List of Famous people who born in 1942

Kathleen C. Taylor is a chemist who won the Garvan–Olin Medal in 1989, and is notable for developing catalytic converters for cars. She currently works at Columbia University and consults for the United States Department of Energy.

Dieter Pauly is a retired German football referee. He refereed the Bucharest leg of the Liverpool vs Dinamo Bucharest, 1984 European Cup Semi-Final and a match in the UEFA Euro 1988 on home soil in West Germany.

Melinda O. Fee was an American actress who starred in films and on television.

Charlie Morrow is an American sound artist, composer, conceptualist and performer. His creative projects have included chanting and healing works, museum and gallery installations, large-scale festival events, radio and TV broadcasts, film soundtracks, commercial sound design and advertising jingles.

Robert Lesser or Bobby Lesser is an American actor.

George Henry Cassidy is a retired British Anglican bishop. He served as Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham from 1999 to 2009.

Eugene Murtagh is an Irish billionaire businessman, and the founder and chairman of Kingspan Group, a building materials manufacturer.