Born in 1901
- ️Wed Dec 17 2008
Born in 1901
LISTS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicola Abbagnano | Philosopher | 15-Jul-1901 | 9-Sep-1990 | Italian existentialist |
| Stella Adler | Actor | 10-Feb-1901 | 21-Dec-1992 | Theater actress, Group Theater |
| Mabel Albertson | Actor | 24-Jul-1901 | 28-Sep-1982 | Darrin's mother on Bewitched |
| Princess Alice | Royalty | 25-Dec-1901 | 29-Oct-2004 | Late Duchess of Gloucester |
| John Alton | Cinematographer | 5-Oct-1901 | 2-Jun-1996 | An American in Paris |
| Regina M. Anderson | Playwright | 21-May-1901 | 5-Feb-1993 | Climbing Jacob's Ladder |
| Louis Armstrong | Jazz Musician | 4-Aug-1901 | 6-Jul-1971 | Jazz trumpeter |
| Claude Autant-Lara | Film Director | 5-Aug-1901 | 5-Feb-2000 | La traversée de Paris |
| Fulgencio Batista | Head of State | 16-Jan-1901 | 6-Aug-1973 | Overthrown by Fidel Castro |
| William S. Beardsley | Politician | 17-May-1901 | 21-Nov-1954 | Governor of Iowa, 1949-54 |
| Ed Begley, Sr. | Actor | 25-Mar-1901 | 28-Apr-1970 | Juror #10 in 12 Angry Men |
| J. D. Bernal | Physicist | 10-May-1901 | 15-Sep-1971 | X-ray crystallography |
| Roy Blough | Economist | 1901 | 2000 | Council of Economic Advisers, 1950-52 |
| Ben Blue | Actor | 12-Sep-1901 | 7-Mar-1975 | The Big Broadcast of 1938 |
| Curt Bois | Actor | 5-Apr-1901 | 25-Dec-1991 | Pickpocket in Casablanca |
| Chester Bowles | Politician | 5-Apr-1901 | 25-May-1986 | Governor of Connecticut, 1949-51 |
| Robert Bresson | Film Director | 25-Sep-1901 | 18-Dec-1999 | Une Femme Douce |
| John Albert Carroll | Politician | 30-Jul-1901 | 30-Aug-1983 | US Senator from Colorado, 1957-63 |
| Barbara Cartland | Author | 9-Jul-1901 | 21-May-2000 | Wrote way too many romance novels |
| Turner Catledge | Journalist | 17-Mar-1901 | 27-Apr-1983 | New York Times editor |
| Whittaker Chambers | Author | 1-Apr-1901 | 9-Jul-1961 | Accuser of Alger Hiss |
| Joseph Sill Clark | Politician | 21-Oct-1901 | 21-Jan-1990 | US Senator from Pennsylvania, 1956-69 |
| Donald Cook | Actor | 26-Sep-1901 | 1-Oct-1961 | Viva Villa! |
| Gary Cooper | Actor | 7-May-1901 | 14-May-1961 | High Noon |
| John S. Cooper | Politician | 23-Aug-1901 | 21-Feb-1991 | US Senator from Kentucky |
| Ruth Porter Crawford | Musicologist | 3-Jul-1901 | 18-Nov-1953 | Composer, musical ethnologist |
| Lili Damita | Actor | 19-Jul-1901 | 21-Mar-1994 | The Bridge of San Luis Rey |
| Bebe Daniels | Actor | 14-Jan-1901 | 16-Mar-1971 | 42nd Street |
| Mildred Davis | Actor | 22-Feb-1901 | 18-Aug-1969 | Silent film actress |
| Marlene Dietrich | Actor | 27-Dec-1901 | 6-May-1992 | The Blue Angel |
| Walt Disney | Business | 5-Dec-1901 | 15-Dec-1966 | Founder of Disney empire |
| Brian Donlevy | Actor | 9-Feb-1901 | 5-Apr-1972 | The Great McGinty |
| Philip Dorn | Actor | 30-Sep-1901 | 9-May-1975 | Random Harvest |
| Melvyn Douglas | Actor | 5-Apr-1901 | 4-Aug-1981 | Being There |
| Truman B. Douglass | Religion | 15-Jul-1901 | 27-May-1969 | United Church of Christ |
| Allen B. DuMont | Inventor | 29-Jan-1901 | 14-Nov-1965 | TV picture tube and TV network |
| James Dunn | Actor | 2-Nov-1901 | 1-Sep-1967 | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn |
| Mildred Dunnock | Actor | 25-Jan-1901 | 5-Jul-1991 | Death of a Salesman |
| Olin Dutra | Golf | 17-Jan-1901 | 5-May-1983 | Winner of 2 Majors |
| Nelson Eddy | Singer | 29-Jun-1901 | 6-Mar-1967 | Phantom of the Opera |
| Tage Erlander | Head of State | 13-Jun-1901 | 21-Jun-1985 | Prime Minister of Sweden, 1946-69 |
| Maurice Evans | Actor | 3-Jun-1901 | 12-Mar-1989 | Dr. Zaius in Planet of the Apes |
| Oliver La Farge | Author | 19-Dec-1901 | 2-Aug-1963 | Laughing Boy |
| Charles Farrell | Actor | 9-Aug-1901 | 6-May-1990 | Seventh Heaven |
| Enrico Fermi | Physicist | 29-Sep-1901 | 29-Nov-1954 | First controlled nuclear chain reaction |
| Sir Raymond Firth | Anthropologist | 25-Mar-1901 | 22-Feb-2002 | Economic Anthropology |
| Paul Fix | Actor | 13-Mar-1901 | 14-Oct-1983 | Marshal Torrance on The Rifleman |
| Paul Ford | Actor | 2-Nov-1901 | 12-Apr-1976 | The Phil Silvers Show |
| Hugo Friedhofer | Composer | 3-May-1901 | 17-May-1981 | The Best Years of Our Lives |
| Clark Gable | Actor | 1-Feb-1901 | 16-Nov-1960 | Gone With the Wind |
| George Gallup | Business | 18-Nov-1901 | 26-Jul-1984 | Founder, The Gallup Organization |
| Alberto Giacometti | Sculptor | 10-Oct-1901 | 11-Jan-1966 | Head of a Man on a Rod |
| Magda Goebbels | Relative | 11-Nov-1901 | 1-May-1945 | Wife of Joseph Goebbels |
| Gilda Gray | Dancer | 24-Oct-1901 | 22-Dec-1959 | The Shimmy Queen |
| John Gunther | Journalist | 30-Aug-1901 | 29-May-1970 | Inside Europe |
| A. B. Guthrie | Novelist | 13-Jan-1901 | 26-Apr-1991 | The Way West |
| Hugo Haas | Actor | 18-Feb-1901 | 1-Dec-1968 | King Solomon's Mines |
| Manly P. Hall | Paranormal | 18-Mar-1901 | 29-Aug-1990 | The Secret Teachings of All Ages |
| Irene Handl | Actor | 27-Dec-1901 | 29-Nov-1987 | Matronly British character actor |
| Ann Harding | Actor | 7-Aug-1901 | 1-Sep-1981 | Holiday |
| Raymond A. Hare | Diplomat | 3-Apr-1901 | 9-Feb-1994 | US Mideast Ambassador |
| Arvid Harnack | Spy | 24-May-1901 | 22-Dec-1942 | Hanged by the Nazis for espionage |
| F. Edward Hebert | Politician | 12-Oct-1901 | 29-Dec-1979 | Congressman from Louisiana, 1941-77 |
| Otto Heckmann | Astronomer | 23-Jun-1901 | 13-May-1983 | Investigated cosmic expansion |
| Jascha Heifetz | Violinist | 2-Feb-1901 | 10-Dec-1987 | Violin virtuoso |
| Werner Heisenberg | Physicist | 5-Dec-1901 | 1-Feb-1976 | Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle |
| Granville Hicks | Critic | 9-Sep-1901 | 18-Jun-1982 | Marxist critic, The Great Tradition |
| Emperor Hirohito | Royalty | 29-Apr-1901 | 7-Jan-1989 | Emperor of Japan 1926-89 |
| Johannes Holtfreter | Zoologist | 9-Jan-1901 | 13-Nov-1992 | Chemotaxis |
| Charles B. Huggins | Scientist | 22-Sep-1901 | 12-Jan-1997 | Hormonal treatment of prostate and breast cancers |
| H. Bruce Humberstone | Film Director | 18-Nov-1901 | 11-Oct-1984 | Directed several Charlie Chan films |
| Frieda Inescort | Actor | 29-Jun-1901 | 26-Feb-1976 | A Place in the Sun |
| Ub Iwerks | Cartoonist | 24-Mar-1901 | 7-Jul-1971 | First to animate Mickey Mouse |
| Allyn Joslyn | Actor | 21-Jul-1901 | 21-Jan-1981 | Only Angels Have Wings |
| Louis Kahn | Architect | 20-Feb-1901 | 17-Mar-1974 | Prominent architect |
| Fuzzy Knight | Actor | 9-May-1901 | 23-Feb-1976 | American character actor |
| Max Kohl | Business | 12-May-1901 | 14-Dec-1981 | Kohl's Department Stores |
| André Kostelanetz | Conductor | 22-Dec-1901 | 13-Jan-1980 | André Kostelanetz Presents |
| Simon Kuznets | Economist | 30-Apr-1901 | 8-Jul-1985 | National Income and Its Composition |
| Jacques Lacan | Psychiatrist | 13-Apr-1901 | 9-Sep-1981 | The Mirror Stage as Formative of the I |
| Lew Landers | Film Director | 2-Jan-1901 | 16-Dec-1962 | The Raven |
| Ernest Lawrence | Physicist | 8-Aug-1901 | 27-Aug-1958 | Inventor of the cyclotron |
| Lila Lee | Actor | 25-Jul-1901 | 13-Nov-1973 | Male and Female |
| Michel Leiris | Author | 20-Apr-1901 | 30-Sep-1990 | Surrealist, ethnographer, autobiographer |
| Leopold III | Royalty | 3-Nov-1901 | 25-Sep-1983 | Abdicated King of Belgium |
| Frederick Loewe | Composer | 10-Jun-1901 | 14-Feb-1988 | My Fair Lady |
| André Malraux | Novelist | 3-Nov-1901 | 23-Nov-1976 | La Condition Humaine |
| David Manners | Actor | 30-Apr-1901 | 23-Dec-1998 | Dracula |
| Heinie Manush | Baseball | 20-Jul-1901 | 12-May-1971 | MLB Hall of Famer |
| Zeppo Marx | Actor | 25-Feb-1901 | 30-Nov-1979 | Straight man of the Marx Brothers |
| Margaret Mead | Anthropologist | 16-Dec-1901 | 15-Nov-1978 | Coming of Age in Samoa |
| Jo Mielziner | Designer | 19-Mar-1901 | 15-Mar-1976 | Broadway stage designer |
| Chester Morris | Actor | 16-Feb-1901 | 11-Sep-1970 | Boston Blackie |
| Francis J. Myers | Politician | 18-Dec-1901 | 5-Jul-1956 | US Senator from Pennsylvania, 1945-51 |
| Anastasia Nikolaevna | Royalty | 18-Jun-1901 | 17-Jul-1918 | Youngest Daughter of Tsar Nicholas II |
| Michael Oakeshott | Philosopher | 11-Dec-1901 | 19-Dec-1990 | Rationalism in Politics |
| Mark Oliphant | Physicist | 8-Oct-1901 | 14-Jul-2000 | Deuterium reactions |
| William S. Paley | Business | 28-Sep-1901 | 26-Oct-1990 | Chairman of CBS, 1946-83 |
| Harry Partch | Composer | 24-Jun-1901 | 3-Sep-1974 | Hobo composer, built his own instruments |
| Joe Pasternak | Film/TV Producer | 19-Sep-1901 | 13-Sep-1991 | Destry Rides Again |
| Lee Patrick | Actor | 22-Nov-1901 | 21-Nov-1982 | Henrietta Topper on Topper |
| Paul | Royalty | 14-Dec-1901 | 6-Mar-1964 | King of Greece, 1947-64 |
| Linus Pauling | Chemist | 28-Feb-1901 | 19-Aug-1994 | Scientist and peacenik |
| Irna Phillips | Film/TV Producer | 1-Jul-1901 | 23-Dec-1973 | Queen of soap operas |
| Eric Portman | Actor | 13-Jul-1901 | 7-Dec-1969 | One of Our Aircraft Is Missing |
| Salvatore Quasimodo | Poet | 20-Aug-1901 | 14-Jun-1968 | Acque e terre |
| Ralph Rainger | Composer | 7-Oct-1901 | 23-Oct-1942 | Thanks For The Memory |
| Laura Riding | Poet | 16-Jan-1901 | 2-Sep-1991 | A Survey of Modernist Poetry |
| Art Rooney | Football | 27-Jan-1901 | 25-Aug-1988 | Pittsburgh Steelers owner |
| Samuel Rubin | Business | 1901 | 21-Dec-1978 | Founder of Fabergé Cosmetics |
| Adolph Rupp | Basketball | 2-Sep-1901 | 10-Dec-1977 | Kentucky Head Coach, 1930-72 |
| Jimmy Rushing | Singer | 26-Aug-1901 | 8-Jun-1972 | Mr. Five By Five |
| Eisaku Sato | Politician | 27-Mar-1901 | 3-Jun-1975 | Japanese Prime Minister 1964-72 |
| William J. Sebald | Diplomat | 5-Nov-1901 | Aug-1980 | Chief US FSO in Japan, 1947-52 |
| Jaroslav Seifert | Poet | 23-Sep-1901 | 10-Jan-1986 | The Nightingale Sings Out of Tune |
| Sam Spiegel | Film/TV Producer | 11-Nov-1901 | 31-Dec-1985 | Lawrence of Arabia |
| John C. Stennis | Politician | 3-Aug-1901 | 23-Apr-1995 | US Senator from Mississippi, 1947-89 |
| Lee Strasberg | Theater Director | 17-Nov-1901 | 17-Feb-1982 | Theater director and acting coach |
| Edward W. Strong | Educator | 1901 | 13-Jan-1990 | Chancellor of UC Berkeley, 1961-65 |
| Sukarno | Head of State | 6-Jun-1901 | 21-Jun-1970 | President of Indonesia, 1945-67 |
| Willie Sutton | Criminal | 30-Jun-1901 | 2-Nov-1980 | Because that's where the money is |
| Stuart Symington | Politician | 26-Jun-1901 | 14-Dec-1988 | US Senator from Missouri, 1953-76 |
| Chuck Taylor | Business | 24-Jun-1901 | 23-Jun-1969 | Chuck Taylor All-Stars Sneaker |
| E. P. Taylor | Business | 29-Jan-1901 | 14-May-1989 | Brewer, Thoroughbred horse breeder |
| Maxwell D. Taylor | Military | 26-Aug-1901 | 19-Apr-1987 | Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1962-64 |
| George Tobias | Actor | 14-Jul-1901 | 27-Feb-1980 | Abner Kravitz on Bewitched |
| Maurice J. Tobin | Politician | 22-May-1901 | 19-Jul-1953 | US Secretary of Labor, 1948-53 |
| Merle Tuve | Physicist | 27-Jun-1901 | 20-May-1982 | Proximity fuse |
| Rudy Vallee | Actor | 28-Jul-1901 | 3-Jul-1986 | Singer, actor, bandleader |
| William H. Vanderbilt | Politician | 24-Nov-1901 | 14-Apr-1981 | Governor of Rhode Island, 1939-41 |
| Vincent du Vigneaud | Chemist | 18-May-1901 | 11-Dec-1978 | Synthesized vasopressin and oxytocin |
| Joseph Vitale | Actor | 6-Sep-1901 | 5-Jun-1994 | A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court |
| John War Eagle | Actor | 8-Jun-1901 | 7-Feb-1991 | The Man from Laramie |
| Ned Washington | Songwriter | 15-Aug-1901 | 20-Dec-1976 | When You Wish Upon a Star |
| Naunton Wayne | Actor | 22-Jun-1901 | 17-Nov-1970 | Obsession |
| Glenway Wescott | Novelist | 11-Apr-1901 | 22-Feb-1987 | The Pilgrim Hawk |
| Thomas D. White | Military | 6-Aug-1901 | 22-Dec-1965 | USAF Chief of Staff, 1957-61 |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Judge | 22-Feb-1901 | 26-Nov-1973 | US Supreme Court Justice, 1957-62 |
| Craig Wood | Golf | 18-Nov-1901 | 7-May-1968 | Winner, 1941 Masters and US Open |
| Hank Worden | Actor | 23-Jul-1901 | 6-Dec-1992 | The Searchers |
| Chic Young | Cartoonist | 9-Jan-1901 | 14-Mar-1973 | Creator of Blondie |
| Morton Dauwen Zabel | Educator | 10-Aug-1901 | 28-Apr-1964 | Craft and Character |
| Marion Zioncheck | Politician | 5-Dec-1901 | 7-Aug-1936 | Congressman, committed suicide |
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