George S. Rentz (1882-1942)
War Hero
1
Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942)
Novelist
2
José Raúl Capablanca (1888-1942)
Chess Player
3
Carole Lombard (1908-1942)
Movie Actress
4
Edith Stein (1891-1942)
Religious Leader
5
John Barrymore (1882-1942)
Stage Actor
6
Charlie Christian (1916-1942)
Guitarist
7
Augustinas Voldemaras (1883-1942)
Politician
8
Clarence Tinker (1887-1942)
9
Yanka Kupala (1882-1942)
Poet
10
Grant Wood (1891-1942)
Painter
11
Miguel Hernández (1910-1942)
12
Tony Sarg (1880-1942)
Puppeteer
13
Wilbur Scoville (1865-1942)
Doctor
14
William Alexander Percy (1885-1942)
15
Helmuth Hubener (1925-1942)
16
Jack Dillon (1891-1942)
Boxer
17
Edna May Oliver (1883-1942)
18
Will James (1892-1942)
19
Alice Duer Miller (1874-1942)
20
Celebrities Born in 1942
Deaths by Year
Victor Vance (1889-1942)
Jazz Singer
21
Louis Sebert (1886-1942)
Runner
22
Jimmy Blanton (1918-1942)
Bassist
23
Walter Sickert (1860-1942)
24
Buck Jones (1891-1942)
Movie Actor
25
John Goodall (1863-1942)
Soccer Player
26
George M. Cohan (1878-1942)
Composer
27
Edith Pretty (1883-1942)
28
Akiko Yosano (1878-1942)
29
Joseph Franklin Rutherford (1869-1942)
30
Kazys Binkis (1893-1942)
31
Amos Rusie (1871-1942)
Baseball Player
32
Rachel Field (1894-1942)
33
Franz Boas (1858-1942)
Anthropologist
34
Bunny Berigan (1908-1942)
Trumpet Player
35
Helga Estby (1860-1942)
36
Graham McNamee (1888-1942)
Sportscaster
37
Julio Gonzalez (1876-1942)
38
Alan Blumlein (1903-1942)
Entrepreneur
39
Cecilia Beaux (1855-1942)
40
Franklin Brockson (1865-1942)
41
James F. Hanley (1892-1942)
42
George Sutherland (1862-1942)
Supreme Court Justice
43
Albert Kahn (1869-1942)
Architect
44
Ivan Sergeyevich Kuznetsov (1867-1942)
45
Krisjanis Berkis (1884-1942)
46
Ado Birk (1883-1942)
47
Harry Champion (1865-1942)
Comedian
48
