| Timeline for 1942 |
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In 1942, a number of people important to the production of Doctor Who and its spin-offs either died or were born. Sometime this year, actors Rodney Cardiff, Robert Luckham and Jo Rowbottom were born. People with known 1942 birthdays included:
- 23 January - Actor Brian Croucher was born.
- 24 January - Actor Robert Sidaway was born.
- 25 January - Actor John Owens was born.
- 7 February - Actor Gareth Hunt was born.
- 14 February - Director Michael E. Briant was born.
- 15 February - Actor Paul Greenhalgh was born.
- 16 February - Actor Patricia Maynard was born.
- 6 March - Actor David Wolliscroft was born.
- 17 March - Director Ken Grieve was born.
- 20 March - Actor Michael Mundell was born.
- 24 March - Actor Stephen Yardley was born.
- 30 March - Costume designer Michael Burdle was born.
- 8 April - Director Lovett Bickford was born.
- 17 April - Actor David Bradley was born.
- 22 April - Actor Denis Lill was born.
- 28 April - Actor Ilona Rodgers was born.
- 12 May - Actor Pam St. Clement was born.
- 12 May - Actor Royce Mills was born.
- 14 May - Actor Prentis Hancock was born.
- 15 May - Actor Paul Shelley was born.
- 22 May - Actor Cavan Kendall was born.
- 8 June - Writer and director Peter Grimwade was born.
- 11 June - Actor David Quilter was born.
- 18 June - Musician Paul McCartney was born.
- 23 June - Actor James Marcus was born.
- 3 July - Actor Richard Kerley was born.
- 25 July - Actor Oscar James was born.
- 5 August - Actor Derek Keller was born.
- 7 August - Actor Chloe Ashcroft was born.
- 16 August - Actor John Challis was born.
- 23 August - Actor Michael Elwyn was born.
- 15 September - Actor Max Harvey was born.
- 29 November - Actor Michael Craze was born.
- 2 December - Actor John D. Collins was born.
- 13 December - Actor Hamish Wilson was born.
- 19 December - Actor Ian Talbot was born.
- 23 December - Actor Chubby Oates was born.