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.
Michael Bloomberg14th February, American
Mayor of New York City
Stephen Hawking8th January, British
Theoretical Physicist, Cosmologist
Joe Biden20th November, American
Vice President of the U.S.A
Muhammad Ali17th January, American
Bob Ross29th October, American
Painter
Paul McCartney18th June, British
Singer-songwriter
Ted Kaczynski22nd May, American
Terrorist, Anarchist
Amitabh Bachchan11th October, Indian
Actor
John Wayne Gacy17th March, American
Serial Killer
Harrison Ford13th July, American
American actor
Jimi Hendrix27th November, American
Singer & Musician
Werner Herzog5th September, German
Actor, Director
Mitch McConnell20th February, American
United States Senator
Barbra Streisand24th April, American
American singer-songwriter
Muammar Gaddafi7th June, Libyan
Martin Scorsese17th November, American
Director, Producer
Jerry Jones13th October, American
Owner of NFL's Dallas Cowboys Team
Aretha Franklin25th March, American
Singer
Tammy Wynette5th May, American
Singer
Carole King9th February, American
Composer
Brian Wilson20th June, American
Musician, Singer
Billy Connolly24th November, Scottish
Stand-up Comedian
Lou Reed2nd March, American
Musician
Roger Ebert18th June, American
Carlos Hathcock20th May, American
Military Personnel
Brian Jones28th February, British
Founder of the Rolling Stones
Jerry Garcia1st August, American
Musician
Michael Crichton23rd October, American
Author, Screenwriter, Film Director
Hu Jintao21st December, Chinese
Former General Secretary of the Communist Party of
Ann Dunham29th November, American
Barack Obama's Mother
Calvin Klein19th November, American
Fashion Designer
Terry Melcher8th February, American
Musician
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John Kani30th August, South African
Actor, Playwright, Director
Joy Behar7th October, American
Comedian
Jacob Zuma12th April, South African
Fourth President of South Africa
Tony Sirico29th July, American
Actor
Larry Flynt1st November, American
Chris Sarandon24th July, American
Actor
Gemma Jones4th December, British
Actress
Sandra Dee23rd April, American
Film Actress
Annette Funicello22nd October, American
Actress
Curtis Mayfield3rd June, American
Singer, Guitarist
Huey P. Newton17th February, American
American political activist
Charlotte Johnson Wahl30th April, British
Painter, Mother of Boris Johnson
Robert Graysmith17th September, American
Author
Mehran Karimi Nasseri30th November, Iranian
Refugee
Carl Thomas Dean20th July, American
Husband of Dolly Parton
Melvin Franklin12th October, American
R&B Singer
Fred Thompson19th August, American
Former United States Senator
Michael York27th March, British
Actor
Harry Chapin7th December, American
Singer
Carol Wayne6th September, American
Actress
Steve Wynn27th January, American
Casino Resort Developer
Lola Falana11th September, American
Singer, Dancer, and Actress
Isabel Allende2nd August, Chilean, Peruvian, American
Writer
Roy DeMeo7th September, American
Gangster
Frankie Lymon30th September, American
Singer
Marsha Mason3rd April, American
Actress
David Stern22nd September, American
Businessman, Lawyer
Daniel Dennett28th March, American
Garrison Keillor7th August, American
Barry Diller2nd February, American
Chairman of IAC/InterActiveCorp
Susan Sullivan18th November, American
Actress
Robert Ballard30th June, American
Deep Sea Explorer
Arthur Blank27th September, American
Businessman
Jerry Sloan28th March, American
Basketball Player
Anita Bose Pfaff29th November, German
Economist
John Irving2nd March, American
Nelson Peltz24th June, American
Businessman & Investor
Dee Dee Warwick25th September, American
Singer
Anita Roddick23rd October, British
Alan Price19th April, British
Musician
Kent McCord26th September, American
Actor
Chelcie Ross20th January, American
Actor
Bibi Besch1st February, Austrian, American
Actress
Jim Rogers19th October, American
American businessman
Daniela Bianchi31st January, Italian
Aactress
Martin Seligman12th August, American
Psychologist
Betty Aberlin30th December, American
Actress
Lupe Ontiveros17th September, American
Actress
José Eduardo dos Santos28th August, Angolan
President of Angola
Bill Nelson29th September, American
Former United States Senator
Frank Bonner28th February, American
Actor
Enoch Adeboye2nd March, Nigerian
Pastor
Dith Pran27th September, American
Photojournalist
Mohamed ElBaradei17th June, Egyptian
Former Director of IAEA & Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Françoise Dorléac21st March, French
Actress
Nathan Deal25th August, American
82nd Governor of Georgia
Michael Madigan19th April, American
Politician
Judith Sheindlin21st October, American
Judge, Reality TV Personality
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard20th October, German
Researcher
Butch Otter3rd May, American
Governor of Idaho
Stanley B. Prusiner28th May, American
Neurologist and Biochemist
Vladimír Mečiar26th July, Slovak
Politician
Yiannis Boutaris13th June, Greek
Greek Politician
Laila Freivalds22nd June, Swedish
Swedish Politician