George S. Rentz (1882-1942)
War Hero
1
Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942)
Novelist
2
Carole Lombard (1908-1942)
Movie Actress
3
Miguel Hernández (1910-1942)
Poet
4
John Barrymore (1882-1942)
Stage Actor
5
Grant Wood (1891-1942)
Painter
6
Jimmy Blanton (1918-1942)
Bassist
7
George M. Cohan (1878-1942)
Composer
8
Akiko Yosano (1878-1942)
9
Louis Sebert (1886-1942)
Runner
10
James F. Hanley (1892-1942)
11
Kaarel Eenpalu (1888-1942)
Politician
12
Helga Estby (1860-1942)
13
Ivan Sergeyevich Kuznetsov (1867-1942)
Architect
14
Kazys Binkis (1893-1942)
15
Belisario Porras Barahona (1856-1942)
16
José Raúl Capablanca (1888-1942)
Chess Player
17
Charlie Christian (1916-1942)
Guitarist
18
Walter Sickert (1860-1942)
19
Helmuth Hubener (1925-1942)
20
Celebrities Born in 1942
Deaths by Year
Ado Birk (1883-1942)
21
Buck Jones (1891-1942)
Movie Actor
22
Rudolf Spielmann (1883-1942)
23
Franz Boas (1858-1942)
Anthropologist
24
Ednamay Oliver (1883-1942)
Stage Actress
25
Tony Sarg (1880-1942)
Puppeteer
26
Elisabeth Irwin (1880-1942)
27
Krisjanis Berkis (1884-1942)
28
Otto Liiv (1905-1942)
Historian
29
Jack Dillon (1891-1942)
Boxer
30
Edith Stein (1891-1942)
Religious Leader
31
Joseph Franklin Rutherford (1869-1942)
32
Bunny Berigan (1908-1942)
Trumpet Player
33
Edna May Oliver (1883-1942)
34
Will James (1892-1942)
35
Wilbur Scoville (1865-1942)
Doctor
36
Victor Vance (1889-1942)
Jazz Singer
37
Cecilia Beaux (1855-1942)
38
Rachel Field (1894-1942)
39
Augustinas Voldemaras (1883-1942)
40
Ross Gregory (1916-1942)
Cricketer
41
Daniel Alomia Robles (1871-1942)
42
Leon Jessel (1871-1942)
43
Julio Gonzalez (1876-1942)
44
William Henry Bragg (1862-1942)
Physicist
45
Billy Bennett (1887-1942)
Comedian
46
George Buckston (1881-1942)
47
Harry Champion (1865-1942)
48
