Ingrid Becker

German former athletics competitor, politician (cdu), and teacher (born 1942).

Born September 26th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Geseke.

Héctor Pulido

Mexican footballer (1942–2022).

Born December 15th, 1942 in Numarán Municipality.

Died February 18th, 2022 at 79 years old ^[ref]

Karl Odermatt

Swiss footballer.

Born December 17th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Lucerne.

Johannes Fried

German historian.

Born May 23rd, 1942 in Hamburg.

Died January 18th, 2026 at 83 years old in Heidelberg. ^[ref]

Idun Reiten

Norwegian mathematician.

Born January 1st, 1942 in Klæbu Municipality. ^[ref]

Died August 19th, 2025 at 83 years old in Trondheim. ^[ref]

Gerhard Olschewski

German actor.

Born May 30th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Gąski.

Nikiforos Diamandouros

Greek academic and politician.

Born June 25th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Athens.

Roby Young

Israeli footballer.

Born May 15th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Haifa.

Odd Martinsen

Norwegian cross-country skier.

Born December 20th, 1942 in Drammen. ^[ref]

Died October 27th, 2025 at 82 years old ^[ref]

Branko Rašović

Yugoslavian footballer (1942–2024).

Born April 11th, 1942 in Podgorica.

Died October 11th, 2024 at 82 years old in Belgrade. ^[ref]

Johny Schleck

Luxembourgian racing cyclist.

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

Paul Quilès

French politician (1942–2021).

Born January 27th, 1942 in Sig.

Died September 24th, 2021 at 79 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. ^[ref]

Pierre Bernard

French graphic designer (1942–2015).

Born February 25th, 1942 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.

Died November 23rd, 2015 at 73 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.

Iolu Abil

7th president of vanuatu.

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

France Anglade

French actress (1942–2014).

Born July 17th, 1942 in Constantine.

Died August 28th, 2014 at 72 years old in La Verrière.

Maria Jelinek

Canadian figure skater.

Born November 16th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Prague.

Lima

Brazilian footballer and manager (1942-2025).

Born January 18th, 1942 in São Sebastião do Paraíso.

Died February 3rd, 2025 at 83 years old in Santos (kidney failure). ^[ref]

Javier Fragoso

Mexican footballer (1942-2014).

Born April 19th, 1942 in Mexico City.

Died December 28th, 2014 at 72 years old in Cuernavaca. ^[ref]

Vlastimil Jansa

Czech chess player.

Born November 27th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Prague, Nová Dubeč. ^[ref]

Zygfryd Szołtysik

Polish footballer.

Born October 24th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Sucha Góra.

Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi

Italian racecar driver.

Born August 31st, 1942 in Bergamo.

Died February 21st, 2026 at 83 years old in Gerosa. ^[ref]

Janko Prunk

Slovenian politician and historian.

Born December 30th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Loka pri Zidanem Mostu.

Angel Marin

Bulgarian politician and general (1942–2024).

Born January 8th, 1942 in Batak.

Died March 18th, 2024 at 82 years old in Sofia. ^[ref]

Lothar Zagrosek

German conductor.

Born November 13th, 1942 (age 83 years).

Jean-Pierre Blanc

Film director (1942–2004).

Born April 23rd, 1942 in Charenton-le-Pont.

Died May 21st, 2004 at 62 years old in Saint-Cloud (cancer).