List of Famous people who died in 1942

Charles Schuchert was an American invertebrate paleontologist who was a leader in the development of paleogeography, the study of the distribution of lands and seas in the geological past.

Pavel Davidovich Kogan was a Jewish Soviet poet who died fighting as a soldier in the Second World War.

André Calmettes (1861-1942) was a French actor and film director.

Denis St George Daly was an Irish polo player in the 1900 Summer Olympics.

Aloysius Maria Benziger was a Swiss Catholic bishop, pioneer missionary, and Carmelite Father who lived from 1864 to 1942. He served as the Bishop of Quilon, Titular Bishop of Tabae, and Titular Archbishop of Antinoë.

Valerie "Valli" Kafka Pollak was the second oldest sister of Franz Kafka.

Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa KCIE, CSI was the ruler of Bahrain from 1932 until his death in 1942. His title was Hakim of Bahrain.

Vera Nikolayevna Figner Filippova was a revolutionary political activist born in Kazan Governorate, Russian Empire, into a noble family of German and Russian descent.