List of Famous people who born in 1940

Taylor Gun-Jin Wang is a Chinese American scientist and in 1985, became the first Chinese person to go into space. While an employee of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Wang was a payload specialist on the Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-51-B.

John Christopher Hawken is an English keyboard player. He studied classical piano between the ages of four and eighteen before acquiring a taste for rock and roll. Hawken's first band was the Cruisers Rock Combo but he is possibly best known for his contributions to various versions of The Nashville Teens. He was then a founding member of Renaissance in 1969.

Gianni Mascolo is an Italian singer, best known for his participation on behalf of Switzerland in the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest.

David Brandon is an Irish actor. He has appeared in more than sixty films since 1978. Before working in film, he was a member of Lindsay Kemp's theatre company, where his roles included Jokanaan in Kemp's all-male production of Salomé (1975). He lives in Rome.

Michael Randy Page is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played 20 games for the Atlanta Braves in 1968, mostly as a pinch hitter.

Kevin Michael Loughery is an American former professional basketball player and coach.