George S. Rentz (1882-1942)
War Hero
1
Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942)
Novelist
2
Charlie Christian (1916-1942)
Guitarist
3
Carole Lombard (1908-1942)
Movie Actress
4
John Barrymore (1882-1942)
Stage Actor
5
Miguel Hernández (1910-1942)
Poet
6
Grant Wood (1891-1942)
Painter
7
Will James (1892-1942)
8
Alice Duer Miller (1874-1942)
9
Edith Pretty (1883-1942)
10
Krisjanis Berkis (1884-1942)
11
Buck Jones (1891-1942)
Movie Actor
12
Tony Sarg (1880-1942)
Puppeteer
13
Helmuth Hubener (1925-1942)
14
Akiko Yosano (1878-1942)
15
José Raúl Capablanca (1888-1942)
Chess Player
16
Kazys Binkis (1893-1942)
17
Edith Stein (1891-1942)
Religious Leader
18
Wilbur Scoville (1865-1942)
Doctor
19
Amos Rusie (1871-1942)
Baseball Player
20
Celebrities Born in 1942
Deaths by Year
Augustinas Voldemaras (1883-1942)
Politician
21
Joseph Franklin Rutherford (1869-1942)
22
Franz Boas (1858-1942)
Anthropologist
23
Graham McNamee (1888-1942)
Sportscaster
24
Julio Gonzalez (1876-1942)
25
Louis Sebert (1886-1942)
Runner
26
Albert Kahn (1869-1942)
Architect
27
Yanka Kupala (1882-1942)
28
Victor Vance (1889-1942)
Jazz Singer
29
George Sutherland (1862-1942)
Supreme Court Justice
30
Rachel Field (1894-1942)
31
Jack Dillon (1891-1942)
Boxer
32
George M. Cohan (1878-1942)
Composer
33
Edna May Oliver (1883-1942)
34
Bunny Berigan (1908-1942)
Trumpet Player
35
Helga Estby (1860-1942)
36
Alan Blumlein (1903-1942)
Entrepreneur
37
Cecilia Beaux (1855-1942)
38
Brian Lane (1917-1942)
39
Harry Champion (1865-1942)
Comedian
40
Jimmy Blanton (1918-1942)
Bassist
41
Franklin Brockson (1865-1942)
42
James F. Hanley (1892-1942)
43
Emil von Sauer (1862-1942)
Pianist
44
George Buckston (1881-1942)
Cricketer
45
Ado Birk (1883-1942)
46
Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd (1868-1942)
47
Alfred Wallis (1855-1942)
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