20th century people
10,932 people from 20th century, sorted by fame.
Dave GrohlJanuary 14, 1969 – present · Music
David GilmourMarch 6, 1946 – present · Music
Dylan ThomasOctober 27, 1914 – November 9, 1953 · Film
Edward Mills PurcellAugust 30, 1912 – March 7, 1997 · Science
Ernst RuskaDecember 25, 1906 – May 27, 1988 · Science
FernandelMay 8, 1903 – February 26, 1971 · Film
François EnglertNovember 6, 1932 – June 18, 2026 · Science
George F. SmootFebruary 20, 1945 – September 18, 2025 · Science
Gerard 't HooftJuly 5, 1946 – present · Science
Guillermo del ToroOctober 9, 1964 – present · Film
Harry BelafonteMarch 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023 · Music
Helen HuntJune 15, 1963 – present · Film
Herbert von KarajanApril 5, 1908 – July 16, 1989 · Film
Howard HughesDecember 24, 1905 – April 5, 1976 · Technology
Jacques MonodFebruary 9, 1910 – May 31, 1976 · Science
Johnny HallydayJune 15, 1943 – December 5, 2017 · Music
José Ramos-HortaDecember 26, 1949 – present · Politics
Kate BushJuly 30, 1958 – present · Film
Kiefer SutherlandDecember 21, 1966 – present · Film
Laurence FishburneJuly 30, 1961 – present · Film
Leon M. LedermanJuly 15, 1922 – October 3, 2018 · Science
Louis AlthusserOctober 16, 1918 – October 22, 1990 · Culture
Luc MontagnierAugust 18, 1932 – February 8, 2022 · Science
Maria RessaOctober 2, 1963 – present · Politics
Martin Lewis PerlJune 24, 1927 – September 30, 2014 · Science
Maximilian SchellDecember 8, 1930 – February 1, 2014 · Film
Nikolay BasovDecember 14, 1922 – July 1, 2001 · Science
Robert MitchumAugust 6, 1917 – July 1, 1997 · Film
Shinichiro TomonagaMarch 31, 1906 – July 8, 1979 · Science
VangelisMarch 29, 1943 – May 17, 2022 · Art
Warren BeattyMarch 30, 1937 – present · Film
Alec Douglas-HomeJuly 2, 1903 – October 9, 1995 · Politics
Alva MyrdalJanuary 31, 1902 – February 1, 1986 · Politics
Anna MagnaniMarch 7, 1908 – September 26, 1973 · Film
Ben BernankeDecember 13, 1953 – present · Politics
Buddy HollySeptember 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959 · Music
Charles K. KaoNovember 4, 1933 – September 23, 2018 · Science
Christopher WalkenMarch 31, 1943 – present · Film
Faye DunawayJanuary 14, 1941 – present · Film
Fred RogersMarch 20, 1928 – February 27, 2003 · Music
Geert WildersSeptember 6, 1963 – present · Film
Jenna JamesonApril 9, 1974 – present · Film
Joni MitchellNovember 7, 1943 – present · Art
Julie ChristieApril 14, 1940 – present · Film
Leon CooperFebruary 28, 1930 – October 23, 2024 · Science
Lily AllenMay 2, 1985 – present · Music
LordeNovember 7, 1996 – present · Music
Masatoshi KoshibaSeptember 19, 1926 – November 12, 2020 · Science
Michael MooreApril 23, 1954 – present · Film
Michio KakuJanuary 24, 1947 – present · Science