George S. Rentz (1882-1942)
War Hero
1
Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942)
Novelist
2
Carole Lombard (1908-1942)
Movie Actress
3
Walter Sickert (1860-1942)
Painter
4
John Barrymore (1882-1942)
Stage Actor
5
Ivan Sergeyevich Kuznetsov (1867-1942)
Architect
6
Belisario Porras Barahona (1856-1942)
Politician
7
Louis Sebert (1886-1942)
Runner
8
Charlie Christian (1916-1942)
Guitarist
9
José Raúl Capablanca (1888-1942)
Chess Player
10
Victor Vance (1889-1942)
Jazz Singer
11
Grant Wood (1891-1942)
12
Miguel Hernández (1910-1942)
Poet
13
George M. Cohan (1878-1942)
Composer
14
Jack Dillon (1891-1942)
Boxer
15
Edith Stein (1891-1942)
Religious Leader
16
Joseph Franklin Rutherford (1869-1942)
17
Edna May Oliver (1883-1942)
18
Augustinas Voldemaras (1883-1942)
19
Will James (1892-1942)
20
Celebrities Born in 1942
Deaths by Year
Cecilia Beaux (1855-1942)
21
Akiko Yosano (1878-1942)
22
Alice Duer Miller (1874-1942)
23
James F. Hanley (1892-1942)
24
George Buckston (1881-1942)
Cricketer
25
Helmuth Hubener (1925-1942)
26
Wilbur Scoville (1865-1942)
Doctor
27
Buck Jones (1891-1942)
Movie Actor
28
Helga Estby (1860-1942)
29
Bunny Berigan (1908-1942)
Trumpet Player
30
Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd (1868-1942)
31
Jimmy Blanton (1918-1942)
Bassist
32
Rachel Field (1894-1942)
33
Ross Gregory (1916-1942)
34
Daniel Alomia Robles (1871-1942)
35
Edith Pretty (1883-1942)
36
John Goodall (1863-1942)
Soccer Player
37
Leon Jessel (1871-1942)
38
Julio Gonzalez (1876-1942)
39
Edward Bartlett Cormack (1898-1942)
Screenwriter
40
Ado Birk (1883-1942)
41
Harry Champion (1865-1942)
Comedian
42
Brian Lane (1917-1942)
43
Alfred Wallis (1855-1942)
44
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875-1942)
Entrepreneur
45
Jessie Tarbox Beals (1870-1942)
Photographer
46
Tony Sarg (1880-1942)
Puppeteer
47
Clarence Tinker (1887-1942)
48
