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
Edna May Oliver (1883-1942)
7
Grant Wood (1891-1942)
Painter
8
Jack Dillon (1891-1942)
Boxer
9
Louis Sebert (1886-1942)
Runner
10
Edith Pretty (1883-1942)
11
Fred Fisher (1875-1942)
Songwriter
12
Miguel Hernández (1910-1942)
Poet
13
Franklin Brockson (1865-1942)
Politician
14
George M. Cohan (1878-1942)
Composer
15
Akiko Yosano (1878-1942)
16
Will James (1892-1942)
17
Victor Vance (1889-1942)
Jazz Singer
18
Helmuth Hubener (1925-1942)
19
Cecilia Beaux (1855-1942)
20
Elisabeth Irwin (1880-1942)
21
Bunny Berigan (1908-1942)
Trumpet Player
22
Billy Bennett (1887-1942)
Comedian
23
Wilbur Scoville (1865-1942)
Doctor
24
Celebrities Born in 1942
Deaths by Year
Helga Estby (1860-1942)
25
Augustinas Voldemaras (1883-1942)
26
Julio Gonzalez (1876-1942)
27
Joseph Franklin Rutherford (1869-1942)
Religious Leader
28
Brian Lane (1917-1942)
29
Alice Duer Miller (1874-1942)
30
Edith Stein (1891-1942)
31
Ado Birk (1883-1942)
32
Ross Gregory (1916-1942)
Cricketer
33
Yanka Kupala (1882-1942)
34
Buck Jones (1891-1942)
Movie Actor
35
Jimmy Blanton (1918-1942)
Bassist
36
Rachel Field (1894-1942)
37
George Sutherland (1862-1942)
Supreme Court Justice
38
Belisario Porras Barahona (1856-1942)
39
Tony Sarg (1880-1942)
Puppeteer
40
Alfred Wallis (1855-1942)
41
Harry Champion (1865-1942)
42
Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd (1868-1942)
43
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875-1942)
Entrepreneur
44
Nikola Vaptsarov (1909-1942)
45
Daniel Alomia Robles (1871-1942)
46
Kaarel Eenpalu (1888-1942)
47
Blanche Selva (1884-1942)
Pianist
48
