1940 births

Maurizio Merli (February 8, 1940 – March 10, 1989) was an Italian film actor and a star of many Italian police thrillers.

Oddvar Bull Tuhus (born 14 December 1940) is a Norwegian film director, script writer and television worker. His film debut was Rødblått paradis from 1971. His Maria Marusjka from 1973 was awarded the Norwegian Film Critics' Prize. His film Streik! from 1974, based on a novel by Tor Obrestad, was presented at the Cannes Film Festival. Tuhus was manager for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation's department NRK Drama from 1994 to 2000. In his movie Hockey Fever, goaltender Jørn Goldstein has a central role.He received the Amanda Honorary Award for 2021.

Jon Skolmen (1 November 1940 – 28 March 2019) was a Norwegian actor and comedian who appeared in several Norwegian and Swedish films. He gained special recognition for his role as Ole Bramserud in Sällskapsresan (1980) opposite Lasse Åberg.

Aage Müller-Nilssen (29 February 1940 – 1 May 2022) was a Norwegian theologian and organizational leader. Having worked as priest in Oslo from 1968, he served as secretary-general for the Church City Mission from 1974 to 1999, and subsequently worked as priest for the organization.He was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 2005.

Harry Everett Mitchell (born July 18, 1940) is an American politician and educator who served as a U.S. Representative representing Arizona's 5th congressional district from 2007 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Rueben Martinez (born April 26, 1940 in Miami, Arizona) is an American activist and businessman. He is active in Democratic party politics and runs a barbershop and a Latino-focused bookstore in Santa Ana, California.

Stein Winge (10 November 1940 – 26 February 2024) was a Norwegian stage producer, theatre director and International Emmy-Nominated actor.

Giuliana Lojodice (born 12 August 1940) is an Italian stage, television and film actress.

Giuseppe Giacomini (7 September 1940 – 28 July 2021) was an Italian tenor.

Francesco Pippo (born 2 September 1940), known professionally as Pippo Franco, is an Italian actor, comedian, television presenter, and singer. He made his name first as a musician in the early 1960s, and in the late 1960s began a career in film, starring in a great number of commedia sexy all'italiana, the "sexy comedy" subgenre of Italian comedy. In the 1970s he expanded into television, acting in TV movies and presenting variety shows. His type of comedy borrows heavily from cabaret. Throughout his career he continued to sing, appearing many times at the Sanremo Festival. He has made children's music as well, and has co-written three books on (linguistic) humor.