John Witherspoon

American actor (1942–2019).

Born January 27th, 1942 in Detroit.

Died October 29th, 2019 at 77 years old in Sherman Oaks (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Fred Ward

American actor (1942–2022).

Born December 30th, 1942 in San Diego.

Died May 8th, 2022 at 79 years old in San Diego. ^[ref]

Fred Thompson

American politician and actor (1942-2015).

Born August 19th, 1942 in Sheffield.

Died November 1st, 2015 at 73 years old in Nashville (non-Hodgkin lymphoma). ^[ref]

Tobin Bell

American actor.

Born August 7th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Queens.

Carlos Hathcock

United states marine corps sniper.

Born May 20th, 1942 in Little Rock.

Died February 22nd, 1999 at 56 years old in Virginia Beach (multiple sclerosis).

Roger Staubach

American football player and navy officer (born 1942).

Born February 5th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Cincinnati.

David Bradley

British actor.

Born April 17th, 1942 (age 84 years) in York.

Steve Wynn

American businessman.

Born January 27th, 1942 (age 84 years) in New Haven.

John Bennett Perry

American actor.

Born January 3rd, 1942 (age 84 years) in Williamstown.

Charmian Carr

American actress (1942–2016).

Born December 28th, 1942 in Chicago.

Died September 17th, 2016 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (dementia). ^[ref]

Dick Butkus

American football player (1942–2023).

Born December 9th, 1942 in Chicago.

Died October 5th, 2023 at 80 years old in Malibu. ^[ref]

Richard O'Brien

English actor, writer, musician, and television presenter.

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

Michael Eisner

American business executive.

Born March 7th, 1942 (age 84 years) in New York City.

Scott Wilson

American actor (1942–2018).

Born March 29th, 1942 in Atlanta.

Died October 6th, 2018 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).

Dennis Hastert

American politician (born 1942).

Born January 2nd, 1942 (age 84 years) in Aurora.

Frankie Lymon

American singer (1942–1968).

Born September 30th, 1942 in New York City, Harlem.

Died February 28th, 1968 at 25 years old in Harlem (drug overdose).

Curtis Mayfield

American singer, songwriter, and record producer (1942-1999).

Born June 3rd, 1942 in Chicago. ^[ref]

Died December 26th, 1999 at 57 years old in Roswell (diabetes). ^[ref]

Lainie Kazan

American actress and singer.

Born May 15th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Brooklyn.

Michael York

British actor.

Born March 27th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Fulmer.

Richard Roundtree

American actor and singer (1942–2023).

Born July 9th, 1942 in New Rochelle.

Died October 24th, 2023 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

Harry Chapin

American singer-songwriter (1942–1981).

Born December 7th, 1942 in Brooklyn.

Died July 16th, 1981 at 38 years old in New York City (traffic collision).

Eusébio

Portuguese footballer (1942–2014).

Born January 25th, 1942 in Maputo.

Died January 5th, 2014 at 71 years old in Lisbon (heart failure).

Mallikarjun Kharge

Indian politician.

Born July 21st, 1942 (age 83 years) in Karnataka.

Isabel Allende

Chilean writer.

Born August 2nd, 1942 (age 83 years) in Lima.

Anita Pallenberg

German-italian actress, model and muse of the rolling stones.

Born April 6th, 1942 in Hamburg, Rome. ^[ref]

Died June 13th, 2017 at 75 years old in Chichester (hepatitis C). ^[ref]