List of Famous people who died in 1940

Carlo Bugatti was an Italian decorator, designer and manufacturer of Art Nouveau furniture, models of jewelry, and musical instruments.

Arthur Eric Rowton Gill was an English sculptor, typeface designer, and printmaker, who was associated with the Arts and Crafts movement. His religious views and subject matter contrast with his sexual behaviour, including his erotic art, and his extramarital affairs and sexual abuse of his daughters, sisters, and dog.

George Brinton McClellan Jr., was an American politician, statesman, author, historian and educator. The son of American Civil War general and presidential candidate George B. McClellan, he was the 93rd Mayor of New York City, serving from 1904 to 1909.

George Hackathorne was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 59 films between 1916 and 1939.

Brigadier-General John Townshend St Aubyn, 2nd Baron St Levan,, known as Hon. John Townshend St Aubyn from 1866 to 1908, was a British army officer and peer.

George Francis Alexander Seymour, 7th Marquess of Hertford was the son of Hugh Seymour, 6th Marquess of Hertford.

George Crespigny Brabazon Vivian, 4th Baron Vivian was a British soldier from the Vivian family who served with distinction in both the Second Anglo-Boer War and World War I.

Archduchess Maria Anna Isabelle Epiphanie Eugenie Gabriele of Austria, full German name: Maria Anna Isabelle Epiphanie Eugenie Gabriele, Erzherzogin von Österreich was a member of the Teschen branch of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine and an Archduchess of Austria and Princess of Bohemia, Hungary, and Tuscany by birth. Through her marriage to Prince Elias of Bourbon-Parma, Maria Anna was also a member of the House of Bourbon-Parma and a Princess of Bourbon-Parma.

Edward Erskholme Clive was a Welsh stage actor and director who had a prolific acting career in Britain and America. He also played numerous supporting roles in Hollywood movies between 1933 and his death.