Jan Stenerud

Norwegian player of american football.

Born November 26th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Fet Municipality.

Seema Deo

Indian actress (1942-2023).

Born March 27th, 1942 in Mumbai.

Died August 24th, 2023 at 81 years old in Bandra (Alzheimer's disease).

Věra Čáslavská

Czechoslovak sports official, artistic gymnast and coach (1942–2016).

Born May 3rd, 1942 in Prague. ^[ref]

Died August 30th, 2016 at 74 years old in Prague (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

Jaipal Reddy

Indian politician (1942-2019).

Born January 16th, 1942 in Madgul.

Died July 28th, 2019 at 77 years old in Hyderabad (pneumonia). ^[ref]

Leo Dan

Argentine composer and singer (1942–2026).

Born March 22nd, 1942 in Villa Atamisqui.

Died January 1st, 2025 at 82 years old in Miami. ^[ref]

Abdulsalami Abubakar

Nigerian general and brief head of state.

Born June 13th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Minna.

Margaret Alva

Governor of the indian state of rajasthan.

Born April 14th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Mangaluru. ^[ref]

Adil Abdul-Mahdi

Iraqi politician.

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

Nancy Parsons

American actress (1942–2001).

Born January 17th, 1942 in Saint Paul.

Died January 5th, 2001 at 58 years old in La Crosse (diabetes, heart failure).

Tom Mankiewicz

American writer, producer and director (1942–2010).

Born June 1st, 1942 in Los Angeles.

Died July 31st, 2010 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer).

Dick Pound

Canadian swimmer, olympic athlete, british empire games gold medallist, international olympic committee vice president, university chancellor, lawyer.

Born March 22nd, 1942 (age 84 years) in St. Catharines.

Katherine Justice

American actress.

Born October 28th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Sacramento.

Eddie Kramer

British audio engineer and producer.

Born April 19th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Cape Town.

Carla Thomas

American singer (born 1942).

Born December 21st, 1942 (age 83 years) in Memphis.

Robin Ellis

British actor.

Born January 8th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Ipswich.

Phil Coulter

Northern irish musician, songwriter and record producer.

Born February 19th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Derry.

Maggie Blye

American actress.

Born October 24th, 1942 in Houston. ^[ref]

Died March 24th, 2016 at 73 years old in West Hollywood (cancer). ^[ref]

Deirdre McCloskey

American economist & academic.

Born September 11th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Ann Arbor.

Giacinto Facchetti

Italian association football player (1942–2006).

Born July 18th, 1942 in Treviglio.

Died September 4th, 2006 at 64 years old in Milan (cancer, pancreatic cancer).

Billy Joe Royal

American singer (1942-2015).

Born April 3rd, 1942 in Valdosta.

Died October 6th, 2015 at 73 years old in Morehead City. ^[ref]

Judy Pace

American actress.

Born June 15th, 1942 in Los Angeles.

Died March 11th, 2026 at 83 years old in Marina del Rey. ^[ref]

Mohamed ElBaradei

Egyptian law scholar and diplomat, 4th director general of the international atomic energy agency, and nobel peace prize recipient.

Born June 17th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Cairo.

Jusuf Kalla

10th and 12th vice president of indonesia, businessman.

Born May 15th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Watampone. ^[ref]

Jacques Rogge

President of the international olympic committee from 2001 to 2013.

Born May 2nd, 1942 in Ghent.

Died August 29th, 2021 at 79 years old in Deinze.

Milton Nascimento

Brazilian singer-songwriter and musician.

Born October 26th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Rio de Janeiro.