List of Famous people who born in 1940

Leïla Chellabi is a Moroccan-born French writer and digital artist who has published over 100 books. She is also a former dancer, model, radio host, and songwriter. Chellabi is also notable for being the last companion of the award-winning French novelist Romain Gary. Her father was an Algerian of Turkish origin who emigrated to Morocco after obtaining French citizenship.

Meghnad Jagdishchandra Desai, Baron Desai, is a British economist and former Labour politician. He stood unsuccessfully for the position of Lord Speaker in the House of Lords in 2011. He has been awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award in the Republic of India, in 2008. He is Professor Emeritus of the London School of Economics.

Sukeshiro Terata was the governor of Akita Prefecture. A native of Ōmagari, Akita and graduate of Waseda University, he was first elected to the post in 1997 after serving as mayor of Yokote, Akita since 1991.

Richard Terrance "Terry" McDermott is an American gold and silver medal-winning Olympic speed skater.

Peter Ghyczy is a German designer of Hungarian origin, who lives in the Netherlands.

Gérard Gilles Marie Armand Larrousse is a former sports car racing, rallying and Formula One driver from France. His greatest success as a driver was winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1973 and 1974, driving a Matra-Simca MS670. After the end of his career as racing car driver, he continued to be involved in Formula One as a team manager for Renault. He later founded and ran his own Formula One team, Larrousse, from 1987 to 1994.

Sandra Ann Smith is a retired American television actress.

Charles Henry Allsopp, 6th Baron Hindlip, is a British peer and businessman, a member of the House of Lords from 1993 until 1999.