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
Helmuth Hubener (1925-1942)
5
George M. Cohan (1878-1942)
Composer
6
Wilbur Scoville (1865-1942)
Doctor
7
John Barrymore (1882-1942)
Stage Actor
8
Miguel Hernández (1910-1942)
Poet
9
Louis Sebert (1886-1942)
Runner
10
Will James (1892-1942)
11
John Goodall (1863-1942)
Soccer Player
12
Edith Stein (1891-1942)
Religious Leader
13
Nikola Vaptsarov (1909-1942)
14
Julio Gonzalez (1876-1942)
15
Jack Dillon (1891-1942)
Boxer
16
Buck Jones (1891-1942)
Movie Actor
17
Akiko Yosano (1878-1942)
18
Bunny Berigan (1908-1942)
Trumpet Player
19
Titus Brandsma (1881-1942)
20
Alfred Wallis (1855-1942)
21
Billy Bennett (1887-1942)
Comedian
22
Tom O'Grady (1901-1942)
23
Brian Lane (1917-1942)
24
Celebrities Born in 1942
Deaths by Year
Helga Estby (1860-1942)
25
Augustinas Voldemaras (1883-1942)
Politician
26
Charlie Christian (1916-1942)
Guitarist
27
Edna May Oliver (1883-1942)
28
Fred Fisher (1875-1942)
Songwriter
29
Ado Birk (1883-1942)
30
José Raúl Capablanca (1888-1942)
Chess Player
31
James F. Hanley (1892-1942)
32
Alice Duer Miller (1874-1942)
33
Belisario Porras Barahona (1856-1942)
34
Rachel Field (1894-1942)
35
Joseph Franklin Rutherford (1869-1942)
36
Edith Pretty (1883-1942)
37
Elisabeth Irwin (1880-1942)
38
Walter Sickert (1860-1942)
39
Jimmy Blanton (1918-1942)
Bassist
40
Franz Boas (1858-1942)
Anthropologist
41
Ross Gregory (1916-1942)
Cricketer
42
Virginia Lee Corbin (1910-1942)
43
Yanka Kupala (1882-1942)
44
Tony Sarg (1880-1942)
Puppeteer
45
Gabriel Terra (1873-1942)
World Leader
46
Cecilia Beaux (1855-1942)
47
Harry Champion (1865-1942)
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