Pelé (1940-2022)
Soccer Player
1
John Lennon (1940-1980)
Rock Singer
2
Michael Gambon (1940-2023)
Movie Actor
3
Barry Corbin, 85
TV Actor
4
Christopher Timothy, 85
5
Cliff Richard, 85
Pop Singer
6
Jerry Heller (1940-2016)
Entrepreneur
7
Jack Shepherd (1940-2025)
8
Bill Dance, 85
TV Show Host
9
Joe Pepitone (1940-2023)
Baseball Player
10
Bobby Knight (1940-2023)
Basketball Coach
11
Pharoah Sanders (1940-2022)
Saxophonist
12
Sukumari (1940-2013)
Movie Actress
13
Nacha Guevara, 85
14
Natalia Makarova, 85
Stage Actress
15
Dave Debusschere (1940-2003)
Basketball Player
16
Charles Fox, 85
17
David Brigati, 85
18
Henry Franklin, 85
Bassist
19
Cynthia Weil (1940-2023)
Songwriter
20
October Birthdays
People Born in 1940
Charles Edward Murphy (1940-1969)
Family Member
21
Carlos Bonavides, 85
Instagram Star
22
Larry Jeffrey, 85
Hockey Player
23
Geoffrey Boycott, 85
Cricketer
24
Peter Stringfellow (1940-2018)
25
Aidan Kelly, 85
Religious Leader
26
Alan O'Day (1940-2013)
27
Thom Christopher (1940-2024)
Soap Opera Actor
28
Milena Dravic (1940-2018)
29
Ellie Greenwich (1940-2009)
30
Julie Parrish (1940-2003)
TV Actress
31
Vida Javid, 85
Reality Star
32
Maxine Hong Kingston, 85
Memoirist
33
Bronte Woodard (1940-1980)
Screenwriter
34
Robert Pinsky, 85
Poet
35
John Warnock (1940-2023)
36
Osamu Watanabe, 85
Wrestler
37
Tran Bich San, 85
Novelist
38
Frances Fitzgerald, 85
Journalist
39
Vic Hadfield, 85
40
Bob Heil (1940-2024)
Engineer
41
Steve Swallow, 85
42
Jimmy Beaumont (1940-2017)
43
Susan Harris, 85
44
Jean Ratelle, 85
45
J.C. Snead (1940-2025)
Golfer
46
Natalie Makarova, 85
Dancer
47
Aydin Aghdashloo, 85
Painter
48
