Allen Daviau

American cinematographer (1942-2020).

Born June 14th, 1942 in New Orleans.

Died April 15th, 2020 at 77 years old in Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Charlie Cooke

Scottish footballer (born 1942).

Born October 14th, 1942 (age 83 years) in St Monans.

Dennis Meadows

American scientist and emeritus professor of systems management, widely known as a coauthor of the limits to growth.

Born June 7th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Montana.

Jacques Dubochet

Swiss chemist.

Born June 8th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Aigle. ^[ref]

António Lobo Antunes

Portuguese writer (1942-2026).

Born September 1st, 1942 in Lisbon.

Died March 5th, 2026 at 83 years old in Lisbon. ^[ref]

Geoffrey Scott

American actor (1942–2021).

Born February 22nd, 1942 in Hollywood.

Died February 23rd, 2021 at 79 years old in Broomfield (Parkinson's disease). ^[ref]

Simona Kossak

Polish biologist.

Born May 30th, 1942 in Kraków.

Died March 15th, 2007 at 64 years old in Białystok.

Lyudmila Zhivkova

Bulgarian minister (1942-1981).

Born July 26th, 1942 in Govedartsi.

Died July 21st, 1981 at 38 years old in Sofia (brain tumor).

Irm Hermann

German actress (1942–2020).

Born October 4th, 1942 in Munich.

Died May 26th, 2020 at 77 years old in Berlin (disease). ^[ref]

Jackie Oliver

English racing driver.

Born August 14th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Chadwell Heath. ^[ref]

Kenichi Ogata

Japanese actor and voice actor.

Born March 29th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Tagawa district. ^[ref]

Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy

Indian politician.

Born March 25th, 1942 in Mahabubnagar.

Died August 22nd, 2025 at 83 years old ^[ref]

Bui Tuong Phong

Computer graphics researcher and pioneer (1942-1975).

Born December 14th, 1942 in Hanoi.

Died July 29th, 1975 at 32 years old in California (leukemia).

Christopher A. Sims

American econometrician and macroeconomist (born 1942).

Born October 21st, 1942 in Washington, D.C.. ^[ref]

Died March 14th, 2026 at 83 years old in Minneapolis. ^[ref]

Joe Chambers

American jazz drummer, pianist, vibraphonist and composer.

Born June 25th, 1942 in Chester.

Died September 28th, 2022 at 80 years old ^[ref]

Pierre Clémenti

French actor (1942–1999).

Born September 28th, 1942 in Paris.

Died December 27th, 1999 at 57 years old in Paris (cancer, liver cancer).

J. Gordon Melton

American religious scholar.

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

Barry Hannah

Short story writer, novelist, professor (1942–2010).

Born April 23rd, 1942 in Meridian.

Died March 1st, 2010 at 67 years old in Oxford (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Ichirō Ozawa

Japanese politician (born 1942).

Born May 24th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Shitaya-ku.

Buster Williams

American musician.

Born April 17th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Camden. ^[ref]

Melinda O. Fee

American actress (1942-2020).

Born October 7th, 1942 in Los Angeles.

Died March 24th, 2020 at 77 years old

Moishe Postone

American historian, thomas e. donnelley professor of modern history and the college, university of chicago (1942–2018).

Born April 17th, 1942 in Edmonton. ^[ref]

Died March 19th, 2018 at 75 years old in Chicago (cancer).

Jeff Mullins

American basketball player and coach.

Born March 18th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Queens.

Jonathan Wells

American intelligent design advocate (1942–2024).

Born September 19th, 1942 in New York City. ^[ref]

Died September 19th, 2024 at 82 years old ^[ref]

Guy Edwards

British racecar driver.

Born December 30th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Macclesfield.