20th century people
10,936 people from 20th century, sorted by fame.
Clive DunnJanuary 9, 1920 – November 6, 2012 · Art
Dan AykroydJuly 1, 1952 – present · Film
Danny ElfmanMay 29, 1953 – present · Music
Darren AronofskyFebruary 12, 1969 – present · Film- DharmendraDecember 8, 1935 – November 24, 2025 · Film
Dianna AgronApril 30, 1986 – present · Film
Domenico ModugnoJanuary 9, 1928 – August 6, 1994 · Film
Eckhart TolleFebruary 16, 1948 – present · Culture
Ernst Otto FischerNovember 10, 1918 – July 23, 2007 · Science
F. Sherwood RowlandJune 28, 1927 – March 10, 2012 · Science
Fats DominoFebruary 26, 1928 – October 24, 2017 · Music
Franco ModiglianiJune 18, 1918 – September 25, 2003 · Politics
George Andrew OlahMay 22, 1927 – March 8, 2017 · Science
George Emil PaladeNovember 19, 1912 – October 7, 2008 · Science
George Wells BeadleOctober 22, 1903 – June 9, 1989 · Science
Gherman TitovSeptember 11, 1935 – September 20, 2000 · Space
Greer GarsonSeptember 29, 1904 – April 6, 1996 · Film
Herbie HancockApril 12, 1940 – present · Music
Jack SzostakNovember 9, 1952 – present · Science
James BlackJune 14, 1924 – March 21, 2010 · Science
James TobinMarch 5, 1918 – March 11, 2002 · Politics
Jan Hendrik OortApril 28, 1900 – November 5, 1992 · Science
Jean-Louis TrintignantDecember 11, 1930 – June 17, 2022 · Film
John Archibald WheelerJuly 9, 1911 – April 13, 2008 · Science
John BarryNovember 3, 1933 – January 30, 2011 · Music
John CornforthSeptember 7, 1917 – December 8, 2013 · Science
John FennJune 15, 1917 – December 10, 2010 · Science
John GurdonOctober 2, 1933 – October 7, 2025 · Science
John LydonJanuary 31, 1956 – present · Music
Junko TabeiSeptember 22, 1939 – October 20, 2016 · Exploration
KaliopiDecember 28, 1966 – present · Music
Krzysztof PendereckiNovember 23, 1933 – March 29, 2020 · Music
Kurt WüthrichOctober 4, 1938 – present · Science
Larry HagmanSeptember 21, 1931 – November 23, 2012 · Film
Liev SchreiberOctober 4, 1967 – present · Film
Louise BourgeoisDecember 25, 1911 – May 31, 2010 · Art
Marcel MarceauMarch 22, 1923 – September 22, 2007 · Art
Mark KnopflerAugust 12, 1949 – present · Music
Mercè RodoredaOctober 10, 1908 – April 13, 1983 · Art
Michael LevittMay 9, 1947 – present · Science
Michel HazanaviciusMarch 29, 1967 – present · Film
Michel SognyNovember 21, 1947 – present · Music
MikaAugust 18, 1983 – present · Music
Muddy WatersApril 4, 1913 – April 30, 1983 · Music
Nusrat Fateh Ali KhanOctober 13, 1948 – August 16, 1997 · Music
Paul FloryJune 19, 1910 – September 8, 1985 · Science
Paul ReubensAugust 27, 1952 – July 30, 2023 · Film
Paul VerhoevenJuly 18, 1938 – present · Film
Polina GagarinaMarch 27, 1987 – present · Music
Reinhard GenzelMarch 24, 1952 – present · Science