George S. Rentz (1882-1942)
War Hero
1
Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942)
Novelist
2
Carole Lombard (1908-1942)
Movie Actress
3
John Barrymore (1882-1942)
Stage Actor
4
José Raúl Capablanca (1888-1942)
Chess Player
5
Charlie Christian (1916-1942)
Guitarist
6
Buck Jones (1891-1942)
Movie Actor
7
Jack Dillon (1891-1942)
Boxer
8
Louis Sebert (1886-1942)
Runner
9
Grant Wood (1891-1942)
Painter
10
Victor Vance (1889-1942)
Jazz Singer
11
Helmuth Hubener (1925-1942)
12
Julio Gonzalez (1876-1942)
13
Edith Stein (1891-1942)
Religious Leader
14
Brian Lane (1917-1942)
15
Joseph Franklin Rutherford (1869-1942)
16
James F. Hanley (1892-1942)
Composer
17
Richard Willstatter (1872-1942)
Chemist
18
George M. Cohan (1878-1942)
19
Helga Estby (1860-1942)
20
Bunny Berigan (1908-1942)
Trumpet Player
21
Edna May Oliver (1883-1942)
22
Miguel Hernández (1910-1942)
Poet
23
Wilbur Scoville (1865-1942)
Doctor
24
Celebrities Born in 1942
Deaths by Year
Will James (1892-1942)
25
Jimmy Blanton (1918-1942)
Bassist
26
Akiko Yosano (1878-1942)
27
Franklin Brockson (1865-1942)
Politician
28
Augustinas Voldemaras (1883-1942)
29
Ado Birk (1883-1942)
30
Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd (1868-1942)
31
Billy Bennett (1887-1942)
Comedian
32
Fred Fisher (1875-1942)
Songwriter
33
Oleg Losev (1903-1942)
Engineer
34
Ross Gregory (1916-1942)
Cricketer
35
Alice Duer Miller (1874-1942)
36
Rachel Field (1894-1942)
37
Edith Pretty (1883-1942)
38
Belisario Porras Barahona (1856-1942)
39
Yanka Kupala (1882-1942)
40
Cecilia Beaux (1855-1942)
41
Elisabeth Irwin (1880-1942)
42
Tony Sarg (1880-1942)
Puppeteer
43
Alfred Wallis (1855-1942)
44
Harry Champion (1865-1942)
45
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875-1942)
Entrepreneur
46
Nikola Vaptsarov (1909-1942)
47
Daniel Alomia Robles (1871-1942)
48
