George S. Rentz (1882-1942)
War Hero
1
Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942)
Novelist
2
Grant Wood (1891-1942)
Painter
3
Carole Lombard (1908-1942)
Movie Actress
4
John Barrymore (1882-1942)
Stage Actor
5
Buck Jones (1891-1942)
Movie Actor
6
Miguel Hernández (1910-1942)
Poet
7
Bunny Berigan (1908-1942)
Trumpet Player
8
Julio Gonzalez (1876-1942)
9
George M. Cohan (1878-1942)
Composer
10
Louis Sebert (1886-1942)
Runner
11
Jack Dillon (1891-1942)
Boxer
12
Helmuth Hubener (1925-1942)
13
Edna May Oliver (1883-1942)
14
Virginia Lee Corbin (1910-1942)
15
Akiko Yosano (1878-1942)
16
Augustinas Voldemaras (1883-1942)
Politician
17
James F. Hanley (1892-1942)
18
Joseph Franklin Rutherford (1869-1942)
Religious Leader
19
Rachel Field (1894-1942)
20
Charlie Christian (1916-1942)
Guitarist
21
Gabriel Terra (1873-1942)
World Leader
22
Edward Bartlett Cormack (1898-1942)
Screenwriter
23
Ralph Rainger (1901-1942)
24
Celebrities Born in 1942
Deaths by Year
William Alexander Percy (1885-1942)
25
Wilbur Scoville (1865-1942)
Doctor
26
Brian Lane (1917-1942)
27
Helga Estby (1860-1942)
28
Edith Stein (1891-1942)
29
Will James (1892-1942)
30
Fred Fisher (1875-1942)
Songwriter
31
José Raúl Capablanca (1888-1942)
Chess Player
32
Belisario Porras Barahona (1856-1942)
33
Tony Sarg (1880-1942)
Puppeteer
34
Ado Birk (1883-1942)
35
Alice Duer Miller (1874-1942)
36
Yanka Kupala (1882-1942)
37
Edith Pretty (1883-1942)
38
Cecilia Beaux (1855-1942)
39
Harry Champion (1865-1942)
Comedian
40
Franz Boas (1858-1942)
Anthropologist
41
Jimmy Blanton (1918-1942)
Bassist
42
Graham McNamee (1888-1942)
Sportscaster
43
Ross Gregory (1916-1942)
Cricketer
44
Alfred Wallis (1855-1942)
45
Leon Jessel (1871-1942)
46
Elisabeth Irwin (1880-1942)
47
George Buckston (1881-1942)
48
