20th century people
10,932 people from 20th century, sorted by fame.
Sally RideMay 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012 · Space
Spencer TracyApril 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967 · Film
Steve IrwinFebruary 22, 1962 – September 4, 2006 · Exploration
Vitaly GinzburgOctober 4, 1916 – November 8, 2009 · Science
Adriano CelentanoJanuary 6, 1938 – present · Film
Andy BurnhamJanuary 7, 1970 – present · Politics
Bernardo BertolucciMarch 16, 1941 – November 22, 2018 · Film
Chen-ning YangOctober 1, 1922 – October 18, 2025 · Science
Claudette ColbertSeptember 13, 1903 – July 30, 1996 · Film
Eyvind JohnsonJuly 29, 1900 – August 25, 1976 · Culture
Gene HackmanJanuary 30, 1930 – circa February 18, 2025 · Film
Idris ElbaSeptember 6, 1972 – present · Film
Jerry LewisMarch 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017 · Film
Keith RichardsDecember 18, 1943 – present · Music
Kelly ClarksonApril 24, 1982 – present · Music
Odysseas ElytisNovember 2, 1911 – March 18, 1996 · Culture
Paul AllenJanuary 21, 1953 – October 15, 2018 · Technology
Pierre BourdieuAugust 1, 1930 – January 23, 2002 · Culture
Amanda SeyfriedDecember 3, 1985 – present · Music
Carl David AndersonSeptember 3, 1905 – January 11, 1991 · Science
Colin FirthSeptember 10, 1960 – present · Film
Dakota FanningFebruary 23, 1994 – present · Film
Françoise Barré-SinoussiJuly 30, 1947 – present · Science
Françoise SaganJune 21, 1935 – September 24, 2004 · Film
Friedrich DürrenmattJanuary 5, 1921 – December 14, 1990 · Art
Garry ShandlingNovember 29, 1949 – March 24, 2016 · Film
Glenda JacksonMay 9, 1936 – June 15, 2023 · Film
Grace HopperDecember 9, 1906 – January 1, 1992 · Science
Jean BaudrillardJuly 27, 1929 – March 6, 2007 · Culture
Jeff BridgesDecember 4, 1949 – present · Film
Jennifer DoudnaFebruary 19, 1964 – present · Science
Jennifer GarnerApril 17, 1972 – present · Film
Joseph StiglitzFebruary 9, 1943 – present · Politics
Kathy BatesJune 28, 1948 – present · Film
Lothar MatthäusMarch 21, 1961 – present · Sports
Mohamed ElBaradeiJune 17, 1942 – present · Politics
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'oJanuary 5, 1938 – May 28, 2025 · Culture
Olivia de HavillandJuly 1, 1916 – July 26, 2020 · Film
Rajnath SinghJuly 10, 1951 – present · Science- Roh Moo-hyunSeptember 1, 1946 – May 23, 2009 · Technology
Stephen HillenburgAugust 21, 1961 – November 26, 2018 · Art
Tove JanssonAugust 9, 1914 – June 27, 2001 · Art
Viktor TsoiJune 21, 1962 – August 15, 1990 · Art
Anne BancroftSeptember 17, 1931 – June 6, 2005 · Film
Anthony QuinnApril 21, 1915 – June 3, 2001 · Art
Brendan FraserDecember 3, 1968 – present · Film
Burt LancasterNovember 2, 1913 – October 20, 1994 · Film
Charles Hard TownesJuly 28, 1915 – January 27, 2015 · Science
Edsger W. DijkstraMay 11, 1930 – August 6, 2002 · Science
Edward TellerJanuary 15, 1908 – September 9, 2003 · Technology