Famous People Born In 1942

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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.
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 1 
Muhammad Ali
(The Greatest Heavyweight Boxer of All Time)
Muhammad Ali
191
Listed In: Philanthropists
Birthdate: 17th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Died: June 3, 2016
 2 
Stephen Hawking
(Theoretical Physicist - First to Set Out a Theory of Cosmology)
Stephen Hawking
214
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 8th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Oxford, England
Died: March 14, 2018
 3 
Bob Ross
(Painter, Art Instructor and Television Host)
Bob Ross
58
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)
Harrison Ford
98
Listed In: Actors
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')
Aretha Franklin
138
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: 25th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Died: August 16, 2018
 6 
Jimi Hendrix
(One of the Most Influential Electric Guitarists & the Greatest Instrumentalist in the History of Rock Music)
Jimi Hendrix
56
Listed In: Singers
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)
Paul McCartney
103
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: 18th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
 8 
Barbra Streisand
(One of the Few Performers Who Have Been Awarded an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT))
Barbra Streisand
64
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)
Martin Scorsese
26
Birthdate: 17th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Flushing, New York, United States
 10 
Carole King
(Composer)
Carole King
43
Listed In: Singers
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")
Jerry Garcia
24
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: 1st August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Died: August 9, 1995
 12 
Judith Sheindlin
(TV personality)
Judith Sheindlin
24
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: 21st October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
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Billy Connolly
(Stand-up Comedian)
Billy Connolly
25
Birthdate: 24th November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
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Brian Jones
(English Multi-Instrumentalist, Singer and Founder of the Rock Band 'The Rolling Stones')
Brian Jones
29
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: 28th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Died: July 3, 1969
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Madeline Kahn
(Known for Her Comedic Roles in Films)
Madeline Kahn
7
Birthdate: 29th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: September 3, 1999
 16 
Michael Crichton
(Best Known as the Author of “Jurassic Park” and the creator of the TV Drama “ER”)
Michael Crichton
6
Listed In: Directors
Birthdate: 23rd October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: November 4, 2008
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Brian Wilson
(Co-Founder of the Rock Band 'Beach Boys')
Brian Wilson
16
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: 20th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Inglewood, California, United States
 18 
Isaac Hayes
(Singer-songwriter)
Isaac Hayes
14
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: 20th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Covington, Tennessee, United States
Died: August 10, 2008
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Tammy Wynette
(American Music Artist Who is Known as the ‘First Lady of Country Music’)
Tammy Wynette
19
Listed In: Country Singers
Birthdate: 5th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States
Died: April 6, 1998
 20 
Jerry Jones
(American Businessman, President and General Manager of the 'Dallas Cowboys Team' of the NFL)
Jerry Jones
13
Birthdate: 13th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
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Carlos Hathcock
(Military Personnel)
Carlos Hathcock
23
Listed In: Soldiers
Birthdate: 20th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Little Rock, Arkansas
Died: February 23, 1999
 22 
Sandra Dee
(Actress and Model Best Known for Her Film ‘Until They Sail’)
Sandra Dee
9
Listed In: Actresses
Birthdate: 23rd April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Bayonne, New Jersey, United States
Died: February 20, 2005
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Annette Funicello
(Actress and Singer)
Annette Funicello
9
Listed In: Actresses
Birthdate: 22nd October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Utica, New York, United States
Died: April 8, 2013
 24 
Ian McShane
(English Actor, Producer, and Director)
Ian McShane
12
Listed In: Actors
Birthdate: 29th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Blackburn, United Kingdom
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Huey P. Newton
(Political Activist, Revolutionary Leader and Co-Founder of the ‘Black Panther Party’)
Huey P. Newton
24
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 17th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Monroe, Louisiana, United States
Died: August 22, 1989
 26 
Lou Reed
(Lead Guitarist, Vocalist & Principal Songwriter of the Rock Band “The Velvet Underground”)
Lou Reed
14
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: 2nd March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: October 27, 2013
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Curtis Mayfield
(Singer, Guitarist)
Curtis Mayfield
8
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: 3rd June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: December 26, 1999
 28 
David Ogden Stiers
(Actor)
David Ogden Stiers
4
Birthdate: 31st October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Peoria, Illinois, USA
Died: March 3, 2018
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Roger Ebert
(Film Critic for the "Chicago Sun-Times")
Roger Ebert
11
Listed In: Film Critics
Birthdate: 18th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Urbana, Illinois, United States
Died: April 4, 2013
 30 
Ronnie James Dio
(Former heavy metal singer, songwriter and composer)
Ronnie James Dio
8
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: 10th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States
Died: May 16, 2010
 31 
Calvin Klein
(American Fashion Designer and Founder of 'Calvin Klein Inc')
Calvin Klein
3
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: 19th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bronx, New York, United States
 32 
Amitabh Bachchan
39
Listed In: Actors
Birthdate: 11th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India
 33 
Frankie Lymon
14
Listed In: Rock Singers
Birthdate: 30th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: February 27, 1968
 34 
Michael Nesmith
(Musician, Singer, Novelist, Screenwriter, Film actor, Stage actor, Television actor, Guitarist, Songwriter)
Michael Nesmith
11
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: 30th December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Houston
 35 
Fred Thompson
(Former United States Senator from Tennessee (1994 - 2003))
Fred Thompson
11
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: 19th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Sheffield, Alabama, United States
Died: November 1, 2015
 36 
Tasuku Honjo
(Nobel Prize-Winning Japanese Immunologist Who Is Known for His Research on Cancer Immunotherapy)
Tasuku Honjo
26
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 27th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
 37 
Isabel Allende
(Chilean-American Author Known for Her Novels: ‘The House of the Spirits’ and ‘City of the Beasts’)
Isabel Allende
26
Listed In: Novelists
Birthdate: 2nd August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Lima, Peru
 38 
Stefanie Powers
(American Actress Best Known for Her Role as ‘Jennifer Hart’ in the TV Series 'Hart to Hart')
Stefanie Powers
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: 2nd November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
 39 
Bob Hoskins
(Actor)
Bob Hoskins
9
Listed In: Actors
Birthdate: 26th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bury St Edmunds, West Suffolk, England
Died: April 29, 2014
 40 
Terry Jones
(Actor)
Terry Jones
12
Birthdate: 1st February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire, Wales
Died: January 21, 2020
 41 
Linda Evans
(Known primarily for her roles on television)
Linda Evans
6
Listed In: Actresses
Birthdate: 18th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut, United States
 42 
Melvin Franklin
(R&B Singer)
Melvin Franklin
10
Birthdate: 12th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Montgomery, Alabama
Died: February 23, 1995
 43 
Werner Herzog
(German Film Director Regarded as a Pioneer of 'New German Cinema')
Werner Herzog
10
Birthdate: 5th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Munich, Germany
 44 
Scott Wilson
(American film actor)
Scott Wilson
1
Listed In: Actors
Birthdate: 29th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Thomasville, Georgia, United States
 45 
Tony Sirico
(Best Known for His Role in the TV Series 'The Sopranos')
Tony Sirico
4
Listed In: Actors
Birthdate: 29th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
 46 
John Thaw
(Actor)
John Thaw
10
Listed In: Actors
Birthdate: 3rd January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: West Gorton, Manchester, England, UK
Died: February 21, 2002
 47 
Fred Ward
(Known for Role in the 'Right Stuff')
Fred Ward
4
Birthdate: 30th December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: San Diego, California, United States
Died: May 8, 2022
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Britt Ekland
(Actress whose major films include 1974's The Man with the Golden Gun and 1967's The Double Man)
Britt Ekland
9
Birthdate: 6th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
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Peter Tork
(Musician)
Peter Tork
7
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: 13th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
 50 
Terry Melcher
(Record Producer and Singer-Songwriter Known for His Collaboration With the Rock Band 'The Byrds')
Terry Melcher
6
Listed In: Record Producers
Birthdate: 8th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: November 19, 2004