1940
Denis Héroux, Canadian director and producer (died 2015)
Denis Héroux, was a Canadian film director and producer.
Denis Héroux, Canadian director and producer (died 2015)
The 1940s
Explore 6096 historical events from 1940–1949.
1940
Ronald Gene Simmons, American sergeant and convicted murderer (died 1990)
Ronald Gene Simmons Sr. was an American spree killer and former military serviceman who murdered 16 people, including 14 members of his own family, over a week in December 1987 in …
Ronald Gene Simmons, American sergeant and convicted murderer (died 1990)
1940
Robert Winston, English surgeon, academic, and politician
Robert Maurice Lipson Winston, Baron Winston is a British professor, medical doctor, scientist, television presenter, and Labour peer.
Robert Winston, English surgeon, academic, and politician
1940
Tim Brooke-Taylor, English actor and screenwriter (died 2020)
Timothy Julian Brooke-Taylor was an English actor and comedian. He was best known as a member of The Goodies.
Tim Brooke-Taylor, English actor and screenwriter (died 2020)
1940
Verne Lundquist, American sportscaster
Merton Laverne Lundquist Jr. is an American former sportscaster known for his long career with CBS Sports.
Verne Lundquist, American sportscaster
1940
James Brolin, American actor
James Brolin is an American actor. He has appeared in over 140 film and television productions since his debut in 1961 and is the recipient of two Golden Globe Awards and a Primeti…
James Brolin, American actor
1940
Tony Allen, Nigerian drummer who pioneered Afrobeat sound (died 2020)
Tony Oladipo Allen was a Nigerian drummer, composer, and songwriter. Allen was the drummer and musical director of Fela Kuti's band Africa '70 from 1968 to 1979, and was one of the…
Tony Allen, Nigerian drummer who pioneered Afrobeat sound (died 2020)
1940
Denis Menke, American baseball player and coach (died 2020)
Denis John Menke was an American professional baseball infielder and coach. He played all or parts of 13 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1974. He played for the Milwa…
Denis Menke, American baseball player and coach (died 2020)
1940
Judith Walzer Leavitt, American historian and academic
Judith Walzer Leavitt is an American historian.
Judith Walzer Leavitt, American historian and academic
1940
Joe Torre, American baseball player, manager, and executive
Joseph Paul Torre Jr. is an American professional baseball executive and former player, manager, and television color commentator. He has served as a special assistant to the commi…
Joe Torre, American baseball player, manager, and executive
1940
Alex Trebek, Canadian-American game show host and producer (died 2020)
George Alexander Trebek was a Canadian and American game show host and television personality. Regarded as a pop culture icon, he was best known for hosting the syndicated quiz sho…
Alex Trebek, Canadian-American game show host and producer (died 2020)
1940
Danielle Collobert, French author, poet, and journalist (died 1978)
Danielle Collobert was a French author, poet and journalist.
Danielle Collobert, French author, poet, and journalist (died 1978)
1940
Don Imus, American radio host (died 2019)
John Donald Imus Jr., also known as Imus, was an American radio personality, television show host, recording artist, and author. His radio show Imus in the Morning was aired on var…
Don Imus, American radio host (died 2019)
1940
John Nichols, American novelist (died 2023)
John Treadwell Nichols was an American novelist. He wrote the New Mexico Trilogy - The Milagro Beanfield War (1974), The Magic Journey (1978), and The Nirvana Blues (1981) - as wel…
John Nichols, American novelist (died 2023)
1940
Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Italian economist and politician, Italian Minister of Finance (died 2010)
Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, OMRI was an Italian banker and economist who served as Italy's Minister of Economy and Finance from 2006 to 2008. He previously served as a member of the Ex…
Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Italian economist and politician, Italian Minister of Finance (died 2010)
1940
Dan Hedaya, American actor
Daniel G. "Dan" Hedaya is an American actor best-known for his supporting roles in films such as Blood Simple, The Addams Family, Clueless, The Usual Suspects, A Night at the Roxbu…
Dan Hedaya, American actor
1940
Richard Ballantine, American-English journalist and author (died 2013)
Richard Ballantine was a cycling writer, journalist and cycling advocate. Born in America, the son of Ian and Betty Ballantine of Ballantine Books, and educated at the Browning Sch…
Richard Ballantine, American-English journalist and author (died 2013)
1940
Dobie Gray, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2011)
Dobie Gray was an American singer and songwriter. Gray's music spanned multiple genres, including soul, country, pop, and musical theater. His hit songs included "The 'In' Crowd" i…
Dobie Gray, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2011)
1940
Brian Mawhinney, Baron Mawhinney, Northern Irish-British academic and politician, Secretary of State for Transport…
Brian Stanley Mawhinney, Baron Mawhinney, was a British Conservative Party politician. He was a member of the Cabinet from 1994 to 1997 and a member of Parliament (MP) from 1979 to…
Brian Mawhinney, Baron Mawhinney, Northern Irish-British academic and politician, Secretary of State for Transport…
1940
Bobby Rousseau, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2025)
Joseph Jean-Paul Robert Rousseau was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1960 to 1974, most notably for the Montreal…
Bobby Rousseau, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2025)
1940
Pina Bausch, German dancer and choreographer (died 2009)
Philippine "Pina" Bausch was a German dancer and choreographer who was a significant contributor to a neo-expressionist dance tradition now known as Tanztheater. Bausch's approach …
Pina Bausch, German dancer and choreographer (died 2009)
1940
Betty Harris, American chemist
Betty Wright Harris is an American chemist. She is known for her work on the chemistry of explosives completed at Los Alamos National Laboratory. She patented a spot test for detec…
Betty Harris, American chemist
1940
Bernard Lafayette, American civil rights movement activist (died 2026)
Bernard Lafayette Jr. was an American civil rights activist, organizer and Baptist minister, who was a leader in the civil rights movement. He played a leading role in early organi…
Bernard Lafayette, American civil rights movement activist (died 2026)
1940
Winnie Monsod, Filipina economist and political commentator
Solita Garduño Collás-Monsod, popularly known as Mareng Winnie, is a Filipino economist, broadcaster, columnist, radio host, and public intellectual. She had been the 5th Director-…
Winnie Monsod, Filipina economist and political commentator