List of Famous people who born in 1940

Lin Fong-cheng is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Vice Chairman of the Kuomintang from April 2007 to April 2014.

Chi Mak is a Chinese-born naturalized American citizen who worked as an engineer for California-based defense contractor Power Paragon, a part of L-3 Communications. In 2007, Mak was found guilty of conspiring to export sensitive defense technology to China. He was not formally charged with espionage as the information was not officially classified.

Khnata Bennouna is a Moroccan author of novels and short stories.

Mounir Rachid Maasri (born. Aley, Lebanon; April 23, 1940), born to Rachid Maasri and Shafiqa Haddad, is an actor, director, writer, and teacher for the Performing Arts. Maasri completed his early education in Lebanon, and travelled to the United States at a young age to continue his studies in the field of Performing Arts.

Nevin Halıcı is a Turkish writer and lecturer of Turkish cuisine. She has published many cookbooks mostly in Turkish.