Authors born in 1942
- Richie Allen Baseball Player, 1942
- Robert Weinberg Biologist, 1942
- Rodney Clark Musician, 1942
- Roger McGuinn Musician, 1942
- Samuel R. Delany Author, 1942
- Sandra Dee Actress, 1942
- Sarah Brady Activist, 1942
- Scatman John Singer, 1942
- Scott Wilson Actor, 1942
- Stephen Hawking Physicist, 1942
- Steve Hanke Economist, 1942
- Steve Sabol Film Director, 1942
- Steve Wynn Businessman, 1942
- Susan Hill Writer, 1942
- Susan Sullivan Actress, 1942
- Tadatoshi Akiba Mathematician, 1942
- Tammy Faye Bakker Singer, 1942
- Tammy Wynette Singer, 1942
- Tony Sirico Actor, 1942
- V. Vale Writer, 1942
- Vicente Fox Politician, 1942
- Vladimir Bukovsky Activist, 1942
- W. J. T. Mitchell Professor, 1942
- Walter Hill Film Director, 1942
- Walter Rodney Historian, 1942
- Wayne Newton Singer, 1942
- Wen Jiabao Politician, 1942
- Werner Herzog Film Director, 1942
- Wes Nisker Author, 1942
- Wilbert Rideau Author, 1942
- Wilhelm Hermann Björn Bogner Jr. Fashion Designer, 1942
- William F. Farley Businessman, 1942
- William R. Ferris Author, 1942
- Willie Carson Jockey, 1942
- Willis Reed Basketball Coach, 1942
- Willy Bogner, Jr. Fashion Designer, 1942
- Wolfgang Schauble Lawyer, 1942
- Yossi Vardi Entrepreneur, 1942
- Yvette Mimieux Actress, 1942
- Zhou Yongkang Politician, 1942