April 30, 1940

1940Jeroen Brouwers, Dutch journalist and writer (died 2022)^[†]

Jeroen Godfried Marie Brouwers was a Dutch writer.

1940Michael Cleary, Australian rugby player and politician^[†]

Michael Arthur Cleary AO is an Australian former rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and a politician. He represented Australia in both rugby codes as well as in athletics making him one of only four Australians who have represented their country at full international level in three different sports. He represented as a Wallaby in six Tests in 1961 and as a Kangaroo in eight Tests from 1962.

1940Ülo Õun, Estonian sculptor (died 1988)^[†]

Ülo Õun was an Estonian sculptor whose career began in the late 1960s and came to prominence in the 1970s. Õun mainly worked as a portrait and figural sculptor and was known for his works in colored plaster and bronze.

1940Burt Young, American actor and painter (died 2023)^[†]

Gerald Tommaso DeLouise, known professionally as Burt Young, was an American actor. He played Rocky Balboa's brother-in-law and best friend Paulie Pennino in the Rocky film series, his performance in the first installment of which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.