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
Charlie Christian (1916-1942)
Guitarist
5
Jack Dillon (1891-1942)
Boxer
6
Miguel Hernández (1910-1942)
Poet
7
Grant Wood (1891-1942)
Painter
8
José Raúl Capablanca (1888-1942)
Chess Player
9
Akiko Yosano (1878-1942)
10
Louis Sebert (1886-1942)
Runner
11
Will James (1892-1942)
12
Franklin Brockson (1865-1942)
Politician
13
Victor Vance (1889-1942)
Jazz Singer
14
Edna May Oliver (1883-1942)
15
Wilbur Scoville (1865-1942)
Doctor
16
George M. Cohan (1878-1942)
Composer
17
Augustinas Voldemaras (1883-1942)
18
Cecilia Beaux (1855-1942)
19
Helmuth Hubener (1925-1942)
20
Ross Gregory (1916-1942)
Cricketer
21
Bunny Berigan (1908-1942)
Trumpet Player
22
George Sutherland (1862-1942)
Supreme Court Justice
23
Helga Estby (1860-1942)
24
Celebrities Born in 1942
Deaths by Year
Julio Gonzalez (1876-1942)
25
Joseph Franklin Rutherford (1869-1942)
Religious Leader
26
Brian Lane (1917-1942)
27
Ado Birk (1883-1942)
28
Alice Duer Miller (1874-1942)
29
Edith Stein (1891-1942)
30
Jimmy Blanton (1918-1942)
Bassist
31
Rachel Field (1894-1942)
32
Yanka Kupala (1882-1942)
33
Harry Champion (1865-1942)
Comedian
34
Buck Jones (1891-1942)
Movie Actor
35
Jessie Tarbox Beals (1870-1942)
Photographer
36
Belisario Porras Barahona (1856-1942)
37
Tony Sarg (1880-1942)
Puppeteer
38
Alfred Wallis (1855-1942)
39
Edith Pretty (1883-1942)
40
Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd (1868-1942)
41
Alan Blumlein (1903-1942)
Entrepreneur
42
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875-1942)
43
Nikola Vaptsarov (1909-1942)
44
Daniel Alomia Robles (1871-1942)
45
Fred Fisher (1875-1942)
Songwriter
46
Kaarel Eenpalu (1888-1942)
47
Blanche Selva (1884-1942)
Pianist
48
