20th century people
10,929 people from 20th century, sorted by fame.
Demi MooreNovember 11, 1962 – present · Film
Denzel WashingtonDecember 28, 1954 – present · Film
Helmut SchmidtDecember 23, 1918 – November 10, 2015 · Politics
Kevin CostnerJanuary 18, 1955 – present · Film
Margrethe II of DenmarkApril 16, 1940 – present · Art
Roman PolanskiAugust 18, 1933 – present · Film
Barbra StreisandApril 24, 1942 – present · Film
Frank ZappaDecember 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993 · Film
Hayao MiyazakiJanuary 5, 1941 – present · Film
Heath LedgerApril 4, 1979 – January 22, 2008 · Film
James WatsonApril 6, 1928 – November 6, 2025 · Science
Jason BatemanJanuary 14, 1969 – present · Film
Margaret AtwoodNovember 18, 1939 – present · Technology
V. S. NaipaulAugust 17, 1932 – August 11, 2018 · Culture
Yukio MishimaJanuary 14, 1925 – November 25, 1970 · Film
Alla PugachevaApril 15, 1949 – present · Music
Bette DavisApril 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989 · Film
BjörkNovember 21, 1965 – present · Film
Dario FoMarch 24, 1926 – October 13, 2016 · Culture
Eddie MurphyApril 3, 1961 – present · Film
Mo YanFebruary 17, 1955 – present · Culture
Paul NewmanJanuary 26, 1925 – September 26, 2008 · Film
Vivien LeighNovember 5, 1913 – July 8, 1967 · Film
Wernher von BraunMarch 23, 1912 – June 16, 1977 · Technology
Whoopi GoldbergNovember 13, 1955 – present · Film
Bruce SpringsteenSeptember 23, 1949 – present · Film
Christopher NolanJuly 30, 1970 – present · Film
Julianne MooreDecember 3, 1960 – present · Film
Karim BenzemaDecember 19, 1987 – present · Sports
Kenzaburō ŌeJanuary 31, 1935 – March 3, 2023 · Culture
Amartya SenNovember 3, 1933 – present · Politics
Bruno MarsOctober 8, 1985 – present · Music
Clark GableFebruary 1, 1901 – November 16, 1960 · Film
Dmitri ShostakovichSeptember 25, 1906 – August 9, 1975 · Music
Dustin HoffmanAugust 8, 1937 – present · Film
Elie WieselSeptember 30, 1928 – July 2, 2016 · Politics
Erich FrommMarch 23, 1900 – March 18, 1980 · Culture
John Forbes NashJune 13, 1928 – May 23, 2015 · Politics
Ray CharlesSeptember 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004 · Music
Seamus HeaneyApril 13, 1939 – August 30, 2013 · Culture
Vin DieselJuly 18, 1967 – present · Film
Chinua AchebeNovember 16, 1930 – March 21, 2013 · Culture
David LynchJanuary 20, 1946 – January 16, 2025 · Art
Dorothy HodgkinMay 12, 1910 – July 29, 1994 · Science
George MichaelJune 25, 1963 – December 25, 2016 · Film
John MajorMarch 29, 1943 – present · Politics
Rita Levi-MontalciniApril 22, 1909 – December 30, 2012 · Science
Salma HayekSeptember 2, 1966 – present · Film
Steve WozniakAugust 11, 1950 – present · Technology
Tomas TranströmerApril 15, 1931 – March 26, 2015 · Culture