20th century people
10,933 people from 20th century, sorted by fame.
Karl Barry SharplessApril 28, 1941 – present · Science
Lee MarvinFebruary 19, 1924 – August 29, 1987 · Film
Little RichardDecember 5, 1932 – May 9, 2020 · Music
Lucy LawlessMarch 29, 1968 – present · Film
Luise RainerJanuary 12, 1910 – December 30, 2014 · Film
Makoto KobayashiApril 7, 1944 – present · Science
Manfred EigenMay 9, 1927 – February 6, 2019 · Science
Marjane SatrapiSeptember 21, 1969 – June 3, 2026 · Film
Matthew BroderickMarch 21, 1962 – present · Film
Nevill Francis MottSeptember 30, 1905 – August 8, 1996 · Science
Norma ShearerAugust 10, 1902 – June 12, 1983 · Film
Paco de LucíaDecember 21, 1947 – February 25, 2014 · Music
Paul BergJune 30, 1926 – February 15, 2023 · Science
Pierre-Gilles de GennesOctober 24, 1932 – May 18, 2007 · Science
Ralph BuncheAugust 7, 1904 – December 9, 1971 · Politics
Roger D. KornbergApril 24, 1947 – present · Science
Sam SmithMay 19, 1992 – present · Music
Simon KuznetsApril 30, 1901 – July 8, 1985 · Politics
Simon WiesenthalDecember 31, 1908 – September 20, 2005 · Culture
Steven TylerMarch 26, 1948 – present · Music
Tony BennettAugust 3, 1926 – July 21, 2023 · Art
Toshihide MaskawaFebruary 7, 1940 – July 23, 2021 · Science
Tracy ChapmanMarch 30, 1964 – present · Music
Waleed Al-HusseiniJune 25, 1989 – present · Culture
Walter MatthauOctober 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000 · Film
A. R. RahmanJanuary 6, 1966 – present · Film
Andrew HuxleyNovember 22, 1917 – May 30, 2012 · Science
Anthony PerkinsApril 4, 1932 – September 12, 1992 · Film
Arthur B. McDonaldAugust 29, 1943 – present · Science
Axl RoseFebruary 6, 1962 – present · Music
Baruch Samuel BlumbergJuly 28, 1925 – April 5, 2011 · Science
Bill PaxtonMay 17, 1955 – February 25, 2017 · Film
Charles Francis RichterApril 26, 1900 – September 30, 1985 · Science
Chris RockFebruary 7, 1965 – present · Film
Dizzy GillespieOctober 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993 · Music
Emmelie de ForestFebruary 28, 1993 – present · Music
F. Murray AbrahamOctober 24, 1939 – present · Film
George E. SmithMay 10, 1930 – May 28, 2025 · Science
George GamowMarch 4, 1904 – August 19, 1968 · Technology
Hugh David PolitzerAugust 31, 1949 – present · Science
James CroninSeptember 29, 1931 – August 25, 2016 · Science
James HornerAugust 14, 1953 – June 22, 2015 · Music
James M. BuchananOctober 3, 1919 – January 9, 2013 · Politics
Jean TiroleAugust 9, 1953 – present · Politics
Jennifer JonesMarch 2, 1919 – December 17, 2009 · Film
Jerry Lee LewisSeptember 29, 1935 – October 28, 2022 · Music
Jessie JMarch 27, 1988 – present · Music
John HurtJanuary 22, 1940 – January 25, 2017 · Exploration
John L. HallAugust 21, 1934 – present · Science
Jonathan DemmeFebruary 22, 1944 – April 26, 2017 · Film