1940

January

 * 19 - Mike Reid, had an uncredited role as a soldier in "The War Machines" and appeared as Frank Butcher in "Dimensions in Time," is born in Hackney, London.

June

 * Carole Ann Ford, who portrayed Susan Foreman, is born.


 * 7 - Ronald Pickup, who played the physician in "The Reign of Terror," is born in Chester, England.


 * 18 - Michael Sheard, who portrayed many memorable characters on Doctor Who, is born in Aberdeen, Scotland.

July

 * 7 - Beatle Ringo Starr, who appeared as himself in "The Chase," is born in Liverpool.

August

 * 18 - Barry Justice, who played King Charles IX in "The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve," is born in Lucknow, India.

October

 * 9 - Beatle John Lennon, who appeared as himself in "The Chase," is born in Liverpool.

Unknown date

 * Mark Heath, who played Ralph in "The Moonbase," is born in Kingston, Jamaica.