20th century people
10,928 people from 20th century, sorted by fame.
Tom HanksJuly 9, 1956 – present · Film
Al GoreMarch 31, 1948 – present · Politics
Bradley CooperJanuary 5, 1975 – present · Film
Clint EastwoodMay 31, 1930 – present · Music
Edmund HillaryJuly 20, 1919 – January 11, 2008 · Exploration
François MitterrandOctober 26, 1916 – January 8, 1996 · Politics
Katy PerryOctober 25, 1984 – present · Music
Oprah WinfreyJanuary 29, 1954 – present · Film
Tupac ShakurJune 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996 · Film
Will SmithSeptember 25, 1968 – present · Music
Al PacinoApril 25, 1940 – present · Film
Doris LessingOctober 22, 1919 – November 17, 2013 · Culture
Milton FriedmanJuly 31, 1912 – November 16, 2006 · Politics
Cate BlanchettMay 14, 1969 – present · Film
George LucasMay 14, 1944 – present · Film
Kate WinsletOctober 5, 1975 – present · Music
Meryl StreepJune 22, 1949 – present · Film
Paulo CoelhoAugust 24, 1947 – present · Music
Sophia LorenSeptember 20, 1934 – present · Music
Toni MorrisonFebruary 18, 1931 – August 5, 2019 · Culture
Demi LovatoAugust 20, 1992 – present · Music
Gwyneth PaltrowSeptember 27, 1972 – present · Music
Nicole KidmanJune 20, 1967 – present · Music
Valentina TereshkovaMarch 6, 1937 – present · Space
Charlotte RamplingFebruary 5, 1946 – present · Music
Julia RobertsOctober 28, 1967 – present · Film
Leonard CohenSeptember 21, 1934 – November 7, 2016 · Music
Mario Vargas LlosaMarch 28, 1936 – April 13, 2025 · Culture
Amy WinehouseSeptember 14, 1983 – July 23, 2011 · Music
Christina AguileraDecember 18, 1980 – present · Film
Ellen Johnson SirleafOctober 29, 1938 – present · Politics
Katharine HepburnMay 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003 · Film
Helmut KohlApril 3, 1930 – June 16, 2017 · Politics
J. Robert OppenheimerApril 22, 1904 – February 18, 1967 · Science
Kurt CobainFebruary 20, 1967 – circa April 5, 1994 · Music
Salman RushdieJune 19, 1947 – present · Film
Sandra BullockJuly 26, 1964 – present · Film
Valery LeontievMarch 19, 1949 – present · Music
Alice MunroJuly 10, 1931 – May 13, 2024 · Culture
Arthur C. ClarkeDecember 16, 1917 – March 19, 2008 · Exploration
George ClooneyMay 6, 1961 – present · Film
Gordon BrownFebruary 20, 1951 – present · Politics
Jack NicholsonApril 22, 1937 – present · Film
Johan CruyffApril 25, 1947 – March 24, 2016 · Sports
Karl PopperJuly 28, 1902 – September 17, 1994 · Science
Michel FoucaultOctober 15, 1926 – June 25, 1984 · Culture
Shimon PeresAugust 2, 1923 – September 28, 2016 · Politics
Wangari Muta MaathaiApril 1, 1940 – September 25, 2011 · Politics
Chris PrattJune 21, 1979 – present · Film
Herta MüllerAugust 17, 1953 – present · Culture