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Famous people born in the 1940s

The most famous people born between 1940 and 1949 — with the year each arrived.

  1. 1Donald Trump
    Donald Trump1946
  2. 2Joe Biden
    Joe Biden1942
  3. 3George W. Bush
    George W. Bush1946
  4. 4Bill Clinton
    Bill Clinton1946
  5. 5Hillary Clinton
    Hillary Clinton1947
  6. 6John Lennon
    John Lennon1940
  7. 7Bob Dylan
    Bob Dylan1941
  8. 8Stephen Hawking
    Stephen Hawking1942
  9. 9Dolly Parton
    Dolly Parton1946
  10. 10Arnold Schwarzenegger
    Arnold Schwarzenegger1947
  11. 11Pelé
    Pelé1940
  12. 12Elton John
    Elton John1947
  13. 13Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
    Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva1945
  14. 14Bernie Sanders
    Bernie Sanders1941
  15. 15Tim Curry
    Tim Curry1946
  16. 16Freddie Mercury
    Freddie Mercury1946
  17. 17Bob Marley
    Bob Marley1945
  18. 18Sylvester Stallone
    Sylvester Stallone1946
  19. 19Rod Stewart
    Rod Stewart1945
  20. 20Steven Spielberg
    Steven Spielberg1946
  21. 21Benjamin Netanyahu
    Benjamin Netanyahu1949
  22. 22Muammar Gaddafi
    Muammar Gaddafi1942
  23. 23Billy Joel
    Billy Joel1949
  24. 24Muhammad Ali
    Muhammad Ali1942
  25. 25Paul McCartney
    Paul McCartney1942
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