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
Grant Wood (1891-1942)
Painter
5
John Barrymore (1882-1942)
Stage Actor
6
Jack Dillon (1891-1942)
Boxer
7
Bunny Berigan (1908-1942)
Trumpet Player
8
Charlie Christian (1916-1942)
Guitarist
9
Louis Sebert (1886-1942)
Runner
10
Ado Birk (1883-1942)
Politician
11
Brian Lane (1917-1942)
12
Yanka Kupala (1882-1942)
13
Billy Bennett (1887-1942)
Comedian
14
Wilbur Scoville (1865-1942)
Doctor
15
Alan Blumlein (1903-1942)
Entrepreneur
16
Rachel Field (1894-1942)
17
Julio Gonzalez (1876-1942)
18
George M. Cohan (1878-1942)
Composer
19
Helmuth Hubener (1925-1942)
20
Edna May Oliver (1883-1942)
21
José Raúl Capablanca (1888-1942)
Chess Player
22
Cecilia Beaux (1855-1942)
23
Harry Champion (1865-1942)
24
Celebrities Born in 1942
Deaths by Year
Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd (1868-1942)
25
Jimmy Blanton (1918-1942)
Bassist
26
Franklin Brockson (1865-1942)
27
Jessie Tarbox Beals (1870-1942)
Photographer
28
William Alexander Percy (1885-1942)
29
Victor Vance (1889-1942)
Jazz Singer
30
Buck Jones (1891-1942)
Movie Actor
31
Helga Estby (1860-1942)
32
Edith Stein (1891-1942)
Religious Leader
33
Will James (1892-1942)
34
Nikola Vaptsarov (1909-1942)
35
Augustinas Voldemaras (1883-1942)
36
Alfred Wallis (1855-1942)
37
Joseph Franklin Rutherford (1869-1942)
38
Akiko Yosano (1878-1942)
39
Titus Brandsma (1881-1942)
40
James F. Hanley (1892-1942)
41
John Goodall (1863-1942)
Soccer Player
42
Ross Gregory (1916-1942)
Cricketer
43
Virginia Lee Corbin (1910-1942)
44
Alice Duer Miller (1874-1942)
45
Belisario Porras Barahona (1856-1942)
46
Tony Sarg (1880-1942)
Puppeteer
47
Edith Pretty (1883-1942)
48
