Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942)
Novelist
1
Carole Lombard (1908-1942)
Movie Actress
2
Charlie Christian (1916-1942)
Guitarist
3
Miguel Hernández (1910-1942)
Poet
4
John Barrymore (1882-1942)
Stage Actor
5
Julio Gonzalez (1876-1942)
Painter
6
Grant Wood (1891-1942)
7
Jack Dillon (1891-1942)
Boxer
8
José Raúl Capablanca (1888-1942)
Chess Player
9
Helmuth Hubener (1925-1942)
War Hero
10
Louis Sebert (1886-1942)
Runner
11
Edith Stein (1891-1942)
Religious Leader
12
Edna May Oliver (1883-1942)
13
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875-1942)
Entrepreneur
14
Oscar V. Peterson (1899-1942)
15
Rachel Field (1894-1942)
16
Walter Sickert (1860-1942)
17
George M. Cohan (1878-1942)
Composer
18
Bunny Berigan (1908-1942)
Trumpet Player
19
Helga Estby (1860-1942)
20
Wilbur Scoville (1865-1942)
Doctor
21
Augustinas Voldemaras (1883-1942)
Politician
22
Will James (1892-1942)
23
Harry Champion (1865-1942)
Comedian
24
Brian Lane (1917-1942)
25
Ado Birk (1883-1942)
26
Alice Duer Miller (1874-1942)
27
Belisario Porras Barahona (1856-1942)
28
Yanka Kupala (1882-1942)
29
Joseph Franklin Rutherford (1869-1942)
30
Kaarel Eenpalu (1888-1942)
31
Jessie Tarbox Beals (1870-1942)
Photographer
32
Franz Boas (1858-1942)
Anthropologist
33
Buck Jones (1891-1942)
Movie Actor
34
Jimmy Blanton (1918-1942)
Bassist
35
John Goodall (1863-1942)
Soccer Player
36
Ross Gregory (1916-1942)
Cricketer
37
Alfred Wallis (1855-1942)
38
Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd (1868-1942)
39
Cecilia Beaux (1855-1942)
40
Victor Vance (1889-1942)
Jazz Singer
41
Nikola Vaptsarov (1909-1942)
42
Tony Sarg (1880-1942)
Puppeteer
43
Daniel Alomia Robles (1871-1942)
44
Blanche Selva (1884-1942)
Pianist
45
Franklin Brockson (1865-1942)
46
Fred Fisher (1875-1942)
Songwriter
47
Akiko Yosano (1878-1942)
48
Celebrities Born in 1942
Deaths by Year