1940s

A list of events in the 1940s related to Star Wars.

1940

 * January 7 – Paul Weston.
 * January 8 – Sidney Ganis.
 * February 28 – Jim Baikie.
 * April 26 – Harry Fielder.
 * May 5 – Lance Henriksen.
 * May 30 – David Ackroyd.
 * July 28 – Phil Proctor.
 * August 26 – Don LaFontaine.
 * August 31 – Jack Thompson.
 * September 11 – Brian De Palma.
 * September 23 – Johnny Weissmuller Jr.
 * November 22 – Roy Thomas.
 * November 30 – Graeme Campbell.

1941

 * January 12 – Long John Baldry.
 * February 8 – Nick Nolte.
 * March 17 – Paul Kantner.
 * May 14 – John Forgeham.
 * May 29 – Bill Weston.
 * June 1 – Richard Donat.
 * July 10 – Robert Pine.
 * July 19 – David Warner.
 * August 25 – Dan Hennessey.
 * December 10 – Fionnula Flanagan.

1942

 * January 29 – Peter Sumner.
 * February 13 – Tom Jung.
 * March 27 – Michael York.
 * June 18 – Nick Tate.
 * July 13 – Harrison Ford.
 * July 13 – Tom Palmer.
 * September 5 – Werner Herzog.
 * September 19 – Victor Brandt.
 * October 22 – Gloria Katz.
 * November 1 – Michael Fleisher.
 * December 26 – Maria De Aragon.

1943

 * June 7 – Michael Pennington.
 * June 13 – Malcolm McDowell.
 * July 12 – Walter Murch.
 * August 11 – Christine Hewett.
 * August 14 – John Costanza.
 * November 10 – William Hoyland.
 * November 11 – Dave Cockrum.
 * December 26 – Aggie Guerard Rodgers.
 * ? - John Wreford

1944

 * January 8 – Terry Brooks.
 * January 13 – Mike Edmonds.
 * January 28 – Andrew Jack.
 * February 3 – Trisha Noble.
 * February 19 – Donald F. Glut.
 * May 12 – Sara Kestelman.
 * May 14 – George Lucas.
 * May 19 – Peter Mayhew.
 * May 25 – Frank Oz.
 * June 24 – Julian Holloway.
 * August 11 – Ian McDiarmid.
 * September 7 – Andy Bradford.
 * October 2 – Larry Ward.
 * November 22 – Paul Brooke.
 * November 26 – Michael Gregory.
 * ? – David Acomba.

1945

 * February 16 – Jeremy Bulloch.
 * April 2 – Linda Hunt.
 * May 22 – Carlos Garzón.
 * June 14 – Stephen J. Sansweet.
 * July 20 – Harrison Ellenshaw.
 * August 7 – Graeme Blundell.
 * September 8 – Willard Huyck.
 * September 17 – Bruce Spence.
 * October 8 – Bill E. Martin.
 * November 14 – Paul Hirsch.
 * November 26 – Daniel Davis.
 * December 10 – Edwin Catmull.
 * ? – William C. Dietz.

1946

 * February 14 – Toby Philpott.
 * February 21 – Anthony Daniels.
 * February 25 – Rick Geary.
 * March 12 – Frank Welker.
 * April 7 – Stan Winston.
 * April 19 – Tim Curry.
 * May 12 – L. Neil Smith.
 * June 22 – Lykke Nielsen.
 * July 16 – Richard LeParmentier.
 * August 2 – James Howe.
 * August 19 – Christopher Malcolm.
 * September 2 – Walter Simonson.
 * September 26 – Louise Simonson.
 * September 26 – Togo Igawa.
 * October 2 – Eric Peterson.
 * October 22 – Richard McGonagle.
 * November 1 – Dennis Muren.
 * November 18 – Alan Dean Foster.
 * December 16 – Charles Dennis.
 * December 18 – Steven Spielberg.
 * ? – Ernie Fosselius.

1947

 * January 10 – George Alec Effinger.
 * January 27 – Peter Burroughs.
 * March 19 – Dermot Crowley.
 * April 3 – Pat Proft.
 * April 6 – John Ratzenberger.
 * May 2 – David Ankrum.
 * June 29 – Michael Carter.
 * July 23 – John Dicks.
 * August 13 – John Stocker.
 * August 22 – Mark Siegel.
 * August 31 – Steve Perry.
 * September 4 – Jeffery Kissoon.
 * September 6 – Keone Young.
 * September 12 – Christopher Neame.
 * September 20 – Steve Gerber.
 * September 27 – Denis Lawson.
 * October 16 – Guy Siner.
 * October 27 – Angus MacInnes.
 * November 6 – Carolyn Seymour.
 * November 17 – James Warwick.
 * November 22 – Carlos Ezquerra.
 * December 22 – Brian Daley.
 * December 30 – James Kahn.
 * ? – James Luceno.

1948

 * January 7 – Jarion Monroe.
 * January 14 – Carl Weathers.
 * March 16 – Margaret Weis.
 * April 30 – Perry King.
 * May 3 – Larry Brandenburg.
 * May 6 – David Michelinie.
 * July 5 – William Hootkins.
 * July 12 – Ben Burtt.
 * July 25 – David Esch.
 * July 30 – Carel Struycken.
 * August 4 – Ian Liston.
 * August 19 – Ian McElhinney.
 * August 28 – Vonda N. McIntyre.
 * November 23 – Bruce Vilanch.
 * November 24 – John Alvin.
 * December 21 – Samuel L. Jackson.

1949

 * January 7 – George Buza.
 * January 14 – Lawrence Kasdan.
 * January 18 – Jamie Alcroft.
 * February 2 – Brent Spiner.
 * February 18 – Pat Fraley.
 * April 20 – John Ostrander.
 * June 7 – Larry Hama.
 * June 11 – Sherman Howard.
 * June 18 – Keith Swaden.
 * June 29 – Greg Burson.
 * July 10 – Winston Rekert.
 * July 18 – John Wagner.
 * July 25 – Alex Wald.
 * August 16 – Barbara Goodson.
 * August 24 – Charles Rocket.
 * September 28 – Jim Henshaw.
 * October 30 – Paul Engelen.
 * November 7 – Bennet Guillory.
 * November 22 – Anthony Smee.
 * December 28 – Hilton McRae.
 * ? – Pat Mills.

Events

 * 1943 – ABC is founded.
 * 1944 – Pocket Jeunesse is founded.
 * 1946 – Sony is founded.
 * 1947 – Kenner Products is founded.
 * 1948 – Toys "R" Us is founded.