20th century people
10,933 people from 20th century, sorted by fame.
Kevin KlineOctober 24, 1947 – present · Film
Kim Ki-dukDecember 20, 1960 – December 11, 2020 · Film
Leonid HurwiczAugust 21, 1917 – June 24, 2008 · Politics
M. Night ShyamalanAugust 6, 1970 – present · Film
Marvin MinskyAugust 9, 1927 – January 24, 2016 · Culture
Mstislav RostropovichMarch 27, 1927 – April 27, 2007 · Music
Norman Foster RamseyAugust 27, 1915 – November 4, 2011 · Science
Oleh BlokhinNovember 5, 1952 – present · Sports
Olena ZelenskaFebruary 6, 1978 – present · Culture
Osamu TezukaNovember 3, 1928 – February 9, 1989 · Film
Paul J. CrutzenDecember 3, 1933 – January 28, 2021 · Science
Richard E. TaylorNovember 2, 1929 – February 22, 2018 · Science
Robert Coleman RichardsonJune 26, 1937 – February 19, 2013 · Science
Roy OrbisonApril 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988 · Music
Samuel C. C. TingJanuary 27, 1936 – present · Science- Sidney SheldonFebruary 11, 1917 – January 30, 2007 · Film
SlashJuly 23, 1965 – present · Music
StromaeMarch 12, 1985 – present · Music
TarkanOctober 17, 1972 – present · Music
Tom WaitsDecember 7, 1949 – present · Music
Wes CravenAugust 2, 1939 – August 30, 2015 · Film
Willie NelsonApril 29, 1933 – present · Film
Aaron KlugAugust 11, 1926 – November 20, 2018 · Science
Agnès VardaMay 30, 1928 – March 29, 2019 · Film
Alain ResnaisJune 3, 1922 – March 1, 2014 · Film
Alberto SordiJune 15, 1920 – February 24, 2003 · Film
Andy GarciaApril 12, 1956 – present · Film
Bear GryllsJune 7, 1974 – present · Exploration
Benny GoodmanMay 30, 1909 – June 13, 1986 · Music
Billy Bob ThorntonAugust 4, 1955 – present · Film
BleonaMay 14, 1979 – present · Film
Carl WiemanMarch 26, 1951 – present · Science
Claudio AbbadoJune 26, 1933 – January 20, 2014 · Music
Daniel C. TsuiFebruary 28, 1939 – present · Science
Dave MustaineSeptember 13, 1961 – present · Music
David BaltimoreMarch 7, 1938 – September 6, 2025 · Science
Denis VilleneuveOctober 3, 1967 – present · Film
Django ReinhardtJanuary 23, 1910 – May 16, 1953 · Music- Elio Di RupoJuly 18, 1951 – present · Science
Eric Allin CornellDecember 19, 1961 – present · Science
Gerhard ErtlOctober 10, 1936 – present · Science
Hans Georg DehmeltSeptember 9, 1922 – March 7, 2017 · Science
Henri Cartier-BressonAugust 22, 1908 – August 3, 2004 · Art
Henry Way KendallDecember 9, 1926 – February 15, 1999 · Science
Herbert KroemerAugust 25, 1928 – March 8, 2024 · Science
Iggy AzaleaJune 7, 1990 – present · Music
James RainwaterDecember 9, 1917 – May 1986 · Science
Jim LovellMarch 25, 1928 – August 7, 2025 · Space
Jim PeeblesApril 25, 1935 – present · Science
Jocelyn Bell BurnellJuly 15, 1943 – present · Science