Joe Biden, 82
US President
1
Bob Ross (1942-1995)
Painter
2
Muhammad Ali (1942-2016)
Boxer
3
Paul McCartney, 82
Rock Singer
4
Stephen Hawking (1942-2018)
Physicist
5
Harrison Ford, 82
Movie Actor
6
Judge Judy Sheindlin, 82
TV Show Host
7
Aretha Franklin (1942-2018)
Soul Singer
8
Barbra Streisand, 83
Pop Singer
9
Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970)
Guitarist
10
Amitabh Bachchan, 82
11
Calvin Klein, 82
Fashion Designer
12
John Witherspoon (1942-2019)
TV Actor
13
Richard Roundtree (1942-2023)
14
David Bradley, 83
15
Jan Pol, 82
Veterinarian
16
Ian McShane, 82
17
Martin Scorsese, 82
Director
18
Scott Wilson (1942-2018)
19
Muammar Gaddafi (1942-2011)
World Leader
20
Tobin Bell, 82
21
David Ogden Stiers (1942-2018)
22
Ali Abdullah Saleh (1942-2017)
23
Carl Dean (1942-2025)
Family Member
24
Died in 1942
Born in the 1940s
Lou Reed (1942-2013)
25
Billy Connolly, 82
26
Isaac Hayes (1942-2008)
27
Scatman John (1942-1999)
28
Bob Hoskins (1942-2014)
29
Jacob Zuma, 83
30
Chris Sarandon, 82
31
Jerry Jones, 82
Entrepreneur
32
Madeline Kahn (1942-1999)
Movie Actress
33
Michael York, 83
34
Betsey Johnson, 82
35
Gemma Jones, 82
TV Actress
36
Brian Jones (1942-1969)
37
Susan Sullivan, 82
38
Lupe Ontiveros (1942-2012)
39
Carole King, 83
Songwriter
40
Willis Reed (1942-2023)
Basketball Player
41
Andrew Robinson, 83
42
Werner Herzog, 82
43
Fred Thompson (1942-2015)
Lawyer
44
Afa Anoa'i (1942-2024)
Wrestler
45
Fred Ward (1942-2022)
46
Frankie Lymon (1942-1968)
47
Robert Klein, 83
Comedian
48
Years
