Roger Chapman

British rock vocalist, songwriter.

Born April 8th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Leicester. ^[ref]

Aziz Mian

Pakistani singer (1942-2000).

Born April 17th, 1942 in Delhi.

Died December 6th, 2000 at 58 years old in Tehran.

Marlena Shaw

American female singer (1942–2024).

Born September 22nd, 1942 in New Rochelle.

Died January 19th, 2024 at 81 years old in Las Vegas. ^[ref]

Alex Stepney

English footballer (born 1942).

Born September 18th, 1942 (age 83 years) in London.

Ananda Shankar

Indian musician (1942–1999).

Born December 11th, 1942 in Almora.

Died March 26th, 1999 at 56 years old in Kolkata.

Nick Tate

Australian actor.

Born June 18th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Sydney.

Robert Quine

American guitarist (1942–2004).

Born December 30th, 1942 in Akron.

Died May 31st, 2004 at 61 years old in New York City (drug overdose).

Martin Cruz Smith

American writer.

Born November 3rd, 1942 in Reading.

Died July 11th, 2025 at 82 years old in San Rafael (Parkinson's disease). ^[ref]

Jean Ping

Gabonese politician.

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

Dick Wagner

American guitarist (1942–2014).

Born December 14th, 1942 in Oelwein.

Died July 30th, 2014 at 71 years old in Phoenix (respiratory failure).

Byun Hee-bong

South korean actor (1942–2023).

Born June 8th, 1942 in Jangseong County.

Died September 18th, 2023 at 81 years old in Samsung Seoul Hospital (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

Michael Zaslow

American actor.

Born November 1st, 1942 in Inglewood.

Died December 6th, 1998 at 56 years old in New York City (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).

Zoot Money

British vocalist, keyboardist and bandleader (1942–2024).

Born July 17th, 1942 in Bournemouth.

Died September 8th, 2024 at 82 years old ^[ref]

Barry Goldberg

American musical artist (1942–2025).

Born December 25th, 1942 in Chicago.

Died January 22nd, 2025 at 82 years old in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

Ama Ata Aidoo

Ghanaian author and poet.

Born March 23rd, 1942 in Abeadzi Kyiakor. ^[ref]

Died May 31st, 2023 at 81 years old in Accra (disease). ^[ref]

Joan Freeman

American actress.

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

Anthony B. Richmond

British cinematographer.

Born July 7th, 1942 (age 84 years) in London.

Michael Hui

Hong kong comedian, screenwriter, film director and actor.

Born September 3rd, 1942 (age 83 years) in Panyu District.

Suzzanna

Indonesian actress, model, and singer (1942–2008).

Born October 13th, 1942 in Bogor.

Died October 15th, 2008 at 66 years old in Potrobangsan (diabetes). ^[ref]

Dorothy Counts

American activist.

Born March 25th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Charlotte.

Mira Marković

Serbian academic, journalist and politician.

Born July 10th, 1942 in Požarevac.

Died April 14th, 2019 at 76 years old in Sochi (surgical complications).

Vincent C. Gray

American politician and former mayor of the district of columbia.

Born November 8th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Washington, D.C..

Dennis Conner

Sailor.

Born September 16th, 1942 (age 83 years) in San Diego. ^[ref]

Billy Swan

American musician and songwriter.

Born May 12th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Cape Girardeau.

Adam Hochschild

American author, journalist, and lecturer.

Born October 5th, 1942 (age 83 years) in New York City.