page_title: 1940 in the United States
section_title: May
hierarchical_section_title: 1940 in the United States / Births / May
caption_attribution_description: English: David Koch speaking at the Defending the American Dream Summit in Columbus, Ohio.
context_page_description: Events from the year 1940 in the United States.
context_section_description: May 3 – David Koch, American billionaire businessman, philanthropist and political activist (d. 2019)
  May 5 – Lance Henriksen, American actor
  May 7 – Jim Connors, American radio personality (d. 1987)
  May 8
  Peter Benchley, American author (Jaws) (d. 2006)
  Ricky Nelson, American singer (d. 1985)
  Toni Tennille, American pop singer
  May 9 – James L. Brooks, American film producer, writer
  May 10 – Wayne A. Downing, American U.S. general (d. 2007)
  May 15
  Lainie Kazan, American actress, singer
  Don Nelson, American basketball player and coach
  May 17 – Alan Kay, American computer scientist
  May 18 – Lenny Lipton, American inventor
  May 20 – Shorty Long, African-American soul music singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer (Here Comes The Judge) (d. 1969)
  May 22 – Bernard Shaw, African-American journalist and television news reporter
caption: David Koch
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