Joe Biden

46th president of the united states (2021–2025).

Born November 20th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Scranton.

Stephen Hawking

British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018).

Born January 8th, 1942 in Oxford. ^[ref]

Died March 14th, 2018 at 76 years old in Cambridge (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). ^[ref]

Muhammad Ali

American boxer (1942–2016).

Born January 17th, 1942 in Louisville. ^[ref]

Died June 3rd, 2016 at 74 years old in Scottsdale (respiratory disease). ^[ref]

Harrison Ford

American actor.

Born July 13th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Chicago.

Ted Kaczynski

American domestic terrorist, mathematician and anarchist (1942–2023).

Born May 22nd, 1942 in Evergreen Park. ^[ref]

Died June 10th, 2023 at 81 years old in Federal Medical Center, Butner. ^[ref]

Paul McCartney

English musician, member of the beatles (born 1942).

Born June 18th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Liverpool. ^[ref]

John Wayne Gacy

American serial killer (1942–1994).

Born March 17th, 1942 in Edgewater.

Died May 10th, 1994 at 52 years old in Stateville Correctional Center (lethal injection).

Bob Ross

American painter, art instructor, television host, and air force master sergeant (1942–1995).

Born October 29th, 1942 in Daytona Beach.

Died July 4th, 1995 at 52 years old in Orlando (lymphoma).

Amitabh Bachchan

Indian film actor (born 1942).

Born October 11th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Prayagraj. ^[ref]

Jimi Hendrix

American guitarist (1942–1970).

Born November 27th, 1942 in Seattle. ^[ref]

Died September 18th, 1970 at 27 years old in Kensington (asphyxia). ^[ref]

Martin Scorsese

American filmmaker (born 1942).

Born November 17th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Queens.

Aretha Franklin

American singer, songwriter, and pianist (1942–2018).

Born March 25th, 1942 in Memphis.

Died August 16th, 2018 at 76 years old in Detroit (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

Tasuku Honjo

Japanese professor of immunology and genomic medicine (1942–).

Born January 27th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Kyoto. ^[ref]

Barbra Streisand

American singer and actress (born 1942).

Born April 24th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Brooklyn.

Muammar Gaddafi

Libyan revolutionary, politician and political theorist (1942–2011).

Born June 7th, 1942 in Qasr Abu Hadi. ^[ref]

Died October 20th, 2011 at 69 years old in Sirte (lynching, ballistic trauma). ^[ref]

Mitch McConnell

American politician and lawyer (born 1942).

Born February 20th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Sheffield.

Brian Wilson

American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer (1942–2025).

Born June 20th, 1942 in Centinela Hospital Medical Center.

Died June 11th, 2025 at 82 years old in Beverly Hills. ^[ref]

Michael Bloomberg

American businessman and politician; 108th mayor of new york city.

Born February 14th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Boston.

Carole King

American singer-songwriter and musician (born 1942).

Born February 9th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Brooklyn.

Ian McShane

British actor (born 1942).

Born September 29th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Blackburn.

George Jung

Major player in the cocaine trade in the united states in the 1970s and early 1980s.

Born August 6th, 1942 in Boston.

Died May 5th, 2021 at 78 years old in Weymouth (kidney failure, liver failure). ^[ref]

Rajesh Khanna

Indian actor (1942–2012).

Born December 29th, 1942 in Amritsar.

Died July 18th, 2012 at 69 years old in Mumbai (cancer).

Brian Jones

British multi-instrumentalist, founder of the rolling stones (1942–1969).

Born February 28th, 1942 in Cheltenham.

Died July 3rd, 1969 at 27 years old in Cotchford Farm (drowning).

Billy Connolly

Scottish actor and comedian.

Born November 24th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Glasgow.

Werner Herzog

German film director, producer, screenwriter, actor and opera director.

Born September 5th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Munich.