1940 (people)

* 1 January - Actor Tony Wall was born.Aveleyman
* 11 January - Actor R.J. Bell was born.Allmovie
* 14 January - Actor John Castle was born.People Pill
* 18 January - Actor Tony Holland was born.The Guardian
* 19 January - Actor Mike Reid was born.Find a Grave
* 22 January - Actor John Hurt was born.Doctor Who Guide
* 28 January - Head of Series Peter Cregeen was born.People Pill
* 4 February - Director David Lane was born.Peliplat
* 20 February - Visual effects designer Ian Scoones was born.Doctor Who News
* 22 February - Actor Judy Cornwell was born.Doctor Who Guide
* 27 February - Actor Bill Hunter was born.The Guardan
* 2 March - Actor Sean Barry-Weske was born.Aveleyman
* 8 March - Actor Christopher Wray was born.Doctor Who Guide
* 11 March - Actor Derek Deadman was born.People Pill
* 13 March - Actor Christopher Gable was born.The Independent
* 18 March - Actor Lyn Ashley was born.IMDb
* 2 April - Writer Peter Haining was born.Goodreads
* 7 April - Actor Roger Jacombs was born.IMDb
* 11 April - Actor Sheila Dunn was born.Doctor Who Guide
* 15 April - Actor Sean Caffrey was born.Doctor Who Guide
* 25 April - Actor Robert La'Bassiere was born.Advanced Background Checks
* 26 April - Actor Harry Fielder was born.Doctor Who Guide
* 29 April - Actor Ann Bell was born.Aveleyman
* 4 May - Artist John Ridgway was born.People Pill
* 4 May - Actor Sean Barrett was born.Aveleyman
* 8 May - Actor Joanna Wake was born.People Pill
* 9 May - Director John Black was born.Doctor Who Guide
* 18 May - Actor Ray Lonnen was born.The Guardian
* 19 May - Actor Jim McManus was born.IMDb
* 28 May - Director Frank Cox was born.INFO: The Sensorites
* 31 May - Actor Peter Mayock was born.Aveleyman
* 4 June - Actor David Collings was born.The Guardian
* 7 June - Actor Ronald Pickup was born.Discogs
* 16 June - Actor Carole Ann Ford was born.REF: Who-ology: The Official Miscellany
* 21 June - Actor David Calderisi was born.Aveleyman
* 7 July - Drummer Ringo Starr was born.Famous Birthdays
* 15 July - Actor Jack Pitt was born.Aveleyman
* 17 July - Production manager Gary Downie was born.Doctor Who News
* 17 July - Actor Tim Brooke-Taylor was born.The Independent
* 26 July - Actor Linda Marlowe was born.BFI
* 28 July - Actor Brigit Forsyth was born.BFI
* 31 July - Actor Louise Pajo was born.Aveleyman
* 9 August - Actor Bernard Holley was born.The Guardian
* 11 August - Vision mixer Clive Doig was born.A Tech-Ops History
* 13 August - Actor Johnny Dennis was born.Doctor Who News
* 18 August - Actor Barry Justice was born.Aveleyman
* 25 August - Actor John J. Carney was born.Find a Grave
* 3 September - Actor Pauline Collins was born.BFI Screenonline
* 10 September - Artist David Mann was born.People Pill
* 19 September - Actor Caroline John was born.REF: Who-ology: The Official MiscellanyThe Guardian
* 9 October - Musician John Lennon was born.Britannica
* 11 October - Actor Gerald Taylor was born.Aveleyman
* 14 October - Actor Christopher Timothy was born.Aveleyman
* 19 October - Actor Michael Gambon was born.CBBC Newsround
* 29 October - Actor Angela Douglas was born.Aveleyman
* 1 November - Actor Yvonne Antrobus was born.Doctor Who Guide
* 13 November - Writer Wally K Daly was born.BFI
* 17 November - Actor William Simons was born.The Guardian
* 24 November - Actor Alan Lake was born.Doctor Who Guide
* 3 December - Actor Rod Beacham was born.Discogs
* 11 December - Actor Tony Adams was born.Doctor Who Guide
* 15 December - Director Pennant Roberts was born.Doctor Who Guide
* 26 December - Actor James Beckett was born.Aveleyman
* 27 December - Director Paul Joyce was born.
* Unknown - Film editor Pam Bosworth was born.Doctor Who In Memoriam 2021
* Unknown - Designer Nigel Jones was born.Doctor Who Guide
* Unknown - Visual effects designer Peter Pegrum was born.Twitter
* Unknown - Actor John Gregg was born.Aveleyman
* Unknown - Actor Ben Howard was born.Aveleyman
* Unknown - Actor Annette Robertson was born.
* Unknown - Actor Barry Stanton was born.Aveleyman
* Unknown - Fight arranger John Waller was born.DWMSE 51