List of Famous people who born in 1940

Penelope Ann "Penny" Fuller is an American actress. She received two Tony Award nominations for her performances on Broadway stage: for Applause (1970), and The Dinner Party (2001). For her television performances, Fuller received six Emmy Award nominations, winning once, in 1982 for playing Madge Kendal in The Elephant Man.

Abraham "Bram" Peper is a retired Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA).

Mame Madior Boye was Prime Minister of Senegal from 2001 to 2002. She was the first female holder of that position.

Marcia Rodd is an American actress. She made her film debut playing a female leading role in the 1971 film Little Murders, and later had supporting roles in films and television series. In 1973, she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in Shelter.

Mills Watson is an American actor who is probably best known for his comedic portrayal of the law enforcement character Deputy Perkins, first on B.J. and the Bear and later as a series star on The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo. He played Uncle Buster in the sitcom Harper Valley P.T.A..

Mary Beth Peil is an American actress and singer. She is the recipient of an Obie Award and has been nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award, a Drama Desk Award, a Helen Hayes Award, two Outer Critics Circle Awards, and two Tony Awards.

Olivera Katarina, also previously known as Olivera Vučo and Olivera Šakić, is a Serbian actress, singer and writer. She was one of the leading stars of Yugoslav cinema in the 1960s and the 1970s, and is probably the best known for her performance in Aleksandar Petrović's film I Even Met Happy Gypsies (1967), which won the Grand Prix at the 1967 Cannes Film Festival.