George S. Rentz (1882-1942)
War Hero
1
Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942)
Novelist
2
John Barrymore (1882-1942)
Stage Actor
3
Grant Wood (1891-1942)
Painter
4
Edith Stein (1891-1942)
Religious Leader
5
Wilbur Scoville (1865-1942)
Doctor
6
Akiko Yosano (1878-1942)
Poet
7
Helmuth Hubener (1925-1942)
8
Carole Lombard (1908-1942)
Movie Actress
9
Victor Vance (1889-1942)
Jazz Singer
10
Buck Jones (1891-1942)
Movie Actor
11
Tony Sarg (1880-1942)
Puppeteer
12
Charlie Christian (1916-1942)
Guitarist
13
José Raúl Capablanca (1888-1942)
Chess Player
14
Amos Rusie (1871-1942)
Baseball Player
15
Edith Pretty (1883-1942)
16
Augustinas Voldemaras (1883-1942)
Politician
17
Franz Boas (1858-1942)
Anthropologist
18
Joseph Franklin Rutherford (1869-1942)
19
Edna May Oliver (1883-1942)
20
Celebrities Born in 1942
Deaths by Year
Miguel Hernández (1910-1942)
21
Jack Dillon (1891-1942)
Boxer
22
George Sutherland (1862-1942)
Supreme Court Justice
23
Graham McNamee (1888-1942)
Sportscaster
24
Albert Kahn (1869-1942)
Architect
25
Louis Sebert (1886-1942)
Runner
26
Will James (1892-1942)
27
Rachel Field (1894-1942)
28
George M. Cohan (1878-1942)
Composer
29
Bunny Berigan (1908-1942)
Trumpet Player
30
Helga Estby (1860-1942)
31
Alan Blumlein (1903-1942)
Entrepreneur
32
Cecilia Beaux (1855-1942)
33
Brian Lane (1917-1942)
34
Harry Champion (1865-1942)
Comedian
35
Jimmy Blanton (1918-1942)
Bassist
36
Franklin Brockson (1865-1942)
37
Ross Gregory (1916-1942)
Cricketer
38
James F. Hanley (1892-1942)
39
Emil von Sauer (1862-1942)
Pianist
40
Richard Willstatter (1872-1942)
Chemist
41
Julio Gonzalez (1876-1942)
42
George Buckston (1881-1942)
43
Tom O'Grady (1901-1942)
44
Ado Birk (1883-1942)
45
Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd (1868-1942)
46
Alfred Wallis (1855-1942)
47
Alice Duer Miller (1874-1942)
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