Born in 1942
Celebrities born in 1942.
Jimi Hendrix
American guitarist
Born:November 27, 1942
Died:September 18, 1970
Joe Biden
46th President of the United States
Born:November 20, 1942
Martin Scorsese
American filmmaker
Born:November 17, 1942
Larry Flynt
American publisher
Born:November 1, 1942
Died:February 10, 2021
Bob Hoskins
English actor
Born:October 26, 1942
Died:April 29, 2014
Michael Crichton
American author, screenwriter, film director
Born:October 23, 1942
Died:November 4, 2008
Joy Behar
American comedian, television host, actress and writer
Born:October 7, 1942
Ian McShane
English actor
Born:September 29, 1942
Isaac Hayes
American musician and actor
Born:August 20, 1942
Died:August 10, 2008
Jerry Garcia
American guitarist and singer
Born:August 1, 1942
Died:August 9, 1995
Harrison Ford
American actor
Born:July 13, 1942
Ronnie James Dio
American heavy metal singer
Born:July 10, 1942
Died:May 16, 2010
Gilberto Gil
Brazilian recording artist, singer, guitarist, songwriter and politician
Born:June 26, 1942
Brian Wilson
American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer
Born:June 20, 1942
Died:June 11, 2025
Paul McCartney
English musician and member of the Beatles
Born:June 18, 1942
Curtis Mayfield
American singer-songwriter
Born:June 3, 1942
Died:December 26, 1999
Barbra Streisand
American singer and actress
Born:April 24, 1942
Jacob Zuma
4th President of South Africa
Born:April 12, 1942
Leon Russell
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist and session musician
Born:April 2, 1942
Died:November 13, 2016
Michael Savage
U.S. radio talk show host and author
Born:March 31, 1942
Aretha Franklin
American singer, songwriter, and pianist
Born:March 25, 1942
Died:August 16, 2018
Lou Reed
American rock musician
Born:March 2, 1942
Died:October 27, 2013
Michael Bloomberg
American businessman and politician; 108th Mayor of New York City
Born:February 14, 1942
Carole King
American singer-songwriter and musician
Born:February 9, 1942