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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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
3
Bob Ross(Painter, Art Instructor and Television Host)
Birthdate: 29th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Daytona Beach, Florida, United States
Died: July 4, 1995
4
Harrison Ford(One of The Highest-Grossing Actors in North America)
Birthdate: 13th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
5
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
6
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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Barbra Streisand(One of the Few Performers Who Have Been Awarded an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT))
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: 21st October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
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')
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)
Birthdate: 29th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: September 3, 1999
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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: 20th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Inglewood, California, United States
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Isaac Hayes
(Singer-songwriter)
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’)
Birthdate: 5th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States
Died: April 6, 1998
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Jerry Jones(American Businessman, President and General Manager of the 'Dallas Cowboys Team' of the NFL)
Birthdate: 13th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Birthdate: 20th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Little Rock, Arkansas
Died: February 23, 1999
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Sandra Dee(Actress and Model Best Known for Her Film ‘Until They Sail’)
Birthdate: 23rd April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Bayonne, New Jersey, United States
Died: February 20, 2005
Birthdate: 22nd October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Utica, New York, United States
Died: April 8, 2013
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’)
Birthdate: 17th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Monroe, Louisiana, United States
Died: August 22, 1989
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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: 3rd June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: December 26, 1999
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David Ogden Stiers
(Actor)
Birthdate: 31st October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Peoria, Illinois, USA
Died: March 3, 2018
Birthdate: 18th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Urbana, Illinois, United States
Died: April 4, 2013
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Ronnie James Dio
(Former heavy metal singer, songwriter and composer)
Birthdate: 10th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States
Died: May 16, 2010
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Calvin Klein(American Fashion Designer and Founder of 'Calvin Klein Inc')
Birthdate: 19th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bronx, New York, United States
Birthdate: 11th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India
Birthdate: 30th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: February 27, 1968
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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
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Fred Thompson(Former United States Senator from Tennessee (1994 - 2003))
Birthdate: 19th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Sheffield, Alabama, United States
Died: November 1, 2015
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Tasuku Honjo(Nobel Prize-Winning Japanese Immunologist Who Is Known for His Research on Cancer Immunotherapy)
Birthdate: 27th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
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Isabel Allende(Chilean-American Author Known for Her Novels: ‘The House of the Spirits’ and ‘City of the Beasts’)
Birthdate: 2nd August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Lima, Peru
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Stefanie Powers
(American Actress Best Known for Her Role as ‘Jennifer Hart’ in the TV Series 'Hart to Hart')
Birthdate: 2nd November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
Birthdate: 26th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bury St Edmunds, West Suffolk, England
Died: April 29, 2014
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)
Birthdate: 18th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Birthdate: 12th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Montgomery, Alabama
Died: February 23, 1995
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Werner Herzog(German Film Director Regarded as a Pioneer of 'New German Cinema')
Birthdate: 5th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Munich, Germany
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Scott Wilson
(American film actor)
Birthdate: 29th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Thomasville, Georgia, United States
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Tony Sirico(Best Known for His Role in the TV Series 'The Sopranos')
Birthdate: 29th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Birthdate: 3rd January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: West Gorton, Manchester, England, UK
Died: February 21, 2002
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Fred Ward
(Known for Role in the 'Right Stuff')
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)
Birthdate: 6th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Birthdate: 13th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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Terry Melcher(Record Producer and Singer-Songwriter Known for His Collaboration With the Rock Band 'The Byrds')
Birthdate: 8th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: November 19, 2004