20th century people
10,936 people from 20th century, sorted by fame.
Luis Federico LeloirSeptember 6, 1906 – December 2, 1987 · Science
Marshall Warren NirenbergApril 10, 1927 – January 15, 2010 · Science
Martin ChalfieJanuary 15, 1947 – present · Science
Maurice Merleau-PontyMarch 14, 1908 – May 3, 1961 · Culture
Murray RothbardMarch 2, 1926 – January 7, 1995 · Culture
Naomi ScottMay 6, 1993 – present · Film
Niklaus WirthFebruary 15, 1934 – January 1, 2024 · Technology
Oliver E. WilliamsonSeptember 27, 1932 – May 21, 2020 · Politics
Ralph SteinmanJanuary 14, 1943 – September 30, 2011 · Science
Raymond QueneauFebruary 21, 1903 – October 25, 1976 · Science
Richard ThalerSeptember 12, 1945 – present · Politics
Robert CurlAugust 23, 1933 – July 3, 2022 · Science
Robert FogelJuly 1, 1926 – June 11, 2013 · Politics
Robert RodriguezJune 20, 1968 – present · Film
Sergei ParajanovJanuary 9, 1924 – July 1990 · Art
Sertab ErenerDecember 4, 1964 – present · Music
Shreya GhoshalMarch 12, 1984 – present · Music
Terrence MalickNovember 30, 1943 – present · Film
Víctor JaraSeptember 28, 1932 – September 1973 · Music
Vincent CasselNovember 23, 1966 – present · Film
Walter KohnMarch 9, 1923 – April 19, 2016 · Science
Zack SnyderMarch 1, 1966 – present · Film
Alan J. HeegerJanuary 22, 1936 – present · Science
Ali LarijaniJune 3, 1958 – March 17, 2026 · Culture
Asa AkiraJanuary 3, 1985 – present · Film
Avram HershkoDecember 31, 1937 – present · Science
Ben FeringaMay 18, 1951 – present · Science
Boris BerezovskyJanuary 23, 1946 – March 23, 2013 · Science
Candice KingMay 13, 1987 – present · Music
Carlo PontiDecember 11, 1912 – January 10, 2007 · Film
Carlos SauraJanuary 4, 1932 – February 10, 2023 · Film
CeeLo GreenMay 30, 1975 – present · Music
César MilsteinOctober 8, 1927 – March 24, 2002 · Science
Charles DanceOctober 10, 1946 – present · Film
Chick CoreaJune 12, 1941 – February 9, 2021 · Music
Chinmoy Kumar GhoseAugust 27, 1931 – October 11, 2007 · Culture
Chloë SevignyNovember 18, 1974 – present · Film
Daniel BrühlJune 16, 1978 – present · Film
Danny GloverJuly 22, 1946 – present · Film
David CarradineDecember 8, 1936 – June 3, 2009 · Film
Derek BartonSeptember 8, 1918 – March 16, 1998 · Science
Dino BuzzatiOctober 16, 1906 – January 28, 1972 · Art
Djimon HounsouApril 24, 1964 – present · Film
DMXDecember 18, 1970 – April 9, 2021 · Music
Donald GloverSeptember 25, 1983 – present · Film
Edmund PhelpsJuly 26, 1933 – May 15, 2026 · Politics
George A. RomeroFebruary 4, 1940 – July 16, 2017 · Film
George AkerlofJune 17, 1940 – present · Politics- George StiglerJanuary 17, 1911 – December 1, 1991 · Politics
Geraldine PageNovember 22, 1924 – June 13, 1987 · Film