Bob Hayes

American football player and sprinter (1942–2003).

Born December 20th, 1942 in Jacksonville.

Died September 18th, 2002 at 59 years old in Jacksonville (prostate cancer).

Marc Alaimo

American actor (b. 1942).

Born May 5th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Milwaukee.

David de Rothschild

French banker.

Born December 15th, 1942 (age 83 years) in New York City.

Brian Kernighan

Canadian computer scientist, co-inventor of the unix operating system.

Born January 1st, 1942 (age 84 years) in Toronto.

Kenneth Welsh

Canadian actor (1942-2022).

Born March 30th, 1942 in Edmonton.

Died May 5th, 2022 at 80 years old in Toronto (cancer). ^[ref]

Freda Payne

American singer and actress (born 1942).

Born September 19th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Detroit.

Anita Roddick

British business woman, founder of the body shop (1942-2007).

Born October 23rd, 1942 in Littlehampton.

Died September 10th, 2007 at 64 years old in Chichester (cerebral hemorrhage). ^[ref]

John P. Hammond

American blues singer and guitarist.

Born November 13th, 1942 in New York City.

Died February 28th, 2026 at 83 years old in Jersey City. ^[ref]

Enoch Adejarue Adeboye

Nigerian pastor (born 1942).

Born March 2nd, 1942 (age 84 years) in Nigeria, Osun State. ^[ref]

Bill Conti

American composer and conductor.

Born April 13th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Providence.

Ivan Koloff

Canadian professional wrestler (1942–2017).

Born August 25th, 1942 in Montreal.

Died February 18th, 2017 at 74 years old in Winterville (liver cancer). ^[ref]

Manolo Blahnik

Czech-spanish fashion designer (shoes).

Born November 27th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Santa Cruz de La Palma.

Wolfgang Schäuble

German politician and statesman (1942–2023).

Born September 18th, 1942 in Freiburg im Breisgau. ^[ref]

Died December 26th, 2023 at 81 years old in Offenburg (cancer). ^[ref]

Giacommo Agostini

Italian motorcycle racer.

Born June 16th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Brescia.

Ken Patera

American professional wrestler and weightlifter.

Born November 6th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Portland.

Country Joe McDonald

American musician (1942–2026).

Born January 1st, 1942 in Washington, D.C..

Died March 7th, 2026 at 84 years old in Berkeley (Parkinson's disease). ^[ref]

Rei Kawakubo

Japanese fashion designer, business woman (1942-).

Born October 11th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Tokyo.

João Teixeira de Faria

Brazilian religious leader and convicted rapist.

Born June 24th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Cachoeira de Goiás.

Frank Bank

American actor (1942–2013).

Born April 12th, 1942 in Los Angeles.

Died April 13th, 2013 at 71 years old in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

Guion Bluford

American astronaut (born 1942).

Born November 22nd, 1942 (age 83 years) in Philadelphia.

Andraé Crouch

American gospel singer, songwriter, arranger, record producer and pastor (1942-2015).

Born July 1st, 1942 in San Francisco, Los Angeles.

Died January 8th, 2015 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).

Floyd Little

Player of american football (1942–2021).

Born July 4th, 1942 in New Haven.

Died January 1st, 2021 at 78 years old in Las Vegas (neuroendocrine tumor). ^[ref]

Pedro Morales

Puerto rican professional wrestler (1942–2019).

Born October 22nd, 1942 in Culebra.

Died February 12th, 2019 at 76 years old in Perth Amboy (Parkinson's disease). ^[ref]

Michelle Hurst

American actress.

Born June 1st, 1942 (age 84 years) in Brooklyn.

K. T. Oslin

American musician.

Born May 15th, 1942 in Arkansas.

Died December 21st, 2020 at 78 years old in Nashville (COVID-19, Parkinson's disease). ^[ref]