20th century people
10,935 people from 20th century, sorted by fame.
Werner EgkMay 17, 1901 – July 10, 1983 · Music
Willeke van AmmelrooyApril 5, 1944 – present · Film
Willem Johan KolffFebruary 14, 1911 – February 11, 2009 · Technology
William Daniel HillisSeptember 25, 1956 – present · Technology- William FellerJuly 7, 1906 – January 14, 1970 · Science
William HiginbothamOctober 22, 1910 – November 10, 1994 · Science- William Kwong Yu Yeung1960 – present · Science
Władysław HasiorMay 14, 1928 – July 14, 1999 · Art
WolsMay 27, 1913 – September 1, 1951 · Art
Xie JinNovember 21, 1923 – October 18, 2008 · Film
Yaël AbecassisJuly 19, 1967 – present · Film
Yasunori MitsudaJanuary 21, 1972 – present · Music
Yōji YamadaSeptember 13, 1931 – present · Film
Yuli RaizmanDecember 2, 1903 – December 11, 1994 · Film
Yuna ItoSeptember 20, 1983 – present · Music
Yuri MilnerNovember 11, 1961 – present · Science
Yury OsipovJuly 7, 1936 – present · Science
Yves RossyAugust 27, 1959 – present · Technology
Zainul AbedinDecember 29, 1914 – May 28, 1976 · Art
Zbigniew RybczyńskiJanuary 27, 1949 – present · Film
Želimir ŽilnikSeptember 8, 1942 – present · Film
Zena CardmanOctober 26, 1987 – present · Space
Zhanna BichevskayaJune 17, 1944 – present · Music
Zita HanrotDecember 7, 1989 – present · Film
Aaron RussoFebruary 14, 1943 – August 24, 2007 · Film
Abul Hasan Ali Hasani NadwiDecember 5, 1913 – December 31, 1999 · Culture
Adolf BornJune 12, 1930 – May 22, 2016 · Film
Akihiro MiwaMay 15, 1935 – June 20, 2026 · Music
Al FosterJanuary 18, 1943 – May 28, 2025 · Music
Alain BarrièreNovember 18, 1935 – December 18, 2019 · Music
Alan LightmanNovember 28, 1948 – present · Science
Alan ReedAugust 20, 1907 – June 14, 1977 · Art- Albert George WilsonJuly 28, 1918 – August 27, 2012 · Science
- Albert PyunMay 19, 1953 – November 26, 2022 · Film
Albert-László BarabásiMarch 30, 1967 – present · Science
Alberto BevilacquaJune 27, 1934 – September 9, 2013 · Film
Aleksandr AdabashyanAugust 10, 1945 – present · Film- Aleksandr AndronovApril 11, 1901 – October 31, 1952 · Science
- Aleksandr RogozhkinOctober 3, 1949 – October 23, 2021 · Film
Alex ChristensenApril 7, 1967 – present · Music
Alex GaudinoJanuary 23, 1970 – present · Music
Alex GreyNovember 29, 1953 – present · Art
Alex van WarmerdamAugust 14, 1952 – present · Film- Alexander Esenin-VolpinMay 12, 1924 – March 16, 2016 · Science
- Alexandre AlexeieffApril 18, 1901 – August 9, 1982 · Technology
Alfonso ArauJanuary 11, 1932 – present · Film
Alfred HrdlickaFebruary 27, 1928 – December 5, 2009 · Art
Ali DivandariSeptember 6, 1957 – present · Art
Alla ZahaikevychDecember 17, 1966 – present · Music- Allan PetterssonSeptember 19, 1911 – June 20, 1980 · Music