Famous people born in the 1940s

Everyone born within a decade shares the outer-planet placements — Uranus, Neptune and Pluto move so slowly that they mark a generation rather than a person.

• Donald Trump1946-06-14 · New York City, United States
• Rob Reiner1947-03-06 · The Bronx, New York City, United States
• Bruce Lee1940-11-27 · San Francisco, United States
• Diane Keaton1946-01-05 · Los Angeles, California, United States
• Benjamin Netanyahu1949-10-21 · Tel Aviv, Israel
• Chuck Norris1940-03-10 · Ryan, Oklahoma, United States
• Charles III1948-11-14 · Buckingham Palace, City of Westminster, United Kingdom
• Ted Bundy1946-11-24 · Burlington, Vermont, United States
• Freddie Mercury1946-09-05 · Zanzibar City, Mjini Magharibi Region, Tanzania
• John Wayne Gacy1942-03-17 · Edgewater, New Jersey, United States
• Arnold Schwarzenegger1947-07-30 · Thal, Styria, Austria
• Joe Biden1942-11-20 · Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
• Ozzy Osbourne1948-12-03 · Marston Green, United Kingdom
• George W. Bush1946-07-06 · New Haven, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, United States
• Paul McCartney1942-06-18 · Liverpool, United Kingdom
• Sam Neill1947-09-14 · Omagh, United Kingdom
• Sylvester Stallone1946-07-06 · Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, United States
• David Bowie1947-01-08 · Brixton, London Borough of Lambeth, United Kingdom
• Bob Dylan1941-05-24 · Duluth, Minnesota, United States
• Meryl Streep1949-06-22 · Summit, New Jersey, United States
• Steven Spielberg1946-12-18 · Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
• Bill Clinton1946-08-19 · Hope, Arkansas, United States
• Harrison Ford1942-07-13 · Chicago, United States
• John Lennon1940-10-09 · Liverpool, United Kingdom
• Richard Speck1941-12-06 · Kirkwood, Illinois, United States
• Cher1946-05-20 · El Centro, California, United States
• Ann Widdecombe1947-10-04 · Bath, United Kingdom
• Priscilla Presley1945-05-24 · Brooklyn, New York City, United States
• Mitch McConnell1942-02-20 · Sheffield, Alabama, United States
• Bruce Springsteen1949-09-23 · Long Branch, New Jersey, United States
• Robert De Niro1943-08-17 · New York City, United States
• Goldie Hawn1945-11-21 · Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States
• Al Pacino1940-04-25 · Manhattan, New York City, United States
• Muhammad Ali1942-01-17 · Louisville, Kentucky, United States
• O. J. Simpson1947-07-09 · San Francisco, California, United States
• Dennis Rader1945-03-09 · Pittsburg, Kansas, United States
• Mahmood Mamdani1946-04-23 · Mumbai, Bombay State, India
• Larry Ellison1944-08-17 · The Bronx, New York City, United States
• Dick Cheney1941-01-30 · Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
• Stephen Hawking1942-01-08 · Oxford, United Kingdom
• Jesse Jackson1941-10-08 · Greenville, South Carolina, United States
• Martin Sheen1940-08-03 · Dayton, Ohio, United States
• Dolly Parton1946-01-19 · Pittman Center, Tennessee, United States
• Pelé1940-10-23 · Três Corações, Minas Gerais, Brazil
• Helen Mirren1945-07-26 · Hammersmith, United Kingdom
• Pablo Escobar1949-12-01 · Rio negro, Eastern Antioquia, Colombia
• Tim Curry1946-04-19 · Grappenhall, United Kingdom
• Stephen King1947-09-21 · Portland, Maine, United States
• Neil Diamond1941-01-24 · Brooklyn, New York City, United States
• Edmund Kemper1948-12-18 · Burbank, California, United States
• Sam Elliott1944-08-09 · Sacramento, California, United States
• Penny Marshall1943-10-15 · The Bronx, New York City, United States
• Loni Anderson1945-08-05 · Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
• Peter Cullen1941-07-28 · Montreal
• Robert Mueller1944-08-07 · New York City, United States
• Chevy Chase1943-10-08 · Lower Manhattan, United States
• Calvin Klein1942-11-19 · The Bronx, New York City, United States
• Ajit Kumar Doval1945-01-20 · Midnapore district, Uttar Pradesh, British Raj
• Nelson Peltz1942-06-24 · Brooklyn, New York City, United States
• Sally Field1946-11-06 · Pasadena, California, United States
• Ivana Trump1949-02-20 · Zlín, Czech Republic
• James Handy1945-03-19 · New York City, United States
• Liza Minnelli1946-03-12 · Los Angeles, California, United States
• Billy Joel1949-05-09 · New York City, United States
• Bob Weir1947-10-16 · San Francisco, California, United States
• Michael Douglas1944-09-25 · New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
• Shelley Fabares1944-01-19 · Santa Monica
• Martin Scorsese1942-11-17 · Queens, New York City, United States
• Christopher Guest1948-02-05 · New York City, United States
• Anna Wintour1949-11-03 · Hampstead, London Borough of Camden, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
• Alan Rickman1946-02-21 · Acton, London Borough of Ealing, United Kingdom
• Mansoureh Khojaste Bagherzadeh1947-05-23 · Mashhad, Iran
• Assata Shakur1947-07-16 · New York City, United States
• Tommy Lee Jones1946-09-15 · San Saba, Texas, United States
• Hema Malini1948-10-16 · Ammankudi, Tamil Nadu, India
• George Harrison1943-02-25 · Liverpool, United Kingdom
• Anthony Geary1947-05-29 · Coalville, Utah, United States
• Ted Danson1947-12-29 · San Diego, California, United States
• Stevie Nicks1948-05-26 · Phoenix, Arizona, United States
• Edwin Schlossberg1945-07-19 · New York City, United States
• Rod Stewart1945-01-10 · London, Kingdom of Wessex, Roman Empire
• Glenn Close1947-03-19 · Greenwich, Western Connecticut Planning Region, United States
• Diana Ross1944-03-26 · Detroit, Michigan, United States
• Paul Anka1941-07-30 · Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
• Bill Montgomery1940-05-29 · Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
• Bharathiraja1941-07-17 · Theni Allinagaram, Tamil Nadu, India
• Jerry Jones1942-10-13 · Los Angeles, California, United States
• Ben Kingsley1943-12-31 · Snainton, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
• Muammar Gaddafi1942-06-19 · Qasr Abu Hadi, Sirte, Libya
• Hillary Clinton1947-10-26 · Chicago, United States
• Pauline Collins1940-09-03 · Exmouth, East Devon, United Kingdom
• Aretha Franklin1942-03-25 · Memphis, Tennessee, United States
• Demond Wilson1946-10-13 · Valdosta, Georgia, United States
• Charles Sobhraj1944-04-06 · Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
• Vincent Pastore1946-07-14 · New York City
• Jean-Luc Brunel1946-09-18 · Paris, France
• Govardhan Asrani1941-01-01 · Jaipur, India
• Keith Carradine1949-08-08 · San Mateo, California, United States
• Berry Berenson1948-04-14 · New York City, United States
• Neil Young1945-11-12 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Sheikh Hasina1947-09-28 · Tungipara Upazila, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh
• Brenda Fricker1945-02-17 · Dublin, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
• Vinod Khanna1946-10-06 · Peshawar, Pakistan
• Stella Parton1949-05-04 · Sevierville
• Anthony Fauci1940-12-24 · Brooklyn, New York City, United States
• Randolph Mantooth1945-09-19 · Sacramento, California, United States
• Steve Martin1945-08-14 · Waco, Texas, United States
• Barbra Streisand1942-04-24 · Brooklyn, New York City, United States
• Ringo Starr1940-07-07 · Liverpool, United Kingdom
• Betty Broderick1947-11-07 · Eastchester, New York, United States
• Nancy Pelosi1940-03-26 · Baltimore, Maryland, United States
• Janet Sheen1944-07-08 · Dayton, Ohio, United States
• Bill Oddie1941-07-07 · Rochdale, United Kingdom
• Pervez Musharraf1943-08-11 · Delhi
• Udo Kier1944-10-14 · Cologne, Germany
• Penelope Keith1940-04-02 · Sutton, United Kingdom
• Ratko Mladić1943-03-12 · Božanovići
• Lalu Prasad Yadav1948-06-11 · Gopalganj, Saran division, India
• Mick Jagger1943-07-26 · Dartford, United Kingdom
• Richard Simmons1948-07-12 · New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
• John Bolton1948-11-20 · Baltimore, Maryland, United States
• Sigourney Weaver1949-10-08 · Manhattan, New York City, United States
• Kuku Kohli1949-06-04 · Peshawar
• Deepak Chopra1946-10-22 · New Delhi, India
• John Alderton1940-11-27 · Gainsborough, West Lindsey, United Kingdom
• Dick Advocaat1947-09-27 · The Hague, County of Holland, Netherlands
• Timothy Mellon1942-07-22 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
• Gene Simmons1949-08-25 · Tirat Carmel, Israel
• Sharad Pawar1940-12-12 · Pune, India
• Jimmy Cliff1944-07-30 · Saint James Parish, Jamaica
• Frank Abagnale, Jr.1948-04-27 · Bronxville, Eastchester, United States
• Raila A Odinga1945-01-07 · Maseno, Nyanza Province, Kenya
• Dave Mason1946-05-10 · Worcester, United Kingdom
• John Heard1945-03-07 · Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States
• Joe Pesci1943-02-09 · Newark, New Jersey, United States
• John Virgo1946-03-04 · Salford, United Kingdom
• Patti Smith1946-12-30 · Chicago, Illinois, United States
• Jayaram Jayalalithaa1948-02-24 · Melukote, Mysuru division, India
• George R. R. Martin1948-09-20 · Bayonne, New Jersey, United States
• Khaleda Zia1946-08-15 · Jalpaiguri, India
• Gil Gerard1943-01-23 · Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
• Phil Hartman1948-09-24 · Brantford, Ontario, Canada
• Tommy John1943-05-22 · Terre Haute
• Rudy Giuliani1944-05-28 · Brooklyn, New York City, United States
• Andrea Mitchell1946-10-30 · New York City, United States
• Vince McMahon1945-08-24 · Pinehurst, North Carolina, United States
• Sally Kirkland1941-10-31 · New York City, United States
• Jon Snow1947-09-28 · Ardingly, Mid Sussex, United Kingdom
• James Caan1940-03-26 · The Bronx, New York City, United States
• Steve Cropper1941-10-21 · Dora, Missouri, United States
• Sally Struthers1947-07-28 · Portland, Oregon, United States
• Sergio Galeotti1945-07-26 · Pietrasanta, Province of Lucca, Italy
• Rick Davies1944-07-22 · Swindon, United Kingdom
• Alex Ferguson1941-12-31 · Govan, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
• Amitabh Bachchan1942-10-11 · Prayagraj, Oudh State, India
• David Lynch1946-01-20 · Missoula, Montana, United States
• Mircea Lucescu1945-07-29 · Bucharest, Romania, Principality of Wallachia
• Jack Nicklaus1940-01-21 · Columbus, Ohio, United States
• Shoba Chandrasekhar1948-08-24 · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
• Jeff Bridges1949-12-04 · Los Angeles, California, United States
• Sanjay Khan1941-01-03 · Bengaluru, Bangalore division, India
• Jimmy Johnson1943-07-16 · Port Arthur, Texas, United States
• Dennis Nilsen1945-11-23 · Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
• James Burrows1940-12-30 · Los Angeles, California, United States
• Edmundo González1949-08-29 · La Victoria, Municipio Ribas, Venezuela
• David Sullivan1949-02-05 · Cardiff, United Kingdom
• Mia Farrow1945-02-09 · Los Angeles, California, United States
• Sharon Tate1943-01-24 · Dallas
• Barney Frank1940-03-31 · Bayonne, New Jersey, United States
• Tristan Rogers1946-06-03 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
• Bud Cort1948-03-29 · Rye, New York, United States
• Giancarlo Giammetti1942-02-05 · Rome, Italy
• Linda McCartney1941-09-24 · Manhattan, New York City, United States
• Elton John1947-03-25 · Pinner, London Borough of Harrow, United Kingdom
• Alan Osmond1949-06-22 · Ogden, Utah, United States
• Valerie Perrine1943-09-03 · Galveston, Texas, United States
• Bill Hudson1949-10-17 · Portland, Oregon, United States
• Bette Midler1945-12-01 · Honolulu, Kingdom of Hawaiʻi, United States
• Michael Peterson1943-10-23 · Nashville, Tennessee, United States
• Tobe Hooper1943-01-25 · Austin, Texas, United States
• K. A. Sengottaiyan1948-01-09 · Kullampalayam, Tamil Nadu, India
• Bob Katter1945-05-22 · Cloncurry, Australia
• Bonnie Bedelia1948-03-25 · Manhattan, New York City, United States
• Billy Crystal1948-03-14 · New York City, United States
• George Lucas1944-05-14 · Modesto, California, United States
• John Podesta1949-01-15 · Chicago, Illinois, United States
• Candice Bergen1946-05-09 · Beverly Hills, California, United States
• Massimiliana Landini Aleotti1942-08-07 · Lerici, Province of La Spezia, Italy
• Richard Gere1949-08-31 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
• Ben Jones1941-08-30 · Tarboro
• Peter Criss1945-12-20 · Brooklyn, New York City, United States
• Joanna Lumley1946-05-01 · Srinagar, Kashmir division, India
• Gregg Popovich1949-01-28 · East Chicago, Indiana, United States
• Ted Kaczynski1942-05-22 · Evergreen Park, Illinois, United States
• Daniel Ortega1945-11-11 · La Libertad, Chontales Department, Nicaragua
• Susan Sarandon1946-10-04 · New York City
• Don Nelson1940-05-15 · Muskegon
• James Goldstein1940-01-05 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
• Billy Gibbons1949-12-16 · Houston
• Karen Wetterhahn1948-10-16 · Plattsburgh
• Richard O'Brien1942-03-25 · Cheltenham
• Sukumara Kurup1946-05-25 · Cheriyanad
• John York1949-04-18 · Muskogee
• Frank Welker1946-03-12 · Denver
• Radovan Karadžić1945-06-19 · Petnjica
• Buck Martinez1948-11-07 · Redding
• Olimi III of Tooro1945-09-09 · Kabarole District
• Clela Rorex1943-07-23 · Denver
• Linda Ronstadt1946-07-15 · Tucson
• Erica Jong1942-03-26 · New York City
• Barry Bostwick1945-02-24 · San Mateo
• Reagan Wilson1947-03-06 · Torrance
• Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden1946-04-30 · Haga Palace
• Emmylou Harris1947-04-02 · Birmingham
• Edward J. DeBartolo, Jr.1946-11-06 · Youngstown
• Jerry Sandusky1944-01-26 · Washington
• Stockard Channing1944-02-13 · New York City
• Slobodan Milošević1941-08-20 · Požarevac
• Frank Beard (drummer)1949-06-11 · Frankston
• Craig T. Nelson1944-04-04 · Spokane
• Gladys Knight1944-05-28 · Atlanta
• Paul Petersen1945-09-23 · Glendale
• Herb Baumeister1947-04-07 · Indianapolis
• Cass Elliot1941-09-19 · Baltimore
• Tom Jones1940-06-07 · Pontypridd
• Joybubbles1949-05-25 · Richmond
• Al Michaels1944-11-12 · Brooklyn
• Lesley Ann Warren1946-08-16 · New York City
• Anita Harris1942-06-03 · Midsomer Norton
• Patricia Quinn1944-05-28 · Belfast
• Lulu1948-11-03 · Glasgow
• Meat Loaf1947-09-27 · Dallas
• Katharine Houghton1945-03-10 · Hartford
• Russ Abbot1947-09-18 · Chester
• Stuart Sutcliffe1940-06-23 · Edinburgh
• Margrethe II of Denmark1940-04-16 · Amalienborg
• John Draper1943-03-11 · Canada
• Peter Hinwood1946-05-17 · England
• Marianne Gordon1946-07-23 · Athens
• Clarence Thomas1948-06-23 · Pin Point

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