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
Charlie Christian (1916-1942)
Guitarist
5
Grant Wood (1891-1942)
Painter
6
Miguel Hernández (1910-1942)
Poet
7
Helmuth Hubener (1925-1942)
8
Joseph Franklin Rutherford (1869-1942)
Religious Leader
9
Akiko Yosano (1878-1942)
10
Brian Lane (1917-1942)
11
Franklin Brockson (1865-1942)
Politician
12
Tony Sarg (1880-1942)
Puppeteer
13
John Barrymore (1882-1942)
Stage Actor
14
Jack Dillon (1891-1942)
Boxer
15
Jimmy Blanton (1918-1942)
Bassist
16
Louis Sebert (1886-1942)
Runner
17
Edna May Oliver (1883-1942)
18
Wilbur Scoville (1865-1942)
Doctor
19
Emil von Sauer (1862-1942)
Pianist
20
Celebrities Born in 1942
Deaths by Year
Albert Kahn (1869-1942)
Architect
21
Victor Vance (1889-1942)
Jazz Singer
22
George M. Cohan (1878-1942)
Composer
23
Helga Estby (1860-1942)
24
James F. Hanley (1892-1942)
25
Edith Stein (1891-1942)
26
Bunny Berigan (1908-1942)
Trumpet Player
27
George Sutherland (1862-1942)
Supreme Court Justice
28
Julio Gonzalez (1876-1942)
29
Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd (1868-1942)
30
Alice Duer Miller (1874-1942)
31
Ross Gregory (1916-1942)
Cricketer
32
Amos Rusie (1871-1942)
Baseball Player
33
Virginia Lee Corbin (1910-1942)
34
Edith Pretty (1883-1942)
35
Richard Willstatter (1872-1942)
Chemist
36
Elisabeth Irwin (1880-1942)
37
Krisjanis Berkis (1884-1942)
38
George Buckston (1881-1942)
39
Tom O'Grady (1901-1942)
Movie Actor
40
Will James (1892-1942)
41
Ado Birk (1883-1942)
42
Buck Jones (1891-1942)
43
Cecilia Beaux (1855-1942)
44
Harry Champion (1865-1942)
Comedian
45
Alfred Wallis (1855-1942)
46
Rachel Field (1894-1942)
47
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875-1942)
Entrepreneur
48
