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Famous People Born in 1940s

1940s: 1,885 people

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Akira Hosomi

細見彰
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Akira Hosomi (1943 – 9 September 2018) was a Japanese chemist. He was professor emeritus at Tsukuba University, a…

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Satoshi Hiyamizu

冷水佐壽
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Satoshi Hiyamizu (冷水 佐壽, Hiyamizu Satoshi; 25 February 1943 - 7 February 2019) was a Japanese professor of electrical…

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Toshiei Mizuochi

水落敏栄
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Toshiei Mizuochi (水落 敏栄, Mizuochi Toshiei; born February 24, 1943) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic…

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Kin'ya Kitaōji (北大路 欣也, Kitaōji Kin'ya; born February 23, 1943) is a Japanese actor.

Akaji Maro (麿 赤児, Maro Akaji; born February 23, 1943) is a Japanese butoh performer, theater director, and film actor.

Kenichi Ohmae (大前 研一, Ōmae Ken'ichi; born February 22, 1943) is a Japanese organizational theorist, management…

Yoshiharu Yamaguchi (山口 良治, Yamaguchi Yoshiharu; 15 February 1943 – 29 May 2026) was a Japanese rugby union player. He…

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Taisaku Akino

秋野太作
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Taisaku Akino (Japanese: 秋野 太作, Hepburn: Akino Taisaku; born Masaaki Tsusaka, February 14, 1943 in Tokyo, Japan) is a…

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Masao Nakabori

中堀正夫
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Masao Nakabori (中堀 正夫, なかぼり まさお) is a Japanese cinematographer, known as DP of Koreeda's Maborosi. He won the Golden…

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Akio Sato

佐藤昭郎
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Akio Sato (佐藤 昭郎, Satō Akio; born February 10, 1943) is a Japanese politician. He served two terms in the House of…

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Takashi Fujisawa (藤沢 隆, Fujisawa Takashi; born February 7, 1943) is a retired Japanese ski jumper and Nordic combined…

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Takuro Shintani

新谷卓郎
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Takuro Shintani (新谷 卓郎, Shintani Takurō; 4 February 1943 – 14 November 1980) was a Japanese mathematician working in…

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Sakuji Yoshimura (吉村 作治, Yoshimura Sakuji; born 1 February 1943) is a Japanese Egyptologist. He currently works at the…

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Akio Chiba (ちばあきお or 千葉 亜喜生, Chiba Akio; 29 January 1943 – 13 September 1984) was a Japanese manga artist.

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Masahiro Morioka

森岡正宏
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Masahiro Morioka (森岡 正宏, Morioka Masahiro) is a former Japanese politician who served in the House of Representatives…

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Hirohiko Nakamura

中村博彦
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Hirohiko Nakamura (中村 博彦, Nakamura Hirohiko; January 29, 1943 – July 31, 2013) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal…

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Kazue Asai (浅井 和枝; January 25, 1943 – September 6, 1992), known by her pen name Agata Hikari (干刈 あがた), was a Japanese…

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Ben Hiura

樋浦勉
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Ben Hiura (樋浦勉, Hiura Ben; born Tsutomu Hiura (樋浦勉, Hiura Tsutomu), January 25, 1943) is a Japanese actor and voice…

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Koji Kinutani

絹谷幸二
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Koji Kinutani (Japanese: 絹谷 幸二, January 24, 1943 – August 1, 2025) was a Japanese Yōga painter. He was a recipient of…

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Takashi Hirose (広瀬 隆, Hirose Takashi; born 24 January 1943) is a Japanese writer. His father was Saburō Hirose, an…

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Kenzo Yokoyama (横山 謙三, Yokoyama Kenzō; born January 21, 1943) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He…

🎓 Rikkyo University🏫 Kawaguchi High School📅 Born January 21🎂 Born 1943📍 From (元日本代表・元代表監督)さいたま市(旧・浦和市)💼 Football (Soccer)
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Shiro Miya

宮史郎
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Shiro Miya (宮 史郎, Miya Shirō; 17 January 1943 – 19 November 2012) was a Japanese enka singer, lyricist and composer.…

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Kirin Kiki (Japanese: 樹木 希林, Hepburn: Kiki Kirin; 15 January 1943 – 15 September 2018) was a Japanese actress for…

Yuko Fujimoto (藤本 佑子, Fujimoto Yūko; born January 14, 1943) is a Japanese volleyball player and Olympic champion. She…

🏫 広島修道大学附属鈴峯女子高等学校📅 Born January 14🎂 Born 1943📍 From Kure, Hiroshima💼 Volleyball

Yojiro Uetake (上武 洋次郎, Uetake Yōjirō; born January 12, 1943) is a Japanese wrestler and two-time Olympic champion in…

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Akira Ejiri

江尻亮
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Akira Ejiri (江尻 亮, Ejiri Akira; born January 10, 1943) is a former professional baseball player from Japan. Ejiri…

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Juichi Yoshikawa

吉川壽一
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Juichi Yoshikawa (吉川 壽一, Yoshikawa Jūichi; born 1943 in Fukui) is a Japanese calligraphist, or sho artist, who studied…

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Akiko Nagashima

長嶋亜希子
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Akiko Nagashima (長嶋亜希子, Akiko Nagashima; née Nishimura; January 5, 1943 – September 18, 2007) was a Japanese…

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Tadashi Sawamura (沢村 忠, Sawamura Tadashi; January 5, 1943 – March 26, 2021) was a Japanese kickboxer whose real name…

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Shigeo Fukushima

福島滋雄
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Shigeo Fukushima (福島 滋雄, Fukushima Shigeo; 2 January 1943 – 1 June 1998) was a Japanese swimmer who competed in the…

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Kensei Hasegawa

長谷川憲正
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Kensei Hasegawa (長谷川 憲正, Hasegawa Kensei; born January 1, 1943) is a Japanese politician of the People's New Party, a…

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Hideo Iijima

飯島秀雄
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Hideo Iijima (飯島 秀雄, Iijima Hideo; born January 1, 1944) is a retired Japanese sprint runner and professional baseball…

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Kiyohiko Ozaki

尾崎紀世彦
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Kiyohiko Ozaki (尾崎紀世彦, Ozaki Kiyohiko; 1 January 1943 – 30 May 2012) (nickname Kieyo) was a Japanese singer and actor.…

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Hideki Imai

今井秀樹
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Hideki Imai (今井 秀樹, Imai Hideki; born May 31, 1943, in Shimane Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese information theorist…

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Professor Akiko Kobayashi (小林 昭子, Kobayashi Akiko; born 1943) is a Japanese chemist born in Tokyo. She is the designer…

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Muhammad Nurul Islam

ムハンマド・ヌルル・イスラーム
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Muhammad Nurul Islam (born c. 1943) is a Bangladeshi diplomat from Chittagong. He currently serves as the Honorary…

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Sōiku Shigematsu

重松宗育
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Sōiku Shigematsu (重松 宗育, Shigematsu Sōiku; born October 13, 1943) is a Japanese priest of Myoshin-ji branch of Rinzai…

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Masako Wada

和田征子
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Masako Wada (和田 征子, Wada Masako; born 1943) is a Japanese hibakusha as a survivor of the 1945 atomic bombing of…

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Kazumi Tabata

田畑和美
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Kazumi Tabata (田畑 和美, Tabata Kazumi) was an 8th degree Grand Master in Shotokan karate. Born in Japan in 1943, Master…

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Takao Nohira

野平孝雄
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Takao Nohira (野平 孝雄, Nohira Takao) is a former international table tennis player from Japan. He won a silver medal at…

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Seiichi Tanaka

田中誠一 (太鼓奏者)
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Seiichi Tanaka (田中 誠一, Tanaka Seiichi) is the first Japan-trained teacher of kumidaiko, or taiko, in the United States…

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Eiko Kaneta

金田英行
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Eiko Kaneta (Japanese: 金田 英行 Kaneta Eikō; 30 December 1942 – 17 June 2022) was a Japanese politician. A member of the…

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Tadayoshi Ichida (市田 忠義, Ichida Tadayoshi; born December 28, 1942) is a Japanese politician who served as a member of…

Koya Nishikawa (西川 公也, Nishikawa Kōya; born 26 December 1942) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party…

Yasuyuki Kuwahara (桑原 楽之, Kuwahara Yasuyuki; December 22, 1942 – March 1, 2017) was a Japanese football player. He…

Kazuyoshi Kaneko (金子 一義, Kaneko Kazuyoshi; born 20 December 1942) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic…

Yoshitaka Egawa (江川 嘉孝, Egawa Yoshitaka; 20 December 1942 – 26 December 2024) was a Japanese basketball player. He…

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