George S. Rentz (1882-1942)
War Hero
1
Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942)
Novelist
2
Carole Lombard (1908-1942)
Movie Actress
3
Charlie Christian (1916-1942)
Guitarist
4
John Barrymore (1882-1942)
Stage Actor
5
Jack Dillon (1891-1942)
Boxer
6
Edna May Oliver (1883-1942)
7
Grant Wood (1891-1942)
Painter
8
Louis Sebert (1886-1942)
Runner
9
Elisabeth Irwin (1880-1942)
Politician
10
Miguel Hernández (1910-1942)
Poet
11
Akiko Yosano (1878-1942)
12
Franklin Brockson (1865-1942)
13
Victor Vance (1889-1942)
Jazz Singer
14
George M. Cohan (1878-1942)
Composer
15
Augustinas Voldemaras (1883-1942)
16
José Raúl Capablanca (1888-1942)
Chess Player
17
Will James (1892-1942)
18
Helmuth Hubener (1925-1942)
19
Bunny Berigan (1908-1942)
Trumpet Player
20
Billy Bennett (1887-1942)
Comedian
21
Cecilia Beaux (1855-1942)
22
Wilbur Scoville (1865-1942)
Doctor
23
Helga Estby (1860-1942)
24
Celebrities Born in 1942
Deaths by Year
Julio Gonzalez (1876-1942)
25
Joseph Franklin Rutherford (1869-1942)
Religious Leader
26
Brian Lane (1917-1942)
27
Ado Birk (1883-1942)
28
Alice Duer Miller (1874-1942)
29
Edith Stein (1891-1942)
30
Ross Gregory (1916-1942)
Cricketer
31
Yanka Kupala (1882-1942)
32
Buck Jones (1891-1942)
Movie Actor
33
Jimmy Blanton (1918-1942)
Bassist
34
Rachel Field (1894-1942)
35
George Sutherland (1862-1942)
Supreme Court Justice
36
Belisario Porras Barahona (1856-1942)
37
Tony Sarg (1880-1942)
Puppeteer
38
Alfred Wallis (1855-1942)
39
Edith Pretty (1883-1942)
40
Alan Blumlein (1903-1942)
Entrepreneur
41
Harry Champion (1865-1942)
42
Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd (1868-1942)
43
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875-1942)
44
Nikola Vaptsarov (1909-1942)
45
Daniel Alomia Robles (1871-1942)
46
Fred Fisher (1875-1942)
Songwriter
47
Kaarel Eenpalu (1888-1942)
48
