20th century people
10,933 people from 20th century, sorted by fame.
John DenverDecember 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997 · Music
Jon StewartNovember 28, 1962 – present · Film
Karl-Heinz RummeniggeSeptember 25, 1955 – present · Sports
Kenichi FukuiOctober 4, 1918 – January 9, 1998 · Science
Kenzō TangeSeptember 4, 1913 – March 22, 2005 · Culture
Kris KristoffersonJune 22, 1936 – September 28, 2024 · Music
Melvin SchwartzNovember 2, 1932 – August 28, 2006 · Science
Olivier MessiaenDecember 10, 1908 – April 27, 1992 · Music
Osamu ShimomuraAugust 27, 1928 – October 19, 2018 · Science
Pavel NedvědAugust 30, 1972 – present · Sports
Penny MarshallOctober 15, 1943 – December 17, 2018 · Film
Rainer WeissSeptember 29, 1932 – August 25, 2025 · Science
Raymond Davis Jr.October 14, 1914 – May 31, 2006 · Science
Robert SolowAugust 23, 1924 – December 21, 2023 · Politics- Romain GaryMay 21, 1914 – December 2, 1980 · Film
Ronald CoaseDecember 29, 1910 – September 2, 2013 · Politics
Ryōji NoyoriSeptember 3, 1938 – present · Science
Stephen FryAugust 24, 1957 – present · Film
Thom YorkeOctober 7, 1968 – present · Music
Val Logsdon FitchMarch 10, 1923 – February 5, 2015 · Science
Victor AmbartsumianSeptember 5, 1908 – August 12, 1996 · Science
Vladimir PrelogJuly 23, 1906 – January 7, 1998 · Science
Aaron CiechanoverOctober 1, 1947 – present · Science
Alain AspectJune 15, 1947 – present · Science
Albert FinneyMay 9, 1936 – February 7, 2019 · Film
Andrei KonchalovskyAugust 20, 1937 – present · Film
Angelique KidjoJuly 14, 1960 – present · Music
Arne TiseliusAugust 10, 1902 – October 29, 1971 · Science
Bad BunnyMarch 10, 1994 – present · Music
Bertram BrockhouseJuly 15, 1918 – October 13, 2003 · Science
Brian EnoMay 15, 1948 – present · Art
Brian WilsonJune 20, 1942 – June 11, 2025 · Music
Burgess MeredithNovember 16, 1907 – September 9, 1997 · Film
Carlos Filipe Ximenes BeloFebruary 3, 1948 – present · Politics
David HockneyJuly 9, 1937 – June 11, 2026 · Art
David LeanMarch 25, 1908 – April 16, 1991 · Film
David TrimbleOctober 15, 1944 – July 25, 2022 · Politics
Demis RoussosJune 15, 1946 – January 25, 2015 · Music
Eric BanaAugust 9, 1968 – present · Film
Farah PahlaviOctober 14, 1938 – present · Culture
Gennady ZyuganovJune 26, 1944 – present · Science
Giovanni RibisiDecember 17, 1974 – present · Film
Giuseppe TornatoreMay 27, 1956 – present · Film
Giya KancheliAugust 10, 1935 – October 2, 2019 · Music
Glenn MillerMarch 1, 1904 – 1944 · Music
Guy RitchieSeptember 10, 1968 – present · Film
Henning MankellFebruary 3, 1948 – October 5, 2015 · Film
Jack SteinbergerMay 25, 1921 – December 12, 2020 · Science
Jane BirkinDecember 14, 1946 – July 16, 2023 · Film
Kirk HammettNovember 18, 1962 – present · Music