20th century people
10,931 people from 20th century, sorted by fame.
Pier Paolo PasoliniMarch 5, 1922 – November 2, 1975 · Film
Ravi ShankarApril 7, 1920 – December 11, 2012 · Film
Salvatore QuasimodoAugust 20, 1901 – June 14, 1968 · Culture
Shirley MacLaineApril 24, 1934 – present · Film
Steven WeinbergMay 3, 1933 – July 23, 2021 · Science
StingOctober 2, 1951 – present · Music
Tim BurtonAugust 25, 1958 – present · Film
Zaha HadidOctober 31, 1950 – March 31, 2016 · Culture
Donald KnuthJanuary 10, 1938 – present · Science
Elinor OstromAugust 7, 1933 – June 12, 2012 · Politics
Enrique IglesiasMay 8, 1975 – present · Music
EusébioJanuary 25, 1942 – January 5, 2014 · Sports
Giorgos SeferisMarch 13, 1900 – September 20, 1971 · Culture
Jaroslav SeifertSeptember 23, 1901 – January 10, 1986 · Culture- Jean-Joseph SanfourcheJune 25, 1929 – March 13, 2010 · Art
John BardeenMay 23, 1908 – January 30, 1991 · Technology
Konrad LorenzNovember 7, 1903 – February 27, 1989 · Science
Liza MinnelliMarch 12, 1946 – present · Film
Luis BuñuelFebruary 22, 1900 – July 29, 1983 · Film
Rigoberta MenchúJanuary 9, 1959 – present · Politics
Tawakkol KarmanFebruary 7, 1979 – present · Politics
Barbara McBurgerJune 16, 1902 – September 2, 1992 · Science
Dr. DreFebruary 18, 1965 – present · Film
Ed SheeranFebruary 17, 1991 – present · Music
Ennio MorriconeNovember 10, 1928 – July 6, 2020 · Music
George WeahOctober 1, 1966 – present · Sports
Hans BetheJuly 2, 1906 – March 6, 2005 · Science
Harold WilsonMarch 11, 1916 – May 24, 1995 · Politics
Laurence OlivierMay 22, 1907 – July 11, 1989 · Film
Peter SellersSeptember 8, 1925 – July 24, 1980 · Film
Ridley ScottNovember 30, 1937 – present · Film
Susan SontagJanuary 16, 1933 – December 28, 2004 · Culture
Tenzing NorgayMay 29, 1914 – May 9, 1986 · Exploration
Adam SandlerSeptember 9, 1966 – present · Music
Alan RickmanFebruary 21, 1946 – January 14, 2016 · Film
Annie ErnauxSeptember 1, 1940 – present · Culture
Charlton HestonOctober 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008 · Film
Dennis M. RitchieSeptember 9, 1941 – October 12, 2011 · Science
Ernest LawrenceAugust 8, 1901 – August 27, 1958 · Science
Hideki YukawaJanuary 23, 1907 – September 8, 1981 · Science
Hilary SwankJuly 30, 1974 – present · Film
I. M. PeiApril 26, 1917 – May 16, 2019 · Culture
James CallaghanMarch 27, 1912 – March 26, 2005 · Politics
Leni RiefenstahlAugust 22, 1902 – September 8, 2003 · Film
Leymah GboweeFebruary 1, 1972 – present · Politics
Marion CotillardSeptember 30, 1975 – present · Film
Matthew McConaugheyNovember 4, 1969 – present · Film
Peter HandkeDecember 6, 1942 – present · Film
Renée ZellwegerApril 25, 1969 – present · Film
Robert DuvallJanuary 5, 1931 – February 15, 2026 · Film