1940 (people)


 * 1 January - Actor Tony Wall was born.
 * 11 January - Actor R.J. Bell was born.
 * 14 January - Actor John Castle was born.
 * 18 January - Actor Tony Holland was born.
 * 19 January - Actor Mike Reid was born.
 * 22 January - Actor John Hurt was born.
 * 20 February - Visual effects designer Ian Scoones was born.
 * 22 February - Actor Judy Cornwell was born.
 * 27 February - Actor Bill Hunter was born.
 * 2 March - Actor Sean Barry-Weske was born.
 * 8 March - Actor Christopher Wray was born.
 * 13 March - Actor Christopher Gable was born.
 * 18 March - Actor Lyn Ashley was born.
 * 7 April - Actor Roger Jacombs was born.
 * 11 April - Actor Sheila Dunn was born.
 * 15 April - Actor Sean Caffrey was born.
 * 25 April - Actor Robert La'Bassiere was born.
 * 26 April - Actor Harry Fielder was born.
 * 9 May - Director John Black was born.
 * 18 May - Actor Ray Lonnen was born.
 * 28 May - Director Frank Cox was born.
 * 31 May - Actor Peter Mayock was born.
 * 4 June - Actor David Collings was born.
 * 7 June - Actor Ronald Pickup was born.
 * 16 June - Actor Carole Ann Ford was born.
 * 21 June - Actor David Calderisi was born.
 * 7 July - Drummer Ringo Starr was born.
 * 17 July - Production manager Gary Downie was born.
 * 17 July - Actor Tim Brooke-Taylor was born.
 * 26 July - Actor Linda Marlowe was born.
 * 28 July - Actor Brigit Forsyth was born.
 * 31 July - Actor Louise Pajo was born.
 * 9 August - Actor Bernard Holley was born.
 * 11 August - Vision mixer Clive Doig was born.
 * 13 August - Actor Johnny Dennis was born.
 * 18 August - Actor Barry Justice was born.
 * 25 August - Actor John J. Carney was born.
 * 3 September - Actor Pauline Collins was born.
 * 10 September - Cover artist David Mann was born.
 * 19 September - Actor Caroline John was born.
 * 9 October - Musician John Lennon was born.
 * 11 October - Actor Gerald Taylor was born.
 * 19 October - Actor Michael Gambon was born.
 * 29 October - Actor Angela Douglas was born.
 * 1 November - Actor Yvonne Antrobus was born.
 * 13 November - Writer Wally K Daly was born.
 * 17 November - Actor William Simons was born.
 * 24 November - Actor Alan Lake was born.
 * 3 December - Actor Rod Beacham was born.
 * 11 December - Actor Tony Adams was born.
 * 15 December - Director Pennant Roberts was born.
 * 26 December - Actor James Beckett was born.
 * 27 December - Director Paul Joyce was born.
 * Unknown - Designer Nigel Jones was born.
 * Unknown - Visual effects designer Peter Pegrum was born.
 * Unknown - Actor John Gregg was born.
 * Unknown - Actor Ben Howard was born.
 * Unknown - Actor Annette Robertson was born.
 * Unknown - Actor Barry Stanton was born.
 * Unknown - Fight arranger John Waller was born.