List of Famous people who died in 1940

Maud Humphrey was a commercial illustrator, water colorist, and suffragette from the United States. She was the mother of actor Humphrey Bogart and frequently used her young son as a model.

Yuly Mikhailovich Shokalsky was a Russian oceanographer, cartographer, and geographer.

James Putnam Goodrich,, a Republican, was the 29th Governor of Indiana from 1917 to 1921. His term focused on reforming the operations of the state government and overseeing the state's contributions for World War I. He nearly died twice during his term, and spent a considerable time bedridden. Following his term as governor, he became increasingly wealthy from his business interests and owned a controlling share in many companies.

James Hal Kemp was an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, composer, and arranger.

Maximilian von Goldschmidt-Rothschild was a German banker and art collector. The son of Benedict Hayum Salomon Goldschmidt, he was the co-inheritor of the Goldschmidt family bank along with his brother Adolphe Goldschmidt.

Harry Bell Measures (1862–1940) was an English architect.

Harry Burton was an English archaeological photographer and Egyptologist, best known for his photographs of excavations in Egypt's Valley of the Kings. His most famous photographs are the 1,400 he took documenting Howard Carter's excavation of Tutankhamun's tomb from 1922 to 1932.

Hazel de Bohun Hogarth (1882-1940) was an English badminton and tennis player. Hogarth was capped by England thirteen times between 1904-1929 and was attributed as being the player who innovated the backhand serve. She had great success at the All England Championships winning eleven titles.