Robert F. Engle

American economist and nobel laureate (born 1942).

Born November 10th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Syracuse.

Étienne Balibar

French philosopher.

Born April 23rd, 1942 (age 83 years) in Avallon.

James Soong

Chairman of people first party, former governor of taiwan province.

Born March 16th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Xiangtan.

Alice Schwarzer

German journalist, publisher, and feminist.

Born December 3rd, 1942 (age 83 years) in Wuppertal. ^[ref]

Christine Darden

African-american mathematician, aerospace engineer.

Born September 10th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Monroe.

Bonga

Angolan folk and semba singer and songwriter.

Born September 5th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Ícolo e Bengo. ^[ref]

Geoffrey Palmer

Prime minister of new zealand from 1989 to 1990.

Born April 21st, 1942 (age 83 years) in Nelson.

Robin Lakoff

American linguist.

Born November 27th, 1942 in Brooklyn.

Died August 5th, 2025 at 82 years old in Walnut Creek. ^[ref]

Stanley B. Prusiner

Neurologist, biochemist.

Born May 28th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Des Moines.

Giuseppe Bertello

Italian catholic prelate and cardinal (1942-).

Born October 1st, 1942 (age 83 years) in Foglizzo.