Famous People Born In 1942
Discover the most famous people born in 1942. The list includes people like Stephen Hawking, Muhammad Ali, Harrison Ford, Paul McCartney, Jimi Hendrix and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, composers, guitarists and journalists born in 1942. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Canada & Italy and many more countries.
This ranking is based on an algorithm that combines various factors, including the votes of our users and search trends on the internet.
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Birthdate: 17th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Died: June 3, 2016
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Stephen Hawking(Theoretical Physicist - First to Set Out a Theory of Cosmology)
Birthdate: 8th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Oxford, England
Died: March 14, 2018
Birthdate: 29th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Daytona Beach, Florida, United States
Died: July 4, 1995
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Harrison Ford(One of The Highest-Grossing Actors in North America)
Birthdate: 13th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Aretha Franklin(One of the Best-Selling Music Artists in the World & 'Queen of Soul')
Birthdate: 25th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Died: August 16, 2018
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Jimi Hendrix(One of the Most Influential Electric Guitarists & the Greatest Instrumentalist in the History of Rock Music)
Birthdate: 27th November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, United States
Died: September 18, 1970
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Paul McCartney(Co-Lead Vocalist of the Rock Band 'The Beatles' and One of the Most Successful Composers of All Time)
Birthdate: 18th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
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Birthdate: 17th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: May 10, 1994
Birthdate: 24th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
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Martin Scorsese(Director, Producer and One of the Major Figures of the 'New Hollywood' Era)
Birthdate: 17th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Flushing, New York, United States
Birthdate: 9th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York City, New York
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Jerry Garcia(The Lead Guitarist and a Vocalist with the Rock Band the "Grateful Dead")
Birthdate: 1st August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Died: August 9, 1995
Birthdate: 24th November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
Birthdate: 20th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Inglewood, California, United States
Birthdate: 21st October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
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Brian Jones(English Multi-Instrumentalist, Singer and Founder of the Rock Band 'The Rolling Stones')
Birthdate: 28th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Died: July 3, 1969
Birthdate: 11th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India
Birthdate: 13th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Birthdate: 17th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Monroe, Louisiana, United States
Died: August 22, 1989
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Madeline Kahn(Former Actress whose credits include History of the World, Part I, Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein)
Birthdate: 29th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: September 3, 1999
Birthdate: 20th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Covington, Tennessee, United States
Died: August 10, 2008
Birthdate: 20th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Little Rock, Arkansas
Died: February 23, 1999
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Lou Reed(Lead Guitarist, Vocalist & Principal Songwriter of the Rock Band “The Velvet Underground”)
Birthdate: 2nd March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: October 27, 2013
Birthdate: 29th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Blackburn
Birthdate: 22nd May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Birthdate: 18th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Urbana, Illinois, United States
Died: April 4, 2013
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Michael Crichton(Best Known as the Author of “Jurassic Park” and the creator of the TV Drama “ER”)
Birthdate: 23rd October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: November 4, 2008
Birthdate: 5th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States
Died: April 6, 1998
Birthdate: 22nd October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Utica, New York, United States
Died: April 8, 2013
Birthdate: 30th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: February 27, 1968
Birthdate: 3rd June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: December 26, 1999
Birthdate: 31st October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Peoria, Illinois, USA
Died: March 3, 2018
Birthdate: 19th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bronx, New York, United States
Birthdate: 27th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Birthdate: 6th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: May 5, 2021
Birthdate: 1st February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire, Wales
Died: January 21, 2020
Birthdate: 2nd August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Lima, Peru
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Michael Nesmith(Musician, Singer, Novelist, Screenwriter, Film actor, Stage actor, Television actor, Guitarist, Songwriter)
Birthdate: 30th December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Houston
Birthdate: 10th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States
Died: May 16, 2010
Birthdate: 19th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Sheffield, Alabama, United States
Died: November 1, 2015
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Linda Evans(Known primarily for her roles on television)
Birthdate: 18th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Birthdate: 23rd April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Bayonne, New Jersey, United States
Died: February 20, 2005
Birthdate: 3rd January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: West Gorton, Manchester, England, UK
Died: February 21, 2002
Birthdate: 5th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Munich, Germany
Birthdate: 2nd November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Birthdate: 29th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Thomasville, Georgia, United States
Birthdate: 26th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bury St Edmunds, West Suffolk, England
Died: April 29, 2014
Birthdate: 12th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Montgomery, Alabama
Died: February 23, 1995
Birthdate: 24th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Beckley, West Virginia, United States
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Leon Russell(Singer, Musician, Singer-songwriter, Pianist, Guitarist)
Birthdate: 2nd April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Lawton
Died: November 13, 2016
