20th century people
10,928 people from 20th century, sorted by fame.
Louis ArmstrongAugust 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971 · Film
Kofi AnnanApril 8, 1938 – August 18, 2018 · Politics
Taylor SwiftDecember 13, 1989 – present · Music
Akira KurosawaMarch 23, 1910 – September 6, 1998 · Art
Freddie MercurySeptember 5, 1946 – November 24, 1991 · Music
Lech WałęsaSeptember 29, 1943 – present · Politics
BeyoncéSeptember 4, 1981 – present · Film
Diego MaradonaOctober 30, 1960 – November 25, 2020 · Film
EminemOctober 17, 1972 – present · Film
Gerald FordJuly 14, 1913 – December 26, 2006 · Politics
Leo XIVSeptember 14, 1955 – present · World History
Lyndon B. JohnsonAugust 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973 · Politics
Selena GomezJuly 22, 1992 – present · Film
Angelina JolieJune 4, 1975 – present · Film
Aung San Suu KyiJune 19, 1945 – present · Politics
Enrico FermiSeptember 29, 1901 – November 28, 1954 · Technology
Naguib MahfouzDecember 11, 1911 – August 30, 2006 · Culture
Steven SpielbergDecember 18, 1946 – present · Film
Antoine de Saint-ExupéryJune 29, 1900 – July 31, 1944 · Technology
Anna NetrebkoSeptember 18, 1971 – present · Film
Tenzin GyatsoJuly 6, 1935 – present · Politics
Pablo NerudaJuly 12, 1904 – September 23, 1973 · Culture
Rafael Orozco MaestreMarch 24, 1954 – June 11, 1992 · Music
Bruce LeeNovember 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973 · Film
Bob MarleyFebruary 6, 1945 – May 11, 1981 · Music
Ingmar BergmanJuly 14, 1918 – July 30, 2007 · Film
Tim Berners-LeeJune 8, 1955 – present · Technology
Federico FelliniJanuary 20, 1920 – October 31, 1993 · Film
Jackie ChanApril 7, 1954 – present · Film
Céline DionMarch 30, 1968 – present · Music
Robin WilliamsJuly 21, 1951 – August 11, 2014 · Film
Aleksandr SolzhenitsynDecember 11, 1918 – August 3, 2008 · Culture
Jacques ChiracNovember 29, 1932 – September 26, 2019 · Politics
Stanley KubrickJuly 26, 1928 – March 7, 1999 · Film
Kwame NkrumahSeptember 21, 1909 – April 27, 1972 · Culture
Lana Del ReyJune 21, 1985 – present · Film
Marlon BrandoApril 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004 · Film
Woody AllenNovember 30, 1935 – present · Film
Richard FeynmanMay 11, 1918 – February 15, 1988 · Technology
Malala YousafzaiJuly 12, 1997 – present · Politics
NeymarFebruary 5, 1992 – present · Sports
RihannaFebruary 20, 1988 – present · Film
Tony BlairMay 6, 1953 – present · Politics
Scarlett JohanssonNovember 22, 1984 – present · Film
Yasser ArafatAugust 4, 1929 – November 11, 2004 · Politics
Arnold SchwarzeneggerJuly 30, 1947 – present · Film
David CameronOctober 9, 1966 – present · Politics
Judy GarlandJune 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969 · Film
Linus TorvaldsDecember 28, 1969 – present · Technology
Brigitte BardotSeptember 28, 1934 – December 28, 2025 · Film