List of Famous people who born in 1942

Javed Siddiqi is a Hindi and Urdu screenwriter, dialogue writer and playwright from India. He has written over 50 storylines, screenplays and dialogues.

Carla Venita Thomas is an American singer, who is often referred to as the Queen of Memphis Soul. Thomas is the daughter of Rufus Thomas.

Benedetta Craveri is an Italian literary critic, academic and writer.

Kirsten Thorup, a Danish author, was born in Gelsted, Funen, Denmark in 1942 and now lives in Copenhagen. She is the author of three poetry collections, a volume of short stories, and three novels including Baby which has been translated into English. She has also written for films, television, and radio. Her novel, Den lange sommer, was published in Denmark in 1979.

Béla Ernyey is a Hungarian film, television actor and singer with an Austrian passport.

Roland Lethem is a Belgian filmmaker and writer.