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Paul McCartney
English musician and songwriter
Stephen Hawking
English theoretical physicist
Muhammad Ali
American boxer and activist
Harrison Ford
American actor
Aretha Franklin
American soul singer
Martin Scorsese
American filmmaker
Barbra Streisand
American singer and actress
Jimi Hendrix
American guitarist
Amitabh Bachchan
Indian actor
Hu Jintao
Leader of China from 2002 to 2012
Ian McShane
English actor
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- 1942–2023Ted KaczynskiAmerican domestic terroristMay 22
- 1942–2013Roger EbertAmerican film critic and authorJune 18
- b. 1942Werner HerzogGerman director, producer, screenwriterSeptember 5 · Turned 84 this year
- 1942–2008Michael CrichtonAmerican author and filmmakerOctober 23
- b. 1942Michael BloombergAmerican businessman and politicianFebruary 14 · Turned 84 this year
- b. 1942Calvin KleinAmerican fashion designerNovember 19 · Turns 84 this year
- 1942–2013Lou ReedAmerican rock musicianMarch 2
- 1942–2014Bob HoskinsEnglish actorOctober 26
- 1942–2025Brian WilsonAmerican musicianJune 20
- 1942–2014EusébioPortuguese footballerJanuary 25
- 1942–2010Ronnie James DioAmerican heavy metal singerJuly 10
- b. 1942Billy ConnollyScottish actor and comedianNovember 24 · Turns 84 this year
- 1942–2018David Ogden StiersAmerican actor and conductorOctober 31
- b. 1942John CaleWelsh musicianMarch 9 · Turned 84 this year
- b. 1942Carole KingAmerican singer-songwriter and pianistFebruary 9 · Turned 84 this year
- 1942–1969Brian JonesEnglish musicianFebruary 28
- b. 1942Ehud BarakPrime Minister of Israel from 1999 to 2001February 12 · Turned 84 this year
- 1942–1994John Wayne GacyAmerican serial killerMarch 17
- b. 1942Jacob ZumaPresident of South Africa from 2009 to 2018April 12 · Turned 84 this year
- b. 1942Teodoro Obiang Nguema MbasogoPresident of Equatorial Guinea since 1979June 5 · Turned 84 this year
- 1942–2008Isaac HayesAmerican musician and actorAugust 20
- b. 1942Barry LevinsonAmerican filmmakerApril 6 · Turned 84 this year
- b. 1942Isabel AllendeChilean-American writerAugust 2 · Turned 84 this year
- 1942–2012Rajesh KhannaIndian actor, film producer and politicianDecember 29
- 1942–1995Bob RossAmerican painter and TV hostOctober 29
- 1942–2020Terry JonesWelsh actor, comedian, director, historian and writerFebruary 1
- 1942–2025Muhammadu BuhariPresident of Nigeria (1983–1985; 2015–2023)December 17
- b. 1942Thabo MbekiPresident of South Africa from 1999 to 2008June 18 · Turned 84 this year
- b. 1942Margaret CourtAustralian former tennis playerJuly 16 · Turned 84 this year
- b. 1942Britt EklandSwedish actressOctober 6 · Turns 84 this year
- 1942–2019Bob EinsteinAmerican actor and comedy writerNovember 20
- b. 1942Michael HanekeGerman-born Austrian filmmakerMarch 23 · Turned 84 this year
- 1942–1999Scatman JohnAmerican musicianMarch 13
- b. 1942Alassane OuattaraPresident of Ivory Coast since 2010January 1 · Turned 84 this year
- b. 1942Michael YorkEnglish actorMarch 27 · Turned 84 this year
- b. 1942Mir-Hossein MousaviPrime Minister of Iran from 1981 to 1989March 2 · Turned 84 this year
- b. 1942Dino ZoffItalian footballerFebruary 28 · Turned 84 this year
- 1942–2021Larry FlyntAmerican publisherNovember 1
- 1942–2005Sandra DeeAmerican actress and modelApril 23
- 1942–2022Fred WardAmerican actorDecember 30
- 1942–2008Mahmoud DarwishPalestinian author and poetMarch 13
- 1942–2024Daniel DennettAmerican philosopherMarch 28
- 1942–1995Jerry GarciaAmerican guitarist and singerAugust 1
- 1942–1999Madeline KahnAmerican actressSeptember 29
- 1942–1998Tammy WynetteAmerican country singerMay 5
- 1942–2022Tony SiricoAmerican actorJuly 29
- b. 1942Vicente FoxPresident of Mexico from 2000 to 2006July 2 · Turned 84 this year
- 1942–2015Fred ThompsonAmerican politician and actorAugust 19
- b. 1942Junichiro KoizumiPrime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006January 8 · Turned 84 this year
- b. 1942Erica JongAmerican novelist and poetMarch 26 · Turned 84 this year
- 1942–1999Curtis MayfieldAmerican singer-songwriterJune 3
- 1942–2026Sandro MazzolaItalian footballerNovember 8
- b. 1942Chris SarandonAmerican actorJuly 24 · Turned 84 this year
- b. 1942Giancarlo GianniniItalian actorAugust 1 · Turned 84 this year
- b. 1942Prince Michael of KentBritish princeJuly 4 · Turned 84 this year
- b. 1942John IrvingAmerican and Canadian novelist and screenwriterMarch 2 · Turned 84 this year
- b. 1942Marsha MasonAmerican actressApril 3 · Turned 84 this year
- 1942–1970Jochen RindtRacing driverApril 18
- b. 1942Geneviève BujoldCanadian actressJuly 1 · Turned 84 this year
- 1942–2024Joe LiebermanAmerican politician and lawyerFebruary 24