List of Famous people who born in 1940

Jack Shepherd is an English actor, playwright, theatre director, saxophone player and jazz pianist. He is known for his television roles, most notably the title role in Trevor Griffiths' series about a young Labour MP Bill Brand (1976), and the detective drama Wycliffe (1993–1998). His film appearances include All Neat in Black Stockings (1969), Wonderland (1999) and The Golden Compass (2007). He won the 1983 Olivier Award for Best Actor in a New Play for the original production of Glengarry Glen Ross.

Raymond Y. Chiao is an American physicist best known for his experimental work in quantum optics. He is currently an emeritus faculty member at the University of California, Merced physics department, where he is conducting research on gravitational radiation.

Right Reverend Rayappu Joseph is a Sri Lanka Tamil priest and the former Roman Catholic Bishop of Mannar.

Joseph Unger is an American actor who has starred in many films and on television. He is best known for his role in Wes Craven's 1984 horror hit film A Nightmare on Elm Street as Sgt. Garcia, and as one of Leatherface's brothers, the hook handed Tinker, who appears in Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990).

Richard Howard Stallings is a Democratic politician from the state of Idaho, representing Idaho's 2nd congressional district from 1985 to 1993.

Doku Gapurovich Zavgayev is a Soviet and Russian statesman and politician. He was the leader of the Chechen-Ingush ASSR and later an ambassador of Russian Federation to the republic of Slovenia.