George S. Rentz (1882-1942)
War Hero
1
Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942)
Novelist
2
Carole Lombard (1908-1942)
Movie Actress
3
Grant Wood (1891-1942)
Painter
4
Miguel Hernández (1910-1942)
Poet
5
John Barrymore (1882-1942)
Stage Actor
6
Bunny Berigan (1908-1942)
Trumpet Player
7
Wilbur Scoville (1865-1942)
Doctor
8
Charlie Christian (1916-1942)
Guitarist
9
Louis Sebert (1886-1942)
Runner
10
Ado Birk (1883-1942)
Politician
11
George M. Cohan (1878-1942)
Composer
12
Jessie Tarbox Beals (1870-1942)
Photographer
13
Billy Bennett (1887-1942)
Comedian
14
Jack Dillon (1891-1942)
Boxer
15
Alan Blumlein (1903-1942)
Entrepreneur
16
Rachel Field (1894-1942)
17
Julio Gonzalez (1876-1942)
18
Helmuth Hubener (1925-1942)
19
Edna May Oliver (1883-1942)
20
José Raúl Capablanca (1888-1942)
Chess Player
21
Will James (1892-1942)
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
William Alexander Percy (1885-1942)
28
Victor Vance (1889-1942)
Jazz Singer
29
Buck Jones (1891-1942)
Movie Actor
30
Helga Estby (1860-1942)
31
Edith Stein (1891-1942)
Religious Leader
32
Nikola Vaptsarov (1909-1942)
33
Augustinas Voldemaras (1883-1942)
34
Alfred Wallis (1855-1942)
35
Joseph Franklin Rutherford (1869-1942)
36
Akiko Yosano (1878-1942)
37
Brian Lane (1917-1942)
38
Titus Brandsma (1881-1942)
39
James F. Hanley (1892-1942)
40
John Goodall (1863-1942)
Soccer Player
41
Ross Gregory (1916-1942)
Cricketer
42
Virginia Lee Corbin (1910-1942)
43
Alice Duer Miller (1874-1942)
44
Belisario Porras Barahona (1856-1942)
45
Yanka Kupala (1882-1942)
46
Tony Sarg (1880-1942)
Puppeteer
47
Gabriel Terra (1873-1942)
World Leader
48
