chicago Cubs | 
| Michael Sarrazin | Actor | 22-May-1940 | 17-Apr-2011 | 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 |  | 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 | 
| Roger L. Schwietz | Religion | 3-Jul-1940 |  | Catholic Archbishop of Anchorage | 
| Anthony J. Scirica | Judge | 16-Dec-1940 |  | 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 | 
| Stephanie K. Seymour | Judge | 16-Oct-1940 |  | 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1979-2005 | 
| William Shanahan | Business | Apr-1940 |  | President of Colgate-Palmolive, 1992-2005 | 
| Steven L. Shapiro | Business | c. 1940 |  | Alloy, Silverstein, Shapiro, Adams, Mulford & Co. | 
| 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 |  | The West Wing | 
| Karen Shepherd | Politician | 5-Jul-1940 |  | Congresswoman from Utah, 1993-95 | 
| Charles R. Shoemate | Business | c. 1940 |  | CEO of Best Foods, 1990-2000 | 
| Henry R. Silverman | Business | 1-Aug-1940 |  | Chairman of Realogy | 
| Nancy Sinatra | Singer | 8-Jun-1940 |  | Has boots made for walkin' | 
| Clive Sinclair | Business | 30-Jul-1940 |  | Sinclair ZX80 | 
| Louis Sirkin | Attorney | 19-Apr-1940 |  | First Amendment defense attorney | 
| Richard Slifka | Business | c. 1940 |  | Vice Chairman of Global Partners | 
| Bruce Snyder | Football | 14-Mar-1940 | 13-Apr-2009 | Sun Devils Head Coach, 1992-2000 | 
| Ralph Snyderman | Doctor | 1940 |  | CEO of Duke University Health System | 
| Stephen Solarz | Politician | 12-Sep-1940 | 29-Nov-2010 | Congressman from New York, 1975-93 | 
| Elke Sommer | Actor | 5-Nov-1940 |  | Deadlier Than the Male | 
| Louise Sorel | Actor | 6-Aug-1940 |  | Days of Our Lives | 
| Enrique J. Sosa | Business | c. 1940 |  | Former Dow Chemical/Amoco executive | 
| Joe South | Musician | 28-Feb-1940 |  | Southern singer/songwriter and session guitarist | 
| Phil Spector | Music Producer | 26-Dec-1940 |  | Creator of the Wall of Sound | 
| Jerry I. Speyer | Business | 23-Jun-1940 |  | Tishman Speyer Properties | 
| Norman Spinrad | Author | 15-Sep-1940 |  | SF author, Little Heroes | 
| Gerald J. St. Pé | Business | c. 1940 |  | Litton Ship Systems | 
| Richard H. Stallings | Politician | 7-Oct-1940 |  | Congressman from Idaho, 1985-93 | 
| Willie Stargell | Baseball | 6-Mar-1940 | 9-Apr-2001 | National League MVP 1979 | 
| Ringo Starr | Drummer | 7-Jul-1940 |  | Beatle | 
| Ronald G. Steinhart | Business | c. 1940 |  | Retired Executive, Bank One | 
| Thomas A. Steitz | Scientist | 23-Aug-1940 |  | Ribosomes | 
| Skip Stephenson | Comic | 18-Apr-1940 | 18-May-1992 | Real People | 
| John E. Steuri | Business | c. 1940 |  | ALLTEL Information Systems | 
| John Stevens | Drummer | 10-Jun-1940 | 13-Sep-1994 | Free music drummer and bandleader | 
| Donald W. Stewart | Politician | 8-Feb-1940 |  | US Senator from Alabama, 1978-81 | 
| Patrick Stewart | Actor | 13-Jul-1940 |  | Captain Picard in Star Trek: TNG | 
| John J. Stollenwerk | Business | 1940 |  | Allen-Edmonds Shoe Corporation | 
| David A. Stonecipher | Business | c. 1940 |  | CEO of Jefferson-Pilot, 1993-2004 | 
| J. Leland Strange | Business | c. 1940 |  | CEO of Intelligent Systems | 
| William O. Studeman | Military | 16-Jan-1940 |  | NSA Director, 1988-92 | 
| G. Craig Sullivan | Business | c. 1940 |  | CEO of Clorox, 1992-2003 | 
| Stuart Sutcliffe | Musician | 23-Jun-1940 | 10-Apr-1962 | Briefly a Beatle | 
| Michael H. Sutton | Business | c. 1940 |  | Chief SEC Accountant, 1995-98 | 
| Steve Swallow | Jazz Musician | 4-Oct-1940 |  | Prolific jazz bassist | 
| J. Taft Symonds | Business | c. 1940 |  | Tetra Technologies | 
| Dudley S. Taft | Business | 26-Apr-1940 |  | Taft Broadcasting Company | 
| Paul Tagliabue | Football | 24-Nov-1940 |  | Commissioner of the NFL, 1989-2006 | 
| James V. Taranik | Geologist | 23-Apr-1940 | 21-Jun-2011 | Desert Research Institute | 
| Jimmy Tarbuck | Comic | 6-Feb-1940 |  | Winner Takes All | 
| Fran Tarkenton | Football | 3-Feb-1940 |  | That's Incredible! | 
| Anne M. Tatlock | Business | c. 1940 |  | CEO of Fiduciary Trust, 1999-2006 | 
| Peter B. Teeley | Diplomat | 12-Jan-1940 |  | US Ambassador to Canada, 1992-93 | 
| John M. Templeton, Jr. | Relative | 19-Feb-1940 |  | Conservative philanthropist | 
| Toni Tennille | Singer | 8-May-1940 |  | The Captain and Tennille | 
| H. Brian Thompson | Business | c. 1940 |  | Global Telecom & Technology | 
| Jack Thompson | Actor | 31-Aug-1940 |  | Sunday Too Far Away | 
| Richard L. Thompson | Business | c. 1940 |  | Group President at Caterpillar, 1995-2004 | 
| David J. Tippeconnic | Business | c. 1940 |  | CEO of CITGO, 1997-2000 | 
| Gary L. Tooker | Business | c. 1940 |  | Chairman of Motorola, 1996-99 | 
| John R. Torell III | Business | c. 1940 |  | CEO of Fortune Bancorp, 1990-94 | 
| Joe Torre | Baseball | 18-Jul-1940 |  | MLB EVP for Baseball Operations | 
| Dean Torrence | Musician | 10-Mar-1940 |  | Dean of Jan and Dean | 
| Daniel J. Travanti | Actor | 7-Mar-1940 |  | Hill Street Blues | 
| Ellen Travolta | Actor | 6-Oct-1940 |  | Louisa Arcola on Happy Days | 
| Alex Trebek | Game Show Host | 22-Jul-1940 |  | Jeopardy | 
| Vincent J. Trosino | Business | c. 1940 |  | President of State Farm Insurance, 1998-2006 | 
| William H. Turner | Business | c. 1940 |  | Vice Chairman of Chemical Bank | 
| Rita Tushingham | Actor | 14-Mar-1940 |  | The Trap | 
| Charles H. Twining | Diplomat | 1-Nov-1940 |  | US Ambassador to Cambodia, 1991-95 | 
| Willie Tyler | Artist | 8-Sep-1940 |  | Ventriloquist | 
| Virginia M. Ueberroth | Relative | c. 1940 |  | Wife of Peter Ueberroth | 
| Patricia P. Upton | Business | c. 1940 |  | CEO of Aromatique | 
| Erik H. van der Kaay | Business | 8-May-1940 |  | CEO of Datum, Inc., 1998-2002 | 
| Tabaré Vázquez | Head of State | 17-Jan-1940 |  | President of Uruguay, 2005-10 | 
| Bruce Vento | Politician | 7-Oct-1940 | 10-Oct-2000 | Congressman from Minnesota, 1977-2000 | 
| Joseph Volpe | Administrator | 2-Jul-1940 |  | GM Metropolitan Opera, 1990-2006 | 
| Ernst H. von Metzsch | Business | c. 1940 |  | Manager of Wellington Fund, 1995-2002 | 
| Abdurrahman Wahid | Head of State | 4-Aug-1940 | 30-Dec-2009 | President of Indonesia, 1999-2001 | 
| Doug Walgren | Politician | 28-Dec-1940 |  | Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1977-91 | 
| Edward S. Walker | Diplomat | 13-Jun-1940 |  | US Ambassador to Israel, 1997-99 | 
| John M. Walker, Jr. | Judge | 26-Dec-1940 |  | 2nd Circuit Appeals Court, 1992-2006 | 
| Robert Walker, Jr. | Actor | 15-Apr-1940 |  | Ensign Pulver | 
| John Warnock | Computer Programmer | 6-Oct-1940 |  | Co-Founder of Adobe | 
| Dionne Warwick | Singer | 12-Dec-1940 |  | Walk On By | 
| Alan H. Washkowitz | Business | c. 1940 |  | Former Partner, Lehman Brothers | 
| Sam Waterston | Actor | 15-Nov-1940 |  | Asst DA Jack McCoy on Law & Order | 
| Elizabeth A. Weaver | Judge | c. 1940 |  | Justice, Michigan Supreme Court | 
| Eberhard Weber | Bassist | 22-Jan-1940 |  | Accomplished German bassist and composer | 
| Morry Weiss | Business | 1940 |  | CEO of American Greetings, 1987-2003 | 
| Raquel Welch | Actor | 5-Sep-1940 |  | Cocktail waitress turned 60s sexpot | 
| Thomas C. Wertheimer | Business | 1940 |  | Retired Audit Partner, PWC | 
| Edmund White | Author | 13-Jan-1940 |  | The Joy of Gay Sex | 
| John A. White | Business | c. 1940 |  | Chancellor, University of Arkansas | 
| Mark White | Politician | 17-Mar-1940 |  | Governor of Texas, 1983-87 | 
| John L. Whitmire | Business | c. 1940 |  | Chairman of CONSOL Energy | 
| Robert A. Wild | Educator | c. 1940 |  | President, Marquette University | 
| Frank J. Williams | Judge | 24-Aug-1940 |  | Rhode Island Chief Justice | 
| Jesse T. Williams, Sr. | Business | c. 1940 |  | VP at Goodyear, 1988-98 | 
| Paul Williams | Singer/Songwriter | 19-Sep-1940 |  | Just an Old Fashioned Love Song | 
| Robert E. Witt | Educator | 16-Sep-1940 |  | President, University of Alabama | 
| Kenneth L. Wolfe | Business | c. 1940 |  | CEO of Hershey, 1994-2001 | 
| Sherman M. Wolff | Business | c. 1940 |  | Health Care Service Corporation | 
| Patrick Woodroffe | Artist | 1940 |  | English fantasy artist | 
| Donald W. Wuerl | Religion | 12-Nov-1940 |  | Archbishop of Washington DC | 
| Gao Xingjian | Author | 4-Jan-1940 |  | Chinese expatriate, novelist | 
| G. Smedes York | Business | c. 1940 |  | York Properties Inc. | 
| Burt Young | Actor | 30-Apr-1940 |  | Paulie in Rocky | 
| Johnny Young | Diplomat | 6-Feb-1940 |  | US Ambassador to Slovenia, 2001-04 | 
| Muhammad Yunus | Business | 28-Jun-1940 |  | Banker to the Poor | 
| John L. Zabriskie | Business | c. 1940 |  | CEO of Pharmacia & Upjohn, 1995-97 | 
| Tim Zagat | Critic | 13-Jun-1940 |  | Zagat Survey | 
| Frank Zappa | Composer | 21-Dec-1940 | 4-Dec-1993 | Joe's Garage | 
| Ed Zschau | Politician | 6-Jan-1940 |  | Congressman from California, 1983-87 |