George S. Rentz (1882-1942)
War Hero
1
Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942)
Novelist
2
Tony Sarg (1880-1942)
Puppeteer
3
Carole Lombard (1908-1942)
Movie Actress
4
Jack Dillon (1891-1942)
Boxer
5
Louis Sebert (1886-1942)
Runner
6
John Barrymore (1882-1942)
Stage Actor
7
Grant Wood (1891-1942)
Painter
8
José Raúl Capablanca (1888-1942)
Chess Player
9
Edith Stein (1891-1942)
Religious Leader
10
Akiko Yosano (1878-1942)
Poet
11
James F. Hanley (1892-1942)
Composer
12
Virginia Lee Corbin (1910-1942)
13
Jimmy Blanton (1918-1942)
Bassist
14
George M. Cohan (1878-1942)
15
Helmuth Hubener (1925-1942)
16
Julio Gonzalez (1876-1942)
17
Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd (1868-1942)
18
Brian Lane (1917-1942)
19
Alice Duer Miller (1874-1942)
20
George Sutherland (1862-1942)
Supreme Court Justice
21
Wilbur Scoville (1865-1942)
Doctor
22
Buck Jones (1891-1942)
Movie Actor
23
Will James (1892-1942)
24
Celebrities Born in 1942
Deaths by Year
Charlie Christian (1916-1942)
Guitarist
25
Bunny Berigan (1908-1942)
Trumpet Player
26
Helga Estby (1860-1942)
27
Victor Vance (1889-1942)
Jazz Singer
28
Joseph Franklin Rutherford (1869-1942)
29
Miguel Hernández (1910-1942)
30
Graham McNamee (1888-1942)
Sportscaster
31
Edna May Oliver (1883-1942)
32
Richard Willstatter (1872-1942)
Chemist
33
Billy Bennett (1887-1942)
Comedian
34
Ado Birk (1883-1942)
Politician
35
Cecilia Beaux (1855-1942)
36
Harry Champion (1865-1942)
37
Alfred Wallis (1855-1942)
38
Rachel Field (1894-1942)
39
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875-1942)
Entrepreneur
40
Augustinas Voldemaras (1883-1942)
41
Jessie Tarbox Beals (1870-1942)
Photographer
42
Ross Gregory (1916-1942)
Cricketer
43
Yanka Kupala (1882-1942)
44
Clarence Tinker (1887-1942)
45
Belisario Porras Barahona (1856-1942)
46
Nikola Vaptsarov (1909-1942)
47
Rudolf Spielmann (1883-1942)
48
