Authors born in 1940
- Fran Tarkenton American Football Player, 1940
- Frances Mayes Professor, 1940
- Frank Dobson Politician, 1940
- Frank Zappa Musician, 1940
- Frankie Avalon Actor, 1940
- G. Frank Lawlis Author, 1940
- Gabriel Josipovici Novelist, 1940
- Gail Parent Writer, 1940
- Galen Rowell Photographer, 1940
- Galen Weston Entrepreneur, 1940
- Gao Xingjian Writer, 1940
- Garth Fagan Choreographer, 1940
- Gary Bartz Jazz Musician, 1940
- Gary Gilmore Criminal, 1940
- Gary Gutting Philosopher, 1940
- Gary Kurtz Film Producer, 1940
- Gary Smalley Author, 1940
- Gaston Caperton Politician, 1940
- Gene Pitney Singer, 1940
- Geoffrey Boycott Cricketer, 1940
- Geoffrey Ward Editor, 1940
- Geoffrey West Physicist, 1940
- George A. Romero Film Maker, 1940
- George Akerlof Economist, 1940
- George Ritzer Sociologist, 1940
- Gerald May Psychiatrist, 1940
- Gerard Cox Singer, 1940
- Gerd R. Puin Scholar, 1940
- Gerry Cheevers Hockey Forward, 1940
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr. Author, 1940
- H. R. Giger Painter, 1940
- Haim Harari Physicist, 1940
- Hal Urban Author, 1940
- Henry Flynt Philosopher, 1940
- Henry Hampton Film Maker, 1940
- Herbie Hancock Pianist, 1940
- Ian Bruce Carrick Kiernan AO Environmentalist, 1940
- Ina May Gaskin Midwife, 1940
- J. C. Snead Baseball Player, 1940
- J. M. Coetzee Linguist, 1940