20th century people
10,933 people from 20th century, sorted by fame.
Hank WilliamsSeptember 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953 · Music
Harald zur HausenMarch 11, 1936 – May 29, 2023 · Science
Hiroshi AmanoSeptember 11, 1960 – present · Science
James McAvoyApril 21, 1979 – present · Film
Jane WymanJanuary 5, 1917 – September 10, 2007 · Film
Jean DubuffetJuly 31, 1901 – May 12, 1985 · Art
Jerome Isaac FriedmanMarch 28, 1930 – present · Science
Jesse EisenbergOctober 5, 1983 – present · Film
Karl Alexander MüllerApril 20, 1927 – January 9, 2023 · Science
Kary MullisDecember 28, 1944 – August 7, 2019 · Science
Kenneth G. WilsonJune 8, 1936 – June 15, 2013 · Science
Kevin BaconJuly 8, 1958 – present · Film
Konrad ZuseJune 22, 1910 – December 18, 1995 · Technology
Krzysztof KieślowskiJune 27, 1941 – March 13, 1996 · Film
LemmyDecember 24, 1945 – December 28, 2015 · Music
Leonid KantorovichJanuary 19, 1912 – April 7, 1986 · Politics
Liv UllmannDecember 16, 1938 – present · Film
Mark ShuttleworthSeptember 18, 1973 – present · Technology
Maurice AllaisMay 31, 1911 – October 9, 2010 · Politics
Melvin CalvinApril 8, 1911 – January 8, 1997 · Science
Michel MayorJanuary 12, 1942 – present · Science
Mike ShinodaFebruary 11, 1977 – present · Art
Nora EphronMay 19, 1941 – June 26, 2012 · Film
Peter SingerJuly 6, 1946 – present · Culture
Robin WrightApril 8, 1966 – present · Film
Rutger HauerJanuary 23, 1944 – July 19, 2019 · Film
Sissy SpacekDecember 25, 1949 – present · Film
Sofia CoppolaMay 14, 1971 – present · Film
Svante PääboApril 20, 1955 – present · Science
Tom StoppardJuly 3, 1937 – November 29, 2025 · Film
Willard BoyleAugust 19, 1924 – May 7, 2011 · Science
Angela BassettAugust 16, 1958 – present · Film
Anne CarsonJune 21, 1950 – present · Culture
Arthur AshkinSeptember 2, 1922 – September 21, 2020 · Science
Benjamin BrittenNovember 22, 1913 – December 4, 1976 · Music
Billy JoelMay 9, 1949 – present · Music
Brian De PalmaSeptember 11, 1940 – present · Film
Calvin HarrisJanuary 17, 1984 – present · Music
Channing TatumApril 26, 1980 – present · Film
Dmitri MuratovOctober 29, 1961 – present · Politics
Elizabeth BanksFebruary 10, 1974 – present · Film
Frederick ReinesMarch 16, 1918 – August 26, 1998 · Science
Gary ColemanFebruary 8, 1968 – May 28, 2010 · Film
Hayley WilliamsDecember 27, 1988 – present · Music
Horst Ludwig StörmerApril 6, 1949 – present · Science
J. J. AbramsJune 27, 1966 – present · Film
Jack LaLanneSeptember 28, 1914 – January 23, 2011 · Technology
Janet GaynorOctober 6, 1906 – September 14, 1984 · Film
Joseph Hooton TaylorMarch 29, 1941 – present · Science
Jung KookSeptember 1, 1997 – present · Music