1942 Chinese zodiac, age & generation
People born in 1942 are 83 or 84 years old this year and turn 84 on their birthday in 2026.Babies born in 1942 will belong to The Silent Generation. 1942 is the Year of the Water Horse 🐎 and belongs to The Silent Generation.
- Age this year
- Turns 84
- Chinese zodiac
- 🐎 Water Horse
- Generation
- 📻 Silent Generation
- Leap year
- No (365 days)
- Jan 1, 1942
- Thursday
- Chinese New Year
- February 15
How old is someone born in 1942?
Your exact age depends on whether you have had your birthday yet this year. Right now, someone born in 1942 is 83 or 84 years old. Use the age calculator for an exact answer in years, months and days.
Milestone birthdays for people born in 1942
- 10 in 1952
- 18 in 1960
- 21 in 1963
- 30 in 1972
- 40 in 1982
- 50 in 1992
- 60 in 2002
- 70 in 2012
- 80 in 2022
- 90 in 2032
- 100 in 2042
1942 Chinese zodiac: Year of the Horse 🐎
1942 is a Water Horse year (Yang). The 1942 Chinese zodiac year began on February 15, 1942 and ended on February 4, 1943. People born in January or early February 1942, before Chinese New Year on February 15, belong to the previous zodiac year: the Year of the Snake.
The Horse is linked with energy, freedom and travel. People born in Horse years are traditionally described as lively, independent and outgoing, happiest when they are on the move.
People with the Water element are traditionally described as flexible, perceptive and diplomatic.
What generation is 1942?
People born in 1942 are part of The Silent Generation, which covers birth years 1928–1945.
The Silent Generation was born between the Great Depression and the end of World War II. A 1951 Time magazine essay gave the generation its name, describing young people who worked hard and kept their heads down.
Famous people born in 1942
- November 20, 194246th President of the United States (2021–2025)
- January 8, 1942British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)
- January 17, 1942American boxer (1942–2016)
- June 18, 1942English musician and member of the Beatles (born 1942)
- November 27, 1942American guitarist (1942–1970)
- October 11, 1942Indian film actor (born 1942)
- December 21, 1942Former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
- March 25, 1942American singer, songwriter, and pianist (1942–2018)
- July 13, 1942American actor (born 1942)
- November 17, 1942American filmmaker (born 1942)
- April 24, 1942American singer and actress (born 1942)
- June 18, 1942President of South Africa from 1999 to 2008
- April 12, 19424th President of South Africa (2009–2018)
- June 18, 1942American film critic and author (1942–2013)
- August 2, 1942Chilean writer (born 1942)
- December 17, 1942Former President of Nigeria from 1983 to 1985 and 2015 to 2025 (1942–2025)
- January 25, 1942Portuguese footballer (1942–2014)
- December 6, 1942Austrian writer, playwright and film director (born 1942)
- January 8, 1942Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006
- September 29, 1942English actor (born 1942)
- September 15, 19426th Premier of the People's Republic of China from 2003 to 2013 (born 1942)
- June 17, 1942Egyptian law scholar and diplomat, 4th Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient
- October 23, 1942American author, screenwriter, film director (1942–2008)
- February 14, 1942American businessman and politician; 108th Mayor of New York City
- August 28, 1942President of Angola from 1979 to 2017
- October 26, 1942English actor (1942–2014)
- June 5, 1942Equatoguinean politician, President of Equatorial Guinea since 1979
- January 1, 1942President of Ivory Coast since 2010
- September 5, 1942German film director, producer, screenwriter, actor and opera director (born 1942)
- May 22, 1942American domestic, mathematician and anarchist (1942–2023)
- September 15, 1942President of the Republic of Zimbabwe
- July 10, 1942American heavy metal singer (1942–2010)
- February 20, 1942American politician and lawyer (born 1942)
- October 4, 1942Icelandic politician
- October 20, 1942German biologist (1995 Nobel Prize)
- January 12, 1942Swiss astrophysicist & Nobel laureate of Physics
- March 28, 1942American philosopher (1942–2024)
- July 2, 194262th president of Mexico
- February 12, 194210th Prime Minister of Israel
- February 28, 1942Italian association football player and manager
- March 23, 1942Austrian film director and screenwriter (born 1942)
- November 24, 1942Scottish actor and comedian
- June 20, 1942American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer (1942–2025)
- October 31, 1942American actor (1942–2018)
- March 5, 1942Prime Minister of Spain from 1982 to 1996
- May 2, 1942President of the International Olympic Committee from 2001 to 2013
- March 26, 1942American novelist, poet, memoirist, critic
- February 27, 1942Nobel prize winning American chemist (1942-2021)
- July 16, 1942Australian tennis player
- September 18, 1942German politician and statesman (1942–2023)
- January 3, 1942Politician and former President of Hungary (1942–2023)
- February 1, 1942Welsh actor, comedian, director, historian and writer (1942–2020)
- May 28, 1942American neurologist and biochemist
- February 9, 1942American singer-songwriter and musician (born 1942)
- August 20, 1942American musician and actor (1942-2008)
- January 27, 1942Japanese professor of immunology and genomic medicine (1942–)
- March 2, 1942American novelist and screenwriter
- November 19, 1942American fashion designer (born 1942)
- May 13, 1942President of Hungary from 2010 to 2012
- August 24, 1942American mathematician (born 1942)
Other birth years
Frequently asked questions
How old is someone born in 1942?
Someone born in 1942 turns 84 in 2026, 90 in 2032, 100 in 2042. Before their birthday each year, they are one year younger.
What Chinese zodiac is 1942?
1942 is the Year of the Horse, with the Water element (Water Horse). The 1942 zodiac year runs from February 15, 1942 to February 4, 1943. People born in 1942 before February 15 belong to the previous year, the Year of the Snake.
What generation is 1942?
People born in 1942 belong to The Silent Generation (Silent Generation), which includes birth years 1928 to 1945. Some sources use slightly different cut-off years.
Is 1942 a leap year?
No. 1942 is a common year with 365 days.