List of Famous people who born in 1942

Wang Gang is a retired Chinese politician. He served in prominent leadership positions in the Communist Party of China after 1999, including Director of the General Office of the Communist Party of China and Secretary of the Secretariat. He was a member of the Politburo from 2007 to 2012.

Jack Cowin is a Canadian-Australian businessman and entrepreneur with a long-term involvement in franchised fast food chains in Australia and Canada. Cowin brought KFC to Australia, founded and owns Hungry Jack's, the Burger King franchise in Australia, has at various stages controlled the Domino's Pizza franchise in Australia prior to its 2005 listing on the ASX, and has an ownership stake in the Lone Star Texas Grill restaurant chain in Canada, with upstream Australian investments in cattle stations and food processing. Cowin is the Executive Chairman of Competitive Foods Australia, one of Australia's largest privately held businesses. Cowin has also been an investor in Australia's Ten Network, serving as a non-executive director.

Wakio Mitsui is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. A native of Sapporo, Hokkaido and graduate of Showa Pharmaceutical University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000 after an unsuccessful run in 1996.

Yasuo Ichikawa is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet and is the former Minister of Defence.

Carlton George Douglas is a Jamaican singer-songwriter and recording artist who is best known for the 1974 disco single "Kung Fu Fighting".