1940
Constantine II of Greece (died 2023)
Constantine II was the last King of Greece, reigning from 6 March 1964 until the abolition of the Greek monarchy on 1 June 1973.
Constantine II of Greece (died 2023)
The 1940s
Explore 3967 historical events from 1940–1949.
1940
Ludwig Schwarz, Slovak-Austrian bishop
Ludwig Schwarz, S.D.B. was the Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Linz, Austria from 2005–2015.
Ludwig Schwarz, Slovak-Austrian bishop
1940
Willie John McBride, Northern Irish rugby player who toured with the British Lions five times
William James McBride, better known as Willie John McBride, is a former rugby union footballer from Northern Ireland who played as a lock for Ireland and the British and Irish Lion…
Willie John McBride, Northern Irish rugby player who toured with the British Lions five times
1940
Tom Jones, Welsh singer and actor
Sir Thomas Jones Woodward is a Welsh singer. His career began with a string of top 10 hits in the 1960s and he has since toured regularly, with appearances in Las Vegas from 1967 t…
Tom Jones, Welsh singer and actor
1940
Ronald Pickup, English actor (died 2021)
Ronald Alfred Pickup was an English actor. He was active in television, film, and theatre, beginning with a 1964 appearance in Doctor Who. Theatre critic Michael Billington describ…
Ronald Pickup, English actor (died 2021)
1940
Nancy Sinatra, American singer and actress
Nancy Sandra Sinatra is an American singer, actress, film producer, and author. She is the elder daughter of Frank Sinatra and Nancy Sinatra and is known for her 1966 signature hit…
Nancy Sinatra, American singer and actress
1940
André Vallerand, Canadian businessman and politician
André Vallerand is a Canadian administrator, entrepreneur, and former politician. Vallerand served in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1985 to 1994 and was a cabinet minister i…
André Vallerand, Canadian businessman and politician
1940
Augie Auer, American-New Zealand meteorologist (died 2007)
August Henry "Augie" Auer Jr was an American-born atmospheric scientist and meteorologist in New Zealand.
Augie Auer, American-New Zealand meteorologist (died 2007)
1940
John Stevens, English drummer (died 1994)
John William Stevens was an English drummer, and a founding member of the Spontaneous Music Ensemble.
John Stevens, English drummer (died 1994)
1940
Jacques Brassard, Canadian educator and politician
Jacques Brassard is a former Quebec politician and Cabinet Minister. He was the National Assembly of Quebec for Lac-Saint-Jean from 1976 to 2002 and occupied several portfolios as …
Jacques Brassard, Canadian educator and politician
1940
Bobby Freeman, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (died 2017)
Robert Thomas Freeman was an American rock, soul and R&B singer, songwriter and record producer from San Francisco, best known for his two top ten hits, the first in 1958 on Josie …
Bobby Freeman, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (died 2017)
1940
Dallas Long, American shot putter and medical doctor (died 2024)
Dallas Crutcher Long was an American track and field athlete, who mostly competed in the shot put. Between 1959 and 1964 he set six official and five unofficial world records.
Dallas Long, American shot putter and medical doctor (died 2024)
1940
Māris Čaklais, Latvian poet, writer, and journalist (died 2003)
Māris Čaklais was a Latvian poet, writer, and journalist.
Māris Čaklais, Latvian poet, writer, and journalist (died 2003)
1940
Carole Ann Ford, British actress
Carole Ann Lillian Ford is an English actress best known for her role as Susan Foreman in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who.
Carole Ann Ford, British actress
1940
Bobby Bell, American football player
Bobby Lee Bell Sr. is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker and defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League (AFL) and th…
Bobby Bell, American football player
1940
Neil Goldschmidt, American lawyer and politician, 33rd Governor of Oregon (died 2024)
Neil Edward Goldschmidt was an American businessman and Democratic politician from the state of Oregon who held local, state, and federal offices over three decades, including mayo…
Neil Goldschmidt, American lawyer and politician, 33rd Governor of Oregon (died 2024)
1940
George Akerlof, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
George Arthur Akerlof is an American economist and a university professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University and Koshland Professor of Economics Emerit…
George Akerlof, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1940
Chuck Rainey, American bassist
Charles Walter Rainey III is an American bass guitarist who has performed and recorded with many well-known acts, including Aretha Franklin, Steely Dan, and Quincy Jones. Rainey is…
Chuck Rainey, American bassist
1940
Eugen Drewermann, German priest and theologian
Eugen Drewermann is a German church critic, theologian, peace activist and former Catholic priest. His work has been translated into more than a dozen languages.
Eugen Drewermann, German priest and theologian
1940
John Mahoney, English-born American actor (died 2018)
Charles John Mahoney was an English-born American actor. He played retired police officer Martin Crane on the NBC sitcom Frasier from 1993 to 2004, receiving nominations for two Go…
John Mahoney, English-born American actor (died 2018)
1940
Mariette Hartley, American actress and television personality
Mary Loretta Hartley is an American film and television actress. She is possibly best known for her roles in film as Elsa Knudsen in Sam Peckinpah's Ride the High Country (1962), S…
Mariette Hartley, American actress and television personality
1940
Michael Ruse, Canadian philosopher and academic
Michael Escott Ruse was a British-born Canadian philosopher of science who specialised in the philosophy of biology and worked on the relationship between science and religion, the…
Michael Ruse, Canadian philosopher and academic
1940
Joan Busfield, English sociologist, psychologist, and academic
Joan Busfield, is a British sociologist and psychologist, Professor of Sociology at the University of Essex and former President of the British Sociological Association (2003–2005)…
Joan Busfield, English sociologist, psychologist, and academic
1940
Hubert Chesshyre, English historian and author (died 2020)
David Hubert Boothby Chesshyre was a British officer of arms.
Hubert Chesshyre, English historian and author (died 2020)