1940 (people)

1940 in

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the DWU • vital statistics

In 1940, a number of people important to the production of Doctor Who and its spin-offs either died or were born.

• 11 January - Actor R.J. Bell was born.
• 18 January - Actor Tony Holland was born.
• 19 January - Actor Mike Reid was born.
• 28 January - Actor Tony Holland was born.
• 20 February - Actor Judy Cornwell and visual effects designer Ian Scoones were born.
• 27 February - Actor Bill Hunter was born.
• 8 March - Actor Christopher Wray was born.
• 13 March - Actor Christopher Gable was born.
• 2 April - Actor Sean Barry-Weske was born.
• 15 April - Actor Sean Caffrey 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.
• 8 June - Actor Carole Ann Ford was born.
• 21 June - Actor David Calderisi was born.
• 7 July - Drummer Ringo Starr was born.
• 17 July - Actor Tim Brooke-Taylor was born.
• 28 July - Actor Brigit Forsyth was born.
• 31 July - Actor Louise Pajo was born.
• 9 August - Actor Bernard Holley 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.
• 9 October - Musician John Lennon was born.
• 12 October - Actor Gawn Grainger 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.
• 11 December - Actor Tony Adams was born.
• 15 December - Director Pennant Roberts was born.
• 27 December - Director Paul Joyce was born.