20th century people
10,929 people from 20th century, sorted by fame.
Wolfgang PauliApril 25, 1900 – December 15, 1958 · Science
Gao XingjianJanuary 4, 1940 – present · Culture
Gary OldmanMarch 21, 1958 – present · Film
George SorosAugust 12, 1930 – present · Culture
Imre KertészNovember 9, 1929 – March 31, 2016 · Culture
Janet JacksonMay 16, 1966 – present · Music
Michel PlatiniJune 21, 1955 – present · Sports
Theodor W. AdornoSeptember 11, 1903 – August 6, 1969 · Culture
Aamir KhanMarch 14, 1965 – present · Film
Eugène IonescoNovember 26, 1909 – March 28, 1994 · Film
George CarlinMay 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008 · Music
Jean-Marie Gustave Le ClézioApril 13, 1940 – present · Culture
Joan BaezJanuary 9, 1941 – present · Music
Jürgen HabermasJune 18, 1929 – March 14, 2026 · Culture
Louise GlückApril 22, 1943 – October 13, 2023 · Culture
Maria Göppert MayerJune 28, 1906 – February 20, 1972 · Science
Martti AhtisaariJune 23, 1937 – October 16, 2023 · Politics
Peter O'TooleAugust 2, 1932 – December 14, 2013 · Film
Stanisław LemSeptember 12, 1921 – March 27, 2006 · Culture
Daniel Day-LewisApril 29, 1957 – present · Film
Francis Ford CoppolaApril 7, 1939 – present · Film
Gillian AndersonAugust 9, 1968 – present · Film
Halldór LaxnessApril 23, 1902 – February 8, 1998 · Culture
Helen MirrenJuly 26, 1945 – present · Film
Juan Manuel SantosAugust 10, 1951 – present · Politics
Kristen StewartApril 9, 1990 – present · Film
Nadia MuradMarch 10, 1993 – present · Politics
Reese WitherspoonMarch 22, 1976 – present · Film
Susan SarandonOctober 4, 1946 – present · Film
Beatrix of the NetherlandsJanuary 31, 1938 – present · Art
Gene WilderJune 11, 1933 – August 29, 2016 · Film
Gérard DepardieuDecember 27, 1948 – present · Film
Jacques CousteauJune 11, 1910 – June 25, 1997 · Exploration
Jon VoightDecember 29, 1938 – present · Film
Kirk DouglasDecember 9, 1916 – February 5, 2020 · Film
Layal AbboudMay 15, 1982 – present · Music
Olga TokarczukJanuary 29, 1962 – present · Culture
Patrick ModianoJuly 30, 1945 – present · Culture
Peter JacksonOctober 31, 1961 – present · Film
Andrei TarkovskyApril 4, 1932 – December 29, 1986 · Film
Claude Lévi-StraussNovember 28, 1908 – October 30, 2009 · Culture
Claudia SheinbaumJune 24, 1962 – present · Science
Drew BarrymoreFebruary 22, 1975 – present · Film
Ella FitzgeraldApril 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996 · Music
Eric ClaptonMarch 30, 1945 – present · Music
Friedrich MerzNovember 11, 1955 – present · Politics
Hedy LamarrNovember 9, 1914 – January 19, 2000 · Technology
Henry FondaMay 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982 · Film
Jacques DerridaJuly 15, 1930 – October 2004 · Culture
James BrownMay 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006 · Music