20th century people
10,929 people from 20th century, sorted by fame.
Jet LiApril 26, 1963 – present · Film
John WayneMay 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979 · Film
Kuan Yew LeeSeptember 16, 1923 – March 23, 2015 · Culture
Liz TrussJuly 26, 1975 – present · Politics
Penélope CruzApril 28, 1974 – present · Film
Saul BellowJune 10, 1915 – April 5, 2005 · Culture
Zlatan IbrahimovićOctober 3, 1981 – present · Film
Desmond TutuOctober 7, 1931 – December 26, 2021 · Politics
Grace KellyNovember 12, 1929 – September 14, 1982 · Film
James CameronAugust 16, 1954 – present · Exploration
Mel GibsonJanuary 3, 1956 – present · Film
William GoldingSeptember 19, 1911 – June 19, 1993 · Culture
Charlize TheronAugust 7, 1975 – present · Film
Jackson PollockJanuary 28, 1912 – August 11, 1956 · Art
Johnny CashFebruary 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003 · Music
Kazuo IshiguroNovember 8, 1954 – present · Culture
Chris PineAugust 26, 1980 – present · Film
Elton JohnMarch 25, 1947 – present · Music
J. M. CoetzeeFebruary 9, 1940 – present · Culture
Jodie FosterNovember 19, 1962 – present · Film
Josh DuhamelNovember 14, 1972 – present · Film
Liu XiaoboDecember 28, 1955 – July 13, 2017 · Politics
Mikhail SholokhovMay 11, 1905 – February 21, 1984 · Culture
Aretha FranklinMarch 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018 · Music
Bobby FischerMarch 9, 1943 – January 17, 2008 · Technology
Franz BeckenbauerSeptember 11, 1945 – January 7, 2024 · Sports
Valéry Giscard d'EstaingFebruary 2, 1926 – December 2, 2020 · Politics
Buzz AldrinJanuary 20, 1930 – present · Space
Andrei SakharovMay 21, 1921 – December 14, 1989 · Politics
Emma StoneNovember 6, 1988 – present · Film
EnyaMay 17, 1961 – present · Music
Kurt GödelApril 28, 1906 – January 14, 1978 · Science
Larry SangerJuly 16, 1968 – present · Culture
Martin ScorseseNovember 17, 1942 – present · Film
RonaldinhoMarch 21, 1980 – present · Sports
Rosalind FranklinJuly 25, 1920 – April 16, 1958 · Science
Yitzhak RabinMarch 1, 1922 – November 4, 1995 · Politics
Dua LipaAugust 22, 1995 – present · Music
Harold PinterOctober 10, 1930 – December 24, 2008 · Culture
Isaac Bashevis SingerJuly 14, 1904 – July 24, 1991 · Culture
Luka ModrićSeptember 9, 1985 – present · Sports
Orson WellesMay 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985 · Film
Ben AffleckAugust 15, 1972 – present · Film
Elias CanettiJuly 25, 1905 – August 14, 1994 · Culture
Linus PaulingFebruary 28, 1901 – August 19, 1994 · Politics
PrinceJune 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016 · Film
Robert Downey Jr.April 4, 1965 – present · Film
Shirin EbadiJune 21, 1947 – present · Politics
Tina TurnerNovember 26, 1939 – May 24, 2023 · Film
Wole SoyinkaJuly 13, 1934 – present · Culture